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Published: June 30th 2012
We have just arrived home after a huge evening at the racetrack. IMS is 40 mile from Disneyland and today was absolutely the epitome of California in the sun. After a couple of hours shopping and two hours in the motorcycle apparel shop, we made it to the racetrack. The temperature would have been 39degrees. I personally loved it. The bikes arrived in Joe Jones' massive trailer that fit our three sidecars and was tall enough for Shane (6 ft 4) to stand easily in.
Racing started at 8 pm after they allowed our boys to do practice. Mark went out and surprisingly for a track of 280m went really smooth. Phillip, on the other hand ended up turning it around after two good laps. Apparently the kill switch came out. Shane did well inpractice also.
First race Phillip and Eli (first meeting in 5 years) came out really fast and blew the Americans off by half a lap. He was really flying until Eli somehow lost his footing, slipped out the back and was dragged for two laps. All was good , said he hurt his bottom, but I didn't have much sympathy as he was up until
4:00am on his first night.
Second race, mark went out with Smiley smiling, pumping the crowd up. They came out quick and won their race. The commentatormentioned the difference in our aerodynamics (wings) and also the way the passenger and rider are moving as one.
Shane won his race and after a couple of solo heats, Phillip and Mark raced against each other with another US guy. Mark got out first and after a tough battle with Phillip catching him, Mark got it on the line.
Shane, Mark , Joe Jones (who broke his hand in an earlier crash) and Dylan Beard made the final with Shane and Eli getting out of 1. Shane got a great start with Mark and another bike getting a bit tangled at the start. Shane and Eli won.
The Americans have been extremely hospitable, looking after our bikes and their transportation and we r looking forward to next Friday's meeting at Fast Friday in Auburn, 7 hours north of LA.
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Chris Wright
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First race in San Bernadino
Well done everyone, i have been waiting patiently for the first update so that i know my son is still in one piece :). Make sure Eli is in bed at a respectable hour for the next meet, tell him his mother says so. lol. Looking forward to the next update Karen, hope you are all having a great time.