I can't make Isanti tonight.

Paul, can you make it to Elk River tomorrow night? If you and I go, Apold said he would make it.

I'll go tomorrow. I had fun last wed.

I might be at Isanti tonight for a little riding action.Need more practice.

I plan to be at Elk River as well tomorrow. Brad, you get some rest from pushing that big nasty stroller. wah wah wah...

See you at Isanti Mike.

I am rested... Doesn't mean I won't get schooled. Haaahaaa.

It just dawned on me... Where has the likes of Sandberg, TC, Miland, Rob Traci, Burger, Sheely and everyone else been all Summer??? Its get'n sad.

Who cares about practice.. Every wedsday it's been so hot and humid.. but for pete's sakes,, i'm going to go to Mankato tomorrow anyway.. The season is almost over.. I need to ride that track.. like now..

Fun night of racing up at Rum River. We had 5 people in cruiser class. Kevin always puts on a kickin race jam packed with enthusiasm and excitement. Lots of newby's and never ever kids which is definetly one of my favorites. Here is how it shook out.

1st Tom Rixen (17)
2nd Paul Springer (41)
3rd Jackson Newbauer (9)
4th Brad Newbauer (36)
DNQ Matt Norberg (19)

See you at Elk River tomorrow...

I might be at elk river wed nite. lets fill the gate for fun !

I'll be at Faribault Friday & Saturday for the Double and Redline Cup Qual, and New Ulm is the last State Qualifier on Sunday.

My boy's band is playing at the Porktown County Fair on Wens, so won't make Elk River

Bruce/ Springer That Robinson is sweet! That is the same bike I had when I was 14-15 years old. I would say it is an 80' or 81' same time line as Tremco/ Rondo team issues. Right Sandberg?

I'll be in Millville/ Zumbrota this weekend watchin Ricky Carmichael on his farewell tour. Should be fun I got a pit pass and everything, gonna party like a Rock Star!

Mark call me. I have a new cell phone that just wants to eat up the minutes, Springer has my #.
Its not 867-5309 Jenny Jenny..

Jeff, yup its Ricky's last event. Wild huh? the O'l GOAT right in here in MN...

Also, look for a rider named Kyle Lewis. He's a pro from So. Cali and my cousin Kenny's good buddy and this is his last year racing too. He's always in the mix. I have a youtube of his crash and I gotta show you guys this one. I'd never ride again after his crash...! Yikes!

The Kyle Lewis crash. I think this was at Anaheim CA a few years ago. My cousin said he was tore up for a month after this crash...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUWzuBOj2as

See you guys tonight at Elk River. Should be fun.

Also need to wish Jay Wendt good luck today. He's in another big tournament this week.

Herrrrrrrrrrrre, fishy, fishy fishy...

Keep those arm floaties inflated and maybe wear 2 pair just in case, your kind of a big boy!

Good luck brutha!

Sweet Robinson. You're right, Jeff: '80 or '81.

Cal and I practiced last week at Faribault... maybe again next week.

Summer...zooming by like it's spinning 43 x 16 at the old Rochester track

Tonights Elk River event went good. It was certainly and OS vs NS race and the 16x cruiser riders got the 1st and 2nd, while Moe got 3rd, me-4th, WBL 5th, and Pauli 6th.

My gate 1 lane draw was the nail in the coffin for me. Once I made it to the first jump I had know where to go as Mr Rixen (16x) was next to me and I had to let off the gas. Oh well, I didn't crash and I consider that victory in itself....LOL!!!! I felt strong in the moto and just had tough luck in the main... That's bmx... All good..

Hannah got 3rd out of 3, so she was happy and that makes me happy... Congrats girl!!!!

[ August 08, 2007, 10:35 PM: Message edited by: Brad Apold ]

I had a blast tonight at elk river. Lets make it a full gate at Isanti next tuesday.

Good times, even though I didn't qualify. I can't tell you how enjoyable it is to hang out and race with you guys. Don't forget DQ Double points on Thursday at Isanti next week. Despite the high dewpoint levels and cloudiness you did great Apold. Your stroller pushing workout program seems to be paying off.

Fun times indeed. Brad, it was great seeing you again. Way to go Moe. I can still see you flying down the middle of the first straight.

Thursday's DQ Dbl. next week is a must. I'm off to race the southern tour this weekend. See you guys next week.

MC - it was odd not having you at the race. We missed you.

Pauli, how bout that 2nd moto start I had??? Not sure what happened there, but it all worked out.

I too had a great time. There are many reasons I was so winded at the race last Wed. and I felt gobbs better last night. I went around 3 times/practice and that really helped.

I was a bit confused how they ran our main before my daughter 3rd moto. Being most of the motos are total point is there 3rd moto ran in sequence to our actual main? There were calling me to get up to the starting hill and I as like "huh"? 3rd motos haven't ran yet...

