Wow! What a weekend. It's weekends like these that restore your faith in humanity and help you to remember that there are just some really great, selfless folks still walking the earth.
I left KC at about 11PM Wednesday night after a futile attempt at getting some sleep. I had about 475 miles to go total. Made it until about 3AM and had to stop for some shut-eye. Back on the road at 530 and rolled into Wardy's at about 9. Found Oldguy and The Kid along with Wardy's "pitbull", Corey! (The youngin that works there). We visited for a bit, wondering when others would start to roll in, then decided to hit the track. Things were a bit muddy from the previous night's rain, but not bad overall. I came out of an "S-Turn" to see oldguy pointing to the right, since he was stuck hubs deep in a giant mudhole! I had a few front-end skids from overuse of the front brake, but nothing too major. Around 11-12, TTRGuy and Speedy as well as the infamous SFC Crash were on sight. For the rest of the day, crash and myself proceeded to put on a free clinic in MX riding. Block-passing, over-shooting berms, falling down with style (you gotta flail your legs as you roll down either the front or backside of a berm ). I hit the ground more times on Thursday than I think I have for the entire year up to this point! What a great track to work on your turning, whoops, off-camber corners and flat-tracking skills! The whole time I am riding, I am thinking back to Wardy's MX school at DW00! I am thinking, "THIS is why he was telling us all that stuff!" Make no mistake, Wardy is all about turning. That's where the money is. :D
First night at camp was an absolute riot! I can't remember how many time I almost shot beer out my nose and had tears in my eyes from laughing so hard. Bench racing is an artform unto itself. I think we all studied well at bench-racing school!
Friday saw the arrival of Offroadr and Pokie. Pokie being the factory pilot, just had to show up and take off on the already-prepped bike! We eventually made it up to the flat track area for some back-sliding, 5th gear WFO action. Talk about a hoot! Rich, I wish you and the CRF would have been there. I wanted an idea of where my motard skills stand. Offroadr pretty much owned everyone else in that arena. No way we could catch him up there.
Back at the MX track, crash tries to bully me in my favorite corner, the one that ate my lunch countless times the day before, and some how managed to crash underneath me! I put my foot down, and felt nothin but the "Death From Above" (or is that Death From Below?) WZ426! Then, Mr. Offroadr, on Okies 250F, proceeds to repeatedly bump me in the corners, driving me over the berms, scaring me with his tail-whipping turns, etc.! I finally had to let him around, seeing how he pushed me so far outside over a berm that my back wheel was over the berm while the front was still on the track! That and I was laughing so hard I could hardly see straight! Why is bumping people around on the track so much fun?! I think I see a 250F in his future, too. He couldn't say enough good things about that bike. I tell you what, these woods guys, sheesh! Thinking they can ride MX. :eek: :D
One last night around the fire, lots more bench racing, and we called it a night. Saturday was going to be a cleanup and go home day, but as usual, we all found ourselves out around the track for just a "few" more laps and some more photo and video oportunities. We quit around noon, and within two hours, I think everyone had headed out. Just an amazing time. OT putting on the "Energizer Bunny" show on Saturday, riding for 90 minutes at race pace non-stop. Simply amazing. Nikki and Red were giving the free clinic on Friday. I did manage to hold off Red for about a half lap by moving in front of him every chance I got. He finally passed me and my favorite corner got him, too! :p So I retook my lead for about another half lap! Then I had to pull off to rest!
That's about all I can type. Great time. Everyone there was just super. The Zoomer clan-Now that is how a family should be. I think Mike's got some future MX champs on his hands! Wardy-Thanks again. Can't say that enough. Way cool for letting us come in and tear the place up. :cool: