The Pro Stock Motorcycles have a month off between races, so we have a little time to spend at home. Most weekdays, I’m at work for my other job, and at night I focus on my racing to-do list. The weekends, we try to fit in some fun.

Saturday was a nice surprise when a group of friends from Reno came over with all the fixin's for a party to celebrate Gary and Kristy’s birthday. They are also the Texas hold ‘em poker bunch that Gary and I meet when we're in town. There’s a poker party this Friday. I was out of town on work for most of the parties this year, so I’ll have to brush up on my “bluffing face.”

We also had the AMA SuperMoto A-go-go in Reno this weekend. There were 45,000 spectators lining the streets of Reno as they raced through the course of a combination of asphalt and dirt. It was fun!

Sunday, Gary and his nephew Ryan broke out the four-wheelers (quads) to get them tuned up. Ryan is a desert racer. He had a race in California City last weekend, where he placed 1st and 2nd. We're usually not in town for his races, but we try to keep in touch on the road to see how he’s doing. Many of our friends have off-road toys, so with the season just really beginning, we are planning a group trip to Sand Mountain (i.e., Gary tuning up the quads). Sand Mountain is just that. It’s a mountain of sand not too far from where we live. We go for either the day or for the entire weekend. Most of the time we take a couple of group rides across the sandy terrain; however, Gary and the hard-core quad racers are usually found at the bottom of Competition Hill, making races. I don’t want to let too much out of the bag, but Gary and I have identical (on the outside) Suzuki Z400 Sport quads.

Talk to you soon.