Eric and I made it back to the pits in non-record time, but we arrived together. What I thought was going to be a fun chance to ride in the rain at night became something more. The cops were awesome and all had a great time. I spoke with a few of them right after the event, and here's what they had to say after surviving the Torture Test -
Matt Brady (team manager) - "I think it was everything we expected. We're actually happy that we got good weather... relatively good weather. Everyone had a good time and I think we had an impressive show."
Assistant Sheriff Campbel...
Assistant Sheriff Campbell.
Mike Duval - "I got the smorgasbord last night on the 11:30 to 12:30 run. I got rain, snow, mud, fog, so it was interesting... I did 3 laps with the team, I did another chase lap, and I did about 5 more partial laps with the video... I had a blast. It was awesome."
Jeff Tesdahl - "It was good, a lot of fun. Yesterday I rode the second out and rode all the hard courses. They were fun, a little challenging but it was a good time. I was laughing the whole time, I was like, `you gotta be kidding. Typical Jimmy Lewis.'... (The bike) held up good. Surprised me. The WR250 just held up. It's pretty much all stock except for the exhaust and a couple of mods to the carburetor and the suspension's probably worked now. We had a wide range of weight riders, and it held up good, it did a good job."
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Daryl Peacock - "It was a good time... I did 5 laps around the course - it progressively got worse with the rain last night, it was real slick, lot of clay up there, slipping all over the place, and then the last ride it started to harden up just a little bit - a lot of fun."
Eric Parra - "(It was) phemoninal. Particularly when we were riding. When we were out there riding it was more like a slip `n slide, but it was outstanding. I thought the whole event was fun. The course was perfect. Our bike worked like a dream, and DR put together one hell of an event. It's fun. We'll be back next year if we're invited, no doubt about that."
THE VIDA STUDENTS -
Joseph Arango successfully completed the V.I.D.A. Program curriculum and graduated from the program on Saturday, February 3, 2007. Joseph is back on track, attending all his classes and has caught up with his high school graduation requirements. Joseph is on track to graduate with his class and is well on his way to a successful life. The V.I.D.A. Program allowed Joseph an opportunity to learn discipline, self-control and self-esteem which has led him onto the right path and the Sheriff's team is glad to have had a small part of exposing Joseph to the motorcycling world. Waniesha Cunningham unfortunately dropped out of the V.I.D.A. Program due to the untimely death of a close family member. The officers have been in touch with Waniesha's mother Yolanda and she was happy to report that Waniesha has turned a corner with her life as well. Although she didn't take the same path as Joseph by graduating from the V.I.D.A. Program, Waniesha's involvement allowed her to learn about discipline and self-respect. Waniesha's mother is very pleased with her progress. Waniesha has been attending school regularly, even before entering the V.I.D.A. Program and she continues to do well academically, but now she is doing well at home and with her mother. We all wish both of these fine young people continued success and the LASD Motorsports - Motorcycle Racing team is looking forward to assisting countless other at-risk youth grow into successful adults.
You can contribute to the...
You can contribute to the Sheriff's team program by buying one of these event t-shirts.
The team's fundraising efforts enabled them to raise approximately $4000.00 to support their Rewarding Achievement in Classroom Education (RACE) Program. If you want to buy one of the team's cool t-shirts from the event, you can e-mail the team manager at mbrady.lasdracing@yahoo.com. If you want to learn more about their program, check out www.lasdroadracing.com.