[Jason]

I haven't raced in three months because I'm remodeling the house. The last race I finished 6th overall and haven't rode much since.

First moto: After the first lap, the first four riders were black flagged for being too fast for the class I was in 5th. I thought for some reason the race was stopped and pulled off the track only to have everybody yelling at me to keep going. After I realized what was going on I was around 8th. On the second lap my left foot hit the ground on a jump in between the peg and shifter, bending the shifter. I killed the bike on the 3rd lap after pulling into 3rd place. By the last lap I was 20 ft behind the leader at the finish line for a second place finish.

Second moto: Terrible start, 12th on the hole shot and 8th at the end of the first lap. I got the lead on the last lap and held it. I was exhausted when it was all said and done. Noticed I rode a lot harder when someone was in front of me.

[crfsonly]

jason congrats on the win! that's excellent! great picture too...is that the actual second moto finish line shot?

ken

[Jason]

That's the finish of the second moto, I ended up first overall. The first time I rode the local track with the stabilizer and it works great. Track felt a lot smoother.

[braap207]

What class was this in? I havn't heard of people getting black flagged during a race.

[b.lee]

Congrats man, it's always a great feeling to fight hard and get a win, especially your first!

Black flagging doesn't happen everywhere, as some track owners don't like to make waves and potentialy upset their customers (paying racers), but some stand-up track owners/promoters do weed out the cherry pickers. I myself have never seen why someone would ride a slower class just so they ccan win, as there is not a bit of pride or sense of acomplishment in that...

[Jason]

It's the club races at the track in Waco. They will time the first lap of at least the lowest two classes and whoever is faster than a certain time will be black flagged and moved up into the next class. I know I wouldn't mind, I want the competition to be the same as my level. I don't know if they'll move me up next month (Aug) just for winning in July but I was thinking about it anyway because riding against faster riders will make you faster. I do know of a race every year at the fair grounds that if the begineers pull off a triple they will be black flagged and moved up. To me it makes sense and I'm with b.lee that there is no pride in riding in a slower class just to win.