tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92227420906901622282023-11-15T23:53:17.819-07:00Sherman RacingHi everyone and welcome to the Sherman Racing blog. I hope this will give you a little insight into 'my passion' and provide some entertainment to those who follow the sport of competitive snowmobile hillclimbing.Mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01534123169016952803noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222742090690162228.post-84944469347113037812013-07-25T08:42:00.000-06:002013-07-25T08:57:56.667-06:00Charging into 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, first things first. It's OFFICIAL - Sherman Racing has accepted a contract to race on the Ski-Doo Factory Hillclimb Team as part of the Ski-Doo X-Team. The last couple years have brought an amazing amount of opportunity, and the 2013-2014 season will be no different. This year we will be racing on the XM platform with the 2014 Freeride. Operations are underway to secure top level sponsorships and prepare for the rigors of moving into the Pro classes. This season we are moving up from the Semi-Pro classes, and will be racing in 800 Stock, 800 Improved Stock, 1000 Stock, and 1000 Improved Stock. Stay tuned for more updates as we get the blog back in check. We are also in the process of developing an all exclusive website where you can find information about EVERYTHING happening at Sherman Racing. Pray for SNOW!!!!!!!!!<br />
<br />Mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13575104431971573497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222742090690162228.post-28259485467889779192012-09-20T22:06:00.000-06:002012-09-20T22:06:37.213-06:00Domination At The World Championships!<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">37th Annual World Championship Snowmobile Hillclimb</span></b></div>
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2012 Jackson Hole World Championship Snowmobile Hillclimbs. What else is there to say except you are racing against the fastest riders in snowmobile racing on arguably the hardest uphill race course in our sport. We had a fantastic weekend of racing in qualifying and in overall finishes. This is the first year Sherman Racing has been invited to Jackson and we are proud to say we are racing in all 3 Semi-Pro classes for a chance to bring home the title of World Champion and possibly King of the Hill.</div>
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All qualifying for Semi-Pro, Womens, Juniors, Amateurs, and Non-Pro Masters took place on Thursday. The weather was phenomenal and the conditions couldn't be any better for the dismal amount of snow we had this year. This is where the fun began. 1st run of the weekend, Stock qualifying. I've never been so ready to race in my life, and it was hard to keep the emotions in check while sitting on that line for the first time. The timer check the radio and waved me on, and that's where it turned into beast mode. After going through the timing lights it was throttle to the bar as I went through the first couple jumps and through the KLIM banner over the biggest of the gap drop-offs. I can still remember every run of qualifying almost running into the edge of the banner I was so close. After that it was a series of the smoothest, quickest transition turns I have put together in a single run. I knew I had a good time coming through the last gate, but doubted whether it would be good enough. As I stopped at the check point to put ski brakes on the Snow Devil volunteer patted me on the back and said, "Good job man, you made it in!". I was so stoked that I still couldn't believe I made it until I got to the tech area and I could see Rosa holding 4 fingers up! They qualified 5 in each class and I made it in with a 58.151 second run. Off the bubble by a margin of 0.95 seconds, and only 1.5 seconds off the lead.... <br />
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Improved Stock and Mod qualifying produced almost identical results. I almost can't tell you the difference between all 3 runs because the consistency was too close to pick anything out. Improved Stock was a 5th place finish with a time of 58.431 seconds and only 2 seconds off the lead time. Mod Qualifying was another 4th place finish at 58.008 seconds, beating the bubble time by 1.1 seconds and missing the lead time by 1.2 seconds. It didn't matter how far off the lead I was, it only mattered that I qualified in every class and had 3 runs at a World Championship in finals on Friday. </div>
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Finals day!!! It's an indescribable feeling knowing you are going to be racing to the top of Snow King Mtn. for the chance to have bragging rights for an entire year. I would say the nerves were at about twice the level of qualifying even knowing we had the most fresh course to choose from for the weekend. Stock run started just like qualifying and was very smooth heading through the first catwalk. I had chosen my line from watching other racers and started making my way up through the course. 2nd catwalk - check. Rock Garden - check. The biggest task ahead was getting around the last 2 gates after the 3rd catwalk. I made it around the first one and tried to get the sled turned uphill, but just couldn't get enough bite and headed straight for the gate. Big Mistake!!! Or so I thought. Normally at this point on the hill if you get turned around and head down towards the net you are going to face a wild ride and most likely break parts going into the catch net. I must have been on the big man's good side though because as I started downhill and got sideways I managed to keep enough traction and weight uphill that the sled stopped just above the 4th catwalk entrance. I couldn't have breathed a bigger sigh of relief knowing my sled was saved with 2 more runs to go. The hill help got me over to the catwalk and I made my way across the top of Snow King. I can't consider it as 'going over the top' for the first time, but at least I was 98% there and saved the sled.</div>
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On to Improved Stock finals. This is where the rest of the day really went fuzzy. For the most part I ran as consistent of run as Stock until about the 2nd catwalk. After a few bobbles and pretty good saves I headed around the 2nd to last gate towards the top. Knowing I carried too much speed in the first time I got around the gate, got on the uphill side, and picked a little bit tighter line. As I was just about to reach the top I bounced off a pretty good mogul and got pitched to the other side of the sled. Still heading towards the lights I remember gaining my balance as I ran next to the sled and got through the final gate and onto the top catwalk barely hanging on to the sled. It was finally a reality. For the first time ever I had raced a sled over the top of Snow King Mtn.!!! So surreal and amazing, I can really say what I was feeling after wanting to do this for so long. I have been coming to the Jackson Hillclimbs for over 10 years wanting to be one of those racers that everyone was cheering for as they went up through the most coveted hillclimb course in the world. I feel like a majority of the story should be based around this accomplishment even though it takes away from the success I had in Mod finals. In the end I had another amazing run to the top, posting my fastest time of the day and giving the last gate at the lights a tap of the ski as I hung a leg out going through the timing lights. FINAL TALLY: 5th Place - Stock, 3rd Place - Improved Stock, and 2nd Place - Mod!!! </div>
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Overall I wouldn't have asked for a much better result to what happened. I consider myself extremely graced and fortunate to have finished the biggest race of my career with 6 Top 5 finishes and 2 podium finishes. I have to send a huge shout out to the sponsors who helped me get where I am this year: Sign-Up Signs & Graphics, Dance Designs Inc., SMX Optics, and GoPro. I would also like to recognize Amsoil for being the only oil I run in my sleds for the last 7 years and never letting me down once.</div>
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Most importantly I would like to thank my beautiful wife Rosa, and my kids Alivia and Austin for supporting me the entire weekend, and supporting my passion throughout the year. Without their support it wouldn't matter what other sponsors I had. They keep the life in me, and keep me focused on becoming the best person I can be on and off the race course. This year was Austins first year of snowmobile racing in the 120 classes, and he did awesome! At only 3 years old at his first race he loved every minute of it and doesn't talk about anything else other than snowmobiling. I can only hope he grows up to outshine everything I think I've accomplished in life.</div>
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As always, no Jackson weekend would be complete without a trip to our favorite riding area anywhere. Area 51, as I have sworn to call it, was another blue bird day of riding with some of the best people I know. Thanks for another awesome ride of big climbs, big drops, big jumps, and beautiful Teton mountain sightseeing with Cory Simmons 181, Chad Smith 141, and Russ Cook 690.</div>
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SHERMAN RACING 2012!! Finally some updates from last season. Due to the short racing season brought on by low snow conditions, promoter issues, and other issues I am putting some races together to try and summarize what happened last season. The first installment will cover the Bear Lake and Afton Hillclimb races. There were some really exciting moments, as well as some real disappointments during these weekends, but overall success was achieved.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Despite horrible snow conditions the Bear Lake Race was a great opener for the season. I had great qualifying runs in Stock and Improved Stock, and finally pulled off a 1st place qualifier in the Stock heat. In Mod qualifying I had an excellent run going until about half way up the course. It's not exactly clear what happened, but based on photos, GoPro footage, and what little recolection I had of the crash it seemed like I actually got 'stuck in the mud'! Coming around a gate with fairly good speed I decided to take a higher line that I knew would save me time entering the next corner. I had done this on a few other gates throughout the day with a lot of success and knew that I could put myself into contention for qualifying if it worked out. Unfortunately as I rounded the gate my skis couldn't quite push through the muddy area that had been worn out by all the other sleds going up. Had the snow been better and the temps a little bit cooler I don't think this incident would have happened. But as we all know, sleds aren't really designed to go through mud that well. My skis ended up sticking, which threw me off balance towards the downhill side, and the pictures explain the rest of what happened. Oh well, no harm no foul. What a great first day of racing. </span></span></div>
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Friday, but once finals rolled in, so did the clouds and snow. Luckily
the wind was calm so visibility stayed pretty good. In Improved finals
we ran a double-run motocross style final. My first run was less than
stellar mainly because I was in the first 5 riders out that morning.
