The God of Speed

Last Saturday Mikey P, Pap and the Guru made a trip to Paris, Tennessee that is, to join Fearless Charlie and his gang to survey their riding area for use as an ITSA trial venue for the 2007 season.

We were greeted by the strange creature you see here. After inquiring as to the nature of the icon, we were informed that it was in fact the God of Speed. Charlie conveyed the story behind the transformed log, but I think I'll wait until we're all together at the Paris trial and let him explain it to you.

Now back to the reason we went. Do they have a good place for a trial? No, they have a great place for a trial.

We're going to be working on the 2007 schedule over the next couple of weeks, and we will definitely be putting this event on our schedule so stay tuned as to when. Hopefully the next time we blog about this place we'll have some neat shots of the crew creating some ITSA worthy sections. Or maybe just one of Nubbie tearing down a section with his motorbike.....and his head, like last Friday, but that's a whole 'nother story.....

Break-in and Bike-Training

Evidently the Guru's break-in and bike-training of the Nubster's new B&J Yamaha TY175 last week was a success, as Nubbie broke through the pack for his first ITSA win on Sunday with 3 solid loops of riding to a total of 12 points and 23 cleans.

We must admit, however, that while watching the Nubster glide through the sections on the TY (as opposed to watching the Nubster get dragged through the sections by his old TL125) with great ease, good body position, and an elevated degree of concentration, it became apparent that it was not all down to the motorcycle.

Way to go Nubbie !

Breaking-In Nubbie's New TY

With the final ITSA round of the 2006 series taking place this week-end, and the Nubster's new TY175 being ready to ride except for a bit of breaking-in, we decided to help him out and do him a favor, as he could not get away to do it himself. Here is a photo-journal of the copyrighted B&J break-in process.....kids do not try this at home.




DAMN, THAT WAS FUN! I'm done now.