S'up

So my weekend in Poughkeepsie was fairly decadent... if I wasn't cooling off in the pool or gorging on whatever tastey treat/foodstuff that was within reach, I was riding within Joe (Bro in-law).

Apart from this brutal fucking heat that won't be going away anytime soon... who all wants to hit up 125 asap? 4 rides in a row in the 'skills - as dope as the roads are - is getting old.

Who's in?

Also... Casey Stoner... I knew he was a little bitch. I knew it. But after Laguna? Shit, at least everyone else finally realizes it. "A few of the passes were too much for me"... again, what a bitch. He's the one that threw the first aggressive move, almost touching Rossi whilst passing on the outside. We finally get an exciting race and since it wasn't the boring hohum runaways that he's used to he feels the need to whine about it. What a cunt.

The meeting...

I wanted to have a meeting with alla youze so that we can all continue riding together safely and happily for the rest of our days. As you all know, finding someone to ride with that you like as a person and whom you trust is a very hard thing... we've got a great thing going with our little group and I wouldn't change a thing about "us", I just think we have some room for improvement as far as group safety and group dynamics go.

We need to have this happen sooner rather than later. I mainly want to talk about -
- Group safety and how we can improve on it - Each individual contributes something to the ride whether you realize it or not and each person's actions affect the group as a whole, we need to talk about this.
- Group dynamics and how that effects all of our safety - Feeling tired/hungry after a long day? Itchy to get home? Why not up the pace on the slab a bit... I want to talk about why this isn't the best of ideas especially since we are not all on the same page... yet. I want to work on us all being on the same page.
- Go over hand signals - a few new, most not
- Situational awareness. Again, this effects all of us. At a quick glance, can you identify all the cars around you and their positions relating to you and the group? Do you know where the hotspots are for popo to hide? How far ahead of yourself do you ride? Did you know your lane position effects how I make decisions out on the road? All of that is the awareness I want all of us to have. Since I lead 99.9% of the time, it's a habit/skill that I've developed over time. I don't think all of you have that since it's easy to just relax and watch my tail light. That's not cool. For your safety, and for the group. I'm not saying you all are zombies, not at all, but I am saying there;s room for improvement.
- Alan, Jake and I also want to talk about our personal pace and the pace of everyone in the US. Do the guys up front need to tone it down? Does anyone ever find themselves riding over your head in order to catch up?
- Group responsibility. We all watch out for each other, that's a given. But who carries tools besides me, Jake, and Pete? Who knows how to use those tools? In the case of the Adirondacks trip... where does "looking out for the group" end and "looking out for #1" begin, if at all? We're all responsible for each other out there. That being the case, we ALL need to exchange emergency contact info with each other in case things should go south, or worse.
- These are just some things I wanted to talk about, I'm sure there'll be more. I'm also sure that you all will have a lot to contribute. Clearing the air and being on the same page would a great thing and not at all that hard to do... Let's make it happen.

Lastly, your daily funbags -