Wyman Pond Racing 2 Ride report's
RIDE REPORT FOR
posted stats.
The morning schedule hummed along as planned. #5 loaded onto old faithful
(trailer) and rode in style with #1101. #2 almost overshot the freeway
exit
while chatting w/ #10 (by his own admission) so I guess I'm off the hook
since now he is the common denominator. ha!
hit the drop point at appx
9:40am. Many, many bikes for no event, but the woods handled the traffic
fine as I don't remember meeting anyone on the trail (other than mtn bikers)
all day. On the trail by
established trail of typical
marked pretty good but there were a lot of low hanging
branches that were
annoying at worst. Trail turned quite rocky as we went along but nothing
absurd. The last 1/2 mile back to the truck was beautiful loamy burms. I
started feeling it at this point and we decided to do a 14 mile loop before
lunch.
Started out normal again as we all recognized that this was a rocky place.
Much of the rocks were loose softball to basketball sized making riding very
intense. There were no breaks in the rock. We eventually agreed
that the
giant muck/slime puddles were a welcome break from the rocks until towards
the end when even these were filled with loose rock. About
1/2 mile from
the trucks I went down hard (on rocks - if that surprises you).
The victims
of the fall was my left arm, left knee, left footpeg
and generally
everything else on the left side of me and the bike. After a rest and
prayer of thanks that nothing was too serious, I made it back to the truck.
Traditional WPR meal of chili-dogs was delicious (we must all put matches in
all tow vehicles ASAP!) We all had a positive attitude but it seemed
obvious to me that we were conspicuously NOT talking about the rocks. It
must be said that #1101 and #10 were clearly out front as the day went on.
They "claim" they were having fun.
Anyway, back on the trail for the 25 mile long loop. But after 4 miles in
#2 was pure luggage on his bike taking several off-trail site-seeing treks
luckily finding his way back to the trail without incident (although maybe
not in his underpants, though) and I was riding so slow I think a 3-legged
chipmunck passed me at one point. It seemed if
I missed any rocks in the
trail my bike would somehow double back to make sure I hit them. #2
decided
to call it a day and headed back to the trucks where he immediately A/C'd
himself back to life.
I told #1101 and #10 to wait for me every 2 miles - which they gracefully
did. Of course any day of riding is better than most of everything else
but
I will not be back there. Also, please don't
anyone ask me to ride an
enduro again - it will not happen. ever.
The "Basil Burger" and Miller Lite never
tasted better. And now for my
usual highlights/lowlights:
HI's:
good weather
plenty of trails
dude with matches
young girl rider that rode more than #2
#1101 starting her dad's bike on the first kick after he nearly killed
himself trying
no [severe] injuries/breakdowns
rear wheel bearings not failing catastrophically
wathing people at a riding area blast 100 times up
and down the paved access
rode on dirtbikes wearing a helmet and not much else
in terms of gear (this
is in the Hi's section because nobody went splat on
the tar
LOW's:
This place should be called "Nearly Fatal Round Rocks Jamboree"
we rode the same exact loop before and after lunch (even though I didn't
know it until I came to the spot I crashed in the morning) it just seemed
harder in the PM
not riding with the original group planned for the Mohawk
As the pain subsides (except in my neck and arms and legs and...) it was
still a great day to get out and ride. I'm looking forward to the next
one!
#2 = the Pres. (Donny)
#5 = the Treas. (John B.)
#10 = the VP (Dave Ski)
#1101 = nobody really knows who this guy is, he just insisted that he be
numbered in binary code or whatever it is (Bob "the Milkman" Ski - it
just
occured to me we have two "Ski's")
go to the website for the others www.wymanpondracing.com.
You guys should
get numbers at this point. click on the new
members application and submit.
you will need a sponsor to get in (he he).
