Archive | May, 2009

This is not a picture of Francis the Mechanical Mule

“A.J., when you visit Francis this weekend, get a photo,” I told him.

“Ok,” A.J. said.

This, obviously, isn’t a photo of Francis. It is, however, a photo of the aluminum ramps A.J. scored off Craigslist to get Francis …

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Deconstructing 1107

Crusty and Robert take a meeting.

Our next race – the KC Hilites Midnight Special – isn’t until early August, so we’re taking the time to take the car apart and go through it with a fine tooth comb…something we’ll …

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Food, folks and logistics

An army marches on tri-tip, salmon bruschetta and wine.

The team gathered at Scott’s place earlier this week (he totally has a custom-built motorcycle displayed in his living room) to celebrate our third place finish in SNORE’s Caliente 250 and …

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Everyone loves a parade

We are having no luck in the fender department.

Crusty and Charlie took 1107 to the lumberyard parking lot Saturday morning, joining the Lompico Ghost Mountain Riders, military vehicles, fire trucks, bands and horses for the annual Felton Remembers

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Photos from the Caliente 250

1107 blows past a Class 9 at the Caliente 250. (Ok, it could happen).

Bob was kind enough to shoot some photos at the Caliente 250, where, as previously mentioned, we finished third. Next up, in August, is the …

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