One week ago,on March 7, the Arkansas Dirt Riders hosted the second
round of the Arkansas Hare Scrambles Championship Series, the Bear
Creek Hare Scrambles. http://www.ahscs.com/schedule.asp
The event as a whole, went very well. The weather was nice; sunny and
by time for the "big bike race" to start, it was 65F. The area had
had "just enough" rain in the week preceding the race to give
excellent traction and keep dust to a minimum in the woods.
Here are some video links from footage and photos that were taken
last weekend at the Bear Creek HS. The four video links below are of
the first lap (plus a little more) of the big bike race. It's really
nice to see racers traveling trail that I've been working on.
Race/helmet cam footage (in order, during the race) :
Since I had been riding at Bear Creek over the years more than any
other ADR club member, and Bobby Diffee (in charge of the event) is
one of my best friends, he made me second in command for the event and
"trail boss".
As trail boss, I "rediscovered" the usable old existing trails for
the race, and blazed (but had a lot of help cutting) all the new
sections that you see in the footage.
Starting with the second weekend in January, I (and several of the
ADR club members) had been at Bear Creek "more weekends than not"
getting the trails cleared and face slappers removed.
Two of the comments that I heard most from racers, after the race,
were "the Arkansas Dirt Riders hare scramble had the best flow and
rhythm of all the AHSCS series races", and "the absence of face
slappers in this race was really nice".
Damn, that made me proud to hear. :-) It sure made all the work
worthwhile.
During the various kids' and short course races in the morning, my
family, friends (Brian Johnson and Phil Thomas), & I worked to make
sure that everyone took the correct turns during their respective
races. They manned the major trail intersections, so that we wouldn't
have kids lost out in the woods, on trails that might give them
problems.
There was a completely separate "PeeWee class" course of .3 mile, and
there were three versions of the long course for the three classes
that raced on it; 1.5 miles for Kids Beginner and Kids Advanced, 3.4
miles for Youth Short Course and Women, and 7.5 miles for the Youth
Long Course and the Big Bike Classes. (1 hour for the Youth and 2
hours for the "Big Bikes")
Between each race, my crew would move banners and change arrows to
convert the loop to match the race. Phil was as good an assistant as
I could ever hope for. He and Brian worked their butts off. During the
morning races, my grandson Esteban Javier Prado (10 yrs old/CRF70) and
I rode around the course, troubleshooting whatever came up. (He had no
problems riding any section of the whole race trail system, but
decided not to race, this time. He stayed with me and helped as it was
needed.)
During the two hour race (12:30 to 2:30), I functioned as a "rover"
who traveled around and pitched in where ever it was needed; from
assisting the EMT team to assisting riders with problems. Esteban
decided to be a spectator this time. (He had found a couple of young
teenage ladies that he felt needed flirting with for a while.)
After the main event, the ADR club members hit the trails and pulled
arrows while "leap frogging" down the trail. Esteban got back on his
bike for this, and joined right in. Things went fast, and we had all
the course banner and arrows down by 3:45 pm. (1 hr and 15 minutes
after the checkered flag came out.)
One story that Deb found hilarious: As we were pulling arrows, I
came upon Esteban standing above his bike, stretched way above and off
to the side, reaching to pull a "too high" arrow off a pine tree. I
rode up beside him, grabbed his right grip, and told him, "I'll hold
your bike, so you can get off and reach that arrow."
As Esteban stepped off the bike, it started rolling forward
(slightly downhill). As it rolled forward, the movement caused me to
roll the grip. The CRF70 took off with me still hanging onto the grip.
(It was still in gear!) By now, the throttle was wide open; and with
me hanging onto the grip, the bike raced forward in a semi-circle
around the front of my bike. The first thing that happened, was that
my left bicep was crammed into my left handlebar end; and then the
bike pulled me and my DE300 over on tip of it... all tangled up in a
pile.
