Angies Page for State Line Riders

Hello everyone,

The weekend was awesome! We all had a great time, and the racing was great.

Most of us Stateline people stayed across the street from the race in the Pepper Tree Campground. It was a great place to hang out for the weekend with the lazy river and great friends. The weather started out a little rough on Friday night with the tremendous rain but it all turned out okay with the sunshine by Sunday.

We arrived at the campground to find most of you already there Saturday afternoon. We had to stay behind for a house inspection and didnt pull out of town until after 11 am. The good news there is the fact that all tires stayed intact all the way to Eastford. We pulled in about 2:30 and set up camp. Paul and I headed to the gas station for gas and the package store for beer. The stop at the package store produced a lot more than we anticipated. I did get my Mic Ultra but Paul found an orange shot cooler that held six bottles of Yeager. After a few minutes of bargaining I found myself out in the parking lot helping Pual set up his cooler. He was like a kid a Christmas that just got a new bike. We spent the better part of the next few hours driving around the camp ground giving out shots of Yeager like the Ding Dong cart hands out ice cream. Paul of course filling each shot cup to the brim. By the way he only had two….right! ”I have to help Red celebrate his birthday and Sue and Carol were going to love it”, that was Pauls matra for the night. About 10pm all four bottles of Yeager were gone (Paul gave two back to reduce the price of the cooler, thank god), although it wasnt the only thing gone. Paul had lost my Tahoe in a bet playing horseshoes. Now Paul already knew he was terrible at horseshoes, add to that a few shots of Yeager and Red as your teammate. Where does betting my car make sense? I didn’t think so either. Anyway, I parked my car over by Buzzy’s camper for the night and all was well the next day…except for Paul. He was not feeling so well. He did manage to roll off the couch of the camper about 6:30 am and ask who locked the camper door. Jordan and I both replied, “you did Paul”. He didn’t remember doing that or a few other things. Got to love Yeager!

The mini race saw a beautiful morning. The kids were in the sand pit ready to go. They flew around the corner, up the hill and into the pine grove all looking very good. The course was bit rocky in sections and bit slick in others but they all made it through. Some liking it more than others. Cole Hall had a fantastic race running third overall for the majority of the race. He took a header in the woods on the last lap and ended up big wheel in 5th place and 9th overall. Cole took home his first trophy of the season. To bad he and Jordan weren’t around to pick up the trophy’s themselves. What are moms and dads for anyway? Jordan was having a rough first lap and came around the track in 8th place…he was able to recover a bit and finished in 4th place, 8th overall. Tanner was not liking the track at all and finished in 9th place. Savannah on the other hand loved it and finished 1st in class with Aubrey taking 2nd.

I have to admit, during the C race we all headed back to the camp site. Paul needed to lay down for a bit and I had decided at that point that maybe I wasn’t feeling as well as I had first thought. Although I didnt witness any of the race the results are as follows; Sawyer Gosselin took a break from Enduro’s and did this hare scramble finishing 2nd in class and 6th overall! Great job Sawyer, are you sure you want to continue with Enduros? Zach Rose took 6th in class with Brad Darling right behind him in 7th with Brandon finishing up in 13th. Good job boys. Frank Griffis took 5th in class along with a dislocated thumb. It is easier to hang on to the throttle when your thumb is working properly.

