The first race of the Canadian Nationals took place at Nanaimo, which is on an island not far from Vancouver Canada.   There was light rain all day Saturday but Sunday was beautiful.  Practice went good, and the CR250R Blackfoot Honda was working great.

The first motto I got off to about a tenth place start.  I was working through the pack trying to make passes when I made a mistake and went down hard.  It took awhile for me to get back up. My bars were bent and the whole front end was twisted.  Later that same lap another rider went down who needed medical attention.  They had to red flag the race to get the ambulance to him.  So I got a break by them stopping the race.  They lined everyone back up and restarted the race.  I got off to a better start.  My ribs were really sore from the crash.  I ended up finishing in fourth place.

The second motto I had a good start, starting in about third.  I rode well considering my ribs were bruised.  I eventually worked my way into second and stayed right there.  I wanted to come out and win the first race, but as you have read I had some problems.  I should be near 100% for the second race. 

Talk to everyone soon.

Huffy