It was my first time at a serious motocross track. I was 16 at the time but had been riding dirt bikes on trails since I was 6 years old. Cameron, Steve, and I took the 4 hour drive down to Tallassee, Alabama to ride the best track in the south east, Monster Mountain. I was excited to get the chance to ride on a pro level motocross track and hit the big jumps I had always heard the guys talking about. We arrived at the track half an hour after they dropped the gates for practice and all of the other riders were already there. I was amazed when I saw how much air the riders were getting on the jumps and how easy they were making it look. After we finished admiring the other riders’ skills we decided it was time to give it a shot ourselves. We