Grattan 2009 Official "We're Home Safe" Roll Call

DJChyk · 07-02-2009, 08:10 PM

Tornado B8 & DJChyk are back in KC, safe & sound. Wonder how long it'll take the kids to unload the trailer?

HondaGalToo · 07-02-2009, 08:43 PM

The HondaGals and Redsazook (Doug) are back in NJ. Just got back from dinner (sushi) and are gonna watch last weekend's MotoGP race.

maxib · 07-02-2009, 08:50 PM

Of course, maxibs are home plotting for next year!

ONEvcs · 07-02-2009, 09:02 PM

I'm home. Too tired to say anything witty...

SheepOfBlue · 07-02-2009, 09:41 PM

Nope I went to Alaska instead

08silvercbr · 07-02-2009, 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SheepOfBlue

Nope I went to Alaska instead

Didn't you have enough of the tundra?

After an exhausting 1.5 hours of driving we finally made it home.

Really some of you are nuts for driving so far last night. I felt like falling asleep in the truck after an hour. I can't imagine.

Hammer · 07-02-2009, 10:24 PM

I made it home last night about 10:00. Just a couple of nods here and there.

Jetbdude · 07-02-2009, 10:39 PM

CBRVFR · 07-02-2009, 10:42 PM

Got home for dinner yesterday and emptied out the van this evening.

A big box of Marchesini wheels and galfer rotors waiting here today as I work toward a more guilt-and-stress free track setup for the RC30 next year...

bwhip · 07-02-2009, 10:55 PM

I wish. 935 miles closer than at 5 AM this morning, though.

08silvercbr · 07-02-2009, 10:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bwhip

I wish. 935 miles closer than at 5 AM this morning, though.

Next year just leave your bikes with me and fly in.

I promise to keep them clean

SomeStrangeGuy · 07-03-2009, 12:29 AM

You can expect our home safe roll call tomorrow afternoon sometime...

CBR929RE · 07-03-2009, 12:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 08silvercbr

Didn't you have enough of the tundra?

After an exhausting 1.5 hours of driving we finally made it home.

Really some of you are nuts for driving so far last night. I felt like falling asleep in the truck after an hour. I can't imagine.

:twof ing:

: twofing:

:twofi ng:

:t wofing:

:twofin g:

it won't let me add anymore of those.

we took our time getting home. drove a few hours wednesday night then stopped for dinner then drove another hour then stopped at a hotel. got up sorta late around 8:30 and had breakfast and drove till lunch time then stopped again. Then we drove some more and eventually split up (me/JH, Alessandro and Dan B) along I80. a bunch of rain but thankfully no rain while swapping everything to my truck. but rain 5 minutes up the highway and most of the time till halfway through MA. got hme about an hour ago.

TAZ · 07-03-2009, 12:35 AM

Instead of heading home, Rachel and I had to steer the photo trailer to Monticello, NY, where we're photographing a trackday at the new Monticello Motorsports Club on Friday.
We had a decent day, although it consisted of about ten hours in the truck from wherever that was we stayed last night (somewhere in Ohio between Toledo and Sandusky) to Monticello. Unfortunately, Rachel's belly hurt and she slept just about the whole day.
Pizza Hut was closed by the time we arrived, so we headed to some bar up the street from the hotel. They were singing karaoke - and not very well, either - but the burger and the beer was good.
I'm exhausted, but had to check in here before hitting the sack.We're still 4.5 or 5 hours from home; we're hoping to be there before midnight on Friday, but we'll see how the trackday goes.
Two things I'm sure of, though...
1. There will be more incidents before lunch than we had in three days at Grattan.
2. It won't be half as much fun as Monday - Wednesday were.

CBR929RE · 07-03-2009, 01:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TAZ

Instead of heading home, Rachel and I had to steer the photo trailer to Monticello, NY, where we're photographing a trackday at the new Monticello Motorsports Club on Friday.
We had a decent day, although it consisted of about ten hours in the truck from wherever that was we stayed last night (somewhere in Ohio between Toledo and Sandusky) to Monticello. Unfortunately, Rachel's belly hurt and she slept just about the whole day.
Pizza Hut was closed by the time we arrived, so we headed to some bar up the street from the hotel. They were singing karaoke - and not very well, either - but the burger and the beer was good.
I'm exhausted, but had to check in here before hitting the sack.We're still 4.5 or 5 hours from home; we're hoping to be there before midnight on Friday, but we'll see how the trackday goes.
Two things I'm sure of, though...
1. There will be more incidents before lunch than we had in three days at Grattan.
2. It won't be half as much fun as Monday - Wednesday were.

