It’s been a few weeks and a couple of races since the last update I
posted, so for those who are interested, here’s the latest on Scott’s
racing season.
Saturday, June 5th was the Golden Spike Hare Scrambles. This is the
race that is run through an abandoned logging mill, with long paved
sections laid out on the huge asphalt storage lot behind the mill. Ben
Baucum did another one of his great race reports which will save me a
bunch of typing about the conditions and such, and can be seen here:
http://www.examiner.com/x-9668-Portland-Motorcycle-Examiner~y2010m6d9-Golde=
n-Spike-2010-Story
With more photos here: http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-9668-Portland-Mot=
orcycle-Examiner~y2010m6d9-Golden-Spike-2010
Anyway, back to our story. The start of this race is about a 3/8 mile
long drag race on asphalt with a 45 degree dogleg bend about 2/3 of
the way down it. After the AA wave left and an appropriate gap was
given, they blew the air horn that signaled the start of each wave,
and Scott ripped off another awesome start with his Rekluse equipped
250XC, with he and his buddy Brent Larson neck and neck down the
asphalt, with an ever widening gap between them and the rest of the
wave. When they got to the dogleg left Scott, who was on the inside,
had his back end s-l-o-w-l-y- step out on him until he was in a full
lock 5th gear pinned slide on the asphalt. He risked a quick foot dab,
which stood the bike back up for him, but Brent had gained a few feet
while Scott was flat trackin’, and Brent went into the woods first. A
while later when they came out of the woods back onto the second
pavement section, Scott was back in the lead, and he and Brent had a
pretty huge lead on the rest of the class. Brent re-passed Scott on
the pavement and then checked out, eventually working his way through
about 2/3 of the AA wave for a convincing class win. Scott rode pretty
solid and steady, but a few of the other guys in the class picked up
their game and caught him, so he dropped back a few spots to
eventually finish in 5th 2 ½ hours after the horn blew. He may have
actually wound up 4th, but I’m not sure yet (the original results
showed another guy beating Brent for the win, but he’d been credited
with 1 extra lap, and after that was fixed we’re not sure if that put
him behind Scott or not; the club hasn’t posted results on their
website yet). It was a pretty uneventful race for Scott with no
crashes or bike problems, and it was his first race with his newly
revalved suspension from Les Tinius at LT Racing. All Scott can say
when he gets off the bike is “Wow!”
Sunday, June 13th (yesterday) was the Black Bear Enduro at our normal
winter stomping grounds at the Tahuya Multiple Use area near Belfair,
Washington (the same location as the Sparkplug Enduro was at in
April). This event is always epic, as trail boss Dean Dorsett has done
this race for 17 consecutive years and really knows how to lay out a
tough but rideable Enduro course. Scott and I pre-entered and drew
minute 1. Normally I like the first minute, but Belfair is known for
head on traffic problems, and it’s kind of nice to have a few minutes
ahead of you slowing them down or turning them around. This year we
didn’t have that luxury, but it really didn’t turn out to be much of a
problem. They didn’t fill the third position on our minute, so Scott
and I were alone. The weather for the weekend was perfect after a week
of heavy rainfall in the area, but Saturday and Sunday were clear,
sunny and warm. Traction in the woods was fantastic, with just the
right level of moisture almost everywhere, but in the clearcut
sections the ground was starting to dry out and soften up, so the fast
guys were all complaining about chasing the front end a bit. Dean is
also a master of check placement, and had a couple in locations sneaky
enough to cause a LOT of burned checks on people that weren’t paying
close enough attention to their instruments, even among the AA class.
I heard several AA guys talking about burning checks by 1 or 2 seconds
when they just couldn’t scrub off enough speed and time entering the
checks. Hee hee!
Scott was in the zone all day, riding smooth and making it look
effortless, staying right in the middle of our minute. His timekeeping
was flawless, and he anticipated and held up before each of the tricky
checks that burned so many people, then floored it and scored totally
competitive times in the special test sections.
Coming up to the first gas available they ran us through a long
special section that beat me down badly, and I entered the last check
before the gas available 12 minutes late. I believe Scott dropped 5 in
there. Anyway, by the time I got through it the writing was on the
wall: I was tired and fading, and couldn’t keep my ass off the seat
and the bike was pounding me. To top it off, at the gas stop they had
huge spread of fruit, snacks, and drinks put out by a local bike shop.
We had about a 30 minute layover thanks to a few miles coming from the
last check that were run at 1 and 3 mph averages (it’s amazing how
fast you make up lost time in a 1 mph section that is running on an
old road bed). Even that long of a break wasn’t enough to refresh me,
so once again I bailed like the big pussy that I seem to have become.
I’m done spending entry fees for myself until I get back into some
semblance of riding shape.
