The Off Season!

Hi Everyone-

It's been awhile since I've updated on this thing. Alot has happened since i last posted something on here. The last race of the year at Steel City wasn't what i was hoping for, but i ended the weekend on a good note, and injury free so I'm thankful for that. Now its off season, and I'm trying to get all my ducks in a row and figure out what the next step is. I've been trying to get down to Georgia again and start my training program again. It's getting pretty cold up here in Michigan, and I've only been able to ride here and there. The temperature has been pretty crazy with the coldest temperatures in the state of MI. I've been trying to make the best of it! Things have really slowed down and it's not so hectic and I've been able to do some sponsorship stuff and just doing alot of PR work. A few weeks ago i was feature on a northern Michigan News cast, 9&10 News and they came over and did a whole story on me, and last week i went and did a presentation with a local brownie troop to show off my bike to a group of 15 girls around the ages on 8 and 9. It really opened alot of eyes and i hope these girls really do follow through with their dreams :)! In the next few weeks I'll be doing a commercial with Teters Orthotics they do all the fitting for the CTI 2 knee braces. so they asked me to do that for them and its something I've never did before so I'd thought i would try it out.but until next time... have a good one!

Danielle #73

to the east coast and back again!

Hello Everyone-

Well with one more national to go last weekends race in Massachusetts didn't go as planned. It had rained all night Friday and all day Saturday so needless to say the track was a bit muddy. With MX Sports cutting everyone to one practice to save the track was a blessing in disguise because without that the track would have been brutal, more so than it was in our last moto.

With the women getting a 20 min. practice 5 minutes of it was free to check out the track and see the layout. Since i had raced there last year the track was practically the same, so i just went out and layed down some fast lap times hoping to get a good gate pick. after they had dropped the green flag to start timed practice i had to pull my goggles off because it was so rainy water had gotten between my tear offs and i couldn't see a thing so i had nothing to do but take them off and run the last 15 mins of my practice goggle less. after the practice had ended my face just covered in dirt and eyes pack full as well i pulled off the track with 11Th fastest lap time so i was pretty happy with that. I would have good gate picks both motos so things would ended up in my favor.

After the start of our first moto i had a few mishaps in the second corner but after that i just hammered down and layed down some good laps and battled with a few girls during the moto. half way through the moto i ended up having to pull my googles off again and ride 4 or 5 laps without them dodging roost from the girls ahead of me. but after the checkered flag had came out i pulled off the track in 11Th which wasn't bad at all. I was happy with how i rode and if i hadn't had to deal with my googles i believe i would have been inside the top ten.

Between the three hour wait till our second moto i found myself wandering around amisley to try and keep my body warm and see what i could find down on vendors row. before too long i had to start putting my gear on and start heading down to staging to get in line for our moto. after the gate had dropped the moto was just a mess. the track was terribly rough and girls just dropping like flies. On the first lap a girl fell in this rutted uphill and fell right in front of my bike and i had nowhere to go but hit the girl and i wound up on the ground and the girl stuck under my bike with nowhere to go. so i just picked my bike up and got her from under it and got going again. After that it was downhill from there i crashed a few more times and just a broken heart and pride for sure. i was just so upset with how i rode before i got off the track i had tears balling up in my eyes. This wasn't how the weekend was supposed to go. This was my some what home track i wanted to do well here and show the industry i can ride in the top ten where i belong. . I ended the weekend with a 17Th overall which wasn't that bad but i was hoping for alot better results.

Now we're on our way to our friends house in Indiana to practice for a few days so hopefully i have a few good days of practice before steel city this weekend!

Keep Checking back for updates! Thanks for all the support! :)

Danielle

On The Road Again!

Hi Everyone-

The time has come and I'm hitting the road running again. My parents and I will be making the 15 hour journey to Southwick,Massachusetts for the last two races of the Women's Pro Series. I'm really excited and can't wait to leave. Alot has happened in the last few weeks and now I'm just ready to leave and get the the track! I raced this track last year and did pretty well despite a few crashes so I'm hoping for good things this weekend! I just wanted to keep everyone updated and to be sure and watch the race online @ http://www.allisports.com/ I'll be updating all the way on my journey so please keep checking back!

