Well, I made the trip to Dickson a couple of weekends ago, for rounds 3 & 4 of the ITSA North American Championship series. I’ve rode better I guess, but it was still good enough to garner some first rate trials sponsorship. My good buddy Malcolm (aka Mennonite Mike) stepped up with some really sweet uniforms. Ain’t these shirts the coolest? I think somebody got a shot of several of us standing together wearing them and I hope they post it somewhere.
On Saturday I had a little run in with a tree that crimped my throttle cable, which resulted in a unscheduled and sustained full-throttle type situation , which propelled me through the ribbon in my section, plus two more in the next one. This could have been the end of my day had it not been for the all-out effort of my riding partner Peewee and the generosity of the Guru, who supplied the replacement cable. Now if that’s not some fine sponsorship, I don’t know what is!
It was a great weekend and as always, a great trial. There was a lot of good riding going on, even if I wasn’t doing any of it. I was especially proud of my old pal Barry, who stepped up and road like we all knew he could. Also doing an amazing job was FIRST-time rider Speck, who rode like he’d been doing it for years. I was also proud of young Doug, who rides way over the heads of his competitors and is a true joy to be around.
Props also to Dick (corncobs)and (of course) Charlie for an extremely nice campfire both nights. If you missed it, well you’re in luck because we’ll do it again next month. See you all there.
On Saturday I had a little run in with a tree that crimped my throttle cable, which resulted in a unscheduled and sustained full-throttle type situation , which propelled me through the ribbon in my section, plus two more in the next one. This could have been the end of my day had it not been for the all-out effort of my riding partner Peewee and the generosity of the Guru, who supplied the replacement cable. Now if that’s not some fine sponsorship, I don’t know what is!
It was a great weekend and as always, a great trial. There was a lot of good riding going on, even if I wasn’t doing any of it. I was especially proud of my old pal Barry, who stepped up and road like we all knew he could. Also doing an amazing job was FIRST-time rider Speck, who rode like he’d been doing it for years. I was also proud of young Doug, who rides way over the heads of his competitors and is a true joy to be around.
Props also to Dick (corncobs)and (of course) Charlie for an extremely nice campfire both nights. If you missed it, well you’re in luck because we’ll do it again next month. See you all there.
