Point of View – Sarah
Elworthy’s account of racing the Coming into the
Arenacross World Finals in Las Vegas, NV, I had no idea how my
riding abilities would stack up against the pro class
competition. Vegas was to be my first pro race and I was a
little nervous how my speed would compare to the other girls.
The heat race went better than I could have ever imagined! I
came out of the start on the inside gate and grabbed the
holeshot, I lead the heat gate drop to the checkered flag. There
was not a huge turnout for the Pro Women’s class so the
promoters had combined our heats, and I won. This gave me
confidence that I had a shot to win the Arenacross World
Championship. As the riders lined up on the gate for the main
event I tried to remain calm as I got more and more nervous, as
the thirty second board went up I focused on the gate. When the
gate dropped another rider and I collided putting me in last
place as we entered into the arena. I pushed hard and passed as
many people as I could before the checkered flag fell. When the
race ended I had worked my way up to forth, not bad for my first
pro race. I’m looking forward to returning to Vegas next year
and hoping for a larger turnout in the WMA Pro Class.- Sarah
Elworthy #136 |