Thanks for sharing the gopro footage. This was a fun one.

It was awesome battling with you I was #256 on the yz

@ridewithmike962

3 ай бұрын

Nice riding! That was a lot of fun. After you got around me the last time in one of those washes, you just started to slowly pull away from me until I couldn't see you. Nice job!

I feel like it’s rare to see the 250s out there nowadays; I hope to ride half as fast as you one day! Ha

@ridewithmike962

3 ай бұрын

250's are the best :)

Nice riding, and glad to see you back on the bike! Looked like fun, wish I could have made it!

Great White Rhino siting @ 44:10. Awesome footage as always Mike. Thank you

@ridewithmike962

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! It was awesome seeing the Great White Rhino just before heading down Ft. Pierce Wash.

It looked like you had a hell of a race after you ran over that dude...LOL I wish I could have tried a desert race in my younger days! Dale

I think i would have got lost and made my own trail:) I sure like how that KTM pulls through. very strong bike. When i wathced the video i was like, stop cleaning your visor i can't see which way your going. freaked me out

Remember that one day Mike monstertrucked a guy lol! It was my first race on two wheels... The wr250r didn't handle the whoops at all! lol P57 in open 35+ novice. 2nd in my group of 4 older dudes is pretty cool on a bone stock bike. you killed it out there! Fast for being "rusty"

@ridewithmike962

3 ай бұрын

Glad you had a good time. Racing is addicting :)

Riding pretty well Mike!

Great ride Mike!

@ridewithmike962

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Cole. You shot off that start like a rocketship!!!! I didn't even realize it was you until I watched my GoPro and I was like "Wow"!

This looks like a blast! I live in Texas and we have nothing like that here. I race in a cross country club that has races on seven to eight mile loops, its fun but im always wanting to ride in other states like Utah! Were you able to practice this loop?

@ridewithmike962

3 ай бұрын

We're very fortunate to have more open space for longer courses, but unfortunately it's becoming more and more challenging for clubs to host races on public lands. We weren't able to practice the loop since that's not feasible given the length. However, this is an open public riding area so I've ridden most of the trails in the past.

Sweet! What do you have zip tied to your bar pad? I ride mostly woods/mountains . Do you make your forks fairly stiff for dez racing?

@ridewithmike962

3 ай бұрын

That is the transponder we were using for team racing. Rather than the standard sticker-type that you put on your helmet visor, team racing requires you to physically move the transponder from one bike to the other when you switch riders (assuming you're riding different bikes). My brother was riding his Beta on Loop 2 so when I came in from Loop 1 I pulled that off my bar pad and handed it to him. .

Great ride Mike! Lot of fun passing so many riders. How is Josh doing these days? So far as I checked doesn't look like he rode this one. All the best!

@ridewithmike962

3 ай бұрын

I had my two other sons with me but Josh was home taking care of his wife and newborn daughter. He wished he could have been with us but was obviously taking care of higher priorities 🙂

What happened to one start? Everyone goes together. Think maybe some experts are afraid of getting beat by a novice.🙄

What bike is that? Obvious a KTM. Is it a 350? 450? 500? XC? XF?

@Kade_72

3 ай бұрын

Mike rides a 250 xc.

@ridewithmike962

3 ай бұрын

This is a '23 KTM 250 XC (TBI)