[CrazyCraig]

Yessiree folks, 453 Motos. Wow.

They pushed the third round of Pro Open to first thing tomorrow at 8am and then will start running 1/16ths, 1/8ths, 1/4s, semis & mains after that. It will be another long day.

Racing updates:

Kenny Meleta – in
Tom Martin – out (go easy on him Ant, he did good, got some bad breaks)
Jeff Heath – out
Jim Mulhern (Jr.?) – possibly in, waiting to here.
Sean Mulhern – he is here, I think he is racing, but dont know
Jim Mulhern Sr – not sure, but my gut says yeah.
Jim Rempkowski – ya know, I forgot to ask. Ooops. Our motos were too close.
Jesse Guilbault – in
Tom McMurray – in (and was looking good)
Vinnie Mannino – I did not get his 3rd moto result. He was 5-5 at that point.
Rezskowski – whaddya think? Of course – in
Chris Wiley did not race, still tweaked from the CaveFlip but I did not get status on Chris Jr., they are sitting in a different area.
Chris Gulich?
Pawson?
Eddie Haller – in
Vic Behm – in on both 20 & cruiser. He was running good all day. But, when you see him, ask about him almost tackling the hay bale at the finish line in his 1st moto.
Mike Smith – in
Taylor Farside – I believe she made it
Rich Farside: 1-1-1 Yup, perfect in cruiser, but did not run 20.
Anthony DeRosa – need you ask?
Jimmie Moore – don’t know
Matt Cranmer – don’t know (sorry!)
Jeff Tatum – in (90% sure)
Little Michael Gelsomine – his dad has been smiling all day, so I guess he’s doing good.
Niall Bridgeman – registered, but I believe he was unable to make it down.
Heather Haugh – pretty sure she is in
Frank Young: he is sitting right next to us, yet I do not know, but he’s been looking good.
Philly D – another “need you ask?” Looking good, even with a tweaked shoulder. He’s all business this weekend.

What? How did I do?
Cruiser – out
35+ Novice: 1-1-1 (Yeah baby!)

I know I have missed some folks here, but its only because I genuinely do not know every single rider in Jersey yet. I know Gary (the carpenter) from Flemington is here, but I do not know his kid (sorry!).

If I missed you or your kid, I apologize. Please let us know how he did. MacDaddy – how did your son do?

Thats all folks – I gotta get some sleep.

[CrazyCraig]

Day Two Practice:

The skies threatened all day, but somehow it never rained, and even the sun peaked through a couple of times. The track is running real fast and folks were getting dialed in today.

Little Rezskowski going big as usual. That kid’s got more quiet confidence than a lot of grown ups I know. We could all learn from this dude!

Injury Report:

I got it confirmed at the track that Danny Smith took a tumble yesterday but it was the four dudes who ran over him that broke his wrist. I was told he was in the pits sporting a full cast today.

Also, Tom McFillin (hope I spelled it right), a 17 Nov, re-broke his collar bone in practice.

Jim Rempkowski took a tumble in turn one and tweaked his elbow a little, but he says he’s good enough to race. He’ll have it in the ice bucket tonight for sure.

Farside been practicing pretty good all day. I asked him how he felt, and he said iffy, but he looks like he will contend this weekend.

Thats all for today, I left before pro practice. Gotta get some sleep now.

[CrazyCraig]

Its coming Jess, I promise.

[CrazyCraig]

@LeadSled1 wrote:

Hey Craig, I saw you out there on the track today. I got in at 5am and then jumped into the Hyper clinic. Went back to the hotel to get some sleep and skipped the practice sessions. I’ll see you out there tomorrow at 8. Got a sticker from Dave for my plate.

Jess

Jess – how’d I look out there? 😀

Sorry I didn’t see you today. We are right behind the bleachers that are behind turn 1 overlooking the third straight. Just go straight back behind them, maybe a little to the left.

[CrazyCraig]

Day 1 Practice

Track was spongy in spots but dried pretty well. If the rain holds out, we’ll have some fast racing this weekend. It was overcast all day and I thought it might just rain a couple of times, but never did. I have seen a couple of riders get hurt, someone even told me Danny Smith was one of them, Deb can you confirm?

