How was Washougal?
It was fun! It was probably the most fun I’ve had all year. There was no pressure. I went down with an open mind and felt good. You get so much riding in. We did two 20-minute practice sessions both days. We went through, like, five gallons of gas. In Canada, Shane [Wiebe] and I don’t go through five gallons together. The track was absolutely mint. They don’t over water it; they don’t let it get dusty. I qualified 26th on Saturday and 25th on Sunday for my gate pick. Who did you start beside in the first moto? Andrew McFarlane and some other privateer. I had horrible starts; I think most of the privateers down south run big bores. Their bikes ripped. I definitely wish I had my race motor, that’s for sure. So what happened in that first moto? I was pretty much dead last off the start. That start at Washougal is tight and everyone funnels in. I worked my up to 16th for a while, but then I made a mistake—I didn’t crash but made a mistake—and it took me a couple of laps to get going again.
