President Randy Faul (863)244-3709 president@floridatrailriders.org
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AA/A Don Chriss (407)694-5614
Specialty A/B Peter Magee (352)-472-6932 cr250@bellsouth.net
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Vice President James Hill (941) 812-1247 vicepresident@floridatrailriders.org Secretary Kelsey Salter secretary@floridatrailriders.org Treasurer Allen Pearce (352)339-5644 treasurer@floridatrailriders.org
Hare Scrambles Randy Rash (954)931-5709 hschair@floridatrailriders.org Enduros George Tolson (863)698-3837 endurochair@floridatrailriders.org Enduros Glenn Hunt (678)-231-4100 ghunt350xc@gmail.com Hare Scrambles Dan Aitken (407)461-8595 hsref@floridatrailriders.org Associate HS Ref Pete Rose (941)270-1189 pwrracingktm@gmail.com
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Specialty C/Women Jimmy Pitts (321)632-3456
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Specialty C/Women Kerri Chambers (863)956-9140 jekchambers@aol.com
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Area #1: Don St.John Counties: Out-of-State, Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Holmes, Washington, Bay, Jackson, Calhoun, Gulf, Gadsden, Liberty, Franklin, Leon, Wakulla, Jefferson, Madison, Taylor, Lafayette, Dixie Area #2: Larry Roberts Counties: Hamilton, Suwannee, Columbia, Baker, Union, Bradford, Nassau, Duval, Clay, Putnam, St. Johns Area #3: William Toreki (352)372-1135 stillbill@cox.net Counties: Gilchrist, Alachua, Levy, Marion, Citrus, Sumter, Lake
CLUB Area #10: Luis M Rodriguez (772)871-6385 luisabx@hotmail.com Counties: Okeechobee, St. Lucie, Martin Area #11 Peter Rose (941)270-1189 pwrracingktm@gmail.com pete.rose@marinemax.com Counties: Charlotte, Glades, Lee, Hendry, Collier Area #12: Kyle McAfee Counties: Palm Beach Area #13: Paul Lucas Counties: Broward, Dade, Monroe
1 Apollo Motorcycle Club Mark Bordelon (321)794-0993 voice and text markbord115@gmail.com www.apollomotorcycleclub.com 2 Azalea City Motorcycle Club Gary Wyatt-Interlachan,Fl (386)684-2698 wyattg1@windstream.net 3 Big Scrub Trail Riders John Hawkins-Tavares,Fl (352) 516-6903 jamohawkins@embarqmail.com www.bigscrub.com 4 Central Florida Trail Riders Dave Nagle (407) 222-0050 centaurconstruction@yahoo.com 5 Columbia Enduro Riders Ricky Dennis-Columbia,SC (803)786-0051 mastercraft@bellsouth.net 6 Daytona Dirt Riders Shaun Foutch (386)214-4878 eastflorida234@yahoo.com zwww.daytonadirtriders.com
Area #4: Joe Carrasquillo (386)295-8428 fdjoec@aol.com Counties: Flagler, Volusia Area #5: Troy Stainbrook
7 Family Riders, Inc. Johnny Thomas-Hanahan,SC (843)553-1463 familyriderssc@bellsouth.net
Counties: Hernando, Pasco. Pinellas, West Hillsborough
8Greenville Enduro Riders Chris Poole-Laurens,SC info@greenvilleenduroriders.com
Area #6: Mike Belle Counties: East Hillsborough, Polk Area #7: Bill Jenkins, Jr. (407)282-6056 ford3233@aol.com Counties: Seminole, Orange, Osceola Area #8: Mark Bordelon (321)794-0993 mborde01@intersil.com Counties: Brevard, Indian River
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14 Sarasota Area Dirt Riders Scott Bryant (941)223-9014 gbryant@comcast.net www.sarasotadirtriders.com 15 Sarasota Area Quad Riders Amanda Fronckowiak-Venice,Fl (941) 223-6974 ajc7191@comcast.net 16 Southeast Florida Trail Riders Fra n k Ca m p b e l l -We s t p a l m Beach,Fl (561) 951-3732 Seftr35@yahoo.com 17 Sumter Enduro Riders Johnny McCoy-Sumter,SC (803) 481-5169 serma@ftc-i.net www.sermaclub.com 18 Suncoast Trail Blazers Brian Coughlin-President bcoughl2@tampabay.rr.com Shane Hitz- Vice President www.suncoasttrailblazers.com 19 Sunrunners M/C Dale Ellis-Auburndale,Fl (407)467-1196 dlellis@laneconstruction.com 20 Tallahassee Trail Riders Mikey Rainey (850)591-5386 www.tallahasseetrailriders.org
9 Old School Dirt Riders Ben Kelly-Sarasota,Fl (941)650-1473/(941)650-1474 ftr90racer@yahoo.com 10 Palm Beach Track & Trail Jim Agate-Hollywood,Fl (954)562-2500 jim@agatemortgage.com 11 Perry Mountain M/C Glenn Hollingshead-Selma.AL (334)872-0619 hhollingsh@msn.com
Area #9: Ron Thomas Counties: Manatee, Sarasota, DeSoto, Highlands
Joe Strickland- PR Chair (904)652-5761 rcdrjax@gmail.com www.rcdr.org
