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June 2025 31 required for a successful race. Just over a third of the par cipants managed to complete three laps in the allo ed me. Another reprieve in precipita on between race two's finish and the start of the Next- Gen/Millenium disc brake class race was once again short-lived. The skies opened up twenty minutes before the scheduled two-o-clock start with the heaviest rain of the weekend. Obviously, course condi ons con nued to deteriorate, but this was survival mode from the start, and race three was no different. Whether comple ng one lap in one race, one moto, or all laps in every race, it was excellent riding by all. As an o en par cipant, some mes referred to as a glu on for punishment, in all three cross-country races, I was mildly relieved at my wife's mandate that we leave a er the second race. She's been pa ent and accommoda ng throughout the week- end of slop and satura on. It's the least I can do to maintain civility in the household. So, as I fin- ish loading mud-ridden bikes now weighing fi y percent more than a few days ago and packing our things for the trip home, I crack open a cool re- freshment to celebrate surviving race two (it really was fun, just sayin') as the deluge begins. Already soaked, I stand unprotected and unfazed in the pouring rain. I look around and admire all the other cra- zy but cool folks either headed to the start line, packing for departure, ge ng towed out of the bog by the land- owner's tractor, or staring at me with a half bewildered, half laughing head shake (yep, the wife). What a cool place, what a great group of people, this is where it's at, condi ons and weekends like this are where life-long memories are made! Many thanks to the Thomas and Winger families, landowners of Shady Acres Motocross Park and Black's Hollow Recrea on Area respec vely, for allowing us to not only invade your property, but to stomp it into a slurry like a winemaker dancing on a bushel of grapes. Please share your apprecia on with the Mid-Atlan c's regions of dedicated volunteers who soldier through these extreme weekends and return to do it again the next me, what a crew. Kudos to the returning sponsors that con nue to support the sport; Potomac Vintage Riders, Preston Pe y Products, Stainless Cycle, Grove Prin ng, KMI Prin ng, Horizon Homes, and M3One. Special thanks to Moto North for commi ng to the series as a new sponsor for 2025. Here's to hoping the Eurythmics s ck to an early season playlist and don't become a season long anthem!