This past weekend I went to watch Adam at the first Hare Scramble(through the trees) race of the season near Pincher Creek. We spent Saturday at the WildRose Motocross Association’s Blackfoot Motorcycle Park so he could practice and adjust his settings. Sunday we drove 2 more hours south to the Sharples Race. It was fun to watch the start (start was about 2km down from the parking/pit) as riders went over a steep embankment, a hairpin turn around a tree before riding up the hill and disappearing into the trees. I was “Pit Crew” (I gave myself that name :D) The pic is Adam catching up and eventually passing this guy.
I was suprised to see that they were very disorganized. They did not have large signs so if you were going for the first time, you wouldn’t have known where to turn off the highway. Also, there were no outhouses. I had to go in the bush. ew. One friendly neighbour mom (kids raced yesterday) told me that some are more organized than others so you need to be self contained, just in case. Also, the start flagman left. The ladies class had yet to go… Basically, the ladies were yelling “Hey, where’s our start?” and everyone left watching just yelled “GO GO GO!” The flagman was already walking back to this truck. Talk about a Burn, eh?
Also, visited with Adam’s sister and my friend Rob.
Bertha