Chapter 33

But I push that thought to the back of my mind as I rev the engine. I only have room to concentrate on one thing right now and that's getting a good start in this heat, pushing me to the front of the pack and that much closer to beating State U and adding another trophy to my wall.

Fortune smiles on me today as I drop the clutch and rocket out of the gate heading for an early lead. I missed the holeshot, but I'm second in a small cluster of three riders as we head into the first turn. I ease back just a little as I see the rider out front struggling to keep control. Conditions on the track are tricky today.

I watch as he continues pouring it on, and sure enough he's gone wide and heading for the wall. In a poof of hay and dust, he's down and now I'm the one out in front. I promise myself I won't make the same mistake as I head into the first jump.