VOLUME 59 ISSUE 45 NOVEMBER 8, 2022 P87
Anyway, enough with the tech
stuff and on to the fun stuff. The
race.
TIME TO RACE
I was apprehensive on race
morning since this was a quick
trip and time was lacking. As a
result, I had next to zero time
to prepare for the race. Here's
a bike I've never ridden before,
on a track I've never been on,
with no real practice or pre-ride,
which seems to be the story of
my life lately. "Just take it easy,"
the KTM reps said. But as a rac-
er, you know how that is—you're
going to send it as soon as the
green flag waves. At least I was
wearing familiar gear, which
helped. The Troy Lee Designs,
Bell, Alpinestars, 100 Percent
kit were about the only things
that felt somewhat homey on the
new KTM. A few laps around
the neighboring woods loop and
a couple dead-engine practice
starts were about it as far as prep
time. Now it was time to find a
spot on the start line.
The 10 a.m. morning race had
more people on the start line
than most local races bring in
total. Us media folk lined up in
the Industry class with approxi-
mately 20 riders in all on our line.
Sunday morning got off to a good start on the 300 XC.
