OMA Round 5, Hixton Wisconsin
Race: OMA Round 5, Hixton Wisconsin
Rider: Paul Whibley
Team: JG Offroad, GEICO, Monster Energy Kawasaki
Bike: KX 450F
Result: 1st
Stuck in the sweat box van for the 12 hour drive to the OMA in Wisconsin was no fun. The AC had blown out a couple weeks earlier, although doing 80mph (130km) down I 90 with your head and as many other body parts as you can fit out the window also works to cool the core temperature.
The track was a new venue for the OMA series but was a little shorter lap than normal. A Moto X track was the centre of the loop and held some fun jumps. The trail was fresh and had a lot of off cambers and plenty of logs to hop over. The area hadn't seen any decent rain for a while and was pretty dry and dusty so the start would be critical.
Lining up with a game plan to get a good start and run with it. I new I could hole shot having taken that prize at each of the previous OMAs this season.
With the wave of the flag my GEICO, Monster Energy Kawasaki sprang to life and shot me to another hole shot. I put my head down and tried to make a gap right off the bat. After a lap I had about 26 second lead so I tried to maintain that buffer although with a short lap we were quickly into lapped traffic and many of these riders were struggling with the technical, tight trail.
I was amazed as I came around to complete another lap that my lead had grown, as it was tough to be the first guy to run up behind the lappers and blaze a way through. A lot of these riders were pretty curtious though and moved over where they could.
By the fuel stop I had a good lead with my teammates Jimmy Jarrett and Scotty Watkins battling over second spot with the returning Brian Garrahan.
The chequered flag flew and I took the win. Scotty secured second spot and Brian came home third. Jimmy went down late in the race injuring his arm and putting a hole through his lip.
1st: Paul Whibley, JG Offroad ,GEICO, Montser Energy Kawasaki
2nd: Scotty Watkins, JG Offroad, GEICO, Montster Energy Kawasaki
3rd: Brian Garrahan, Yamaha
4th: Nick Farringer, Husaberg
Thanks to my sponsors:
GEICO, Monster Energy Kawasaki, Moose Racing, Pirelli, Sidi, Smith, Shoei, RG3 Suspension, Moto SR, ProMoto Billet/Fastway, Leo Vince, CTi, IMS, Vortex Ignitions, G2, P.G. Graphics, Silkolene, EBC Brakes, Tsubaki Chains, No Toil, WER, BRP, CV4, Rekluse, Renthal, Enduro Engineering, Works Connection, Motion Pro, Ohlins USA
Rider: Paul Whibley
Team: JG Offroad, GEICO, Monster Energy Kawasaki
Bike: KX 450F
Result: 1st
Stuck in the sweat box van for the 12 hour drive to the OMA in Wisconsin was no fun. The AC had blown out a couple weeks earlier, although doing 80mph (130km) down I 90 with your head and as many other body parts as you can fit out the window also works to cool the core temperature.
The track was a new venue for the OMA series but was a little shorter lap than normal. A Moto X track was the centre of the loop and held some fun jumps. The trail was fresh and had a lot of off cambers and plenty of logs to hop over. The area hadn't seen any decent rain for a while and was pretty dry and dusty so the start would be critical.
Lining up with a game plan to get a good start and run with it. I new I could hole shot having taken that prize at each of the previous OMAs this season.
With the wave of the flag my GEICO, Monster Energy Kawasaki sprang to life and shot me to another hole shot. I put my head down and tried to make a gap right off the bat. After a lap I had about 26 second lead so I tried to maintain that buffer although with a short lap we were quickly into lapped traffic and many of these riders were struggling with the technical, tight trail.
I was amazed as I came around to complete another lap that my lead had grown, as it was tough to be the first guy to run up behind the lappers and blaze a way through. A lot of these riders were pretty curtious though and moved over where they could.
By the fuel stop I had a good lead with my teammates Jimmy Jarrett and Scotty Watkins battling over second spot with the returning Brian Garrahan.
The chequered flag flew and I took the win. Scotty secured second spot and Brian came home third. Jimmy went down late in the race injuring his arm and putting a hole through his lip.
