The Old Folks Home

[ronott1]

Won't catch me doing that no sir ree.

I think the very hottest weather I've experienced was the first time we went to the Nissan test track in Arizona for the first speed bike challenge. The only time they could get the track was the end of June to the first of July. Yeah, southern Arizona in July in an enclosed fuselage peddling a bike at almost 60MPH...in 110 degree heat.

The pilot for our bike broke a British land speed record. When he rolled into the pits the moment we caught his bike we could hear him yell GET ME OUT OF HERE! The top of the fuselage is taped to the bottom so we ripped off the tape, pulled off the top and this wave of heat pours out of it that you could see. Poor guy was fried. We got him out and packed him in ice to bring his body temp down. He kept telling us that he couldn't feel the ice so we piled on more. Finally he said. That's enough, I can feel it now.

I have no idea how he survived it other than the fact that he was young and fit-a professional competitive rider-but he taught me first handedly what heat can do to a person.

15 minutes later he was up and riding my bike around the track to keep his muscles loose. Ahhh to be young again!

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This is the Varna II at the second Nissan Classic. The pictures were taken for a story in a California Newspaper. The racer is retired now. The Sport has evolved so that a lot of speed bikes are being built by college engineering teams. The designer and builder of our bike is an amazing sculptor/artist who lives in BC. The last bike he built is about a third smaller and much thinner than this version of the Varna.

They have a speed challenge every year (covid permitting) at Battle Moutain Nevada. Our bike held the woman's world speed record for over 10 years. 66.6 MPH all human powered! Go LADIES!

Nice Memories!

 

[microchick]

Lot's of good memories, Ron.

I spent over two weeks doing the body work on that bike only for the pilot to crash it during his first run.

I wept. That is why they took the pictures from the left side of the bike. The right side was full of road rash!...and my dried tears!

 

[ShrekDawg]

I have read about people that go to death valley to experience temps in the 120F range.

Sadly some of them die each year because they are not used to it and do not know how much water you need to drink.

I would be drinking my Hydration Multiplier stuff haha

 

[pennyJo1960]

Cool @microchick love the photo ties it all in ..
We took the car in for service this morning told them we bought tires have them on the front keep them there ,, So what did the nimrods do Yup

 

[sourland]

Good morning.

 

[CSolis]

Good morning.

Good Morning sourland... kind of froggy outside this morning.. was really noisy with all the frogs singing their hearts out last night. Guess they were glad to get out from under whatever.

 

[cheepteach]

good morning, oldies! sunny and mild today before a rainy weekend

 

[CSolis]

good morning, oldies! sunny and mild today before a rainy weekend

Sposed to be 80 today down here, with a 40% chance of thunderboomers late in the day. Cloudy and warm over the weekend, maybe some showers. What can I get done?

 

[cheepteach]

going to open a few windows, fill wood rack, dust and vacuum

 

[CSolis]

going to open a few windows, fill wood rack, dust and vacuum

Well, I got the house cleaned up same day as Prince went outside, no wood rack to fill... Windows open is a good idea.. But I still have more crap to clear, and the grass isn't high enough to mow. Guess it's clearing.