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Bike Racing
It's true; I have the best job in the world.
I can test ride virtually any bike I choose, and the most
it usually takes is a phone call to set it up. Lots of
times I don't even have to ask. But after riding machines
as exciting as the latest literbikes and even Aaron Gobert's
championship-winning R1, the bike on which I had the most
fun this summer has puny 12-inch wheels.Yep, Honda's diminutive
NSR50R is the delivery device that provides major doses
of two-wheel grins. I knew we were onto a good thing after
riding the HRC-developed roadracer at its press introduction
last year, and this was confirmed after taking part in
my first race last November. The little two-stroke screamer
happily ate up the thrashing I was inflicting on it, and
doing it at a mini-sized budget. |
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Bicycling
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independent travelers, do-it-yourself travelers, adventurous
travelers, backpackers, global travelers, savvy travelers,
business travelers, opiniated travelers, hardy travelers,
discerning travelers, intrepid travelers, globetrotters,
vagabonds.... |
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Car Racing
Then, after eating a lot of fresh fish in Mexico, I headed
up to Phoenix for another race weekend.This was the most
expensive race weekend that I have had. I was knocked
into a concrete wall at about 100 mph and the car suffered
considerable damage. But fortunately I did not suffer
any damage, the high quality safety equipment in the car
kept me safe and the crash resulted in only a couple of
minor bruises. |
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Short course
Adventure races attract individuals of greatly divergent
abilities. To make the sport more inclusive, many race
directors will "short course" racers; allow
racers who miss mandatory time cut-offs to continue racing
on a reduced-length course. These racers will often earn
an official finish time but be "unranked" and
not eligible for prizes. Some races provide the option
for teams to skip certain CPs but incur a time penalty
(which often must be "served" during the race).
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