The practices are the important part, that's where all the scouts are. I had a great week of practice. I just went out there and competed. It was a lot of fun.

It's not 100 percent yet.

It was definitely a surprise. Just being invited in a huge honor. It means that someone out there likes me.

Life is all about rides. This is something I've always wanted. There have been hard bumps in the road that have got me down, but never got me off track. I'm just blessed.

They were pumped up all week in practice.

In theory this is useful but in practice I would not expect more than changes at the margin.