Andrew decided to attend the Vic State Champs this weekend instead of the NSW State Champs which was held on the same weekend. With Thomas' cast due to come off last Wednesday, we weren't sure if he would be racing so the decision was all Andrew's. The biggest clincher for the Vic Champs was that they qualify their U17's so Andrew would get 2 runs, plus he had never ridden Mt Beauty before (and entry was cheaper, yay). It was pretty much the same distance from here to Beauty as it was to NSW Champs at Awaba also.
As Thomas decided to cut his plaster off last Friday (5 days early), he decided that he would be right to ride so the boys headed off on Friday afternoon to make the 5 hr trek to Mt Beauty. We had only booked a room with 2 beds so Thomas would have to sleep in the swag as he was a late inclusion. Oh well, he was just happy to be able to ride again.
Saturday morning was the usual track walk before heading up for practice runs. After a couple of runs, Thomas' arm was feeling really good, although the thumb was cramping up a bit but that's probably just due to not using it for a while. Practice went well and the boys were loving the long track. With both boys racing above their age division, there sure seemed to be quite a bit of competition out there but that's what they relish.
Sunday morning practice also went well. Andrew headed up for his qualifying run and came down into 3rd place which he was pretty happy with. Next was Thomas' turn but it ended up that the timing messed up during Thomas' run so he had to do another one. Not the ideal preparation but these things happen. After Thomas' fairly cruisy 2nd qualifying run, he ended up 6th fastest so still pretty happy with that.
Race runs were delayed a bit due to the timing messing up but eventually got it over with and the end result was: Thomas 2nd in U19's and Andrew 2nd in U17's. Great effort again as both boys are racing above their age category. Also especially as this was Thomas' first race back after injury. Well done again boys.
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