The biggest bruise I got all weekend was a 2" diameter dark purple
circle in the middle of my left bicep, right where the
handlebar/barkbuster got me.
On Saturday afternoon, while putting up course arrows, my 2004 EC300
spit my son Gabriel over the bars; and he separated his shoulder where
the collarbone joins his shoulder. A subsequent visit to the family
doctor on Monday and to an orthopedic specialist on Tuesday,
determined that he will not need surgical type repairs; and he is
healing well. He should be off work for a couple of weeks, and then on
limited (light physical stress) duty for a couple of more, before he
is back to normal.
I hope that you all had a great riding weekend.
This Sunday (March 21) is the date for the White Rock Mountain
Enduro. It is the first race on the 2010 BJEC schedule.
http://www.blackjackenduro.com/Schedule.asp
This race has a history of over 30 consecutive years, and is always
a "true enduro". Come get you some!
The following week is the time for the 12th annual Wudi Ride. It's
going to be held at the same location (and on the same trails) as the
above mentioned White Rock Mountain Enduro. Come join us!
http://members.cox.net/jejb3/Wudi12/wudi12.html
Good Riding to All Ya'll!
Jim
Wudsracer/Jim Cook
Smackover Racing
'06 Gas Gas DE300
'82 Husqvarna XC250
Team LAGNAF
Posted by Wudsracer on March 15, 2010, 4:30 pm
Some additional notes about the Bear Creek Hare Scrambles:
The Bear Creek Cycle Trail is just off the shores of Lake Greeson,
and is on land controlled and maintained by the US Army Corp of
Engineers. They are much much much (did I say much?) easier to deal
with than the US Forestry Service. It's hard to believe that they are
under the control of the same US government. These people will shoot
straight with you.
Kudos to Marty and all the staff at the Lake Greeson field office of
Vicksburg District of the US Army Corp of Engineers.
http://www.mvk.usace.army.mil/Lakes/ar/greeson/
Thank you very much.!
During the video footage, MXPhlipper can be seen on the third video
at 7:19 minutes, out there watching the cut-off where the Women's loop
varied from the big bike route.
Brian Johnson, Tom Franklin, ADR president are shown working at the
"back check". It's the place right after the long road section,
followed by a large dip in the road, where the riders take a left
back into the woods trail.
Bob Diffee is the fellow in the red shirt who is starting the race
(in the first video).
In the few bad mud holes that we were not able to go around, the ADR
installed sections of 5' chain link fence, which were staked to the
ground using 3' sections of re-bar with a hook welded to the top. This
worked really well for us, and greatly minimized problems at those
spots. The most easy place to see this is the small creek crossing
immediately before the scoring area.
Oh, and there were some face slappers available, if one strayed off
the marked (and cut) race line. :-)
> One week ago,on March 7, the Arkansas Dirt Riders hosted the second >round of the Arkansas Hare Scrambles Championship Series, the Bear >Creek Hare Scrambles. http://www.ahscs.com/schedule.asp > The event as a whole, went very well. The weather was nice; sunny and >by time for the "big bike race" to start, it was 65F. The area had >had "just enough" rain in the week preceding the race to give >excellent traction and keep dust to a minimum in the woods. > Here are some video links from footage and photos that were taken >last weekend at the Bear Creek HS. The four video links below are of >the first lap (plus a little more) of the big bike race. It's really >nice to see racers traveling trail that I've been working on. >Race/helmet cam footage (in order, during the race) : > > > > >Photos: >http://s916.photobucket.com/albums/ad4/Milesdoss/Kristen%20Dobbs%20Photos%20Bear%20Creek%202010/?start=all > Since I had been riding at Bear Creek over the years more than any >other ADR club member, and Bobby Diffee (in charge of the event) is >one of my best friends, he made me second in command for the event and >"trail boss". > As trail boss, I "rediscovered" the usable old existing trails for >the race, and blazed (but had a lot of help cutting) all the new >sections that you see in the footage. > Starting with the second weekend in January, I (and several of the >ADR club members) had been at Bear Creek "more weekends than not" >getting the trails cleared and face slappers removed. > Two of the comments that I heard most from racers, after the race, >were "the Arkansas Dirt Riders hare scramble