Here we go again!! RallyMoto^tm goes up to New York on September 28th and the 29th for the Black River Stages. Team Adventurers Workshop will be in full racing gear for the final RallyMoto^tm event of the year and it was a great one.

Adventurers Workshop Racing is partly sponsored by EVS Sports Protective gear and MX1WEST, the Exclusive Acerbis Riding gear distributor in the US.

For more information about the rally check out the website at : BlackRiverStages.com . Check out BRS's announcement: http://blackriverstages.com/blkrv07-eventinfo.html. We need volunteers!! Sign up to help out and come watch a very cool event! http://blackriverstages.com/blkrv-workerinfo.html

Well, the Black River Stages have come and gone and this has had to be the most exciting time I have ever had on a motorcycle. It was fast, challenging, scary, and just fantastic! Our riders did a hell of a job and pushed hard all day. The competition was strong and fast and we fared very well indeed. I'm extremely proud of all of their accomplishments and I was humbled and honored to have each one of them their representing us. You guys all rock!!!

I want to send out a huge gigantic THANKS to all of the workers/volunteers and anyone else who provided assistance for us. In addition I'd like to thanks Ally from RevIt along with her beau Joe and my good bud Brian for helping us with the service area. You may not realize it but even the smallest task can prove to be a burden when your mind is focused on racing.  Without all of you this would not happen!!

Congrats to Mark Ely for taking another overall finish...again(slow the hell down and let is catch you ;)) Also congrats to the boys from MAXBMW MotorSport. Doug, Pete, Mark, and Steve all took podium positions which were greatly deserved. The folks from the Pine Barrens also kicked butt and showed that a few good men from the sand pit of NJ can spank anyone. Shawn and Scott took the honors in P2 and SP3 respectively. I'd like to extend our congratulations to all of the competitors who entered. It takes time, $$, and some brass cajones, to get this together and get out there and race. The professionalism, good sportsmanship, camaraderie, and friendships gained can never be replaced. I look forward to enjoying this event with all of you for a long time to come!!

Onward to my guys. First off, a veteran of his second RallyMoto event, Gregor Halenda rode the wheels off his KTM 540SX. He finished 2nd overall and 2nd place in the SP2 class. He was consistent all day and never let up. His enthusiasm and mellow personality are contagious. Don't let the mild mannered Gregor fool you though, he's blazingly fast and almost fearless (like me ;)). Gregor got to chase Mark Ely all day which I'm sure was tough but eventually he caught him in one stage. He'll be joining us for the SandBlast Rally 2008 in Feb for sure. Watch out folks, Gregor is coming to win for sure.

Next up is new comer to the team and to the RallyMoto events, Mark Jenks. Mark came to us through mutual friends. I've met him before at a rally but never had a chance to spend time talking and hanging out with him. I had no idea of what to expect. Not surprised at all, Mark proved to be one tough competitor and a great guy. This guy is self contained in everyway and seemed to have the whole day planned way in advance. He is a model of efficiency and good nature. Needless to say, Mark finished extremely strong in his first event and really beat up his KTM640 Adventure. Mark was very consistent all day enough to take 2nd place in the P2 class and 5th Overall for the rally. His performance bettered many seasoned rally riders and he should prove to be tough and competitive for future rallies. I look forward to having him compete with us again.

Chris Wyckoff is no stranger to the RallyMoto series taking numerous first place positions and a First Overall in the Tennessee RallyMoto event. He's always wildly fast and explosive however in racing you have good days and bad days and this just was not Chris's day at all. In race preparation, it's truely the little things that usually make the big difference. Chris rode his favorite bike of all time, the KTM 950 Adventure "S" and finished the rally strong.

My turn!! Yep...this is me, Andrew Fekete,  riding as fast as I could possibly go. I had one goal when I got to the rally, I didn't want to finish last. I achieved my goal and I'm damn proud of it! I live this little bike and it has proven to provide me with a lot of confidence. I would've finished even better if I didn't stall twice on the last two stages but that's like saying I would've won if I went faster ;) Either way, I don't think anyone had a better time then me doing this event. I giggled like a little kid after most of the stages due to the huge fun factor. I always asked the stage workers if I could go back and do it again. They all laughed and hurried me along. I'll continue to improve my skills and I know I'll place better in the upcoming season which is not that hard to do given my past performance.


Through out the day this event became more exciting. We, as riders, we able to run sections multiple times helping us gain confidence and finish stronger. The central service area proved to be a blessing as we did not have to navigate through unknown roads looking for our pit crews and hoping that they would get there as well. Here are few more shots of my guys in action. Credit for the pictures goes the NHGS and Andrew from Team Max BMW.

Our posted times per stage:

Rider

SS1

SS3

SS4

SS5

Gregor Halenda

6:56

5:28

5:18

7:44

Mark Jenks

6:59

5:41

5:29

7:33

Chris Wyckoff

7:25

5:53

5:55

8:14

Andrew Fekete

8:19

6:30

6:41

9:03

Rider

SS8

SS11

SS12

Penalty

Total

Gregor Halenda

4:59

7:31

7:28

50:32

Mark Jenks

5:13

8:04

8:12

0:20 

52:45

Chris Wyckoff

5:32

9:30

9:21

3:10 

1:00:43

Andrew Fekete

6:07

10:59

10:56

1:04:57

 
I'm very proud to have EVS Sports as a sponsor of our team. All of our team members will be safely geared up in advanced line of riders safety gear including knee braces and body armor.  If this stuff is good enough to be used by the pros then hopefully it may help save one of our riders from any kind of damage.  We certainly do not plan on getting hurt but it's a great feeling to know that you have the best gear to help you along.
Check their website out at www.evs-sports.com.

All Adventurers Workshop Riders are wearing Acerbis Gear from MX1WEST.com. Jason and the crew there have supplied us top quality gear that easily fits our needs with the ever changing environments that we race in. Give him call and I'm sure he'll take great care of you as well.