After a DNF at Black Fly and with the Husqvarna still out of commission, I dusted off the old 2002 Kawaskai KDX 200 and put on a new Dunlop AT81EX rear tire and gave it hell. The KDX is the perfect bike for Indian Ridge. I had a slow start, ending up 6th after my first lap, but found my groove, carried that momentum, held my position, and climbed to 5th by the end. The old front fork conversion re-valved by Factory Connection Suspension worked like a dream. With over 180 riders in C overall, there was a lot of passing that had to happen to stay with the lead pack. I ended up 5th in C vet and 21st in C class overall. I have not ridden as much at all since the last fun ride, and it showed. Maybe I'll finish the season on the KDX it felt that good. Other than the dead start with a kicker, I was keeping up with everyone on the slow technical sections and through the twisty rocks and roots. Tri State put on an awesome event, and I'm looking forward to the next one. Let’s keep this momentum going into round 5 at Moose Mountain in Granville, MA.
Thanks to my sponsors and the support from my wife and NZN Horsemanship. Go Pro shut down on lap 3. This was my first NETRA race on the old girl, and she was working very well for a 20+ year-old bike. 2024 Sponsors: Dunlop Tires, 100%, Asterisk, FXR Racing, Ogio, Flo Motorsports, Engine Ice, Phoenix Handlebars, DeCalWorks, Cycra, TwinAir, WR Performance Products
Chapters
00:00:15 C Womens Line
00:00:29 C Open Line
00:00:48 C Veteran Start
00:09:45 First Bottleneck
00:22:25 Banggn' Bars with Josh
00:23:00 Passing Tony
00:25:34 Goggles Off
00:34:54 Close Call
00:35:38 Start Lap 2
00:39:55 Parked on a rock
01:03:50 Stupid Rut
01:08:59 Don't do that!
01:09:30 Hit a big tree.
01:10:06 Bar correction 1
01:10:55 Start Lap 3
01:17:34 Risky pass to fall.
01:18:12 Bar correction 2
01:24:00 side kick start
01:31:10 Sponsors
01:31:14 Go Pro dies
Camera: GoPro Hero 12 Black Bike: 2002 Kawaskai KDX 200💚 Coach: Hans Neff 🤘 / Zach Toth 🤘