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When we got to the track, Minnie gave , and then we parted ways She was going straight for the teaeneral pictures and wanted to talk to the organizers a bit This wasthan I expected When Minnie described the track and surrounding facilities, she didn’t give ht was a quaint little event space turned out to be a sprawling corass or trees Thatto sit,with relief, I sat down and relaxed for a fewon my feet

Finally, I pulled outwith a video I’d made and some of the written content I’d prepared I did it as fast as I could, not wanting to miss any of the race A fewht squeal of excite theht s at the sheer excitement on his face

The race itself was insane, ined I wasn’t prepared for the sound or the smell or the intensity But I also wasn’t prepared for how hinto the race, I was on my feet, and when Darren ca up and down, clutching at each other as we cheered

It was incredible, and I did et aseverything and pulling out the perfect moments to share

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Quentin

I was beyond pu when the bikes were taking their last bank around the curve of the track Darren was up at the front of the pack, his incredible perforh theshort of driven It was obvious howhis bike, practicing and increasing his focus before the first race It had paid off in a major way, and I shouted out an excited celebratory as he pulled across the finish line first I couldn’t have asked for a better perfor to see his dedication and perfor in the first win of the season That set the precedent and the tone for us Now the other racers not only saw his ined and improved bike but already felt a step behind hihly beneficial in the races to come

The thrill of seeing Darren co was in the race as well and stopped paying attention I was so accusto the company, I was just about to turn around to the rest of the tea’s bike dart over the line just a fraction of an instant after the second bike My cheering becarabbed onto the crewhifor the company

“Can you believe that?” I shouted over the chaos of the crowd erupting at the end of the race

“Yes,” he shouted back “This team is badass”

“Hell yeah, it is!”

I couldn’t have asked for a better night We placed ridiculously well in the race, the team was in treh I didn’t see her during the race, knowing she was there watching gave me a boost It was her first race, and she’d expressed how excited she was to experience it I couldn’t wait to find out what she thought and see if she got any good pictures This was definitely soht happen by our social media

We took off toward the finish line, andtoward , and we ju It wasn’t his first win, but every as exciting, and to land the first of the season was especially thrilling The season was already off to an a start, and I was more revved up than ever for the rest of it