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Buellsnblondes
Posted on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 11:47 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Ahhhhh....
After a great weekend at Fontana and the long trek back to Phoenix, just wanted to drop a line to say hi to Al Lighton and EBear. Nice to have met you both.
Nice pics Jerry! I spent a lot of time in the garage area too, and must say the environment was much more relaxed then in years past. The riders all seemed eager to chat it up and sign autographs, and as you stated, Mr. Mladin is much more personable in living color.
For those who didn't make it...it was a great time, for those that did, glad you made home safely!

Ed
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Jerry_haughton
Posted on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 01:20 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Wycked, we shopped the Ontario Mills Mall near the track (one of the largest shopping malls i've ever been in) and managed to find exactly ONE koala bear for sale. my advice would be to plan ahead. : )

thanks for the kudos BnB. we hadn't planned on hangin' in the pit and garage area all day but we were having so much fun we couldn't tear ourselves away.

i'm REALLY surprised how lenient the AMA officials were about me wandering around in the hot pits prior to the race. when i took the shot above of the start of the Superbike race i expected somebody to yell at me the whole time, but everyone was cool.

sorry we missed you there, maybe next year we'll run into each other at Starbucks?

FB
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Wyckedflesh
Posted on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 01:22 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
*cough San Diego Zoo cough*
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Jerry_haughton
Posted on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 01:56 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
; )
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Buellsnblondes
Posted on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 05:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
....hey Jerry,
I just realized how much of a "fair weather biker" I've become. I bought my XB9R in September, and, well, living in Phoenix, it hardly ever rains. Saturday at Fontana was the first time my bike had seen rain, and the first time I'd ridden in the rain since 1988 in a 6 hour endurance race at Road Atlanta for the WERA GNF's.....Man...I kinda' miss it!

Ed
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Jerry_haughton
Posted on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 05:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
i grew up in the Pacific Northwet and rode year 'round up there for years. i do not miss the rain, not even the tiniest little bit. Blake mentioned above that i'm "looking very Cali" these days.

thank you. thank you very much. : )
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Coyote_xb12s
Posted on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 06:40 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)


Here's a picture of Mat and my daughter Melinna from Fontana
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Jerry_haughton
Posted on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 06:44 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
that's very, very cool. way to go Melinna!
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Ebear
Posted on Wednesday, April 07, 2004 - 02:47 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Fontana '04............FIRST ENCOUNTERS......
Buell Meeting)...(DAVE AND BUSTERS)

STARTMARK
Greg Mark and Sandblast,Hamming it up!

arcade
Showin' us how to do it!

gang
Scab Collection

leave1
Time for a puttt..!

leave2
Which way is da' hotel ??

gone
...WHITE KNIGHT...hee,hee,heeeee}}
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Ebear
Posted on Wednesday, April 07, 2004 - 02:54 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
ONE more before Slumber....

starbucks
PRE.. COFFEE FERRIS AND DENISE.
(AFTER A 3 AND A HALF HOUR DESERT FLIGHT??)}
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Ebear
Posted on Thursday, April 08, 2004 - 01:06 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
intent
Don , intent on winning}

Greg and Micheal Jordans rider going at it !
Greg and Michael Jordans rider going at it!
jason
Jason DiSalvo kickin' on Greg

victory
VICTORY!!

oh no
pondering results

inter
Winners interview!

jason
Jason,Checking out....

}
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Ebear
Posted on Thursday, April 08, 2004 - 01:26 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
theend
THE END !!


FOR TODAY
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Socoken
Posted on Thursday, April 08, 2004 - 03:36 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Great posts eric, awesome pics.

Mr. White seems like a cool character, someone should turn him on to this board, and show him how to do wheelies on that scooter
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Ebear
Posted on Thursday, April 08, 2004 - 03:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
A Post from work.....
race
Mat,Leading the first Lap.....

edited by ebear on April 08, 2004
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Jerry_haughton
Posted on Thursday, April 08, 2004 - 03:45 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
naughty naughty EBear, how did you get around the filter?

nice pix, btw.
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Bomber
Posted on Thursday, April 08, 2004 - 04:40 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Jerry

I don't remember seeing a pic of you without a helmet on before . . .. you're, er . .. I mean, ehem, that is . . .. .

Ive not been addressing you in the manner that your level of experience would have me understand is appropriate!

Road_Thang'll thump me for sure . . .. . .

I'll be more respectful in the future!

;-}
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Jerry_haughton
Posted on Thursday, April 08, 2004 - 04:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
"level of experience"? you sayin' they should take down the "Welcome to Ferrisville" signs and replace 'em with "Welcome to AARPville" signs?

sigh.

my only consolation is that i ain't as old as my buddy Dino...

FB : )
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Bomber
Posted on Thursday, April 08, 2004 - 05:01 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
absolutely not! side's, we always got Court to look up to (or whatever direction is appropriate)...

as far as AARPVille goes, I've been trying to talk batlemasters into subtracting 2 seconds from the times of any rider who can remember the Johnson administration . .. . so far, no takers
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Ebear
Posted on Thursday, April 08, 2004 - 05:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
IS ANYONEthat old??}Spoken by someone whom actually remembers Johnson well)

racing

racing
Hers some pics so that Jerry can see what the FRONT of these guys look like!!}
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Court
Posted on Friday, April 09, 2004 - 05:21 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
>>>we always got Court to look up to (or whatever direction is appropriate)...


