Again!
If memory serves me right, didn’t I just cover this a couple weeks ago? But now I’ve got good reason to revisit this topic since this week marks the first of three weeks of my annual summer VACATION! Yup, that’s right, three weeks away from the daily grind that almost nixed my blog last week!
You may have noticed I spend a fair amount of time traveling in my job, so the last thing I want to do during some time off is travel. My concept of an ideal vacation is to kick back with no specific plans, sleep in late, stay up late and spend a lot of time Wandering Indiana on a motorcycle. I might even try to knock off a couple items on my “need fixing” list that dates back almost 10 years now. Now, how’s that for procrastinating!
One of the local TV stations has been talking about one-tank getaways around Indiana for the past couple days. With the July 4th Independence Day holiday just a couple days away, there are all kinds of local activities to participate in without breaking the bank. Local ABC affiliate, WTHR Indianapolis weather personality Chuck Lofton has a great Web site that links you to many Indiana attractions: Chuck Lofton’s One Tank Getaways
If you’re in the Central Indiana area, one of my favorite destination recommendations is the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. You can easily spend the better part of a day visiting the Hall of Fame Museum. The photo archives room on the second floor has an amazing collection of photography that Dave Hillberry will guide you through. After perusing what’s considered one of the most comprehensive collections of racing memorabilia in the world, you can add to your own collection from a vast array of memorabilia in the Museum’s gift shop. They even have a sale going on this week at their online store: IMS Online Store
Probably the best option available during your visit is the behind-the-scenes Grounds Tours. IMS Grounds Tour guests will visit the timing-and-scoring suite in the Pagoda, the Media Center, Victory Podium, Gasoline Alley garage area and the world-famous “Yard of Bricks” at the start/finish line in addition to a guided tour of the Hall of Fame Museum. Here’s some more information from Eric Powell complete with a schedule: IMS Grounds Tours
Grounds Tour tickets and information are available by contacting Mary Geiss at the Hall of Fame Museum office at (317) 492-6747 or mgeiss@brickyard.com. Tickets also will be available for purchase at the Museum, but space is limited and tours often sold out.
Oh, I almost forgot! If you like wacking little white dimpled balls around big expanses of manicured green lawns, you can book a tee time at the Brickyard Crossing Golf Course. Brickyard Crossing, designed by the legendary Pete Dye, is one of the top public courses in America. It also provides the unique experience of playing four holes inside the legendary oval of the famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Book Tee Times Online
Well, I think I hear one of my two-wheeled friends calling me from the garage wanting some exercise on one of Indiana’s many twisty back roads, so I’ll see you all next week at www.redbullindianapolisgp.com.
Greg
Two wheels is two wheels
OK, I’m a bit late this week, but work has been a zoo and I’m sneaking off a quick blog to you all during a short break during my week-long conference this morning. How’s that for dedication?
Last weekend produced two spectacular days of clear, sunny weather. This typically means I get very little done around the ole homestead with a garage full of sport bikes vying for my attention.
Saturday morning started off with a leisurely ride up to Ducati Indianapolis on the newest Italian steed in my stable; the Ducati 1098 R Bayliss LE. Wow, this amazing machine definitely tantalizes all the senses! Bill Carr always has the espresso machine warmed up and ready to greet the Saturday morning crew with steaming hot cups of espresso and tasty pastries.
After getting my caffeine and sugar levels up to snuff, I headed off to explore the far west-side of the Indianapolis metro area. As I wandered my way back to the south-side of town, I happened upon a friend’s place west of town. During this little break in my journey, a friend of Gary’s also dropped by with a very unique custom motorcycle.
One of the more interesting aspects of the motorcycle community is the vast array of machinery available to enthusiasts to satisfy every taste. The image of my Italian steed sitting next to this very special custom derivation of a Milwaukee classic presented the extremes of two-wheeled technology and design.
Sunday dawned bright and clear, but I successfully resisted the siren song coming from the garage. I ended up spending most of the day catching up on laundry, household chores and yard work. Darn, I wish all that green stuff growing in the yard would slow down a bit!
Well, the meeting is about ready to crank up again, so I’d better wrap this up and get back to the grind. I’ll see you all next week at www.redbullindianapolisgp.com
Greg
Motorcyclists in the neighborhood
This past weekend proved to be a pretty busy one with loads of special events all over the City of Indianapolis, starting off with an annual Italian Street Festival Friday and Saturday evening.
The Italian Heritage Society of Indiana and the Holy Rosary Catholic Church celebrate everything Italian each year with a street festival on the near-south side of Indianapolis. What better place for the new Indy DESMO Owner’s Club to gather to show off some of the fine two-wheeled machinery from Bologna, Italy?
