It Lives!!!!

Yes, I have been absent for quite some time. I have been doing some serious upgrades to the site (many more to come!) and I got a little busy/distracted with my own racing schedule... which should be winding down for the winter soon. I have almost gotten the entire site switched over to the new format. This excites me. The "Links" page is finally up.... scantily populated at the moment, but up. If you have a site that you want linked here, or want to put an MO banner on, the info is there. The "Helmets" section is coming along nicely. I don't have all the brands up yet, but I have shopped around for the best prices on the ones I have, and found some fantastic deals. SO, if you're in the market for a new lid.. you know where to go :) Now on to more exciting things.....

MotoGP... Bloody hell!! SO much is going on, I don't even know where to start. Estoril was simply out of control. I believe "WTF???" came out of my mouth an easy 2 dozen times. Dani Pedrosa.... shame on you for pulling such a stunt. Supposedly all is well in the Repsol camp now, but I was FURIOUS when it happened. Clearly not as furious as Nicky, but angry nonetheless. Rossi cracked me up. As Elias shot past him, he turned completely around on his bike in the middle of a corner.... as if to say "Where the hell did you come from.... and who did you bring with you??" CLASSIC MOMENT!! The battle between Rossi and Elias was epic. I was 100% entertained.. thanks guys :)

Valencia looks like it's going to be a nail-biter. Rossi took pole this morning in QP, followed by Troy Bayliss and Loris Capirossi. Nicky and Dani ended up in the second row with Shinya Nakano. I am racing the Moose tomorrow, but it's a semi-local race. My goal is to be off the track, home, and sipping a tasty adult beverage by 3:30 in order to catch the coverage on SpeedTV. That's the plan anyway.

Many riders have signed with new camps for the 2007 season. Casey Stoner did make his move to Ducati (farewell Sete... I'm NOT happy about this!!), Makoto Tamada left Konica Minolta, and Edwards didn't make the suspected move to SBK, but rather resigned with Camel Yamaha. There's more to tell, and I will follow up as time allows and more contracts are signed :)

On the personal front. I competed in the long-awaited Subaru Challenge last weekend, and successfully completed my contract with the Subaru camp :) I did my job and brought home a win for JMS in BSPL, and went on to run the Moose Sunday and bring home a win for Team W.A.R.P. Speed. All-in-all it was a good weekend. Here are a couple of pictures from "Subi Day"...

Another noteworthy nugget... El Turdo, Motorcycle Obsession's official mascot bike has found a new home. Yes, we were all very saddened to see the Turd go, but, alas, a new project has taken his place. It's a project of the four-wheeled variety, American made and clad in fiberglass... any guesses?? Yea, it's one of them... yet another one of them. The hunt is on though, for the next two-wheeled mascot.. stay tuned!!

As I wrap up for the day, and begin preparations for tomorrow's race, I'll leave you all with this parting shot of our beloved El Turdo. And remember, when next you crack a beer in celebration..... Tip One For the Turd!!

Until next time......

Rubb'er Down :)