had the best flow and >rhythm of all the AHSCS series races", and "the absence of face >slappers in this race was really nice". > Damn, that made me proud to hear. :-) It sure made all the work >worthwhile. > During the various kids' and short course races in the morning, my >family, friends (Brian Johnson and Phil Thomas), & I worked to make >sure that everyone took the correct turns during their respective >races. They manned the major trail intersections, so that we wouldn't >have kids lost out in the woods, on trails that might give them >problems. > There was a completely separate "PeeWee class" course of .3 mile, and >there were three versions of the long course for the three classes >that raced on it; 1.5 miles for Kids Beginner and Kids Advanced, 3.4 >miles for Youth Short Course and Women, and 7.5 miles for the Youth >Long Course and the Big Bike Classes. (1 hour for the Youth and 2 >hours for the "Big Bikes") > Between each race, my crew would move banners and change arrows to >convert the loop to match the race. Phil was as good an assistant as >I could ever hope for. He and Brian worked their butts off. During the >morning races, my grandson Esteban Javier Prado (10 yrs old/CRF70) and >I rode around the course, troubleshooting whatever came up. (He had no >problems riding any section of the whole race trail system, but >decided not to race, this time. He stayed with me and helped as it was >needed.) > During the two hour race (12:30 to 2:30), I functioned as a "rover" >who traveled around and pitched in where ever it was needed; from >assisting the EMT team to assisting riders with problems. Esteban >decided to be a spectator this time. (He had found a couple of young >teenage ladies that he felt needed flirting with for a while.) > After the main event, the ADR club members hit the trails and pulled >arrows while "leap frogging" down the trail. Esteban got back on his >bike for this, and joined right in. Things went fast, and we had all >the course banner and arrows down by 3:45 pm. (1 hr and 15 minutes >after the checkered flag came out.) > One story that Deb found hilarious: As we were pulling arrows, I >came upon Esteban standing above his bike, stretched way above and off >to the side, reaching to pull a "too high" arrow off a pine tree. I >rode up beside him, grabbed his right grip, and told him, "I'll hold >your bike, so you can get off and reach that arrow." > As Esteban stepped off the bike, it started rolling forward >(slightly downhill). As it rolled forward, the movement caused me to >roll the grip. The CRF70 took off with me still hanging onto the grip. >(It was still in gear!) By now, the throttle was wide open; and with >me hanging onto the grip, the bike raced forward in a semi-circle >around the front of my bike. The first thing that happened, was that >my left bicep was crammed into my left handlebar end; and then the >bike pulled me and my DE300 over on tip of it... all tangled up in a >pile. >The biggest bruise I got all weekend was a 2" diameter dark purple >circle in the middle of my left bicep, right where the >handlebar/barkbuster got me. > On Saturday afternoon, while putting up course arrows, my 2004 EC300 >spit my son Gabriel over the bars; and he separated his shoulder where >the collarbone joins his shoulder. A subsequent visit to the family >doctor on Monday and to an orthopedic specialist on Tuesday, >determined that he will not need surgical type repairs; and he is >healing well. He should be off work for a couple of weeks, and then on >limited (light physical stress) duty for a couple of more, before he >is back to normal. > I hope that you all had a great riding weekend. > This Sunday (March 21) is the date for the White Rock Mountain >Enduro. It is the first race on the 2010 BJEC schedule. >http://www.blackjackenduro.com/Schedule.asp > This race has a history of over 30 consecutive years, and is always >a "true enduro". Come get you some! > The following week is the time for the 12th annual Wudi Ride. It's >going to be held at the same location (and on the same trails) as the >above mentioned White Rock Mountain Enduro. Come join us! >http://members.cox.net/jejb3/Wudi12/wudi12.html >Good Riding to All Ya'll! >Jim
Wudsracer/Jim Cook
Smackover Racing
'06 Gas Gas DE300
'82 Husqvarna XC250
Team LAGNAF
Posted by Wudsracer on March 15, 2010, 4:56 pm
Correction:
In the following, it should have read:
" Brian Johnson, Tom Franklin, and ADR president Sid Snyder are shown
working at the "back check"
Sorry to keep bothering you with this.
