Annual Mods and STM "Wardy's Ride" attendees list
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KelvinKDX
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- Aug 25, 2000
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Yeah - i definately will not make it. Still sweating it out here in Mexico. My offer is still open for a place to crash to anyone who is going to come over for the Kenworthy's race on Sunday.
I only ended up with 4 complemtary tickets - was hoping to get more for anyone who wanted them.
I only ended up with 4 complemtary tickets - was hoping to get more for anyone who wanted them.
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biglou
Alrighty, I'm rollin'. See yous guys there. :yeehaw:
If there was any possible way I could be there, I would do it. I'm covering for important people at work (who are enjoying THEIR vacation), we are swamped, funeral Friday, wedding Saturday.
I think i'm also missing the Triumph rally in Wisconsin...that wouldn't be as fun as hanging with you turkeys though...
Squeeky...i thought you liked mud???
I personally enjoy the smaller tighter group shindigs at least as much as "the big one". We should have more of them!
I think i'm also missing the Triumph rally in Wisconsin...that wouldn't be as fun as hanging with you turkeys though...
Squeeky...i thought you liked mud???
I personally enjoy the smaller tighter group shindigs at least as much as "the big one". We should have more of them!
:cool: I was at Wardy's from 3:30p.m. to 5:30p.m. no rain today at all. Everything was dry even the creek which I wiped in pretty good thank-you. I've been riding at Wardys' a day after 1" rains and it just soaks it up :laugh: . I think that if it rained 2" it would still be good, it was kinda dry but still great. The sx track should be great Wardy was touching it up today. How early is anybody showing up, I can be there around 11:00A.M. (Red Ford supercrew with two bike trailer, KTM's on board)
Doug
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Doug
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- Jan 8, 2000
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I just finished loading up both bikes in the truck...I'm ready to go. Look for me at about 6:30 PM.
nikki
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- Apr 21, 2000
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djj - thanks for the report! I think Big Lou and SRKXrider and son and Mr Luckey will all be there today by noon. Roosta & Squeaky and RVjunkie later this afternoon. Red and I later tonight. Not sure on the arrival times of some people like AJ and Jaybird, etc. Sounds like tomorrow and Saturday will be the busier riding days.
Oh My God :yikes: is the SX track just great Wardy. I got down there today around 1:00 Lou was there and ready to ride. So we saddled up we rode 5 laps on the track and the rain started. The rain lasted for about 1 hour just light rain, everything was dry so this just make it great. The weather cleared and people started to show up we talked and then got our gear on and went at it. The woods was still a bit greasy, but the track Oh My God :yikes: the rain cut the dust and made it just perfect, tackie but not slick. I had so much fun :aj: :yeehaw: . I'm goin back down on Friday to ride with everybody see ya there
Doug
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Doug
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wardy
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- Nov 12, 1999
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cool I will be there around 3-4 on my way to joliet. Brandin will be there at 11. if you guys need anything, call my cell, Lou has it, or tell brandin. I seen the rain coming so i ddin't drive down to "water" !! I was in you neck of the woods getting hoses for the skid loader that broke last night.
wardy
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Pokie
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anybody left on Saturday?.... or will I be riding by myself?...arriving before noon....
Pokie said:
Well my intention was to finally get a Saturday ride with Pokie under my belt, but SuperDodge puked it's hydraulics so no brakes, and no riding with Pokie. :| It's bad enough we don't get to hang out together anymore on the weekends but this is ridiculous. :bang:
Pokie
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what a bummer Rich.... I was looking forward to seeing you there.... it's been a long time since our last ride at OT Nationals... which hasn't seen anyone ride this year. If you're helping OT in his move next weekend, I may see you there. I committed to flag a race at a local fairgrounds MX Saturday, but I'll be down Sunday for a few hours lending my "muscle"
I got to Wardy's around 10:30 Saturday in time to get about 3 sets of laps in on the MX track, in between the dustclouds generated by those playful folks on 4-wheel thingies. Old(water)guy was very busy taming those clouds..... Jaybird led me to the track then left me in the dust ...literally. Walt-CMoto and his two boys led me on a woods adventure: man, so many trees helter-skelter and deep ruts all over those narrow "single-tracks", although Walt claims those tracks are "wide". Hmmm, them hard-hats and bark-busters are indeed indispensable devices in this environment...it feels more perilous than a figure-eight track with trails going and coming everywhere and none are "one-way"...phew, what a traffic nightmare, dirtbike roulette, hehehe...
It was great to see all those hard-core DRNers ... finally met the mysterious Wolffie (WOlfgang von Cheeseland). Hanging with so many fellow-dirtbikers is worth my 3 hours of driving, even if only for 5 hours... it was a major re-charge for me and a marvelous pre-amble to Dirtweek ... only 9 1/2 weeks away! thanks guys for a marvelous day at Wardy's.
