Originally posted by SqueakyGirl
*Thanks to Wrench's invisible friend for the handguards and barkbusters (since I know it was you but you won't admit it).
He said to tell you that no thanks is needed .. just put to alot of use.
*** I would like to thank Okie and family ...
Everyone who let me work on their bikes (it was much needed therapy) ... *KelvinKDX(Jim), Jim S, Dead and Wendy for their hospitallity (it would have been a really wet week for _SOLO_ and myself if not for them) ...
*ZIO, for giving me that "little" nudge that I needed in the HS (it was really cool riding with you) ...
*Sarge, His insights to life and personal hygene will never be forgotten...
*KIWI, Keeping my spirits up, really good conversation and story telling. (Man I gotta check out some of those riding places in those pic you showed me) ...
*BSWIFT, well can enough be said to thank you? ...
*TonyEeds and camp Tejas ... you guy's rock! ...
*GETMETOCA/Natalie, The "adult cola's" put me over the top! WhooHoo! ... *BigLou, for the name tags, fireside fun and the lesson in "Hot coal riding" style...
*MXBundy & Thumbs, for some hillarious stories ...
*PapaKeith and Squeaky ... Class "A" people/attitudes ...
*The GOMER clan, you guy's are really GOOD friends that I would never had met if not for DRN.
*Zoomer, thanks for the use of you personal pressure washer ...
*Mick and Bratt, always smiling ... even when we got over to Mick on the MX track when he crashed .. with a big smile ... "Oh yeah, I think I broke my collarbone again .. it'll be ok for the race though!"
*Barbara Parrish and Ike DeJagger, one can always learn something from them ...
*Vintage Dirt (Wes), cool old bikes and a good guy to hang out with (pretty fair HS partner too, we did beat your previous partner).
*Milk, Did you find your "wiener"?
*Julius Pleaser, for putting together one of the most enjoyable races from a spectator point of view.
*MrLucky & Speedy, for your impersonation of campfire parents, who knows what would have happened next!
*Elk, for once again comming up with a problem (mechanical) that I couldn't figure out! I'm sure it is going to be something really simple) ...
*Cam, good conversation and a really SWEET TM400 motocrosser to drool over ...
*Firecracker, what was that "fruity-tropical" drink anyway? (she smiles alot as well) ...
*The guys from Transsport, they kept everyone going ...
*Mully and crew for a great HS course ...
*FarmerJohn, thanks for the lesson in desert Techniques and how to avoid leaving stuff behind ... I tried it and came back with everything this year .. I think! ...
*The Southern Gentlemen in the Castle on wheels (MikeB,TimR,Paddy and Rah-Rah) for the weather updates from the satellite.
*Taraker, for remembering my jacket from MWSF'00 ... I hope that you heal up quickly ...
*Lori and Dave for the "bunny hop" lessons ...
*The wounded members of our Team_Turtle group (Maryanne and Aryn) get well soon ...
There are soooo many more, I will get to you as I remember ... there is so much to remember that it is hard to think about all of it at once ... you know?
*Oh Yeah!! And my travelling buddy and fellow member of Team_Turtle ...
_SOLO_ I wouldn't have made it without you.
And one last thing to remember. When large groups of people from all walks of life get together, alot of things happen. Some of them are good and some are not. I do not know what the future holds for myself nor anyone else. I hope that there will be many more DW's for me in the future. I just want to say right now, that I am better off now for the DW's that I have been to and the people that I have met then I was before. There is sooo many more complex things and stuff that make up life than dirtbikes (right ZIO?). Which is why I think that DirtWeek is so special to all of us. Some people just do not "gel" together and other's do. No biggie, that's life, it will move on with or without us. Maybe we will meet up on the trail or track sometime in the future, but we will always have our memories.
Anyway, having said that ........
Blackhawk, I have an "Olive Branch" for you if you want it.
wrench