A very busy F.A.S.T. weekend

What a busy weekend!
Mike, Jon and Duane got together Sunday and had a nice ride on the twisty roads north of Dubuque on their way to Balltown and checked out the newly opened restaurant there.
Troy, Dave Abbas and I headed to Hastings Nebraska for the race school on Saturday and CCS Great Plains racing on Sunday. The “Smooth Speed School” was a great experience on Saturday as all three of us did the school together with our instructor who is the 2007, #1 plate holder. The last school session was a disaster for me as I have now experienced the dreaded “high side” as I was attempting a pass on one of the last laps before lunch. The bike survived with very minor rash and I’m fine except for some deep tissue bruising on my right side but no broken bones!! I decided to pass on racing Sunday and concentrate on healing up. It’s been a disappointing session for me so far but now I’m focused on getting ready for the Road America rounds in a few weeks so Dave and I were Troy’s pit crew for the Sunday Great Plains races.
Troy competed in three races on Sunday and came away with several hundred dollars of Buell contingency cash!! His finishes were 2nd in Lightweight SuperSport, 2nd in SuperTwins and 4th in Thunderbike. He really ran well, getting his knee down and left alot of folks scratching their heads who were riding 600’s!
Congratulations, Troy!!
This coming weekend is the NESBA trackday at Iowa Speedway in Newton and I think there are a few F.A.S.T. folks heading down to take part so if you wish to participate check out the information at NESBA.com. or just ride down and check it out.