pahusky
Husqvarna
Pro Class
One very dejected racer…Pit crew and family about the same.
Ramped up the program and was ready for the long haul of the season starting with the Ga. round.
And now, The rest of the story…
We headed to Georgia for our first round of the series with the new machine; 2012 TXC250.
Trip was uneventful and the weather was looking good.
Signed up to contest the '4 Stroke B lites' class and ended up with 19 riders on the line with 3 Huskys.
Andy was definitely nervous and just wanted to get under way. They had a 1/2 hour delay until 1:30.
I had changed the oil and filter on Wednesday and had developed a small leak from the bottom of the filter cover. I understand the o-ring can get flat in a hurry from the heat. I thought I had it stopped but it started leaking at the track. This is how great the FAR team is… 1/2 hour before the start of the race I rode on the back of the bike with Andy up to the FAR tent; Fred and Joey were there along with Glenn, Jason, Craig and one other rider getting ready, things were pretty busy, but at this point the mechanic; Joey, had done his job. I mentioned the leak and he said 'yea that happens…lets put some silicone on the o-ring that should fix it'. I pulled the bike under the tent, laid it on its side and pulled the filter cover and filter. We cleaned the surface with some contact cleaner smeared a little white silicone around the surface with the o-ring, remounted the cover, cleaned the outside area and never saw another drop of oil. I will get the brand/type for silicone for reference. Thanks to the FAR crew…
Great flat starting area into a right hand sweeper…Got off the line decent. He wanted to make sure his first time out to not get to excited and have it not fire or stall it…Into the woods in third.
The start cut onto the track around the 7 mile mark of a 10 mile loop. The first abbreviate lap had Andy in 2nd and 2 seconds behind 1st. Not far into the first full loop Andy said he passed the 1st place rider and put the hammer down…towards the end of the first lap there was some open field track and he said no one was within 2 corners looking back. He said the bike was handeling and running great...felt good.
Somewhere right after this on a high speed sections he 'thinks' he hit a small kicker right before a turn and the rear came down cross-rutted, next thing he knew he was on his head. Said he heard and felt it snap on impact.
He did get back on the bike and find his way back to the pits. He pulled up to me and pointed at his shoulder and said he broke his collarbone… knowing how much we put into this and how much I like this stuff he said he was 'Sorry' and kept apologizing…
Good Kid…but shit happens.
Right now it looks like surgery, a plate and a good six weeks. Maybe the Kentucky round; definitely Indiana…
It definitly sucks...but we're already over that. We are developing a 'Come-Back Game Plan'...it's on!
Thanks to the sponsors…
Toy Tech Cycles, Husqvarna NA, FLY Racing, Wiseco, Cycra, RK Excel and Pro Circuit
Special Thanks to FAR Husqvarna…
Ramped up the program and was ready for the long haul of the season starting with the Ga. round.
And now, The rest of the story…
We headed to Georgia for our first round of the series with the new machine; 2012 TXC250.
Trip was uneventful and the weather was looking good.
Signed up to contest the '4 Stroke B lites' class and ended up with 19 riders on the line with 3 Huskys.
Andy was definitely nervous and just wanted to get under way. They had a 1/2 hour delay until 1:30.
I had changed the oil and filter on Wednesday and had developed a small leak from the bottom of the filter cover. I understand the o-ring can get flat in a hurry from the heat. I thought I had it stopped but it started leaking at the track. This is how great the FAR team is… 1/2 hour before the start of the race I rode on the back of the bike with Andy up to the FAR tent; Fred and Joey were there along with Glenn, Jason, Craig and one other rider getting ready, things were pretty busy, but at this point the mechanic; Joey, had done his job. I mentioned the leak and he said 'yea that happens…lets put some silicone on the o-ring that should fix it'. I pulled the bike under the tent, laid it on its side and pulled the filter cover and filter. We cleaned the surface with some contact cleaner smeared a little white silicone around the surface with the o-ring, remounted the cover, cleaned the outside area and never saw another drop of oil. I will get the brand/type for silicone for reference. Thanks to the FAR crew…
Great flat starting area into a right hand sweeper…Got off the line decent. He wanted to make sure his first time out to not get to excited and have it not fire or stall it…Into the woods in third.
The start cut onto the track around the 7 mile mark of a 10 mile loop. The first abbreviate lap had Andy in 2nd and 2 seconds behind 1st. Not far into the first full loop Andy said he passed the 1st place rider and put the hammer down…towards the end of the first lap there was some open field track and he said no one was within 2 corners looking back. He said the bike was handeling and running great...felt good.
Somewhere right after this on a high speed sections he 'thinks' he hit a small kicker right before a turn and the rear came down cross-rutted, next thing he knew he was on his head. Said he heard and felt it snap on impact.
He did get back on the bike and find his way back to the pits. He pulled up to me and pointed at his shoulder and said he broke his collarbone… knowing how much we put into this and how much I like this stuff he said he was 'Sorry' and kept apologizing…
Good Kid…but shit happens.
Right now it looks like surgery, a plate and a good six weeks. Maybe the Kentucky round; definitely Indiana…
It definitly sucks...but we're already over that. We are developing a 'Come-Back Game Plan'...it's on!
Thanks to the sponsors…
Toy Tech Cycles, Husqvarna NA, FLY Racing, Wiseco, Cycra, RK Excel and Pro Circuit
Special Thanks to FAR Husqvarna…
I hope Andy makes a quick and complete recovery!