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12 Nature Coast Trail Blazers Rob Swann (813)731-5552 rswann222@gmail.com www.naturecoasttrailblazers.com 13 River City Dirt Riders Woody Westbrook-President (850)320-4088
21 Treasure Coast Trail Riders Luis Rodriguez (772)801-9777 luisabx@hotmail.com
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these guys and gals volunteering their time and weekend to make sure we are taken care of in case we experience a miscue. It takes many volunteers to make the wheels turn and sometimes we take our organization for granted and just assume that things will always be perfect in a non-perfect world. A lot of the success and how your weekend turns out depends on our attitude and how we handle things. Whether it is competing or just coming out for a weekend of camping , we are all out here in the pastures because we want to be and it is what we do. I know that’s why I am out here. Have fun; enjoy our time with our family and look forward to the next weekend we all can circle the wagons. Thanks for listening, Randy Faul
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ere we are in February and March is just a few weeks away or days away depending when you receive this. As I write this, we just came off another stellar weekend of racing with the Sunrunners event at the Bartow property. Talk about a change up. They totally redesigned the entire layout and came away with some really cool obstacles at the end of the 14 mile course. As I am a little familiar with the property, this course took a long time to develop with lots of planning, hard work and determination to offer the variety that was presented for our enjoyment. The amount of time it took to put this together was months, not weeks and the club was into overtime with no P.O. in place to cover the payroll!( that was for you Dale )LOL...Great job Sunrunners. We also welcomed Kelsey Saltar as our newest member to the BD/EC with her first meeting as secretary as she caught on quickly and had the minutes out in a few days. It was also nice to see one of our up and coming AA riders out and about at the races with Landon Lynn and family back where they belong with the FTR family. On a not so high note was one of our long time riders and supporters Scott Gawler Sr. taking a spill during practice and had to take a short flight to get looked at. I witnessed firsthand our safety team in action as they handled the situation with care and professionalism as they guided the bird in and cared for Scott. We are so very fortunate to have
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t was Gatorback a few years ago. It rained, and rained and rained. It started at noon with the mini’s and drizzled all afternoon. About 20 yards from the starting grid a small puddle formed. By the time the quads ran, it was a small pond. The bikes rode through it with no problems. The quads however, with their four fat tires hit the water and hydroplaned in all directions. It was a wild scene as they hit the shallows and suddenly got traction sending them in all new directions… and into each other. A much more serious event occurred when Jesus’ disciples were crossing the Sea of Galilee. In the book of Matthew, Chapter 14, Verses 23-30, it reads, “After He dismissed the crowds, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone, but the boat by this time was a long way from land, beaten by the waves, for the wind was against them (His twelve disciples). And in the 4th watch (sometime between midnight and 6 am), He came to them walking on the sea, they were terrified and said, “it is a ghost” and they cried out in fear. Jesus spoke to them” take heart, it is I, don’t be afraid.” Peter answered Him, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water. “ He said, “Come”. So, Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and began to sink, he cried out “Lord save me!” Jesus immediately reached out His hand and took hold of him saying to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” There is a song on Christian contemporary radio stations sung by Zach Williams titled “Fear, He is liar!”