Basically all we do is break trail for the other racers instead of
having a nice course to go up. 2nd run was much better and I ended up
shaving enough time off to finish 9th overall. My Stock final went well
after nearly crashing going over the road at the bottom. The course
was fast and my overall run was very smooth resulting in another Top 10
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">After finals were over I went to the timing trailer to talk with our Secretary Jeniffer Keetch. After looking at the totals for the weekend and the previous races that qualified from 2011 she showed me that I had enough qualifying points to get in ALL 3 CLASSES at the World Championship Hillclimbs in Jackson Hole. What a fantastic way to start the season and end the first race. Finally racing up Snow King Mountain......</span></span></div>
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I've been a bit lazy getting things updated throughout last season so here's a short video I put together just to show a little more action from the last couple seasons. I will be doing a full update with multiple posts here shortly. Thanks!<br />
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<br />Mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01534123169016952803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222742090690162228.post-87420209781514713392012-02-06T15:00:00.000-07:002012-02-06T15:01:12.313-07:002011 Highlight Video<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYoBv_DN6n4">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYoBv_DN6n4</a>Mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01534123169016952803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222742090690162228.post-70540461916654697562011-04-28T16:05:00.003-06:002011-04-28T16:36:06.738-06:002011 RMSHA Final ResultsThis year was a huge improvement over last year. Still chasing some better finishes in finals, but it's coming. Special thanks to all my sponsors this season! Here's a tally of the results.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcGesKHT96-PmFXiSD4FrINmKnmGNdeB8-1YSzvb5flY9Am3VFD9W809MoJDw25yzbT1YSMNp-1z9auMpxsI6N7VIzKJULArgk0nrupXl__cJbVCnh9yehdbafIjmnXu9rkKF_EQmIb9wx/s1600/2011+Results.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcGesKHT96-PmFXiSD4FrINmKnmGNdeB8-1YSzvb5flY9Am3VFD9W809MoJDw25yzbT1YSMNp-1z9auMpxsI6N7VIzKJULArgk0nrupXl__cJbVCnh9yehdbafIjmnXu9rkKF_EQmIb9wx/s320/2011+Results.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600766734272707138" border="0" /></a>Mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01534123169016952803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222742090690162228.post-33758290794272182512011-04-22T10:23:00.002-06:002011-04-22T10:29:34.463-06:00Beaver Mtn. Hillclimb - April 8-9Had a great time at Beaver Mtn. Hillclimb. Qualified 2 of 3 classes, but didn't have that great of finals runs. The snow was the deepest I have ever seen at the resort which was good. The whole family came down to party for the weekend, and we all had a great time hangin out with the racing crowd. Rosa made a few new 'racer wife' friends and the kids played a lot more than last year. I wasn't too keen on the woops sections at the bottom and for good reason. More than a few racers got tangled up and wrecked going through these sections, and I knew it just wasn't for me to do the same thing. I have tried being a 'hero' and it generally doesn't end well lol. Overall can't complain, the points will help toward getting to Jackson. On to the last race of the season, Powder Mountain!!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Stock Qualifying<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxeoZEppNvwbvyze9wZbgi-wih8Ib3q5Zt8lm6vO8h6mWwaqN_UAlhOxGMz0pJ75K8IuIRSlpekFAT1QKSYYbFIGLCJ_oQj39iSk1iiFmT60wEsIC0SnbdTcziRq6BkVW9o39ANb-_q2N/s1600/BM_STKQual.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxeoZEppNvwbvyze9wZbgi-wih8Ib3q5Zt8lm6vO8h6mWwaqN_UAlhOxGMz0pJ75K8IuIRSlpekFAT1QKSYYbFIGLCJ_oQj39iSk1iiFmT60wEsIC0SnbdTcziRq6BkVW9o39ANb-_q2N/s320/BM_STKQual.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598444593714324066" border="0" /></a>Improved Qualifying<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLSaOQ27cEyc8pKLAqf0fIDjFtXfLg0pHyD_2r4NE65L1Sv7WyfF8Pn-kZgsPHhXlYnzfMOg58rhiNDd_nt8yt96RGIdrXXYsdbkhDSpj0ls8GG-seWt40tvp5E6G_YCCrXS3WSVTFppUZ/s1600/BM_IMPQual.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLSaOQ27cEyc8pKLAqf0fIDjFtXfLg0pHyD_2r4NE65L1Sv7WyfF8Pn-kZgsPHhXlYnzfMOg58rhiNDd_nt8yt96RGIdrXXYsdbkhDSpj0ls8GG-seWt40tvp5E6G_YCCrXS3WSVTFppUZ/s320/BM_IMPQual.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598444592062047586" border="0" /></a>Mod Qualifying<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIfqLkNvVXa8uxmI6CIZA0n_a-xPhyphenhyphenD3roIr9K22ogUpotLpiXk6OGaJe_h005saaNlXOVHy0JAdmSose3Fqh8nBes_UTUTKOuF3isPmhrIyksefEqaIKNjZIXt01ehRJzYo2DyaCC4qSb/s1600/BM_MODQual.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIfqLkNvVXa8uxmI6CIZA0n_a-xPhyphenhyphenD3roIr9K22ogUpotLpiXk6OGaJe_h005saaNlXOVHy0JAdmSose3Fqh8nBes_UTUTKOuF3isPmhrIyksefEqaIKNjZIXt01ehRJzYo2DyaCC4qSb/s320/BM_MODQual.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598444585371875266" border="0" /></a>Mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01534123169016952803noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222742090690162228.post-52255827695553288042011-04-22T10:06:00.005-06:002011-04-22T10:19:25.114-06:00Pebble Creek 'MOGUL MADNESS' - April 1-2We all know Pebble Creek wasn't that great last year. Well, this year I took the mindset of not having any problems at all and making an awesome weekend out of the hometown race. Things went extremely well and I finally qualified in all 3 classes! I also finally got my first Top 5 finish in finals. I actually finished 4th in the first run, but they ran us twice like MX style finals and I couldn't hold on to that spot. I had a blast railing up the hill all weekend, and except for a nasty bobble in Improved finals made it through the lights 6 out of 7 runs. The only thing that would have helped was getting the sled to run a little better. I've been fighting clutching all year, but something worked out this weekend that the sled still had enough to get me over the top.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Stock Finals<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpeaQTQ5mEN71gDP_3bLZ6mX6I4uGncHAS4ANZ8n8wpIulhcQzfW_F_La1uDgSnTH2WhZIvH3f9sHGgW6almvTsRGD8BMyJvr0HIc2TTY297m7HcUEJERZKEQ-BGSYkf8AXlnrUXR59PLK/s1600/Pebble_StockFinals.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpeaQTQ5mEN71gDP_3bLZ6mX6I4uGncHAS4ANZ8n8wpIulhcQzfW_F_La1uDgSnTH2WhZIvH3f9sHGgW6almvTsRGD8BMyJvr0HIc2TTY297m7HcUEJERZKEQ-BGSYkf8AXlnrUXR59PLK/s320/Pebble_StockFinals.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598441682848862082" border="0" /></a>Jumpin the cat track<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEycaZoF4gPLPkA3L3QkFXzDSkfRd-ZjspujWYmhJn5YQu0fR9FzoHOjgIguYCYvMHz9ZaqXAbiZC4hBs58HQYYJGnIF2ahtvppExfNYt46bwGa2loKHLiM6hBG-v8YNm-Xg5c-UsVK4jP/s1600/Pebble_StockFinals01.