Danielle

Also i wanted to give a shout out to my newest sponsor Team 131 in Traverse City We're in the process of designing some fresh new Tee's . Go Check Them Out @ Team131s.com

Down Time..

Hello Everyone-

It's been a little over a month since my last post so I thought I would drop by and fill everyone in on how the rest of my season has been going and whats in store for the next few weeks. Since my last race in Washougal,Washington I've had about a month off so its been really nice to just play ride and mess around at home. I don't have too many girlfriends at home to hang out with so I just spend time with my family. The past few weeks I've been doing some PR work and trying to get my name out there and inform people on whats been going on with my season so far. The Herald Times in Gaylord featured an article about me on the front page of the sports section. This next week The Weekly Express featured an article about me as well so I'm creating the buzz and everyone locally loves to hear about it. I see people telling me how proud they are and how great I've been doing and to keep up the good work. It keeps me motivated to do more and keep going and work on the the things i struggle with at the track. This is my JOB and like any other pro you have to work at it to become better!

In a few weeks my last two nationals are approaching and I'm hoping for a good showing! I've raced these tracks last year so I'm kind of excited to see how things go! This year both of my parents are coming with me so I'm excited my mom will be there to share and experience everything! For the last race my whole family is coming like it seems. a lot of my friends and family are going so its going to be good to share it with them as well.

As far as the last few races that I've been doing, I traveled to Lakewood,Colorado and Washougal ,Washington they both pretty much ended the same or had the same problems! I've been dealing with bike problems and just not getting a good start. For me not getting a good start just puts a bad attitude in my head and it just makes the whole moto hell for me to pick my way through the pack to finish in the mid pack. I would like to get a good start and be up where i belong up front. so lets just hope for a good showing at these last few rounds! hoping for top ten!!

well I'll be updating this more frequently because i got yelled at for not doing it sooo.. please keep checking back! :)

Danielle

busy busy busy

Hi Everyone!

Well alot has happened since I've left California, I've been traveling the country side! Since I've taken on the role to do all of the eight races of the WMA/AMA series my weekends have been flying by. I go from one state to another within a few days and get to see so many new people and watch alot of good racing with the men's classes.

Racing in the women's class isn't an easy task. Its tough all the way from last place all the way up to first. its a dog fight all the way to the finish! I train to prepare myself for strength it takes to muscle my bike around in the hot heat. I wouldn't change anything though I've loved every minute of it through my tears and all the laughter and joy of doing well. Its part of what you sign up for in the pro ranks.

As the first race approached in San Bernadino i felt that i was very capable of doing well. Come to find out the track was rough as ever and the competition was stacked. I fought for my finishes. being very disappointed makes you grit your teeth and buckle down the next week to fix your mistakes and build confidence. For me that obviously wasn't the case. I worked my but off all the way up to the day I left to head north, and it still didn't pay off. I physced myself out before the race even started. and that just adds more disappointment for myself on the way home and for after the race.

On my two day drive through the desert to Texas i had alot of time to think and to prepare myself for the weekend to come in the hot hot heat of Texas! I've been told my a few individuals that the previous year at this race a few riders had almost died because of the heat and getting dehydrated. I took it upon myself to drink drink drink, and drink some more! I wasn't ready to get so dehydrated that i would need to have an IV inserted into my vein. Once we pulled into the gate it was blazing hot, but i loved every minute of it! The track played in my favor and it was my style and my element! sand and rough ruts and high speed. I had good starts all weekend and it was just nice to finally do well and have my dad there to help me out! I missed having my dad with me to make sure everything was taken care of.

I'll Keep Everyone on my journey, but until next time be safe!

Danielle

Glen Helen Baby!

