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Fontucky National (Matt Googe)

This weekend my wife and I went to the first NMBS of the year in Fontana (AKA Fontucky) California. We had a pretty good trip lined up considering the airline tickets were free and we had a free place to stay in Pasadena.

Apparently if you actually do training you get faster. I had a great weekend and got 8th out of 46 in the cross-country. I had a good start and came through after the first lap in about 4th. I wrecked in the last lap and ended up in a big group attack-fest at the end. The course was actually a lot more fun than I anticipated and was deceptive in the amount of climbing involved. The only technical parts of the course were riding through the hub-deep sand and dodging the pissed off teenagers hanging around the course after school.

The short track also went well and I managed to get 3rd of 26. The short track involved sandy climbing, an all out sprint on the only straight part of the course, more climbing up the 4x jumps, and then a sandy descent to the finish.

On Saturday we toured Holly-hood with one of Ashley friends that moved out here. I offered some spectacular opportunities for people watching. There was a guy in a Walmart Spiderman outfit charging people to take pictures with him. I think I found a way to supplement my income. This tactic may not work as well in Waco though.

I took a lot of pictures but it's not letting me post any so I'll try and add some later. Thanks to the shop, Ashley, our hosts Lyle and Brooke Warner, and everyone else that helped us out this weekend.