Friday evening saw almost two dozen iDESMO members arrive with a large variety of Ducati motorcycles to tingle the senses of 
thousands of visitors to the festival. My favorite senses were totally overwhelmed with the vast variety of Italian treats like manicotti, lasagna, Italian sausages, raviolis, biscotti, cannoli, tiramisu, tortoni, zeppole and zabaglione, to name just a few! Wow, sensory overload!
After two evenings of Italian culinary indulgences, Sunday dawned a bit overcast for a very special event out on West 16th Street. Back in April, I wrote 
about the Ride for Kids® program to benefit the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation (PBTF). Several of us from the iDESMO group met up out the Brickyard Sunday morning to participate in the Indianapolis Ride for Kids® hosted by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Through the generosity of several hundred motorcycle enthusiasts, dealers and clubs, a very generous check was presented to Mark Muhlenfeld representing the PBTF along with four very special children; Hannah, Blake, Juliana and Connor, who each shared their survival stories with us. I’d like to recognize Bill Carr from Ducati Indianapolis and the members of the Indy DESMO Owners Club who came together, making the fourth-largest group donation for this event.
It’s events like this where people from all walks of life can come together as a group to make a significant difference in the lives of o
thers through our combined generosity.
With a great weekend of community events behind me, Monday morning offered another motorcycling opportunity with the 18th Annual International Motorcycle & Scooter Ride to Work Day. Our friends over at Red Bull opened up their downtown warehouse early Monday morning welcoming commuters on their two-wheeled vehicles with a little morning jolt of Red Bull.
To wrap up this celebration of two-wheeled transportation, a group of motorcycle enthusiasts, including a contingent from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, descended on the Indy 500 Grill at the new Col. H. Weir Cook Terminal at the Indianapolis International Airport for lunch. Talk about some nervous airport security folks seeing a herd of 20 motorcyclists with helmets, jackets and riding suits walking through the terminal. That was definitely an experience for them to remember!
I’ll see you all next week at www.redbullindianapolisgp.com
Greg
Great roads, great curves, interesting license plates
Hoosier Hospitality, Amber Waves of Grain, The Crossroads of America, Back Home Again and Wander Indiana are but a few of the more memorable Indiana license plate mottos that have shown up over the years from the Indiana Bureau of Vehicles.
From 1905 to 1912, the Indiana General Assembly charged $1 to register a vehicle and gave each automobile owner a 2-inch diameter brass or aluminum circular seal with a number printed on it. This was hung from the vehicle’s dashboard. The owner was allowed to make an identifying placard out of leather, tin, wood or other materials to be displayed on the rear of the vehicle.
Ray Harroun drove the bright yellow Marmon “Wasp” to victory and into racing immortality in the inaugural Indianapolis 500 in 1911. This first automotive racing event at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway predated the first issuance of automotive license plates in Indiana by two years.
In 1913, Indiana issued its first license plate. The plate measured a generous 4.5″ x 14.5″ and is the only Indiana plate to have a porcelain finish on a heavy metal base. Now that’s an interesting fact to remember!
Over the decades, license plates have generally served a rather mundane identification role on automobiles, offering little to no style to their owners. The 1980s saw the beginnings of a bit of design with interesting mottos starting to show up on what had been a dull utilitarian piece of tin on the back of our four-wheeled pride and joys.
If a little style is good, then more has got to be better! In recent years, the Indiana Bureau of Vehicles has discovered just how much we motorists enjoy personalizing not just our four-wheeled vehicles but also our motorcycles. Checking out the Indiana BMV’s Web site, I counted over 70 
different specialty license plates, many of which are available for both cars and motorcycles. There are plates to tout 32 different universities, eight military specialties, 32 various organizations in addition to the two standard-issue plates. This would have definitely complicated the old vacation travel game of identifying state license plates many years ago.
If you checked out my garage lately, you’d find a whole lineup of sport motorcycles, each proudly displaying the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum license plate that benefits the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Foundation. The foundation was incorporated as a not-for-profit Indiana corporation in 1957 and is operated for educational initiatives, charitable purposes and the preservation of the most diversified auto and racing memorabilia collection in the world.
If you’d like to help support the ongoing preservation of automotive history like Ray Harroun’s Marmon “Wasp” and many others like it, contact Greta Allen at the Museum at (317) 492-6779 to reserve your Hall of Fame Museum license plate, or check out this link for more information: IMS Hall of Fame Museum License Plate
Blessed with another glorious weekend of perfect weather, I once again spent part of Saturday and most of Sunday wandering the many twisting state highways and back roads of southern Indiana on one of my sport bikes, proudly displaying my support of the Hall of Fame Museum.
