PPIHC 2018 in the books

It was good. I gave it my all. Much fun was had. And there was glory!
After living out of my back-pack for the last month and getting this accomplished I am ready for a nap. Not to happen though. The day after the race I got my trophy and drove to Kansas with my companion to get her settled for her 9 month program to get her Masters degree. I made it back to my shop last night were I slept after doing what I do with the two wheeled things I do. I am trying to get some work done today and then I drive to the western slope to hopefully make some dreams come true and then get ready for the next hill climb race next weekend. I am the dog and there are many balls to chase. Woof!

Homeless, wealthy, reckless, and wild

Shortly after this wonderful photo was taken I set up my cot between bike and my tool chest. There I slept and dreamt. I sleep better in my somewhat self cooled brick building shop than compared to my camper that has been serving as my home for the last two weeks. Parked in a lovely junk yard out in Rocky Flats where the winds of radiation and nuclear waste blow freely through the screen caravan windows. Two weeks ago I moved out of my nice home. Not forced out by financial or marital problems (Cookie and I are tighter than Jacque Cousteau's deep sea butt checks) but rather for a change of direction in life. We are planning our evacuation of the ever overcrowding city and charting a course for a living situation that better suites both of our rural roots. The first part of the plan is getting my Cookie her MLS degree in Kansas and getting me more than one shower a week.

Back on America's Mountain

Early tire test was last weekend and it went very well. Im up 20 lbs since the last 450 attack on the hill and since then have been accustomed to bikes with almost four times the power so the bike feels a bit slow. But looking back at my notes on gearing and set up, the bike is making more power than ever. Large in thanks to the Lectern carb and my development in engine building. The bike is running out of revs in 5th gear at the top so that is good. It sure is a lot of fun to be able to push the bike so hard and not be as scared as I was last year.  The Light Weight class is stacked with competition. Our times were all with in a few seconds every run so I will have my work cut out for me....

#3

Sometimes traction is hard to find but hooking up is not always important; Keeping momentum and keeping the wheels turning is -Both life and racing.

The good stuff

Every once in a while I am able to stop chasing the tennis balls and sticks thrown for me and take a few days to relax and let the good stuff soak in. Happy to be alive and lucky to experience it shared with her.