Subject: Re: Grattan 2002 pics
Author: Darrell Dick
Date: Jun 24, 2002, 11:38 AM
Post ID: 1710488189
I made it out to Grattan with my son on Saturday, so I missed Kev and his
posse. We had a great time. It was good to meet Ken Pitts, JB, Gordon and
Ace along with Dave Fulkerson. Kev is right the Guzzis kicked ass. Dave
just increased his lead on every lap on the MG Cycle bike. He won both
classes he competed in on Saturday. The MG Cycles guys were great and
treated Darren and I like part of the team. I knew I was in the right
place when I saw JB's basic black Ambo with the ammo can saddlebags. Only
one like that.
We also had a good time over at the vintage motocross too. Darren is 13
and into vintage European dirt bikes (I don't know where he gets it
from). No Guzzis there, but there was an Aermacchi and also some crazy on
a Norton twin.
I took some pictures too. I'll try to get 'em up on the web soon. It was
a great event, very laid back. They even had an everybody's invited pig
roast afterwards.
How was the ride, Kev? Looked to be some great roads around Grattan, but
it was way too hot for me. Were you guys riding in normal sport bike
apparel, swim trunks, flip-flops and no shirts
Darrell Dick
Imlay City, MI
On Mon, 24 Jun 2002 11:58:07 -0400 Kevin Graf <kgr-@midwestpension.com>
writes:
| Thanks for the photos John. Sorry we missed you. I rode up sunday with some people. I only had a throwaway. I have no idea if they will turn out. I'll have to dig out the real camera for mid ohio. What a great day. Seeing those old bikes on the track was just fucking awsome(sorry, no other word to describe it). I felt like a kid. When we first arrived, we could hear the bikes roaring around the track. We pulled up to the fence, shut the bikes down to watch the race. Let me tell you, When I saw that Indian ROAR past us with that tank shift I had goosebumps, and was like a giddy little kid. I was yelling out GO!MAN!GO! As I turn to share my excitement with my girl I noticed she was looking at me with a mixture of confusion and the look like I just confirmed to her that I was nuts. Don't know who was on that thing but it set the tone for the whole day. Finally met Ken Pitts. Great Guy. The bike certainly ain't pretty but that's exactly what I liked about it. The thing has one purpose in it's life and that's to get Ken to the finish line as quick as possible. Took 1st twice?! Congrats! Damn, there's nothing better than seeing a loop tear up a track! I do regret not meeting the MG guys. Gordon I heard you were there, I looked around a couple of times but no dice. I did see the bike, nobody around. One of those things. Maybe another time. I don't know enough about all the racers to give a full run down, but it really seemed that Guzzi won the day that weekend. Kev -----Original Message----- From: John Boettcher [mailto:ratg-@hotmail.com] Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 10:28 AM To: Loopfram-@topica.com Cc: mg-@topica.com Subject: Grattan 2002 pics |
hWm
Mostly of M G Cycle's Dave Fulkerson, plus Charley Cole and Jeff Gundlach. There's a few others in there too. I missed Ken Pitts's race, sorry Ken. I didn't stay for Sunday, only Saturday. Too hot for me. The guys racing were really cooking out there. If that link doesn't work, email me off-list and I'll send you a direct invite. JB |