I got to Wardy's around 10:30 Saturday in time to get about 3 sets of laps in on the MX track, in between the dustclouds generated by those playful folks on 4-wheel thingies. Old(water)guy was very busy taming those clouds..... Jaybird led me to the track then left me in the dust ...literally. Walt-CMoto and his two boys led me on a woods adventure: man, so many trees helter-skelter and deep ruts all over those narrow "single-tracks", although Walt claims those tracks are "wide". Hmmm, them hard-hats and bark-busters are indeed indispensable devices in this environment...it feels more perilous than a figure-eight track with trails going and coming everywhere and none are "one-way"...phew, what a traffic nightmare, dirtbike roulette, hehehe...
It was great to see all those hard-core DRNers ... finally met the mysterious Wolffie (WOlfgang von Cheeseland). Hanging with so many fellow-dirtbikers is worth my 3 hours of driving, even if only for 5 hours... it was a major re-charge for me and a marvelous pre-amble to Dirtweek ... only 9 1/2 weeks away! thanks guys for a marvelous day at Wardy's.
Senior KX Rider
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- Nov 9, 1999
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Great to spend some time with the DRN crew. Conditions at Fox Valley were excellent, weather was great and you couldn't ask for better company. 2 1/2 days of riding, eating and bench racing :yeehaw: Got to see some new faces and it was great to see all the regulars again. I can hardly wait for Dirtweek
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biglou
Let's see, I got rolling around 7:25 Wed evening after drenching myself in sweat loading the bikes and stuff into the back of the truck in 92 degree heat with 99.999% humidity. A short and uneventful 7.5 hrs and 500 miles later, I find myself parked under my favorite tree at "The Fox". I decided to sleep in the cab since it was still humid as heck and I didn't feel like unloading and setting up the truck tent in the dark. I don't normally sleep well in the cab, but for some reason, I closed my eyes and the next thing I know, it's daylight and someone is coming in the gate. Turns out to be Wardy's dad who is there to mow a bit. I think I know where Gerhard got that "talkative gene" now! ;) I unloaded the bed and headed into town for some breffast. After that, I set up camp and had a seat and waited. And waited. And waited. Finally, I hear gravel crunching. It was DJJ pulling in around 1:00. We introduced ourselves, suited up and prepared to head for the track. The weather had turned from sunny and humid, to overcast, cooler and windy. Very windy! I had to hang on to the truck tent a couple times to keep it where it belonged. There was some lightning, but no rain. We hit the track and on about lap 3, it started to sprinkle. A couple more laps and we had ourselves a genuine downpour. Back to the camp to seek refuge under the ez-up. A few minutes later, Mr. Luckey arrives. I made the comment, "Looks like we picked up right where we left off last year", referring to the weather situation. We were confident things would get better, however. And boy did they. Lower to middle 70's and a nice northeasterly breeze! In July! It doesn't get much better than that. After a couple hours of rain, we got camp Luckey set up and decided to go see how the track was doing. Things couldn't have been better. While the road down to the track was still a bit greasy on top, the sandy track was moist and tacky. Absolutely perfect condition. Sometime later under the ez-ups, Ed pointed out that DJJ is Tony Eeds' long lost twin brother! Other than the accent, they were amazingly similar in almost every respect. I mean that in a good way! :)
After that, things are just a bit of a blur of riding, eating, meeting folks, etc. Rooster and Skweeks showed up next, followed by RV6 and then Senior and Eric. Nik and Red rolled in around 11 that night. Friday brought in Oldguy and The Kid (Who has doubled in size in the past year...) along with the one and only Wolfgang and his boy Hunter. Man, that kid can ride. You should see him on that little fiddy. He has killer form, and since the Zoomers couldn't be here this year, he took over the "Energizer Bunny" role. I think he woke Senior up at 5AM Saturday asking for coffee and if he could ride yet! lol Also arriving were Walt C and family. Walt's got another one of those amazing growing teenagers. Seems like Walt's two boys, Bob and Eric, were about the same size at DW a few months ago. Now Bob is the same size as Walt. Them youngins are growin' like weeds! Walt also brought along his daughter, Stephanie C Moto and her little zuki quad. She ran a close race with Hunter and Senior's Eric for the Energizer Bunny award. Layton showed up Thursday evening as well. Also showing up Friday was Gregg from Service Honda with AJ's bike, but no AJ. The triple clamp bolt on AJ's bike came off while Gregg was riding it that afternoon. Lucky for him things turned out well and the nut even stayed on the tank vent tube, so it was a quick fix. He waited till the end of the day to show because he knew I'd be tired and wouldn't be able to exact my revenge for him beating me at Nocona in April... Jaybird arrived just in time for Friday evening's festivities. Saturday morning brought us The Pokester and Crispy.
