- Oct 20, 2000
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Thursday was a weird day for me. I was invited to my X's and her husbands house for Thanksgiving, I'm sure for Tiggers sake since it her day with mom. As soon as we finished eating it was to the track for Tigger & me. By the time we got there it was almost dark but we managed to get a few laps in. After the ride we loaded up the bikes in the trailer to retire to the RV for the night. As the temp began to dip into the 30's I figured it would be a good time to turn on the heat. Within a few minutes the RV started to warm as we watched a little TV before turning in. (Now that's what I call "roughing it!")
About 10:30pm I noticed it was starting to get pretty cool so I got up to check the thermostat. The heater was running but it was blowing cold and I've got a full tank of propane. After an hour of tinkering with it I threw a couple more blankets on the bed and finished out the miserable night.
We awoke to a 31-degree frost covered ground and no jackets to wear. I said to heck with it and came back home. By 10:30am I had the heater out in the front yard running a water hose through it trying to wash out the dirt daubers that had nested in the furnace. By 1pm we were back at the track and ready to ride, it was Friday.
Spent the rest of Friday riding to our hearts content. Tigger was really itching to catch more air than she'd ever gotten before. Her confidence and ability has really shown improvement in the last couple of times we've ridden. Dark rolled upon us and we returned to the comfort of the "heated" RV. Turned in about 10:30pm and slept like a baby.
Saturday morning before we got up there was already people at the gate starting to come in. It had rained a little during the night and the black dirt was going to be tacky for a change. Tigger scarfed breakfast and geared up telling me all the time to hurry. We hit the track and she was in top form. After riding the track a couple of warm up laps she said "I'm gonna double the rhythm section!" I'll be danged if she didn't! I spent most of the day pacing her and riding beside her so she could get used to other bikes right with her, something that has really bothered her since the "big accident" 2 years ago when she was landed on. The wind was very strong and blowing me when I jumped but it didn't seem to bother her at all. By noon the track was getting pretty busy. I managed to get a few hot laps in and realized that I was the fastest person out there at the time, just then I ran out of gas. Darn my luck. :whiner:
I spent the rest of the day watching Tigger and giving tips to some of the other riders that asked. Out of the corner of my eye I caught a guy on an 80 pulling onto the track a few bike lengths ahead of my little Tigger and I noticed a distinct sound of her kx60 engine as she twisted the throttle to pass. The race was on! For about 10 laps the boy on the 80 tried to catch her. Two times he managed to get by but then she would take an inside line and cut him off. (I guess she's been paying more attention than I thought.)
He would make a little time on her through the whoops even though she was doubling in and he wasn't, but she would double in to the rhythm section and make the time back up. I guess they finally had enough, both pulled off the track. He was parked pretty close to us so when Tigger got to the RV she sort of tossed her bike against the side of the RV, yanked her gloves off and almost ran over to the guy. From my vantagepoint it looked like she had her finger in his face. :ugg: I thought he must've pissed her off cause it looked like she was giving him a what for as I headed that direction. Turns out she was congratulating him on a good ride. ;)
She managed to pass several people that day on full size bikes and hold them off too. Though they were all beginner type riders, remember when I said I was the fastest out there that day, ;) she was definitely riding the best I've ever seen her. I felt compelled to tell her that she will fall someday and she said, "I know, I hope it doesn't hurt that bad." She is starting to resemble the "moto monster" I knew when she got her 1st bike 2 years ago.
We didn't ride today, time for maintenance and stuff but if the weather holds out we're planning on a trip to CC for mini supercross this Wed night. She says she's planning on racing in a couple of weeks, it'll be the first time she's ever done it except for Dirtweek. I ask that my DRN family stand with me as I wish her luck and a safe ride.
About 10:30pm I noticed it was starting to get pretty cool so I got up to check the thermostat. The heater was running but it was blowing cold and I've got a full tank of propane. After an hour of tinkering with it I threw a couple more blankets on the bed and finished out the miserable night.
We awoke to a 31-degree frost covered ground and no jackets to wear. I said to heck with it and came back home. By 10:30am I had the heater out in the front yard running a water hose through it trying to wash out the dirt daubers that had nested in the furnace. By 1pm we were back at the track and ready to ride, it was Friday.
Spent the rest of Friday riding to our hearts content. Tigger was really itching to catch more air than she'd ever gotten before. Her confidence and ability has really shown improvement in the last couple of times we've ridden. Dark rolled upon us and we returned to the comfort of the "heated" RV. Turned in about 10:30pm and slept like a baby.
Saturday morning before we got up there was already people at the gate starting to come in. It had rained a little during the night and the black dirt was going to be tacky for a change. Tigger scarfed breakfast and geared up telling me all the time to hurry. We hit the track and she was in top form. After riding the track a couple of warm up laps she said "I'm gonna double the rhythm section!" I'll be danged if she didn't! I spent most of the day pacing her and riding beside her so she could get used to other bikes right with her, something that has really bothered her since the "big accident" 2 years ago when she was landed on. The wind was very strong and blowing me when I jumped but it didn't seem to bother her at all. By noon the track was getting pretty busy. I managed to get a few hot laps in and realized that I was the fastest person out there at the time, just then I ran out of gas. Darn my luck. :whiner:
I spent the rest of the day watching Tigger and giving tips to some of the other riders that asked. Out of the corner of my eye I caught a guy on an 80 pulling onto the track a few bike lengths ahead of my little Tigger and I noticed a distinct sound of her kx60 engine as she twisted the throttle to pass. The race was on! For about 10 laps the boy on the 80 tried to catch her. Two times he managed to get by but then she would take an inside line and cut him off. (I guess she's been paying more attention than I thought.)
He would make a little time on her through the whoops even though she was doubling in and he wasn't, but she would double in to the rhythm section and make the time back up. I guess they finally had enough, both pulled off the track. He was parked pretty close to us so when Tigger got to the RV she sort of tossed her bike against the side of the RV, yanked her gloves off and almost ran over to the guy. From my vantagepoint it looked like she had her finger in his face. :ugg: I thought he must've pissed her off cause it looked like she was giving him a what for as I headed that direction. Turns out she was congratulating him on a good ride. ;)
She managed to pass several people that day on full size bikes and hold them off too. Though they were all beginner type riders, remember when I said I was the fastest out there that day, ;) she was definitely riding the best I've ever seen her. I felt compelled to tell her that she will fall someday and she said, "I know, I hope it doesn't hurt that bad." She is starting to resemble the "moto monster" I knew when she got her 1st bike 2 years ago.
We didn't ride today, time for maintenance and stuff but if the weather holds out we're planning on a trip to CC for mini supercross this Wed night. She says she's planning on racing in a couple of weeks, it'll be the first time she's ever done it except for Dirtweek. I ask that my DRN family stand with me as I wish her luck and a safe ride.
