Well folks, I do have a life.
This weekend I went up to the family farm and recreation center for a little R&R for Phillip's birthday party. We enjoyed a day and evening of fun the Smagical way.
Before we had Phil blow out the candles on his birthday cake - we invited 16 of his best pit-racer friends from around south east Wisconsin and Northern Illinois to go head-to-head in a single elimination, figure eight course race- with a double jump pit on the middle.
Talk about living life!
Here was my first race at the start. Having the oldest relic pit-bike of the 16 racers, (my trusty 1974 Honda Z-50/with a head light) I entered for fun. "One and done" as they say. I wasn't planning on even advancing to the second round.
As the race got going I started to dial in the strange course. Not only did you have to worry about a head-on collision with the other rider just by chance you wound up meeting at the criss-cross of the figure 8 course - you had to contend with a 80 lb. boxers punch bag being swung in your direction. Our version of 'Pin the tail on the donkey'.
The evenings racing were all pretty much like demolition derby on two wheels. I wound up surprising everyone with my wicked performance. Not to mention I was able to take a pounding from the punching bag and not get knocked off the bike. I won two eight lap races and lost to the eventual overall winner on a souped up $3000 DOLLAR MINI-BIKE in the semi-finals.
What makes this so much fun for the people who don't ride - they get to video tape the wildness and put the stuff on You-Tube for everyone to laugh at.
Notice Amber up in the tree? She was raising a lowering the swinging rope on the punching bag for better effect.
When the sun went down for the day, we threw a bunch of wood in the center racing pit and had a killer bon-fire.
All hope, this puts to rest for all you anonymous commenter's that in fact I do have a life. Heck, after this little R&R, Patrick and I are heading to Japan in a couple of weeks to try to score some more World Championship points for the *United States of America. If that's not living life, I don't know what is.
Now I can only wait to hear the anonymous commenter's telling me to, "Grow up".
Blognotes: Representing Rogers Park. Notice I'm wearing my Rogers Park Rangers Jersey.
Thanks to Wild Bill for the photos.
* Corrected version.
10 comments:
No one ever, ever comments when you post about this topic, and I feel bad and sad, so I will. It's important that you check your spelling before you publish anything. You don't want to lose credibility for the stuff you post, let alone the extremist position of your blog. Whew, I feel better (the Untied States of America?! C'mon).
When asking someone about their biggest annoyances in life, you might expect responses like “hunger,” “being poor,” or “getting shot.”
If you ask a white person, the most common response will likely be “people who use ‘their’ when they mean ‘there.’
Gee, thanks for catching my mistake. You must be a white person?
TOPT said...> "No one ever, ever comments when you post about this topic, and I feel bad and sad, so I will."
No one comments on people running around the neighborhood with guns either. Do you feel bad about that too?
Hmmm. Biggest annoyances in life... No, just wanted to populate the comment section. I'll leave the stereotypical, generalist, racist comment just sit out there until you remove it because you are the controlling blog admin. I will however, note your strange, flawed jump in logic. And, as for the comments about guns in the 'hood, people sure do comment about that on your site, often. I feel sad about the guns, but not the posting or lack thereof.
1. People who point out other people's typographical errors are assholes, plain and simple. The only people who need to point out such things are editors and teachers. It's not so much stereotypical, but hypocritical as I'm sure TOPT has made typos in the past.
2. Since it's Craig's blog, he certainly can opt to remove your post. Just be happy blog administrators cannot erase you from existence. I'm sure you'd be one of the first ones to vanish.
3. Frankly, I believe the UNTIED States of America is certainly more appropriate in these uncertain times. So, whether it's a typographical error or not, it's rather fitting.
4. If you think this blog is "extremist" then you need to get out a bit more.
5. Craig, the photos of the mini-bikes brought back fond memories of my parents taking me out for a spin when I was a little kid. My mom used to ride one, and it was a sight to see! I had totally forgotten that until I saw those photos.
Craig, do you all bow your heads in prayer--like NASCAR fans--prior to dirt bike events?
My only other comment is the ironic Morsehellhole post (and pic) decrying the environmentally unsafe dumping of paint in the sewer system. Funny, but dirt biking seems an unncessary waste of fuel, and pretty darn harsh on the air quality and ecosystems where competitions take place.
We can debate off-road motorcycle usage and the hazards to the environment until the sun goes down. But, the fact remains, it's not illegal to ride recreational motorcycles on private land in Wisconsin.
I do believe it is illegal to dump possibly toxic chemical waste down a city of Chicago sewer.
Too funny-bj complaining about "unncessary waste." Is there anything more wasteful than his crappy posts? And what is it about the Patrick/dirt bike posts that turn you into such a dick, bj? Are you jealous? Do you want your own dirt bike? Please tell, all-knowing bj...
Now that's a motorbike I could ride with my short self. Looks like a lot of fun.
Not to mention - you should be good at dodging a punching bag. LOL.
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