The next morning:I went to Matamoros MX to participate in a mountain bike series. On April 6th, I raced in the beginners division. When they yelled go, I took off as fat as I could go; shortly I found myself being passed by kids(10yrs). Once we reached the steep climbs, I caught up with the kids but had problems passing them because they were blocking the trail. I got frustrated because I could have placed on the top ten if only I had maintained some distance from those kids. On my next race, I learned my lesson and race in the Master division.
On the second race, of the series, 5/11/08 I was doing great. I reached a wooded area called "La tumba".when all of a sudden, I hit a mesquite tree with my rear wheel real hard. The impact was hard enough to send me flying 15' and landed on my head. My rear tire was flat, I was in a daze, and had to accept a DNF I couldn't complete the race in the condition I was in. I walked back nad loof for my teamate and tell him the bad news.