My bestest fuzzy memories from the extended weekend of riding:
Burning laps with Reddog while on the TTR and him on his factory Honda. It's amazing how far that little bike will fly with a fat man on it!
Burning laps with Red and Nik while on my 450. I know you think I don't notice, but I really do appreciate you guys pushing (or pulling) me.
Burning laps with The Kid. Well, getting burned by The Kid when he would lap me.
Laughing at/roosting Red and Roosta when they crashed in "My Favorite Corner" a couple times.
Not going down even once in "My Favorite Corner" this year! Woohoo!
Watching Nik clear the start/finish table on the TTR!
Riding so much that my little nancy hands turned to "handburger". It hurt bad, it really did. I cried. I had a little tear roll out of the corner of my eye once...
Doing a half-assed ragdoll down the end of the front straight for no apparent reason. Glad the soil is so soft there. Seems like every time Senior is watching me ride at Wardy's, I roll it. Hmmm...
Riding Red's factory Subway Honda 450. Holy crap is that suspension nice. I still can't get past how different the ergo's are on the CRF's, but man did that thing turn and soak up the whoops. It was unreal. Like a magic carpet.
Trying to keep pace with The Kid through said whoops. I think there was something wrong with my bike. Something stuck in the right grip or something...
Somebody said Wolfy looked like a miniature Pred, but I didn't see it. Still, it was funny, so we made fun of him relentlessly the whole time he was there. I think he cried a little...
Getting two showers in four days! Much better than the previous years. Thanks to Nik & Red and Old Loafer for those.
Speaking of, it was good to see Offloader again. It's been too long man.
Eating like a king. As always, Ed and Roosta and everyone else pitched in to make every meal an absolute feast. I don't eat nearly that well at home!
I think that's all. It's all I can remember right now, anyway. As always, so good to see everyone again. Some of you I see almost every month, others every two years. Regardless, the best times I've ever had seem to be sitting around a campfire with you guys, or rubbing plastic on the track with you.
After that, things are just a bit of a blur of riding, eating, meeting folks, etc. Rooster and Skweeks showed up next, followed by RV6 and then Senior and Eric. Nik and Red rolled in around 11 that night. Friday brought in Oldguy and The Kid (Who has doubled in size in the past year...) along with the one and only Wolfgang and his boy Hunter. Man, that kid can ride. You should see him on that little fiddy. He has killer form, and since the Zoomers couldn't be here this year, he took over the "Energizer Bunny" role. I think he woke Senior up at 5AM Saturday asking for coffee and if he could ride yet! lol Also arriving were Walt C and family. Walt's got another one of those amazing growing teenagers. Seems like Walt's two boys, Bob and Eric, were about the same size at DW a few months ago. Now Bob is the same size as Walt. Them youngins are growin' like weeds! Walt also brought along his daughter, Stephanie C Moto and her little zuki quad. She ran a close race with Hunter and Senior's Eric for the Energizer Bunny award. Layton showed up Thursday evening as well. Also showing up Friday was Gregg from Service Honda with AJ's bike, but no AJ. The triple clamp bolt on AJ's bike came off while Gregg was riding it that afternoon. Lucky for him things turned out well and the nut even stayed on the tank vent tube, so it was a quick fix. He waited till the end of the day to show because he knew I'd be tired and wouldn't be able to exact my revenge for him beating me at Nocona in April... Jaybird arrived just in time for Friday evening's festivities. Saturday morning brought us The Pokester and Crispy.
My bestest fuzzy memories from the extended weekend of riding:
Burning laps with Reddog while on the TTR and him on his factory Honda. It's amazing how far that little bike will fly with a fat man on it!
Burning laps with Red and Nik while on my 450. I know you think I don't notice, but I really do appreciate you guys pushing (or pulling) me.
Burning laps with The Kid. Well, getting burned by The Kid when he would lap me.
Laughing at/roosting Red and Roosta when they crashed in "My Favorite Corner" a couple times.
Not going down even once in "My Favorite Corner" this year! Woohoo!
Watching Nik clear the start/finish table on the TTR!
Riding so much that my little nancy hands turned to "handburger". It hurt bad, it really did. I cried. I had a little tear roll out of the corner of my eye once...
Doing a half-assed ragdoll down the end of the front straight for no apparent reason. Glad the soil is so soft there. Seems like every time Senior is watching me ride at Wardy's, I roll it. Hmmm...
Riding Red's factory Subway Honda 450. Holy crap is that suspension nice. I still can't get past how different the ergo's are on the CRF's, but man did that thing turn and soak up the whoops. It was unreal. Like a magic carpet.
