Welcome to the newest feature on digitaloffroad.com, Your Race! With this new weekly feature we will be spotlighting amateur racers who have taken the time to submit their own race reports to us. We know that the amateur racer is the core of this sport we all love, and we want to make sure you all get your due! To submit a race report of your own, go to our Your Race Report Submission Form and send us your race report and a photo, and we’ll get it posted.
This week’s featured race reports:
Hansen Off-Road Racing | Ryan Flaherty | Mike Maresca, Jr.
Hansen Off-Road Racing – Blue Comet Hare Scramble – 5/1/2010
This past weekend Hansen Offroad racing had a great showing at the District 6 Hare Scramble Event held at the Blue Comet Motorcycle Club in Skippack, PA. CJ Hansen, number 980, got the holeshot and led the first 2 laps of the race. Unfortunately he had to pull off when he felt the effects of heat exhaustion starting to develop. While Fred Hansen Didn’t get the holeshot he found himself in the hunt for the lead and started passing rider after rider to finally end up finishing 6th for the day. This coming weekend holds two events for the team as CJ Hansen will be at the Yadkinville GNCC in North Carolina and Fred Hansen will be in Bloomsburg, PA for the Pa State Hare Scramble Series Round 4. We would like to thank following for their continues support: Our family and friends, One Industries, Scott Goggles, SixSixOne, FMF, Cycra, Gaerne boots, Motorex, RK Chain, Excel, DeCal Works, and IMS.
Ryan Flaherty – Nuclear Challenge – 5/2/10
Round 5 of the Mideast-harescramble’s was located in Jenkinsville, South Carolina. Two words can probably describe the whole race, HOT & DUSTY.
While I was sitting on the line I felt really tired for some reason which is not good but just tried to shake it off. So my row comes up for the start and the green flag waved and my bike started first kick (which is always nice). As I let the clutch out and give it gas it decides to bog out on me. So I fumble around for a minute getting it started again and when I take off I am dead last.
I round the first turn and 2 riders our down so I pass them and continue into the woods. I was able to catch up with some people in my class and follow for a while. I passed a few more people who were stuck on hills and got around them. About over half way through lap one I was already feeling worn out and the track was pretty rough. On the second lap my whole body was already tired, my legs were shot and I couldn’t stand for long and sweat keep dripping in my goggles. I couldn’t get a good rhythm going and it felt like I was just rolling around the whole race. About a mile in lap 2 I decided to pull out of the race so I wouldn’t injure myself by smacking into a tree or something. I have higher hopes for the next race since I ran it last year and have an idea of what the track is like.
Mike Maresca, Jr. – Tri County Youth National
When I rode to Tech and came back sweating, I was pretty sure it was gonna be a HOT race.I was going to be racing Supermini 12-15 at the Tri County Youth national. I got to the line fairly early, and got a spot that I thought would be holeshot guaranteed. When the Green flag went, I spun a little bit and got about a 3rd place start. I kept it pinned and didn”t let anyone by. Soon, isettled into 3rd, and my friend Anthony got by. I wanted to ride a clean first lap and catch those guys later. The track was really awsome with really long straightaways and some tight woods. The second lap rolled around, and I pushed through until I had caught close to 19 on the Honda in 4th place and when I went to use my rear brakes i realized they were gone. Civiletti uickly made the pass around me and I charged into the next sand berm but flew of into some trees. I pulled my bike out and rode the rest of the lap into the pits. When I was there I realized the pads had fallen out of the caliper. Buddy and I tried as hard as we could to get the brakes fixed as he ran as fast he could to get the new pads out of the trailer. He came back, put them in, but the caliper was shot. I had to ride the rest of the race without any rear brakes, which is harder than you think in the New jersey sand. finally, when I saw the kids I had been battling with in the beginning of the race lap me, I was a little bummed. But i kept charging and really had fun on the track. I learned a lesson..CHECK EVERY SINGLE SCREW,NUT,BOLT, AND SPRING ON YOUR BIKE. I finished 24th, but came back, and helped my dad and Buddy bleed the brake. I can’t wait for Yadkinville, where I am going to race 4 Stroke B Lites. Thanks for listening!
Mike Maresca J.R. #9