#5
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Subject: ride report
#77 and myself
took to the dirt to start our 2003 season at the Carrescia
Mudlands and Inland Waterways in
after #77 gave his little girl a couple of rips around the yard on a maiden
voyage, we headed out from his backyard (lucky dog!) we didn't get very
far before running into a good trail samaritan who
had just broke a beaver dam and was letting the pond (what was the trail)
drain. we didn't wait but rode straight through
the mid-calf deep water. now #77 was wet. we connected to the backside of the Dennison trail system
and dumped out into the pit near the tracks (#2: #77 showed me a way into that
pit without going up on the railroad and over the bridge). but then neither of us could find the traditional way
out - although the trail we were trying was very cool. back at the pit I tried #77 new steed and LIKED IT A
LOT!! anyway, after negotiating some "Atlanta Red" mud, and looping
in the woods on some great trails near a huge pond/river/wetland and an old
trestle bridge abutment complete with full forest burms,
darkness began to settle around us. we
headed for home - good thing for headlights!
a great night of riding: appx 2 hours and 25
miles. the beer was cold and delicious. the KTM is undergoing season prep maintenance and a face
lift. we need to plan another ride with the
group in preparation for the turkey run. on
my count there are 5 confirmed with a couple of possibles:
#2, #5, #10, #77 and B#o3b3 (what is your number anyway?!?!). #10 has
graciously offered to pull my trailer with 4 bikes on it. maybe we can fit a 5th but then I think we're pushing space
on both the trailer and the truck with gear, etc. also, if
others confirm we will need a second vehicle anyway. the
blazer is still working well if needed. it's 3
weeks away!!
#5
The ride would be our first @ the lake for
the year. # 5 would keep the tradition as our "Time & Attendance Specialist ". So # 33 and I decided to go on a re-con mission hunting for the
missing cones. Once in
Subj:
berlin ride report
Date:
From: rhunter1@mediaone.net
To: wymanlake@aol.com
This report comes at the request of Johnny number 5.We departed my house
at 4 am on Saturday. We ate breakfast at
The way back was not nearly as much fun for me as the way there was.
After the road from the pond, at the head of the first trail is where my CR
said "WHAT , YOU THINK YOUR COOL, PASSING SLOWER
RIDERS?? TAKE THIS!!!" That was when I hit the ground. Just a little too
much throttle in an area that was just a little too slippery. Some of you have
seen the resulting wounds. I shook it off and climbed aboard, only to find
myself on the ground again about 200 feet down the trail. This was when I
decided that my body had taken enough for 1 day. The rest of the ride was in
slow motion compared to the beginning. I stayed in the back of the pack, making
sure Tortelli (Ricky's friend with the utility quad)
was going in the right direction. We met up with the rest of the guys at the
half way point. By this time, #67's streak of bad luck looked as though it
would be kept alive. His quad seemed as though it was running extremely rich.
So he took off the filter to wring the water out of it. After a short break we
resumed. His quad ran no better, anything over half
throttle would make it sputter and die. Finally we gave up on it and towed it
to
Off to the Royalty Inn. The rooms were cramped with 4 in one and 3 in the
other. I tried to book at the Town and Country Inn, but there was no vacancy.
That's the place to stay at. Jay And I went to the
pool area, and enjoyed about a half a beer until we got kicked out. Some bitch
ratted on us for drinking. Jeff and Derrick found a wire connector had come
loose on #67's coil. Thus fixing his problem. The meal
at the Grill was excellent again. We had pitcher's of
Tuckerman's Pale Ale with dinner. Good stuff!! we
crashed about
At the trail by 10 am. I let Doug ride my 500
again, so his weekend wasn't a total waste. I wasn't up to 100%, so I decided
not to go to the half way point to meet up with #2, 5, etc. Tortelli
and I went towards the shelter. After a little exploring, we went to the
shelter and waited for the rest of our group to get there. After the whole
group was assembled, we ventured off on a new (to us) trail, which ended up in
a swampy mess. Jay (CR500) was the first and only to go through the black foul
smelling mud, which happened to leave a large amount of roost on Chris
(KDX200). He was covered!! We turned around at that point and went back to the
trucks. Then we ventured to the pit. This is where I had a great deal of fun,
climbing hills, wheelies down the road, diving down hills, and jumping up them.
I burnt a whole tank of gas here. What a blast. Although the hills were
considerably smaller this year, the jumps were much better. Hopefully #5 will
scan some of the pics.
Then the ride home, something that is not looked
forward to. Don't you wish...BEAM ME HOME SCOTTY!!! The food at Gordi's was just ok this time. Last time was much better, I think it was because we were on the lounge side
last time. OH WELL!! I didn't pull into my driveway until
Subj: "THE
END"
From: PM 66 RACING
#2, et all,
Well..............here it is, the FINAL
"off season" ride report.
