A lot has been going on since Thumbpump , which was held in April. Quadriders SA have hosted a few MX and Endurance events over the last couple of months, which I have competed in. I also ventured over the Alice Springs to support the X-team and South Australian riders who entered the Finke Desert Race; so it's been a while since I've posted.

The first MX event for the season was held at the Quadriders S.A. Home track at Acusa Park, this is where the South Australian State Titles will be held in August so all the practice I can get on this track will help my lead up to that event. It was great riding weather, however the track was very dry and dusty which hampered a few races on the day with poor visibility. This year I have been lucky to have the support of fellow team rider and 47Industries Coaching Clinic instructor Darrell 'Bullet' Knight who has been training me for the season. He ventured out to help me with the set up of the bike and gave me a few pointers on how to tackle the days racing.

The competition was fierce and the top three women's riders were very close for the days racing, I managed a 2nd, 3rd & 2nd place for the day which when the points were added I was able to take home a 3rd place for the first round.

The second event was the Tintinara 'Bushys' Enduro which was held at a new track the club managed to get hold of. This year fellow women's rider Donna Newman and I have decided to team up to take on the guys for the Endurance season. The track was rough, and many were using it as training for both body and bike for the Finke Desert race which was held in June; a month after this race. The day was huge, lots of new riders for the year made the trip from all over to tackle the 24km course, on what turned out to be the toughest SA Enduro tracks yet. Donna and I took home 2nd for the day which was a great start to our Enduro teaming.

The Finke Desert Race was held between June 10-13 and although I didn't ride, I travelled up to help support the South Australian and X-Team riders for the gruelling event.

The next MX event was back at Acusa Park, which turned out to be a great day, although there had been a fair bit of rain the week running up to the weekend. The track had been prepared extremely well which made for an awesome day of racing. I had been doing a lot of training running up to this event with Darrell 'Bullet' Knight and was pumped to be out on the track again. I had been practising my cornering and jumping and it definitely showed on the day. I took home a 1st, 1st and 3rd and took out 1st for the day.

I travelled over to Peake for the next Enduro round, teaming up with Dean McMillan as Donna was unable to make the trip. The track was Sand and was marked to be very challenging. It rained the whole event, making racing very uncomfortable. I got stuck along with many others on the course throughout the day but when the exhausting 3 hours was over Dean and I took home 3rd place for the second enduro for the season.

My points for both MX and Enduro are looking promising for the end of season points, I am discovering more about the Can-Am every time I get on it and my skills have progressed through the season so far. I would like to thank my sponsors for their support throughout the season Can-Am, BRP Australia, Willunga Hotel, Darrell Knight (from 47industries Coaching Clinics), QuadSquad, CRC, Sidchrome, e-sticky, Ringworks International, Tripp industries and my family for their patience and support this year.

Chelsea 'Pro-rida' Deboo

Australian Can-am X-Team

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