brendasue555
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posted December 05, 2008 04:36 PM
Halvefast tell us, tell us,
So, did you win? I am trying to get up to the track to see you but the girl in me is slowing me way down so if you don't see me there please let me know......the suspense is killing me. How fast? go go go
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TRNorBRN6001
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posted December 05, 2008 07:39 PM
Didn't know Rich was racing in SanAntonio this Friday.
9secondJen will be there as well, She is in the latest 2WheelTuner Mag for her AMA Dragracing.
Sad I am missing out. What time do gates open for Hurricane Alley on Sat?
Thanks,
Gary
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brendasue555
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posted December 06, 2008 04:38 AM
They open around 5:00 and I will be there since I did not make it last night. Rich will be there also as far as I know. I sure hope that Hi won last night. That would be great
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posted December 07, 2008 07:51 AM
Rich won the Pro E.T. title.Jason Rearick won the street e.t. title.I came in second in both.Saturday was great ,beautiful weather and best turnout all year
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posted December 08, 2008 04:00 PM
 Edited By: Halvefast on 9 Dec 2008 00:13
Thanks for the interest Brenda, it has been a blast this season.
The points website has had issues as of late so until we got to the track
most of us had no idea where we stood coming into the last race.
Shootout -class was all sewn up by Albert Lee last race, it pays to have bullet-proof bike.
Congrats on a consitant year with a quite fast 1000! Jason Rearick took runner-up honors.
Street/ET- had Mike Mathews leading Jason Rearick by 30 points coming into this race.
But Jason did what he had to do, went 3 rounds farther than Mike +1 round and putting
a period on the season by winning the race too. Way to go! A well fought fight.
There are lot of bikes to go thru in that class 78 bikes had entered over the 10 race series.
I came into this race in 4th but probably dropped a few by the nights end.
In the 600-750 Heads-up Shootout was kind of a run-away this season, Keith Cuellar beat last years Champ
Joseph Retzack for the championship out of 24 other competitors over the year. Congrats!
Pro/ET- So I come into this months race with the mis-conception that I have a 3 round
lead on Mike Mathews, similar to his in S/ET, . . . Wrong! Just one round ahead, I stand corrected.
Now if any of you have faced this guy in the other lane, you know that's not nearly enough room
especially when you're trying to win the Championship.  Did I mention he is the 2007 Champ!
Just to give the man his due, someone else has given him a kinda back-handed compliment
by reffering to Mike as kinda like a "Tick" . . . really hard to take out!  )
Down to nut-busting time . . .and who do I get 1st round, yep Mr. Mathews, "don't worry just run your own race",
Right?
Well I do my burnout, head to the line, and some guy, I have no idea who it is at the time,
is standing in front of me trying to line me up in a groove. "Get out of my way!"
I never needed you before and don't right now, especially right now!
Well I guess it threw me off my game, big ol' Redlight, damn!
Now we are tied for points, no pressure, righhhhhht  Thank god for 1st round buy-backs.
2nd round who do I get this time "The giant killer" a guy that comes down just for the Hurricane Alley races tomorrow.
He rides an old CB400F set-up old school just for racing.
He takes out so many really good racers, cause he does his job, cuts a light and runs his number.
And by the way Mike gets the Bye-runs in this round, oh brother, can't I get a break.
Killer is dialed 13.15 to my 9.85, well I honestly thought they forgot to turn on my side of the tree.
I could barely see his taillight by now, oh here come the lights, I'm late. The bike starts to wheelie,
I hit second to settle it down, it does then the tire breaks loose. Oh man . . . I'm done,
get back after it and charge hard, keeping my head down chasing him.
Well I won't breakout that's for sure, I'm sure he can hear me comin', never looks back
and crosses the finishline about a half bike in front of me . . . and my win light comes on!
He brokeout running 13.12 to my 9.93, all the while Mathews is sitting on the line watching.
All he could say to me later while laughing, is "your one lucky sucker". Lol
3rd round, yep Mike and I draw each other again, still tied for the championship.
Well here we go "mano-a-mano" both dialed in, his 9.90 to my 9.85, and we are both fully
aware of what each other "can" run. This will decide the overall winner for the season.
We both leave late, but equally so, but he can usually leave right with me or a little better.
Well I got about a bike and a half on him out the hole, whoa! Now it becomes a pedalfest
to see who will take the stripe. And I was just lucky enough to have the win light come on in my lane.
My 1st Pro/ET Championship while my friend and competitor Mike Mathews takes 2nd in both ET classes, Awesome!
I gotta say it makes the season just loads of fun to run with such high caliber racers
and having so much respect and comradery for each other.
Thanks to all the Streetbike Shootout riders and to Chris Smith for putting on a series for us to race at.
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posted December 08, 2008 04:15 PM
Great story, and congrats!!! 
Maybe sometime I will try real racing, instead of the test and tunes. 
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brendasue555
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posted December 08, 2008 04:34 PM
Thats what I'm talking about ..... heeyaw i mean yeehaw.!!!!!!!! Now you gotta teach me.....Please....Pleezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzze!!!!!!
Brenda
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posted December 08, 2008 07:50 PM
Way to go Rich! Congrats.
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posted December 09, 2008 09:15 AM
Nice job, congrats.
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posted December 09, 2008 10:30 PM
Rich,
VERY nicely written account of a VERY successful end to yr 2008 season.
Congrats!
See you at the Mile in March!
Karl
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TRNorBRN6001
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posted December 10, 2008 05:59 AM
Thats awesome, congrats Rich!
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posted December 10, 2008 12:01 PM
CAN you teach me toooooooooo...pleasssssseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...
LMFAO ...
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