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[QUOTE="Jeff Gilbert, post: 254375, member: 20280"] I talked to one of the guys throwing the punches, he used to be a mechanic at local Waco dealership. Seems he was stopped and the guy behind him hit his bike knocking him off then the guy proceeded to try and run him over, this is when Bobby yanked him off the bike, threw dirt in his face and beat the crap out of him. Talk about a "Redneck." I had been looking forward to meeting fellow DRN'rs mx547 & tx246 all week. I had desperately worked on getting the ktm fork seals delivered in time to put back together and they finally came in Friday. I started on the right side, which was trashed completely, and spent roughly 4 hours trying to get the fork reassembled. I decided to take a break on the right and do the left. Low & behold, the forks are different! The left side took about 30 minutes to do because it only had a flat washer under the seal. I filled it with oil and went back to the right side. Why does the left side have a flat washer and the right side have a bushing? Finally got it together at 4am Sat morning, got a little sleep, then posted for help on DRN. Turns out the bushing on the right side used to be a washer, [B]Thanks Jer[/B] so I took it back apart, flattened the bushing back in the shape of a washer and slapped her back together. Spent the rest of the day hangin' out. The alarm clock is set for 6am Sunday, at 7am I'm still working on getting Tigger out of bed. We're finally out the door, picked up a couple of "Breakfast Jacks" and hit the highway. We pulled into Burleson at 8:40 and practice had started. I head over & introduce myself to mx547 & tx246, Jays' bike is already covered in mud by this time I believe. I quickly get into my gear in time for 2nd practice and make my way around the slop of a track (a little over watered. :confused: ) After practice I asked the other guys why they didn't do the 2nd practice, well, you've already heard the reason. Feeling a little low on energy I only sign up for the 125 beginner class, (the over 40 at Burleson are faaassst!) and I'm race 7? of 17?. There are 20 riders in my class, the most I've ever raced against. The gate drops for my 1st moto and I get one of the best starts I ever got. I'm tied for second in the 1st turn but I get pushed way up into the berm in the 2nd turn and lose about 15 places. I'm determined to pass somebody! Since I now have the "Scotts Steering Stabilizer" I opt for the rougher line down the first strait and pass about 3 guys, this maneuver puts me on the inside line for the next small jump and left turn, good move as I pass another in the corner. I've got another inside line for the next turn but it puts me high in the sweeper at the back of the track and it was rough. I lost a little time there but made it back on the next straight and passed another in the next corner. I way over jump the next jump which cause me to be passed but I'm coming up on the only table top at this track that you can actually hit fast and passed the guy back and held him off, I'm finally improving on my cornering. [B]All this typing and I'm only half way through the 1st lap.[/B] From this point on out I only got to pass a couple more riders and someone passed me as well. By the 3rd lap my tongue was glued to the top of my mouth, my throat was so dry I couldn't breath. By the 4th lap I started slowing down because I couldn't hold my arms up, I never remember getting so tired. I finished moto 1 in about 11th place out of 20 riders, I sure thought I did better than that. I spend the next hour or so visiting with my fellow DRNrs' before deciding I should rest for moto #2. Moto 2 I used a different technique for my start because I didn't get out of the gate quite as fast. I head straight for the outside of turn 1 since I'm toward the rear of the pack, as they had the usual beginner pile up I squared off and passed a bunch of people and took the inside of turn 2. I was passing riders left & right all through the 1st half of lap one and seemed to be doing well. The rest of the race continued uneventfully but I did get very tired, did I say the track was rough? I normally ride 2 classes here but I'm glad I didn't today. As I crossed the finish for the checkers I felt like I kicked some major butt. When they posted the results I had gotten 12th, worse than I did in moto 1:confused: In summary: we normally get out of Burleson around noon but today it was 4:30. The track was rougher than hell and my hands hurt! I'm way out of shape! I met some really great people from DRN. I'll be back in two weeks at Burleson to do it all over again. :cool: I am looking forward to riding some other places with you guys, a place with jumps, when time permits. It was my pleasure to meet & ride with you all. [/QUOTE]
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