HOT, HOT, HOT

July was a month of extremely hot and humid weather, along with more rain......and lots of multi point races throughout the State. We were fortunate to be able to attend all of the State Series races and despite the humidity and rain we enjoyed ourselves at each event. It is really nice to be able to travel to other locations to race and visit with other riders and their families. We are blessed to be able to have other tracks available to race on. Variety keeps the sport interesting and challenging and helps promote new riders. We hope many of you were able to get to some of the other tracks and enjoy the facilities and racing they offer. We know how much work and volunteers it takes to keep a track operating and appreciate every one's efforts. We hope you do to. We are traveling again this weekend to the State race on Sunday at Madison BMX. We are looking forward to another fun time.

As noted on our home page, we were running make up races on our Tuesday night practice nights - next week is the last one. We had good turn outs for these races. We are glad we were able to fit them in.

Last weekend we went to the Land O'Lake Nationals hosted at Pineview BMX in St. Cloud, MN. The State of Wisconsin was well represented. Many of our riders made their semis and mains. Those that didn't gave it their best. We were really proud of how well everyone did with the competition they faced. The racing was very exciting. The Pros were fast and furious and lots of fun to watch. It is amazing how fast they can get thru a track. The track had some interesting jumps that we think will haunt many a rider's dreams trying to figure out how best to ride them. It was challenging to say the least. Mark was not even tempted to ride it. He figured he would hurt himself. He couldn't get hurt because he needed to drive us home on Sunday. If you have never experienced freeway driving around Minneapolis you would not believe how insane it can be with the constant stopping and starting for no apparent reason. It was driving me nuts just being the passenger!

The track has held up well with the weather conditions we have been getting but it is time again to add another coat of sealer. We will be doing this after Thursday's race this week weather permitting. Looking forward to the State Finals coming up quickly. Our additional parking area will be ready to use by then. Grass is growing very well on it. We heard a lot of input this past weekend about many riders looking forward to coming to race the Finals at our track in September. We are excited to have them. Let's all pray for good weather. Sunday races will begin again this month also - be sure to check out the schedule. Thursday night races will end at the end of the month, too. School is just around the corner. Reminder that we are NOT racing this Sunday as previously scheduled due to the State Series race at Madison BMX. Good luck to all racers who might be travelling and racing out of town this weekend. Ride hard, race strong and believe in yourself. We know you can succeed, you need to believe it too.

Mark & Kris