Peace out!

I have 2 weeks left in Boone, then I begin packing in Greensboro and will be driving out to Portland, Oregon the day after Christmas to pursue my future. I have always wanted to live in the PNW, and I got a chance to do so, so why not? I can't wait to be racing the Fluidride Cup series, and meet the hundreds of people that race in it. Almost more importantly, I'm going to get the opportunity to get in to endurance gravity racing. Oregon is at the forefront of these massive downhill races, ranging from 6 miles to 12 miles in length, and with minimal climbing. One of them, the Hood River 6 mile downhill race, has 4ooo feet of drop, with just a couple hundred feet of climbing! Sounds right up my alley. I also just got word that Bend, OR is about to install an indoor bike park, similar to Ray's, but not in Ohio!

I'm gonna miss all the good times that the south has to offer, but I'm sure I'll still find some fun out there somewhere, lol. The Dirty Bird is going to be kicking ass next year, and I hope that 2010 is a breakthrough year for southern DH racing.

mike