Jim
*************************************************
>Vicksburg District of the US Army Corp of Engineers. >http://www.mvk.usace.army.mil/Lakes/ar/greeson/ > Thank you very much.! > During the video footage, MXPhlipper can be seen on the third video >at 7:19 minutes, out there watching the cut-off where the Women's loop >varied from the big bike route. > Brian Johnson, Tom Franklin, ADR president are shown working at the >"back check". It's the place right after the long road section, >followed by a large dip in the road, where the riders take a left >back into the woods trail. > Bob Diffee is the fellow in the red shirt who is starting the race >(in the first video). > > In the few bad mud holes that we were not able to go around, the ADR >installed sections of 5' chain link fence, which were staked to the >ground using 3' sections of re-bar with a hook welded to the top. This >worked really well for us, and greatly minimized problems at those >spots. The most easy place to see this is the small creek crossing >immediately before the scoring area. > Oh, and there were some face slappers available, if one strayed off >the marked (and cut) race line. :-) >Good Riding! >Jim
Wudsracer/Jim Cook
Smackover Racing
'06 Gas Gas DE300
'82 Husqvarna XC250
Team LAGNAF
Posted by bajacornman on March 15, 2010, 6:45 pm
> Some additional notes about the Bear Creek Hare Scrambles: > The Bear Creek Cycle Trail is just off the shores of Lake Greeson, > and is on land controlled and maintained by the US Army Corp of > Engineers. They are much much much (did I say much?) easier to deal > with than the US Forestry Service. It's hard to believe that they are > under the control of the same US government. These people will shoot > straight with you. > Kudos to Marty and all the staff at the Lake Greeson field office of > Vicksburg District of the US Army Corp of Engineers. http://www.mvk.usace.army.mil/Lakes/ar/greeson/ > Thank you very much.! > During the video footage, MXPhlipper can be seen on the third video > at 7:19 minutes, out there watching the cut-off where the Women's loop > varied from the big bike route. > Brian Johnson, Tom Franklin, ADR president are shown working at the > "back check". It's the place right after the long road section, > followed by a large dip in the road, where the riders take a left > back into the woods trail. > Bob Diffee is the fellow in the red shirt who is starting the race > (in the first video). > In the few bad mud holes that we were not able to go around, the ADR > installed sections of 5' chain link fence, which were staked to the > ground using 3' sections of re-bar with a hook welded to the top. This > worked really well for us, and greatly minimized problems at those > spots. The most easy place to see this is the small creek crossing > immediately before the scoring area. > Oh, and there were some face slappers available, if one strayed off > the marked (and cut) race line. :-) > Good Riding! > Jim > *************************************************************************** **** > > One week ago,on March 7, the Arkansas Dirt Riders hosted the second > >round of the Arkansas Hare Scrambles Championship Series, the Bear > >Creek Hare Scrambles. http://www.ahscs.com/schedule.asp > > The event as a whole, went very well. The weather was nice; sunny and > >by time for the "big bike race" to start, it was 65F. The area had > >had "just enough" rain in the week preceding the race to give > >excellent traction and keep dust to a minimum in the woods. > > Here are some video links from footage and photos that were taken > >last weekend at the Bear Creek HS. The four video links below are of > >the first lap (plus a little more) of the big bike race. It's really > >nice to see racers traveling trail that I've been working on. > >Race/helmet cam footage (in order, during the race) : > > > > > > > > > >Photos: > >http://s916.photobucket.com/albums/ad4/Milesdoss/Kristen%20Dobbs%20Ph ... > > Since I had been riding at Bear Creek over the years more than any > >other ADR club member, and Bobby Diffee (in charge of the event) is > >one of my best friends, he made me second