First up I would like to apologize for my lack of updates and new information on here, I’m currently in the process of updating my site for the new year so stay tuned.
After moving out to California this season I was ready to get back into the racing, I hadn’t raced since my Japan adventure so I was really looking forward to it.
Leading up to the race I had a pretty gnarly crash while practicing and so I was out for about two weeks trying to get it all sorted, Showing up to Florida with no actual race time, I was a little nervous but felt ready because of the training and riding I had been doing.
After flying in on Friday we headed to croome for a small ride in the sand to get the feel for it, i felt pretty good and was ready for the race. Tuesday came around quick and I was off to a horrible start, I was one of the last guys off the start line so I had to start from the back which wasnt that great. By the end of the first lap I had moved up toward the front but started to tighten up a little.
By the half way mark I had moved into the lead and tried to stay solid for the last 3 laps, with two laps to go I was caught by Chrish Bach, we had a good little battle over the last two laps and after I went down on the last lap I had to work hard to catch back up. I managed to make the pass not far from the finish and take the win.
I was happy with how everything went but I know I can ride better and Im looking forward to Rd2 this weekend.
thanks to everyone who has supported me.








Hi Josh,
That’s an awesome start to the year. (With less then perfect preparation due to your crash) Have a great year, and have fun.
Keep well,
Mark Simpson (over 35s clubman, maybe you remember.)