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgux2Ri2Nip-4si5JiZ_ecXIQ2_MA2UE242TdcP62XIR0EAUsiad7oODZcRvHANV6tdb4R1LKYIo8OpXO8gV-QUSJ8kZAxaFnl63OrsZ8RdYddxGJ3-zOSA3oDW6vhYB-3y6Z9pR4yq8S_Y/s320/Pebble_MODFinals.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598441316281738434" border="0" /></a>Mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01534123169016952803noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222742090690162228.post-5573968557005426472011-04-22T09:53:00.003-06:002011-04-22T10:00:12.018-06:00Lost Trail Hillclimb - David Shepherd Memorial - Mar. 12-13Lost Trail Hillclimb was pretty fun. Again, had a hard time finding a groove and putting down a good run, but did qualify in Modified. The hill had a TON of snow and the trenches were deep enough to swallow sleds whole. Sometimes there were even 2 trenches side-by-side you had to choose from, and were literally as deep as the top of my shoulders. Had a good time even though I didn't qualify in as many classes.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Finals morning from the trailer<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMUbPET-aaUn_EqTYH5GzPtZJ_fhG6Rk27DYuJmLl5NIyKZt8Clg9jat7h6h6fQKU46CD38g1-Jau5lGhdmaWfF-ewSus_p2tPdNN6zAh1T5Rm7NspjjsrBd3xtUQg2LUzQt_fc1sSITPY/s1600/LT_Finals+morning.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMUbPET-aaUn_EqTYH5GzPtZJ_fhG6Rk27DYuJmLl5NIyKZt8Clg9jat7h6h6fQKU46CD38g1-Jau5lGhdmaWfF-ewSus_p2tPdNN6zAh1T5Rm7NspjjsrBd3xtUQg2LUzQt_fc1sSITPY/s320/LT_Finals+morning.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598437228551720498" border="0" /></a>Lost Trail sunrise<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghois_O8IJ-9pRqeoHb-wTb9qQehyphenhyphen3MfmYpqZQQ5zijUajA7HJTfEnjfpVpTbsi6_u85APsOJft2uTdN6N1ajCQTGiNJtDMlRJuLfzR55HftJUTli18OFwpg3v3bbYbXOXBKSMzJj9EQQN/s1600/LT_sunrise.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghois_O8IJ-9pRqeoHb-wTb9qQehyphenhyphen3MfmYpqZQQ5zijUajA7HJTfEnjfpVpTbsi6_u85APsOJft2uTdN6N1ajCQTGiNJtDMlRJuLfzR55HftJUTli18OFwpg3v3bbYbXOXBKSMzJj9EQQN/s320/LT_sunrise.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598437223975652354" border="0" /></a>Stock Qualifying<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDEfsbQpIREn0zcglMtC0yAO1-zNQSQT3kbRnLvv9joEqyQ6MvtI-y2N1LMny_YOsPN6rZFhxAvwddRgISofyiUFnoPLCRGEqN64R_WIUNEwY4VFlY-83ghLlwMAyC72fuo6C34j0I0aKW/s1600/LT_STKQual.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDEfsbQpIREn0zcglMtC0yAO1-zNQSQT3kbRnLvv9joEqyQ6MvtI-y2N1LMny_YOsPN6rZFhxAvwddRgISofyiUFnoPLCRGEqN64R_WIUNEwY4VFlY-83ghLlwMAyC72fuo6C34j0I0aKW/s320/LT_STKQual.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598437214433241042" border="0" /></a>Improved Qualifying<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc0wXKZj6DTOMrdkTNSZnW8oQPuXedRQqPEimwRaZlkwpu_bL2IP7fDjv96tspEgnzvqVgAs1t1oZs9pXtc0psruTDyzKv_cuIsIq_0jYLJtQ59rvYBXcFMqJr9gT7LNbXQItd8ICOb224/s1600/LT_IMPQual.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc0wXKZj6DTOMrdkTNSZnW8oQPuXedRQqPEimwRaZlkwpu_bL2IP7fDjv96tspEgnzvqVgAs1t1oZs9pXtc0psruTDyzKv_cuIsIq_0jYLJtQ59rvYBXcFMqJr9gT7LNbXQItd8ICOb224/s320/LT_IMPQual.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598437213932961010" border="0" /></a>Mod Qualifying<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVeAqMhKs61sFqBYXC4R0fwaq5BMI4C78UsqrL8g66UwRj4NzLltbWaRzYR7G_liMfMBml3InKOmd8-KG2dh8OGI0l0rCKXZECFPcvnN9lvsXgQjL3CbBakHuZB1P2l9yDn-62tsMwQrKp/s1600/LT_MODQual.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVeAqMhKs61sFqBYXC4R0fwaq5BMI4C78UsqrL8g66UwRj4NzLltbWaRzYR7G_liMfMBml3InKOmd8-KG2dh8OGI0l0rCKXZECFPcvnN9lvsXgQjL3CbBakHuZB1P2l9yDn-62tsMwQrKp/s320/LT_MODQual.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598437202959965010" border="0" /></a>Mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01534123169016952803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222742090690162228.post-15818961633833880942011-04-22T09:32:00.004-06:002011-04-22T09:52:51.781-06:00Afton Hillclimb - Feb. 25-27Afton Hillclimb was a great race this year. The snow was deep and settled which made for a great course. As always, plenty of nasty stumps were still littered across the hill like mines waiting to explode sled parts, but overall no real carnage happened. Qualified in 2 of 3 classes and had an OK finish except for flipping over backwards in Mod finals. Glad I conquered the hill after getting my butt kicked here last year. Enjoy the pics.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Afton Hillclimb<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihj_53llE0nJ80u3P8jQaZt48WitfoaTjTOuxU33P5igPsoM0cnnvXusuSoSrVvNmDLW21elg-JnmmM6WhXBElh-jMrR9AY7BkVArdA9KvGH_E5gkNSXi7m9EiRN_J0pfr2JXkSbforKLA/s1600/AFT_PreSunday2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihj_53llE0nJ80u3P8jQaZt48WitfoaTjTOuxU33P5igPsoM0cnnvXusuSoSrVvNmDLW21elg-JnmmM6WhXBElh-jMrR9AY7BkVArdA9KvGH_E5gkNSXi7m9EiRN_J0pfr2JXkSbforKLA/s320/AFT_PreSunday2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598431961061124994" border="0" /></a><br />Qualifying Course<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDwTiT5H9UgVNBfJFZv02bbjzL63hKdXNNwk59hCNhfwHn7DDWPR0FsMgZE9DT_dWSmqe3Uv2w0T8SzT02aMXuIipoYCY9iSJvtlfSEnqHul5nqhC2JL93kOJb1UyMSy8s8j6Zg_4FNohJ/s1600/AFT_Qual_Finals2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDwTiT5H9UgVNBfJFZv02bbjzL63hKdXNNwk59hCNhfwHn7DDWPR0FsMgZE9DT_dWSmqe3Uv2w0T8SzT02aMXuIipoYCY9iSJvtlfSEnqHul5nqhC2JL93kOJb1UyMSy8s8j6Zg_4FNohJ/s320/AFT_Qual_Finals2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598431950244469266" border="0" /></a><br />Stock Qualifying<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCHop5U8WVL_STktvdlbSL0o7012m-qaoP6JIrCxI1Uyjc8bmd1_5_0r_AnpiuHLgz5S5uMSv3ynMnL5i1GkdnL5_eETloqDeKZlbozJztaoUFKAqxD3FdYb50MJBFKu62GgChpz4Ppcev/s1600/AFT_STKQual.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCHop5U8WVL_STktvdlbSL0o7012m-qaoP6JIrCxI1Uyjc8bmd1_5_0r_AnpiuHLgz5S5uMSv3ynMnL5i1GkdnL5_eETloqDeKZlbozJztaoUFKAqxD3FdYb50MJBFKu62GgChpz4Ppcev/s320/AFT_STKQual.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598431965590533618" border="0" /></a>Improved Qualifying<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL2CIGWx3-J-Lw4JjA3GDfSSuLJ8VolckAKAUShG4oWVa0b-d6eCqrKMxCNTANSvk4ky2afYsIiSrm5oXDaPIkBXu1hiIO_EwN2dh1rC3j6-6BFnByqseQxtb7W5dptQv_rt1-ImRRqXlZ/s1600/AFT_IMPQual.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL2CIGWx3-J-Lw4JjA3GDfSSuLJ8VolckAKAUShG4oWVa0b-d6eCqrKMxCNTANSvk4ky2afYsIiSrm5oXDaPIkBXu1hiIO_EwN2dh1rC3j6-6BFnByqseQxtb7W5dptQv_rt1-ImRRqXlZ/s320/AFT_IMPQual.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598431971767031906" border="0" /></a>Mod Qualifying<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsgWcQLk6H01RjqDgcENFazPZ9svAoon9nK3bBPFD0-VJS9AQ7RDLDXVsb5B_rg4hS_fvf1gQKjmoWnvGyCbO8wWmZP_iCqFK3rCA2VR4PxXtNM3IR7G6JnwZ3lFU3Qu-5YGEne8bjHDB/s1600/AFT_MODQual.