Had a great day at the races, 30th anniversary at ‘Shougal was awesome. So fun to see old bikes and old gear.
Category Archives: Events
BC falls awake, BMW Rally, etc.
I’ve obviously been on a summer brain break, as I’ve not blogged anything in forever. We haven’t been riding much, actually spent the last month of weekends ticking off major projects on the “honey-do” list. Garage loft painted, check. Shop “ugly” wall cedar sided and stained, check. Well, that’s really all, and it doesn’t sound like much here in print, but in real life it was a few epic weekends!
Speaking of epic, the National BMW rally is right here in our backyard this weekend, and I can’t tell you how many bikes I’ve seen with very far-flung license plates. Well I guess I can tell you, as I just did, so I lied at the beginning of that sentence, sorry about that.
Anyway, we’re going down on Saturday to gawk at the geek-rider goodies and hopefully finally throw a leg over a G650GS (which is really an 800). I’m hoping I don’t love it immediately, as big yeller has to hold out for another few years.
Today while studying, I heard BC at the other end of the sofa slip a bit, I grabbed the camera and actually shot video of him falling off the sofa. He’s still pissed as only a cat who’s been caught doing something un-graceful can be.
We’ve also been feeling like we’re trapped in Wildlife Safari this summer, with sightings of cougar, badger, osprey, and kestrel, along with some beautiful songbirds which I’m sure someone could identify – just not me!
Three day weekend? We’re riding to Salt Lake City!
The World Superbikes only land in the USA once this year, and we’ll be there!
Miller Motorsports Park just outside Salt Lake City is the venue. Lorrin and Sue attended last year and had such a great time they wanted us all to come with them this time.
We’re taking a couple of extra days, leaving Friday and returning on Tuesday. Racing is Saturday – Monday, with the main event on Monday. Saturday night is a concert with Styx, Foreigner and Kansas – all included in the cost of our tickets, can’t beat that!
We’re staying at the Raddisson near the airport, 52 bucks a night on Hotwire, can’t beat that either!
Updates and photos to come!
2009 Crooked River Ranch Steel Stampede
SLIDESHOW
Pete, the CRR/Terrebonne Chamber, and the AHRMA gang put on another awesome event this year, with attendance way up from last time.
The track in the canyon
I spent a fun Saturday in the valley with Mom and the rest of the family while Mike stayed home and rode the trials. Sunday we both hopped in the car for the 8-mile commute to the track. We arrived to cold, clouds, and drizzle which looked like it could stay all day or open up and pour on us at any minute.
Fortunately, the weather cooperated incredibly well, and the soft rain quit by afternoon, leaving blue sky in its wake.
Racing was excellent, with many gates full of happy riders enjoying a well-designed track.
As usual, the bikes took a starring role, with many incredible machines to ooh and ahh over in the pits.
I took lots of pics with my little handheld camera, and some video too. Photos are being uploaded to our flickr page (click above for the slideshow, or to the flickr bar on the right for individual images).
If anyone is interested in quality copies of anything you see, just give me a yell and we’ll work something out.
