Thoughts, Thanks and Observations
Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 9:16 pm
Well, it seems like I've had about 5 hours sleep in the last 4 days. Including my 4am wake up call this morning to catch a flight to CA, so I might forget some things in this post. I will probably add more as the week goes on and I remember key events.
First and foremost, a huge THANKS to everyone who had encouraging words for me this weekend. From my racing ability to the fact I decided to just take pictures this weekend. While racing would have surely been exciting, a possible trophy that would collect dust in my basement could never compare to all the tremendous pictures I got this weekend that hopefully everyone will enjoy! I wish I would have gotten pics of every rider and every race.
Bruce, how you got us interviewed by ISTV is still a wonder to me?!
Can't wait to see how that came out. Thanks for all that you've done for me, and the site. You are WAY more UtahBMX.com than I!
Melton, I can't think of any other words right now other than YOU THE MAN!!
Ian and Heather(AKA Heathan), while I really wish you had *COUGH*COUGH* kept the money, the fact that you spent it on snacks and drinks for the PBP team, and then generously offered them to pretty much anyone and everyone, shows the type of great people you are. And those gatorades on Sunday really hit the spot. Hope you kept the receipt for all the unused stuff, so you can KEEP THE MONEY!!
And Heather, what a race!! I bow down in the presence of your NAG #1! You sure backed up that plate this weekend with a tremendous WIN on Sunday!!
Roland, it was great to hear you on the mic this weekend!! It was great to hear the little "extra" you put into the Utah riders during the broadcast!!
With the little time our Utah riders have had on a track this year, we did extremely well. There were so many going so fast, it's gonna be great to see how much better they do at Nationals later in the year. Riders that come to mind are Jordan Smith, Cody Kelley, Mitch Ropelato, Danny and Robby Patterson, Riley Winn, Bennett Newkirk, Riley Winn, Thomas Bullock, .... uh, forgive me, there's a ton more, i'm just drawing a blank.
Phoenix Passey, WOW! That win in your Open class on Sunday was AWESOME!! You need to teach me your 3rd and last straight skills!!
Brandon Smith and Mike Kelley, what can I say? Both of you should of had those wins! The only thing to blame is the weather. If we would have had decent weather, and gotten some decent track time, there's not doubt I'd be posting up your ISTV interviews this wednesday!!
As great as it was to see everyone this weekend (and get interviewed by ISTV) I have to say a MAJOR great moment for me this weekend was getting to meet Pat Simmons, the ORIGINAL T.O. of RAD Canyon. I had heard so many great things, it was nice to finally shake Pat's hand. Thanks again for the all the kind words, it really meant alot. Getting to take the picture of RAD's big 3 (Pat Simmons, Rob Anderson and Dave Halladay) was pretty cool. I thank all 3 of you for everything you've done to help out not only RAD Canyon, but Utah BMX as a whole.
Okay, that's all I've got in me right now, I really need to get some sleep. 5am wake up call tomorrow to start a 12 hour work day.
More to come tomorrow....
First and foremost, a huge THANKS to everyone who had encouraging words for me this weekend. From my racing ability to the fact I decided to just take pictures this weekend. While racing would have surely been exciting, a possible trophy that would collect dust in my basement could never compare to all the tremendous pictures I got this weekend that hopefully everyone will enjoy! I wish I would have gotten pics of every rider and every race.
Bruce, how you got us interviewed by ISTV is still a wonder to me?!
Can't wait to see how that came out. Thanks for all that you've done for me, and the site. You are WAY more UtahBMX.com than I!
Melton, I can't think of any other words right now other than YOU THE MAN!!
Ian and Heather(AKA Heathan), while I really wish you had *COUGH*COUGH* kept the money, the fact that you spent it on snacks and drinks for the PBP team, and then generously offered them to pretty much anyone and everyone, shows the type of great people you are. And those gatorades on Sunday really hit the spot. Hope you kept the receipt for all the unused stuff, so you can KEEP THE MONEY!!
And Heather, what a race!! I bow down in the presence of your NAG #1! You sure backed up that plate this weekend with a tremendous WIN on Sunday!!
Roland, it was great to hear you on the mic this weekend!! It was great to hear the little "extra" you put into the Utah riders during the broadcast!!
With the little time our Utah riders have had on a track this year, we did extremely well. There were so many going so fast, it's gonna be great to see how much better they do at Nationals later in the year. Riders that come to mind are Jordan Smith, Cody Kelley, Mitch Ropelato, Danny and Robby Patterson, Riley Winn, Bennett Newkirk, Riley Winn, Thomas Bullock, .... uh, forgive me, there's a ton more, i'm just drawing a blank.
Phoenix Passey, WOW! That win in your Open class on Sunday was AWESOME!! You need to teach me your 3rd and last straight skills!!
Brandon Smith and Mike Kelley, what can I say? Both of you should of had those wins! The only thing to blame is the weather. If we would have had decent weather, and gotten some decent track time, there's not doubt I'd be posting up your ISTV interviews this wednesday!!
As great as it was to see everyone this weekend (and get interviewed by ISTV) I have to say a MAJOR great moment for me this weekend was getting to meet Pat Simmons, the ORIGINAL T.O. of RAD Canyon. I had heard so many great things, it was nice to finally shake Pat's hand. Thanks again for the all the kind words, it really meant alot. Getting to take the picture of RAD's big 3 (Pat Simmons, Rob Anderson and Dave Halladay) was pretty cool. I thank all 3 of you for everything you've done to help out not only RAD Canyon, but Utah BMX as a whole.
Okay, that's all I've got in me right now, I really need to get some sleep. 5am wake up call tomorrow to start a 12 hour work day.
More to come tomorrow....