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsgWcQLk6H01RjqDgcENFazPZ9svAoon9nK3bBPFD0-VJS9AQ7RDLDXVsb5B_rg4hS_fvf1gQKjmoWnvGyCbO8wWmZP_iCqFK3rCA2VR4PxXtNM3IR7G6JnwZ3lFU3Qu-5YGEne8bjHDB/s320/AFT_MODQual.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598434549834099154" border="0" /></a>Stock Finals<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF97pPfXMwhbpXNDajwIxUlLC32QfUUBTpKY-uUuUf2nxJgRczOLrLA8396UJTH12-Cw1YzdFd0Znr5FDuQiarWTTsYV4_Dhjk7f8PVpuO3XBXTofJ0AUXJbIODzbtF0Wz8EnTpSN6Od7q/s1600/AFT_STKFinals.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF97pPfXMwhbpXNDajwIxUlLC32QfUUBTpKY-uUuUf2nxJgRczOLrLA8396UJTH12-Cw1YzdFd0Znr5FDuQiarWTTsYV4_Dhjk7f8PVpuO3XBXTofJ0AUXJbIODzbtF0Wz8EnTpSN6Od7q/s320/AFT_STKFinals.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598434553562747714" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAOanaYiq0k7vNSCZNkJhLtQ6ZXZqgX06z2tp9giFHVXGf04rRpMA01PtKgvMUeUYyJIogF1yNJTLXV-k08aJ0pcxjN-HJuT3j9nEtlYgrL1YhUbSuibUNJkTcvcvEBs-JSxTRoMh_aN3M/s1600/AFT_MODFinals01.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAOanaYiq0k7vNSCZNkJhLtQ6ZXZqgX06z2tp9giFHVXGf04rRpMA01PtKgvMUeUYyJIogF1yNJTLXV-k08aJ0pcxjN-HJuT3j9nEtlYgrL1YhUbSuibUNJkTcvcvEBs-JSxTRoMh_aN3M/s320/AFT_MODFinals01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598434559152165410" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3TiKFj2v6vjpa5OV1k3i5LxwUobzN0huqEKFijJuOOvv7BuDq1t-_AdSfFDAnjeroHNNjaw4W3T24SZR9530hctSOVghRq5hdH5nRKykdlDxzohgdPRlk8-kUdSR-LqGqbXIDrZkRCsvC/s1600/AFT_MODFinals02.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 205px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3TiKFj2v6vjpa5OV1k3i5LxwUobzN0huqEKFijJuOOvv7BuDq1t-_AdSfFDAnjeroHNNjaw4W3T24SZR9530hctSOVghRq5hdH5nRKykdlDxzohgdPRlk8-kUdSR-LqGqbXIDrZkRCsvC/s320/AFT_MODFinals02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598434563576840946" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFcNcZcgUwFZVTq8MPf9h0EqG8GsJygFYicCTCWQIJNHS_1LpBu-5L5hhS8CVAp45pewaRYd_JDIwH-bfB0l38kYcYNlMHJAWJMM2Kcd90JoSYB-Xjpat3031Lx4xpQXLt7C7-H1tH9R3y/s1600/AFT_racing.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFcNcZcgUwFZVTq8MPf9h0EqG8GsJygFYicCTCWQIJNHS_1LpBu-5L5hhS8CVAp45pewaRYd_JDIwH-bfB0l38kYcYNlMHJAWJMM2Kcd90JoSYB-Xjpat3031Lx4xpQXLt7C7-H1tH9R3y/s320/AFT_racing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598431964504358178" border="0" /></a>Mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01534123169016952803noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222742090690162228.post-21621784223224784102011-02-07T08:41:00.005-07:002011-02-07T08:52:30.199-07:00Bear Lake Hillclimb Feb. 4-5<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7fOy0hXprgIhcgJfnUt9OCd0PenEzI7YDlZqnqHVp6rXDeObnPJE6MktKuwSfMYq_XtxxvUTTcUVm7nbbHrlWgNiFz1CilFRb3XKHSKBKoyuqXsgcASAMv-kIZriRoGrla38xYCX90pK9/s1600/BL_Qual.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7fOy0hXprgIhcgJfnUt9OCd0PenEzI7YDlZqnqHVp6rXDeObnPJE6MktKuwSfMYq_XtxxvUTTcUVm7nbbHrlWgNiFz1CilFRb3XKHSKBKoyuqXsgcASAMv-kIZriRoGrla38xYCX90pK9/s320/BL_Qual.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570975274702507794" border="0" /></a>Finished up racing at Bear Lake this weekend. Overall the results were good, but things weren't as good as expected. The qualifying course was awesome, and I ended up qualifying in Improved Stock and Mod. The sled wasn't running that great, but I put it to the bar and consistently made faster runs throughout the weekend. Here are a few pics and results, and hopefully I will get some more shots from my buddy to add later. Had a great time racing, and hope to do even better with Afton coming up.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6cPCLNg1tOebgHiPXwqCsEEbGMGQv6_dWbKJc-iCwgRSVguf-ZZlkMSIriYEDpj3j0wO6wuHAOkoCzdNn4-0GFV51tOIRYu7ymMkRASt74zJtEjIISIxNXBXLJpmBqPiSrtkjs24_UbzV/s1600/IMG00253-20110204-1343.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6cPCLNg1tOebgHiPXwqCsEEbGMGQv6_dWbKJc-iCwgRSVguf-ZZlkMSIriYEDpj3j0wO6wuHAOkoCzdNn4-0GFV51tOIRYu7ymMkRASt74zJtEjIISIxNXBXLJpmBqPiSrtkjs24_UbzV/s320/IMG00253-20110204-1343.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570975269419900530" border="0" /></a><br />Stock Qualifying<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijBVn5kPb7UsnXfKZK3StDYxy4upyMzZCJZxMCt6Or1opiq7JlVPd-8KHluW73XIykhyMGnLvOQBbbdMRgTxIzmWL9EWFhJFwGO8hWOYnCpWiu24Zd_8NlFiWJeTZ30c8c1rHJoVmz8AW2/s1600/BL_STKQual.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijBVn5kPb7UsnXfKZK3StDYxy4upyMzZCJZxMCt6Or1opiq7JlVPd-8KHluW73XIykhyMGnLvOQBbbdMRgTxIzmWL9EWFhJFwGO8hWOYnCpWiu24Zd_8NlFiWJeTZ30c8c1rHJoVmz8AW2/s320/BL_STKQual.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570973831051286930" border="0" /></a><br />Improved Stock Qualifying<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjis2zg7Eaq5N9MMJa-3zLrFmKUdxd1jEojRxRhLCkZmDJBKqhqCaSXaCxhAJ_ZPyrExdAm3DgJlm9a6DFxtInmoHovAOCp6HU_7xf4q8h-3epSApsRll9WQnoSsA1rsolxo16klqPkC3eC/s1600/BL_IMPQual.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjis2zg7Eaq5N9MMJa-3zLrFmKUdxd1jEojRxRhLCkZmDJBKqhqCaSXaCxhAJ_ZPyrExdAm3DgJlm9a6DFxtInmoHovAOCp6HU_7xf4q8h-3epSApsRll9WQnoSsA1rsolxo16klqPkC3eC/s320/BL_IMPQual.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570973824028629714" border="0" /></a><br />Mod Qualifying<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVSjeW7wiaEkjUAqJRxZaj_T6rWkG-hl8awdLawJ2SjQaO-rXDr1Mhh_FhZRDPmm-YBuuWUKSGdTE_8ZyDyYRhZO4JAQL8OkEV8E1o45YH9EmTzcxoWg3iTgYb6Wr4qbKbFEBgH18JONqP/s1600/BL_MODQual.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVSjeW7wiaEkjUAqJRxZaj_T6rWkG-hl8awdLawJ2SjQaO-rXDr1Mhh_FhZRDPmm-YBuuWUKSGdTE_8ZyDyYRhZO4JAQL8OkEV8E1o45YH9EmTzcxoWg3iTgYb6Wr4qbKbFEBgH18JONqP/s320/BL_MODQual.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570973815232840786" border="0" /></a><br />Improved Stock Finals 10th Place<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1FJDQTOAlF6V5JlevlO9bnIvBqXitq_fioQlb31V_HMXVquHHYdd5U8hNwmfCvkTDMnofllIs02w7mJ_f3qQMjfw6Ikts6ocmSyS0MXMzj6xfSSEJ9ZcAEB_OrkAXyDweTZcAi8yEg0k/s1600/BL_IMPFinals.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1FJDQTOAlF6V5JlevlO9bnIvBqXitq_fioQlb31V_HMXVquHHYdd5U8hNwmfCvkTDMnofllIs02w7mJ_f3qQMjfw6Ikts6ocmSyS0MXMzj6xfSSEJ9ZcAEB_OrkAXyDweTZcAi8yEg0k/s320/BL_IMPFinals.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570973814036474082" border="0" /></a><br />Mod Finals 13th Place<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB1HhvsPJIfw3g-eTAIsMEB2D_VZ6swB0duLHA0vDHqPKP-wZ-3_mFsQHF-Iodt7wzLgB6LFKHFagO6Y6PSMHh6IzTnt0hRBHzq7GnlxtZrlFvzizyHPQ6CXAdK0c4EkUhMdY8Eob8Wjh0/s1600/BL_MODFinals.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB1HhvsPJIfw3g-eTAIsMEB2D_VZ6swB0duLHA0vDHqPKP-wZ-3_mFsQHF-Iodt7wzLgB6LFKHFagO6Y6PSMHh6IzTnt0hRBHzq7GnlxtZrlFvzizyHPQ6CXAdK0c4EkUhMdY8Eob8Wjh0/s320/BL_MODFinals.