The racer95 blog

Dear God

2010-02-27T15:05:00.000-08:00

Dear God,
Thank you for sending your beloved son to die in whats historically the most gruesome, painful way to go, we all know the Romans were good at it, but your love for your fallen creation was so great that you would put yourself through more heartache than I could ever imagine. Thank you for letting me live my life, thank you for the many gifts that you have allowed me to enjoy through motorsports, thanks for sending a guardian angel whos fast enough to keep up with me, that has made sure Ive always managed to come back in relatively good condition, thanks for the many friends that I have found, help them to see you in the magnificent light that I see you in, that they too may know the love and forgivness that you are. As the curtain rises on whats going to be my last season for a while, help me to perform my best, to finish each race, and to show the world what can be done with your help and personal determination.
Amen.

New Sponsors!

2010-02-13T10:04:00.000-08:00

These two, EFX USA and Steel MX Optics, have decided to sponsor me for the 2010 season! A great big thank you, things are going to be a little easier now thanks to you two.

The Deed is Done

2010-02-06T10:38:00.000-08:00

Clutch is in, cant believe how much I missed my little Isuzu, having to walk everywhere sucks man, still some small kinks to work out but in general we're golden, even has a radio again.
Can not wait for the snow and ice to melt, without riding I feel bored, I need to keep moving otherwise I tend to fall apart, been hauling the mail all my life and well, when I dont have anything to do I tend to feel down in the dumps. I ordered fork seals for my bike from Thumpertalk.com yesterday, should be here in about a week, so at least Ill have something to do to my bike, in addition to trailering it to the car wash, I cant stand filthy machines and I havent had the weather to allow me to give my bike the attention she deserves, slacker I know.
Oh well, I'll get er done, cause do work is more than a comedy gig, its a lifestyle.

Wow! Long time

2010-02-05T09:21:00.000-08:00

^^^

Up there, the WR in its new guise, not finished yet, still have a full fmf system coming (FMF Powercore IV and Powerbomb header) Still working on making it a fully universal bike, mx or trails it wont matter by the time Im done with it, she will be able to do either with ease.

Fork seals are going to be redone pretty soon as well as servicing all the bearings, also making a switch to cheng shin tires, now before you freak out, they are cheap, and I cant remeber who owns who but they either own or are owned by Maxxis woahhhh :O

So its been months since I last posted, woo hoo, how cool huh?

Thats the way life is though, it lets you think you've gotten somewhere and then you hit a chute and end up back at start (referencing the chutes and ladders board game)

So where do I sit as far as racing? Well, April, Farmington Dunes GP, Im going, and I will put the newly chosen number of 928J on the podium, that Im sure of, I kinda owe it to someone and I dont like letting people down.

So wait, your for sure going racing? YEAH! Transportation is finally ready (well almost) I still have to put a clutch in the migo later on today sick and all.

Ill make this work, Im not done, not by a long shot.

Had to

2009-11-14T11:42:00.000-08:00

reorder preprints, they should be here monday, camera also broke, should be here wednesday
car is getting closer to being ready. There was a desert race in Albuquerque, but I couldnt go, Dad's business is a full time deal at the moment, its ghost crew status so we can survive at the moment. we're going to be this way until the first of the year, Im working a ton of hours in hopes of making it to the nmdrc 2010 race season, I have one more shot at this and I want it, bad, more than anything else. Thats what off road racing is, to be competitive you have to fully commit, you cant back down and you cant second guess yourself, its as much a mental thing as it is a physical thing. And thats why I abandoned team sports for it, when I lose or do bad, I dont have anyone to blame but myself, I am my pitcrew, I am the racer, when Im not racing Im working so I can race. It requires work, and Im dead serious about it. All I want is to be the absolute best I can, I want to do something big, something that will inspire, so I picked racing, its something Im decently good at, I got into the top ten my first race where there was a ton of sandbagging, I am not going to back down, I am fully commited.

Preprints came in!

