Wanted to thank those for all the help that I got during the season!
http://www.formulausa.com/news/news_031121.asp
K3...put my stuff back together AND let me borrow a bike for something else.
Don DeChant...found me some parts that I needed...a windscreen and some other things that I haven't rotated out.
I think the Buxton's helped K3 put my bike back together in April too.
You're all great. I am so lucky for being able to have such nice people around me.
I can't say exactly what I'm doing for 2004, but I do have some ideas. I can say that Nate Reik of Motosliders http://www.motosliders.com will be my crew chief for the season. Hopefully, I'll have something prepared for release in the next couple of weeks.
Thanks everyone! ;D
At least I'll have something to do instead of moping around about being bikeless. ;D
Looking forward to next season! 8)
They say that what comes around goes around. Thanks for the thanks, Dave, but I've always felt like I owed you more than I could ever repay. You've been an awesome teacher, mentor and friend to me. The bits of success that have come my way in racing would probably never have happened without your help and influence. I hope that whatever new paths you take will be successful, and that you'll still involve me when and where you can!
Go Super Dave!!!
:-* :-* :-*
Thanks, guys.
I'm just hoping to pull off what I'm trying to do for this coming season. Then again, don't we all try to do that?
Dave? Didn't Don also loan you his bike for a good chunk of the season when your R6 was down with blown cases? ;D
BTW, My editor LOVED the photo of you and your mangled Yamaha so much that he made sure I commented on it in the Hustler Report. I think he's gonna make you a star, baby! 8)
Yes, Don did. You and I love the man.... ;D
Late May Blackhawk and the next weekend at Gateway. Got my Yamaha back together with enough time to make it to Mid America a the beginning of July. Just in time...Tired, and hot.
What's this about a picture?
Dave your a good guy , even though the sheep aren't sure! 4&6 Performance will be there next season to help you again. Jim
LOL! Always back to sheep!
Jim, thanks. And to think that I didn't need cases...you fixed them. That was way cool! She was a missile, and it was all so simple.
I can't express the happiness I have in working with you. After chasing Todd and Mike around all those years ago...everything has came full circle. If I only knew then what I know now...LOL! 8)
QuoteYes, Don did. You and I love the man.... ;D
What's this about a picture?
Yep! Don was my first racing mentor, and he's still a great friend. I just wish he'd race more often...
You probably still had birdies flying around your head, but you might vaguely remember that I snapped a picture of you and your balled up piece of shi... er, R6 right after you came in off the crash truck. Kurt loved it, so i think it will be in the next issue of the paper...
No birdies for me...my head never hit the ground. The bike sure did five to eight times...
The picture on my home page on my website, I think is the first lap after we got it out for the last race...I'm leading.... ;D
http://www.team-visionsports.com/pages/621754/index.htm
QuoteThe picture on my home page on my website, I think is the first lap after we got it out for the last race...I'm leading.... ;D
When I think how many parts I swapped and straightened that day, it makes me proud that it didn't just fly to pieces when you tried to race it again... ;)
I've raced with pieces coming off...holding my leg around fairings...pulling clip-ons back into place. Sucks, but sometimes part of the game.
As long as we had brakes...I was happy... ::) ;D
QuoteI can say that Nate Reik of Motosliders http://www.motosliders.com will be my crew chief for the season.
and bikini waxer....
hehehe, had to say it ;) ::)
-jennifer
EWWW! :o :o
Dave, you didn't tell me that was part of the job! :P
LOL!
Hey, a full body shave is worth about a half pound for Daytona....more if you're Ed Key. ;D
QuoteLOL!
more if you're Ed Key. ;D
Wow. Ed Key with his entire body shaved. Scary mental image, :-X and c'mon, like we need him to be any faster. ::) ;D
I'm SURE we can find other places on THE BIKE to get rid of that half a pound instead, Dave. ;)
QuoteAt least I'll have something to do instead of moping around about being bikeless. ;D
Nate...Did I miss something??
Why are you going to be bikeless next season??
Yeah, sold the SV. Needed $ for the business, and even if I didn't, I wouldn't be able to afford to race much or at all next season. So, I was going to just keep my streetbike, but it's getting expensive to maintain, so I'm parting that out.
I WILL be back on a newer SV. Hoping to buy one the end of 04. We'll see, though.
So, basically, money's tight for 04, but if the business does OK, it won't be so tight in 05 :-)
Hopefully, we can get you some more business and teach you a couple of little things on the way on my end too...
Still waiting for some info announce the program for 2004.
Hopefully, yes. :D
I've also picked up a rider in Canada who's coming back as an Amatuer there because of a lapse in time since he last RACED, but should be fast enough to be in contention for a few championships. So, I'm doing a bit of a sponsorship for him. He's going to be running the SV cup in Canada along with another series, so that should help, as he said that well designed sliders for the SV aren't easy to come by up there. So, with your promotion and his, I'm hoping it will bring in some business. I'm sure he'll be sending a few SV'ers to me, and Im hoping that your help will help me branch out to other bikes.
Either way, I really am looking forward to this season. Should be a lot of fun, and I'll get more time to focus on the business. I'm sure I'll learn more than I ever dreamed.
QuoteLOL!
Hey, a full body shave is worth about a half pound for Daytona....more if you're Ed Key. ;D
Holy $#!t!!! I've got to go find a rag to wipe the spit off my computer screen! :-X :o :P ;D ;D ;D