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570973806860992802" border="0" /></a>Mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01534123169016952803noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222742090690162228.post-66897293796018691572010-12-09T15:14:00.003-07:002010-12-09T15:34:46.932-07:00Prepping for 2011!!!So...........In the middle of trying to get a house built, pay for Christmas, pay for snowmobiling and racing, and of course............work itself, I have been trying to get the trailer ready for racing so I don't have to spend the kids inheritance on hotel stays. Needless to say, I should have started earlier this year so I didn't have to begin my ordeal just trying to figure out how to get to the trailer. It's coming along good though, and should be a cozy home-away-from-home before too long. I'm really hoping this will help get Rosa and the kids to a few more races. It's been pretty hard to coordinate things, but with her new schedule and hopefully some fresh amenities in the trailer things will work out more often.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3eWhr-HMTYcZkzbibpusEpgYDi9RVaFuTGgnSZDL_llqVf2ggLVoqHzXtWrPkwzOHOq-0At3-NG7hvJItstjO23ijrNh_g9IKNye0C6TFTOzKjhXIhRnS2Kp76r6Fop_SZHk4e6ij22Z/s1600/IMG00180-20101208-1712.jpg"><br /></a><br />This was after the storm a week before Thanksgiving. Although I was thankful for all the snow, it only got worse after it snowed a couple more times.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiu27jfdOdPrSKncR4hXjYLanAC8yA7ObB6ml-5ZbnmkrCPe-M48JHECzCanDsimDM5FqUxQ3u71Zmmq1lqVFQUm1uHcAHod8R916cqxOfBMgHo9IwmOmD4rvoKHanU-lgMMtAe4BCtk1l/s1600/IMG00171-20101129-0914.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiu27jfdOdPrSKncR4hXjYLanAC8yA7ObB6ml-5ZbnmkrCPe-M48JHECzCanDsimDM5FqUxQ3u71Zmmq1lqVFQUm1uHcAHod8R916cqxOfBMgHo9IwmOmD4rvoKHanU-lgMMtAe4BCtk1l/s320/IMG00171-20101129-0914.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548810131089024978" border="0" /></a>Midway through digging 'Big Blue' and 'Little Blacky' out of their snow prison. Big thanks to the boss for letting me play with the skidster for a couple days. Very beneficial all-around.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-LmKnAhLFU-J9vc-1iTX-AL1et2-PfrI-JDxy4avX-Ioq-eLiv3TuO5zeX_ZVBf4kqnU69hL2996lUwLXiH9bzeKUyLe7FMVqCVr85e-Xmwc-ydLQ_FAzt3aLALC5GnMl8AP4uN-971X-/s1600/IMG00174-20101201-1204.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-LmKnAhLFU-J9vc-1iTX-AL1et2-PfrI-JDxy4avX-Ioq-eLiv3TuO5zeX_ZVBf4kqnU69hL2996lUwLXiH9bzeKUyLe7FMVqCVr85e-Xmwc-ydLQ_FAzt3aLALC5GnMl8AP4uN-971X-/s320/IMG00174-20101201-1204.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548810138872870818" border="0" /></a>The shop area. Most of the work here is outside trailer lighting. I am going to put more cabinets, a work bench, lights/outlets and a stereo system in as well.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_lepTsu78WBfm5A4JxxZaeHV1oB3bt2REJiFc235lESxWnRHbj5_SHXdivNth5GPZZvube6TM_p5EEqnGRFRuLRjG04JxQoJcEWH9kRxcfh5psqJcaoCdC5T2VEUYl2QqYYqZkZWhzCtp/s1600/IMG00122-20101023-1822.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_lepTsu78WBfm5A4JxxZaeHV1oB3bt2REJiFc235lESxWnRHbj5_SHXdivNth5GPZZvube6TM_p5EEqnGRFRuLRjG04JxQoJcEWH9kRxcfh5psqJcaoCdC5T2VEUYl2QqYYqZkZWhzCtp/s320/IMG00122-20101023-1822.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548810148994409538" border="0" /></a>The 'Living Quarters' project. New insulation, paneling, lighting/outlets, cabinets, and whatever else I can find $$$ for. It's nice for lounging, watching movies, changing clothes, etc... Still working on the whole 'where we going to put the chitter idea' ;)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGL79LTEYhd9hsV5TNJsS_3ZJFNzi656ScD3bn4kFZ7tOzDbDu8kp5cNsbyv0G-lSTtbWYm4hWQW00E1aRbYy14O2sAnity9a-FKVhsVvDlMQoI7DBWmmORZI0JtW28nNdftE9bVAWSLZL/s1600/IMG00123-20101023-1823.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGL79LTEYhd9hsV5TNJsS_3ZJFNzi656ScD3bn4kFZ7tOzDbDu8kp5cNsbyv0G-lSTtbWYm4hWQW00E1aRbYy14O2sAnity9a-FKVhsVvDlMQoI7DBWmmORZI0JtW28nNdftE9bVAWSLZL/s320/IMG00123-20101023-1823.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548810146215934898" border="0" /></a>The start of the insulation. After doing the walls and ceiling, and a nice layer of carpet/pad on the floor we should be able to wear shorts and t-shirts in this little sauna. Windows are in the future, but just couldn't pull it off with such short time and small resources. Oh, well....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3eWhr-HMTYcZkzbibpusEpgYDi9RVaFuTGgnSZDL_llqVf2ggLVoqHzXtWrPkwzOHOq-0At3-NG7hvJItstjO23ijrNh_g9IKNye0C6TFTOzKjhXIhRnS2Kp76r6Fop_SZHk4e6ij22Z/s1600/IMG00180-20101208-1712.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3eWhr-HMTYcZkzbibpusEpgYDi9RVaFuTGgnSZDL_llqVf2ggLVoqHzXtWrPkwzOHOq-0At3-NG7hvJItstjO23ijrNh_g9IKNye0C6TFTOzKjhXIhRnS2Kp76r6Fop_SZHk4e6ij22Z/s320/IMG00180-20101208-1712.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548810158658570770" border="0" /></a><br />I'll keep posting pics as I progress. Racing isn't too far away which is good and bad. At least the sled is ready to rock and the snow is falling. Everyone's healthy and we still have jobs to be able to enjoy the things we love. Doesn't get much better than that!!! Pray for SNOW!!!!!Mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01534123169016952803noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222742090690162228.post-10773541532276402822010-10-11T21:58:00.003-06:002010-10-11T22:05:09.278-06:00Thank You Sponsors - 2010Another quick update. Instead of posting a bunch of short clips from the season, here is what I finally put together for highlights and sponsor promotion. Make sure you click the links on the side bar and check out my sponsors. I couldn't put the race season together without all the help I get from them.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5_0my_ZJbQ">2010 Sponsor Highlight Video</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwDon4gSWErk7vnrr80apLSlHFy0Q99ElvhnuUKMMSKH71fwk8XrOzYrBUM1Y2T0t_hu65XYdHC3TobsScyjITBb5p1Vbf1UEqxIha6Gl2dDC4epsyEK5W6p0UXxcCUGlOKuy9h2AzpurI/s1600/Preston_Trailer02.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwDon4gSWErk7vnrr80apLSlHFy0Q99ElvhnuUKMMSKH71fwk8XrOzYrBUM1Y2T0t_hu65XYdHC3TobsScyjITBb5p1Vbf1UEqxIha6Gl2dDC4epsyEK5W6p0UXxcCUGlOKuy9h2AzpurI/s320/Preston_Trailer02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527005364729610578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2K9UyjqgLmfIMFhVrHlHKTFntBiQ3Pgxte8RWoHHW9TNSZK3yWAd2LKAXMivkS6i6iODJObN2Hzy6otucKStv0HvcgMD1OHQ-zs15VrcRSsb6tfOjk6lheFN7vSJ6V48hr8PVx3950n1y/s1600/BL_The+Boys.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2K9UyjqgLmfIMFhVrHlHKTFntBiQ3Pgxte8RWoHHW9TNSZK3yWAd2LKAXMivkS6i6iODJObN2Hzy6otucKStv0HvcgMD1OHQ-zs15VrcRSsb6tfOjk6lheFN7vSJ6V48hr8PVx3950n1y/s320/BL_The+Boys.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527005358705714962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8UKbt8bIeTbAODWnc4V-f-5gt6c7H8IBuopuCesrsGMxU42faKHvbgZJiVFZM23nzx4PDWtJtTr9x5Yrv7uFJ94avXFSzUijj2Z-0VHfPwTazDpYygtXXlAcX0-z1xx0cWNPUs54w-G3/s1600/LT_220_18.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8UKbt8bIeTbAODWnc4V-f-5gt6c7H8IBuopuCesrsGMxU42faKHvbgZJiVFZM23nzx4PDWtJtTr9x5Yrv7uFJ94avXFSzUijj2Z-0VHfPwTazDpYygtXXlAcX0-z1xx0cWNPUs54w-G3/s320/LT_220_18.