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June 2025 29 work great together in a tall glass of Budweiser, but not so much in a motocross racer. While a lot of the moisture was able to run off the grass track, the prepped dirt and some low-lying drainage areas here retained plenty of water to douse the cockpit of a passing motorcycle. Add mud to the cold and wet equa on and the result is a challenging day. Moto two would see marked improvement, at least in the established race line. Straying from the beat in line placed a pilot at risk of becoming engulfed in a poten al quagmire. Novice post vintage/next- gen racers were wisely moved to the grass track for the second moto. Despite the lackluster condi- ons, nearly all feedback on the motocross race day experience was posi ve. These Mid-Atlan c region racers are a tough bunch! Condi ons improved overnight as the event ac v- i es transi oned from track to woods for Sunday's cross-country compe on. O en hailed as an excellent fast and flowy layout, this year's course did not disappoint. The property has a finite amount of wooded land to contain trail, and the areas are o en linked together in a similar fashion, but the fine-tuning that takes place for each itera on of this event creates a remarkably different feel each me. The style is always the same, but the tune is unique and refreshing. Tim pulled some good switches in cra ing this loop. With the introduc on of the new grass track, the cross-country course was able to ex- ploit some of the outgoing grass track layout to good effect. Familiar single-track sec ons are revamped with a new angle of approach or alternate line selec- ons, and a fresh access trail to the technical sec on by the pond provided quite a faceli for this lap- me defining sec on. Was there some mud? Yes, in limited areas it was quite muddy. To be fair, there's only so much abuse a sodden landscape can accommodate. The ques onable areas really began to degrade by the third race, which houses the most modern equipment run in AHRMA compe on, but those machines are more capable of tackling the ruts than ground clear- ance challenged earlier mounts. In all, was it s ll a blast? Absolutely! Several weeks later… It is raining. Again. We've already pulled a camping rig out of the mud…on Friday…entering the event. Yeah, I see where this is headed. With the passage of a few weeks' me, at least it is seasonably warm as the series rolled into Black's Hollow Recrea on Area just east of Pi sburgh, PA. New to the circuit last year, the Black's Hollow facility proved it's worth with a boatload of eleva on chang- es, and its unique ered terrain, both in motocross and cross-country racing. Motocross took the stage Saturday a er mul ple bursts of rain Friday a ernoon through the evening.