Trying to keep pace with The Kid through said whoops. I think there was something wrong with my bike. Something stuck in the right grip or something...
Somebody said Wolfy looked like a miniature Pred, but I didn't see it. Still, it was funny, so we made fun of him relentlessly the whole time he was there. I think he cried a little...
Getting two showers in four days! Much better than the previous years. Thanks to Nik & Red and Old Loafer for those.
Speaking of, it was good to see Offloader again. It's been too long man.
Eating like a king. As always, Ed and Roosta and everyone else pitched in to make every meal an absolute feast. I don't eat nearly that well at home!
I think that's all. It's all I can remember right now, anyway. As always, so good to see everyone again. Some of you I see almost every month, others every two years. Regardless, the best times I've ever had seem to be sitting around a campfire with you guys, or rubbing plastic on the track with you.
Jamir
I come and go
- Aug 7, 2001
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biglou said:
And oddly enough, the dude that lives right down the road, you see about once every three years.
Sounds like it was a great time. I wish I could have been there but with things in such a turmoil in my world right now, it just could not happen. I hope everyone made it home safe!
- Aug 24, 2000
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Thanks Wardy!!!
We had a great time, the place was in excellent shape. I hope we managed to leave it like we found it.
As usual, the company, riding, food and campfires was the best. Lou covered everything pretty well up there :)
Come on DIRTWEEK!!
We had a great time, the place was in excellent shape. I hope we managed to leave it like we found it.
As usual, the company, riding, food and campfires was the best. Lou covered everything pretty well up there :)
Come on DIRTWEEK!!
Offroadr
Ready to bang some trees!
- Jan 4, 2000
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Good report Lou, what a blast! I had a great time and the muscles are still sore! It was great to see everyone again and meet a couple new faces. I had a great time riding in the woods with Layton, RV6Junkie, Wolf and Eddie.
I dont think I need to eat for a week! WOW did we chow! Who would of known that we would of a had a chef along! Rooster was a veggie chopping machine!
Thanks to Eddie for donating the truck and chain saw for the wood run. It was a helluva fire Saturday night.
Oh yea, the lounge chair was great Oldguy. Made for a nice smore building table :)
Lets see those pics!! Who has them posted!
I dont think I need to eat for a week! WOW did we chow! Who would of known that we would of a had a chef along! Rooster was a veggie chopping machine!
Thanks to Eddie for donating the truck and chain saw for the wood run. It was a helluva fire Saturday night.
Oh yea, the lounge chair was great Oldguy. Made for a nice smore building table :)
Lets see those pics!! Who has them posted!
- Feb 9, 2000
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I got home a little after 8:00 Sat night. What a great time. Wolf, Layton and DJJ it was great meeting and riding with you guys. RV6, great meeting you again and getting to visit a little more. All great guys. DJJ (Doug) and I had an absolute blast chasing each other all over the place.
I'll try to post more later.
Awesome seeing everyone again :yeehaw:
Nikdog - I had your hard drive in my truck the whole time, noticed it on the ride home lol.
Wardy - THANK YOU
I'll try to post more later.
Awesome seeing everyone again :yeehaw:
Nikdog - I had your hard drive in my truck the whole time, noticed it on the ride home lol.
Wardy - THANK YOU
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Wolf
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- Jul 31, 2000
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Wow, that was a cool weekend. It was great to finally be able to put some faces with names.
That breakfast burrito was as big as a loaf of bread! No trouble for my big mouth though....
We got home Saturday afternoon, and the first thing Hunter said (after waking up and stumbling out of the truck) was, dad, can ride somemore today?
.....I think he likes to ride..... :ohmy:
Thanks Wardy for your hospitality, thanks to the chefs, who tirelessly(sp) kept food coming! Thanks for all the great advice and help on how to start a motorcycle :rotfl:
Thanks Dave for letting us crash in your rig...and as usual, thanks to my sponsors....Tylenol and Motrin
That breakfast burrito was as big as a loaf of bread! No trouble for my big mouth though....
We got home Saturday afternoon, and the first thing Hunter said (after waking up and stumbling out of the truck) was, dad, can ride somemore today?
.....I think he likes to ride..... :ohmy:
Thanks Wardy for your hospitality, thanks to the chefs, who tirelessly(sp) kept food coming! Thanks for all the great advice and help on how to start a motorcycle :rotfl:
Thanks Dave for letting us crash in your rig...and as usual, thanks to my sponsors....Tylenol and Motrin
- Jan 8, 2000
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What a cool weekend...like a mini Dirtweek. No time for a full ride report right now....but if I didn't get a chance to ride your bike, I'll be sure to ride it at DW04 :)
