St. Eustache Quebec Race
I'm bach this morning from our latest race. This one was in St. Eustache, Quebec at the Autodromo. It's a 5-6 hour trip from home for us and the farthest race for us in our race year.
Hubby did very well. His first race he was running in 1st place and by all accounts would have won the race if he hadn't blown the points and his CB350. He went off the track on the far end and had to wait 3 races before the next schedule bike pick up. He and Jody really had to scramble to get the problem fixed before the last race. Jody bent a valve, again, and was out of racing for the weekend. I think Hubby and he have an idea of what's going on now though and I'm sure they'll both be in top form for Mosport in August.
Hubby finished 3rd in his last race and I'm so proud because that means he earned his first trophy.
One of the other gentlemen who travels down to these races from North Bay crashed in Hubby's first race and we spent much of the rest of the evening making sure his children were taken care of and ensuring he was OK. He doesn't speak or understand french so one of our group went with him in the ambulance to the hospital. His kids packed up his bike and we packed up our site. Then Jody drove his truck and kids to the hospital and we all stayed there for about 6 hours, watching his 7 year old son, 15 year old step-son and his step-son's friend. Billy (the injured racer) really crashed hard on his head and received a major concussion. He was very disoriented and was suffering with short term memory loss for a few hours. When it looked like they were going to release him, we set his kids up in a hotel room, ordered them pizza and headed out to Montreal. None of them spoke French and they had no family or friends in Montreal or Quebec. It was food for thought. I mean traveling to races is one thing, but what would he have done if there was no obvious person to make these arrangements for him and drive him and his children home if need be. He could have broken a leg or been unable to drive at all or even been forced to stay in the hospital for an extended period of time. We were happy to help out. We checked on him and the kids on Sunday and he contacted us regularly on the way home so we knew he was OK.
We always have a back up driver when we go to the races. We've learned that lesson.
So Sunday the four of us headed to Montreal for a bit of a look-see. The last time I was in Montreal I was 18 so I'll admit I was basically a tourist. We ended up sitting in a local cafe and people watched while we sipped on beer (gin for me). The weather was beautiful and so were the people. We plan on going back. We didn't arrive home until 1:00 this morning. We all pretty worn out and I'm a burnt piece of toast.
Lina is very upset with us and consequently, we won't be travelling without her for some time. That's fine with me, I end up wishing she were there all the time anyway. I hate her to miss out on new experiences.
Next race is August 19 - 21 at Mosport. That is the biggest event for us this year. It is a vintage motorcycle festival and there are more racers there than at any other event. I am looking forward to it and so is Lina.
Hubby did very well. His first race he was running in 1st place and by all accounts would have won the race if he hadn't blown the points and his CB350. He went off the track on the far end and had to wait 3 races before the next schedule bike pick up. He and Jody really had to scramble to get the problem fixed before the last race. Jody bent a valve, again, and was out of racing for the weekend. I think Hubby and he have an idea of what's going on now though and I'm sure they'll both be in top form for Mosport in August.
Hubby finished 3rd in his last race and I'm so proud because that means he earned his first trophy.
One of the other gentlemen who travels down to these races from North Bay crashed in Hubby's first race and we spent much of the rest of the evening making sure his children were taken care of and ensuring he was OK. He doesn't speak or understand french so one of our group went with him in the ambulance to the hospital. His kids packed up his bike and we packed up our site. Then Jody drove his truck and kids to the hospital and we all stayed there for about 6 hours, watching his 7 year old son, 15 year old step-son and his step-son's friend. Billy (the injured racer) really crashed hard on his head and received a major concussion. He was very disoriented and was suffering with short term memory loss for a few hours. When it looked like they were going to release him, we set his kids up in a hotel room, ordered them pizza and headed out to Montreal. None of them spoke French and they had no family or friends in Montreal or Quebec. It was food for thought. I mean traveling to races is one thing, but what would he have done if there was no obvious person to make these arrangements for him and drive him and his children home if need be. He could have broken a leg or been unable to drive at all or even been forced to stay in the hospital for an extended period of time. We were happy to help out. We checked on him and the kids on Sunday and he contacted us regularly on the way home so we knew he was OK.
We always have a back up driver when we go to the races. We've learned that lesson.
So Sunday the four of us headed to Montreal for a bit of a look-see. The last time I was in Montreal I was 18 so I'll admit I was basically a tourist. We ended up sitting in a local cafe and people watched while we sipped on beer (gin for me). The weather was beautiful and so were the people. We plan on going back. We didn't arrive home until 1:00 this morning. We all pretty worn out and I'm a burnt piece of toast.
Lina is very upset with us and consequently, we won't be travelling without her for some time. That's fine with me, I end up wishing she were there all the time anyway. I hate her to miss out on new experiences.
Next race is August 19 - 21 at Mosport. That is the biggest event for us this year. It is a vintage motorcycle festival and there are more racers there than at any other event. I am looking forward to it and so is Lina.
posted by ria at Monday, July 25, 2005
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