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527005357383617570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLtPTKIQds9WVjK3UySAe_lJxvFseU9O5mXaC4ZFdJeEe5ZZg7enUO4FgRDmIDXzW0xa7H3qbJuX_4Y9MT28lntBZe-VxaxjywnvnCJMLChxm9OHd52px8N0MxomTosrkMYA7wdX5-SPBh/s1600/Afton_220_06.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLtPTKIQds9WVjK3UySAe_lJxvFseU9O5mXaC4ZFdJeEe5ZZg7enUO4FgRDmIDXzW0xa7H3qbJuX_4Y9MT28lntBZe-VxaxjywnvnCJMLChxm9OHd52px8N0MxomTosrkMYA7wdX5-SPBh/s320/Afton_220_06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527005357764419538" border="0" /></a>Mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01534123169016952803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222742090690162228.post-19191112660752702292010-10-11T21:42:00.007-06:002010-10-13T21:59:10.773-06:00UpdateWell, summers are pretty slow around here, but we still get around to some of the race locations. Here are a few pics of Pebble Creek Ski Area, host of the 'Mogul Madness Snowmobile Hillclimb' (tentatively scheduled for April 1-2, 2011). Starting to get things ready for the 2011 race season. Hopefully the new website will be up and running creating another way for sponsors, fans, and anyone else to stay informed of what is happening. I will keep posting as the season get closer. PRAY FOR SNOW!!!!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmtk5-dHX8GK_zhcvr_rtJ7wJ2NikanyLBkZEya6DHrg0AhyGw2lt1xcwMCrFfpBB958j29hPKRa-LEOHV3FuxDl4uRops3bhBsSWLrfc-dwa-UhY_HRr7Y2oJKGZN3LbGJda5DmV8FOZW/s1600/IMG00058-20100905-1106.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527001496060141634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmtk5-dHX8GK_zhcvr_rtJ7wJ2NikanyLBkZEya6DHrg0AhyGw2lt1xcwMCrFfpBB958j29hPKRa-LEOHV3FuxDl4uRops3bhBsSWLrfc-dwa-UhY_HRr7Y2oJKGZN3LbGJda5DmV8FOZW/s320/IMG00058-20100905-1106.jpg" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT_o6U73E971fo1uXMr2WAme2UedcTcAl8yBzMZQhMigO006exla5b8mVTmpZNexUvYbRKo8cWZjHHHyA3wh5aSU44HuNNXfqHGbmOTBlFQK2rTzYTbnx_qpIfNeQtNnjlNU0xFrUou853/s1600/IMG00062-20100905-1107.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527001376512027714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT_o6U73E971fo1uXMr2WAme2UedcTcAl8yBzMZQhMigO006exla5b8mVTmpZNexUvYbRKo8cWZjHHHyA3wh5aSU44HuNNXfqHGbmOTBlFQK2rTzYTbnx_qpIfNeQtNnjlNU0xFrUou853/s320/IMG00062-20100905-1107.jpg" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwez7fcgG8XUP-m5E_Y058fJ_9ZcMuwLt8ufc9quGbArQGOjdMgHSyzXqymh6fO1aUMAvUi-q4OOUFygGlFAZGEiGiBHmmFF1qio_LUCeKPeoNEi1yHuyocyx_uXL84goLsUJNgrgKTslN/s1600/IMG00053-20100905-1059.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527001044224100114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwez7fcgG8XUP-m5E_Y058fJ_9ZcMuwLt8ufc9quGbArQGOjdMgHSyzXqymh6fO1aUMAvUi-q4OOUFygGlFAZGEiGiBHmmFF1qio_LUCeKPeoNEi1yHuyocyx_uXL84goLsUJNgrgKTslN/s320/IMG00053-20100905-1059.jpg" /></a>Mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01534123169016952803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222742090690162228.post-40123934401939896172010-04-28T12:50:00.002-06:002010-04-28T12:55:34.209-06:00Beaver Mountain - Season Finale<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglpH0IgL3yqbricEgTGN0gLFlvNjz-Gvz2_DyXe6B4wVd45hcfqxU_Bks5qQxvdWCLk46-WVaraUg0Kg3YmktMXTdWnSx7ahM7-1aTo2VdBQs373YJ-W7fj60GRPtLhRBsYrGxExQ3rsCY/s1600/BM_220_01.jpg"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglpH0IgL3yqbricEgTGN0gLFlvNjz-Gvz2_DyXe6B4wVd45hcfqxU_Bks5qQxvdWCLk46-WVaraUg0Kg3YmktMXTdWnSx7ahM7-1aTo2VdBQs373YJ-W7fj60GRPtLhRBsYrGxExQ3rsCY/s1600/BM_220_01.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglpH0IgL3yqbricEgTGN0gLFlvNjz-Gvz2_DyXe6B4wVd45hcfqxU_Bks5qQxvdWCLk46-WVaraUg0Kg3YmktMXTdWnSx7ahM7-1aTo2VdBQs373YJ-W7fj60GRPtLhRBsYrGxExQ3rsCY/s320/BM_220_01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465262720555093394" border="0" /></a>Well, this is it. Beaver Mountain Utah. Season finale for 2010 and we FINALLY have some news to 'brag' about for this year. Things could not have gone too much better for me at this race. I am stoked about the way I rode and how the sled rode. Qualified in stock and mod, and missed out by 2 spots in improved after almost missing a gate. Frustrated that I didn't get all 3 but at least I'm riding in finals to end the year. I ended up finishing 7th in stock and 13th in Mod which is great for points going into next year. I will post some videos in my next post for everyone to enjoy. Unfortunetly Bryan is out with injuries and Chad didn't qualify in any of his classes so that sucksMitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01534123169016952803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222742090690162228.post-17247977787091994912010-04-28T12:41:00.003-06:002010-04-28T12:48:47.117-06:00PEBBLE CREEK - Mogul Madness HillclimbGGRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow this year is starting to look a lot like last year. Although we started off great the first two races things are just getting ridiculous now. Pebble Creek....the hometown race.........the race that is turn the season back around..............the race I just couldn't get a solid run going AGAIN!!! Well, I will start with saying this is the first race I have ever rolled a sled on after wrecking. Pretty sure it came over at least two times before I got in front of it and got it stopped. Pretty frikkin frustrating to come back in Improved and bubble out of my heat and miss by 2 spots in mod. Chad got in improved and finished the weekend 10th overall in that class, but didn't make it in stock or mod. Hopefully the stars can align at Beaver for the final race. I need some spirit lifting before I have to sit around all summer.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8IiquJYb3wAFuDPzUdwMo75sFnhEWyOG4v2Q_PfHfThaGOvBLzTP1dofuRSYh9gRq5ETHXsD0yepSDkvMVSd6thO554V4U3M15IA3Ong2ZIYQCxnI9QddFyU06jyjtq2-bs1Y1SQjc1W/s1600/PC_220_03.jpg"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiia_7bsfY92iDRODtD8g_yFyaisZM7dAKCHXOPJtZxvbOiyjx5YiL5CqtfqGJyYkA3jWzFakZWSa4hDBRjNElI5YGMSo6s8TIR4Mqqo5_CiZbWUpYDJKBl9XwxZ3yeohqvo1VmXKlk-_Z/s1600/PC_220_04.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiia_7bsfY92iDRODtD8g_yFyaisZM7dAKCHXOPJtZxvbOiyjx5YiL5CqtfqGJyYkA3jWzFakZWSa4hDBRjNElI5YGMSo6s8TIR4Mqqo5_CiZbWUpYDJKBl9XwxZ3yeohqvo1VmXKlk-_Z/s320/PC_220_04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465260557514531714" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhInUPfbLd1XxWMkDsrhX8YZgTh13Yug0TcclkTB2luHcQXbtPkFL9TtAEBx1slrtJ3GXLaDyySHNssszJ5hRP87VRvJn8p5LnFbhx8gO_HuAHbulFsyFQBoU8ETVxkLw1bKKcislPI52L8/s1600/PC_220_02.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhInUPfbLd1XxWMkDsrhX8YZgTh13Yug0TcclkTB2luHcQXbtPkFL9TtAEBx1slrtJ3GXLaDyySHNssszJ5hRP87VRvJn8p5LnFbhx8gO_HuAHbulFsyFQBoU8ETVxkLw1bKKcislPI52L8/s320/PC_220_02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465260565254201762" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8IiquJYb3wAFuDPzUdwMo75sFnhEWyOG4v2Q_PfHfThaGOvBLzTP1dofuRSYh9gRq5ETHXsD0yepSDkvMVSd6thO554V4U3M15IA3Ong2ZIYQCxnI9QddFyU06jyjtq2-bs1Y1SQjc1W/s1600/PC_220_03.