The top 16 for last seasons world cup overall didn't have to race the qualification but they still had to do a seeding time trial. So that meant for me on Friday I raced 3 motos which took the top 48 riders from 140 riders. I managed to win all my races and being the top qualifier heading into saturdays racing.
Saturday I drew a pretty tough moto with the local and World cup champion in it. I managed to grab three 2nds. I then went on to win my quarter final. Made a bit of a bad judgment call deciding to pick a lane next to the World champ for the semi final. He cut me off and I had to hang back down the first straight. End of my night in the Top 16/Semi final. I felt I really deserved a Podium but that's racing and I can't tell you
how excited I am for the next race. I have grown a lot as an athlete, and am feeling mentally strong now.
Home for 2 weeks before heading to the States for some ABA racing with the Haro team.
-Kurt Pickard
Finally I have started the 2014 season! Last weekend was the opening round of the World Cup series in Manchester UK an indoor SX track purpose build at the British home of cycling. We were fortunate enough to head over two weeks before the event to get some extra track time with the GB team and Aussies. Will a long off season build up I felt ready to go but with a few nerves. Friday added a new change to the World Cup format instead of the whole field doing a single time trial to make it into the top 64 riders we had to race for it. 
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