2009-10-31T15:42:00.000-07:00

Preprints came in thursday, they were hard to put on, I am going to have to order another set because in the end i had to throw away to the two side pannel decals. I have a friend whos rather good at this and hes going to help with the next set. Front is good though, and its now part of the sites header. I want to ride so bad, it snowed this week, the tow trucks have been running almost non stop, and wednesday I didnt go to school so I could help clean up an accident.
All this and more can be found on my facebook, just search my name.

heres a song!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuK2A1ZqoWs

Preprints ordered!

2009-10-25T11:51:00.000-07:00

Ordered some preprints from speedgraffix.com
white with black numbers and my name at the top, should be pretty sweet when they get here on wednesday, nice people to deal with over the phone too. Will post again when they get here.
That said, why would a mostly trail rider get pre prints? Well thats because I'm going racing this spring, nmdrc events baby! We're going desert racing, and the 95 is back in action!

enjoy the movie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUWMN9hctnM

Solo Ride

2009-10-18T13:44:00.000-07:00

After work yesterday I decided I wanted to go for a ride, texted around, found no one to go with, Decided that was no good, and went anyway. Rode down the block, dropped into the ravine that runs through town (highspeed sandwash) being that it runs along side the interstate, I was able to judge that I got up to around 75 mph here. Eventually came upon a rather old tunnel, went underneath it and climbed out of the purque, crossed the street, got on the old dirt road which runs to the motocross track, did a lap there, went to a rather nasty hill climb spot, attempted it, but didnt make it, got back on the main trail, ran all the way out to the sand dunes, rode there for about 30 minutes, turned around and came home, man, what a blast!
Pictures can be found here:
http://www.mototips.com/photos-photography-discussion/35850-pics-my-solo-ride-today.html#post98944

Death of the sport.....

2009-10-17T09:58:00.000-07:00

Its winter, things are dying, the trees, the air feels heavier, its cold, soon all to see will be white. The bikes are getting put in the shed for most people, now imagine what the reaction would be to get the toys out next spring only to find that there is nowhere to ride. Its hard to fathom, but there are people who are working towards this exact goal. What are we to do about this? Well, it starts with us! stay on the trail, keep the bike quiet, and educated new riders to do the same, be generous to others you meet, hikers, horseback riders, and the mountain bikers. The golden rule comes into play, treat them like you would want to be treated if you were in their shoes! pass slowly, wave, stay on the correct side of the trail!
Then politicaly, its quite simple, the blueribbion coalition, ama, and tread lightly, also feel free to write your reps, keep an eye on thumpertalk.com and mototips.com for action alers, together we can make a diffrence, and please do, before its too late for all of us.

Music and the yz450f

2009-10-11T11:37:00.000-07:00

Yes yes I know, its a movie song, but I like this kind of music, who cares about rock or rap? who needs someone screaming or making themselves look tough through their words? Instruments are the music to me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx6jyCD0VfY

At the same time, the supercross season is starting up again, Chad Reed wasnt at the U.S Open, however there are a few photos in circulation that have him riding a Kawasaki KX450F, That said, Congratulations to James Stewart for winning the U.S Open, on board the all new YZ450F.
Have you seen this thing? Its pretty damn cool! the cylinder is tilted backwards, efi, tornado exhaust, air intake enters from the front, efi (yamaha even makes a handheld tuner for the system!) bike is pretty sweet. For specs and more information visit the yz400/426/450 sections of mototips.com and thumpertalk.com. Too bad the 2 strokes didnt change though, just because I am not a 2 stroke fan doesnt mean I hate them and want to go away, when will they realize that as a public we like having options?

First post

2009-10-10T15:04:00.000-07:00

Woo hoo! a first! life is full of them, its all about firsts, first bike, first date, first car, first day of school, and so on. If you are into motocross, you remeber your first race, Mine was just a few months ago, redrock arenacross, Im hooked! There is no greater thrill that I have expierenced so far, the first, but not the last! Looking forward to many more events!

Why was this blog started? Mainly out of boredrom, something to do. But another reason would be to share what I know, what I have picked up in 9 years of riding motorcycles, look for basic motorcycle maint. how to's soon!