Yeah baby, I'm so pumped having been more than 20 points off the leader to now leading the championship points race that I am just flat out stoked it's not even funny. It was just a totally awesome Springfield event!

I'd be the first one to tell you I wasn't really sure I could actually race at a high-potential until I got on the TT track for the first free practice. My collar bone was sore from the fracture I got during the media day on May 11 but it was not painful . Dad wrapped me up and added a clavicle brace to protect it and after the first practice I felt awesome and knew I could put in a great effort. I was so stoked because I knew at that point I would be a factor in the point standings after this weekend. And, knowing that I was going to be good on the TT I knew would make the rest of the field nervous out on the mile because I love the big speed of the big tracks. All this short track and TT stuff is FUN, but the real racing happens when you are wide open and drafting on a mile or hanging it all out on a cushion or groove half mile; everything else to me is just practice for those big dances. I mean just look at the picture above of me (71B) coming off of turn four in the lead. Tucked in early making myself as small as possible and wide open with the wheels in-line. Awesome!!

The racing and qualifying for the mile went well. I went out on my Weirbach racing CRF 450 Honda, tuned by General Engineering and the bike was stout. We had good power and the bike handled really well. I was able to keep the wheels in-line, get on the gas early in the turns and two wheel pretty good around the track. Tires were getting scuffed in and my times were right in the top three for all the sessions. In the heat I was beat to the line and took third, good enough for a front row start and was OK with all of that. As the program wrapped up the pro finals were ready to get going. In the main it was a 12 lap hair-ball fest. We had some inexperienced riders in the pack and I tried my hardest to stay away from them as they wiggled around a lot, drifted in and out of their lines and made some aggressive moves very early in the race; a mistake we all make if you have little experience mile racing. I used each lap to test who was going to be a factor, where on the track I could make a move, how and where the best draft was working and who looked liked they just had more motor on me. It was all about patience. Just before I went out for the final National road racer and dirt tracker number 72 Larry Pegram came up to me and coached me on exactly what I should be looking to do. He emphasized being patient and getting my self into position on the last lap to take advantage of the draft as it started to form. I almost executed exactly as Larry suggested but came up around a wheel too short to take a solid second place. It was not what I wanted, but it was some good points toward the championship and it got me on the podium for the second time over the weekend for my team, sponsors, fans, family and friends.

On Saturday we had the Springfield TT race. I was fast in the free practice as well as the qualifiers. I ended up with third fastest time out of 60 riders and that was exactly what I wanted to see. My heat race was stacked...so I knew I had to get first to third in order to get a front row start. Unfortunately I got caught behind some slower riders off the start and was unable to get it done is six laps and ended up with a fourth place finish. Good enough to easily make the program, but it meant a second row start.

In the final I was gridded on the second row right behind Jeff Carver. Carver was on the front row and is usually good off the starts. I knew if I followed him into the first turn right in the inside of his rear wheel I would be able to come out in the top four, exactly where I needed to be in order to have a chance for a podium finish. Well the strategy worked awesome. I think on the first start I ended up third and couldn't of been happier. Unfortunately our race was a crash fest and I think between the red light starts, and crashes we had a total of five restarts. At one point I was the only rider on the second row!!! It was sick....Some of the leaders left their brains in their tool box and crashed out hard. I remembered this was about getting points and getting on the podium for the championship so I calmed myself down and waited patiently for the track and program to work in my favor; and it did! In the last five lap dash my bike started popping and felt like it was losing a little power and I had to start shifting to keep my momentum going with one lap to go. JD gapped me a little, but I was able to hold off Corby to get a second place finish and that meant some big points.

I ended up collecting two second place points for the weekend and that catapulted me into the points lead for the championship. My team, sponsors, fans, family and friends are all super excited as am I. We now have a local TT race this weekend to get ready for and the following week I debut at Road America in the AMA Pro Racing Supersport class. The week after that is the Peoria Hot Shoe and then on to Michigan half mile and Bulls Gap Pro Flattrack. So I have a real busy schedule the next five weeks and I'm excited about what's to come, so stay tuned!!!

I need to thank a lot of people as always! My team Weirbach Racing has done an excellent job in preparing my Honda race bikes and supporting me and all the equipment at the race track. My mechanic Dustin, my motor man Brian from Newman Racing for keeping my Suzuki up to race specification, Dad and everyone else involved I want to say a huge thank you.