Hello Everyone-

So this day has finally come! I've been anticipating this day for a few weeks now. Today has been crazy busy. I really didn't have a moment to myself it was non stop all day. Even though the day didn't go as I planned I still finished and made it through injury free!

Going into today, I was planning on doing alot better seeing that I have been out here for about three weeks. Things happen and you have no control over. I crashed in both of my motos and had horrible starts! This week I'm going to have to do some homework and pull through next weekend at Hangtown! I wish that my dad was here to be with me on the line, I think today would of went alot smoother and had a good positive energy! I felt very nervous and had alot of things on my mind. Family and a good circle of people around you always is a must for success. I just want to thank everyone for all the support! I appreciate it so much and am very thankful to have everyone behind me. I don't want to let anyone down!

I'm very tired so I'm going to bed. I just wanted to say thanks again everyone!

Danielle #73

Train, Train, Train!

Hi Everyone-

I'm still out in California living the life, and trying to make all my career dreams come true! When you come to realize that this dream of yours is calling, you need to sit down and realize what you've been doing, and what things that you need to do to make them come true! I've been on a training program for a few years now, and now I'm sitting out in California right now riding with the best of the best out here! At a normal practice day, I've been riding with all the top pro riders! My Dream is only a finger tip reach away, this is my window of opportunity to make things happen! That's where all your training and if you've been doing your homework will come into play. Riding all of these tracks has helped me out so much, If i would have showed up on race day and expected to do well, i would of been in for a rude awakening! There is nothing like any of these tracks back in Michigan, so being able to train out here has been such a huge help!

Yesterday, I took the day to ride at our second stop of the national series in Sacramento,CA at Hangtown. The track was a cut down version of the national track but it definitely was different from anything that I've ever rode. I had a rough start at first but by the end of the day things started to connect and started laying down some pretty good laps. I think come race day things will definitely turn around , and i won't be so gun shy to let it hang out and get myself up on that podium and make everyone at home proud!!

I would just like to thank everyone that has made a donation to my racing fund, I really do appreciate everything! I'm a privateer and any little thing helps! and most of all my family for

supporting me through all of this! I love you guys and miss you as well!

See ya on SPEED- MAY 23rd

Danielle #73

California Life!

Hello Everyone-
So I've been out in California for about two weeks now, and i'm loving it! I've been riding alot at a few tracks around here, and its all great experience. Riding out here is really different. The tracks here are nothing like back in Michigan! My first day of riding at Glen Helen was so scary! I've never been that nervous to ride at a track before! A week later i raced a GP race at Glen Helen as well. The track was about 5 miles long and it was a 45 min moto. it was definitley different from any race i've ever did. so it was all more track time for my first race on the 23rd.

Everytime i've rode at glen helen i just get more confortable so i think my race day i should be ready! Its hard for me to post things on here seeing that i don't have a computer but thankfully my trainer lets me use his! So hopefully i'll be able to post on here often but who knows. I just want to thank everyone for checking on here and supporting my racing!


Keep Checking Back!

Danielle 73

on the road again!

Hi everyone!
I just thought I would make a post on here while I was driving and give everyone an update on things going and what not. Well today is the day I've finally left and my dad and I are making our way to california! We plan on being there by tuesday so my dad can make his flight on wednesday to fly back to michigan. I'll be staying out there with a friend of mine riding and training for the first nationals! I've been preparing myself here at home but now I need the test out my race bike and suspension at these tracks ill be racing at. I'll be living out there for about a month and then ill drive to texas and race the third national of the season.

Last of all before I go, I'd like to thank everyone that donated for these first few races, and always my family for supporting me :)

I'll be updating daily so please keep checking back for updates about the trip!

Danielle #73

Getting Ready To The Upcoming Season!

Hi Everyone-

I'm trying to keep up on how often i make posts on here. But I've been busy getting ready and training. I've been driving down to Fenton and riding indoors. I've been training at the gym trying to gain as much strength as possible. I've gotten a personal trainer and she lives down in Fowlerville and we keep in touch over the phone and email, she sets me up with workouts and my own personal program. I can't wait to ride outdoors I've been riding indoors and things can get quite boring. but it definitely does help to ride and seat time on the bike.