The guys from Boston Moto will be there so tell Scottie, Dennis and the rest of them to keep it rubber side down. I'll make sure Scottie pops in and gives a full review of the track. Hopefully they give the safety a thumbs up cause I wanna ride it seeing as its only a few hours away. If I had known about this day before hand I woulda signed up and done it ont eh way home.

evl_twn · 07-03-2009, 02:35 AM

Got in last night about 9pm and got the bikes unloaded and trailer stowed. I'll get the truck unloaded one of these days

seamus · 07-03-2009, 03:01 AM

Spending the 4th weekend in Motown with friends.

Got here safe after almost seeing some great sites on I96.

Thanks for making the ride here fun. Think a trip to NJ is in the works....

JH41 · 07-03-2009, 06:16 AM

Not "home" yet....

got to work around 10pm and took a quick nap before starting my shift.

I get off at 7am, at which time I'll drive another hour home, give the wife and kids huge hugs and kisses and then pass out until at least 5pm.

-jh

HondaGal · 07-03-2009, 06:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seamus

Spending the 4th weekend in Motown with friends.

Got here safe after almost seeing some great sites on I96.

Thanks for making the ride here fun. Think a trip to NJ is in the works....

Couldn't help myself....

What's a road trip without a little fun? If you hadn't gone into warp drive, Redsazook was going to entertain you as well....

SomeStrangeGuy · 07-03-2009, 10:30 AM

SSG's are rolling out from NY now, ~467 miles to go IIRC, will update later.

NorthernRR · 07-03-2009, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ONEvcs

I'm home. Too tired to say anything witty...

You must be tired a LOT... hahaha

I made it back to coreys house wednesday night(a little fuzzy though

)

Headed out after breakfast and unpacking coreys stuff only to pull up beside some french guy pulling a toy hauler on the 401 What are the odds of that.

Dropped richard636 off and "slipstreamed" a transport with our trucks all the way back to My place. Finally said goodbyes to JBD and VS about 100kms from my house(for the 5th time

)

Made it home around 5:30 yesterday and Now it is back to "real" life. I have to be out of my house next weekend. ugh.

Steve · 07-03-2009, 10:45 AM

I made it to WV last night for a trackday tomorrow at Summit Point. Won't be "home" until sometime Sunday.

ONEvcs · 07-03-2009, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CBR929RE

The guys from Boston Moto will be there so tell Scottie, Dennis and the rest of them to keep it rubber side up. I'll make sure Scottie pops in and gives a full review of the track. Hopefully they give the safety a thumbs up cause I wanna ride it seeing as its only a few hours away. If I had known about this day before hand I woulda signed up and done it ont eh way home.

That's going to be painful, unless you meant "down".

Quote:

Originally Posted by NorthernRR

You must be tired a LOT... hahaha

I made it back to coreys house wednesday night(a little fuzzy though

)

Headed out after breakfast and unpacking coreys stuff only to pull up beside some french guy pulling a toy hauler on the 401 What are the odds of that.

Dropped richard636 off and "slipstreamed" a transport with our trucks all the way back to My place. Finally said goodbyes to JBD and VS about 100kms from my house(for the 5th time

)

Made it home around 5:30 yesterday and Now it is back to "real" life. I have to be out of my house next weekend. ugh.

I'm not that witty, that's for sure, but if you ever want to know how I got to convince my wife to marry me, just ask.

abtech · 07-03-2009, 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seamus

Spending the 4th weekend in Motown with friends.

Got here safe after almost seeing some great sites on I96.

Thanks for making the ride here fun. Think a trip to NJ is in the works....

If you guys are in town for the weekend and have a few hours to burn, let me know.

CBRVFR · 07-03-2009, 11:10 AM

+1 Me, too!

Not sure if I'll be going up to touristville or hanging out here this weekend.

CBR929RE · 07-03-2009, 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ONEvcs

That's going to be painful, unless you meant "down".

I'm not that witty, that's for sure, but if you ever want to know how I got to convince my wife to marry me, just ask.

