Lazy Saturday’s

As I drive up to the entrance, a sense of nervousness overcomes me. This was the first time I had ever gone to an event by myself without knowing anyone there. I pay my $10, search for a place to park & call Brie and Brendan to get some last minute advice.

 

“55 expert and novice class to the gate please.” A man announces over the loudspeaker.

 

Who would have thought that there would be people 55 and over out today?  The races begin and moto after moto the fans cheer on loved ones and are taking pictures as if it were the first day of school. It’s an event that is hard to explain. Riders old and young alike all gathering on a Saturday doing something they love.

 

I venture over to the practice track and there are more bikes lined up at the gate. The gates drop and the roar of 250’s are overwhelming. 

 

I stood by a fence snapping pictures and taking in everything around me.

Fathers helping sons with their bikes, a sea of tents where sponsored and privateer riders alike are all congregating, and younger brothers and sister’s trying out a ‘big kid bike.’. I may have been alone, but I felt as if I was right at home. Saturday’s at Glen Helen are going to become an every weekend event with some interviews to come. There were so many riders who I know have stories to tell, and I can’t wait to hear them all.

 

Peace&Love

~ by shortstack86 on September 25, 2008.