End of Day 1

Well our day is over and Roger is off to the showers.  We finished making some adjustments on the bike for tomorrow's races and now the tire warmers are off and the bike cover is on for the night.

Storm clouds are starting to brew. The morning was cool and humid and by lunch the sun came out and really warmed things up.  The bike seemed to be better suited for the warmer conditions and Roger's lap times reflected it.

We also learned a few things about the toyhauler today, and we've started a list of things we forgot.  The things we forgot weren't mission critical but more functional things like a broom, a clock, and a fly swatter.

Roger's lap times are starting to come down and he's getting more comfortable on the track but when you boil it down this is really a young man's game.  While Roger has gotten recognition and awards with his enduro and motocross and drag racing he is starting this style of racing a lot later in life than the other racers.  My hats off to him for sticking with it!

Tomorrow, as they say, us another day!

See ya' at the track!

Pops

Racing in Comfort

Last night Roger and I spent the first night in the new toy hauler (well technically the first time was on the way home from picking it up in Arizona).  The trailer got its initiation thanks to the full fury of Mother Nature - rain, wind, and hail ranging from pea size hail to just about golf ball sized hail.

While watching the local weatherman we realized how far we have come in our creature comforts.  We used to come down for a day, then we were camping in tents, and now this!

The body of the trailer survived the storm but the vent covers, well they didn't make it.  During the rain we saw the water coming in from the vents and realized we had problems.  After the storm we managed to borrow a ladder and I patched the holes and cracks with duct tape.

The weather forecast for today is temperatures in the 80's, cloudy, humid, and a chance of rain.  Sundays forecast is more of the same.  It's probably a good thing that we spent the time last night fixing it.

The sun has come up and the generators are in full humming mode.  I guess it's race day.  We have 2 races today and 2 races tomorrow, and I'll do my best to keep you posted as to how we did - just don't ask about the karaoke at the pavilion last night!

See 'ya at the track!

Pops