Fear, He is a liar! He will take your breath, stop you in your steps, Fear He is liar! He will rob your rest, steal your happiness. Cast your fears in the fire, Cause fear, he is a liar. Faith is from God, fear is from the evil one. Faith sees challenges, fear sees obstacles. Faith sees possibilities, fear sees destruction. Faith sees opportunities, fear sees stagnation. Faith sees victory, fear sees defeat. Peter is the only human being to defy the laws of physics. He was the bravest of the twelve in trusting Jesus. But he, so many times like us, saw only the circumstances, the immediate problem and forgot that Jesus is in control and wants us to trust Him in faith. He will see you through whatever your facing if you’re just willing to “step out of the boat” and go to Him when He calls. “The Good Race” joy service is every Saturday night from 7:30 to 7:45 pm at the CMA tent on vendor’s row. We hope to see you there! Blessings on and off the road, Jim and Betty Edleston CMA
Starting Line to Checkered Flag… “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” 2 Timothy 4:7
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FLORIDA TRAIL RIDERS KURT AND MAKO CHECKING IN!
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hat’s up everyone! First off, I’d like to say that I hope everyone is having a great season so far. There is nothing I miss more than being at the races hanging out with all of you guys… my family. In September I made the move up to the Charlotte, North Carolina area to pursue a job with a company that some of you may be familiar with, Risk Racing. I’d be lying if I said the transition was easy. First off, it gets cold up here and we already had a nice snow storm come through, causing the whole town to shut down. I raced an NCHSA race in September, the clay was a lot different than the sand I am used to, and I really struggled. I ended up selling my bike in November to save up some money. This left the question “what the heck am I going to do now?” Well I’ve been to a bunch of state parks to hike with my dog Mako. I was skeptical at first, but hiking is actually a good time and Mako loves it, so it is always worth it. Santa brought me a new mountain bike, so I have been hitting that pretty hard recently, I am not so good at the uphill’s however.
Luckily for me, I just picked up a brand new KTM 350 SX-F from Palmetto Motorsports, so I plan on hitting all of the GNCCs that are relatively close, will do some Sprint Enduros and do my best to follow the National Enduro series. I will be full throttle back into racing and I have never been more excited. Kurt Lucas
As far as my job goes it is awesome to work in an industry that I love so much. Talking about dirt bikes all day and getting paid for it really is a dream. My title is Account Manager and I have a hand in a lot of stuff that goes on. I handle all of the rider support aka sponsorships for the company, I dabble with the marketing side, I handle all of the social media and do my best to sell our products.
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ongratulations to FTR's Austin Dickson for completing a very important phase of his life. Austin has achieved the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouting program of the Boy Scouts of America and during a February 2nd ceremony he was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout. During his time in the Boy Scouts, Austin has earned 20 Awards, 37 merit badges (only 21 are required), and has completed 129 hours of community service. This all has to be done before the scout reaches his 18th birthday and is by no means an easy thing to do. FTR is proud of you. It's just a shame racing dirt bikes was not one of your merit badges.
