I am happy to report that I have taken my 3rd Japan Cycling Federation Downhill Series Title!!!! In the fifteen years of racing I have won the series 3 times, but this last one has definitely been the best for me. At 40 years young, it feels pretty good!!!


This last race in Sena, Ishikawa was a real tough one. I knew from the beginning it would take everything I had because I wasn't in top form. I hadn't ridden my DH machine since the last race in August. Not a good thing, it was super tough to find my race groove in only one day. Being too busy is no excuse so I just bit the bullet and gave it my best shot! Unfortunately, in the qualifier I had a huge superwoman crash with my bike flying over me down an embankment. I rushed to pull my bike back on the course after shaking my head and was off with crooked handle bars to take 4th place in the qualifier????

After checking the bod, I had to ice my right knee, it swelled up real nice. After downing some painkillers I was determined to finish well in the final. Could barely bend my knee to spin on the pedals but it is amazing what painkillers can do!!! I was doing really well until I hit the lower technical single track and missed my line which caused me to hit a pole with course tape which ended up wrapping around my handle bars, arrrrrggggggggg!!! I knew this was gonna cost me the race but I untangled myself and gave it 110 percent and I had another small crash. I finished fifth with a huge feeling of disappointment.............

After getting my emotions under control, I congratulated all of my fellow racers and decided to chalk this race up as being just not my day. You win some and you lose some. However, I was so stoked to find out I didn't lose my title!!!! This season I was 3rd, 1st, 1st and 5th in all of this seasons races respectively. I end the season as THE 2007 JCF DH SERIES CHAMPION!! It doesn't get any better than this!!!!! Thank you to all of my sponsors and supporters, without you, none of this would be possible. LOVE YOU ALL, K. MORE PICTURES HERE!