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• JULY 1, 2009

• Ride Day photos are posted

  We had an off weekend of racing last week and decided to have a Ride Day at the house.
  Sunday morning started out like every other morning this month, grey, dreary and with some rain in the air.  It actually was pretty good for riding as we didn't have to worry about dust.  We had enough bikes that we ended up splitting the riding up into big and small bikes... or loud and not so loud.  I apologise to our neighbours for all the four strokes.  The EPA can say what they want about the benefit of the 4 stroke over the 2 stroke but I haven't bought into that yet.  The noise is the issue now.  Unfortunately it's just more ammunition for those who would like shut down our sport all together.

  We rode a little while, took a break for lunch from the grill, rode a little more then went for a swim in the river.  With all the rain we have had the last month the water was cold but that didn't dampen the fun!  When we got back to the house the kids made a make shift slippery slide out of tarps and found that a mix of dish detergent on the tarps and spraying yourself down with PAM makes for some good speed on the hill.

  I've posted photos from the day here

• June 10, 2009

• We are Going to "the Ranch"

  Photos from the Loretta Lynn Northeast Regional Qualifier are now posted on the MX Photos page. New England riders had a good showing down south at Budds Creek in Maryland.  Krissa Sweeney and Ryann both qualified for the Girls (11-15) class.

  Congrats to all the riders going to The National at Loretta Lynn's Ranch in Hurricane Mills, TN August 4-8.

  List of those who qualified through the Northeast. 
  Some New England riders have qualified through other Regions.

  51 (4-6) AMA 1 Stock COKINOS JUSTIN 444 HANOVER, MA - 2 1 4
  
  65 (7-9) Stock AGNEW, WILLIAM 127 COTUIT, MA - 2 2 1
  
  65 (10-11) Stock PINHANCOS, JAKE 101 ROCHESTER, MA - 1 1 1
  65 (10-11) Stock PROVONCHA, CASEY 129 NEWPORT, VT - 2 2 2
  
  65 (7-11) Modified PINHANCOS, JAKE 101 ROCHESTER, MA - 1 1 1
  65 (7-11) Modified PROVONCHA, CASEY 129 NEWPORT, VT - 3 8 5
  
  Super Mini 1 (12-15) CANNING, CHRIS 85 COVENTRY, CT - 4 1 2
  
  Super Mini 2 (14-16) CANNING, CHRIS 85 COVENTRY, CT - 5 2 5
  
  Girls (11-15) SWEENEY, KRISA 48 SEEKONK, MA - 9 2 3
  Girls (11-15) STACY, RYANN 41 SHELBURNE, MA - 2 5 4
  
  Women (14 Plus) ALLENDER, SADE 82 NORTH BERWICK, ME - 7 4 7

• June 1, 2009

• Practice Photos

  Photos from practice are now posted on the MX Photos page. This is our last practice before heading south Wednesday night for the Loretta Lynn Youth Regional at Budds Creek in Maryland... about an 8 or 9 hour drive for us.

  Top 7 at this race will get you to The National at Loretta Lynn's Ranch in Hurricane Mills, TN August 4-8.

  Good Luck to all our New England friends going to Budds Creek!

• May 24, 2009

• It's Taken a while

  It's been hard this spring to find the time to just sit and work on the site.  I have posted some more photos from the Winchester races and the NEMX race at Southwick on our photos page.

  So much has happened since the last update to the site.  We have been busy getting ready for the closing on the house Linda grew up in; going to a couple of lacrosse games a week and trying to stay focused on the end of the school year activities...  Ryann broke her nose overshooting a triple on the SX track and Linda rode to a third place finish from a dead last start in the Mother's Day race at Winchester.  This year all proceeds from the Mom's Race, raffle and donations raised over $360 for Audrey Clark who is currently on the waiting list at Boston Children's hospital for a double lung transplant.  Thank you to Winchester SpeedPark and all those who participated.

  

  There is a new vendor with a familiar face at all the Winchester SpeedPark races this season offering trackside mechanical service. Whether you need tires changed or a top end put in that bike before the next moto be sure to stop by the R&D trailer and see Renny Davis and his son Scott (#710).
  Quality Work at Reasonable Rates!
  
  

• April 29, 2009 - 8:08PM

• Photos and Updates

  Been slacking on the updates to the site.  We have had other priorities this spring but school is winding down, so many of the afternoon actives we have been attending will slow and our focus will begin to turn towards the MX season.

  Two weeks ago we attended the Loretta Lynn Northeast Qualifier at MX338 where Ryann qualified in the Girls class and Dana, coming to the track from Connecticut and hoping on the bike for the first time since last October was able to hold on and go 3-4 to qualify in the Schoolboy 1 (12-16) class.  Next stop is Budds Creek in Maryland on June 6th and 7th.

  
  photo courtesy Tom O'Farrell

  Last weekend we raced the new Supercross layout at Winchester SpeedPark where Ryann went 1-1 in the Girls class and ran her first Supermini motos of the season going 9-5.  We have photos of the weekend which will be going up soon.  I'll post a link to them once I have gone through them all.