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few races ago I heard a guy ask the people next to us if they had any ketchup. They didn’t but we did. So, like any normal person in a cow pasture on a Saturday surrounded by the amazing smell and sounds of dirt bikes (and Quads), I grabbed ours out of the cooler and took it over. We started a conversation. How did you start racing? Thomas currently is a Junior at Tampa Prep. When he was in sixth grade, he became friends with Ryan Curtis and eventually went to a few races with Ryan and his Dad, the Legend Jerry Curtis. Last year Thomas purchased a bike from Jerry and a new family joined FTR. Thomas said his first race was fun and kind of intimidating as people were flying by him. This year HS 1 he finished in 20th place, followed by a 10th place finish at the second race. Lots of time at Croom and Bone Valley over the summer with his Dad and receiving tips and being coached by Jerry has had a huge impact on the level of his riding. The first race of the new season was still a little intimidating but feeling more comfortable he finished 12th. As always, I ask, “What is your favorite and least part of FTR?” No surprise in his answer as it is the most common, Fav. FTR is a very nice and helpful community and least fav. no power hook ups. We hear ya!! I mentioned a new family, that’s because Thomas’s Dad, Ken also purchased a bike and a camper, and started racing in the beginner class with his son. Ken said his first lap was horrifying, but he still kept going. HS one of this season Ken finished 14th!! Ken said, “He is grateful for quality time and bonding they get to share. Most kids have their face in a game and are inside all weekend. This year the gifts under the tree were a bit different, laughs. Thanks, Santa, for the Rekluse Clutch!!” The Muzyk Family would like to Thank Jerry Curtis, Matt Rinaldi and Harry for all that they have done to Welcome them into the racing family. Also, Rinaldi Tire and Randy Faul of Seat Concepts. My first interaction with Randy was unbelievable in Welcome to FTR Ken and Thomas! Your're going to love it. the best kind of way. Ken’s favorite part of FTR, hanging out on Friday nights with everyone. Have to agree with that one myself. Dekdef Photos
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o say you’ve grown up riding dirt bikes is a special thing. The average person would never understand, and some would even question why someone would even want to do that. Sixteen-year-old Jack Chambers is one of those kids that not only grew up riding dirt bikes he grew up RACING dirt bikes in the Florida Trail Riders organization and if you’ve been involved with FTR for any amount of time you surely know his family. The Chambers, Jason, Kerri, Emma, and Jack are like a royal family in the woods. For all of the new members, give us a little background about yourself. Well I’ve been riding dirt bikes, mostly in FTR, for 13 years. I was 2 or 3 when I started riding and my first race was when I was 4 and ever since then I just started finding a love for the sport. We did FTR for probably 8 or 10 years and then we decided to go do a motocross race and we liked it. We went to an area qualifier for Loretta’s and we made it and that’s when the roller coaster of ups and downs and everything started. It’s just cool to have my FTR background as a woods rider, just like Aaron Plessinger had it in the GNCC’s. That’s what I look forward to and maybe make this into a job someday. Has Aaron become a role model of yours? Yea for sure.. especially with him starting out in the woods kind of gives me a little bit of hope. How far back does dirt bike racing go in your family? Well actually my moms dad, Jack Terrell, was the President of Florida Trail Riders for a while (1995-96) and he helped get everything started in FTR and he rode when he was probably sixteen. My mom and her sister started riding. My dad’s family all rode just for fun. My dad wanted to do FTR so he raced. My parents actually met racing in FTR…they met at a banquet, a well known person in FTR, Jack Hoffman, introduced them. So my sister and I were born and we pretty much raised a family in FTR. You and your sister both have done really well in FTR. I’ve been in the organization long enough to have watched the two of you grow up and I’m amazed at how well you’ve done. Thank you. Obviously, you love racing in the woods but there’s no doubt moto has been treating you really well and you’ve really adapted to it. How do you compare motocross and hare scrambles? Is there anything comparable besides being on two wheels? There is and there isn’t. There are so many different perspectives on it, but mine is the love of riding dirt bikes; anything that involves two wheels and a motor, for me, came from hare scrambles. That’s pretty much the base for me. Hare scrambles… I wouldn’t say it’s not as competitive as motocross because any sport gets competitive it just depends who you are. I just love riding. Anything that can give me a challenge will make me a better rider.
