Battle Mountain 2012 - Day 1 - Speed Runs

The first speed runs have taken place. The cirmumstances were not so good, the wind was very strong. The organisation wanted to have the 10 fastest and the two ladies to start. So there were three heats. Jan-Marcel was in the first heat, Thomas in the second, David in the third and last. The wind was too strong to go flat out. About six deer crossed the road during his run. It did not really bother Jan-Marcel, but it gave him a bit of a startle. Thomas also noticed a deer crossing the road during his run. And talking about the wildlife, this morning they noticed a snake in the entrance of a badgers sett, just next to the car. It retreated immediately when it noticed humans. No idea what kind of snake that could have been. While loading the bike back into the car, Jan-Marcel hit his head hard against the trunk lid. This resulted into a little cut that was bleeding heavily, but it does not bother him as yet. Pictures of his blood-stained head will probably turn up on the internet, but it looks worse than it is. Thomas and Frans dressed the cut properly in the hotel. Maybe he should try not to turn too much in his sleep tonight :-) Thomas took it easy during his run, because of the wind. And David had a flat tire just behind the finish line. He crashed, but was not hurt at all. Tomorrow morning we will check the bike completely. It is most probable that the tire was pushed against the fairing due to the strong wind. Speeds: Jan-Marcel 69... mph, Thomas 62... mph, and David 62.5 mph. Sebastiaan crashed but is not hurt, Jan Bos did not run.