Name: Saya Sakakibara
Age: 10
Date: 27th June 2010
Venue: Maitland BMX Club
Race: Maitland Open
Class: 11 Boys
Result: 4th
Weather: Nice and sunny but it was cold until about 12 o’clock.
Course condition: Smooth and nice to ride on.
Sponsors
Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Precision BMX, Time, Champion System
Race summary
Today we woke up at five o’clock in the morning and travelled to Maitland It was a three hour drive but I slept most of the time. Today I think is going to be a great day.
Moto one: I had lane four and I didn’t quite have a good start. But I pedalled down that start hill. Three people got in front of me so I was in fourth. On the second corner, I went under the rider in third and got in third.
Moto two: I had lane seven and I had a better start than last time. I was coming fourth. I pedalled hard round that big long corner hoping to jump the second double. But suddenly I thought that I wouldn’t have enough speed so I pumped it. I got a bit sketchy. I tried to catch up but they were too far ahead. I came fourth.
Moto three: I had lane one. I had a good start but I came out in third. This time when I pedalled around the first corner, I was being careful so I don’t go sketchy again. I knew Kyle was behind me so I kept the inside closed. I pedalled to the end and I came third.
Moto four: I thought we only had three motos, but we had four. I had lane eight, and I had an OK start. I came out in third. I pedalled around that long corner and got some speed this time I didn’t go sketchy. The rider behind me was getting closer and closer to me but I held him by keeping my line. I came third.
Extra moto: I had lane two and I had the best start out of the whole day. I came out in third and I pedalled hard around the first corner. I wasn’t far off from number two. Also I wasn’t far off from Kyle behind me. On the last straight, he was really close to me but I came third.
I had fun racing the boys again. Overall, I came fourth and I won ten dollars. I wonder what I would get with that money..........