Sunday, August 27 (!) Hot laps, the car was way loose. We adjusted tire
pressures and added a lighter spring in the rear.
Qualifier, started on the pole, and held the #1 spot for3 laps. The tires
heated up, and the handle went away. I finished 6th out of 8
Feature.....Again I started on the pole, and ran well for 3 laps. Caution
flag!
On the restart, (I was still on pole) I continued to lead 2 more
laps......then......BAM!!! I was drop-kicked HARD coming out of turn 2. I refired the car, and took my place in the BACK of the
field. The only justice I got from the flagman was that he sent the F###ING
A##HOLE that slammed me to the rear as well. I ended up finishing the feature
in 12th place.
Well....THAT'S ALL! My racing "career" is basicly
OVER for the next few years. I may run the open race in October at Star
Sorry for the delay guys, but I've been busy prepping for the soon to
come sno-mo season. I am in the middle of building a
garage JUST for my sled.
C-YA sometime soon!
"66" (no longer to be known as 68)
Subj: YAWWWN! Off season ride report.
Date:
From: PM 66 RACING
To: DDike12397
#2, #5 (PAY ATTENTION!), et all,
August 20....After changing the fuel pump and all rubber hoses, we
ventured out to the track. Warm-up laps were the usual, with most of our time
trying to set the car up for the drastically reduced temperatures. The car was
"average", about even with the top 8 cars.
Qualifier....I start the qualifier on the pole. The car seems fine, as I
pull onto the track and line up for the race. I made it 50 feet onto the track,
and (#5 guessed it) BLAM!! dead.....won't refire. (something tells me that
#5 must be enjoying my streak of shit luck...."better him than me"?)
ANYwho....after cooling in the infield
whilst I watched in utter dismay, the car refired,
and I limped it into the pits. Problem surmised: no tach signal while cranking means no reference signal. We
changed both the coil and control module, and crossed our fingers once again.
FEATURE TIME...after the AWESOME no-show on the qualifier, I started dead
last at the feature. Within 10 laps I made it up to 10th place (started 16th),
and after 2 cautions, I edged my way into 7th place. This is where I FINISHED
the race. The car was too loose to run the outside groove, which left me stuck
in a crowd of 8 cars all jockying for position.
The most important fact though, is that the problem is solved, and I can
now work with the all important race set-up, rather than spending all the track
time trying to get the stupid car to run.
I am finally looking forward to next weeks 40
lap feature extravaganza, and the all important visit by the WPR crew!!
refreshingly yours,"66" (68)
Ride report for
The players: Myself #12-00' Polaris Scrambler 400 4x4; John Reslow-97'
Banshee; Chris Ciampa-00' Polaris Scrambler 400 2x4; Tommy Georges-98' Polaris
Scrambler 500 4x4.
We started off at the regular parking spot at Templeton, while warming up
the Banshee we found it to be what we thought was fouled. After removing the
plugs we saw that they were indeed soaked in oil. This was Johns first 2 stroker and sky cycle told him to mix the gas at 16:1, I guess they wanted to keep the Saudi’s happy? After
emptying the tank halfway and refilling with straight gas to give us a 32:1 mix
we then drained the bowls to get rid of the oil slick. The Banshee still would
bog down past 1/4 throttle, hmmm! I suggested it must be that crappy electrical
rev limiter, so I started to locate the wiring while my friend played with the
E-Brake sensor, whala! The banshee was soon singing
like a swarm of bees! After an hour of playing around it turned out the e-brake
sensor was the cause.
Once on the trails we went directly to the sand pits for a few hill
climbs and to break in our newest rider, Tommy with his 500. After some fun
climbs we proceeded across to the other side of Rte 2, via 2a. Once on the other
side we ran into multiple quads and bikes, and enjoyed the show. On kid on a
350x trike seemed to be fearless and felt like
showing off only to find himself on his back with the trike
looping over on top of him. Kinda reminded me of P.T.. We got away from that particular group of riders and
went to another set of pits to play around and watch the other riders. There
seemed to be a lot of dirt bikes today, so we watched them as the floated over
the whoops like we could only dream of.
