Well I just returned from an the annual Sand Goblin Enduro hosted by the Grand Kankakee Trail Riders in Roselawn Indiana which is an area known for its nudists colonies…This has nothing to do with the story, the summer race is when we are arrowed through the colony and it really makes you question why some of these people just don’t put their cloths back on, but this again is another story.
It has been a very wet spring, the ground is saturated the temperature reached a high of 40 and most people expected the worst…Wrong, the corn fields we crossed to trail sections were a nightmare. If you could just keep up your momentum and if you have any luck you will glide across the deep mud. The trails however were absolutely perfect! I had new tires, new packing for my pipe, clean cloths food in my belly etc. It was just a mild drizzle when we left on minute two.
I had a great ride, relatively speaking, I did not fall barely bobbled and only killed it in a transition corn field. I pulled the plug which was white and part of it burnt off, then I put in a fresh plug with all my fingers and toes crossed and nothing; my bike was toast…I was within 100 yards of the road and a gentleman named Andy came riding up on a four wheeler and offered me a tow, I said “please.” He tied on and the rope snapped, so he went to find a new tow rope, I waited for awhile began to feel a chill so I pushed the bike until I felt like I was going to break a sweat and then waited etc. Finally Andy showed up with a tow strap and we made it to the road and headed back to base camp and then the rope broke again. Then after a retie we made it back…Great day despite blowing up my machine. I met up with two friends Jamie, corn field tragedy, and that grabber fella another victim.
Soon Frank Haines along with Jan Werner showed up for a gas stop. I pointed at my head to show I was OK and they gassed up and headed out, Jan had only crashed four times so far and Frank only went over his bars once on the enduro cross section…We all shook hands and went our respective ways. Who won? I don’t know it wasn’t me. So that’s my race report if I find out any further results and if I remember I will post them but for me this is all I need to know. Kind Regards Wyatt
6 responses so far ↓
1 Psycho Monkey // Apr 14, 2008 at 7:58 am
Where is your determination??!! Anyone with half a pair would have pushed it at least to the finish!
2 wyatt // Apr 14, 2008 at 9:57 am
Psyscho my friend you have me there. I took the easy way out, if its any consolation I did push it about fifty yards in the field but then again no excuses. I should have at least pushed until I houred out. Also if it makes you feel better I have a bruise on my calf/shin where I tried to start it in the morning with over the ankle riding boots, In retrospect it had low compression then so maybe I did not blow the entire machine up but just a ring or something…All I know is I was riding along one minute the next second I am standing in the field with nothing but hand grips held tight in my gloves and then the next few seconds a bike came crashing down on the field about 100 yards in front of me, I could tell it was my bike because the grips were missing.
Also I have more race results in: I talked to Frank he finished third in his class, senior I think, but he did not know how everyone else did he did not stick around for trophies. He did get his truck stuck which was towing a 37′ trailer, a “big tractor” pulled him out without much effort. Frank told me the rest of the course was sweet sweet trail. More news to be posted if and when it arrives.
3 Psycho Monkey // Apr 14, 2008 at 12:08 pm
I’m glad you see the error in your ways and I’m sure you will correct them in the future. I think you should have gotten that “big tractor” to pull you back to the pits!
4 wyatt // Apr 14, 2008 at 1:09 pm
The “big tractor” was not available at the time. Yes I have seen the light, and I thank you for guiding me…Humbly yours wyatt
5 trailridercharlie // Apr 14, 2008 at 2:36 pm
With all your pushing practice, why didn’t you push Franks truck and trailer out?
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6 wyatt // Apr 14, 2008 at 3:11 pm
Because I was on my way home. Other wise I would have stood up to the plate and the tractor would have sat unused and eventually rusted away to mulch.
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