Anyway, Scott wasn’t done by a long shot, so he roosted off alone for
the last half of the race. After the short course ended around mile
60, they did the expected with the A and B classes, cranked up the
speed averages and threw them into the tight gnarly stuff. Everybody
lost time, but Scott hung in there. He was caught in a couple of long
tests by Dean Nail, who won the Enduro series overall last year out of
the Open A class, and is doing it again this year from the AA class.
Dean was riding 2 minutes behind, but he had burned a couple of checks
early on and had to make up those points on Scott, so Scott knew he
was doing well. The weather held up, the course held up, Scott’s
timekeeping was flawless all day, and he finished the day dropping
just 19 points, which was good enough for the Open A class win (again)
and 5th overall for the day. That result gives Scott a pretty good
handle on the class championship (3 wins and one 4th place in the
points so far this year, with 2 Enduros left to run). This may well
move him into the top 10 overall too, but we’ll have to wait for the
updated points to come out to know for sure.
Next weekend is an off week, so we’re heading to the mountains to see
if enough snow has melted to push through the good stuff. It’s been
letting fast the past couple of weeks, so I have high hopes. The week
after that it’s back to the races, with another Hare Scrambles in
Bellingham, up near Canada.
I’ll be in touch.
Tim H
In article <c3cb2a66-d6b9-49b5-8755-e48c0f1012f4
@v12g2000prb.googlegroups.com>, tntharrell@msn.com says...
>
> It?s been a few weeks and a couple of races since the last update I
> posted, so for those who are interested, here?s the latest on Scott?s
> racing season.
> Saturday, June 5th was the Golden Spike Hare Scrambles. This is the
> race that is run through an abandoned logging mill, with long paved
> sections laid out on the huge asphalt storage lot behind the mill. Ben
> Baucum did another one of his great race reports which will save me a
> bunch of typing about the conditions and such, and can be seen here:
>
http://www.examiner.com/x-9668-Portland-Motorcycle-Examiner~y2010m6d9-Golden-Spike-2010-Story
> With more photos here:
http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-9668-Portland-Motorcycle-Examiner~y2010m6d9-Golden-Spike-2010
> Anyway, back to our story. The start of this race is about a 3/8 mile
> long drag race on asphalt with a 45 degree dogleg bend about 2/3 of
> the way down it. After the AA wave left and an appropriate gap was
> given, they blew the air horn that signaled the start of each wave,
> and Scott ripped off another awesome start with his Rekluse equipped
> 250XC, with he and his buddy Brent Larson neck and neck down the
> asphalt, with an ever widening gap between them and the rest of the
> wave. When they got to the dogleg left Scott, who was on the inside,
> had his back end s-l-o-w-l-y- step out on him until he was in a full
> lock 5th gear pinned slide on the asphalt. He risked a quick foot dab,
> which stood the bike back up for him, but Brent had gained a few feet
> while Scott was flat trackin?, and Brent went into the woods first. A
> while later when they came out of the woods back onto the second
> pavement section, Scott was back in the lead, and he and Brent had a
> pretty huge lead on the rest of the class. Brent re-passed Scott on
> the pavement and then checked out, eventually working his way through
> about 2/3 of the AA wave for a convincing class win. Scott rode pretty
> solid and steady, but a few of the other guys in the class picked up
> their game and caught him, so he dropped back a few spots to
> eventually finish in 5th 2 ? hours after the horn blew. He may have
> actually wound up 4th, but I?m not sure yet (the original results
> showed another guy beating Brent for the win, but he?d been credited
> with 1 extra lap, and after that was fixed we?re not sure if that put
> him behind Scott or not; the club hasn?t posted results on their
> website yet). It was a pretty uneventful race for Scott with no
> crashes or bike problems, and it was his first race with his newly
> revalved suspension from Les Tinius at LT Racing. All Scott can say
> when he gets off the bike is ?Wow!?
> Sunday, June 13th (yesterday) was the Black Bear Enduro at our normal
> winter stomping grounds at the Tahuya Multiple Use area near Belfair,
> Washington (the same location as the Sparkplug Enduro was at in
> April). This event is always epic, as trail boss Dean Dorsett has done
> this race for 17 consecutive years and really knows how to lay out a
> tough but rideable Enduro course. Scott and I pre-entered and drew
> minute 1. Normally I like the first minute, but Belfair is known for
> head on traffic problems, and it?s kind of nice to have a few minutes
> ahead of you slowing them down or turning them around. This year we
> didn?t have that luxury, but it really didn?t turn out to be much of a
> problem. They didn?t fill the third position on our minute, so Scott
> and I were alone. The weather for the weekend was perfect after a week
> of heavy rainfall in the area, but Saturday and Sunday were clear,
> sunny and warm. Traction in the woods was fantastic, with just the
> right level of moisture almost everywhere, but in the clearcut
> sections the ground was starting to dry out and soften up, so the fast
> guys were all complaining about chasing the front end a bit. Dean is
> also a master of check placement, and had a couple in locations sneaky
> enough to cause a LOT of burned checks on people that weren?t paying
> close enough attention to their instruments, even among the AA class.