Last week i made an appearance on Eagle 101.5 radio station to tell them my whole racing story and how things got started.and to give my sponsors some props and just publicity, also the Herald Times newspaper will be doing an article on me in the sports section coming up pretty soon, so I've been pretty busy taking care of my PR work. So I'd like to thank all my local sponsors and Mike Reling from Eagle 101.5, Jeremy Speer at The Herald Times, and My Family for all the support.

Danielle-

Every Bit Helps

Hello Everyone-
It's been along time since i've made a post on here. I just wanted to keep everyone posted on how things are going with my off season. I've been riding indoors down in Fenton a couple of days a week. I'm just trying to finish up getting all my local sponsors taken care of with pictures and try to pick up any new sponsors i can get. This year is going to be tough lots of traveling and spending lots of money. I'm setting up a donation account through pay pal so if anyone wants to donate to a cause please feel free. every little bit counts. I'm just looking for anything to help pay for my gas to get to the races this season.

Thank you to everyone that is willing to donate to my racing cause.

Danielle #73

Here is the link to my paypal donataion account.

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=mxdanielle73%40yahoo%2ecom&lc=US&item_name=Insideout%20Racing&currency_code=USD&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF%3abtn_donateCC_LG%2egif%3aNonHosted

Riding Solo

hello everyone-

so I've been down in Georgia for about 2 weeks now, and its great! I love waking up in the morning and wanting nothing more then to go riding! It's absolutely a great feeling, I'm very grateful that i have this opportunity to come down and train with Terry Woods. She runs a great program, and likes to see women succeed in this sport! Hopefully i get the opportunity to come back down here after new years, and finish out the rest of the winter and train. I feel that I'm getting faster everyday, and just trying to hone my skills. I hope that when i go to Texas over new years, I'm able to show off the skills that I've acquired over the month that I've been down here riding!

This whole facility is amazing, the members and the Wood's family are great! I got the opportunity to ride next door at Millsaps Training Facility and i would rather spend the money to stay here, because just the track and the area are great! But i would just like to sign off and thank everyone that made this possible for me to come down here! I'll talk to everyone soon!

Danielle #73

Going Down South

Hello Everyone-

Today is my last day in Michigan, and I'm very excited :) I'll be living in Georgia for a month at a practice facility to ride everyday, and train. I'm very happy that i have this opportunity to go down there and ride. My parents dropped me off last night at my friend Jerry's house and my mom was very emotional, she started crying and then i did. my sister was trying not to, but i knew she was. It's very hard to leave my family, because they travel with me to all these tracks and now I'm taking an adventure by myself and stepping out into the world. I'm definitely ready for the challenge and I'm excited to head down to Texas a totally different rider, and when the gate drops come out swinging. I'll be updating this all everyday so keep checking back :)

Well Hello Everyone!

It's definitely been awhile since I've been able to update this thing. so I'm very sorry if you've been checking and I haven't wrote anything since May. So I'll give you a wrap up of my summer and all the great places I've traveled with my family. I've finally made the jump up to the pro rank. In August i made my last amature appearance in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee at Loretta Lynn's my expectations were alot higher then my finishes lets just put it that way. so i really didn't end the amature career with a bang but it sure was a memorable one that's for sure! A few weeks later my dad and i loaded up the van and headed out east to Massachusetts for my first pro women's race ever. Southwick, MA it had been the first women's race at this track and it was my type of track deep rough sand so i made high expectations for myself. First moto i had a great hole shot and was running in about 6Th and on the last couple of laps i stalled my bike in this corner so that bumped me back to about 15Th which wasn't bad but just enough to make me mad ha ha. so the second moto rolled around the next morning and had an okay start i fell in the first corner and then i came all the way back from last to about 10Th and i fell really really hard going up hill. so that pretty much put a stop to that good finish again. but at the end of the weekend i made my first pro debut with no broken bones or parts on my bike and ended up 19Th overall which wasn't bad. just not what i was hoping for.