Dbl points huh? sounds like fun. Maybe we'll actually have a class. LOL!!!!!

Brad, what you didn't see was Pauli giving you a little push to tip you over.

I did see you put a foot down out of the corner of my eye. How you recovered so fast is beyond me.

As far as the main deal, when you have a total points moto, the third moto for that class is run in the main. Last night, we only had a couple of classes with more than three riders, so round three was very short.

I am nearing the end of the month long hiatus from BMX and gearing up for the slideshow/golf open!

Anyone care to hit the driving range with me next week?

Mikko, No golf Brad won't be going.. You don't have that kind of time to wait for me...That bad!


WBL, I guessed that's the way they ran them, but as you know I was like "what? now?" and you were saying yes, its time. LOL!!! I didn't see that coming. haahaahaa

My gate: I think I started to loose my balance just slightly and then my tyre moved off the gate, then causing me to put my foot down and then the gate dropped. I flipped the freewheel around and pushed off with my opposite foot because my right foot is what caught my fall... Weird. Kinda funny. I wish MC could have video'd that.

[ August 09, 2007, 01:21 PM: Message edited by: Brad Apold ]

Looks like Faribault is having a few races,, friday night and saturday.. You know.. you know.. i'll be hitting it... but, maybe be low key.. no ruckus for me..

KOP - Springer told me to stay far away from you on the track this weekend. See you Friday night.

I just scored a free Robinson mini aluminum mid 90's i am guessing complete with odyssey black widow cranks, sun wheels with powerlite hubs. Not sure what to do with it ?

Jeffrey, I'll take it! Haahaaa. I need a bike for my son.

The 90's Robinson's were GT's. I had a Robinson pro SST 20" (Mark Conley's kid owns it now), but I'm guessing the frame/fork is a GT from that same year.

Just found out.. i'm going to the Vikings game friday night... Do I want to go? NO>>>>>
But I almost have to.. I'm not missing saturday.. Vikings.. pre season... who cares.. who even cares about regular season.. They are going to win 2 games this year.... whooppee

Your right KOP, they do play Detroit twice..

Vikes won't be the same w/o Tommy Kramer..

Or Matt Blair.

Well, it finally happened. Thanks Moe for planting the notion in my head after our Weds night race. First moto in Faribault, I go down hard on Moe's favorite jump.

I think there is some good to come from this incident. I now know that 1) the ground is very hard, 2) the body is sore but ok, and 3) some body armor is on the shopping list. Consolation - another trophy and 126 points. Seems like a great tradeoff.

Now you guys will really fear me - I have tasted pain and I'm ready for more. Okay, maybe that is the Advil talking.

Glad you're okay Scott!
Anyone see/hear from Wendall???

I watched the game, which was cool, but the news afterwards made me want to vomit. They were talking about routing traffic around the to 280 and how they were going have to close it expand it. Then they interviewed people in re to the closings. It was whiner after whiner. I think they have forgot that there are still people that are missing and lives were lost. Leave earlier f'ers.
I feel better now.

Heal up Scott!