I am hanging with James Rempkowski and crew. Jim was nice enough to store my cruiser and some stuff in his trailer. Still gotta work on the 20″ tonight. Vinnie Mannino Sr & Jr are with us, along with Frank Young and his wife. Mike Smith was hanging with us too for a little while. I also saw Chris Wiley and the bunch he came with as I parked right next to them.

Dave Pawson & Chris Gulich are here, of course! I’m seeing a lot of BMX Legend stickers!!

Philly D. is in the house, although he banged up his arm and shoulder at the Score at the Shore. It does not appear to be slowing him down. If you got your new BMX Today look towards the back where they showcase some of the possible showdowns of the weekend. Nice write up on Phil.

Rich Farside is here with Taylor and his wife. He looks a lot better, but I have not seen him on the track yet, but he says he is going to race cautiously. Don’t tell his doc!!

I know I am missing lots of folks here, I apologize if I did.

Pro Practice:

They built a nice new pro section for the weekend – four sets of nice dubs in a row coming out of turn two. Only one major wreck so far, but it claimed the bike, not the rider. There is no mistaking the sound of chromoly forks snapping in two right at the bottom of the steerer tube. Yeah, that pro case the big dub (#3) HARD. 😯

Thats it for now! Hopefully tomorrow I’ll get some pics.

[CrazyCraig]

Brett – now we need a second private section for rants!!

Ant – like I said – luv ya brother – not trying to slam ya, its all good.

Keep it up bro!!

[CrazyCraig]

I got a better idea: lets just tear your house off the 1.5 acres! 😯

Party at Daves house, I’ll bring the hammers and maybe Farside can borrow some equipment from a job site! Lets go!!!

[CrazyCraig]

Ant, luv ya man, but if yer gonna put something in Council Discussions, make it a constructive topic, don’t start any rants about someone (or something) who does not effect our local scene.

Yes, we are allowed to rant here, but lets start the topic right. Cool? 8) I would have posted this somewhere else on the site.

Loren – for the record – the guy he is referring to was one of the team managers for USA at the Worlds, but alot of people feel he could have done more and stepped in to help get Farside down there. So I guess Ant does not feel too sorry for him missing the grands.

But, lets not beat this dead horse here.

[CrazyCraig]

Uh, Ant, Brett is no longer a Novice, so enjoy it while you can, cause his name will change lists soon. 😀

Just bustin bro. Glad to see you’re motivated!

[CrazyCraig]

Rookies should be just that: ROOKIES!!

We know that no one is going to stop rookies from going to Nationals at this point, it just aint gonna happen, but by giving them National Plates, its killing the sport, and your post proves the point.

There needs to be time limits on Rookies, and possibly should have never been invited to Nationals. It takes away the incentive to move up. Isn’t racing about getting better???

Yes, I know there are going to be some rookies that may never improve there skills, but that is what the local programs are for. I have seen alot of the #1 rookies at the nats, and they should all be at least Novice by now.

This is also another reason to have pre-race meetings with parents and new riders during their first couple of months: to drive home some of this stuff and urge riders to improve and grow. Anyone who encourages sandbagging is only hurting the rider in the long run.

This is all about LONG TERM thinking.

[CrazyCraig]

Ya’know, I didn’t even think of that.

What travels faster than the speed of light? Rumors of a new ABA track in Jersey!!! 😀

[CrazyCraig]

Okay Anthony – somebody must own the property – start making phone calls.

Call up town hall and ask them who the owner of record is for that property. You do not need to tell them your interest in the property, just find the owner first.

Nothing may come of it, but who knows? Once we have enough possibilities, something will shake out eventually.

[CrazyCraig]

I am driving down there, heading out tomorrow morning. Gas vs. flying, not much difference.

[CrazyCraig]

I am driving down there, heading out tomorrow morning. Gas vs. flying, not much difference.

[CrazyCraig]

You knew sooner or later, with a bunch of grown men playing with computers, sooner or later we’d start talking about Zug-zug. 8)

Remember, this is a family show (mostly!) 😀

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