So on Sunday we loaded up the van, and started traveling with Sarah Whitmore and her dad Terry, and as well Ashely Fiolek and her family to Pennsylvania where we would get to ride Jeff Cernic's track Pleasure Valley just the three of us for a private session which was awesome. We spent three days just hanging out doing some riding. We then loaded up all of our stuff again and headed to Delmont, Pennsylvania where we would race the last round of the WMA series at Steel City which would turn out as a repeat of the previous weekend, sad a disappointing ha ha. but a great learning experience for myself and my dad. Doing those last three national races were amazing I'm so thankful that my parents spent the time and money for me to go try my hand at these races. I'm looking forward to a great next season! I just wanted to give a shout out to all my sponsors for helping me out through the way, and most of all my family because without them i would definitely wouldn't be doing this. and also i wanted to say thanks to my sister Richelle for taking the time to help with getting resumes ready for the upcoming season i really appreciate it !!

Well until next time keep checkin back i'll be doing alot more updating now things have kind of slowed down!!

Danielle-

Breaking it Down.

Hi Everyone!

Today I'm going all fitness on this blog. I spend alot of time at the gym doing cardio, lifting weights, etc. I really do enjoy it takes a load off and I can just put my music in and just get to work! Alot of people say well you know your just sitting there on the bike why the heck do you need to work out! Well in my response is when its a 100 + degrees outside lets see how long you can last. I work out to better than the next person. Working me out helps me get the job done pain free! Being well fit helps me ride longer and helps performance while I'm riding. I can be in the attack position the whole moto, and most of the time at these big nationals they make you go 20 mins plus 2 laps so really your out there about 25-26 mins. So being in shape definitely helps with that! My parents never have to force me to go to the gym its always because i want to! I recently purchased an stationary exercise bike for when I'm at the races and I'm bored i just put my ipod in and just start biking ha ha! At Loretta Lynn's regional last year i tried biking before i rode and it helped tremendously. when i got to the line i was all pumped got my blood flowing at little bit and was ready to come out swinging ha ha! so I'm going to leave on a good note and say that being in shape definitely helps with riding my bike! Until next time have a good one!

Danielle!

Hi Everyone!

Sorry it's taken me awhile to update everything. I've been busy training and racing.Well my parents and I loaded up the van and are making our way to Sunset Ridge MX in Walnut,IL for an area qualifier for Loretta Lynn's. Tho I'm already qualified in this region I thought it would be good practice for my regional and for Hangtown in two weeks =] I'm very excited that I get test my new race bike that i have been patiently waiting for about a month now. It should be done by this next week and then I'll be able to test that sucker and then get off of it until practice at Hangtown :(! We still haven't decided if we're going to ship my bike or drive out there! my dad wants to drive, and my mom wants to fly so we're trying to find some happy medium and cheap shipping rates. ha ha if you've got any ideas please let me know ha ha! but I just wanted to give everyone an update on where I've been and what I'm doing now so until probably tomorrow I'll chat later!

Danielle

My Family & Support!

Today's post I'm giving a big thanks to my family, friends, and my industry sponsors! I've been riding for about 15 years now, and I can remember racing in Traverse City, Michigan when I was 6 and having a ball. Gaylord's local newspaper " The Herald Times" have done a few articles over the years about my progress in the sport and here in town, I have alot of people that like to know how things are going and where I raced the previous weekend. It's like I'm a local celebrity ha ha. That is the reason I started this blog was for everyone to get updated on where I've been, and what's going on with my career. My family are my biggest supporters of my racing. When I turned 16 my dad made a deal with me, he asked if " I wanted a car or a new bike" and being the racer that I am i choose the bike hands down ha ha. I even put the deposit on the bike that's how bad i wanted it! Ever since then my racing has gotten better and better each year. Now having my pro license my training and riding habits are different I'm tying to better my skills, and things that I'm not good at. My trainer Dave preaches this quote to me " You practice your skills, to show them off on race day"! He's a motivational speaker. If I had a tape I'd listen to it all the time! I'm 20 years old and people still ask me if my parents still support my racing, and I always say yes because they put in 110% and if i didn't do the same then they wouldn't. Kids my age are doing alot worse things and I choose to race because its my passion, and I love everything about it! All the people that I've met through racing are life long friends! You Definitely meet the nicest people weather you're parked next to them in the pits are just walking around the track! So ending this again I want to say thank you to everyone for helping me out, and supporting my racing and keeping in touch with how things are going with everything!

