| The previous day's track day was a lot of fun. We got some new faces out with us, got to fart around at speeds only safe on a race track and got back in tune with the Spokane track. Today is show time though. While we are trying to treat these events as opportunities to just go out and have some fun, but the team has been taking home some trophies. So now there's some pride welling up in each of our performances... That, and the competition is bringing some fast bikes to the class! |
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Everyone kicks back as we wait for things to get going... |
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Everything ready, nothing left to do except to wait for the start of the race... |
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Our trusty SV, in it's 4th season, waits patiently for the fury of 6 hours of non-stop racing... |
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With a few more minutes until we get started, Raber shows his calm as Graham and Tom kick back... |
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The SV in the foreground, tir warmers gently heating the Bridgstone slicks to optimal temperature. Everyone in our pit relaxes before the start... |
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Toah tries out the pit bike. It took her at least a few minutes before she crashed! |
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While the largest class, this was the entire grid for the Lightweight class. Some Clowns are gridded next to pole in the foreground... |
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Scott's wife Kelly, a professional firefighter/paramedic, helped us out by cornerworking in turn 8... |
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Tom apexes turn 9 during the race. Toah was behind the camera when not helping keep us safe during our stops... |
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Graham apexes turn 9 during the middle of the race... |
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Raber apexes turn 9... |
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The perfect endurance race is underway...there is no activity going on while a rider is out except for shooting the breeze. Alan and Scott compare notes... |
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Tom heads into turn 8 during the race... |
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Raber chases Team Back in The Day through turn 9. He's on our SV, they're on an F4i... |
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A funny part of the race, Graham leads more than half of the race entries out of turn seven... |
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Jimmie, Denise and Elaine in our shaded perch for scoring. They saved us as the computerized scoring system failed an hour into the race... |
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Graham concentrates on staying hydrated during the race while David and Justin talk about the day... |
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Tom sets up behind the F4i of Team Back In The Day. Passing will have to wait until turn 2 due to the 600's better power... |
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Raber shows his tucking abilities as he heads out on to the front straight... |
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Graham gets passed by our competition going into turn 9. While they were fast, mechanicals with both these teams allowed us to finish ahead... |
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Tom apexes turn 9... |
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Graham apexes turn 9 during the middle of the race... |
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Graham takes the checker flag following class winner Team Black Sheep. Black sheep had us by 2 laps... |
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While some of the help left right after the race, Justin and Alan stayed long enough for us to get our 2nd place ribbon. |
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Another Six Hour in the can, the awesome eastern Washington sunset guides us home... |