I must have been pretty tired last night. up/down/left/right whatever way you wanna do it just don't get hurt.

bwhip · 07-03-2009, 09:24 PM

Just rolled into the driveway at Casa de Whip. 3,958 miles total for the trip. Good to be home. Sure glad I went.

nhfirefighter13 · 07-03-2009, 09:29 PM

Been home for a little bit. Parked myself on the couch.

Jetbdude · 07-03-2009, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nhfirefighter13

Been home for a little bit. Parked myself on the couch.

Get that knee fix buddy!

SheepOfBlue · 07-03-2009, 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bwhip

Just rolled into the driveway at Casa de Whip. 3,958 miles total for the trip. Good to be home. Sure glad I went.

WOW I am not even half that distance!

07-02-2009, 08:10 PM	#1
DJChyk Keeper of the B8 Join Date: 07-02-2007 Location: Land of Oz Bike(s): '79 Hawk 400, '89 FZR 600 Posts: 333	Official "We're Home Safe" Roll Call Tornado B8 & DJChyk are back in KC, safe & sound. Wonder how long it'll take the kids to unload the trailer? __________________ “There are two things to aim at in life; first to get what you want, and after that to enjoy it.” ~L. P. Smith

07-02-2009, 08:43 PM	#2
HondaGalToo See you next year, Eagles... Join Date: 12-16-2006 Location: New Jersey Age: 49 Bike(s): '01 929, '07 gsxr 600 Posts: 2,790	The HondaGals and Redsazook (Doug) are back in NJ. Just got back from dinner (sushi) and are gonna watch last weekend's MotoGP race. __________________ “I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all the kinds of things you can't see from the center.” ~Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

07-02-2009, 09:02 PM	#4
ONEvcs "Si vis pacem para bellum" Join Date: 12-18-2006 Location: Ft. Worth Age: 41 Bike(s): '05CBR1000RR. '07SXV5.5 Posts: 4,459 Images: 99	I'm home. Too tired to say anything witty... __________________ "Nothing is more fairly distributed than common sense: no one thinks he needs more of it than he already has." René Descartes

07-02-2009, 09:41 PM	#5
SheepOfBlue Vote Sheep Or Else Join Date: 12-18-2006 Location: Huntsville, AL Age: 47 Bike(s): CBR1000RR, RC51, VT500FT Posts: 10,444	Nope I went to Alaska instead __________________ Find one in every car. You'll see.

07-02-2009, 10:24 PM	#7
Hammer DILLIGAF Join Date: 12-17-2006 Location: Indiana Age: 40 Bike(s): 05 Suzuki 600 Posts: 6,823 Images: 12	I made it home last night about 10:00. Just a couple of nods here and there. __________________ Amateurs practices until they get it right. A professional practices until they can't get it wrong.

07-02-2009, 08:50 PM	#3
maxib Wake me up...save me from the nothing I've become Join Date: 12-18-2006 Location: MN Age: 58 Bike(s): 02 CBR954RR 05 ST1300 Posts: 1,639	Of course, maxibs are home plotting for next year!

07-02-2009, 10:39 PM	#8
Jetbdude #20 Join Date: 12-13-2006 Location: Canada eh! Age: 35 Bike(s): 07 600RR Posts: 3,664	__________________ Happy wife, happy life.

07-02-2009, 10:42 PM	#9
CBRVFR Age of bike + rider = 78 !! Join Date: 12-13-2006 Age: 57 Bike(s): VFR SV TZ250 RC30 Posts: 7,918	Got home for dinner yesterday and emptied out the van this evening. A big box of Marchesini wheels and galfer rotors waiting here today as I work toward a more guilt-and-stress free track setup for the RC30 next year... __________________ Eigoga Mothafucku - Hanashimaska? Godspeed, # 20 - Rich Herald, the Gentle Giant

07-02-2009, 10:55 PM	#10
bwhip An addiction no rehab can cure Join Date: 12-13-2006 Location: Idaho, USA Bike(s): A modest variety Posts: 5,540	I wish. 935 miles closer than at 5 AM this morning, though. __________________ My Gallery http://www.latebraker.com

07-03-2009, 12:29 AM	#12
SomeStrangeGuy maybe this was a bad idea. Join Date: 12-13-2006 Location: Debt, where else? Age: 2 Bike(s): GS RR Posts: 7,665 Images: 5	You can expect our home safe roll call tomorrow afternoon sometime... __________________ Come find yourself - GPS Discussion Forums Time is the ultimate currency. The Seamii are awesome.

