1.   Adding a man to his team just hours before racing began in the semifinal elimination round was more than a shock.

2.   Racing begins today with Chaparral AMA Amateur motocross racing.

3.   Racing began last weekend off the Museum of Yachting in Newport, and off the Newport Yacht Club, in Narragansett Bay.

4.   Racing begins today with qualifying rounds and concludes with the finals Sunday evening.

5.   Then racing began, but eventually the rain came, and everyone will return Monday to give it another try.

6.   Still, the two-time series champion wonders how he will deal with his self-imposed hiatus once racing begins.