One Proud Papa

Sometimes it's nice to know that your family likes what you do - so much so that they follow in your footsteps.  Our rider Roger know that all too well - both of his daughters have followed him and his wife Diane into the medical profession.  Jordyn is an Occupational Therapist and Brook starts Pharmacy school this fall.

As for me, well my kids chose their own path.  My daughter is a fashion designer in Denver and my son has switched from playing semi-pro ice hockey to working on cars.  My son Austin works at Pikes Peak Racing in Colorado Springs and he really enjoys putting the giddy up in cars - from Porsche to Ferrari to Lamborghini to Mustangs to GTRs.  

He got a taste of life in the pits this past week working on Tony Brakohipa's Pikes Peak Hill Climb Car.  When Tony's car crashed they brought the car to Pikes Peak Racing where Austin and his co-workers put in some long hours to get the car repaired and back to racing:

Here is a picture of the car being dropped off (From Pikes Peak Racing's Facebook Page)

(that's Austin on the right)

Tony also thanked Austin in his Pikes Peak Hill Climb Recap.  Here's his post from his Facebook Page.

Sorry for embedding the links - figured this was the easiest way to show the picture and the story.

As for us, we did alright in the heat at High Plains Raceway over Father's Day weekend.  No real issues with the bike but Roger did have some issues with the heat and the track.  My thermometer said 100 degrees on Sunday before I put it away for the day.  I figured anything over 100 all feels the same anyway!

We are gearing up for a return to the High Plains Raceway July 9th & 10th.  To make life interesting we are going to do a little flat track racing in Dacono Saturday night, July 23rd.  Stop by the Geezer Gears Trailer at either event and mention you saw the blog!

See ya' at the track!

Pops

Calling All Race Fans!

Wow, I can't believe that it is finally time to race!  This is the third racing weekend for the Motorcycle Roadracing Association of Colorado and I can finally get to the track and in the pit where I belong!

So here's the recap - Weekend #1 got snowed out and moved to after Weekend #2 and before Weekend #3.  I couldn't make Weekend #2 because I was on a 7,000 mile road trip.  Roger couldn't make the Weekend #1 (rescheduled) because he was back in Illinois celebrating his and his dad's shared birthday.

And now we are on to Weekend #3 and it's going to be a beauty!  It will be really really hot on the track and this weekend is the 4 hour endurance race as well!  Roger and I are just too old to get into an endurance race - especially in the heat without air conditioning, a comfy seat and a flat screen TV!

Yesterday Roger and I loaded the trailer to get a jump on things.  Many thanks to Roger's wife Diane for stepping up and helping out at the last race - lets hope things go a little smoother this go round (not forgetting cables / small fires with the tire warmers / bike stands getting stuck in the down position on the pit bike / etc.).

We managed to get the hot water heater up and running which means we can have showers this weekend in the trailer!  The air conditioning unit is working so the trailer will be nice and cool while the outside hits the mid to upper 90's.  Tomorrow I'll make a grocery run to get more Gatorade and drinking water (and breakfast burritos and pizza and snacks and....), then I'll head down to meet Roger and we'll be on our way to the track!

We are still thinking about flat-track racing this summer.  Roger has a KTM that might need a few modifications to be able to race on the track.  Yesterday Roger hit me with a new request - go kart racing!  I know that they race go karts at the IMI Motorsports Park in Dacono, Colorado and at the SBR Motorsports Park in Calhan, Colorado, and there is a new indoor electric go kart racing at Overdrive Raceway in Colorado Springs. Colorado.  With go karts reaching speeds of 40MPH+ it might be worth looking into!

But first things first - MRA - Colorado Round #3 in Byers.  Stop on by and mention you saw the blog - that might get you a nice cold one!

See ya' at the track!

Pops

Spring Turns Into Summer....

Hello Race Fans!

Did you miss me?  Lots of stories to tell from my 3 week 7,000+ mile adventure and most of the stories are funny and unfortunately are about family!

Round 2 is in the books and thanks to Roger's wife for stepping in and helping out while I was on the road.  Here is Diane at the Pikes Peak International Raceway:

Round 1 rescheduled is this weekend but no Geezer Gears Racing Team for this race.  I'm back in town and Roger is currently in Illinois.  He and his dad share the same birthday so it's his annual trip back home.  Not that Roger will be missing the motorcycles any - his dad seems to have a garage or two full of man toys!

Roger spent some time with Ben Rowe, a custom bike builder in Reynolds, Illinois.  If you are ever near the Quad-Cities swing by and see Ben and tell him you saw him on the Geezer Gears Racing Team's blog!

We will be missing this weekend's rescheduled round in Pueblo but we'll be back at it mid-June at High Plains Raceway.

I'm working on putting together pictures and videos from Round 2 that were sent to us here at Geezer Gears Racing Team.  If you have any pictures or videos or stories you want to share you can use the comment form on the right side of the blog to contact us.

See ya' at the track!

Pops