07-03-2009, 12:35 AM	#14
TAZ Join Date: 12-21-2006 Location: Middletown, DE Age: 38 Bike(s): ...are awesome Posts: 395	Instead of heading home, Rachel and I had to steer the photo trailer to Monticello, NY, where we're photographing a trackday at the new Monticello Motorsports Club on Friday. We had a decent day, although it consisted of about ten hours in the truck from wherever that was we stayed last night (somewhere in Ohio between Toledo and Sandusky) to Monticello. Unfortunately, Rachel's belly hurt and she slept just about the whole day. Pizza Hut was closed by the time we arrived, so we headed to some bar up the street from the hotel. They were singing karaoke - and not very well, either - but the burger and the beer was good. I'm exhausted, but had to check in here before hitting the sack.We're still 4.5 or 5 hours from home; we're hoping to be there before midnight on Friday, but we'll see how the trackday goes. Two things I'm sure of, though... 1. There will be more incidents before lunch than we had in three days at Grattan. 2. It won't be half as much fun as Monday - Wednesday were.

07-03-2009, 02:35 AM	#16
evl_twn CAN CRUSHER Join Date: 12-13-2006 Location: Central Illinois Age: 41 Bike(s): worm gear Posts: 2,349 Images: 6	Got in last night about 9pm and got the bikes unloaded and trailer stowed. I'll get the truck unloaded one of these days __________________ Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba.... - Hunter S. Thompson

07-03-2009, 03:01 AM	#17
seamus Turning is for p***ies Join Date: 12-13-2006 Location: Rocket City Age: 35 Bike(s): 1KRR; VFR; FMX650 Posts: 8,077	Spending the 4th weekend in Motown with friends. Got here safe after almost seeing some great sites on I96. Thanks for making the ride here fun. Think a trip to NJ is in the works.... __________________ Ducit Amor Patriae Richard Herald, The Gentle Giant For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. ---Leonardo Da Vinci

07-03-2009, 06:16 AM	#18
JH41 veinte siete Join Date: 12-27-2006 Location: NYF'nC Bike(s): 09 KLR650 Posts: 988	Not "home" yet.... got to work around 10pm and took a quick nap before starting my shift. I get off at 7am, at which time I'll drive another hour home, give the wife and kids huge hugs and kisses and then pass out until at least 5pm. -jh __________________ *- I told my wife: 4 bikes or 4 girlfriends.... she's letting me keep the bikes* - Cars lean the wrong way in turns.

07-03-2009, 10:30 AM	#20
SomeStrangeGuy maybe this was a bad idea. Join Date: 12-13-2006 Location: Debt, where else? Age: 2 Bike(s): GS RR Posts: 7,665 Images: 5	SSG's are rolling out from NY now, ~467 miles to go IIRC, will update later. __________________ Come find yourself - GPS Discussion Forums Time is the ultimate currency. The Seamii are awesome.

07-03-2009, 10:45 AM	#22
Steve Hey mister, I just wanna ride Join Date: 11-04-2008 Location: Bloomingdale, NJ Age: 46 Bike(s): cbr600rr, sv650 Posts: 11	I made it to WV last night for a trackday tomorrow at Summit Point. Won't be "home" until sometime Sunday.

07-03-2009, 11:10 AM	#25
CBRVFR Age of bike + rider = 78 !! Join Date: 12-13-2006 Age: 57 Bike(s): VFR SV TZ250 RC30 Posts: 7,918	+1 Me, too! Not sure if I'll be going up to touristville or hanging out here this weekend. __________________ Eigoga Mothafucku - Hanashimaska? Godspeed, # 20 - Rich Herald, the Gentle Giant

07-03-2009, 09:24 PM	#27
bwhip An addiction no rehab can cure Join Date: 12-13-2006 Location: Idaho, USA Bike(s): A modest variety Posts: 5,540	Just rolled into the driveway at Casa de Whip. 3,958 miles total for the trip. Good to be home. Sure glad I went. __________________ My Gallery http://www.latebraker.com

07-03-2009, 09:29 PM	#28
nhfirefighter13 P90X RAGE! Join Date: 12-13-2006 Location: Concord, NH Age: 34 Bike(s): The Mighty Nissan! Posts: 4,497 Images: 58	Been home for a little bit. Parked myself on the couch. __________________ http://www.kezerphotography.com http://www.kezerphotography.com/blog "Holy Jesus God. My teeth taste like street." -Unknown

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