Wednesday, December 29, 2010

The year 2010
















Well hope each and all got a thing or two of what they wanted. My Christmas was good in the part of the country where it all got started. i stayed in Carlisele Pen. which is full of American history, old buildings,military instillation's,and some nice folks here and there.





I had no real idea of the civil war. I think what I learned in the wattage days was glossed over. To go on the battle field at Gettysburg and go thought the tours and the battle field itself was way more en lightning and true to the story and feal of the state of totol carneige that the war brought on.





I stayed at the Carlisele barracks with the war collage being there. We stayed in the Washington hall where George had once spent some time and saw museum in foe on just a few peeps that had attended her like General Schwatzcolfe, Hauige, Westmoreland and many others versed in the W word.





Guess most peeps new of the discombobulation of travel out east this last week and yes we were affected to the point of one day lay over in a Hilsborrow area and off to Chi town the next day then accidental placement in first class from there to Portland. i was treated like king for a day with Mom like flight attendants at my every beckon call. I could roll like this with bloody Mary's,omelets with the break fest works, tea , water and the washing of my face and hands after. The last part little untrue but the rest point on . I felt like top self.





Once back in p-town of course it was full on drizzle that really is a down poor going on. That's ok it was much warmer like a sauna compared to the east and so green again. take care all tell next adventure. ML

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Croos is over an life gose on 2010





















Well now that it's over I kinda but not really miss it. I am sort of a mamby pamby about the cold,muddy ,rainie and sometimes snowy racing and training but that's just me and sometimes ,not often I am into it all the way.






I rode in stuff here in green oh Oregon sometimes that would make a preacher type of person swear. now that it's in the past I'm just wondering could or can I ride in these elements again. i did pretty good the last two years in the Oregon region especially sense I'm so dam spoiled with Arizona in the winter and Montana in the summer ridden.






My age group at nats was so stacked. I new going in of peeps like the King Ned O. Then last years champ Paul Curly. Gary Thacker year before champ and then there were the surprise guys like krice,Smith and Root. For our age group even and up the guys are really bringing it.






I was on the front line at the start with Ned and company. maybe I put to much into the hole shot but being up front usually keeps you out harms way and for a quarter of a lap that's how it was and well yes it felt good but I was in redlines ville. by the time we were on the backside of the coerce and had just got back on a stretch of pavement Pale Curly went blazon by and I was in recover mode but should have passed him right back knowing we would inter the dark forest and single track portions of the coerce because of snow covering the rest soon. Curly was running tricked out front tire with little or no tread for speed so when we went into the first fast lefty of the mud slicked corner down he went taking up all room from inside to the ribbon boundaries. I came to a complete stop with him spinning up and back on with the race and our short gap from Ned and the rest caught. Krice went fast around both Curly and I then Ned which I didn't try holding off or cutting off from taking the single track away from me.






This is were the hole race went from i was really in win mode to loosing my groove , rhythm and killer instinct to just survival mode. What is up with that???






Back to the race so in 4th now and all the things above just going on I was passed by two others putting me in 6th and off the podium. I didn't give up but just couldn't getting it Rollin again. I considering the quality of races I was against I'm pretty happy with 6th but not so much so I'll be back cause that's what we do when we have the passion and lust for the podium and us boys and girls that never wanna grow up or slow down.






So each and all hope you get what you wont for Christmas, are good yourself and the peeps around you and Happy new Year. Cheers...