We then hit the trails towards Otter river and
ran into some washed out areas, which were fun to navigate through. There was a
lot of water and mud, but we tried to avoid them for the simple reason of the
unknown. These puddles were dark and still and we didn’t feel like adventuring
and getting stuck today. We ended up on a good straight away so it was time for
some speed runs. I ran with the Banshee expecting to get murdered only to find
that the auto got the holeshot and I pulled him to
the end. It should be noted that we did run out of room and the Banshee was
pulling me in for the inevitable, once he hit forth he said he was closing in
for the kill, plus this was Johns first time on his banshee so I think I better
take my so called win because there may not be another. The 2nd race
was between Chris and his Scrambler 400 2x4 and me. Off the line I pulled a
good wheelie and watch him pull away while I had to let off the gas, once my
four wheels hit the ground I was off and running, I pulled him in and played
with the throttle because of the lack of passing room, I was glad to see the
pipe and clutch kit did it’s job, although once Chris puts the same setup on
his bike I’ll be watching his tail again.
Finding are way to the dirt track under
the R&R bridge we raced around alittle bit and
found a small tabletop jump. We all hit it, and gradually got faster and longer
jumps. John on his Banshee got warp speed and hit the jump hard, only to send
him in a endo going about 30 ft in an almost vertical
position. I had to close my eyes because the outcome looked inevitable. To my
surprise John bailed on impact because the handle bars broke loose and went
forward. He rolled to the left while the quad landed on all fours and rolled
forward. John was hurting and it took him a good 20 min. to shake it off while
we repaired his bars back into shape.
After having seen enough of the Joey Chitwood
air show, we decided to head back to the pits and watch the other riders. Once
at the pits I was on reserve, I guess that main jet change sucks a lot more gas
than I thought. While heading back to the trucks we saw a Toyota buried up to
its doors in a mud puddle,(I’m glad we decided not to experiment with the
unknown)this site brought back some familiar memories. A Ford pickup hooked up
to the stranded Toy and pulled him out with little effort. When the guy got out
of the
It was a great ride and a great day, we were all getting tired and John
was alittle on the sore side but we all had a great
time. The same crew will be heading out Wednesday and we may have two more
riders. Until next time #12.
Subj:
ride report and mileage 
Date:
From: jbangrazi@aac-robot.com
#5 met up with #2 and #195 at makeshift track near Monty Tech on Sat.
eve.
2 & 195 had been there for an hour. made
several loops in the track. the whoops were
horrendously large but it was fun the do some jumps and hill climbs. set off down the power lines to try for Muddy Pond. we weren't sure if we could connect so it was a true recon
mission. trail down power lines was usual power line
terrain. ducked into the woods on one side for great,
albeit brief, loamy single track to a dead end. backtrack
and go off in opposite direction for more terrific single track once again to a
dead end at new development and posted no tresspass
signage.
back to the power line. this trail diminished as we went until we were virtually
trailblazing. now my experience has shown that this
usually happens right before it gets really good coming from the other
direction. but with light waning and 195 on a true motocrosser (no light) we decided to tackle the arguous task back in daylight. back
to the track for a little more and then pack it up.
gastronomy report for WPR director of
food (#4): ate at Joseph's pub (formerly Little Town Hall). food was ok, music
was too loud, they had a pool table, but the redeeming quality of the place was
a very cute, if not abrupt which was part of her charm, bartender/waitress.
ride: 4
food: 4
with the only odometer working in the
offroad group I will do a better job of posting ride mileage:
ride in Ayer with #2, #5, #12 and Bob: 27
miles
ride at Rt. 2 track with #2 and #5: 17
miles
ride to LSF with #2, #5 and Bob: 17 miles
ride at Monty Tech pit with #2, #5 and
#195: 14 miles (more for 2 & 195)
next ride recommendation from #5:
Templeton or
#5
Subj: "off
season" ride report
Date:
From: PM 66 RACING
#2, #5 (HEY!...NO SNICKERING!) et all,
Well...........reluctantly.......here is the latest
IMPRESSIVE ride reports
July 23rd.. The car ran smooth and quick in the
warm-ups, and the qualifier, BUT, once again....stumbled and failed after 15+
laps on the feature. Upon closer inspection, we found some crimped wires at the
firewall (ala wall slamfest) ,
and proceeded to replace ALL wiring, switches, and circuit breakers. .........
