After 14 weekends of cx racing in the books, Team Ramirez is ready to close it down and hang our bikes for the holidays. It was a season of hard racing on grass, dirt, sand and mud. The greatest reward this season was watching Donovan enjoying himself with the sport and its community. He had some hard knocks and falls at races, and he would always wipe the tears, regain composure, remount and pedal away hard with determination.
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| This is it! Last race! |
I absolutely loved that he rode the venues in preparation for a couple of his "A-races" in order to do better. He is already asking about going back to some of the harder ones to do better next year. Aside from the whole racing scene, Donovan is just excited to be on his little bike. Watching him ride around the neighborhood and being able to hop on our bikes and go tear around the park together is pretty awesome. As a little post-season project, I plan on making his little bike lighter and upgrade his drivetrain. No, he's not going to be on ZIPPs anytime soon, but with a few new parts, some re-purposed and others generously donated, we are going to make his little rig the envy of his field. :-)
The highlights of our seasons:
Donovan- 7th in WA state;
4 x top-10 finishes.
JC- 3rd in WA state;
1st in SCX Series; 5th in MFG Series
1 win; 7 x top-5; 12 x top-10;
I feel I did well. Maybe more than doing well, I found consistency and was able to battle hard up front week after week, which was something I was not able to do last year.
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| Finishing the season in style. |
Thank you for reading. Happy Holidays to all. PEACE!
