What a wild few days it has been. Driving, eating, driving, sleeping, driving, riding...oh, and did I mention driving?
Staying alert on the road can be a challenge at times, but you adjust and find new forms of entertainment. Beginning on Wednesday afternoon, and ending about 45 hours later on Friday, the Tony D Moto express made a non-stop journey from Yardley, PA to Phoneix, AZ via the Great American interstate system.
Watching the landscape go by, slowly changing from state to state is something everyone should experience at least once in a lifetime. Steve Ballmer, an old friend of Tony’s, is kind enough every year to let us crash at his house outside of Phoneix. They know each other from the very early days of Pro Circuit, back when it was called Anaheim Husqvarna. Steve worked with Mitch Payton there, and Tony helped out and rode their machines...many good stories.
When we arrived, the weather was a bit cold and with a forecast for rain. Actually on our way through Flagstaff, we ran through some snow so we knew the forecast couldn’t be far off. Although we had our doubts, considering there had not been rain in Phoneix for 142 days.
Sure enough, at 12:03am on Saturday, the rain started dropping, marking the record for no rain at 143 days! And why not let the deluge occur on the one day of our motocross school? Needless to say, the school was a quagmire. Of the students signed up, about 2/3 showed up, but by the end there were only four remaining. We had to give those guys some extra goodies just for sticking it out and making our 2500 mile journey worth the trouble.
Jeff “The New Kid” Yeomans and I just returned from the Speed World track after a nice, calm day of riding. Yesterday was just short of hell on earth, and unfortunatelyI was not able to take any pictures, but the bikes were still in the same condition this morning as you can see. Not the best way to break in two brand new motorcycles, but one must use the cards that are dealt.
Next stop is Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernadino, CA. We will be out there for about 10 days, getting the bikes set up by Pro Circuit, doing some meeting and greeting with moto-industry big shots, and trying to take in some Cali warmth...if its not raining!
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