Idaho IOTMX A Big Hit!
Sunday, October 6, 2013 at 9:03PM Another HOME RUN!
Once again the Idaho Old-timers’ club has hit it out of the park. I was wondering what in the world could they do to improve their event from the previous year. Last year the track was excellent, the dinner superb and the Friday night potato bar was just icing on the cake.
As hard as it is to believe, they did it again. The potato bar was still open on Friday night for the early comers. The dinner was something you would expect to see at a restaurant or buffet, not a motocross with a bunch of geezers chomping at the bit. The new and improved part of the weekend seemed to be provided by Mother Nature in the form of rain during the week leading up to the event. This allowed the club to lengthen the track and run the hilly sand sections that are normally reserved for winter riding since water is usually the limiting factor. The track grew to well over two minutes for lap times and got fairly rough in the sand sections by the end of the first day. Yet everyone I spoke to was having the time of their life and all I heard throughout the pits was how much fun the track was. One of my buddies, who has acquired the aka “El Guapo” had an ear to ear grin after practice and was walking around saying, “that was the best time I have ever had on a motorcycle.” I heard the same sentiments from several others as I visited through the pits.
For those of you that did not make the trip to the Idaho round of the IOTMX series, all I can say is you made a mistake to sit this one out. There was great food, good people, a fantastic track and more fun to be had than is legal is some states.There was some very good racing along the way. The 60 and 70 Master class is always fun to watch since these guys haul the mail at what most people consider an age too old to be riding motorcycles. Guys like Gary Chase, Bart Kellogg, Kyle Montgomery and several others ride like old pros, very impressive! Great job guys, you can play golf when you get old!!! One rider that showed up as the new and improved version of himself was 70+ rider, Don Nelson. The guy showed up 30 pounds lighter than last year and it showed in his riding. I have never seen Don jump as high or as far as he was this weekend. I think he intends to own that #1 plate!
A big Thank You to the Idaho Old Timers for going the extra mile to make the weekend such a success.
#33
“Live your Life…..Forget your Age”
Reader Comments (1)
What happened, did you forget your goggles that moto or were you the only one on the gate? :)