There be calm in the valley

Pure. Race. Blood. Rage. Respect.

Riding STRIDER765 over here fucking thrilling at 8k RPM his triple-cylinder engine claws right up my ass to yowl at, … More

Racer. Down.

Asylum. Escapee.

Messrs Black-Foot

First. Bath. Ever. Nurse FRODO in Tib-Fib Time. (Foto credit: GATITO-san)

NURSE FRODO

“The coach was sometimes weaving through traffic like crazy … I misjudged …” (Customer-Rod)

At PittRace-palooza, I rode w Customer-Rod first sessions Day 1 of 3, Friday. I watched him methodical, scope out the circuit. Soon … More

Brain-Bleed on Aisle 9 (Coach-Track-Daddy)

Customer-Rod lowsided into the front wheel of Coach-Track-Daddy’s Ducati, on the outside of Turn 18: “I’ve seen video if this … More

Slicing like a scythe through sunflowers (Scary-Clown-Coach)

That aggressive tow that Customer-Rod says he got in Intermediate from Coach-Starship-Trooper wasn’t isolated. I watched Scary-Clown-Coach tow a Ducati … More

“You still here?” (El Jefe Breaker-Bar)

By Saturday prior to The Sunday-Surprise, the dirty-laundry public-airing, I had spoken separately and privately to Scary-Clown-Coach, Coach-Pocahantas, to leadership … More

4 helicopter medevacs, at last came the ass-chewing (Breaker-Bar)

After the first of 4 airlift medevac helicopter rides, and an ambulance roll every session red-flagged, I had expected a … More

“I ain’t brought a bike to the track all season.” (Head Coach: Breaker-Bar)

“ My wife’s in Saratoga, at the horse track right now. She’s got a table with 3 free seats. Your … More

“One of you goat-fuckers is guar-an-teed

“ one of you goat-fuckers is guar-an-teed to have an epiphany today … I just know it “ (BREAKER BAR)

“They’re bunched up out there like a hornets’ nest”

“ They’re bunched up out there like a hornets’ nest “ … “ So, pit in ! dumbass ! “ … More

Changbo Zhao taught me how to sing the corners of a racetrack

Changbo Zhao taught me how to sing the corners of a racetrack today as we rode w Motorcycle Xcitement Track … More

Root-Cause discovery by fishbone-diagram

Corner worker told friends that the rider appeared passed out, slumped over his bike, when he went agricultural into the … More

The Yakuza’s surprise road-trip into tornado alley

The Japanese-Chinese Mafia from Penn State drove me & my gear all the way home yesterday. Road trip hell for … More

Wall-of-Death-Beth schools us at Summit Point

Screaming into Turn 1 Side-by-side 1000 meters the run, at 105 neck-wringing miles-per-hour 400cc apiece It’s a game of chicken … More

Wall-of-Death-Beth Count-Coup on me 3 times into Turn 1

Wall-of-Death-Beth count-coup on me 3 times into the gaping maw of Turn 1 . Wall-of-Death-Beth count coup on stock brakes … More

Ain’t seen the white light, yet

Not yet the floating above myself Not yet the feel the close to death Not yet a cancer survivor with … More

Is every ride a suicide?

Escape. Enliven. Edrenalin. Egress?

why ?

We aren’t curing cancer here

( So, Mr. Yang, how do you negotiate with the Yins in yer life? Your sig others? What of sensibility? … More

“That way I can tell how old I am by just looking at my helmet”.

Forrest’s race number is #76.

Friendly Coach flips me the bird in Five

Turn 4 on Summit Point Raceway Main Circuit is a fast downhill right-hander, aka “The Chute”. So, amongst a race … More

Poor. Life. Choices. Grass. Gravel.

Like Pocahontas and Breaker-Bar said, I should’ve tried to make the corner anyway, instead I fixed-forward my eyes and tightened … More

“You smell like a wet-human, scrub behind yer ears”

Raging bar-fight Buddha, answers to “Breaker-Bar”

Breaker-Bar is the Coach of Coaches, a Paul Bunyan of a biker. He ignites the paddock like The Buddha, A … More

Carnies, criminals & cripples

Carnies, criminals & cripplesMantra-Ink runs like blood down every neckCarnies, criminals & crooks. Might as well be a Virginia gun … More

I cooked the chain on my quarter-liter buzzyHornet … into a kinked-up, arthritic vine

“THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT MEET EMISSION COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR STREET OR HIGHWAY USE” . . . [cool]

“That’s what a corner speed bike means” (Coach Chris D)

“ Coach Chris D gave me a master class on what “oh, that’s a corner-speed bike” means at Pittsburgh International … More

Poss 2nd surgery: concerns about metal fatigue, the good doc not impressed

—– Message —– Sent: 11/10/2019 10:24 PM EST To: Patient Medical Advice Request Message List Subject: RE: BGStim tomorrow H … More

The pain, she blossom like a hate-flower

The pain, she blossom like a hate-flower seeing sunlight through the cracks in my root-split bones

The pain, he staggers the downs like a syphilitic shepherd

TBI | Ensalada | Mezclada

Motivations | Agendas Cruelties | Niceties Sweeties | Hope-against-hope-ities Plain ol’ titties Waves a-crash into others Risks | Respects Lost … More

Love letter to, uh, Lyle of Los Angeles, danger-close to Pittsburgh

LyleOn Thursday at PittRace, Lyle, you gave me a gift. During the video review of my lowside in #5 on … More

Flat-busted —again— this time by those Cali boys and Lyle’s dumb horizon-detector

mea culpa: busted! flat-busted! in the spirit of #notproud:last Thursday on a bone-dry PittRace full-circuit, on a borrowed bike, I … More

7-day sweat-soaked blur of superbikes, Sheetz, scabs, marrow bones, softserv & SSRI’s in SteelTown

Last week was a 7-day sweat-soaked blur of superbikes, Sheetz, scabs, marrow bones, softserv & SSRI’s in SteelTown, nipping at … More

Flat-busted, fer ham-fisted, push-pull corner-entry by that YCRS comedian

mea culpa: busted! flat-busted! in the spirit of #notproud:last Monday on a rainy @summitpointmp Main Circuit, I was all-wrong & … More

Filthy. Racetrack. Swine

Breaker-Bar, The King of Troy

“ one of you goat-fuckers is guar-an-teed to have an epiphany today … I just know it “ (BREAKER BAR … More

Vest is damaged beyond repairs … I feel its pain

errata: I just downloaded the data from my TechAir Race Airbag vest thing. It says that 1 of its … More

Shenandoah is the Drill Sergeant of circuits

Shenandoah is the Drill Sergeant of circuitstechnical, relentless, inscrutable21 shape-shifting corners

IG: Private trackday on The Shenandoah

Pure gold-dust on The Shenandoah, oh, and Otterbein cookies

They said that a hard rain was gonna fall so most peeps stayed in bed Shenandoah is the Drill … More

On the most technical track in North America

Riders were clicking off 150+ hard-work, hard-won, Shenandoah miles each day quads are complaining today The privacy left time & … More

The Shenandoah: they said a hard rain was gonna fall

16 pissed-off scapular

I bought stock in RoFo ice Been buying 7# bags o ice Every day since 3 July. Lather. Rinse. … More

What’s Dickey’s problem … statement

Let’s Solution Dickey’s Problem Tired Caregiver’s Support-System Dicky’s Best-Friends Diving Bell Diaper Genie Tyvek Hazmat biohazard suit Depends Fiber … More