  Dana had Monday off so he came home Saturday night and was able to do some riding on our track with Ryann and the O'Brien boys.  It was extremely hot but they had a good time and we look forward to more practice days once summer hits full stride and we can hit the river to cool off.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• April 17, 2009

• Great start to the Season

  Dana is still away at school but Ryann was able to get her season underway last Saturday on The MX track at Winchester SpeedPark.  Coming off what seemed to be a never ending winter Ryann had not had a chance to practice at all before the first race of the season.  It's been like this for three years in a row.  The last two seasons have started without seat time at MX338 for the Loretta Lynn Area Qualifier.

  We decided to start the season in the Women's class in the YZ125 and it appears to have been the right decision as Ryann launched out of the starting gate with the holeshot in the first moto of the year.  She held the lead for a little over a lap until Krissa Sweeney took a good line on her new KX250F, got by Ry and went on to the win with Ryann taking second in the moto and second overall on the day.

  photo courtesy Paul Buckley
  Ryann did very well in the Youth C class as too!
  

  This weekend we are off to MX338 for the Loretta Lynn Area Qualifier.  It will be interesting to see what the economy has done to the turnout for this event.  Ryann will be trying to qualify in the Girls class on her RM105 and Dana will come up for Sunday's race and attempt to qualify in the Schoolboy 1 class on the YZ125.  He has been working out with his lacrosse team at school but we all know that the only way to get in "motocross shape" is to ride a bike.

  We wish everyone luck this weekend at the qualifier at MX338 and in the NEMX-NCSC-NHC race at Crow Hill in Templeton, MA.  Be safe, ride fast, ride smart and above all remember the number 1 rule: HAVE FUN!

• March 24, 2009 - 8:34PM

• There is progress being made

  Mother nature is working her magic and slowly washing away the remnants of winter.
  Sunday morning the sun was shining bright and portions of the track were starting to show.
  20 minutes later the sun went hiding behind the clouds and the air was filled with flurries.

• March 15, 2009

• Navy Defeats Holy Cross!

  
  #8 Bruce Nechanicky
  was Dana's coach at
  the 2008
  US Navy Lacrosse
  Camp

  With Dana home from Avon Old Farms for spring break and the Navy Lacrosse team in Worcester to take on Holy Cross we took a ride east to watch some college level LAX.
  
  It was a slow start to the game as the first half had just two goals, and neither team could get any momentum going. A combined 10 turnovers can do that. Holy Cross took the lead just three minutes into the game after Kenny Minor sent a bouncer past Navy keeper Ryan Wickham. The half ended 1-1 after Navy's Tim Paul tied it up about half way through the second quarter.
  
  The third quarter featured some good play as the teams swapped the lead 4 times but the wheels fell off the Holy Cross wagon in the 4th as Navy racked up 7 goals (three of them in just 34 seconds) to the Holy Cross Crusaders one score and Navy went on to win 10-5.

  It was hard to tell that Navy was the visiting team as the crowd on hand to watch the game was overwhelming dressed in Navy Lacrosse apparel.

  Click the photos below to go the gallery of the game
  
  
  

• March 9, 2009 - 6:44PM

• MX and Life Goes MultiMedia

  Donn Collings, better known as "Jakes Dad" on the message board has taken his "MX and Life" blog to the next level by now offering a Pod cast. Donn has been testing this out for a little while and is now ready to go live with his new "View from the Booth" Pod Cast.

  
  
  

  Dave pretends to be listening to Dana while tuning in to the Podcast
  "View from the Booth"

  Tune in now and get the latest from the voice of Winchester SpeedPark! This week Donn takes a quick look at the upcoming New England Motocross season.

  
  
  
  
  

  NOTE: You will need the Adobe Flash Player installed to listen to this on your computer.

  

• March 8, 2009 - 4:41PM

• Photos Added

  I just added a couple of photo galleries on the MX Photos page. One under the Winchester SpeedPark part of the page and the other just a group of photos of practice in the backyard last season. We have a new layout as of last fall thanks to Vic O'Brien and John Dowd and I added some photos of their work as well.

  

  I will be going through our 2008 photos from NEMX and other races and posting them as time allows.

  
  
  
  

• March 6, 2009 - 7:45PM

• The Snow is Melting, The Snow is Melting!

   

  The temperatures are finally going up a little bit and some of the snow is melting away. With any luck we'll be able to get the bikes out soon and do a little riding before the season starts.

  The forecasters are calling for temps in the high 40's to low 50's over the weekend with 60 even being a possibility for Sunday! With temps like that mud season will be here before you know it and that means one thing... the smell of pre-mix in the air is soon to follow.

