MotoGP Video

Watch here for some highlights from the race.

Indy MotoGP

For our vacation this year we rode to Indianapolis to watch the MotoGP motorcycle races. As you can see from some of the photos we experienced some weather. In four days at the track we had some beautiful weather, some very hot weather and the remnants of a hurricane. On race day it was quite blustery and the wind made track conditions dangerous enough that they called the main race short and canceled the 250 cc race completely. We had purchased a VIP upgrade that gave us access to an indoor pavillion where we could get out of the weather when we needed to and also all of the food/beverage we wanted. It was the best descion we could have made, when other folks we sitting in the pouring rain we where sitting in leather chairs sipping Bloody Marys watching the race on TV. We met some new friends from Austrailia on the fist day and although we never arranged it we met at the pavillion and had lunch together every day. Motorcycles can really bring people together.

Watching the race

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The track from our seats.

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Posing with the Trophy Girls

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Some friends we met from Australia

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We got to ride and park on the backstretch

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Sturgis

The 2007 Sturgis Black Hills Rally officially starts today. I am not going this year but I did get the chance to attend in 2005. I bummed a couple of free nights lodging from some of the wonderful members of the Des Moines HOG Group and rode with them for several days. We camped in Custer and rode to Devils Tower, Hulett WY, Spearfish Canyon, Iron Mountain Road and all around the Black Hills. I met some new friends from Mexico and had a wonderful time riding with the Des Moines HOG Group.
After I parted company with the Des Moines folks I met up with my uncle Brad and aunt Marlene in Sturgis. Brad goes to Sturgis quite often, always stopping at my Grandmother's house along the way. On this particular trip they suggested to Grandma that she should come along to Sturgis with them. Grandma stated that she would be afraid of "all those bikers". When they pointed out that she had 5 grandsons who are bikers they managed to persuade Grandma and her best friend Babe to go along with them. Probably not many people have a picture of their Grandmother at Sturgis.

Chicago Anniversary Trip

We went to Chicago for our 15th Anniversary trip this year.
We went to all of the museums and the Navy Pier but for me
the highlights of the trip were eating pizza at Pizzeria Uno the
home of the original Chicago style deep dish pizza, and going
to the Superdawg Drive-In for a Chicago style hot dog.

Pizzeria Uno

Chicago skyline and Navy Pier

Shedd Aquarium

Being eaten by a giant Kimodo dragon at the
Shedd Aquarium

The Superdawg Drive-in