Whibley to pull Bobbitt into an oncoming Nick Fahringer. The two
friends collide, sending each other
to the ground in a heap. Nick enters the woods in last place. It
would appear that 2013 is off to
another slow start.
The first lap ticks by and Nick has
pushed through half of the XC-1
Pro line. Lap 2 spins by, and Nick
is steadily moving up, his off-season preparations are evident and
he looks stronger as the grueling
3+ hour race grinds on. And almost 4 hours later, Nick is in 10th
overall and holding steady. He
maintains 10th place all the way to
the finish and cruises to 7th in the
XC-1 Pro Class; not bad for an Enduro specialist. He is greeted enthusiastically at the end by
Russell's dad, Bo Bobbitt.
A few months into the 2013, Nick
(aka "The Ringer") is off to his
best start ever, missing the podium
but once in the National Enduro
Series. He currently sits in third
place, just two points behind Russell Bobbitt . Charlie Mullins may
look unstoppable and poised to
make history by being the first
ever to win a GNCC and National
Enduro title in the same year, but
it's far from a done deal. No one
knows better than Nick what it's
like to go on a hot streak and have
your Private Idaho smashed by a
season-ending injury.
For the moment Nick, is an enviable position; he has bucked history by starting strong and
improved his surroundings and
program. But what might be most
encouraging is that "as good as I
feel, I still have more speed to
give."
Sounds like he was never missing
any essential tools. .
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