THANKS SO MUCH!!

Danielle!!

Start of the New Season.

Hi Everyone!

I'm starting this blog with how things have started out for my 2008 season. Lets just say coming back from an injury is very difficult and isn't easy. I had knee surgery in January and I was back riding a bike by April! I get very frustrated because I'd like to pick up from where i left off when i stopped riding after the WMA cup over thanksgiving last year. Lets just say I'm not there yet I'm dealing with a few issues that are making me jump through a few hoops to overcome it. Last weekend I went to my first race of the year, it was an area qualifier for Loretta Lynn's. So my dad and I packed up our van and made the 11 hour journey to " The Farm Mx " in Indianola, Iowa. We drove all the way Thursday and made it there about 10 p.m.. When i had been checking the weather it was looking quite decent for the weekend. Thursday with a few showers and Friday it said their were to be a few spotty showers so i would maybe have to deal with some rain on Friday for practice. That certainly wasn't the case, over night it rained over 6 inches, and had 5 Tornado's touch down around the area. So when we pulled into the track after leaving hour hotel they had told us practice had been cancelled. My dad and I threw our mud boots on and decided to check things out. For getting that much rain the track wasn't in all that bad of condition. When you scraped off some of the mud it was dry underneath so things would be looking up for tomorrow's race day. When I woke up Friday morning i decided to do another track walk to refresh myself, and things looked amazing, i was quite excited to go practice and start racing. So rolling up the gate for my first moto, i picked a perfect gate the rut was straight and heading straight for the first corner. and when the starting guy held that 30 sec. card sideways i was wide open, and pulled off a holshot! I made a few mistakes and got passed by two girls and all three of us checked out from the rest of the pack. their wasn't 4 sec. between us the whole moto i had stayed on 2ND place all of the moto and just tried to out smart her, but her 250 two stroke just pulled away from me up the hills, and that's what i was lacking. But all in all it was a good weekend. I ended up 3rd overall for Saturday, and that was good in my books. After my 2ND moto on Saturday, we packed up the van and started making our way back east to Michigan. My dad is quite the trooper, he drove the whole way home accept stopping twice to take a couple of cat naps. My dad is a great mechanic and i appreciate all the things my family do for me! They make alot of sacrifices just to step up my program and you won't find anything like that around here! I love my family very much, we have a great bond with eachother!



P.S. it's my sister's birthday today, so I'd like to give a shout out to her! Love You Sis!



Danielle!

My First Blog Post!

Hello everyone!

This is my first blog of many to come. I just thought since i don't have the time to keep updating a website for my local fans and people that like to keep track on how I'm doing I used Sarah Whitmore's idea and thought i would start my own blog! Let just start out with the basics, I just recently turned 20, and racing motocross professionally is my passion. I just turned pro over thanksgiving last year, and my career is just blossoming! I'm not all that well known, but I'm trying to make a name for myself in the industry! I've been working with a trainer for about a year now, and things are starting to turn around. In January i had re-constructive knee surgery for the second time so that kind of set me back a few months, and its taking me a bit to get back up to speed and keep moving forward, but it all comes with time on the bike and the amount of effort you put in! I'm very dedicated to this sport, i eat, sleep and breath motocross! This is how i want to spend my life! So Keep checking back I'll keep this updated daily!