It is almost the end of the school holidays and some days felt so much longer than others, especially the days I was training at home, doing track work or racing. After some intensive coaching I started to over think improving my technique when I was out on the dirt, I was focusing on working on too many things at once, I made mistakes, I crashed so many times, I got meh results. Riding and racing stopped being fun. I went to Summer Cross at Awakaponga and showcased some of my worst riding. I didn’t want to go to club days but I didn’t want to give up any points so I kind of turned up and rolled around the tracks. But this weekend I had fun. And I was laughing with my mates again. And I rode well. And I finished 3rd overall which I am really proud of. I don’t know what the change was but it’s nice to be back here again. Maybe I put too much pressure on myself to get big results when I am still learning a lot. There’s 2 bits of advice I heard lately that make some sense: “You can’t get to the top without starting at the bottom” – thanks Grandpa – and “If you look good, you feel good. If you feel good, you ride good” – Ken Roczen. So I have asked mum if we can go buy me a suit. The future of motocross is going to be well dressed and smart with role models like these guys.
Soren Staudinger 