2009 Inyan Kara National Enduro (NEPG) Enduro Race Report (09 RMEC 5) -  This year the Inyan Kara enduro was a "national" enduro, on the NEPG circuit, and it was the first I.K. was a national. As a result, it drew racers from around the country, including top riders such as Russell Bobbitt and Michael Lafferty, not to mention local Ian Blythe. Inyan Kara was the 5th race on the 2009 RMEC circuit, and my 5th enduro so far. With two extremely hard and technical enduros just behind me, I was ready for something a little faster and not so physically punishing.   [more >>]

2009 Hard Rock Enduro Race Report (09 RMEC 4) -  Hard Rock held near Canon City was my 4th race, 4th in the 2009 RMEC circuit. It was an extremely hard race due to technical difficulty. It was more than twice as hard as Cucharas and the vast majority of the C-class riders could not finish the race. I quit after one lap due to a minor injury and deciding that I wouldn't be able to finish two more laps without further injury. In the end, the race results were determined for many riders by who survided for the most checks.   [more >>]

2009 Cucharas River Enduro Race Report (09 RMEC 3)  -  The Cucharas River Enduro was extremely hard- 10x harder than the hardest enduro I've ridden to date (Pine Ridge, considering the conditions). It sustained a level of physical and technical difficulty on par with the hardest parts of the hardest trails I've ridden in Northern Colorado.   [more >>]

2009 Pine Ridge Enduro Race Report (09 RMEC 2) -  The Pine Ridge enduro has a reputation for snow, rain, cold, and mud, and this year's race followed suit. Pine Ridge was the second RMEC series race of the 2009 season. This was my second enduro and my first "time keeper." The Pine Ridge enduro was a blast, a cold, muddy, sloppy, cold, freezing blast.   [more >>]

2009 Caprock Canyon Enduro Race Report (09 RMEC 1) -  I finished the Caprock Canyon Enduro! This was my first enduro race and, to get my full "money's worth," I raced the A/B loop in the Vet-B class. Although I knew I wouldn't be competitive in this class as a novice rider, I wanted to get the most from the experience and my primary goal was to finish the race and not get stuck and time or crash out.   [more >>]

Why I chose a KTM as my first dirt bike -  After 30,000 miles on sporty street bikes, I wanted a motorcycle for more challenge and adventure. A dirt bike was what the doctor ordered. But which one? KTM was amongst the top choices and many of my friends recommended them. Looking at their prodigious line-up which fills virtually every possible niche in off-road riding and racing, it's obvious KTM is serious about dirt bikes and knows what they're doing. Here's the story of how I decided on a KTM 450 XCW for my first dirt bike.   [more >>]

New dirt bike rider tries racing hare scrambles -  I bought my first dirt bike 23 days ago, took two trail rides, practiced at the track for one day, and then raced my first Hare Scramble today at VDR in Berthoud, Colorado. One of my coworkers has been dirt biking since he was a kid. He walks into my cube one day and says, "There's a hare scramble this weekend at VDR. I think we should race it as a team." It didn't take much arm-twisting to get me to agree. Here's the story of my first race.   [more >>]