....Confident with repairs, we look forward to our next race....
July 30th.....rained out
August 6th..division not racing...week off
August 13th...Finally, we get to race!! The car was great on initial
warm-ups. The car was a little loose on corner exit, and between playing with
tire pressures, and changing rear springs (softer: more bite) we were ready to
rumble. Qualifier...started 4th, finished 4th. After the qualifier, I advanced
the timing. The car was lacking "enthusiasm" on the throttle. Feature
race 1 (double feature night) the car was dead-even with the best. I started in
6th spot, and stayed there until it started acting up at around the 15th lap
mark. In between races, I once again played with the timing (more advance), and
replaced the spark plugs.
Feature #2. Started in
8th spot. Drop the green, and go go go! The car SCREAMED on the
outside groove, and I managed to pass 4 cars in 2
laps.....................then.......
BLAM! the old problem rose it's ugly face once
again.....intermittent pop'n'fart.
well.......the only thing we HAVEN'T replaced yet is the fuel pump and
main fuel line............so.........guess what I'M doing this week? I hope I
have this issued resolved before the planned visit of the WPR organization. It
would be TRUELY humbling to have my peers witness such a shameless display of
SHIT-LUCK!
( I only hope this mechanical failure
problem does NOT follow me into winter!)
humbly yours "66" (aka...68)
Members in attendance, # 2,# 5, amd Bob W (if he every decides to join WPR he will be our
reckon specialist). The Mutual decision was made to enter
Finally we were under way and made it to the forest where the trails were
fabulous, very tight, with lots of turns and very technical. # 5 and I had some
great battle racing throughout the LSF, Several times I almost hit # 5 from
behind as we entered the corner's. We went as far as Notown reservoir. We decided to take a well deserved break
and enjoyed the peaceful scenery. After our break we felt that was time to make
our way home because it would soon be getting dark.
Once we crossed RT31 you could tell night riding would be an added
obstacle for the 5 dreaded hill climb. Just prior to the hill climb Bob got
closed lined by a low hanging branch leaving a nice war wound he would need to
explain. @ the base of the hill we all examined the
hill and planned our strategies for such a tough climb. I attached the hill in
1st gear with a steady throttle and made it up the twist and turning wet rock
trail with ease. Then # 5 was up, as he approached the hill I saw hesitation in
his eyes and that was it the hill once again beat # 5 (0-4) and would need to
push him up( I won't mention # 5 lost his cool with the pres). I will give # 5 credit when credit is due. He really knows how to push a
bike up a hill. Bob's attempt was slightly better than # 5's and after several
tries' we pushed him up also. AGAIN # 5 Low marks. The rest of the ride out was
pretty dark and hard to see.
Till next Time # 2
The place was the old mill pits. # 5 and # 2 left from Wyman's and took
the trails to the make shift race track. The two of us had some great battles.
While # 5 was in the lead I was able to make up some ground in certain parts of
the course to attempt a pass , I really didn't feel I
could make a clean pass so I decides not to bang bars. After our break # 5
wanted to change bikes. In the end I liked the ktm but was very uncomfortable
the first 5 + laps. The rear break was touchy (several stalls) and the front
end felt like it had a push on the uphill right sweeping section prior the down
hill jump. Once I had my bearing's on the ktm I was
cruising, I was actually making up ground on # 5 (or maybe he was letting me).
^The two of us had some nice jumping segments when we would be just behind or
in front of each other. This gave me a new understanding of what the pro's deal
with every day. I didn't feel like there was much I could do if # 5 went down
or visa versa. Towards the end # 5 and I had a jumping contest to see where we
were actually landing on the big down hill.
After the track we went to a sand hill to attempt a climbing
. # 5 again low marked and even once looped it over @ the top on one of
his runs.
Finally it was time for the drag race. I have been putting this off for a
while now(I hate losing to # 5). The 1st race I won,
the second race # 5 passed me @ the end ( I let off because of a bump I hit on
the first run) and the 3rd run I got smoked ( I almost stalled it but was able
to save and stay close) the kdx wasn't going to catch
the ktm. # 5 said he felt like he was gaining on me in the 1st 2 races.
