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Moderator / Wheelie King
- Jun 30, 1999
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With the snow giving us a good scare a week ago we patiently looked at the weather forecast all week. On Monday it said rain all week. The rain did not come. By Friday it said rain in the A.M. Saturday. Only a little drizzle came.
Lori was up there watching out for us as usual. She put her heart to work and helped us have a great weekend as she has done so many times before. The weekend trully belonged to her.
All weekend there were stories of what Lori and Mike have done for people. A garden was erected in her honor and riding was done in tribute. The smiles that were seen on peoples faces were the symbol of Lori's undying devotion to others.
People came from all over to ride this past weekend. Good friends from Michigan, Ohio, Georgia, N.C., etc. Many who wanted to make it could not but they were there in the stories that were told around the campfire. Of course, it was probably for the best that they weren't there to defend themselves :-)
On Saturday I got a little riding in but not too much. I rode the trails and did not step onto the track. Lori's son Ricky and I went through the woods together and had a good time. How he kept that 125 running in the slick spots was a tribute to his toughness. I got to watch him on the 125 racing with Mike on the track and it was a blast just watching them go at it. At one point Danny, Ricky and Mike were all out there at the same time and running close to each other.
Thanks to the generosity of so many people Danny and Ricky got to try out a lot of different bikes. Danny has an 04 and I do not see him changing from it but he did talk a good bit about how nice everyone's bikes were. Ricky got to ride the CRF250, YZF250 and YZ125. Of all things, he said he liked the 125 better.
Saturday ended with Mike giving a nice speech and a friend of Lori's thanking the racing community. She was very thoughtful in her words and appreciative of all we have given to Mike's family. However, the little we have given pales in comparison to what Mike and Lori have given each of us.
Dave Peterson (Whyzee), who bought Mike's old YZ250 to part out, provided a check to Mike for the difference of what Mike sold the bike and what the parts brought in. Thanks to everyone who bought a part and helped contribute.
On Sunday there was much more riding. Rob Shafer and Mike Peskin tore up the Intermediate track while I took to the trails with the Trouts. We did every piece of trail on TNT Sunday. I rode my bike, Vince's bike, Danny's bike and my wife's CRF150.
I got to ride with MadEarthWorm (aka Anthony) on one trail ride and although he is a newbie he is quickly getting the hang of things. He is already faster than I was when I got back into riding and I rode when I was a kid. He is going to get faster and faster.
This is one of the greatest weekends. The comraderie and sharing that went on was great. I have some video footage but only a few good shots on there. I will try to piece together something small along with Gomer's speech sometime this week.
Thanks again to everyone who showed up.
Ivan
Lori was up there watching out for us as usual. She put her heart to work and helped us have a great weekend as she has done so many times before. The weekend trully belonged to her.
All weekend there were stories of what Lori and Mike have done for people. A garden was erected in her honor and riding was done in tribute. The smiles that were seen on peoples faces were the symbol of Lori's undying devotion to others.
People came from all over to ride this past weekend. Good friends from Michigan, Ohio, Georgia, N.C., etc. Many who wanted to make it could not but they were there in the stories that were told around the campfire. Of course, it was probably for the best that they weren't there to defend themselves :-)
On Saturday I got a little riding in but not too much. I rode the trails and did not step onto the track. Lori's son Ricky and I went through the woods together and had a good time. How he kept that 125 running in the slick spots was a tribute to his toughness. I got to watch him on the 125 racing with Mike on the track and it was a blast just watching them go at it. At one point Danny, Ricky and Mike were all out there at the same time and running close to each other.
Thanks to the generosity of so many people Danny and Ricky got to try out a lot of different bikes. Danny has an 04 and I do not see him changing from it but he did talk a good bit about how nice everyone's bikes were. Ricky got to ride the CRF250, YZF250 and YZ125. Of all things, he said he liked the 125 better.
Saturday ended with Mike giving a nice speech and a friend of Lori's thanking the racing community. She was very thoughtful in her words and appreciative of all we have given to Mike's family. However, the little we have given pales in comparison to what Mike and Lori have given each of us.
Dave Peterson (Whyzee), who bought Mike's old YZ250 to part out, provided a check to Mike for the difference of what Mike sold the bike and what the parts brought in. Thanks to everyone who bought a part and helped contribute.
On Sunday there was much more riding. Rob Shafer and Mike Peskin tore up the Intermediate track while I took to the trails with the Trouts. We did every piece of trail on TNT Sunday. I rode my bike, Vince's bike, Danny's bike and my wife's CRF150.
I got to ride with MadEarthWorm (aka Anthony) on one trail ride and although he is a newbie he is quickly getting the hang of things. He is already faster than I was when I got back into riding and I rode when I was a kid. He is going to get faster and faster.
This is one of the greatest weekends. The comraderie and sharing that went on was great. I have some video footage but only a few good shots on there. I will try to piece together something small along with Gomer's speech sometime this week.
Thanks again to everyone who showed up.
Ivan
