Sunday 7th August
We got up at 6am... and Jade got dressed straight away (which is really unusual for her... she's generally quite happy to bum around in her PJ's in the caravan....) but she got her clothes on and her gear on... as soon as I stepped out of the caravan she came bouncing out to ask if she could go off and ride her bike....
Normally this would be a no.... but, her bike makes no noise - so she wasn't going to be bugging anyone else with it... so we let her go....
This is Blake's idea of a "smile"
Rob getting the fire started again so that he could cook bacon for him and Jade...
After breakfast it was time to start looking at setting Jade some sections to ride... as she's only "Intro Mini" at this stage - she doesn't ride the big sections.... once she's got some confidence and is able to ride through a rocky creek bed - then she can move up to Intro - which is a case of ride into the section and ride out of the section in the easiest way possible.. at this point - there are a few logs in intro that would stop her from being able to compete in that division...
The sections for Jade were just putting in a couple of tight'ish turns - this teaches her throttle/speed control
Jade then had to put her bike through scrutineering and then leave it with everyone else's bikes until the trial was ready to start.... we explained to Jade that she'd have to wait until the lunch break before she could ride her sections so that someone could watch her ride as I have to be down in the creek to take photos, mom's busy observing and Dad, Rob & Frank were all riding.. she accepted this without a single hesitation (which surprised me! - - - our little girl is GROWING up!)
Mac Hosking
Mac Hosking
Greg Paton
Greg Paton
Rob
Frank
Frank
Brent Chivers
Dad
Frank
Tim Stone
Tim Stone
Dad
Brent Chivers
Brent Chivers
Rob
Mark Reed
Mick Casey
Nicole Casey
Nicole Casey
Nicole Casey
Brent Chivers
Brent Chivers
Dad
Tim Stone
Tim Stone
Peter Casey
Peter Casey
Michael Armitage
Jake Armitage
Jake Armitage
Dave MacDonald
Blake & Jade watching the riders...
(for once my kids aren't totally dirty for a trials weekend photo!!!)
Frank
Nicole Casey
Nicole Casey
Brent Chivers
Mick Casey
Tim Stone
Rob
Rob
Jade gave me the "is it my turn yet??" look!
Jade's first entry to her first section (Section 6 and Section 7 were her two sections for the day)
Standing up
and back down again
(first corner and she sat down - which is ok... gotta start somewhere)
Section 7 - she fell over as soon as she entered....
the concentration on her face is priceless...
"Li'l Chix Ride Too"
They sure do!
Jade's score sheet... not completed at this point - but she'd got her first clean (which is a "0") - so Frank got a pic of it
Cuddles from Dad...
(She didn't get a clean this time - although she didn't put her feet down, she rode outside the tapes - but Rob was proud of her all the same....)
Blake decided to go and ride the sections too...
Jade had finished riding the trial at this point - she was just refusing to stop riding (not that we were asking her to) - so she kept riding the sections... when she fell off this time she was so exhausted that she just lay on the ground...
((Video))
Jade riding her first trial....
1 comment:
I like photos with children, especially during sports! It is really awesome! I like biking, but motorcycles are really cooler than bike!thx for post!
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