I thought any of you moto-hounds out there might appreciate this one. This photo is also from Tom White's motocross museum. While the image is just of an old yellow, lined piece of paper, its significance is priceless. This is actually Edison Dye's original, hand written invoice for his first shipment of Husqvarna motorcycles. The description says:

"Edison's hand written allocation of the first container shipment of 15 Husqvarna 250cc Cross's. Note his calculation of cost to him in Swedish currency...as he estimates his cost...His margin of 37% assured that he would be able to afford proper promotion of his proprietary product"

"Yeah, so what...its still just an invoice", you say. Not so fast! This parchment signifies one of the essential milestones for the modern era of motocross racing in the US. Without Edison's drive to promote and sell motocross machines stateside, motocross racing may have never caught on in North America.

Along with that, of course, were the original checks made out to Edison's brigade of European riders, namely Roger DeCoster, Torsten Hallman, and Christin something (can quite make out the name) for US$350. Very Cool!

Well, just got the word from Tony D. Looks like we will not be leaving for our cross-country tour until next week. Apparently there was some miscommunication, and the Suzuki flyers for Three Palms were not distributed. While riders on other brands had signed up to participate, Suzuki is the school’s main sponsor, and it does not look good if no Suzuki’s show up, especially since they can attend for free.

Now our first stop will be at Speed World MX in Surprise, AZ. While I was looking forward to getting on the road, I cannot say I’m too disappointed in skipping Texas...although we will probably still go there, only now at the end of the trip. This extra time can now be used for better preparation of the new RM-Zs we only just received on Saturday. Those 450s are MONSTERS and I’m a little intimidated, but with a few days on them I’ll adjust. They are probably the best fit for my 6’3”, 190lbs. frame anyways.

Otherwise there is not too much excitement here on the New Jersey front, so in order to retain the moto-theme of this blog, this is a photo taken a few weeks back at Tom White’s (of White Bros. fame) private motocross museum in Anaheim. The collection is really incredible if you are into moto-history (Tony D on the left, Tom on the right).

Hello everyone,

This will be my first of hopefully many posts (if I stick with it) documenting my up coming travels around the country and abroad as well. I am currently building a website that will offer more than just a blog, with audio, video, and photo files, but this will suffice for the next few weeks.

On Thursday, March 2, I will be leaving from the east coast with 3 time 250cc AMA National Champion, Tony DiStefano, for the beginning of his Motocross School year. Check out his website here www.tonydmxschool.com

Our first stop is Three Palms Raceway in Conroe, TX ouside of Houston. That should be interesting. I have had some sketchy experiences traveling south of the Mason Dixon, so I look forward to...well...the unexpected. Its a different culture down there, and my past experience is you either feel welcomed or you want to get the hell out, there's no middle ground. I'm hoping for the former.