Hare scrambles and motocross both play a role with me. Motocross has helped the woods riding with corner speed and the flow through the woods and woods riding has helped a lot with moto with things like technique, making quick decisions on where do things or not, and line choice. Line choice was a big key for Lorreta’s because there’s probably 10 to 12 ruts in each turn and you’ve got to pick the best line so I feel FTR and woods riding has given me a good background in that. You’ve been taking it easy on the off-road stuff the last couple years to focus on moto. Do you feel moto is your future? Yeah, I’ve been focusing on the motocross to see if I can go somewhere with it and actually this year was pretty much my best year for finishes. I got third at the Monster Cup and that has given me the most confidence and I’m actually on a team now. I just signed a deal with Rides Unlimited KTM sponsored by BTO Sports and Seven gear. I’ve heard that there was some big news. Congratulations. Thank you. That just gives me a lot of confidence for the next year and moving forward. They will supply the rig and the bikes at all the nationals starting in Daytona and will go all the way to the mini-o’s which will be at Gatorback. How many trips have you made to Loretta Lynn’s? We started in 2015. A lot of people can’t say they’ve made it there in their first year but I did as an alternate. It’s cool to say that I’ve made it every year that I’ve tried. So you’re a regular there now? Yea, I can’t really say I’m a woods rider anymore. The first year or two I was riding moto I would say ..nah, I’m just a woods rider. I can’t really say that now. Let’s talk about some Monster Energy Cup. That’s not just motocross that Supercross! What was the first Supercross track your rode on? How did you prepare for that? Well the first actual to scale supercross track I rode was at Tim Ferry’s house. I trained with him there for a while. Then I went to GPF, which is the Georgia Practice Facility. I trained there for a few weeks and then I went out to California to Milestone, which is a to scale supercross track. So, I rode three different supercross tracks but multiple different times to get ready. Actually, I was coming off an injury as I was training for supercross. I was coming off a collar bone break from Loretta’s which resulted in my first DNF there. So, we got the call to go to Monster Cup and I talked to the doctor and everything and he said by that time I should probably be good but I'll need a lot of time to practice and get strong again before I can ride. So we did it. I had five weeks to get ready. That’s not a lot of time to do something totally different I’ve never done before. How did you find out you were going to MEC? Well they hadn’t even sent out the invites yet and I think I was one of the first people they called. I was very surprised by that because this year I got a DNF at Loretta’s and I didn’t do any of the spring
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nationals, which is the key to them choosing. So, the fact that my name was one of the first ones they thought of was cool. Did you get the hang with the riders and learn a little from them? Yea, it was cool. We got to walk the track with them. I was with Jordan Bailey, who I’m friends with, and Jason Anderson and he was trying to tell us how to hit the dragons back because for all the super mini’s it’s kind of hard to hit the dragons back. He said the easiest way to go through it was to roll the first one, double, and then double off of it. That was cool of him. JASON ANDERSON, the guy who just won the season title is telling me to hit the dragons back like this! I think I was one of the few kids that was hitting it like that. It was definitely a cool experience. This whole year has probably been the best year of riding. It’s fun. I’m just having a good time. Speaking of having a good time. You had the unique experience of representing the USA in France for the MX Master Kids at the Valtoline circuit. What was that like? That was awesome. I will never forget that. The fact that our whole family went was cool. We got to explore Germany and Austria and Switzerland and France. We did all that because we didn’t know if we’d get to go back again. It was like a once in a lifetime thing. I actually went two years in a row. The first year we didn’t do so much sightseeing cause we were there to go race but our second year we did a lot more stuff. The racing is totally different over there; nothing compared to the United States. I’ve heard that the MX tracks overseas in Europe are like the tracks here but in their worst conditions. Yea pretty much but the thing is the people are so excited and so positive it’s like, insane. Sometimes you can’t really communicate with the people; it’s kind of hard but when you’re out there racing on the track you literally can barely hear your bike. There’re horns going and people screaming and the whole track is surrounded by people cheering. Practice day they were cheering! We don’t cheer for our people in practice, but those people are hard core. We need to bring that kind of excitement in FTR…get everyone riled up. Yea for sure...it’s a totally different perspective on motocross when you go overseas. It’s cool and the fact that I was there representing our country was very awesome too.
