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