What's next?

It's silly season in Husqvarna land.
We have a WR250, TXC511 and TXC310R in the stable......
Then a few months ago BMW sold Husqvarna to the KTM group.......

Will Mark be riding a flashy blue/yellow/white TE300? (coming to the US in Spring '14)


or will we run one of the trusty red/white steeds in 2014?

'13 TXC310R

 or '11 TXC511

or '11 WR250 (barely used....)

24 Hours of Starvation Ridge October 2013

For something a little different and pushing the envelope a bit...Mark joined the 50 Expert team that Chuck Worley formed for the 2013 24 Hours of Starvation Ridge. I went along to help in the pits...and try to stay awake. Chuck did a great job building a team of Oregon's best 50 Expert riders: Mark (GP #1), Chuck Worley, Tom Hazel, Jeff Nicolson, Jim Tully (XC #1), David Winters (XC and GP #2). Everyone was well prepped, the pit crew did a great job, the bikes all ran great, accidents were kept to a minimum. We had one lighting issue to resolve on Jim's new EXC 350 (wire it to the battery!, bypass the harness) and NO FLAT TIRES. As pit guy I was dreading flats, I hate flats...but flats were my job. Daniel Winters and I kept time on our team and the defending champions just across the way....as we methodically wore them down and build up nearly a full lap (40 mins) cushion as the 10 am Sunday finish approached.

Chuck and Mark waiting for Mark to go out.


Transponder belt switch....great teamwork by all.


Yes, it did get dark....


Great run by a great team... now to recover.

2013 Season Wrap up

The 2013 OMRA GP season wrapped up with a double header day by NORA at Territorial MX park near Junction City (Cheshire), OR. Mark, however was not their as he had secured his 3rd consecutive GP 50 Expert crown at the Shedd Cowbell GP the week before. After several weeks in a row of racing he decided to give himself and his wallet a rest. In the best 8 of 10 series Mark had 7 First Points finishes and 1 Second (and non-points rider Chuck Worley snuck in there a couple of times) 1R HUSQ Mark Johnson Bend OR 590 16R KTM David Winters Bend OR 550 76R HUSQ Nelson Lyon Milwaukie OR 355