My 2011 Year In Review

[PainfullySlow]

To say that 2011 was an amazing year of racing for me would be horribly short of the truth. Thanks to my family, friends, teammates, and sponsors I managed to beat my goals, set new ones, demolished those, and then continued to progress throughout the year.

I am further now than I ever thought possible, especially considering that this is my first full year of racing. I have had so many great moments, met some of the best people on the planet, and have been very fortunate with my finishes.

So without further delay, here is my tossed together Year In Review. Best if viewed full screen in 720HD.

LRRS EX#434 2011 Year In Review (HD) - YouTube

[Rada]

That's awesome Mike! Nicely done on the track and off.

[Doc]

This begs the question... How many partial years do you have under your belt?

Congrats on the great season!

[csmutty]

This begs the question... How many partial years do you have under your belt?

Congrats on the great season!

One partial year I believe.

[Chippertheripper]

Good stuff man. I'm always cheering for ya!

[PainfullySlow]

Thanks all, I appreciate the feedback and am glad that it is well received.

Christian is right, I have 5 weekends from 2010 plus a full 2011 race season under my belt.

Thanks Chip, I appreciate you watching out for me =)

[Motoboosey]

Amazing, im so glad that I got the opportunity to meet you and that you put up with me during round 7, mike
Thanks and I look forward to 2012
Emily

[PainfullySlow]

Haha, nothing to "put up with" Emily, it was great to meet you and fun having you around in the pits. You are more than welcome to swing by my pits at any point.

[Motoboosey]

Haha, nothing to "put up with" Emily, it was great to meet you and fun having you around in the pits. You are more than welcome to swing by my pits at any point.

Thanks, i plan on being around so I will take you up on the invite now that Rada is FINALLY racing in 2012

[nt650hawk]

You are going to be way toooo busy being Pit Boss to do anything else.

[Rada]

Motoboosey=Pitbossy

[Motoboosey]

Motoboosey=Pitbossy

Pitbossy= "Emma! Make sure my bike is ready for my next race!"....."and make me a sammich"

That is when I will be running and hiding with RSP!

[PainfullySlow]

You are going to be way toooo busy being Pit Boss to do anything else.

^ this, exactly. I feel horrible at the end of every race weekend as I spend the entire time running around like a lunatic doing one thing or another and I barely get to socialize with all the folks at the track.

[nt650hawk]

Welcome to the world of an OCD engineer.

[PainfullySlow]

Welcome to the world of an OCD engineer.

Hey at least I dont completely disassemble my bike after every weekend :-p

[nt650hawk]

Hey at least I dont completely disassemble my bike after every weekend :-p

I don't have a Goat Tee so I have to do this in order to find my fast. It is always in there somewhere.

[Jim]

really nice job on the video. i like the different camera angles also. how did you do the front fender mount? was it a kit or something you fabricated to fit?

[Motoboosey]

I don't have a Goat Tee so I have to do this in order to find my fast. It is always in there somewhere.

Maybe I should tear into my four wheeler, find my fearlessness and speed, and put them in Lucy I'm stupid in a good way on my hondas but a pansy on my Suzuki....go figure

[PainfullySlow]

really nice job on the video. i like the different camera angles also. how did you do the front fender mount? was it a kit or something you fabricated to fit?

I owe credit for the front fender mount to Mike Kurtz of RSP Racing. It is a GoPro camera. All you do is remove the suction cup part of that giant mount and then attach it using a long bolt directly to where your front fender mounts to your lower fork. I will see if I can find a pic and post it up.

[Yknot]

Awesome job on the video and the track this year. It has been a pleasure to watch the progress you have made, I can't wait to see what next year brings.

[PainfullySlow]

Thanks Bill, I appreciate the feedback. I was very fortunate this year so I am hoping my luck holds for 2012 =)

[Yknot]

Thanks Bill, I appreciate the feedback. I was very fortunate this year so I am hoping my luck holds for 2012 =)

[kb1]

Man every time I watch these videos I see where I can fix things, I can't get over how much closer your guys are to the T1 flagger than I am....can't wait for personal instruction next year.

[OreoGaborio]

Good stuff, Mike. You've made some unbelievable progress over the last couple of seasons. Keep up the good work & I'll keep watchin over my shoulder for ya...

(speakin of which, I'm gonna have to rig up some kinda boobietrap system for the back of my bike in the off season )

[ctbandit]

Banana peels Pete. They work for Mario, they can work for you.