route62mxpark
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Wednesday Thursday Friday 4-9 practice. racing this weekend!
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4DAIVI PAI2K5
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I think our Thursday is open, I'll see if Logan wants to come up.
Any track changes since Friday?
Any track changes since Friday?
Scoob
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We'll be there tomorrow as well. We actually might head up tonight. Spencer had a decent practice Sunday and has been stoked to go back since.
Talked to Jimmy on Sunday and he said there wouldn't be any track changes through the weekend.
4DAIVI PAI2K5
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Was Spencer the lone pw there tonight?
Scoob
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No man, we're off the PWs and through the 50 jr's as well as of last fall. Lone fat Cobra 50...lol
4DAIVI PAI2K5
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Well s**t. I got some pictures of the pw rider lol. I didn't take any of the other mini kids as I had him on a pw in my head lol
Scoob
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Yeah, sorry man. Thought you knew we moved on. Well, now you know.
We'll be there Saturday if you guys are. Look me up!
If not, we'll be there during the week again at some point.
4DAIVI PAI2K5
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We have basketball and soccer on Saturday. His only free day is typically Thursday and Friday, and we try to go to a local high school basketball game on Friday.
So maybe next Thursday I'll catch a few of him.
So maybe next Thursday I'll catch a few of him.
4DAIVI PAI2K5
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I can't wait to get my new camera body so it is fast enough to catch enough light indoors.
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Scoob
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I get the other sports thing. Spencer has basketball practice tonight and a game tomorrow at 4:30. Hoping and assuming we'll be done by then at 62.
Laters man. Take care!
MarctheSharc
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Scoob
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Yeah, I get you there.
He has protection where it could be likely someone could hit the wall, but not so much everywhere else. Point being, last race a 50 kid went straight for some reason (throttle stuck, hit a kicker, etc.) and just did not turn...at all. Hit the wall to the right of where the hale bayles were in the case someone got pushed wide, etc. I've been meaning to chat with Jimmy on that, but my focus has been so much on Spencer's practice that I haven't had a chance to run him down or remembered when talking to him.
Thanks Sharc! Appreciate that. Yeah, I feel he's doing well a couple months on the 50 sr. ride. He's loving it more than ever actually. Improving every practice which is all I can ask for no matter how small an improvement. Comfort is king on race day, so I try to get him to push it to the limit or a tad beyond on practice days. I try not to coach and fill his head with thoughts on race day. Try...
He doesn't have a great "race craft" in traffic yet, including the start. He's between thinking what they could do and what they will likely do in front or beside him. No where near not caring at all about any of that and getting by them in a hurry. He's a cautious calculated rider of which I can appreciate, but also get frustrated with at times.
Due to this, he tries to take an easy way passed in the straight or attempt an uncommitted block pass in hoping if they see him, they'll slow and let him by (has been taken out by those not giving up so easy...lol) and if that doesn't work, slows and tucks back in behind them for another turn or so. If he's coming up on a rider, he slows that pace 10-12 bike lengths behind and never really gets within 3 or 4 until he knows the deal or has a plan. This could last a lap or so and if a rider comes up on him in this case, he slows even more yo-yo. Thing is, I get it. Just not sure how to get him to get over it. He's just going to have to figure it out on his own to an extent. I can only talk to/coach him so much or it goes the other direction in spite of me...lol.
I'm sure no one else has ever experienced any of this.
Sorry for the essay...
MarctheSharc
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Good stuff brother -- glad he enjoys it.
He'll race em' - when he's ready --! LOL !!
He'll race em' - when he's ready --! LOL !!