SunQuest
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As you all know, I posted last week that Fabio was spotted at MotoGP in California. And Yes, Bonnie, There are 2 pictures in here for you… read on! Hee Hee
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Well, my husband, Chris, rode his motorcycle from Boise, ID to Salinas, CA. It was a long trip, about 740 miles each direction, and I was very worried that Chris may have a problem on that long of a drive especially since he was riding that whole way alone. Well, he got there in one piece and then he set up his campsite. Here is the picture of where he was lucky enough to get a spot under a tree. Good thing as it was over 100 degrees every day that he was there!
So Chris spent the first day just walking around and visiting the vendors and getting autographs from the racers. Here is a picture of the bikes that the racing fans drove to the track. It was much easier to get in and out of the raceway on a motorcycle. If you took a car, well… you were going nowhere in a hurry.
Then I get a phone call from Chris and he was all excited! He called me on Thursday night and told me that I would never guess who he just took a picture of. He was laughing so hard and told me that he just spotted Fabio and that he took a couple of pictures and that Fabio just kind of looked at Chris like he was so impressed to get photographed. Laughs. (Enjoy Bonnie! And hey, no girls hanging around him for you to worry about!)
This is Chris's favorite racer, Valentino Rossi, chasing someone else. Sorry I don't know who it is, but I am sure that Chris could tell me if I asked him.
I won't tell you all the outcome of the race, but if you want to find out more, then watch ABC this Sunday July 29, 2006 as they are replaying the race. It is the Red Bull Grand Prix and I think it is airing at 1 pm eastern time.
This is Vallentino Rossi. Not a bad picture for a little digital "instamatic" type of camera that is only a 3 mega pixel camera with limited 3X zoom features. And considering those racers are at times doing faster than 150 miles per hour, I am surprised that Chris was able to zoom in to capture them in a picture at all.
And finally, this picture is taken of the racers as they are going down the "Corkscrew" part of the track. This is a pretty steep area, and even the pictures don't show how steep it really is. But, it definitely shows it more than what the TV did.
So that was just some of the pictures that Chris took before coming home. Of course his ride home was almost as interesting as the races imo, but no pictures were involved. He said that he rode to Sacramento with some fellows he met while there and they offered to put him up for the night, but he decided to ride on. He made it to Reno and spent the night in a dumpy motel.
From there he left the following morning, and met up with some Hel l's Angels and rode with them.
: At the first gas station stop with the group, he told them that he was glad that he decided to let them ride with him! 
:new_shocked: My husband could have been taken out with that comment! :stupid: LOL. Anyway, they responded that they figured that he would get the speeding ticket as his bike looks "hot" compared to theirs. Laughs. I just can't picture a Suzuki race type of bike with a bunch of Harley riders.
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So they then parted company near the Oregon border, and Chris went on by himself. He got pulled over in OR for speeding, but the nice police officer let him off with just a warning to slow down. I understand that it was so very hot and the officer took great pity on Chris and even offered Chris some water. (It needs to be noted that in the area that Chris was in OR and bordering ID and for that matter here in Boise, it has been over 100 degrees for the past 6 days and we are expected to at least tie the record for the number of consecutive days of triple digit temps! So yes, it was VERY hot especially since Chris was riding in full gear… leather, Kevlar, ect.)
Anyway, I am so glad that my husband made it home in one piece, especially since he didn't check in on Sunday night or Monday morning and I was getting very worried. Sigh… Chris is talking about doing this all again next year! Laughs… This past year all I heard was I am getting ready to go to MotoGP and he was counting down the days.
I now fully understand what I do to him when I do nothing but talk about the horses.
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Well, my husband, Chris, rode his motorcycle from Boise, ID to Salinas, CA. It was a long trip, about 740 miles each direction, and I was very worried that Chris may have a problem on that long of a drive especially since he was riding that whole way alone. Well, he got there in one piece and then he set up his campsite. Here is the picture of where he was lucky enough to get a spot under a tree. Good thing as it was over 100 degrees every day that he was there!
So Chris spent the first day just walking around and visiting the vendors and getting autographs from the racers. Here is a picture of the bikes that the racing fans drove to the track. It was much easier to get in and out of the raceway on a motorcycle. If you took a car, well… you were going nowhere in a hurry.
Then I get a phone call from Chris and he was all excited! He called me on Thursday night and told me that I would never guess who he just took a picture of. He was laughing so hard and told me that he just spotted Fabio and that he took a couple of pictures and that Fabio just kind of looked at Chris like he was so impressed to get photographed. Laughs. (Enjoy Bonnie! And hey, no girls hanging around him for you to worry about!)
This is Chris's favorite racer, Valentino Rossi, chasing someone else. Sorry I don't know who it is, but I am sure that Chris could tell me if I asked him.
I won't tell you all the outcome of the race, but if you want to find out more, then watch ABC this Sunday July 29, 2006 as they are replaying the race. It is the Red Bull Grand Prix and I think it is airing at 1 pm eastern time.
This is Vallentino Rossi. Not a bad picture for a little digital "instamatic" type of camera that is only a 3 mega pixel camera with limited 3X zoom features. And considering those racers are at times doing faster than 150 miles per hour, I am surprised that Chris was able to zoom in to capture them in a picture at all.
And finally, this picture is taken of the racers as they are going down the "Corkscrew" part of the track. This is a pretty steep area, and even the pictures don't show how steep it really is. But, it definitely shows it more than what the TV did.
So that was just some of the pictures that Chris took before coming home. Of course his ride home was almost as interesting as the races imo, but no pictures were involved. He said that he rode to Sacramento with some fellows he met while there and they offered to put him up for the night, but he decided to ride on. He made it to Reno and spent the night in a dumpy motel.
From there he left the following morning, and met up with some Hel l's Angels and rode with them.
:new_shocked: My husband could have been taken out with that comment! :stupid: LOL. Anyway, they responded that they figured that he would get the speeding ticket as his bike looks "hot" compared to theirs. Laughs. I just can't picture a Suzuki race type of bike with a bunch of Harley riders.
So they then parted company near the Oregon border, and Chris went on by himself. He got pulled over in OR for speeding, but the nice police officer let him off with just a warning to slow down. I understand that it was so very hot and the officer took great pity on Chris and even offered Chris some water. (It needs to be noted that in the area that Chris was in OR and bordering ID and for that matter here in Boise, it has been over 100 degrees for the past 6 days and we are expected to at least tie the record for the number of consecutive days of triple digit temps! So yes, it was VERY hot especially since Chris was riding in full gear… leather, Kevlar, ect.)
Anyway, I am so glad that my husband made it home in one piece, especially since he didn't check in on Sunday night or Monday morning and I was getting very worried. Sigh… Chris is talking about doing this all again next year! Laughs… This past year all I heard was I am getting ready to go to MotoGP and he was counting down the days.
I now fully understand what I do to him when I do nothing but talk about the horses.
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