2013 Desert 100 Race

[Weldangrind]

It looks like the DS ride is the same weekend. Are you gonna try to do both rides Doc?

[FastDoc]

That is the plan Weld. Are you and SOWAG in?

The only caveat for me is I will wimp out if it rains again. With that said rain is not likley in April.

[FastDoc]

Originally Posted by SpudRider

To be continued...

Spud

Is that Spud's way of saying, "I'm in!" :?:

[SpudRider]

Originally Posted by FastDoc

Is that Spud's way of saying, "I'm in!" :?:

No, that's my way of saying "I'm subscribed." It's a long ride to Docville and back. Plus, I don't trust the weather in April, especially when a long, 2-day ride is involved. However, I wish you and Roger the best of luck, Doc!

Spud

[Weldangrind]

Originally Posted by FastDoc

That is the plan Weld. Are you and SOWAG in?

The only caveat for me is I will wimp out if it rains again. With that said rain is not likley in April.

I'd have a fair amount of work to do between now and then, but there's hope. There is always hope.

[FastDoc]

I'll hope with you. If not this ride hopefully we will ride together sometime this summer.

[zingshoen]

doc, i think you can do it, and you ve got good judgment. the guys (+ women?) who do top times probably know the course very very well. i suspect that, like me, many of the folks who read this forums are not impressed by speed, but by photos. do you have a helmet cam?

[FastDoc]

I spoke with Wild Alaskan. He assured me that there ane many people just along for the ride towards the back, and the leaders tear across the desert at 80 MPH and I won't see them until they lap me. I won't get lapped more than once because its only 2 laps, 50 miles each loop.

No helmet cam. I'm not tech/computer savy/motivated. Plus I don't want my embarassing crash on You Tube. :roll:

[Wild_Alaskan]

they probably wont lap you unless you spend a lot of time on the ground.

I will also try and turn on my helmet cam this year before the race starts :wink:

[FastDoc]

Start out with the camera pointed back. That way you can see me and Roger disappear into the distance.

[Wild_Alaskan]

1 more week! I will be taking the 450exc and the 380exc, hope to see you there!

[katoranger]

Originally Posted by katoranger

Will be waiting for the pictures.

[FastDoc]

We will be there.

Roger and I will will be bringing out friends Andy and John.

Andy will be competing on his KLX250S. He's a good enough rider to actually be competitive on a mild D/S. John will be on his plated XR400. He's an accomplished rider also. Roger and I will be on our motocrossers, a plated YZF and KXF respectively.

We have been training for months. I doubled my exercise program and added running and more bicycle riding. I also installed a Vapor on the YZF.

Pray for good weather. We have had a beautiful mild winter and a warm sunny spring, but record global warming is in the long range forcast for the weekend with highs in the low 60's and a 30% chance of showers and 15 MPH winds :x . This would be very unusually cold weather this time of year.

To be honest I'm hoping for cooler temps and some wind. This will help those in back with the dust.

But I hate rain. I really hate mud. :evil:

[zingshoen]

good on ya guys! wildalaskan, hope your helmetcam is working still.

[Wild_Alaskan]

Ill be bringing one or two friends, I'll be on my 380 and my buddy on my 450. Cell phones don't always work that great out there so we will be in a blue 2003 silverado with alaska plates and will be camping.

Your training routine is alot better than mine, I just put 10 hours on the bike last weekend, that was my first riding of the year 8O