I finished 5th overall in the main.  It was a tough night to finally get this result.  It seems in qualifing for this event I always come up one short and this night was no different.  In the 1st heat only 2 advance to the main.  I ran 2nd right up to almost the finish and got passed by Cody Webb.  My starts were terrible I was always coming from behind.  This is the craziest race you can go from first to last with a minor tip over or get stuck in the rocks.  In the 2nd heat only one rider advanced to the main and I finished 2nd.  In the last chance qualifier I started on the 2nd row and pulled the holeshot and ran with it finishing 1st.

In the main I was as high as 3rd and it was an all out battle for 3rd between myself, Mike Brown, Cory Graffunder, Kyle Redmond  and Gary Sutherlin.  It was a lot of fun and I consider 5th the start to get my momentum going for this series.  

From a stacked field of Whose who in the off road and trials world only 11 riders make it into the main.

Endurocross Results:  1.  Taddy Blazusiak  2.  Geoff Aaron  3.  Cory Graffunder  4.  Mike Brown  5.  Justin Soule’  6.  Gary Sutherlin  8.  Jamie Lanza  9.  Destry Abbott  10.  Cody Webb  11.  Kevin Rookstool

In the Pro Open on Friday they ran a two moto format.  I finished 7th and 5th for 5th overall.  I feel like I rode really well this week end in spite of being real sick with the flu. 

The start was really important and the first two laps were totally hair ball, literally handle bar to handle bar racing with a lot of banging.

In the Pro 450 there were two divisions and I had to qualify for the main.  I finished 3rd in the first Division qualifier.  In the main I finished 7th.  I had an excellent start in the qualifier and it was great to run up front and separate from the pack.  In the main my start was not so good, somewhere around 12th to 15th.  So I had to fight hard for every position.  All in all it was a great week end.  I love racing Mammoth for me it is almost like a vacation.

My next race is Endurocross in Las Vegas, Nevada.  So now it is time to shift gears and get my rock and log riding dialed in.

I finished 3rd.  This was a new venue for the WORCS series.  I really liked the course it reminded me a lot of a dry Honey Lake.

My start was pretty good I was in 3rd and Rookstool got around me putting me in 4th.  On the 3rd lap I moved back into 3rd and rode aggressive but I could not catch the 1st and 2nd spots.  This was actually a great race for me I rode smooth with no crashes.

The pro section did have this one bad section that was unnecessary, a 6 foot drop off with a G out into an immediate climb up a hill.  You had to hit it just right and be ready to accelerate up the hill, I never could land it right.  In the pro qualifier on Saturday I damaged my bike (wheel and pipe) as did many other racers.  Therefore, in the race I chose the alternate line, which ended up being a wise choice.  It cost me time on Dietrich and Caselli, but several racers attempting the section did not fare so well in the race.  So it turned out to be a good move for me. 

Top 10:

1.  Ricky Dietrich  2.  Kurt Caselli  3.  Justin Soule’  4.  Nathan Woods  5.  Mike Brown  6.  Bobby Garrison  7.  Colton Udall  8.  Gary Sutherlin  9.  Cory Buttrick  10.  David Pearson

In Moto 1 I finished 23rd and in Moto 2 went 19th.  This was an awesome opportunity to be one of 40 riders invited to race against the Europeans.  In the first moto I ended up with some dirt in my goggles.  I wear contact leses and I could hardly see, it was so painful.  I was just glad to finish the moto.  I was much happier with Moto 2, I raced hard, but my start was terrible and trying to move up from the back of the pack is pretty tough.  But this really helped me with my sprint speed which I am working on.

All in all this was an incredible event and I was glad to be a part of it.  Everything was 1st class and well done.

I finished 4th. This is by far the best course that WORCS has ever put together.  A lot of virgin areas with nothing but rocks, an awesome water fall section, washes with a steep long downhill and the great motocross track Honey Lake is known for.

This race is considered my hometown race being as it is only 45 miles from my home.  I have to thank all of my family, friends and fans for coming out to support me.  I really appreciate it so much.  It was great to see my sponsor Steve from Moose.  I just wished I had more time to visit with everyone.

I am really happy with my race.  My bike was awesome thanks to Jeff Decker, my mechanic and Brett Leif the king of suspension.  I rode pretty much mistake free, with no crashes.  I know my win is coming, I just need  to find a little more speed.  I rode aggressive and strong so I know my hard work is going to pay off soon.

Destry Abbott is out with an injured shoulder and collar bone so Kawasaki had John Dowd fill in as a guest rider.  What a great guy.  He was one of the guys I looked up to when I was growing up, so it was way cool getting a chance to get to know him.  But, of course we missed Destry.

One of my sponsors Traxxis had a full on race course set up for the RC cars.  They are running a triple crown series at the WORCS races.  They held the first race on Saturday night and I have to say it was pretty fun.  I finished 3rd in the main.

I have a pretty cool opportunity to race the FIM World Motocross at Glen Helen on May 29th and 30th.  I believe this is the first time it has been held in the United States.  So I hope I can find that speed and qualify.  I will let you know.

Top 10:

1.   Ricky Dietrich

2.   Mike Brown

3.   Kurt Caselli

4.  Justin Soule’

5.   Robbie Bell

6.   Kevin Rookstool

7.   Colton Udall

8.   Brenden Ritzman

9.   Bobby Garrison

10. John Dowd