in command for the event and > >"trail boss". > > As trail boss, I "rediscovered" the usable old existing trails for > >the race, and blazed (but had a lot of help cutting) all the new > >sections that you see in the footage. > > Starting with the second weekend in January, I (and several of the > >ADR club members) had been at Bear Creek "more weekends than not" > >getting the trails cleared and face slappers removed. > > Two of the comments that I heard most from racers, after the race, > >were "the Arkansas Dirt Riders hare scramble had the best flow and > >rhythm of all the AHSCS series races", and "the absence of face > >slappers in this race was really nice". > > Damn, that made me proud to hear. :-) It sure made all the work > >worthwhile. > > During the various kids' and short course races in the morning, my > >family, friends (Brian Johnson and Phil Thomas), & I worked to make > >sure that everyone took the correct turns during their respective > >races. They manned the major trail intersections, so that we wouldn't > >have kids lost out in the woods, on trails that might give them > >problems. > > There was a completely separate "PeeWee class" course of .3 mile, and > >there were three versions of the long course for the three classes > >that raced on it; 1.5 miles for Kids Beginner and Kids Advanced, 3.4 > >miles for Youth Short Course and Women, and 7.5 miles for the Youth > >Long Course and the Big Bike Classes. (1 hour for the Youth and 2 > >hours for the "Big Bikes") > > Between each race, my crew would move banners and change arrows to > >convert the loop to match the race. Phil was as good an assistant as > >I could ever hope for. He and Brian worked their butts off. During the > >morning races, my grandson Esteban Javier Prado (10 yrs old/CRF70) and > >I rode around the course, troubleshooting whatever came up. (He had no > >problems riding any section of the whole race trail system, but > >decided not to race, this time. He stayed with me and helped as it was > >needed.) > > During the two hour race (12:30 to 2:30), I functioned as a "rover" > >who traveled around and pitched in where ever it was needed; from > >assisting the EMT team to assisting riders with problems. Esteban > >decided to be a spectator this time. (He had found a couple of young > >teenage ladies that he felt needed flirting with for a while.) > > After the main event, the ADR club members hit the trails and pulled > >arrows while "leap frogging" down the trail. Esteban got back on his > >bike for this, and joined right in. Things went fast, and we had all > >the course banner and arrows down by 3:45 pm. (1 hr and 15 minutes > >after the checkered flag came out.) > > One story that Deb found hilarious: As we were pulling arrows, I > >came upon Esteban standing above his bike, stretched way above and off > >to the side, reaching to pull a "too high" arrow off a pine tree. I > >rode up beside him, grabbed his right grip, and told him, "I'll hold > >your bike, so you can get off and reach that arrow." > > As Esteban stepped off the bike, it started rolling forward > >(slightly downhill). As it rolled forward, the movement caused me to > >roll the grip. The CRF70 took off with me still hanging onto the grip. > >(It was still in gear!) By now, the throttle was wide open; and with > >me hanging onto the grip, the bike raced forward in a semi-circle > >around the front of my bike. The first thing that happened, was that > >my left bicep was crammed into my left handlebar end; and then the > >bike pulled me and my DE300 over on tip of it... all tangled up in a > >pile. > >The biggest bruise I got all weekend was a 2" diameter dark purple > >circle in the middle of my left bicep, right where the > >handlebar/barkbuster got me. > > On Saturday afternoon, while putting up course arrows, my 2004 EC300 > >spit my son Gabriel over the bars; and he separated his shoulder where > >the collarbone joins his shoulder. A subsequent visit to the family > >doctor on Monday and to an orthopedic specialist on Tuesday, > >determined that he will not need surgical type repairs; and he is > >healing well. He should be off work