2nd Place finish with Team USA
How did you finish over there? The first year I was winning everything and they actually cancelled
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the main event because some kid got hurt and like I said they take it really serious over there so they had to life flight someone out, they call it the air ambulance, and when they did that they said they can’t race anymore out of respect because the person ended up passing away. It was a sad thing but for them to do that out of respect was a really cool thing. It’s not quite like that here. It’s a very personal thing for them. For us we really didn’t understand. We were like, “Why can’t we race? This is crazy.” Did they explain it to you or just cancel the race? Well, our Team USA manager knows the guy and he explained it to us, but I think all the other people understood because if that happens at any race over there I’m pretty sure that’s what they would do. Other than that, it was definitely a totally new, cool, awesome, every word that describes cool, experience. In 2018 you did well with a second place, I think, and Team USA won the overall. Are you going to go back to France? I probably will be invited back but I think last year was our last year going. It’s just so much to get over there and to get back and it’s right before Loretta’s. I’m in the middle of training for Loretta’s and the next thing you know I have to go on a ten-hour flight to another country, race for four days and come back. It kind of messes up the training schedule. That’s like a whole week and a half of training missed even though I’d be riding over there. It’s totally different ground soil…everything is different.
MX Master Kids Team USA Verdun, France
They don’t groom the tracks often over there do they? (laughs) They actually groomed the track one time and that was with a rock crusher. It was solid rock over there. It took them about four hours to groom the track. One lap around the track and they literally crushed up the ground. Now that you’re on a team you’re going to be really busy. Are you going to hang up hare scrambles and focus on moto? That seems to be where your future is. I think, yeah that’s my future, but at the same you’ve got to come back to your roots. I would say motocross is way more serious. I take moto way more serious than hare scrambles and I’m not saying that in a negative way I’m just saying that the people are totally different. When you go to a hare scramble everyone is like family. When you go to motocross everyone’s like enemies. You go to moto to kill, pretty much. Everyone is on the line like, “I’m gonna kill to win.” Moto is intense. I honestly feel like I want to come back to FTR and have a weekend just to race and enjoy it. Instead of
always having the pressure of having to win. Here I come and hang out with my friends on the track. It’s more of a relaxing racing experience. Have you thought of trying any of the other racing disciplines like Enduro Cross? I feel like that would be cool to do but I feel I need to stay on my main focus which is motocross and maybe come back to FTR a few times. I’d like to do what Ryan Sipes did. He did motocross, hare scrambles, sprint enduro, GNCC, and enduro cross. He did every event in one year you could do. Well, thanks Jack for giving me some of your time. Is there anything you’d like to add? I definitely want to thank everyone in FTR that supports me and watches my results and stuff because without FTR being here I wouldn’t be anything. Well you seem to be making your own future. You’re one of those FTR kids, like Jesse, that really takes it seriously and gives 100% every day to make your dream come true. There’re others coming up through the classes and I hope they use you as an example of how to do it. You and Jesse both are great role models for FTR. It’s good when you do come around and talk to the younger kids. Yeah, definitely. It makes you feel good inside when you can be an influence on someone else. I was actually wearing Leatt gear last year and I see a few people out here wearing the gear and that’s pretty cool. I’d like to think I helped Leatt brand their company some. I was one of the first riders to be wearing the full Leatt gear. This year’s going to be different wearing Seven gear but, obviously, I’m really thankful for the support and everything I’ve gotten so far.
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Rides Unlimited BTO Racing Team Member Jack Chambers.
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The A Open freight train, led by #521 Billy Cassidy, rumbles through the start at the Old School Dirt Riders Melon Bash Hare Scramble in Punta Gorta. Cody Thomas, #112, would take the lead and the win.
