High River's Jordie Fike is looking forward to heading to Calgary Thursday, March 21, to try his luck with the Calgary Stampede Chuckwagon Tarp Auction.

He took a big jump last year, pulling in $80,000 and has his fingers crossed for the same money or more again this year.

"A guy always hopes for a little increase. Not sure the economy's favourable for too many big jumps like that but I was sure happy with it last year and we hope this year's much the same. You just can't really predict it the last few years. So, you just go in hoping everything rolls your way."

Fike says he's been working hard over the Winter building his relationships with sponsors, and he's hoping it pays off.

He says it's pretty tough getting up on that stage when your name is called.

"The three most nerve wracking days in our sport are the first day of the year. The first night of racing in Calgary, but the Calgary Stampede Auction would be the third most nervous day of our year."

Fike, along with High River's Jason Glass and Okotoks Mark Sutherland, all saw healthy increases last year and hope for the same this year.