for a couple of weeks, and then on > >limited (light physical stress) duty for a couple of more, before he > >is back to normal. > > I hope that you all had a great riding weekend. > > This Sunday (March 21) is the date for the White Rock Mountain > >Enduro. It is the first race on the 2010 BJEC schedule. > >http://www.blackjackenduro.com/Schedule.asp > > This race has a history of over 30 consecutive years, and is always > >a "true enduro". Come get you some! > > The following week is the time for the 12th annual Wudi Ride. It's > >going to be held at the same location (and on the same trails) as the > >above mentioned White Rock Mountain Enduro. Come join us! > >http://members.cox.net/jejb3/Wudi12/wudi12.html > >Good Riding to All Ya'll! > >Jim > Wudsracer/Jim Cook > Smackover Racing > '06 Gas Gas DE300 > '82 Husqvarna XC250 > Team LAGNAF
Jim, I'm sure the chain link worked well and was probably cheaper, but
in the 24 hour race in Alabama they used steel grating on several soft
spots... really really did the job for them. Anytime you can score
sizable pieces of that stuff for free... grab it up.
Posted by sturd on March 15, 2010, 10:12 pm
Wudsracer reports:
[most excellent report deleted]
> By now, the throttle was wide open; and with > me hanging onto the grip, the bike raced forward in a semi-circle > around the front of my bike. The first thing that happened, was that > my left bicep was crammed into my left handlebar end; and then the > bike pulled me and my DE300 over on tip of it... all tangled up in a > pile.
Sheesh. Big crash while sitting still. Coulda been bad. Remember
to let go!
> my 2004 EC300 > spit my son Gabriel over the bars; and he separated his shoulder where > the collarbone joins his shoulder. A subsequent visit to the family > doctor on Monday and to an orthopedic specialist on Tuesday, > determined that he will not need surgical type repairs; and he is > healing well
Now that I have some experience with shoulder rehab, let him know
that I feel his pain. Do as doc orders though and let it heal before
getting to strengthening. Shoulder stuff mostly heals real slow
due to lack of blood flow in ligament/tendon and if you overstress
before it's strong enough, tendinitis will make you *really*
miserable.
> I hope that you all had a great riding weekend.
Well, doc let me ride street bicycle to work starting last
Thursday so I'm good. Can't wait for permission to tear
trail.
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>round of the Arkansas Hare Scrambles Championship Series, the Bear
>Creek Hare Scrambles. http://www.ahscs.com/schedule.asp
> The event as a whole, went very well. The weather was nice; sunny and
>by time for the "big bike race" to start, it was 65F. The area had
>had "just enough" rain in the week preceding the race to give
>excellent traction and keep dust to a minimum in the woods.
> Here are some video links from footage and photos that were taken
>last weekend at the Bear Creek HS. The four video links below are of
>the first lap (plus a little more) of the big bike race. It's really
>nice to see racers traveling trail that I've been working on.
>Race/helmet cam footage (in order, during the race) :
>
>
>
>
>Photos:
>http://s916.photobucket.com/albums/ad4/Milesdoss/Kristen%20Dobbs%20Photos%20Bear%20Creek%202010/?start=all
> Since I had been riding at Bear Creek over the years more than any
>other ADR club member, and Bobby Diffee (in charge of the event) is
>one of my best friends, he made me second in command for the event and
>"trail boss".
> As trail boss, I "rediscovered" the usable old existing trails for
>the race, and blazed (but had a lot of help cutting) all the new
>sections that you see in the footage.
> Starting with the second weekend in January, I (and several of the
>ADR club members) had been at Bear Creek "more weekends than not"
>getting the trails cleared and face slappers removed.
> Two of the comments that I heard most from racers, after the race,
>were "the Arkansas Dirt Riders hare scramble had the best flow and
>rhythm of all the AHSCS series races", and "the absence of face
>slappers in this race was really nice".
