Phil T & Kime-a-beer Mammoth Mountain Bike Party - Part 4

Now we're gettin' our groove on. From singing to Journey & Bon Jovi, to rippin' up the dance floor, we pretty much took over the place. Tough not to have fun with this group. Talk about lack of inhibitions.
Phil is a force to be reckoned with on the dance floor. Here, Kim trys to contain him.
Ok, now Doug take's it to a whole new level. Rock on my man, rock on.
Three of the best. Somehow Mike's broken ankle went away after a half dozen cocktails.
Whoooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Phil T & Kime-a-beer Mammoth Mountain Bike Party - Part 3

Ok, it's party time. Dinner and cocktails at Hennesey's.

Phil T and Kim.

Dan, Mike, Phil, Doug, Wayne and Boris.
Is this a family portrait?
Lack-a-nookie's for more cocktails. Stay away from Doug R, as he will distribute Red-Bull and Jager like it's going out of style... actually, I think it IS out of style.

Phil T & Kime-a-beer Mammoth Mountain Bike Party - Part 2

Kim and Tati take a break from ripping up the mountain. Both of them are getting really good!
Dale unwittingly rides on a 60 foot log. This is WAY harder than it may appear to be.
Tatiana negotiates one of the drops on "Shotgun".
Junko's first time ever on a mountain bike, riding one of the bridges on "Seven Bridges" trail.
Tati & Dan and a view made in Heaven.

Phil T & Kime-a-beer Mammoth Mountain Bike Party - Part 1

Our friends Phil and Kim are both moving back east to pursue their MBA's. As a fitting send off a group of us met up at Mammoth, for some mountain biking and a little partying. We all wish the best of luck to them as they start their new journey.
Each day seemed to start at the bagel shop.Junko, Tati, and Kimi with their Woolly friend.
Good friends, good atmosphere, good times.
Phil, Kim, Dan, & Tati. We're sure gonna miss them. "Hold on to memories, but free the soul." - from the song "Let 'em fly" by D.Hallada/L.Dias circa '93

Laguna Seca Trip 2007 - Day 5

Ah, the ride home. After too much fun in the sun, it's time to get back in the saddle. PCH between Monterey and San Luis Obispo is just breath taking.
View from Nepenthe, in Big Sur. Great food, great views, great ambiance. One of my favorite places in the world.
There were a couple stops for road construction along the way.
2008 Ducati Hypermotard. Not the best, not the most hi-tech, not the most refined, but the most fun bike for me. Over the top styling, comfortable, big Vtwin character. Ride it like a dirt bike or ride it like a sport bike. Kick ass! Soooo different.
2nd favorite was the 2007 KTM Super Duke. Incredibly refined street bike from a quirky Austrian dirt bike company. Great motor, comfortable, refined. I can ride sport-ily without killing my wrists on both of these bikes.

Laguna Seca Trip 2007 - Day 4

Ran into quite a few of my friends at the track. Good friends, good times in the sun!

Kurt, Bruno, and Michael.
The newlyweds, Dax & Christina. Congrats guys! Too bad you'll be Floridiots soon. :(
I was lucky enough to get to hang out with the Perry boys in there private suite, "Shotgun Ranch" was the facticious business they used to reserve the spot. Catered food, open bar, perfect view overlooking turn 4. Unbelievable. Big thanks to Wayne Perry for including me.
The Doug and Andrea. AH, it's good to be king!
It did say "Shotgun" right?

Laguna Seca Trip 2007 - Day 2/3

Beautiful Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, CA. MotoGP, AMA Supersport, & AMA Superbike racing. It doesn't get much better than this.
MotoGP Legend, Valentino Rossi. They call him "The Doctor" because he is so precise. He rides the bike like it's art. Ridiculous.
2006 MotoGP and Laguna Seca champion, American, crowd favorite, Nicky Hayden.
My buddy Jeff Tigert raced Superbike. He qualified 3 seconds a lap faster than he has ever done. Unfortunately tire problems hampered his race results. Either way, it's very cool to see the father/son/buddies team pitted out of a van qualifying so well. They were and should be proud. Here, mechanic/friend Brian, does the Hula. Better luck next race Jeff.

Laguna Seca Trip 2007 - Day 1/2

Your assignment: 2 days to cover 600 miles of twisty backroads from LA to Monterey. You must use the latest street fighting equipment, some rare, some exotic, some both. You must lead a mixed group of Japanese & US coworkers with varied street riding abilities. You choose the roads, you choose the bikes. Do you accept the assignment?

Here, pre-departure, Dangry reminds everyone that crashing is not an option. These machines ARE Dan-gerous.
KTM SM950, KTM Super Duke, CBR600RR, Aprilia Tuono R, Suzuki GSX-R1000, Ducati Hypermotard, Ducati Multistrada, and MV Augusta Brutale. How do you like my choices?
Stayed the first night at the Cambria Pines Lodge. Not a bad place to wake up, grab a little breakfast before heading the rest of the way to Monterey.
There's nothing like a hi-tech, hi-performance, sport bike on a twisty country road. Beautiful.
Arrived Monterey on Friday night. Dinner and cocktails at the Hog's Breath Inn in Carmel. Nice.

Mammoth Mountain Bike Park July 14/15, 2007

First trip to the Mammoth Mountain Bike Park this year. You ride the Gondola up and charge down the trails. Mostly downhill, with very little peddling/climbing. Rock drops, pumice shoots, jumps, wood ramps, all with beautiful vistas and my favorite company.
This is MY playground.
Tati rides the ramp on the Lower Velocity run. WAY steeper than the picture makes it look. She's getting really good.
X Factor.

Random Pic of the Day

As seen in Cody, WY. KTM Kowboy.


My friend found this guy riding his KTM w/ saddles in Cody, WY so...
"Some Harley guys were picking on me last week, so I did a wheelie through all 7 of em...they got pissed and called the police on me...police came over to me and said "That was cool, have a nice day" and he let me go".

Hey Baby, it's the 4th of July!

Well, 2007 marked the end of an era at Phil & Wayne's beach pad in Hermosa. Phil will be shipping off to Dartmouth, which, apparently is some sort of school or something on the East Coast. Wayne bought a $100 Hot Tub for the occasion.

Too hot in da hot tub!

Doug and I never have any fun together. Sheesh. Me and my beautiful girl. Boris with an athletic drinking pose.

Dano, Waynium, & Phildo.