It's a vicious circle...as I remind our snowmobiling buddy he's 3 years my senior.

: )
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Tripper
Posted on Friday, April 09, 2004 - 07:31 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
nice ending.
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Ebear
Posted on Friday, April 09, 2004 - 11:36 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
The Continuing Saga of Fontana

girl
Is the Filter on???



duck
Good,I think I ducked that one !!

race
Michael Jordans Racer

race2
Blurr action...

race3
Ben

race4
Mat and Jake

race5
Darn,no-good tire!!

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Ebear
Posted on Friday, April 09, 2004 - 11:43 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
AND NOW....For a completely Different Ending!!
ggiirrll
SEE WHAT I MEAN??
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Ebear
Posted on Friday, April 09, 2004 - 11:46 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
AND A LITTLE FLORA....
PLANT
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Jerry_haughton
Posted on Saturday, April 10, 2004 - 12:50 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
tsk tsk tsk...
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Sparky
Posted on Saturday, April 10, 2004 - 12:59 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
WHAT! was that, you said, Ebear? WHAT!, WHAT! obviously an inside joke

LOL, great behind the scenes shots, Ebear (remembering last year's Fontana gig! Where's Mark?)

Sparky
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Ebear
Posted on Saturday, April 10, 2004 - 01:55 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
WWeLLLL, he's probably NOT off tsk'ing somewhere!!!hee,hee,hee
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Ebear
Posted on Saturday, April 10, 2004 - 09:40 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

YAAHHHOOOOO!!!!
Just got back from a ROUSING ride helping break in Scott Pages new APRILIA TUONO!!What a great machine that is.We met locally and headed to Glendale to see if they were giving test rides for the backpack deal.Ernie wasnt there so we held off till a weekday.Then Scott,Don Victor,Viros and I went via Topanga to Mulholland drive,Stunt Road,Piuma back to Mulholland to the Rock Store.Hung for a few and headed down the old Mulholland to NEPTUNES on PCH for lunch.....Freshest seafood around.Tons of attention to Dons XB12R and the Tuono.Then left Scott in Venice and headed off to Southern California Triumph to visit with Eric Bostrum.
red32
Unfortunately he skated just before we got there but we kicked tires on all the Ducks and got them to promise to give us Test rides on the 999 next week.
eric

}HERES A CRASH SCENE FROM SUNDAY....
CR1
CR2
CR3
CR4
Sorry it not so good Im just getting used to this new Elan 7E.It looks at your eye and figures out where in the scene your looking and focuses right there.Its faster than i am so Im not so good yet...
11
Heres Miguel DuHamel
222
and Jake Zemke,tearing it up!}
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Andys
Posted on Saturday, April 10, 2004 - 10:48 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
I truly believe that Mat Maladin plays head games with his competitors just like Doohan did. Complaining all off-season about how the smaller throttle bodies have lost him so much horsepower and the such.

I don't see the lost horsepower. I wonder how he'd do in MotoGP?

But as a human I believe Mat to be a very warm-hearted person. Look at his smile in the picture above. I think he's really enjoying life right now. Dean Adams at SuperbikePlanet.com has often mentioned who Maladin truly is.

The rest of the Superbike class is in trouble. With the exception of Yates (due to equal equipment and desire for his 1st Title) and Eric Bostrom (who is very hungry for a Championship after last year), I don't think there's another rider out there who can consistantly run with Maladin, race in race out.

I enjoy watching Maladin race. The man goes 110% for 100% of the race.

This is why we enjoy Rossi. I'll never forget the Austrialian GP last year when Rossi set the fastest lap of the race on the last lap! So much for running out of tire.
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Ebear
Posted on Monday, April 12, 2004 - 12:18 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Nice change today from yesterday...88 degrees and blue sky!!!Just finished testing my new Helmet Cam and other than a little tilt on the camera its workin fine!!!Time to do that Canyon Run!!Thought Id post a few more pics from The races....
zakA little guy havin' a BIG time!!

girls
girls havin fun too!

pits
First pit in line.

gggirl
More fun!

fro
The chicane you must manuever through on the front straightaway at top speed!!

erHeres a picture for all you Ladies out there...Eric Bostrum

jkAnd another....Jake Zemke,A REALLY cool guy!!!

ggrrll
oooppss!...one for us!

ericn
And another one for the girls.

uu
And thats the End of this one!!...Gn'night!
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Jerry_haughton
Posted on Monday, April 12, 2004 - 09:23 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
nice pix EBear. : )
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Al_lighton
Posted on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 - 10:00 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
one with ebear...I made sure to take a LONG time focusing and futzing with the camera so that ebear could stay in this pose for a long time : )
ebear with booth gals
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Ebear
Posted on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 - 10:02 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
And I thank you again from the bottom of my....heart!
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