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We arrived in Milville Minesota Thursday July 15th; Friday was Amateur Day, so dad signed up in the +45 and +50 classes, and he actually did really good getting 6th overall and 7th overall. The track looked awesome, and I was really excited to get out there on Saturday! I heard it was suppose to be hot that day, but I never imagined it to be as hot as it was. First practice I felt really good, and was really liking the track; I qualified 19th right behind Sarah Whitmore out of 31 girls.  By 2nd practice the track was getting pretty rough, and the heat was crazy. I couldn't pull off a faster lap time than what I already had, and it moved me down to 21st. I was a little nervous for the 1st moto, never got a very good start and had to work my way up. I felt really good for the first 4 laps, and then I felt myself getting really tired.. usually when I ride I work my way up through the pack not move backwards, so for me to get passed on the last lap really crushed my confidence.  I still managed to get 20th and I was happy with that. 20 minutes before our second moto it decided to rain, and it rained hard right up until our gate dropped. The track is built on a hill so as you can imagine it was a little slippery out there! My goal for that moto was just to stay up and stay clear of people crashing. With another bad start I made my passes moving up the pack, and I only fell once ! I was having a lot of fun by the end of that moto; it was a challenge to ride in the mud, and I was just getting used to it! I finished 18th that moto. With a 20th and 18th I finished 20th overall : )

     

I really wanted a top 15 but I felt pretty satisfied with how I did, and it just goes to show that I still have alot of work to do before I can get near the top 10 in that group of girls!   

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