Seeya # 2
# 12. # 5, # 2, and Bob W do the " Ayer power lines"
Subj: "WILD
RIDE REPORT"
Date:
From: PM 66 RACING
To: DDike12397
#2 et all,
2 More ride reports;
1... July 2...After FINALLY resolving the upper RPM problem, We arrived at the track with great expectations. We also blew
the mother load on 4 new tires. The track spec. tire is a harder compound
"DOT approved" racing tire. These tires tend to get greasy if
overheated when new. I won the qualifier, being careful not to overheat the new
tires. Come feature time, I started 4th on the green flag, and stayed with the
leaders, until 1/2 way thru the race...when...you guessed it, I overheated the
tires, and they got greasy! I managed an 8th place finish.
2... July 16... We unloaded the car, and proceeded to SCREAM during the
1st warm-up session. On the second warm-up session, with only minor adjustments
to tire pressures ( setting the stagger for the race)
The car was BRUTALLY fast. Then it happened...the car got WAY LOOSE under full
throttle, with little control, and spun HARD into the wall. Cause?
Broken left rear axle...and losing the wheel.
~~~~~~~~~BIG BIG BIG BUMMER!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Damage control: Needs new rear end, and straighten the front frame rails.
The car will be up and running for this weeks show!
Do any of you now how hard a concrete wall is at near head-on at 70+mph
is???
"66"
P.S. See ya on Saturday!
Subj: The
"stock report"
Date:
From: PM 66 RACING
#2,
Sorry for the delay, but it's been HELL at work (4th of July RUSH).
I haven't raced the last 2 weeks. On my last race, the car was running
SWEET!
I actually WON my qualifying race, and set about to prepare the car for a
special 40 lap feature. No changes were made to the car from the qualifier. I
started the race on the pole, and almost got run over at the drop of the green!
I was a FULL SECOND a lap slower!!!! I managed to NOT get lapped during the
race, but finished a dismal 12th! At least I didn't finish last.
During the 2 weeks that I was not racing, I spent lots of time trying to
find the problem on the car. I re-re-re did the distributor, and, while setting
the timing, (at 6,ooo rpm) I noticed that the carb was sucking the fuel out of the bowl vent!!! Another
problem solved!
So.......I will try again this week, and I am expecting a top 3 FEATURE
finish!
"Till then......~~LATER~~
"66"
11june00
Myself, John Jr., and two other friends from work met at
the
We then proceeded back towards the pits, and fatigue was
starting to show on our friend and his new quad. He was coming up with every
excuse in the book in order to get back to the trucks. We stopped and took some
pictures at the sand pits with all of us hitting a pretty good jump. Our friend
and his new scram4 decided it was time to hit the jump and proceeded to endo-fall off-and run himself
over. Fortunately he was alright with only minor scrapes and bruises,
unfortunately our throw away camera was to slow in catching the entire event on
film. We'll have to wait untill they're developed to
see which position we caught him in. After that grand fanally
we called it quits and headed back to the trucks. The day was as fun as we
expected and everyone had a great time. Ride time was approximately 3 1/2 hrs.
#12
09June00
Myself and John Jr. went out to Templeton pits again for
a "before work ride" in the morning. John Jr. was actually early and
caught me with my pants down, literally! I'm quite regular in the morning. We
found a good parking spot off of 2a. After unloading we hit the railroad bed
and went straight towards the Ware river. The RR bed
seemed endless. We got some good speed and could have went
farther towards
#12
1st time @ a new place. Our tour guide
was Bob M from My work, In attendance was # 19 and #
2. The riding was very good . However, I am paying for
it now. We rode for 1.5 hours through ayer and
This place will definitely need to be explored in more detail # 2
Ride Report for 26May00
I woke up in the morning
waiting patiently for my friend Jon from work to show up with his new Honda
300ex. He was supposed to be at my house for
We finally arrived in
Templeton around
We then did a little road travel and crossed underneath Rt2 to get to the
other side. Once there I started to remember the old trails and things got
better. We zipped along the trails and into the pits for quite some time. We
ran into a couple of guys riding a 2000 banshee and Yz
125. Then we saw another guy on a Honda 400ex all spiffed up riding in 2nd
gear, I hope he was just breaking it in. We did a little technical stuff on
some tight trails and basically just rode kind of easy considering this was
both of our first times on our quads. We hit the hills in the pits and played
in the sand bowls for a while. We ended up returning to the trucks at about
Craig
#12
Monday Memorial Day
# 12 and friend with yours truly headed out to Winchedon
Ma for a fun fill morning for riding. For the recorded every one was on time
and ready to go. Except for # 5, he has never been this late has he ???. I could go on but its time to get back to the
report.
