Portland Track day 6/30/08

Kyle and I headed down to Portland on Sunday night. We loaded up the truck and trailer and were ready to go. Upon loading, the bikes didn't fit all that great, but with a few more hooks drilled into the floor of the trailer, next time it will work much better.

We were hoping to be able to camp inside the grounds, and we got lucky, the gate was open. So we used my saying that has worked before...."It's easier to beg forgiveness, than it is to ask permission." The woman who lives on the grounds finally found us and talked our ears off, but let us stay inside, telling us we'd be locked in. Fine with us, we weren't going anywhere.

Before we called it a night for some sleep, we got to watch and hear a nice thunder and lightning storm, but only a few drops of rain fell. We hoped that the next day would be dry, and the sky was telling us we'd be ok.

Woke up and got things packed up to move to the pit area, just in time to not get doused by the sprinklers. Unloaded everything in the pits and we were ready to go, after a quick trip to get coffee. But more surprises were in store. Portland area resident and a guy most motorcycle enthusiasts know, Michael Czysz, who is creating a from scratch racing motorcycle, was on hand.

He didn't have his bike, C1, on hand, but was riding a Ducati on the track. You can check out his motorcycle project here: http://www.motoczysz.com/main.php?area=home And the track was awesome. They repaved it this year and it is smooth and fast, not one bump anywhere. Kyle was doing some great laps, and I improved my lap times from last year. It was hot, 85 degrees, but wiping some sweat off our faces with towels still didn't wipe the smiles off. We had a blast and Kyle will be back on the Portland track next week. I'll have to wait a bit, but I for sure want to ride this track again, as there is no track around here that has a racing surface like Portland, it's the best. And all the modifications I made to the bike worked perfectly with not one problem.