FLORIDA TRAIL RIDERS Periodization – What It Is and Why It Is An Important Component of a Racer’s Program-Coach Robb
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ou are a dedicated athlete that trains on a regular basis. You have the best of intentions with your training, but lately, no matter how hard you work out, you aren’t making any gains. You have plateaued. What has really happened is that your body has adapted to your workouts and it needs new challenges. This is where periodization comes in. At both the amateur and professional levels, the racing season has increased to the point where the racer is competing nearly year-round and actually inhibiting his or her ability to improve physically as a racer. It is unrealistic to think that a racer can be in top form every weekend from January through December. Throughout the year, the body has to be provided the opportunity to develop various energy systems through specific workouts. For long term improvement, a window of time must be provided to rest and recover from the stress loads applied to the muscles and cardiovascular system. This is where periodization comes into a racer’s program. Periodizaton creates phases of training or “periods” to keep your body working hard, while still giving it adequate rest. It answers how hard, how long and how often a racer should train to reap the benefits of training without burning out or getting injured. With riding and racing encompassing so many elements of your life, it has literally become a lifestyle – sleep, eat, ride, train off the motorcycle, repeat until the next weekend. However, this lifestyle of training, doesn’t allow you to systematically decide to begin training seriously for four weeks out and then be ready for the season’s first big race. On the other hand, hitting the Concept 2 Rower the Monday after your big race and riding every day until next weekend’s race isn’t productive for you either. The reason being, you will not be able to push the body beyond its normal performance level and then you don’t allow enough time for the body to adapt to the stress loads. At MotoE, we break a year into four training “seasons”: Pre-Season, PreCompetitive, Competitive and Off Season. Each season has a different performance objective to optimize your training time for maximum results. The duration of training cycles vary based on individual identified weaknesses during assessments, but typically consist of the following: Pre-Season (12 weeks): Develops maximum aerobic capacity, muscular strength and flexibility; this is also an ideal time to work with your riding coach to help with technique and mechanics. Pre-Competitive (8 weeks): Continued development of aerobic engine, final stage of maximum strength development, and the implementation of slight lactate tolerance intervals. Competitive (4 Cycles of 7 weeks): Specialization is the main component of this season. Your anaerobic threshold and sprint training should make up the high-quality workouts during the week. Also during this phase is the increased need for rest – ideally one complete day of rest per week to help you recover both mentally and physically. Off Season (4 weeks): This is where you deviate away from heavily structured training. Instead of structured training, you are back to casual riding or any other type of cross training. You don’t want to become so inactive that you begin to lose the conditioning you have worked so hard to achieve throughout the year; you do, however, what to remain active and healthy. STEP ONE: ESTABLISHING GOALS This step involves establishing your long-term goals and developing a plan for achieving each of your goals. This step needs to be quantified, simple, optimistic and realistic. Though this sounds like an easy task, it takes real brainstorming to narrow this first step down and onto pape.r An example of an unrealistic long-term goal: “I want to be fast”. There is no way to quantify fast and there is no time line established to complete it. It also doesn’t tell you what you are setting your standards against. If you say: “I want to be the top local rider in my class by May in the Gold Cup series” – this is quantified, specific and with a little research you can determine what it will take to surpass the current top riders to achieve the
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status you are looking for. At MotoE we have our clients establish three sets of goals – 3-month, 6-month and 12-month. The most important thing to remember when you are sitting down to establish your goals is that they need to be specific and each should have a date applied. Without specific goals, you will quickly lose your motivation to stick to the homework, especially when it becomes difficult (due to either the duration or intensity levels required) or boring (i.e. stretching). STEP TWO: DETERMINING A STARTING POINT WITH YOUR TRAINING If you are starting at a minimum fitness level, you will have to increase your overall strength and endurance before your dive into a comprehensive performance training program. As a general rule of thumb, strive not to increase your duration of your overall workouts by more than 5-8% every other week. Once you have been consistent with some level of training for six to eight weeks without any physical set backs, it is time to determine exactly where your fitness levels are – this will identify your strengths and weaknesses and what to address with daily training to maximize your training time (especially for those of you that work and/or have a family to balance). The main concept to keep in mind when it comes to training is to strengthen weaknesses which have been specifically identified through field testing. Riders and racers, like any athletes, have a tendency to complete workouts focusing only on the elements where strength already exists. For example, in the gym, you rarely see anyone working their legs due to the high levels of lactic acid and associated increased heart rate levels. Instead they avoid these uncomfortable exercises and complete lower intensity exercises which do not address their physical limiters. If you use riding a road bicycle as a form of cross training, and you are not a strong climber, how often do you go out and complete hill repeats to increase your strength and lactate tolerance? It is not that you are soft; it is simply human nature to do the activities where we feel strong and confident. When it comes to assessments, it is imperative that you capture three key testing data points in field testing: aerobic capacity, muscular strength and lactate tolerance. At MotoE, we are more interested in testing these three variables within the training modalities that you have been using over the last six to twelve months. The important thing to keep in mind with establishing base line assessment numbers is to be consistent with your testing protocols. For example, if you use the Concept 2 Rower for your cardio training, it would not be a wise choice to use a running test for your lactate tolerance and aerobic capacity testing due to the different muscle groups and demands on the cardiovascular system – ultimately your testing data would be inaccurate. STEP THREE: ESTABLISHING A TRAINING PROGRAM BASED ON YOUR FIELD TESTING RESULTS This is where a human performance specialist can be an asset to a rider and racer’s development program – identifying where the most progress can be achieved in the shortest amount of time. As an illustration, a racer gets a riding coach to help work on problem areas around the track. A racer may be fast through the whoops, but if he or she can not get in and out of the corners fast, the time gained in the whoops is immediately lost in the next corner. The same applies to developing the training protocols that are going to maximize the appropriate energy systems to enhance the elements of aerobic capacity, muscular strength and lactate tolerance specific to riding a motorcycle as fast as possible for as long as possible. If you are serious about making performance gains, periodized training will ensure that you continue to make measurable progress and steps towards achieving your goals.
