2011-07-31 Riverglade MotoX
Kelsow and Jason404 decided to ride to the Riverglade MX park on Sunday to take in the races. It had rained heavily the day before which will really help the track. The temperature called for sun and 26 degrees. This combination would make for a very scenic field. Thanks Mother Nature!
We took the main highways (102 and TCH) as far as Debert where we picked up the number 4 over Folly Mountain. That's a great stretch of road (lots of new pavement) and allows you to bypass the Cobequid tolls. We wanted to take more of the back roads but since we didn't have a GPS, we didn't want to spend all day exploring and potentially miss the races. We both agreed to take the super slab for most of the way.
We stopped in Amherst for a little detour. We've never been through there before. It is a great little town with plenty of statues in the downtown area.
Kelsow needed fuel so we stopped in Moncton in Caledonia business park. There was a line up at each pump due to the U2 concert attendees heading back home. (Every time I (Jason) see the word "Caledonia" I think of the great (and similarly titled song) Louis Jordan song called "Caldonia". It was stuck in my head for the remainder of the day. "Caldonia! Caldonia! What makes your big head so hard?" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCH_n9CTTbA and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caldonia).
Arriving at the races, we saw long lines of parked cars on both sides of Homestead Road - we're here! Due to yesterday's rain, all of the parking areas were mud baths. We quickly got de-geared to the sound of barking 4 strokes and the smell of race fuel. Yes!
$25 each got us into the races. It wasn't long before we spotted the Monster Girls and the lovely red-haired Julie. MX Race? What race?
I have to borrow another line from the Caldonia song to describe the wonderful red-haired Julie...
"She's long, lean, and lanky and ain't had nothing to eat / She's my baby and I love her just the same / Crazy 'bout that woman 'cause "Julie" is her name."
*ahem* Back to the regularly scheduled broadcast...
Even though yesterday poured rain, it wasn't long before the hot sun dried up the track. Down in the lower part of the track was very dusty as you stand between both sections of the track. We moved around to get different vantage points for the photos. Kelsow snapped pictures like a mad man.
For the last MX1 race, we waited between the food truck to catch the infamous "holeshhhhhiiiiot". It was a meteor shower of rocks and clumps of mud and off-the-charts throaty noise as they all screamed into the first corner. Fantastic!
We watched all of the race and quickly walked back to the podium to watch Dusty (pun not intended) be crowned today's king. Congratulations to Colton and Teddy too.
It was a fantastic day at the races!
Read MoreWe took the main highways (102 and TCH) as far as Debert where we picked up the number 4 over Folly Mountain. That's a great stretch of road (lots of new pavement) and allows you to bypass the Cobequid tolls. We wanted to take more of the back roads but since we didn't have a GPS, we didn't want to spend all day exploring and potentially miss the races. We both agreed to take the super slab for most of the way.
We stopped in Amherst for a little detour. We've never been through there before. It is a great little town with plenty of statues in the downtown area.
Kelsow needed fuel so we stopped in Moncton in Caledonia business park. There was a line up at each pump due to the U2 concert attendees heading back home. (Every time I (Jason) see the word "Caledonia" I think of the great (and similarly titled song) Louis Jordan song called "Caldonia". It was stuck in my head for the remainder of the day. "Caldonia! Caldonia! What makes your big head so hard?" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCH_n9CTTbA and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caldonia).
Arriving at the races, we saw long lines of parked cars on both sides of Homestead Road - we're here! Due to yesterday's rain, all of the parking areas were mud baths. We quickly got de-geared to the sound of barking 4 strokes and the smell of race fuel. Yes!
$25 each got us into the races. It wasn't long before we spotted the Monster Girls and the lovely red-haired Julie. MX Race? What race?
I have to borrow another line from the Caldonia song to describe the wonderful red-haired Julie...
"She's long, lean, and lanky and ain't had nothing to eat / She's my baby and I love her just the same / Crazy 'bout that woman 'cause "Julie" is her name."
*ahem* Back to the regularly scheduled broadcast...
Even though yesterday poured rain, it wasn't long before the hot sun dried up the track. Down in the lower part of the track was very dusty as you stand between both sections of the track. We moved around to get different vantage points for the photos. Kelsow snapped pictures like a mad man.
For the last MX1 race, we waited between the food truck to catch the infamous "holeshhhhhiiiiot". It was a meteor shower of rocks and clumps of mud and off-the-charts throaty noise as they all screamed into the first corner. Fantastic!
We watched all of the race and quickly walked back to the podium to watch Dusty (pun not intended) be crowned today's king. Congratulations to Colton and Teddy too.
It was a fantastic day at the races!
