East Coast Delaware #2 Main Event Video!!!

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Video By: Adrenalinevision.com

Spectator Video Delaware #2!

This section is about 200 yards from the start. Every 30 seconds a new line takes off. This was probably the easiest of all the mud holes out there. The video gets better as it goes on.....enjoy!

DHaggs Jr goes by at :32 (Middle of Screen)

DHaggs Sr's goes by at 4:09 (Left of Screen)

East Coast Delaware #2 Compilation Video!!!

At 2:08 DHAGGS Jr. enters a mud bath with the Sun in the Background!

Video By: Motoxposure.com

ECEA Delaware #2 Race Recap Nov 16th!

The final round of the East Coast Harescramble Series was held this past Sunday at Blue Diamond MX Complex in New Castle, DE. With temperature in the 50’s and wind gusts reaching 40mph at times; Sunday’s weather turned out to be the least of our worries. Previous to race day we got quite a bit of rain during the week and were hit again with a 1+ inch soaker on Saturday making the track conditions for Sunday a bit on the sloppy side. You didn’t have to look at the track to figure out how much rain the area got because just pulling into the pits you had to maneuver your way around some huge puddles. After registering DHaggs Sr. and I took one look at the MX section of the track and knew what struggles laid ahead. The track promoters announced that we would be looking at about a 9 mile loop, and having raced at this track last year with a lot of high speed straight-aways, I knew that today wouldn’t be quite as fast with the track conditions how they were.
I got an awesome spot on the starting line, and do you know how I knew it was an awesome spot – because Mike Lafferty was lined up directly in front of me! Since he is an 8x National Enduro champion, just missing his 9th this year by six points, I knew that if I was behind him then I was starting off on a good foot. I got a great jump when the flag dropped but because it was so soupy I spun off the line for a bit. By the time I finally hooked up I was about mid pack heading up the first hill climb. The first lap was probably the easiest because only the pros were in front of us so that’s all the lines that were on the track. There were a lot of high speed straight-aways, the motocross track, an ATV track, a supermoto section where they ran you through the amusement park, a pebble mountain down hill, mud holes, off camber sections, deep sand sections, and they even through in a bit of woods. Like I said the first lap wasn’t so bad, basically just learning the track and hitting all the obstacles in the initial good line. By the second lap the whole track changed. Overall on the track there were about 6 or 7 muddy water holes with people stuck all over. As the race went on each lap when I came around there would be 4 or 5 guys really stuck with about 8 or 9 guys waiting for riders to get unstuck or trying and figure out another line around. Each lap I managed to make it through all of the sections with no problems but each lap I came through the scanner I wasn’t picking up any spots. I thought that was a little hard to believe considering how many people were stuck in different spots out on the track. It wasn’t until the second to last lap when I came across the first mud hole in the woods and DHaggs Sr. was there stuck in the line that I took the previous lap. It was deep when I took it so a whole other lap latter it had to be twice as deep. I found another line to get through and kept pushing around the track. Since it was so cold I felt great, I realized how affected I am by the heat in the summer and how much it affects my endurance. If I could only feel like I do in the late fall as if it were summer and I would be able to push as hard as I can for a long time. But I guess that’s just how I’m built so there is nothing that I can really do. The track was exhausting and it was basically a lot of mud holes connected by some high speed sections. One of the coolest parts was probably the huge pebble mountain that they sent us down, it was probably about 40-50ft high and you could lock up both of your breaks and you would just hear the pebbles rolling underneath of you. The other unusual part of the track was the supermoto section; there is an amusement park in the complex and the track wrapped right through it. Just imagine flying around Dorney Park or Six Flags on a dirt bike, you were going around the Ferris wheel and hitting about 70mph going past the little kiddie rides. After seeing DHaggs Sr. the lap that followed turned out to be the last lap even though there wasn’t a white flag. I came across the finish line at exactly 2:00hrs and that means that the leaders were probably just shy of that. I think that they cut it a little short because the trail was getting unrideable and so many guys were stuck out on the track and it gets dark at 4:30 now so they didn’t want be pulling guys out in the dark. Bottom line is that I had a lot of fun and although coming in 9th Place didn’t make sense to me after feeling like I ran a really good race, the season is wrapped up and having everyone back home safe is what really matters.
DHaggs Sr. had some fun out there himself. He was running in 12th place before he got stuck in the muddle hole. He seemed to really like the supermoto section, so much that he is thinking about trading in his knobbies tires for some street tires. He had a huge line on the start and he ended up placing in the middle of his class.
Mohar and Jimmy B were on hand for the final race of the season. Jimmy B was back to taking his action shots out on the track and Mohar was taking on his pitman duties. He even washed the bikes, which was a choir in itself because they were caked with mud; while Jimmy B resorted to his post race duties – PBR’s.
Afterwards we held the first annual DHaggs Harescramble Racing banquet at a nearby resurant. We just kicked back, talked about the race and already started to talk about next year. There might be a quad position opening up on the team so look for DHaggs Harescramble Racing to be representing in 2 and 4 wheels next year!
I would like to Thank my Sponsors: DHAGGS Harescramble Racing, MSR Racing, Scott Powersports, Kenda USA, DP Brakes, Scott USA, TAG Metals, Decal Works, Twin Air, IMS, Devol Eng., FMF, TM Designworks, Cycra Racing

East Coast Nov.16th Delaware #2 PICS!

