Round 9 - VCHSS - MotoSport Roanoke Express @ Rivers Edge

Likely the last race for me until October. Opening a new business in August and going to be super busy the next 2 months. Fun race today at Rivers Edge. Pretty choppy rough and technical course. Lot of off camber, roots, rocks, rock garden creek bed, hill climbs, motocross track, you name it this place had it.
It was hot and humid today. The course was slicker than ice as it poured rain the night before and this dirt is a hard pack red clay base layer with a small amount of top soil on top. C riders moved most of the top soil out of the way during the morning event.
I had a pretty poor start but ended up getting into the woods in 5th place. Quickly made a couple passes and took over 3rd. Made 2 more passes and took over 1st about halfway through lap 1. Held 1st through lap 1 and about halfway through lap 2 Tim Good and Zach Daniels both passed me putting me in 3rd. I tried to latch on to those guys and pace them but I just could not keep up. They were too fast. I held 3rd majority of the race until Carlton Davis made the pass towards end of lap 3. I really did not want to give 3rd place up so I found a second wind and pushed hard to pace Carlton. He had such a good race and really made me work hard for it. He went down in the rock garden creek bed where I got back around him. He rode my rear tire all the way through the finish finishing 1 second behind me but I was able to salvage 3rd and another podium.

[@oldmanjimbomiller1713]

Always love your videos. And as usual you don't disappoint. Halfway through this thing you are absolutely hauling ass. Great to watch.

[@P4ddyC4ke]

Man! Other than missing the hole shot, that first lap has to be the perfect lap! You've shown you have what you need to run first for the distance. Just gotta build the endurance. Great race man! Good Luck with the new JM's!

[@SkinnySkinch]

Thanks Paddy! Yes Tim and Zach just have so much more endurance than me. I’m too fat and old 😂. Hopefully the new store does well and the team picks up quick so I can get back to racing ASAP!

[@ThomperBeThompin]

Great racing, Scott. Love your vids, especially for the races I can't make!

[@SkinnySkinch]

Thanks, Cody! Appreciate the kind words but I’d have to hire a professional videographer to make mine as enjoyable as yours 😂. I just post the full race for anyone that wants to see what the whole trail is like and people in my class it’s fun to watch ourselves battling it out.

[@ThomperBeThompin]

@@SkinnySkinch I watched the whole thing! Love the full race vids. Thank you, thank you. I have to snazz up my vids b/c I ride so slow!

[@Enduro_Urbano]

Looks fun, I miss racing. Good job out there.

[@SkinnySkinch]

we all miss racing with you man! get a permanent babysitter and get back out there with us LOL

[@DirtBikingwithDonnie]

Those grass track berms at 8:00 look awesome! Great riding Scott.

[@SkinnySkinch]

Yeah this place is one of the few race venues that we race that is actually open to the public for trail riding. It's a fun place with a bit of everything and the terrain is so rough and choppy from being ridden so much that it makes a good place to practice for races. It's 2 hours from me which makes it the "closest" public trails I have access to. I need to start training up here in the off season to get in shape for next season. Really want to lose some weight and get my cardio right and see if we can win a championship next year.

[@Mockle07]

Your near tree interface after the big puddle splash just after 15:00 was pretty much exactly what happened to me last month during my last race of the year…except that I was about 8 inches to the left and ended up with a broken forearm, broken ring finger (the tip of which had to be sewn back on), some bruised ribs and internal bleeding. 🤦🏼‍♂️ ffs 😂 Love watching the videos, I’m always there in the race with you all the way from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@Tankerman]

Wow you made a whole race without molesting a tree🤣. Geez you had some really good saves out there. I applaud you for putting your career ahead of your hobby. My wife came up with a new name for a sandwich to honor you, Jersey Mikes Stinky Sub🤪. You claim Carlton went down, I bet you had Randall do a Tonya Hardin on him🤪. Good job my friend.

[@SkinnySkinch]

I almost molested a couple of them pretty good lol that was close enough for me.... Haha I like your wife's sub name choice. Hahahah yes Randall put a stick in his rim as he drove by but shhhh

[@ThomperBeThompin]

Ugh, I've already asked this in the past, but cannot find your answer to my original comment. Can you tell me again what camera setup and settings you use for your races? Cheers, man. Sorry for the double tap!

[@EnduroHutch]

🎉🎉🎉

[@glennhargrave3975]

Where are ya dkinny

[@samajier2566]

Motor cros

[@stubabyfuora5280]

Coober ecu and eliminate the pipe banging off throttle and runs better