Coming into this race I was super pumped. I was excited to race and was looking forward to another great race put on by the Rock Stars. Globe has treated me well in the past, but I can't say the same for this race. Off the start I had a mediocre 3rd place start. I was right behind Davey Broderick, who was behind Eric Bailey. The dust was insane, so you either had to be really close, or really far away, making it hard to pass. Like a bonehead, I washed out my front end less then halfway around the first lap, allowing Mason Ottersburg to get by me. I unfortunitely got stuck behind him for about a lap and a half, I was getting pretty frustrated, and I finally had to bust a move and make a pass. Now it was time to go after the front runners. I was catching up to Davey when I hit a rock, and bent my brake pedal in, far enough so that it would stick under my case. I had to ride a whole lap with no rear brake at all. I lost about 3 minutes or so on that lap. Meanwhile, Eric Bailey broke a chain and was running back to the pits to get tools like an animal. We fixed my brake at the pitstop, and then I was super pissed. I was on the gas, wanting to catch back up to Davey. I gained a couple minutes on him the last couple laps, but was unable to close the gap anough to make a pass for the win. Congrats to Davey for the great ride and the overall. Thanks to my sponsors: Stillwell Performance, Beta, Klim, Rekluse, Dunlap, Fasst Co. Topar, Kal-Gard, RTT, ODI, HBD Graphics, FMF Fastway, Dirt Tricks, Slick,Posey Motors, Woodies Wheel Works, DP Brakes, Sidi, and most of all, my parents. Thanks for reading, Beraaap!
Max Gerston
