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    Yeah, I felt bad passing without stopping.  ( I said "hi" as I passed.)  I didn't stop because I was doing a timed run.   That was my 4th time doing that route in that direction.   13 minutes through John bull and 21 minutes over Gold mtn in my direction of travel.   I'm sure someone is thinking that there's "noexcuse4that".   What was funny to me is I knew there was some other single rider doing on the path from my previous runs.  (it had rained so the tracks were obvious.)   Most of the time my choice of line matched his.   But a few time's I was thinking ... he went over there?   On the next run I took his line and think it was a better choice.  

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    Devon, I would have bet money you would have finished.  Damn.  My gps started acting up before I even got to 38 Special.  (It wouldn't show the trail if zoomed in enough to be useful.) 38 was a zoo when I was going up a little after 9.  My 300, with no fan, also overheated and I had to wait for it to cool down.  But the 300 with the Shinko cheater 505 tire was way better at climbing that hill than my 500.   After 38 I tagged along with others to mostly stay on track.  Finally gave up on the way to Redonda.   With the cooler weather I thought this might be my year.    Doubtful I'll try again in the normal heat.

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    Test 3 is the same both days too.  The ISDE guys do all three loops 2 times Saturday and Sunday.   My class did tests 1 and 2 three times on Saturday.  Tough race that didn't go my way ... ended up in fourth.   Test 3 might just be more fun than I'm rated for.  But, the drive through the desert was amazing.  I dont think I've ever seen the Desert with so much green, yellow and purple.  Good luck to our other racers!

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    Here's a very short clip from today's Sprint enduro.      Can some of the race guys on here offer an opinion on what happened here.    I interpreted the "race officials" were directing me to go to my right but the track is straight ahead, and they all know it.   Did I get some bad directions here?     in the first two seconds of this video, I see two race officials pointing to my right.  I lost a 1:32 by going up the road.  A friend of mine argued with the guy and got through.  Was I just an idiot to not argue with them?  I thought we were supposed to do what they say?  There might have been a rider down ahead on the trail but I didn't see anyone.   All of these guys knew where I was supposed to go.   I don't get it?   

    Other than that, the race was really good.   Good challenging terrain and marked pretty well.   Two thumbs up for Hill Toppers MC

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    RJ is still doing the tech talks on Tuesday nights at 6:30.  Last night it was field repairs and changing a tire.  I wasn't really thinking I was going to get much out of it, but step 1 was new to me.  'Press the brake caliber in a bit before you do anything, and the disk will go back between the pads much easier.'  (He demo's this stuff so you know what he's talking about even if my decsription is lacking)  The other tire stuff was an interesting review or a different method.  And there was the cool tire changing tool and pizza at the break.  He also talked about restarting your bike after taking it under water.  That was good stuff but I'll stay out of the deep stuff.  

    The next talk is in 2 weeks on suspension.  If your interested, call poway power sports and ask about the tech talks with RJ.     Disclaimer: I buy stuff from C&D and don't get free stuff from anybody so this is not a Poway promotional thing.  But RJ knows what he's talking about and it's worth my time to go.  Get there early to get a seat.  

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    Me and the cowboy had a good ride today.  We started at Fawnskin and rode Redonda ridge from big pine flats going to deep creek.  Then did Devels hole and back the easy way.   Somebody did trail maintenance on Redonda and I'm not sure I like it.  The first bit is easier with lots of rocks cleared off the steep bit.  I'm pretty sure the cowboy would have made it up had I not dumped it right in front of him blocking the path.  The part I don't like is the "V" shaped rock section is filled in with big rocks.  Hmmm.  Found a stuck truck and later the owner who said "I went the wrong way".  Photos ...

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    RJ, the owner of All American KTM ( Now closed ) is giving tech talks at Poway Power sports.      I went last night and it was pretty good.   RJ knows what he's talking about and it really was worth going for me.   Apparently, he has 8 prepared discussions that he will rotate through, but he likes talking about motorcycles so questions get pretty good answers, even if they are off topic.

    Topics for 10/2:   Fuel injected systems, problems and  maintenance.    Basic suspension service ( he replaced a fork seal on an open chamber fork showing us all the parts and tools req'd).

    But the discussion when way deeper than that.   He talked about fuel: Av gas, race fuel, mixing fuel, Ethanol fuel, avoiding Ethanol fuel, effects of lead in fuel, effects of octane at higher altitudes and fuel additives.   He talked about brake fluid - I've been using that stuff for a long time and I learned something.     How to get your Estart only KTM going in the field with a low battery.     How to tune your suspension,   Adjusting for stability vs cornering,  adjusting trail (not sure I was getting that part), air forks, the different types of forks, setting sag and more.   He talked about a lot more and invited us to email him questions.  

     

    I'm not promoting anything ( except maybe my videos )  and don't get anything from Poway power sports.    I usually buy stuff at C&D, (where I also pay full price).    But I got on the invite list by talking to Melo at Poway Power Sports.   Probably anyone there could get you on the list if you want to go.   

     

     

    Here's my promo and a request.    Video from the Sept 23 Sprint Enduro.     Can someone tell me if they see a "subscribe"  button in it?   I followed the youtube instructions, but it only shows for users that are signed in and not a subscriber.    So, it probably works but I haven't seen it.     From my last video, someone suggested that I give some background info on my bike and the ride.   So, I put that in this one.   Here's the video.

     

     

     

     

    Pete 

    619.977.9865

  22. Posted

    This was like civilized racing and I like it.  You can start with your 20180923_125531.thumb.jpg.cb3fb869910da7216cabbd29d15b6277.jpgbuddies and regroup at the end of the section.   You can even choose to start a section behind the experts that would otherwise be blasting past you.   My bike definitely did better in the sand with the forks dropped down in the tripleclamp.   Sadly, I broke an exhaust hanger and might have to do a big tear down to weld it back on.   Anybody know a good way to fix this let me know.   I'm also including a picture of the fender card so you see how they record your times for each section.

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    I did the national hare and hound at Panaca NV last month and wanted to share.   This was probably my best ride even though there really wasn't any hills or technical sections.  There was lots of sandy washes and some silt and I dropped the bike several times in it.  Since this race I've modified my bike to be more stable in sand but have not ridden enough to know if it helped or not.  This was my first race after transitioning to the lighter 2 stroke (2011 KTM 250XC).    This vid is just helmet cam footage with some narration.   Comments are appreciated.  If anyone wants to work on videos let me know.  

    Pete

    619.977.9865

    Sorry I couldn't make the meeting - I bowl on wednesday nights.

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