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8IiquJYb3wAFuDPzUdwMo75sFnhEWyOG4v2Q_PfHfThaGOvBLzTP1dofuRSYh9gRq5ETHXsD0yepSDkvMVSd6thO554V4U3M15IA3Ong2ZIYQCxnI9QddFyU06jyjtq2-bs1Y1SQjc1W/s320/PC_220_03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465260567025325218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMgSNWXy5erItaXrAMhO7-b0IDNsWU16o-WSSyCC1KCV_UQUb2tfPs8DYCafRaSkJLzocTm5WNUK7zKP_Xo11kg8smNX2bbjzxDOQjaLIdRFIZ8wMyZ9lo6mxs_ortitcjHpFpmBxw4dj8/s1600/PC_220_01.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 257px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMgSNWXy5erItaXrAMhO7-b0IDNsWU16o-WSSyCC1KCV_UQUb2tfPs8DYCafRaSkJLzocTm5WNUK7zKP_Xo11kg8smNX2bbjzxDOQjaLIdRFIZ8wMyZ9lo6mxs_ortitcjHpFpmBxw4dj8/s320/PC_220_01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465260555072318642" border="0" /></a>Mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01534123169016952803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222742090690162228.post-89355897819397410952010-04-28T12:22:00.004-06:002010-04-28T12:39:57.910-06:00Lost Trail MontaniaAwwwww....... Lost Trail Montania! Well, with the inspiration we 'earned' through 2 tough days last year plans changed a little for this one. Not wanting to risk another fubbarred attempt at lodging the fam stayed home and me n' Cody just camped out in the gooseneck for the weekend. That was good except for the fact that we (I) forgot to fill up the gas for the generator and had to make a midnight run to Salmon. As far as a team effort we all came up short when all 9 runs were finished Saturday. We had a couple close calls only missing out by 1 or 2 spots but neither Bryan, Chad or me were able to make it to finals. All in all it was finally a weekend with awesome weather and AWESOME snow conditions. It was actually really relieving to finally race on snow the entire day. Here's a few pics to make it look like I was riding good at least ;)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT3Zj7UIuVdk25qD3wlnmbMq-_4qT6oO14khwak0uldNND4GMbeHZdNny85VnbdR-68W2hrQi-Dy_KHmtcaUbHzEGLAhoPPp4qmd_5-I01OCmwpNlp3OTkHPVaWepLSBWT7THPkn7Bd000/s1600/LT_220_08.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT3Zj7UIuVdk25qD3wlnmbMq-_4qT6oO14khwak0uldNND4GMbeHZdNny85VnbdR-68W2hrQi-Dy_KHmtcaUbHzEGLAhoPPp4qmd_5-I01OCmwpNlp3OTkHPVaWepLSBWT7THPkn7Bd000/s320/LT_220_08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465256707231340050" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDFEu0hjplXujSVr8NXEBEHF9gKQ-9CFKcYE5dST4ouzwqEdedjpk1W9RLtnFjNKSJdDgnrFs2pCAvGA-823U7X91OOmQhj_eke40QX-IlMpsz_zMf-DCifaiDP4hRsbO7E3x7VObKA33r/s1600/LT_220_07.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhagzKvdwYDSjYX7QurY8ypdSTirfX1E7ZzSw5Lrneo5nFpDaGl0A5zaCVl-D4acGHZs0mzQHj3Kao9B1UBjmxrE7qfJfLDQugXAsE3K0mCRooqCx8kiON0hGcDzE8R-f5xONINzkDvN6lp/s320/LT_220_11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465256341744008994" border="0" /></a>Mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01534123169016952803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222742090690162228.post-19934798510996889322010-04-11T22:07:00.002-06:002010-04-11T22:16:13.200-06:00Afton Challenge - Feb. 26-28Well, not much to say about this race except I got my butt kicked. Virtually no snow and freezing cold temps made for a pretty boring weekend. Just couldn't get motivated to race and ended up not qualifying for anything. Luckily didn't break any parts on the body or the sled so that was good. 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We all did better for the most part this weekend, but still had a fair share of 'oh crap' moments. Can't seem to get the bugs out quick enough but hopefully with Afton coming up the stars will align and results will be good. I qualified 3rd in my heat in Stock, and Chad qualified as well. We both screwed up and got stuck in the same spot during finals. Brian missed out in Stock and Mod, but got in Improved and finished 12th (I think). Chad was the only one to qualify in Mod and ended up finishing 12th. The sleds are running good we are all just trying to find some consistency before it's too late. Hopefully Brian can pull through his injury and make it to Afton. He provides a lot of support to the team. Both him and his brother Cory (161 - not racing this year due to a back injury from last season) are being held back by injuries, so the main focus is to make sure they heal up before pushing it too hard. Still trying to catch up with 'Slick' to get some videos posted, so keep checking back for updates. Here are some pics from the weekend.<br /><br />later<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf-n6g6mIUPQnPhb7JAPwCbM9tOouVGK5efGFTYgsEuodPJxh2BbAydrMChtl6vAE-H7J9ZdHTJkGfR11k4nnDcplAlPVWUEkAuVQlwG8uRXsKbC91GJbBcd_VGH3IikAP4Ux71oyxx08W/s1600-h/BL_The+Boys.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf-n6g6mIUPQnPhb7JAPwCbM9tOouVGK5efGFTYgsEuodPJxh2BbAydrMChtl6vAE-H7J9ZdHTJkGfR11k4nnDcplAlPVWUEkAuVQlwG8uRXsKbC91GJbBcd_VGH3IikAP4Ux71oyxx08W/s320/BL_The+Boys.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437506785778508882" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZe97VKQj8-d8NR9m1n6cB7FfmCxQUvIDNspyZqhOA-zYOy-oMWLjc6nz8asdxFhdzzdrqNgJK1oHQk59rfKkll47efaIhi09mNuTrU8jbS1OLkAXScYRb2sDakL3P56jmO3yiX41mEDsI/s1600-h/BL_220_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZe97VKQj8-d8NR9m1n6cB7FfmCxQUvIDNspyZqhOA-zYOy-oMWLjc6nz8asdxFhdzzdrqNgJK1oHQk59rfKkll47efaIhi09mNuTrU8jbS1OLkAXScYRb2sDakL3P56jmO3yiX41mEDsI/s320/BL_220_01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437506771957607122" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiysDY89nxC339zY3cF-PzzQCITdgWMPLGCAFJWAJA-_rmRg6BnbIM8miO7b0nJ0JDBPpbO-hOP1Htd-Gj_itEfBApd4r-dlPIbebPQMvh5Lm0_wdk2xeFLAdAJSwQcXBQ3wUl2oz6r_Zif/s1600-h/BL_220_03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiysDY89nxC339zY3cF-PzzQCITdgWMPLGCAFJWAJA-_rmRg6BnbIM8miO7b0nJ0JDBPpbO-hOP1Htd-Gj_itEfBApd4r-dlPIbebPQMvh5Lm0_wdk2xeFLAdAJSwQcXBQ3wUl2oz6r_Zif/s320/BL_220_03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437506781082702706" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTvC78entntA-jHPfgqWrCKfwaMV4ourUQ7734iP_a71MEkWjYrb7r-iQGuV4RbpHrR9Ow7uf3JzIRyMq2_Vp3WOx6hvXCQxbWSdJ3VmGxWFUdaHoP6xtdsqlmXnXY4y7b5fSys3MKdtBY/s1600-h/BL_131_02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTvC78entntA-jHPfgqWrCKfwaMV4ourUQ7734iP_a71MEkWjYrb7r-iQGuV4RbpHrR9Ow7uf3JzIRyMq2_Vp3WOx6hvXCQxbWSdJ3VmGxWFUdaHoP6xtdsqlmXnXY4y7b5fSys3MKdtBY/s320/BL_131_02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437506424821859170" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQlsdTpGto9J7HDyXu6-U8A8_9xqKTs-BWSJGACfFbGvvdbFou7aqe828BRVYtXYrfA74gp9PKhD4uQi8NZs2MKplYt8jlKG3Ijtng6UrrXnPD7fq0N1RLXif675OTJ4Lhw_Tl8Ytt22dn/s1600-h/BL_131_04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQlsdTpGto9J7HDyXu6-U8A8_9xqKTs-BWSJGACfFbGvvdbFou7aqe828BRVYtXYrfA74gp9PKhD4uQi8NZs2MKplYt8jlKG3Ijtng6UrrXnPD7fq0N1RLXif675OTJ4Lhw_Tl8Ytt22dn/s320/BL_131_04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437506431122744162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqktCc-FE38eRQaKcsvFq7NZtsOKir1k5KmaScw1QON_P9IuygeSbIL7ygcqUpJoFDhUmnOMMRf7DF631n-Jd6y9GDe69aD74VAWuTB1plgSTfuSikczi_H98l3XawIESLQoxtMSKFylq6/s1600-h/BL_141_03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqktCc-FE38eRQaKcsvFq7NZtsOKir1k5KmaScw1QON_P9IuygeSbIL7ygcqUpJoFDhUmnOMMRf7DF631n-Jd6y9GDe69aD74VAWuTB1plgSTfuSikczi_H98l3XawIESLQoxtMSKFylq6/s320/BL_141_03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437503897659655410" border="0" /></a>Mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01534123169016952803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222742090690162228.post-30791382000040567722010-01-27T12:02:00.006-07:002010-01-27T12:15:21.547-07:00Preston