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2019 COYOTE HARE SCRAMBLE Photos by Dekdef Photos and Jordyn Chiodo attending her first ever hare scramble.
The 2019 Coyote Hare Scramble at Mondon Hill was another fantastic weekend of racing, hanging out with friends and just relaxing and taking in some beautiful weather. This is one of the most anticipated events on the schedule and the Suncoast Trailblazers did not dissapoint. The AA class was heated up with GNCC star Trevor Bollinger throwing his helmet inot the mix. Trevor gave our guys a work out and took the overall win by four and a half minutes with Bryce Koster and Garrett Edmisten finshing second and third just eighteen seconds apart. On four wheels, in the Quad AA class, it was the pros showing everyone else the way around. GNCC XC1 Pro Adam McGill took the win by just three seconds over his rival Cole Richardson with Hunter Hart and Walker Fowler coming in thirty seconds behind them.
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2018 2019
08/26
Enduro
Big Scrub Trail Riders Cancelled Lochloosa
9/01
Enduro # 1
Little Brown Jug (Sat Only)
9/22-09/23
HS #1
Central Florida Trail Riders
9/30
Enduro #2
Suncoast Trailriders
10/06-10/07
HS #2
Daytona Dirt Riders
•Garrett Edmisten OA
10/20-10/21
HS #3
Azaela City Dirt Riders
•Garrett Edmisten OA
11/03-11/04
HS #4
Sarasota Area Dirt Riders
•Garrett Edmisten OA
11/04
Enduro #3
Perry Mountain
Out of State
11/17-11/18
HS #5
River City Dirt Riders
POSTPONED
12/01-12/02
HS #6
Old School Dirt Riders
•Garrett Edmisten OA
01/05-01/06
HS #7
Suncoast Trail Riders
•Trevor Bollinger OA
01/19-01/20
HS #8
Sunrunners
02/02-02/03
HS #9
Big O
02/10
Enduro #4
River City Dirt Riders
02/16-02/17
HS #10
Palm Beach Tracks and Trails
Okeechobee, Fl
02/24
Enduro #5
Central Florida Trail Riders
RESCHEDULED
03/02-03/03
HS #11
Big Scrub Trail Riders
TBD
03/03
Enduro #6
Sandlapper
Out of State
03/14
Enduro #7
DDR Alligator Enduro
Daytona, Fl
03/16-03/17
HS #12
Treasure Coast Trail Riders
Indian Town, Fl
03/30-03/31
HS #13
Nature Coast Trail Riders
Dade City, Fl
04/07
Enduro #8
Apollo Motorcycle Club
Samsula, Fl
04/13-04/14
HS Rain Date
05/11-05/12
HS #14
Apollo Motorcycle Club
Samsula, Fl
05/19
Enduro #4
CFTR RESCHEDULED
Richloam, Fl
05/11-05/12
HS Rain Date
05/25-05/26
HS Rain Date
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Out of State • Scott Gawler Jr OA Croom, Fl
•Garrett Edmisten OA L-Cross POSTPONED