66 Motor Palace

Here's a few pictures taken around Route 66 at night. Some have been published on websites, Facebook, and other blogs others have been sitting in our archives for years. We'll post 'em in small batches so you don't get sick of them all at once. Just Cruisn' Car Show. They have a burnout contest on Friday night. Lori at La Posada 66 Motor Palace La Posada around Christmas

It was about 38 degrees when I made it to El Mirage for the 6:45AM patrol meeting. It rained a little overnight which means dust was low, the track was hard and the air was dense. There was even a little tail wind for an extra push down the 1.3 mile course. It was a fast day and records fell. Ready for duty! Just after patrol meeting and a breakfast burrito. I joined Gear Grinders about seven years ago with the intention of racing a Buell Blast. By the time I found a bike I figured out I was too lazy to mess with it but I stayed in the club just in case. As a member of an SCTA racing club you do "patrol" duty every year or so. Patrol is sort of like being a flag person at a regular race but since the course is so long and nobody would see the flags, you alert the "tower" on a CB radio if anything happens. My Patrol Station. Officially known as "Tower 8." The RVs in the background are "Return 7 or 8." the course is wide. Here...