# 12 showed with his brand new Polaris 500cc 4 stroke 4 wheel drive
"Cadillac" This machine was plush !!!!! # 12
friend was on a mint condition Honda trx250x 4
wheeler, and of course I was on the newly painted kdx
200. We first headed north and crossed rt. 12 found allot of good trail ranging
from tight technical riding to two rocky power lines to wide open flat railroad
beds. We even found one good sandy hill climb. After tooling around the north
side of route 12 we decided to head south parallel to route 140. The ATV's
loved this trail and I was wishing I had installed those cruising peg's like you see on Harleys. After about 5 miles worth we
were back on to real trails. We found several water crossing
through out the day. There was one crossing where the stream was flowing
so strong that it actually change the direction of my
bike. All I could think of was the movie Risky Business when the Porsche
mechanic asks "who was the U-boat commander was"
!!! All in all the day was very fun with only one minor mechanical
failure. I lost a bolt on the kdx's exhaust, # 3 will
get the credit for this since he dragged me out to a car show on Friday night.
Does # 12's friend want a # in the great Wpr organization
????
until the next time seeya
# 2
#2 et all,
This report covers 2 races.
First, May 21, I finished in 14th place.................nuff said!
Second, May 28.
After a dismal showing in the previous week, changes where made to the
overall set-up (springs, shocks, chassis heights, etc.), and I changed valve
springs. Results;
I placed 5th of 7 in the qualifier, and managed a 6th out of 13 in the feature.
Normally I would hang my head at these results, but considering I am still down
on power at corner exit, I am pleased with the finish. The power problem is in
the ignition, I believe, so that is where this weeks
work will be.
All in all, the changes made ARE effective, but the results are smaller
than expected..........better small improvements than no improvement at
all..........
'till then, this is "field reporter" 66....over and out!
Dear #2;
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from #88. I wrote this ride report at the request of #5. Please bear with me at the length of this ride report, because it covers about 9 days. It actually should be posted on WPR2. So to all you sled heads who have no interest in dirt riding… SKIP THIS RIDE REPORT!!!
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Jeffrey: fellow ATVer, and co-worker of myself (88) and #5.
George: old friend of mine from high school, sound engineer for the band Offspring
Paul: friend of George from
It all started at the
On day 2, George is supposed to meet us, and our quads are supposed to
arrive at Magnum Sound (Geogre's shop). I continue
with my scheduled plan and rented a U-haul . I called
ABF trucking and they tell me that the quads are still in
In the morning I called ABF, only to find out that the quads were delayed
again, and won't be in
Thursday morning, we finally get our quads (George and Bryan admire our
machines), unload them, fill them with fluids, and pack the U-haul for our 4
hour journey to the dune seas. The journey to the dunes is a long, boring ride
on straight highway roads that only seem to have a slight corner every 50
miles. There isn't much to look at but some tumble weeds, cactus, and some
large, treeless, red rock mountains lurking far off in the distance. Finally we
arrived in
Friday morning we awoke at the dunes. The weather ruled it was between 70-80 during the day. After a few jetting changes we were ready for our first ride. George is our leader, because he has a nac for reading the dunes. His riding style is very sporadic, with sharp turns and a lot of jumping. His favorite maneuver is to climb out of a bowl, jumping at the top of it, then turning around and diving back into it. Climb, Jump, Turn, Dive. We had 3 strong, hour long rides that day, before the sun fell. That night George and Paul left for LA to go to the Offspring Christmas party. We were also invited but declined due to ABF screwing us out of 2 days of riding. As we sat around the fire we watched the trucks and campers roll in to get an early start on the Saturday ride. The weather at night was very chilly, around 30.