> I heard several AA guys talking about burning checks by 1 or 2 seconds
> when they just couldn?t scrub off enough speed and time entering the
> checks. Hee hee!
> Scott was in the zone all day, riding smooth and making it look
> effortless, staying right in the middle of our minute. His timekeeping
> was flawless, and he anticipated and held up before each of the tricky
> checks that burned so many people, then floored it and scored totally
> competitive times in the special test sections.
> Coming up to the first gas available they ran us through a long
> special section that beat me down badly, and I entered the last check
> before the gas available 12 minutes late. I believe Scott dropped 5 in
> there. Anyway, by the time I got through it the writing was on the
> wall: I was tired and fading, and couldn?t keep my ass off the seat
> and the bike was pounding me. To top it off, at the gas stop they had
> huge spread of fruit, snacks, and drinks put out by a local bike shop.
> We had about a 30 minute layover thanks to a few miles coming from the
> last check that were run at 1 and 3 mph averages (it?s amazing how
> fast you make up lost time in a 1 mph section that is running on an
> old road bed). Even that long of a break wasn?t enough to refresh me,
> so once again I bailed like the big pussy that I seem to have become.
> I?m done spending entry fees for myself until I get back into some
> semblance of riding shape.
> Anyway, Scott wasn?t done by a long shot, so he roosted off alone for
> the last half of the race. After the short course ended around mile
> 60, they did the expected with the A and B classes, cranked up the
> speed averages and threw them into the tight gnarly stuff. Everybody
> lost time, but Scott hung in there. He was caught in a couple of long
> tests by Dean Nail, who won the Enduro series overall last year out of
> the Open A class, and is doing it again this year from the AA class.
> Dean was riding 2 minutes behind, but he had burned a couple of checks
> early on and had to make up those points on Scott, so Scott knew he
> was doing well. The weather held up, the course held up, Scott?s
> timekeeping was flawless all day, and he finished the day dropping
> just 19 points, which was good enough for the Open A class win (again)
> and 5th overall for the day. That result gives Scott a pretty good
> handle on the class championship (3 wins and one 4th place in the
> points so far this year, with 2 Enduros left to run). This may well
> move him into the top 10 overall too, but we?ll have to wait for the
> updated points to come out to know for sure.
> Next weekend is an off week, so we?re heading to the mountains to see
> if enough snow has melted to push through the good stuff. It?s been
> letting fast the past couple of weeks, so I have high hopes. The week
> after that it?s back to the races, with another Hare Scrambles in
> Bellingham, up near Canada.
> I?ll be in touch.
>
> Tim H
That is great to see... Keep movin' along. Man, I don't know how I could
even get near finishing a lap like that! GO SCOTT!!!
--
Rowdy Mouse Racing - We race for cheese!
Nice ride report, Tim!
Thanks for sharing it with us.
Tell Scott that I said "WTFG!"
Jim
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>On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:46:41 -0700 (PDT), Tim H wrote:
>It’s been a few weeks and a couple of races since the last update I
>posted, so for those who are interested, here’s the latest on Scott’s
>racing season.
>Saturday, June 5th was the Golden Spike Hare Scrambles. This is the
>race that is run through an abandoned logging mill, with long paved
>sections laid out on the huge asphalt storage lot behind the mill. Ben
>Baucum did another one of his great race reports which will save me a
>bunch of typing about the conditions and such, and can be seen here:
>http://www.examiner.com/x-9668-Portland-Motorcycle-Examiner~y2010m6d9-Golden-Spike-2010-Story
>With more photos here:
http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-9668-Portland-Motorcycle-Examiner~y2010m6d9-Golden-Spike-2010
>Anyway, back to our story. The start of this race is about a 3/8 mile
>long drag race on asphalt with a 45 degree dogleg bend about 2/3 of
>the way down it. After the AA wave left and an appropriate gap was
>given, they blew the air horn that signaled the start of each wave,
>and Scott ripped off another awesome start with his Rekluse equipped
>250XC, with he and his buddy Brent Larson neck and neck down the
>asphalt, with an ever widening gap between them and the rest of the
>wave. When they got to the dogleg left Scott, who was on the inside,
>had his back end s-l-o-w-l-y- step out on him until he was in a full
>lock 5th gear pinned slide on the asphalt. He risked a quick foot dab,
>which stood the bike back up for him, but Brent had gained a few feet
>while Scott was flat trackin’, and Brent went into the woods first. A
>while later when they came out of the woods back onto the second
>pavement section, Scott was back in the lead, and he and Brent had a
>pretty huge lead on the rest of the class. Brent re-passed Scott on
>the pavement and then checked out, eventually working his way through
>about 2/3 of the AA wave for a convincing class win. Scott rode pretty
>solid and steady, but a few of the other guys in the class picked up
>their game and caught him, so he dropped back a few spots to
>eventually finish in 5th 2 ½ hours after the horn blew. He may have
>actually wound up 4th, but I’m not sure yet (the original results
>showed another guy beating Brent for the win, but he’d been credited
>with 1 extra lap, and after that was fixed we’re not sure if that put
>him behind Scott or not; the club hasn’t posted results on their
>website yet). It was a pretty uneventful race for Scott with no
>crashes or bike problems, and it was his first race with his newly
>revalved suspension from Les Tinius at LT Racing. All Scott can say
>when he gets off the bike is “Wow!”