It Was Freezing - The Warm-up Bike got the Blood Flowing
On the Line Squeaky Clean
DHaggs Sr. in the Rut
# 925 Just Filthy!
#099 Getting thru the Slop

DHaggs Jr. on top of the Step-Up

#099 FOCUSED

Muddy Conditions = Minimal Air Time
This Section was Actually Really Deep Sand - Not Mud

Mohar Doin'r Up Real Good

Pictures By: Jimmy B and EventPhotoNow.com

ECEA DER Harescramble #2 Race INFO!

ECEA Delaware #1 Video!

Delaware 1 Hare Scrambles - October 19, 2008
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ECEA Delaware #1 Race Recap October 19TH!!!

The second to last Round of the 2008 East Coast Harescramble Series was held this past Sunday in Delaware City, DE in the Delaware Canal Bed. Having never been to this location before I had only the little race details posted by the club on the internet to give me a hint of what I was about to expect after the green flag dropped. With a surprise snow shower during the week I anticipated a long two hour struggle in muddy contitions. On Sunday it was chilly in the morning but by the time everyone lined up on the starting line the sun was shinning and it look liked it was going to be a perfect day for racing. The start was a bit odd because they parked you in a farm field, where the starting line was, and then you went right around all the lines and crossed over a road and into the canal. Police held traffic up until all lines were across and once you were on the other side you were on the loop and you never came back onto the side with the start. With a 13 mile loop it wasn’t like we were missing a huge part of the track, there was plenty of riding in the canal and boy was it crazy out there. Like I mentioned on the start you made a left handed 180 and went right around everyone, after that turn was a huge straight-away. I was probably 4th from the inside and I got a great start, second or third to the first turn. I took a couple turns to get around the field, crossed the road and then just pinned the throttle. Everyone was flying and I had no idea what to expect. The first half mile was just fifth gear pinned. The rest of the track was a combination on super long straight-aways where your bike couldn’t go any faster, tight woods, small up and down hills, trails that flowed through the tall brush in the open field, and some wood sections that were a bit on the dangerous side. After my great start I just tried to set a good hurried pace which I did for almost the whole first lap. I think my first lap was 4o minutes so you know that it was a long loop. I pretty much just wanted to get to know the place and try to learn it as fast as I could for the remainder of the race. While sitting on the starting line the race promoter said that we were going to have a 4 lap minimum and I knew that we were in for a long day if a lap was over a half hour. On the second lap I settled in and set my pace for the rest of the race. For such a long track there were always riders around to help push you and keep your concentration. There was really nothing on the track besides the mid-point check tent that I could identify with. All the surrounding terrain looked the same so in the beginning of the race it was hard to tell if I even completed a lap. Finally on the third lap I understood the layout of the track and felt a little better about pushing a little harder in and out of turns that were blind. Who knows what place I was in because when I came through the scanner each time I never saw the display board. I keep time on a stop watch on my bike and I knew that we were definitely going to get in for laps and then some. I anticipated getting the white flag on my 4rd lap and I did, so I gave it all I had to try and make up time on the super fast sections and just keep and steady pace with no mistakes on the rest of the track. Since we were in the canal the soil there was amazingly soft, not too much like sand but more like coffee grounds, and this meant one thing – the track got ruff; super rough fast. With so many turns there were a lot of breaking and acceleration bumps all over the track and with 13 miles to get around that’s a lot of bouncing around. I tried to stand up as much as possible on the last lap and take new lines to stay out of them. I was also pushing in hopes to catch up to DHaggs Sr. but the track was just too long. I eventually made my 4th lap and finished in 8th Place with an overall time of 2 hours and 41 minutes. That’s a bit over the supposed 2 hour time limit but that’s racing and I rather it be like that than do 11 laps on a 2.9 mile track in 1 hour and 50 minutes. DHaggs Sr. had a good day as well considering he took is bike a part the night before till 2:30 in the morning and it made the whole race the following day. Now that’s a mechanic, and a racer, he came in 15th Place in his stacked class of Senior racers.
The season has only one more race left in a couple weeks and we are heading back down to Delaware. The race will be held at Blue Diamond MX complex and it will be the final round of the East Coast Harescramble Series. It may be a little chilly but the track has a number of fun challenging sections that will be well worth it.
I would like to Thank my Sponsors: DHAGGS Harescramble Racing, MSR Racing, Scott Powersports, Kenda USA, DP Brakes, Scott USA, TAG Metals, Decal Works, Twin Air, IMS, Devol Eng., FMF, TM Designworks, Cycra Racing