July 17

It feels great to be racing the GNCC events again, and being competitive. The past year and a half i've tried a race here and there, but I just kept getting discouraged because I felt like i was doing poorly and had bad results. Mainly because of lack of time and money, racing kinda went downhill for me. I started a new job and for a little over a month now I have been riding almost every day after work. I've started feeling more comfortable on the bike again, getting back to the old me, so I thought it was time to try and get back to GNCC racing. All the work and effort I've been doing sure has paid off with two good finishes in a row. The first one at Millfield, Ohio, with a 5th in XC2 and 10th overall, and the second one at Snowshoe, with a 4th in XC2 and 12th overall, Those are just two of the many races I have been striving to compete and do well in. I have competed in almost every Extreme Dirt Series race this year, taking the win in about half of the events, and on my way to a championship by the end of the series.

I am looking forward to the rest of the GNCC's this year. During this summer break ill be working hard and riding harder so that ill be prepared to come out and have even more consistently good results. I hope to see everyone at New York, that has always been my favorite GNCC track of all time!

April 8

I'm sure some people have been wondering what I've been doing! Well 
let me tell you I have been staying super busy. I've been riding like 
three days a week still. I have also brought my 2006 yamaha yz 250 
back into commission, and it feels like it is working better than ever. 
I also just got a job working in west Virginia drilling for gas and oil.

About a month ago I raced my very first extreme dirt series race down 
in Charleston WV. it was round 1 and super muddy and I ran away with 
the win with a 6 minute lead at the finish over second place. So once 
I realized how professionally run the series was and how much money I 
could win per race for a series that I don't have to drive further 
than 2 hours for any event, I decided to race the entire series. Since 
then I had raced round 2 and finished a close second right on first 
place rear end. I should have had the win but I didn't realize it was 
the last lap and I didn't push that last lap like you would on a last 
lap. So my mistake. But there is 15 rounds in this series and they 
cover the west Virginia and Ohio area, I highly recommend you trying 
one of there events if possible.

I have been looking at the GNCC schedule and I will be attending 
at least 5 more of there events this year. I will be doing the 
Pennsylvania, two Ohio rounds, the West Virginia, and my favorite of 
all, unadilla New York. Those events have always been my favorite I 
always enjoyed the northern tracks a little better because they suit 
my riding style by being tougher and more technical.

The other thing that has been taking up tons of my time the past month 
has been working on getting a decent job. A friend of mine said I 
should check out the oil drilling industry because they are constantly 
hiring and the starting pay is pretty good for a moto head like me. 
Haha so I first had to go through a 40 hour training class and CPR 
first aid class. Then I was contacted almost immediately after I was 
done with all that by a company, and a week later I had got the job. 
Then they have sent me through another 24 hour safety class! I mean 
jeez what's up with all this safety stuff?! I'm a dirtbike racer that 
risks my life every time I get on the bike! But it's good to know how 
to be safe I guess. But tomorrow I'll be starting on the job site 
throwing tongs around and adding pipe to drill in the ground to hit oil.

This has been a very busy month working and trying to ride and race 
while still being competitive. But let me tell you I have really been 
enjoying it. I'm one of those guys that loves to be doing stuff, 
instead of sitting around.

I've also been trying to spend lots of time with my girlfriend and her 
daughter going for walks and playing at the park and such. Life is 
really good, and I don't think it is possible for it to get any 
better. See you at the races!

February 24

Well i've been down in Florida for 3 days now. And i just got done riding in the sand for the second day in a row on my Gas Gas 450. I'm really enjoying the change in terrain from the deep snow of West Virginia to the deep sand of Florida. But I am feeling very smooth and comfortable in the sand already.

Its very nice to have my Girlfriend and her daughter with me down here. We have gone to the beach already and had a little bit of fun playing in the sand and water. The water was only 54 degrees so it was very cold, but compared to the 20 degrees we have been in, its nothing. Tomorrow Nate Kanney and I are going to go riding near my dads house. So that'll be good so i have someone to ride with.

Friday all of us including my Dad and his Girlfriend will be going to Disney World. I cant wait! I haven't been there in years to see my good friends Mickey and Minnie!

This Saturday Ill be picking up my 250 from the airport. Then I have 3 days to make sure everything is feeling good and ready to go for the Florida race. I'm getting my Graphics all done up as we speak by Team Mad, a company out of Minnesota that is just starting to get into the dirt bike side of graphics. He has been doing graphics for years for snowmobiles and such. So things are coming together, but just like always we are a little behind for the start of the season. haha

Can't wait to see everyone down at the GNCC this Tuesday.

February 18

We have tons of snow up here in West Virginia! I love it though. The other day when I went riding just after we got like a foot of snow, my friend and I literally had to push our bikes to make a loop. Once we made it around we just made sure to stay in that one rut, because if we didn't we would just get stuck. So let me tell you I have been getting a heck of a workout in these nasty conditions.

I have been putting my Gas Gas 450 through some brutal punishment lately, but that thing is super reliable. Nothing can stop it. A few weeks ago I was fortunate enough to finalize a deal to compete in the GNCC series another year with Gas Gas. They are flying down a brand new 250 two stroke to Florida for me to pick up in about a week when I get down there. I'll be competing in the XC2 class aboard that bike for the first few rounds. Then I should be getting the new 250F to start competing on once the tracks get further north. So I'll be able to choose between the two stroke or four stroke depending on the track and conditions.

Next weekend my girlfriend and I will be headed to Florida to start training and testing in the sand. I know there will be a couple days that we will be able to enjoy ourselves at the beach, Disney World, or something! I mean come on, It's Florida! Get your work done, then go enjoy yourself.

I'm glad to have a brand new year ahead of me. I can start fresh and get the results that I know I can get. It's going to take a lot of hard work, dedication, and just being very smart.

I hope to see every one down in sunny Florida, healthy and ready to race!

January 20

Things are happening in my life! Let me tell you, I have been doing work, and have been more motivated than ever. I have been staying in West Virginia this winter with my girlfriend, and have been riding and working out everyday to prepare for the first GNCC race in Florida.

I've been riding with a few different friends in this nasty snowy muddy conditions we are having up here, and really enjoying it. These tough conditions are really kicking my butt into shape. I'm constantly having to move on the bike to get all the traction i can possibly get. I have always believed that riding in the nasty conditions is way more important than riding in perfect conditions because it makes you work so much harder to go fast. The past few weeks its been like a foot of snow on the ground. I wish there was a winter series that raced in the snow, because I have so much fun, its just so challenging, and I love a challenge.

This past weekend I went up to the ash piles to ride just inside Pennsylvania. Its a great place to train for the Florida sand because its kinda loose soil and its whooped out really bad, and its a good place to get your bikes dialed in for the deep sand whoops.

I know this year I'll be doing every GNCC in the XC2 class. Yes I won the championship in 2007 on a Factory team. But i just thought it would be a great year for me to come back to this class and aim for that championship for a second time. The competition has greatly improved every year and its going to be a tough year, but my goal is to be the first two time champion in the XC2 class. And with the drive that I have built up for this season, I see know reason why I cant achieve that goal.

The next few weeks I have nothing else planned except my typical riding and training. I'm supposed to be doing the tuesday toolbox this coming tuesday for the GNCC website. So be sure to check that out because I'm sure they will be pulling a bunch more information out of me. But all i can say is "J Dubb is back for real, and he's not playing around!" haha