Why am I smiling?

[Dave Withrow]

O.K.  Here's the deal.
Friday-12:00 noon.  I arrive at Lake Egypt Park with Mitch Winder and the gang only to find a field full of wooden stakes (?)
5:00pm-go trail riding with some buddies.  After a nasty get-off and loss of my kick-starter I'm starting to worry
Saturday morning-Ah... a new day!  Fresh start, right?  Nope!  Moto 1- flat tire, Moto 2-snapped throtle cable. O.K.  Could happen to anybody.  I get cleaned up and consider driving to town only to find my battery has given up the ghost.  This is getting wierd.  Not to worry.  Sunday's CC will be a great trail ride....yep, just wait.
Sunday-feeling great about the hare scramble.  My battery is charging and I'm ready to run.  Everything was going fine until a tree limb jumped up and hit the box-to-carb boot.
As I'm being towed back to the pits from about 2 miles out I keep thinking that this has to be the worst weekend I've ever had riding bikes.  So why am I smiling?  Here's why.
We were provided with beautiful weather for the weekend.  Got to meet and greet with fellow POG members Teddy, Randy, Mic, the Jones boys, and Tom Viers.  I took some kids fishing after the races on Saturday.  I got to sit around the campfire and talk with Mitch, Gary, Rik, Tracy and the gang.  Heck, I even kicked Teddy's soccer ball a couple of times.
Do I feel bad about the racing?  Sure.....but I wouldn't trade the experience for anything.  Thanks guys.  See you next time.

[Dennis Jones]

Dave, Thanks for taking the heat for the rest of us. You can carry a big load with class.

Dennis Jones

[tlanders]

Dave you are great. The love of the Lord is evident in your life. You are always more concerned for others than yourself. It was a blessing to me to be with you last weekend.

Teddy

[Mike Lenz]

Now I understand why you said you were not in the garage much this winter...bike prep...Sorry couldnt resist!

[Tommy_V]

Dave you're the best!  You handled it all with true grace!  I can testify, I was parked next to Dave all weekend and it was scary to witness!  Thanks for the help loading!

Tommy

Tom

[Dave Withrow]

MIIIIIIIIKE,
    Where were you when I needed you?  Hate to break it to you, but.........THEY HAD GYROS!  By the way, you got a spare part for the inside of the Bing that holds the throttle cable down?  I've got a 36mm that needs one.   Gyros are part of the deal!

[Mike Lenz]

DAAVVE, He tries to bribe me to work on his bikes by dangling one of my favorite foods in front of me. A terrible ,low, thing to do to a person with a weight problem!

[Rain Man]

ppheww, for a minute there I thought you guys were talking about another kind of gyro. cool, your only referring to food Happy Trails
Raymond