I'd been looking forward to this race for a while. It's a great course, much like the trails I train on, and there's always a great bunch of racers and old friends in attendance. I had good race last year putting in 11 laps and grabbing a 3rd place podium spot so in 2006 I was looking to equal or better my previous accomplishment. Saturday morning I loaded up the Element with all the Solo racer necessities, threw in a wife and son for good measure and headed off on the 5 hour drive to Fredericksburg, VA.
When we arrived the weather was perfect. It was sunny and in the high seventies. Any sign of the previous night's storm was gone.
I spotted my buddy John and was happy to see he had already secured the same sweet pit area as last year and was able to nab a sweet pop up tent from his local shop. (Thanks!)
After a quick camp set up and catching up with some old friends it was time to "chamoised up" for a pre ride on the
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