1st: Paul Whibley, JG Offroad ,GEICO, Montser Energy Kawasaki
2nd: Scotty Watkins, JG Offroad, GEICO, Montster Energy Kawasaki
3rd: Brian Garrahan, Yamaha
4th: Nick Farringer, Husaberg
Thanks to my sponsors:
GEICO, Monster Energy Kawasaki, Moose Racing, Pirelli, Sidi, Smith, Shoei, RG3 Suspension, Moto SR, ProMoto Billet/Fastway, Leo Vince, CTi, IMS, Vortex Ignitions, G2, P.G. Graphics, Silkolene, EBC Brakes, Tsubaki Chains, No Toil, WER, BRP, CV4, Rekluse, Renthal, Enduro Engineering, Works Connection, Motion Pro, Ohlins USA
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Gordy30 Aug : 10:48 Shit, Katerine. I see you got the no. 1 plate already on your bike. The bush riders need to keep practing before you get home.
Whibbs18 Aug : 06:50 Hi "Other Paul" We had a great time in MN. The track was great, I was having a lot of fun and was pretty disappointed when my day ended early. One of my favorite tracks this year! Will have to come back sometime and try win it. We have to thank the Debel family for letting us stay and showing us around.
Range Riders12 Aug : 14:03 Paul, what did you think of the Hill City race. No B/S, straight up comments. It was great to see you their and would love to see you come back, minus the chain guide breaking. Matt Stavish had the same thing happen to him. Look forward to hearing your comments good or bad. The other Paul
Neil Mercer04 Aug : 18:12 Paul, Congratulations on your recent OMA wins and being back in the lead. Keep up the good work. Hope to see you in the US this month. Cheers, Neil.
Whibbs27 Jul : 05:40 Im still working on finding that perfect mapping. I have tried smoother maps but I also keep coming back to the std map for the power it produces. I have used the G2 throttle cams to mellow it out. Also Im now testing the Q4 FMF silencer. This takes that initial surge away. Now I may be able to go back to a more aggressive throttle cam and mapping. With more testing I hope to have a better idea. I will let you know what I come up with.
eazrider27 Jul : 02:52 Paul, good on ya' and your Yammy..I also have a 2010 450f, and am curious if you would share MAP settings you typically might use for different types of terrain. I find the stock mapping a bit abrupt for off road, tight terrain, but stock seems to work well for motocross. I can adjust timing/fuel mixture to take the 'surge" off initial throttle, but it also takes the 'snap" away that I like to use to steer with the rear wheel...any thoughts..? Wuld like to hearr recommendations...
yzfan15 Jul : 23:13 Go the YZ!It must be a hoot to finally be riding the grown-ups bike now. Wonderful result at the OMA last weekend. Good work.
Whibbs08 Jul : 12:03 Thanks for the info on the race in MN. Will look into it and see if we can stick around for the race. Paul.
Range Riders26 Jun : 12:54 Paul, the weekend after the OMA in MN there is a National Harescramble race in Hill City, MN. You should stick around and hit it then the following weekend is the OMA in Mo. All real close. You can check it out at rangeridersmc.org. Love to see ya their.
rossco14 Jun : 13:51 Congratulations on the Oma win over the weekend. It must be nice to see the view from the top step again.
Gordy09 Jun : 09:25 Another podium finish Paul. Well done. One more race then you can enjoy a summer break. certainaly not summer here with 3 degrees this morning.
Whibbs05 Jun : 07:02 Pretty proud to be recognized as Tararua's Sports person of the year. Also good for the sport of Motorcycle racing to be acknowledged and put in the spotlight. Also you never know were racing will take me. If the schedule falls into place, I may turn up to a CRA event.
jerrymcclure27 May : 07:22 Paul remember if things were easy they would not be worth doing, keep a positive outlook and surport those who surport you have fun. the old ky guy.
harescrambled24 May : 07:13 Paul...keep pushing. I know you have it in you to win...we saw that last year. Keep your chin up, and ride like you know you can. We miss you at the CRA events :( View all posts (173) | |
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