By the afternoon race everyone thought they had recovered from the night of the orange cooler. The guys were all at the starting line ready to go. Todd was already a bit sore but it wasn’t from the orange cooler. He had encountered a wild rock out in the woods when he went to do what Bear’s do. Other then that everyone looked to be in pretty good shape. The all took off with a bang. Paul had a great start heading into the woods in second place…..The fan crew moved into the pines to watch the events unfold. As expected Jake Korn was the first one by with Jim right on his heals. It was proving to be another good race. Dillan wasn’t long after..but a bit further back than usual. Marty was right up there along with Todd, Nate, Mike, Zach, and Ty. Everyone was on fire…then came Paul again a bit further back than usual. Down the hill he went along with the others headed to the transponder. We watched and watched, everyone came by accept for Paul…I headed down the hill to see what happened. My guess was right, he was sitting on a log in the pits puking. Apparently it wasn’t the first time either. Mile marker 5 saw a nice show of him puking there too. I think Nate might have seen it as well. It all worked out, I guess, for the best. While he was purging on the log, Ty came in with a flat tire. Paul quickly volunteered his tire to Ty. Eric had it changed within seconds and Ty was back out on the track. I on the other hand was not impressed. Paul did pull it together with the help of Eric patching Ty’s flat and got back out there to complete 3 laps. Way to pull it back together for the team Paul! Moral of the story…Paul and Yeager the night before the race do not mix. Digger and Yeager the night before the race does mix. He visited the Ding Dong cart a few times and still had a great race.  The finishes of the expert race go like this; Jim Senecal pulled it off on the last lap and passed Jake Korn finishing #1 overall! Dillan climbed his way back to the top, like always, finishing 4th overall. Great work guys. Jon Gosselin had trouble bouncing off from everything and finished 18th in class. Todd found another rock out there to bounce his good knee off from, came in for front flat tire change too and rode with the back flat and still finished 6th in class and 32nd overall. Nate had a fantastic debut in the B class and finished 3rd in class and 40th overall, way to go Nadine. Mike was right behind him still going fast fast on his Gas Gas. He finished 4th in class and 41st overall. Zach took 5th and 57th overall with Luke was right behind him with 6th in class and 58th overall. Great ride boys! Ty Kipp finished 6th in class and 66th overall even though he came in for a tire change. Dylan finished 13th in class and 80th overall. Buzzy zoomed around the track again finishing 1st in class and 47th overall. Still a super hero Buzz, but where was your side kick Rob? He was having trouble keeping the bike running and finished 7th in class. Marty was 2nd in class, 24th overall and Doug took 4th in A senior while Paul limped in with 5th and 115th overall. Cheers!

Great job everyone and we will see you all soon in New Hampshire. Stay healthy and be race ready.

PS: if anyone wants to contribute to the orange cooler for Stateline race let me know.

Yet another great weekend for Stateline Riders!

First, I would like to apologize for missing the last race entry. I had difficulty with my password. Jeff figured everything out and has me up and running again. Thanks Jeff.

Martin….Martin…Martin….The passing of his wife early Saturday morning did not keep him away from the race nor did it mellow him any. That is all I have to say about that.

Saturday’s Enduro started off with dry weather and somewhere in the middle got a little damp. I was hoping to see all of the races, especially since my friend Simon Johnson jumped up from the Pee Wee class to mini B in his first enduro, but we did not make it. Our day started out great at 5:30am. Woke up, shower, wait for Cole Hall, the camper was all packed, bikes were loaded we were ready to go.Leave the house at 7am excited to watch the Enduro. Until, we hit the bridge construction in Hoosick Falls where we broke a leaf spring on the camper. We turned around and limped back to Bennington and to Tractor Supply where we got new leaf springs. Paul call’s his buddy Buzy and he meets us to change the leaf springs in the pouring rain. Paul and Buzy did a bang up job and we were back on the road by 9:15am. This meant that we were not going see the enduro though. We were all really sorry to miss it because our little buddy Simon finished 4th! Did I say this was first MiniB and first enduro? Great job Simon i am sooo happy for you. Dad said you fell asleep hugging your trophy on the way home, I would too. Tanner also jumped up this enduro and raced his 200. He had an incredible ride and everyone said how amazing he did and great he looked. All of our babies are growing up….Sorry, i do not have any results for Saturdays race due to the fact I was not there and when we did arrive there was a small monsoon and that kept most of us inside the campers. Well, the smart ones anyway.

Saturday night was beautiful. The rain had subsided and the sun came out long enough before it set to warm things back up.It was great. The Griffin/Cummings trailer hit the hay early so we would be race ready on Sunday morning. I am a bit sorry I went to bed early though. I heard a few of the ladies (from other clubs) thought they saw Jesus. Turns out that it was just Matt Simon who had gone swimming in the lake and did not have his clothes to put on when he came out. The alcohol involved allowed Matt to not even realize he was stark naked when talking to everyone. He had found new clothes, or at least shorts, by Sunday morning thank god. Or Jesus…

Sunday morning at Martin’s place.. all was quiet and everyone was trying to be on their best behavior. I know a few people were upset with sound test, but all in all everyone kept it together. The minis were all on the line at 9am sharp. They were lectured and scolded and then the parents were lectured and scolded and sent out of the starting area and flags dropped. Row by row the bikes headed into the woods. Jordan Griffin got the whole shot in MiniA, shouldnt he get money for that? Anyway, they all started out great. Rumor had it the track was bone dry. It was just that, a rumor. There was definitely some water and mud. Just enough to make it fun, right?  The kids looked great out there. Jordan was able to hold first place for a bit, until in his words he pushed so hard to keep that spot, got cocky and dumped it. Worked his way back up and then had nothing left. He couldn’t hold them off. He finished 5th, Tanner finished 8th and Anthony Maxon was DNF. Two flat tires will do that to you. In big wheel Cole Hall finished 9th. In the girls class, Savannah took 2nd and Aubrey finished 3rd. Great job kids, once again you make us proud.