The next day, we got an early start, with
Sunday morning came and George was our leader once again. We had 3 awesome
rides. Despite 'Windy (the wind god) was being a blow hard, which made
visibility poor. On the 2nd ride I followed George, with Paul (on
Monday sucked!!!!! I was hanging pretty bad. Puked in the morning. Despite my hangover, I tried to ride.
I could tell that due to my lack of confidence from my crash, and my hangover
that I was being too overcautious to enjoy my ride. I went and slept off my
hangover for a bit. Then did some jumps for pictures and went on one last dune
ride of the millennium. We left the dunes at sundown, ate at
Tuesday was more work than anything, we unloaded
the U-haul, drained the fluids from our quads then shipped them home. Jeff and
I said goodbye to our riding buddies and took a shuttle to
Wednesday came early, since I woke up at
In conclusion, the trip was a success. Jeffrey wants to go back again
next year. I always have had a great time every time I go to the dunes (5th
time now), but being robbed of 2 days by the trucking company really bummed me
out. Pictures will follow.
#88
Great report # 88, sound's like a trip of a life time # 2
Subject: berlin ride report
ride report for 10/16 at
THERE IS AN IMPORTANT NOTE FOR SLED-ONLY MEMBERS AT THE END OF THIS
REPORT, SO PLEASE READ ON.
the day began early at
not halfway back the KX500 was out of
gas. the KDX and KTM were donors (total of 9-12oz Bud cans)
and we were back on the trail - but not for long... at one bridge crossing I
waited for the KX to make sure he was still with us - he wasn't. while spending a few solemn moments reflecting alone at a
small waterfall in the river in the middle of God's Country, I heard the desparate call. I backtracked and found him pushing. with no beer cans we contorted the bikes and with the help
of a breather tube and a large rock we managed to get fuel into the dry machine
(don't ask what the rock was for). we were almost back
when he ran out for the third time. the KDX had
backtracked for us by then (with beer cans) and we transferred another 5 cans
in. we were eating lunch by
we all dried in the sun for an hour, the
quad rider was done for the day but finally warm, topped off and headed back
out this time for The Shelter. these trails were very
different from the morning trails as we dove straight into the thick forest. they were soft grassy trails with many log bridges and were
a lot of fun with "stump hopping" and "drainage colvert jumps" throughout. there
was one section that resembled Degoba (home planet of
Yoda were Luke crashed his X-wing fighter). actually,
several of the bikes looked like Luke's fighter in this area. there was one spectacular endo and
many less visually impressive "help me I'm sinking" wipe outs. (I
think "endo-man" as he was later refered to as eventually got his
front wheel back from the Earth with the help of many others.) this section made the Malaysian flood planes look
"moist". when we headed out of this we
climbed significantly on a great switchback trail out of the mire to elevation
with a decent view of the Presidentials to the south.
we did some exploring and ended up on a familiar logging
road. we doubled back to the "perfect gravelly
section" and back to the trucks. #2 would have loved the last hard push
back to home base by me and one of the CR500's because it was very reminicent of "The Drive" (on sleds) back to the
truck the day #2, #5 and #6 dropped in the Notch. this was a 10 mile non-stop,
fast-as-possible,
oh-shit-I'm-off-the-trail-ok-I-haven't-hit-anything-yet-so-I'll-open-my-eyes-ok-I'm-alive-now-I-can-try-getting-back-on-the-trail-again-wow-I-can't-believe-I'm-not-dead-I-better-slow-down-no-fuck-that,
last rip of the day push.
back to the truck at
OK HERE IS THE IMPORTANT MESSAGE: THERE WAS PLOWED SNOW ON THE ROAD AS WE
PASSED THROUGH THE NOTCH AND ACCUMULATED SNOW (HALF INCH) NORTH OF IT. THE
GROUND WAS SLIGHTLY FROZEN IN THE EARLY AM AND MY TIRE ACTUALLY BROKE ICE
THROUGH A COUPLE OF SHALLOW PUDDLES. IT WILL NOT BE LONG NOW.
overall I rate the trip a 9, only missing
a perfect score because of the 8 hours of trailering.
another plus was not being killed being mistaken for a
really loud pink/purple deer. pictures will follow. note to #2: I may be free on 10/30 for a local ride, we'll
see when it is closer. later.
-#5
