I would like to thank a bunch of people who helped me add a third Two Club Hat to my collection:
Donna, the love of my life!!! You started this fire to
'Go To The Dark Side'...riding a race scooter past 200 mph. Before Loring, I have never road a race bike in my life, hell, I ride a Harley on the street so I can keep my license. Nine passes later, 200.619 mph.
Debbie & Todd Dross: Deb offered her baby, Queen Bee Busa and Todd rode my ass to get on it! As Todd said "Have fun, it's all about the shutdown". It was no small task to get my big, fat ass to get small and hid behind the wind screen. I am near-sighted and had distance vision glasses on...very hard to read the tach...sorry about the sometimes missing the shift points buddy!!! On one run, I looked up and saw the timing placard and shutdown...wrong placard!!! LOL
Josh Owen: Many worldly words of wisdom from this young man...thanks for being my wing man!!!
Scott Guthrie: Thanks for the support and words of wisdom like "Lose the wings, you will go faster" It worked!!!
Dean Sabatinelli: For all of the encouraging words offered after every run.
All of the competitors: I wish I have a nickle for all who said to me " I've never seen you get to race, you are always in the tower". Well, this is what happens when I get out!!!
LTA volunteers: I could not have gotten to play with out all of you.
LTA Officials:Bob and Mark...thanks for everything...It's easy to put an event on, right!!!
Now a confession: It is a hell of a lot harder to go 200 on a bike than a car...I have raced cars for 45 years but riding that bike made me feel 15 again!!! It got my attention! As Scott Guthrie said, "The Two club is for riders" and I understand that now!
Thank all of you.