Jeff@TireBalls
Husqvarna
A Class
KENTUCKY OFF ROAD HARES SCRAMBLES ROUND 11
Big Hill, KY
I’ve always enjoyed Big Hill as it has a little bit of every type of terrain KY hast to offer. From hard pack to mud to loam to rocks, hills, creeks, roots, single-track, two track…. With the recent rain Ky has received in the last month, this was sure to be one tough race!
For the first time this season my big Husky didn’t start right away, so it was last into the first turn for me. I didn’t mind because I knew that the trail would be hard to read as it was covered with a nice layer of wet leaves that covered hidden treasures that were sure to grab your front wheel sending racers into a nice soil sample session. I laid back and let everyone else find all these little nasties. I picked off a few people in my class and a couple others that started in the rows in front of us.
On lap two like so many other times this season, I ended up in a battle with my stiffest competition and good friend Dave McWilliams. For the next 4 laps we must have swapped positions at least 15 times. We always have a great time battling each other. We bump elbows, holler, drag race the fields and have a good ol time! This works out great because we get into our own little world and start picking people off before we know it.
However, we could not catch our class leader Roger Spires. He was gone! My hats off to him, that’s the best I’ve ever seen him ride!
My last lap didn’t go too well, I’ve been fighting the flu for almost two weeks and it really hit me half way through lap 6. I was right behind Dave when I made a small mistake and went down. Picking up the bike took the last of my energy. I went down 2 more times after that, I was exhausted. Dave was long gone; I rode the best I could to make it back to the checkers.
The track was pretty hard but a lot of fun. I enjoy small bottlenecks like the deep creek crossing and steep hill climbs like we had at this event. Just makes things a little more interesting.
I finished 3rd in class and 7th overall for the day. Not exactly what I was going for but not bad considering how I’ve been feeling lately.
I must say that this season has been EPIC! Just about all the tracks this year have been some of the best I’ve raced on in 25 years. A huge thanks goes out to the Hollenkamp and Gartman families, Kent Anness, Jesse Smith, all the sponsors and everyone else that has made this great series happen! I can’t wait till next season starts again.
Jeff Stoess #102
Husqvarna TXC 510
Sponsors: GateWay Cycles/KORHS, Tire Balls, Elka, IMS, Decal Works, House of Horsepower Suspension, Fasst Company, Spider Grips and Rick Hollenkamp
Special thanks to Jesse Smith for the pit duties.
Big Hill, KY
I’ve always enjoyed Big Hill as it has a little bit of every type of terrain KY hast to offer. From hard pack to mud to loam to rocks, hills, creeks, roots, single-track, two track…. With the recent rain Ky has received in the last month, this was sure to be one tough race!
For the first time this season my big Husky didn’t start right away, so it was last into the first turn for me. I didn’t mind because I knew that the trail would be hard to read as it was covered with a nice layer of wet leaves that covered hidden treasures that were sure to grab your front wheel sending racers into a nice soil sample session. I laid back and let everyone else find all these little nasties. I picked off a few people in my class and a couple others that started in the rows in front of us.
On lap two like so many other times this season, I ended up in a battle with my stiffest competition and good friend Dave McWilliams. For the next 4 laps we must have swapped positions at least 15 times. We always have a great time battling each other. We bump elbows, holler, drag race the fields and have a good ol time! This works out great because we get into our own little world and start picking people off before we know it.
However, we could not catch our class leader Roger Spires. He was gone! My hats off to him, that’s the best I’ve ever seen him ride!
My last lap didn’t go too well, I’ve been fighting the flu for almost two weeks and it really hit me half way through lap 6. I was right behind Dave when I made a small mistake and went down. Picking up the bike took the last of my energy. I went down 2 more times after that, I was exhausted. Dave was long gone; I rode the best I could to make it back to the checkers.
The track was pretty hard but a lot of fun. I enjoy small bottlenecks like the deep creek crossing and steep hill climbs like we had at this event. Just makes things a little more interesting.
I finished 3rd in class and 7th overall for the day. Not exactly what I was going for but not bad considering how I’ve been feeling lately.
I must say that this season has been EPIC! Just about all the tracks this year have been some of the best I’ve raced on in 25 years. A huge thanks goes out to the Hollenkamp and Gartman families, Kent Anness, Jesse Smith, all the sponsors and everyone else that has made this great series happen! I can’t wait till next season starts again.
Jeff Stoess #102
Husqvarna TXC 510
Sponsors: GateWay Cycles/KORHS, Tire Balls, Elka, IMS, Decal Works, House of Horsepower Suspension, Fasst Company, Spider Grips and Rick Hollenkamp
Special thanks to Jesse Smith for the pit duties.
