| 2008 Season |
| Roselawn, Indiana Sand Goblin Enduro April 13, 2008 Photographs copyrighted by Stineback Extreme Photos |
| Morrison, Illinois MXC Hare Scramble July 6, 2008 Photographs copyrighted by John Gasso |
| The jackets came out for the 2008 Sand Goblin Enduro near Roselawn, Indiana. My engine could have also used a little more warmth, as it seized about a quarter mile from the start. With temperatures in the mid-30's, we were all a bit cold. Despite the engine's seizure, like the fool that I am, I went ahead and rode the first half of the race after the engine finally started up (albeit a little light on compression). All it cost me was a piston and a cylinder re-plating. |
| Turkey Creek Enduro Goshen, Indiana November 2, 2008 Photographs copyrighted by Stineback Extreme Photos |
| Lurking behind the leaders at the start of a dusty race, I made my move.... |
| ...and put myself in the third position. I'd gain another spot at the next turn. |
| Heading out to the woods, in second place. One lap later, my race would be over. |
| Aledo, Illinois MXC Hare Scramble August 24, 2008 Photographs copyrighted by John Gasso |
| Aledo was a fun race in Western Illinois, hosted by Bill Gusse and his MXC off-road series. The course was tight and technical, slightly muddy, and contained enough moto-like terrain to generate a few photos of me getting as little airtime as possible. Aledo was my only class win of the season. |
| East Moline, Illinois WFO Promotions Hare Scramble August 31, 2008 Photographs copyrighted by Andrew Hogarty |
| Zwingle, Iowa WFO Promotions Hare Scramble September 21, 2008 Photographs copyrighted by Michael McConaughy and Steve Milsaps |
| The Zwingle hare scramble was my first race in Iowa since 2000, and was one of the most fun races I did in 2008. The course was fairly long and was made up of many hills and rock ledges. Inside the course was a spectator-friendly EnduroCross course laid out in an open field. The pictures above show some large rubber tires that some guys made into a sizeable jump. I pretty much rolled right over them. |
| Note my left foot off the peg as I begin a massive freestyle trick. Sadly, the cameras missed my horizontal 360 combined with a Kiss of Death. |
| Feet off pegs, ass attached to seat. Nothing new there. |
| More large tires, this time laid flat across the trail....and...my feet off the pegs. |
| My Zwingle race report has links to a few YouTube videos of the EnduroCross section. |
| Toys for Tots Charity Hare Scramble White City, Illinois November 30, 2008 Photographs courtesy of Jeff Henderson |
| Despite some major flooding at the Cahokia Creek club grounds over the summer, the sand whoops next to the creek were as sketchy as ever. |
| Teammates |
| This was after the first lap. |
| There is usually green grass here. |
| The bike was too heavy to push up the ramp, so I rode it into the truck. Barely. |
| Hey, there's a clean spot on the frame! |
| Matt takes his turn. |
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