Pride Hillclimb - Jan. 22-23Finished up with Preston, now it's time to gear up for Bear Lake (Feb. 5-6). The team did pretty well considering what happened during and before this race. I missed qualifying in Stock and Improved. Qualified 6th in Heat 1, and finished 11th overall in Modified. Brian (131) qualified in Stock and Modified, and finished 10th (stock) and 7th (mod) overall. Chad (141) didn't qualify but came back from a pretty nasty crash in Improved, and was able to run Mod qualifying after we replaced most of the front end of his sled. Here are some pics from this weekend. Hopefully I can get some videos posted before too long.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihQtks-D5GHeqXFUYG5DBvx_VRUqUZmpoLA4rdlIFKF2mVgiuJiRBgc0rlJH1ExkHoykzDqNV-yCA3Gwc8heE7PyksXXee5srWxCvVib3jzXgMdrYrWfDbwp55GEfHyOsmO7YoRAY1_9h3/s1600-h/Preston_Saturday.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihQtks-D5GHeqXFUYG5DBvx_VRUqUZmpoLA4rdlIFKF2mVgiuJiRBgc0rlJH1ExkHoykzDqNV-yCA3Gwc8heE7PyksXXee5srWxCvVib3jzXgMdrYrWfDbwp55GEfHyOsmO7YoRAY1_9h3/s320/Preston_Saturday.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431499152108066882" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsFNccoFTsm4g9qoc7yKuJMqgfLG8Po1NrHBzwJUN8ypKH4_SkWy6t4FM1AzwZ1IkhnbEhBomoYrVWz3DFZ2q3D0vbmIYemBu8Yn6DRBHey1zOTQfeTOQ0HP0Dk5nAdyxw6B8o12vG7cBd/s1600-h/Preston_Q_02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsFNccoFTsm4g9qoc7yKuJMqgfLG8Po1NrHBzwJUN8ypKH4_SkWy6t4FM1AzwZ1IkhnbEhBomoYrVWz3DFZ2q3D0vbmIYemBu8Yn6DRBHey1zOTQfeTOQ0HP0Dk5nAdyxw6B8o12vG7cBd/s320/Preston_Q_02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431499501851333378" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzva2zxvRpjT-iJHHvxem17HVUQTNDKCzcOX-0dS5v0gVmdM8I76DYxk-Ms2mbmPra-OkYrKPXzoph12iyfJdEnvDKnwO9AZIPYejkS71BymTUVp_Gc_oSNVepxeKkUxTcibd9VGF8B3KB/s1600-h/Preston_Q_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzva2zxvRpjT-iJHHvxem17HVUQTNDKCzcOX-0dS5v0gVmdM8I76DYxk-Ms2mbmPra-OkYrKPXzoph12iyfJdEnvDKnwO9AZIPYejkS71BymTUVp_Gc_oSNVepxeKkUxTcibd9VGF8B3KB/s320/Preston_Q_01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431499499507145122" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYI9q56Ng9kpWYS-jD_IWphBmDFBWqISDvHrL1BgK0Ng4i493U4lXESkcFd-sD596TIfy2X4Jn4jEBqj3V5j5pw4IO790vs7K7wHEuotWvtO15_WQhvJvzaDJsafORiOtIkbjqEz210Dwu/s1600-h/Preston_131Q_04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYI9q56Ng9kpWYS-jD_IWphBmDFBWqISDvHrL1BgK0Ng4i493U4lXESkcFd-sD596TIfy2X4Jn4jEBqj3V5j5pw4IO790vs7K7wHEuotWvtO15_WQhvJvzaDJsafORiOtIkbjqEz210Dwu/s320/Preston_131Q_04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431499856178731298" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLS24SDLiaW9bxhOWKU0ysVSQ1ufiNDLAWODM8eFU5u5IXQntaFmW5bYsPwO1_PJYZJXX0YfulafKo_YyKaHXKchshZRzCmXVzhTo7UX4uWvTsM_Ksx9_8igyFaE29oJiZOyIwZFvvteGF/s1600-h/Preston_131MF_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLS24SDLiaW9bxhOWKU0ysVSQ1ufiNDLAWODM8eFU5u5IXQntaFmW5bYsPwO1_PJYZJXX0YfulafKo_YyKaHXKchshZRzCmXVzhTo7UX4uWvTsM_Ksx9_8igyFaE29oJiZOyIwZFvvteGF/s320/Preston_131MF_01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431500063450803298" border="0" /></a>Mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01534123169016952803noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222742090690162228.post-24014041328239997032009-12-03T21:16:00.003-07:002009-12-03T21:43:09.730-07:00Welcome to Sherman Racing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0QtOY5uHu2-LEv1DHFJHPYdoYghyphenhyphenSPJleu5R6RAtsB8vdsWUopdcKqceWdV2j3VdIISVXOkmcN6kjmDyaf_cYNRx47ji3bP9CX4-EQfDesaVz7XUVURjegwp7JRFvh2vqE7cJV_-1Ufu6/s1600-h/046.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 96px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0QtOY5uHu2-LEv1DHFJHPYdoYghyphenhyphenSPJleu5R6RAtsB8vdsWUopdcKqceWdV2j3VdIISVXOkmcN6kjmDyaf_cYNRx47ji3bP9CX4-EQfDesaVz7XUVURjegwp7JRFvh2vqE7cJV_-1Ufu6/s320/046.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411236764998733698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcoZWwLPvISV5KCeznMB-Is01K97zNK-a1L5BAQlM8dX2ZppUYDf9xES9cglS9v_5ThhISZmS62SLxUMvXnC4ct-IcmT7KvJykMx6S92ia5mQEPyw0vCL3qbqVVdWCIn6OAiu7yrD7k1ED/s1600-h/ava_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcoZWwLPvISV5KCeznMB-Is01K97zNK-a1L5BAQlM8dX2ZppUYDf9xES9cglS9v_5ThhISZmS62SLxUMvXnC4ct-IcmT7KvJykMx6S92ia5mQEPyw0vCL3qbqVVdWCIn6OAiu7yrD7k1ED/s320/ava_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411230310723316194" border="0" /></a>Hi all and welcome to the Sherman Racing blog!!<br />I am excited to finally have something up and running to showcase my 'hobby', and look forward to having a ton of visitors to the site. Bare with my while I figure out the features of this thing; I will do my best to keep it as interesting as possible.<br /><br />Let me start by introducing myself. My name is Mitch Sherman. I live in Pocatello, ID and have been snowmobiling for about 12 years. I am married, have 2 kids, and work as Director of Project Controls for Dance Designs, Inc. I have been racing Semi-Pro on the RMSHA circuit for about 5 years hoping to get consistent enough to reach the Pro ranks. After a few bismal years as R&S Racing some changes were made all around in an attempt to become a bigger contender on the circuit. R&S Racing became Sherman Racing about 2 years ago and has consisted of myself and my dad, Rick Sherman. For the 2009 season and future seasons, we have teamed up with Brian (131) & Cory (161) Simmons of Simmons Brothers Racing in an effort to reduce overall costs. For the 2010 season I am excited to announce that Sherman Racing has switched to the Ski-Doo XP hillclimb sleds in an effort to top off the consistency gained in 2009.<br /><br />Thanks for visiting, and stay tuned for some exciting race action this winter. I will try to get as many updates and pics/vids as possible to keep everyone informed of what's going on.<br /><br />Later<br /><br />Racer220 (Mitch)Mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01534123169016952803noreply@blogger.com0