> Damn, that made me proud to hear. :-) It sure made all the work
>worthwhile.
> During the various kids' and short course races in the morning, my
>family, friends (Brian Johnson and Phil Thomas), & I worked to make
>sure that everyone took the correct turns during their respective
>races. They manned the major trail intersections, so that we wouldn't
>have kids lost out in the woods, on trails that might give them
>problems.
> There was a completely separate "PeeWee class" course of .3 mile, and
>there were three versions of the long course for the three classes
>that raced on it; 1.5 miles for Kids Beginner and Kids Advanced, 3.4
>miles for Youth Short Course and Women, and 7.5 miles for the Youth
>Long Course and the Big Bike Classes. (1 hour for the Youth and 2
>hours for the "Big Bikes")
> Between each race, my crew would move banners and change arrows to
>convert the loop to match the race. Phil was as good an assistant as
>I could ever hope for. He and Brian worked their butts off. During the
>morning races, my grandson Esteban Javier Prado (10 yrs old/CRF70) and
>I rode around the course, troubleshooting whatever came up. (He had no
>problems riding any section of the whole race trail system, but
>decided not to race, this time. He stayed with me and helped as it was
>needed.)
> During the two hour race (12:30 to 2:30), I functioned as a "rover"
>who traveled around and pitched in where ever it was needed; from
>assisting the EMT team to assisting riders with problems. Esteban
>decided to be a spectator this time. (He had found a couple of young
>teenage ladies that he felt needed flirting with for a while.)
> After the main event, the ADR club members hit the trails and pulled
>arrows while "leap frogging" down the trail. Esteban got back on his
>bike for this, and joined right in. Things went fast, and we had all
>the course banner and arrows down by 3:45 pm. (1 hr and 15 minutes
>after the checkered flag came out.)
> One story that Deb found hilarious: As we were pulling arrows, I
>came upon Esteban standing above his bike, stretched way above and off
>to the side, reaching to pull a "too high" arrow off a pine tree. I
>rode up beside him, grabbed his right grip, and told him, "I'll hold
>your bike, so you can get off and reach that arrow."
> As Esteban stepped off the bike, it started rolling forward
>(slightly downhill). As it rolled forward, the movement caused me to
>roll the grip. The CRF70 took off with me still hanging onto the grip.
>(It was still in gear!) By now, the throttle was wide open; and with
>me hanging onto the grip, the bike raced forward in a semi-circle
>around the front of my bike. The first thing that happened, was that
>my left bicep was crammed into my left handlebar end; and then the
>bike pulled me and my DE300 over on tip of it... all tangled up in a
>pile.
>The biggest bruise I got all weekend was a 2" diameter dark purple
>circle in the middle of my left bicep, right where the
>handlebar/barkbuster got me.
> On Saturday afternoon, while putting up course arrows, my 2004 EC300
>spit my son Gabriel over the bars; and he separated his shoulder where
>the collarbone joins his shoulder. A subsequent visit to the family
>doctor on Monday and to an orthopedic specialist on Tuesday,
>determined that he will not need surgical type repairs; and he is
>healing well. He should be off work for a couple of weeks, and then on
>limited (light physical stress) duty for a couple of more, before he
>is back to normal.
> I hope that you all had a great riding weekend.
> This Sunday (March 21) is the date for the White Rock Mountain
>Enduro. It is the first race on the 2010 BJEC schedule.
>http://www.blackjackenduro.com/Schedule.asp
> This race has a history of over 30 consecutive years, and is always
>a "true enduro". Come get you some!
> The following week is the time for the 12th annual Wudi Ride. It's
>going to be held at the same location (and on the same trails) as the
>above mentioned White Rock Mountain Enduro. Come join us!
>http://members.cox.net/jejb3/Wudi12/wudi12.html
>Good Riding to All Ya'll!
>Jim