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I play guitar. I keep buying guitars and amps thinking the next one will make me Gilmore or EVH .... Maybe there is still that magic one out there ...? For a while I had done that with motorcycles. Hmm, never did get as good as DeCoster. Face it, at some point you've just got to work on yourself. But that's hard.

Thanks folks. Moto is good. Tom, that's kind. It took a while to remember what all the buttons were on the rig. 😂 A few more to close out the weekend.

I used to fly A-4s/T-45s then I flew 737s doing mostly domestic high altitude chem trail delivery until recently. Now I’m riding my Husky more. I ride PaxTrax, Orlando MX and MotoBros here in Florida. I was sad to see Canyon MX shutdown in PHX. I used to fly out to AZ and ride in the OTMX international vet race there each year.

ass, cash, or grass

It’s not often that you and I disagree; so, here’s some explanations of why fees are goin’ up out here… Liability Insurance Glen Helen, Bud Feldkamp, has to insure against any and every PERSON on the property for the reasons of LIABILITY…injuries, and sometimes even death, all of which are damn near routine in our sport…in this lifestyle…. Insuring for that is not only expensive… But, here California it’s increasing exponentially. Every person that enters the facility, every employee on thru every spectator…every vendor…every rider or racer…every AMBULANCE DRIVER…is a liability that must be covered via insurance. And that’s just...

Same song and dance from him on basically every thread about running a track for the last year or so. Every track should be $10 to enter, perfectly groomed, and a national level facility/amenities. If it’s not that, the track owner is operating off pure greed and we’re a bunch of idiots for going along with it.

You should have typed that slower so freeh and Owen could sound it out and understand it better.

Why would they not? They have to pay insurance to have those people on the property. They should be contributing.

I will never understand how a group of people that buy $80k trucks, $70k trailers, $10k bikes, $5k worth of aftermarke parts, $800 helmets and $30/ gallon race fuel somehow draw the line at $40 rider and $10 spectator fees. Out of the entire moto economy, the track owners have the slimmest profit margins while putting in the most passion and love for the sport and the local moto community.

Moto stoke !

On a positive note our grandson and the 7 year old neighbor kid we invited (who just got his first bike and was at his first MX race of any kind) had an absolute blast. Walking around for 3 hours after the race was over was just an extra added bonus for them. The neighbor kid is super enthused, it was fun to see him get to check out a bunch of stuff he wouldn’t have had we not been stuck there. Like him standing on the starting line and imagining he was in the race, throttle and clutch hands...

Press day is before race day...unless Deegan has a crystal ball.

Fetzer valve? No one uses those anymore; it's all about ballbearings these days.

Technically it’s a fetzer valve. Surprised some didn’t know that.

So many people and fellow racers came by the Suzuki rigs to congratulate the team…privateers still in their gear and wearing their “dirt smiles”… It was awesome. Jamie from Twisted holding the Trophy…

I don't even look for the Peacock deals any longer. I just pay the $79/year that is auto billed to me I still rmember the 80/90s and early 2000's when watching SX and MX was a frigging weeks delay night mare. Watching this stuff live is worth the price.