Jack Russell Terriers 1 - Sideburn United 0

Loveless rabid dog mauled SB#7. If you are still awaiting your copy of SB#7 to arrive, please ensure your pet is well fed at all times. Or maybe even fence-off the entire doormat area. BP

Gaining speed/confidence

From our friend Danker of the Sang Froid Riding Club, Oregon. What a trooper.

An update from the Pacific Northwest: Saturday was an excellent motorcycle day! A big group of us went up to Woodland, WA to race vintage motocross with the Hammer & Tongs guys. The track was awesome and the weather was perfect.
Then we all loaded up in the afternoon and drove to the Oregon State Fairgrounds for Indoor Flattrack Racing! We all ran our vintage mx bikes with knobbies, except for three friends who had raced a 100mile cross-country race in the high desert of Eastern Oregon--they ran their modern dirtbikes. Also, Travis brought out his RT360 that he's been building--hopefully he'll send you some pics soon--and beat an XR750!

Anyway, I had never done it before (except on a CT70, which kinda doesn't count) and got a slow start on the first race--but got in the groove, passed a couple of dudes and was gaining speed/confidence. UNTIL going through a corner, perhaps a little tighter than I had been, my foot hit something solid and twisted back against the footpeg of my DT250. POP! Look down and,
oh my--my boots pointing the wrong direction... Bummer, spiral fracture of the tib and a great big break on the fib.

Having never had the benefit of formal training--Chris Carr, where are you?--what was I doing wrong? Is it foot out, toes up? Toes down? The footpegs on the DT stick way out; are short pegs the way to go? I had a blast and want to run again--but definitely don't want a repeat. As I sit here eating painkillers, I'm thinking about getting one of those trophies!
Cheers, Dan

Fist Fight

'How To Win A Fist Fight In A Phone Booth'
is the opening story in SB#6. Sammy Halbert defies his 1/2 pint measurements (or is that because of ?) to give us a few tips on close quarters combat, on and off the circuit.
I used to play Rugby and so learnt to appreciate the dark art of flying boots; and how to avoid them in a ruck. BP

Go for Broke

From Patrick...

Go For Broke are high-quality, cloth-backed, woven patches. Patches are approximately one inch high and two inches wide. The patches have an iron-on backing, but for maximum durability we recommend sewing them on to your gear.

Patrick Leyshock thought up the idea for Go For Broke while laid up with a broken collarbone after an incident during a 2001 practice session at Portland International Raceway. Inspired in part both by Dave Aldana's famous "skeleton" leathers and the tally marks found on the sides of combat aircraft, he began working with local vendors to make his idea reality. The "broken bone" patch has since become a recognized icon worldwide - an icon worn proudly by folks who aren't afraid to take risks.

I've got one of these on my old Alpinestars to commemorate a tib and fib snappage. Patrick says he's earned 16. GI

Step Outside

The patriots out there may well ask me to step outside, before calling me a woofter and beating three shades of living crap out of me, but I'd rather ride this Deus Ex Machina Kwacker, than either the olde or brand-new XR. THUMP. THUD.
BP

Kill, maim, destroy

It's what it was built to do. Anyone got a spare triple they'd donate to us to build one of these?