>Sunday, June 13th (yesterday) was the Black Bear Enduro at our normal
>winter stomping grounds at the Tahuya Multiple Use area near Belfair,
>Washington (the same location as the Sparkplug Enduro was at in
>April). This event is always epic, as trail boss Dean Dorsett has done
>this race for 17 consecutive years and really knows how to lay out a
>tough but rideable Enduro course. Scott and I pre-entered and drew
>minute 1. Normally I like the first minute, but Belfair is known for
>head on traffic problems, and it’s kind of nice to have a few minutes
>ahead of you slowing them down or turning them around. This year we
>didn’t have that luxury, but it really didn’t turn out to be much of a
>problem. They didn’t fill the third position on our minute, so Scott
>and I were alone. The weather for the weekend was perfect after a week
>of heavy rainfall in the area, but Saturday and Sunday were clear,
>sunny and warm. Traction in the woods was fantastic, with just the
>right level of moisture almost everywhere, but in the clearcut
>sections the ground was starting to dry out and soften up, so the fast
>guys were all complaining about chasing the front end a bit. Dean is
>also a master of check placement, and had a couple in locations sneaky
>enough to cause a LOT of burned checks on people that weren’t paying
>close enough attention to their instruments, even among the AA class.
>I heard several AA guys talking about burning checks by 1 or 2 seconds
>when they just couldn’t scrub off enough speed and time entering the
>checks. Hee hee!
>Scott was in the zone all day, riding smooth and making it look
>effortless, staying right in the middle of our minute. His timekeeping
>was flawless, and he anticipated and held up before each of the tricky
>checks that burned so many people, then floored it and scored totally
>competitive times in the special test sections.
>Coming up to the first gas available they ran us through a long
>special section that beat me down badly, and I entered the last check
>before the gas available 12 minutes late. I believe Scott dropped 5 in
>there. Anyway, by the time I got through it the writing was on the
>wall: I was tired and fading, and couldn’t keep my ass off the seat
>and the bike was pounding me. To top it off, at the gas stop they had
>huge spread of fruit, snacks, and drinks put out by a local bike shop.
>We had about a 30 minute layover thanks to a few miles coming from the
>last check that were run at 1 and 3 mph averages (it’s amazing how
>fast you make up lost time in a 1 mph section that is running on an
>old road bed). Even that long of a break wasn’t enough to refresh me,
>so once again I bailed like the big pussy that I seem to have become.
>I’m done spending entry fees for myself until I get back into some
>semblance of riding shape.
>Anyway, Scott wasn’t done by a long shot, so he roosted off alone for
>the last half of the race. After the short course ended around mile
>60, they did the expected with the A and B classes, cranked up the
>speed averages and threw them into the tight gnarly stuff. Everybody
>lost time, but Scott hung in there. He was caught in a couple of long
>tests by Dean Nail, who won the Enduro series overall last year out of
>the Open A class, and is doing it again this year from the AA class.
>Dean was riding 2 minutes behind, but he had burned a couple of checks
>early on and had to make up those points on Scott, so Scott knew he
>was doing well. The weather held up, the course held up, Scott’s
>timekeeping was flawless all day, and he finished the day dropping
>just 19 points, which was good enough for the Open A class win (again)
>and 5th overall for the day. That result gives Scott a pretty good
>handle on the class championship (3 wins and one 4th place in the
>points so far this year, with 2 Enduros left to run). This may well
>move him into the top 10 overall too, but we’ll have to wait for the
>updated points to come out to know for sure.
>Next weekend is an off week, so we’re heading to the mountains to see
>if enough snow has melted to push through the good stuff. It’s been
>letting fast the past couple of weeks, so I have high hopes. The week
>after that it’s back to the races, with another Hare Scrambles in
>Bellingham, up near Canada.
>I’ll be in touch.
>Tim H
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> posted, so for those who are interested, here’s the latest on Scott’s
> racing season.