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Cycle News 2002 02 13

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blipping my throttle just because I was impatient; I was really just trying to keep my bike from stalling, but thanks for pulling over. Most of the trail in this section was single-track, and the passing zones were nonexistent, for the most part. Of course, I ended up overheating the bike while waiting for a couple of guys who were having trouble getting up one of the single-track climbs, but after I shut the thing down, it actually spared me and fired right away. After tailgating every single person I encountered on the trail and riding like a man possessed, I made it to the gas stop. Jimmy insisted that I take the float bowl off the carb and pull the pilot jet out, which I proceeded to do, comforted by the fact that the FMF truck was sitting three feet away. You know what? He was right: the pilot jet was • NON-STOP THRILLS AT DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY • WORLD'S GREATEST RACES completely blocked by dirt. FMF had a new pilot jet in the truck, so I simply threw one in and the thing ran perfectly. Pretty weird, though. Try as I might, I can't think of how that much dirt made its way into the carbo I guess Jimmy Lewis didn't make his way all the way over to Africa to compete in the Dakar Rally by being mechanically inept. Thanks again, Jimmy. The rest of my day didn't go as DAYTONA 200 BY ARAI SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 2002 DAYTONA SUPERCROSS BY HONDA SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2002 CHAMPIONSHIP DIRT TRACK RACES. • • FRIDAY- SATURDAY· MARCH 8-9, 2002 planned, either, but it was my fault. I was so far behind the rest of the group after working on the bike that I decided to avoid the next triple-A route. Unfortunately, the route ended up taking me all the way back to Rancho Tecate (the hotel where our trucks were parked) via the highway. I was so pissed when I realized that I missed 25 percent of the ride, but as it turns out, around 20 people got lost on the way back, and the way my day was going, I probably would have been one of them. The single best thing about this trip was that it threw open a door that I barely had my foot in - off-road riding. I had so much fun on this trip, and met so many nice people - it was one of the coolest things I've ever participated in. The other thing I realized was that it's a form of motorcycle riding that a diverse group of people can participate in, young and old. It gave me hope that I will still be able to ride dirtbikes into my 70s, and I doubt I can say that about motocross. CN cue I • n • _ S • FEBRUARY 13, 2002 27

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