66 Motor Palace

We love the cold weather here this week. It was 37 degrees when we got up Saturday but it warmed up by the time I made it to the Farmers Market. The best coffee comes from Steve at Drip Stop. The best bread comes from Grampy Pat's Sourdough . The best apples, pears, and cider vinegar come from   Ha's Apple Farm in Tehachapi. Lori was at a baby shower so I took the Porn Sled to Riverside to buy this cool tent I saw on Craigslist. I thought it would be fun to take the G/S on a campout in the desert. It's too big to carry around on a motorcycle but it might make a good house for the G/S if I can figure out how to set it up. If anybody out there knows how to set assemble one of these It's worth a steak dinner at the Tartan Room . I think it's about 50 years old. It's says T-311 Umbrella 10' X 13' Side Room in big letters below the front door. Don't know what brand it is. My attempt at a rugged outdoor lifestyle's on hold 'ti...

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...