• Get yourself ready for the 2009 season

• Motivate

  Inside each of us is a catalyst: a tiny kernel of truth that waits to be discovered.
  Once one has discovered what motivates, worlds can be conquered and dreams can be achieved. Goals can be attained and purpose can be fulfilled.
  Search until you find it; seek what it takes to motivate yourself and everything will fall into place.
  "YOU HAVE TO EXPECT THINGS OF YOURSELF BEFORE YOU CAN DO THEM."
  --Michael Jordan

• Attitude

  We choose to make it positive.
  Attitude is also not something that we can change for someone else. What we can do is choose our reactions to others' attitudes.
  We choose whether or not to give ourselves and those around us the gift of a personal positive attitude.
  Attitude...it's all about choices.
  
  "IF YOU THINK YOU'RE BEATEN, YOU ARE; IF YOU'D LIKE TO WIN BUT YOU THINK YOU CAN'T, IT'S ALMOST A CINCH YOU WON'T. SOONER OR LATER, THE ONES WHO WIN ARE THOSE WHO THINK THEY CAN."
  --Adaptation of quote by Kristone

• February 22, 2009

• Estate Sale

  
  

  With the passing of Linda's father in December the house is on the market and the items inside are UP FOR SALE!

  I have posted a page with photos of many of the items. There is much more than listed here... nic-nacs, a bed, wood working tools, etc. Just getting an apartment and need to furnish it? We may have JUST what you need to furnish it!

  If you would like to view the online ad from Cohn and Company for the house you can view it right here. Be sure to check out the Virtual Tour!
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  76 Frank Williams Road
  Shelburne, Massachusetts
  What a spot! Half way between Greenfield and Shelburne Falls with nice views, open land and a brook. This former barn was converted in 1974 and smartly designed into a 2,290 sq.ft. home on four levels. Enjoy 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, huge fireplace 2 story living room, open kitchen, dining and family area with fireplace plus 1st floor laundry and large entry way/mud room. The lower level offers regular size windows and doors, and a rec room with great stone wall that could easily be used for a master bedroom.
  There is much to be enjoyed living here!
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  ...and there was!
  

• February 19, 2009

• 2009 NEMX Rider Numbers

  

  The list of confirmed numbers... as of today, has been posted on the Message Board.
  
  From Linda:
  "If you have sent in your form and are not on the list, there is a conflict with your first choice for a number. Once I finish processing the forms that arrived by the deadline, I will check again to see if your number is available. I hope to update the list early next week at the latest as well as the updated list of conflicts."

• February 16, 2009

• We have a new design to the website!

  
  Click image

  In an effort to bring a little continuity to the site I have incorporated the design of our message board throughout the entire site.
  
  I am in the process of updating all the pages across the site so it's just a matter of moving the content (the pictures and words) into the new layout. Now that I have the design down it shouldn't take too long get the rest of the site done.
  
  One of the features I've added is "HighSlide". If you see a photo (like the one to the left) you can give it a click and see a larger size without having to navagate away from the page you are on.

Check back often as we add content, pictures, videos

• February 11, 2009

• Winchester SpeedPark Banquet

  Another great banquet to celebrate the 2008 season was put on by Dave and Suzanne Boisvert at the Grand Summit Lodge at Mt. Snow in Wilmington, VT.

  In addition to the Top 10 and Class Champion Awards there were also 79 Iron Men Awards given out! That is a lot of determination... and a lot of luck. An entire series, starting and finishing each and every moto. Hats off the the racers mechanics for having no mechanicals.

  
  

  2008 MOTHER OF THE YEAR
  CRYSTAL O'DELL
  
  2008 FATHER OF THE YEAR
  RODNEY WILLIS
  
  2008 FAMILY OF THE YEAR
  BOURGOIN'S
  
  2008 SPRING JR GRAND CHAMPION
  JAKE BEOUDOIN
  
  2008 SPRING GRAND CHAMPION
  MIKE HACIA
  
  2008 FALL JR GRAND CHAMPION
  JARED BUCCHERII
  
  2008 FALL GRAND CHAMPION
  MIKE HACIA

• 2008 Loretta Lynn's Amateur National Championship

• Ryann Rides For A National Championship

  2008 brought another opportunity to attend the 2008 Loretta Lynn's Amateur National Championship in Hurricane Mills, TN.  Ryann had a great week in the heat and humidity placing 8th out of the 42 fastest Girl's (9-13) in the U.S.A.

  2009 will bring one more chance to qualify for the Girl's class which has been changed to the  9-15 age range, although this may be the last season on her Keene MotorSports Suzuki RM105.  Her racing age for 2009 is 12 which gives her 4 more years of eligibility but size wise it just may not happen. Looks like she may have to move up to the 125 before we thought!