Whibs won again

**Reckless** · 7th October 2009, 09:46

great pics mate thanks!
Sounds like you had a good time!

**denill** · 7th October 2009, 10:05

Originally Posted by takitimu

they all were a bit like a

compared with last year, the grid looked like 2/3 the size of the race I saw last year.

More pro's this year in XC1 though

Got any idea of the financial rewards??

It has appeared that the rewards have not been great.

**Shorty_925** · 7th October 2009, 10:29

Originally Posted by takitimu

Missed a few

Is that guy on #23 wearing an open face helmet with a beard....????

**takitimu** · 7th October 2009, 12:49

Originally Posted by denill

Got any idea of the financial rewards??

It has appeared that the rewards have not been great.

I can't see it, I think a decent living, but if you want to be wealthy go sx/mx

, Husky have 12 million in "potential" earnings available per year ( GNCC 3.5k 1st for a race, 5k for the series ).

Interestingly there were more pure spectators than I've ever seen & alot & I mean alot of vehicles parked there ( atv's are real popular & they run morning & afternoon rides ).

Originally Posted by Reckless

great pics mate thanks!
Sounds like you had a good time!

It was cool, really not sure how many more I'll get to, so trying to make the most of it

.

If you thought Husky was doing it cheap, the van in the background is the transport for team Husaberg !!

**takitimu** · 7th October 2009, 13:07

Originally Posted by Shorty_925

Is that guy on #23 wearing an open face helmet with a beard....????

Surely was, beat Jason Davis & got 13th overall, fellow by the name of BEN W BOUWENS

**denill** · 7th October 2009, 13:19

Have you guys read: The Racer X interview with Whibs?

**takitimu** · 9th October 2009, 22:13

Originally Posted by denill

Have you guys read: The Racer X interview with Whibs?

It was a really good interview, any ideas how long Whib's contract with Geico is for ?.

**denill** · 14th October 2009, 06:18

Race Report: CRA Hubbard Ohio
Rider: Paul Whibley
Team: JG Offroad, GEICO, Monster Energy Kawasaki
Bike: Kawasaki KX450f
Result: 1st

It definitely feels like the end of the season here. It seems like the cold weather has come a little early here in Ohio with the trees all turning bright orange and red. Its tough to get out there training, road cycling needs several extra layers of cloths and a Mt Bike the other day with JT and his mate Anthony ended in finding our way back to the vehicle in darkness.
Over the weekend I got to a CRA event near Hubbard OH. It was a pretty fun track with plenty of mud holes, a section around a junk yard and a unique start.

For some reason at this event they decided to have a mass start, one row, something Im familiar with as most of our races in NZ start like this. The other thing, it was a live engine moto type start. But the start of the race was signaled by a guy waving a hat!!! I guess he was the Official starter, I pinned it when the hat got waved??!! I hope he wasn't just an excited spectator. Anyway everybody went so I think it was the "Official" start. I grabbed the holeshot and controlled the race. Only short laps of about nine minutes but the track was fun so the race progressed quickly. A 4th gear tapped out, up hill ski jump had a small crowd gather as did the numerous bog holes that deteriorated quickly with lines going everywhere.

After 2 hour racing I took the win. It was a fun track and turned into a good bit of training.

Thanks to my Sponsors:
JG Offroad, GEICO, Monster Energy Kawasaki, Moose Racing, Shoei, Smith, Sidi, RG3, Ohlins USA, Moto SR, Pirelli, LeoVince, No Toil, CTi, Enduro Engineering, Renthal, Pro Moto Billet/Fastway, IMS, Vortex ignitions, G2, PG Graphics, EBC Brakes, Tsubaki Chains, WER, BRP, Rekluse, CV4, Silkolene, Works Connection, Motion Pro

**denill** · 21st October 2009, 07:55

Race Report: IXCR event
Rider: Paul Whibley
Team: JG Offroad, GEICO, Monster Energy Kawasaki
Bike: Kawasaki KX450f
Result: 1st

With the last spare weekend of the season I received an invite from Joe Halcomb to come down to Indiana and race an IXCR event. On arriving at the track with Joe I realized I had been to this venue before. It was the same place that I raced my first OMA event about 4 years ago.

The morning was frosty and cold and the sun was a welcome sight as it breathed some warmth into the still air. Watching the kids race in the morning showed the track was slick. The clay soil had been packed down hard and the moisture from the morning frost just made it so slippery. My race started around 12, thankfully it had warmed up some by then. I grabbed the early lead but found the track so slippery that pushing hard was impossible. I had my Vortex ignition on my bike and switched maps to a very smooth one via the switch on the bars after the first mile of the track. This made it a lot easier to control the big KX. I now begin to slowly build a lead but still conditions made it really tough to go fast.

The track had some fun features with the rock drop-off attracting some spectators and catching a few riders out. There was also a creek jump that provided a brief break from the slick trails. Plenty of rocks also kept riders on there toes and on one rocky slick hill I had seen a pool of oil. I'm guessing someone wasn't having a good day.

With the white flag coming out and having a comfortable lead the last lap was completed safely.

Thanks to my Sponsors:
JG Offroad, GEICO, Monster Energy Kawasaki, Moose Racing, Shoei, Smith, Sidi, RG3, Ohlins USA, Moto SR, Pirelli, LeoVince, No Toil, CTi, Enduro Engineering, Renthal, Pro Moto Billet/Fastway, IMS, Vortex ignitions, G2, PG Graphics, EBC Brakes, Tsubaki Chains, WER, BRP, Rekluse, CV4, Silkolene, Works Connection, Motion Pro