High Lord Gomer
Poked with Sticks
- Sep 26, 1999
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I rode for the first time since DW this weekend. I hurt my thumb and have been unable to hitchhike to the track until now.
I made it up Saturday morning and got to ride with Whyzee, Linus, James, James' other brother Scott, Ivan, CueRX, MxMac. Well, in typical tardy fashion, MxMac didn't show up until I was already leaving. I had to leave by 2:00 to get to a soccer games by 3:00.
Ricky broke his toe shortly by walking into a doorway shortly before his soccer game. he still played, and they won 3-1 against a team they had a fairly big rivalry with. he didn't ride Sunday, though. he almost did, but I broke the kickstarter on the 80 when I went to start it and he didn't want to push start it to get going each time.
Tommy rode a fair bit Saturday and Sunday. We spent the night Saturday night and got up early enough (before opening) so he could ride the intermediate track. He rode that for half an hour or so and then I talked him into trying the big MX track. He successfully made hist first ever lap on it without falling! I was impressed.
I rode Ike's 525SX Saturday most of the time, but jumped on Linus' new-to-him 2000 426 when he wasn't looking. I was impressed. I don't know what exhaust it has, but it was the smoothest power of any 426 I've ridden. The suspension felt good, too. I didn't want to get off of it, but I figured I better stop before he came out and knocked me off of it.
Sunday I rode Danny's YZ250. I did OK on it, but it sure didn't feel as comfortable as the 4 strokes I've been riding (I ride whatever people leave laying around unattended). With a 4T, they seem to always have predictable power whenever you twist the throttle. With the 2T, it is much miore dependent on RPM and clutch control.
There was a kid and his mother up from Pax Traxx (they own it) north of Daytona. From their description, it sounded like a neat facility that we'll be visiting (hopefully soon). The kid, Jimmy (14), rides 125B and was riding very wel. I had to keep cutting the track to get back in front of him at least 2 or 3 times per lap. Nice kid, too. He was doubling some of the stuff on the BMX/Fiddy track SX style...it looked doable, but very tough to land just right and then stop before going over the wall.
I rode both days and never even hit the ground once! The thumb still hurts and is weak, but was good enough to ride gently. :yeehaw:
Two more weeks and I'll be riding up in Maryland at The Landing!
I made it up Saturday morning and got to ride with Whyzee, Linus, James, James' other brother Scott, Ivan, CueRX, MxMac. Well, in typical tardy fashion, MxMac didn't show up until I was already leaving. I had to leave by 2:00 to get to a soccer games by 3:00.
Ricky broke his toe shortly by walking into a doorway shortly before his soccer game. he still played, and they won 3-1 against a team they had a fairly big rivalry with. he didn't ride Sunday, though. he almost did, but I broke the kickstarter on the 80 when I went to start it and he didn't want to push start it to get going each time.
Tommy rode a fair bit Saturday and Sunday. We spent the night Saturday night and got up early enough (before opening) so he could ride the intermediate track. He rode that for half an hour or so and then I talked him into trying the big MX track. He successfully made hist first ever lap on it without falling! I was impressed.
I rode Ike's 525SX Saturday most of the time, but jumped on Linus' new-to-him 2000 426 when he wasn't looking. I was impressed. I don't know what exhaust it has, but it was the smoothest power of any 426 I've ridden. The suspension felt good, too. I didn't want to get off of it, but I figured I better stop before he came out and knocked me off of it.
Sunday I rode Danny's YZ250. I did OK on it, but it sure didn't feel as comfortable as the 4 strokes I've been riding (I ride whatever people leave laying around unattended). With a 4T, they seem to always have predictable power whenever you twist the throttle. With the 2T, it is much miore dependent on RPM and clutch control.
There was a kid and his mother up from Pax Traxx (they own it) north of Daytona. From their description, it sounded like a neat facility that we'll be visiting (hopefully soon). The kid, Jimmy (14), rides 125B and was riding very wel. I had to keep cutting the track to get back in front of him at least 2 or 3 times per lap. Nice kid, too. He was doubling some of the stuff on the BMX/Fiddy track SX style...it looked doable, but very tough to land just right and then stop before going over the wall.
I rode both days and never even hit the ground once! The thumb still hurts and is weak, but was good enough to ride gently. :yeehaw:
Two more weeks and I'll be riding up in Maryland at The Landing!