What John said.......Summer? What summer?

~~~pencils in another weekend obligation on the calandar, for the next available opening... for the third weekend in June....2009~~~

Mikko - I am back..hit the Cities as the storm hit. Downshifted into 4x4. Plowed through 5 over-fills on 35W. Drove over trees in my neighborhood. I have lost my grill to the tree. ugh. Garage is probably dinged too. I did a walk about in the rain to look...just stack it ontop of the rest of my day.

Had a INCREDIBLE Pre-Fish! Then....poof...fish gone. This morning the lower unit went belly up. Merc truck swapped it out in 15min, but out of warranty. $$$$$

BUT, my NS shipments keep coming...oooh it is sick...very sick!

Stopped off at the bike shop in Escanaba. Matt has some very cool OS Cruisers. Not BMX, but still...AMAZING!

Off to bed for me. I have to call the insurance boys in a few, then pull the chain saw out.

Ciao
Guppy

Scott - glad you didn't get hurt. Let me know where you get the body armor.

Scott/WBL, The crashing thing sucks, no doubt. Like most of us you've experienced the part of bmx that (as an adult) will sometimes make you think twice about trying to race and beat a 16x. Did it cross my mind the other night?....sure did, but its not worth it (to me), so then I wrestle with the bmx demonds and think if I'm not giving it 150% why am I doing this?? To rub tyres with Moe?? LOL! That's about all I can do. I don't want any perminent injuries... It sucks. Glad your okay though... I think I'll continue to race once in a while, but its like Speeding on the 94, the more I speed, the greater chance I have of falling...ya know? Sure is fun racing guys (16x) that are killer fast.. Makes ya motivated!

[ August 11, 2007, 08:06 AM: Message edited by: Brad Apold ]

Jay, sorry to hear about your yard damage and the boat problem. I was watching the results each day and it looked like feast or famine out there. I was hoping you would pop a couple pigs to get you up a little further. Was it still fun?

You know I'm drooling over your new build. Once you get settled, give me a call.

Cough-cough.. Its fun racing you guys too.. I think for the most part were all on the same page with racing bmx. We all know how to do it, but its trying to forget what we know into what we should or shouldn't do.. ? make sense? LOL!!

Thanks for the well wishes guys. That was my worst BMX crash ever. At least I still know how to fall right or it could have been a lot worse. Late last night it dawned on me "what if I was clipped in".

Most of you probably don't know but Faribault's last double jump just as you enter turn one is a beast. The leading ramp is like a mini quarter pipe and it's almost 5 feet high. Well, I had a good pull going and I didn't realize how fast I was going until I hit the face of the jump.

I’m not completely comfortable doing the manual thing yet so I like to pull the front tire up before I get there and suck up the rear. Well, I pulled up too much and couldn't keep the rear from riding up the face. This shot me straight up like I was going to jump it. When I pulled up, I knew it was going wrong and I wasn't prepared to be that high in the air. I should have adjusted and jumped the thing but my first thought was to get back on the ground. Wrong choice in hindsight.

I just pushed the bike off to the side and did the tuck and roll just past the landing (yes, my body cleared the double). Arms first, roll, then the lower back hit and I popped right up. I never laid there. My first thought was to grab the bike and get moving but the chain came off somehow. So I had the slow walk back to the pits. That's were the stiffness started to settle in my lower back.

As a true racer, I was back on the gate and took second in moto 2 (total points). I was in position to get second overall and I had second into the first turn during the main, but the soreness was too much to hold it the whole way. By the way, the guy we were chasing was unbelievable. He was doing can-cans over the doubles. Very cool to watch.

I'm still thinking of racing Sunday in New Ulm, but we'll see how today goes. I really want to race the Isanti DQ Dbl. on Thursday, and be ready for the state finals the following weekend.

Yo, I'm heading to Faribault in 5 minutes. hope the rain holds out... that jump at Faribault is a killer, you jump or slow down... it's a toughy...

Scary Scott glad you are ok. That double scares me. Sounds like my crash there last year but I went endo down the back side. Let me guess you raced Dan Wenish (CAN-CAN-DAN)

Wenish? How old is he? Never heard of him.

Jeff, I think you were talking about Faribault Wed at the races. Is that the same jump yo don't like as well?

Scott/WBL, Man, sounds like quite the fall. Glad your alright man. That stiffness sets in quick forsure. Last year I launched my OS GT20" over some jump at St. Michael and the bike just took off straight up and I landed on my back with my feet on the pedals (no clips)and hands on the grips...The track officials said they heard a "OAFFFF" when I landed all the way from the gate....LOL! I heard it too... Damn that stung!

You're right Moe. It was Dan Wenish. Dan's only 34 and he raced in the late 80's I think. Actually, I think he's been off and on since he started.

Just had Motoprimo order a 661 pressure suite - we'll see how that works.

Brad - Moe was talking about the same jump on Weds. Faribault in my opinon just doesn't have a nice flow to it like Isanti or Elk River. Tought track.

Scott/WBL, its always fun to try and hang with fast smooth riders, AND there are plenty around the state forsure.

After talking to Matt and DUG Wed, sounds like the barn is going get some changes too. For the "general" bmx rider, its a bit tight and big for the room they have. Matt's ideas were real cool. Faster, but safer I think. I like the track now, but I liked it better before. The first straight is the awesome.

Results of Chucky's adventure

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I hope everyone had a good weekend. This week I am going to try and hit a few midweek races.

Tuesday = Single Points @ Isanti
Wednesday = Single Points @ Elk River
Thursday = DQ Double Points @ Isanti

Anyone else?

Anyone heard of a guy named Rod Byrnes?

I once knew a guy named Rod, but I think he's a myth. I hope everything is ok and he's just busy.

Springer - I just looked at Isanti's website and they list Thursday as a practice with some extra surprises, but they aren't promoting a Dbl points race. Can you confirm an actual race on Thursday?

Conley - How was the rest of the weekend? I was a little too sore to race and I didn't want to do anything to keep me from racing the state finals. (Actually, the wife said "if you're too sore to mow the lawn, you aren't' going racing")

I am 99% positive that Isanti is DBL points Dairy Queen Thursday, Conley whats the shizzle dizzle?

TONIGHT: Elk River is FREE Beginners Clinic conducted by Mark Conley. Free hot dogs and other stuff. I will be there with both of my girls and possibly another neighbor kid.

Cool idea, I hope you have a good turnout.

BTW - I'm just a little concerned about that 1%.