The late morning saw the mercury climb. Our members were on the line, sweating for a couple of reason. It was hot, and how am I going to do? We had Nate Prouty, Brad Darling, Brandon Jacobson and Zack Rose out there to represent. And they did just that. They all did very well. Nathan Prouty lead the race for the majority or possibly all of it. He finished 3rd due to the time difference in rows. He got third and a girlfriend Sunday. It was a good day for him! Conner was riding very well and finished 9th. The Pownal boys (as we fondly refer to them) also had a great race. Zack finished 6th in class and 12th overall while Brad took 11th and Brandon got 16th. Congrats to all of you.

By the afternoon race it was just plain hot, hot, hot. The boys were all headed to the starting line for the 1:30 start time only to be turned around with the message “it’s now a 2pm start” right Billy? Oh, another rumor. Back to the start they all went at 1:45pm which was a good thing because the 2pm start was actually more like a 1:50pm start. Really, does 10 minutes matter that much in a race? What were these people thinking? Once again, row by row they headed into the woods. Digger had the roughest start of all I think, due to his head being smashed off Pauls bike. What are friends for right Digger? Apparently it was a fast track and a hot one too. A few riders were yelling for water or screaming for water, right Paul? You too Todd? I saw Crystal running like Forest Gump to get you water and find you on the other side of the track. Jordan and I were a relay team to get Pauls water to him on the other side of the track. Both Crystal and I were successful. The guys went round and rouND the track whizzing by us and throwing up stones and dirt when ever they could. Digger gets the award for most roosting. The first lap there was an incredible race. Jake Korn way out in front like always but, for second it was Jim Senecal, Dillan Garmley and John Gosselin only seconds apart. The second lap around it was Jake out in front, of course, and Jim and Dillan. Where was John? The race between Jim and Dillan continues…..Todd was having a great race looking very comfortable out there, a little thirsty, but comfortable. Digger did have a few issues. The first one with Pauls front end the second one with his elbow pad, boy was he mad at it, and a third with a tree. He must have been mad at it too because he hit it really hard. Buzy just sailed around the track like batman and Rob Maxon is like his side kick Robin. They are both hero’s in their class. Mike was going fast fast on his new Gas Gas. Zack Mosey was showing us all just how he got moved up to Expert, because he rides just like one! Paul was just hot, hot, hot and dumping 3 bottles of water down his face and back didnt seem to help cool him down. I think maybe he was hot because Doug Hansen was soo far out in front of him. Dylan had yet another great ride and  Ty was riding and smiling. I don’t think I have ever seen him ride without a smile. Luke was driving Miss Daisey. Marc needs to give that boy some time off from digging ditches before a race so he can regain his strength. Billy was out there and didnt want to make waves I guess, because he stayed way back.

Todd Gates took 13th overall !!! Great ride Todd. First in class awards go to: Rob Maxon, Buzy Daniels. Digger took 2nd and Doug got 2nd while Paul took 3rd in their respectful classes. Zack finished 2nd in his first expert race and 12th overall, great job Zack! Ty ended the day in 6th place, Dylan in 7th and Luke in 14th. Great ride everyone.

Oh, are you wondering about the incredible race for second place? well, John was never to be seen again out on the track (something about a chain getting caught in a sprocket). I did catch a glimpse of him later in the afternoon eating a hamburger. As for the Jim and Dillan, well I was in the pit’s for a couple of minutes during this race and I dont want to name names but…..One young boy named Dillan came into the pits a few seconds in front of this guy named Jim and they both had pit crews working very hard over them and their bikes….Unfortunately this guy named Jim got out a few seconds in front of this young rider named Dillan…..That is how they finished 2nd and 3rd. I would like to get the names of the pit crew members because i think someone needs to be fired!!! Only Kidding.

Side note; Thank you Will and Jen for turning around to help us with our tire that blew on the way home Sunday night in the camper. We wouldnt have made it home without your help.

Great day, great friends and great riders! See you all on Sunday and be race ready.