I’ll see you all next week at www.redbullindianapolisgp.com
Greg
INDY DESMO road trip
Last weekend, INDY DESMO Owners Club members ventured to the Ropkey Armor Museum in Crawfordsville, Ind., for their first event of the 2009 year. The group included 15 members of INDY DESMO who made the trip and got to see an array of tanks and armory from several time periods and were given a personal tour of the museum by none other than Fred Ropkey himself. The tanks have been featured in movies, historical biographies and numerous cameos on film throughout the world. Mr. Ropkey even had on hand the very rare X-14-B hover plane that NASA astronauts piloted, including Neil Armstrong.
Mr. Ropkey stated that he just loved all the Ducati bikes and was quite thrilled to see them all and had not had the chance to experience the brand for himself. Being an avid rider of Harley-Davidson motorcycles, he was very impressed by the technology and couldn’t resist stating how beautiful the bikes appeared right before his eyes. Thanks go out to all those involved with the ride, and we look forward to many more in the coming months for the club. More information about the Ropkey Armor Museum can be found at www.ropkeyarmormuseum.com
OK, let’s play Where’s Waldo! Can you find me in the photo above?
Nope, I’m not there!
I started off Sunday morning meeting up with a couple MSTA (Motorcycle Sport Touring Association) members at Don & Donna’s for breakfast on the square in Franklin, Ind. The plan was to ride a little bit of the Brown County twisty road routes then head north to meet up with the INDY 
DESMO group for the Ropkey Armor Museum tour. Well, the “short” Brown County jaunt turned into a 200-mile ride, complete with several stops for lunch and ice cream. Yup, it’s all about the tasty treats. But best of all, the new Ducati in my stable has reached that magic 600-mile point. After my friends at Ducati Indianapolis complete the 600-mile initial service and inspections, I’ll be able to really experience the power of the new 1098 R Bayliss LE.
With another weekend of motorcycle adventures under the belt, it’s time to get back to the grind, and I’ll see you all next week at www.redbullindianapolisgp.com
Greg
A weekend of fast pursuits
Wow. The weather gods blessed central Indiana with a spectacular string of perfect days this past Memorial Day weekend. Of course, all the local weather forecasters were patting themselves on the back for their forecasting prowess.
Friday, May 22, saw record crowds out at The Brickyard on W. 16th Street in Speedway for the Indianapolis 500 Miller Lite Carb Day. Now there’s an interesting bit of memorabilia in today’s world of automotive technology. Indy cars haven’t had carburetors for decades now. Even all my motorcycles are carb-less with advanced electronic fuel injection systems, as are most all the vehicles we drive today. Some things should never change for nostalgia’s sake!
Another major event occurred across North America Friday evening with the national premier of the new Ducati Streetfighter sport bike. Our friends up at Ducati Indianapolis in Zionsville, Ind., hosted an unveiling party at the dealership complete with lots of Italian food and beverages. Oh, did I mention gastronomic delights again? Remember, that’s always an important part of many of my experiences!
Friday evening was also a memorable experience for me. I took delivery of a new Italian stable mate for my other two Italian stallions. To commemorate their third World Superbike championship with Troy Bayliss last year, Ducati released a commemorative edition of their 1098 R model early this year: 1098 R Bayliss LE. OK, I’m weak, no willpower, no restraint and no level of conservatism when it comes to exotic two-wheeled toys. Yes, I bought one and picked it up this past Friday evening during the Ducati Streetfighter premier party. Number 217 of 500 is now residing comfortably in my garage!
Saturday dawned clear and bright with a forecast any weatherman would be proud to proclaim. With lots of fan activities around town surrounding the Indianapolis 500 out at the Brickyard, our friends up at Ducati Indianapolis continued their event-filled weekend with a demo day. Friday evening saw the unveiling of the new Ducati Streetfighter, and Saturday was the opportunity to test-ride one, along with an assortment of other Ducati models. My duties for the day consisted of leading or trailing groups of test rides and attempting to keep these swarms of Ducatista aboard demo bikes within the “rules of the road.” This was kind of like herding cats!
To wrap up the perfect weekend of Ducati experiences, Ducati Indianapolis and Commonwealth Motorcycles in Louisville, Ky., hosted a track day at Putnam Park Road Course in Mount Meridian, Ind. While 33 drivers were experiencing the 2009 Indianapolis 500 at the Brickyard, a larger group of sport motorcycle enthusiasts were fulfilling their own pursuits for speed on Putnam Park’s 10-turn, 1.766-mile (2.843 km) road course.
I spent Sunday morning exploring various twisty back roads on my new Italian steed, eventually finding my way out to Mount Meridian in western Indiana to hang out with the folks at the Ducati track day. Riding up to the Ducati Indianapolis pit area, I was greeted with several of the guys approaching me with rolls of tape to prep my new 1098 R Bayliss LE for a little track action. No, I held my ground and averted the temptations to break in my new toy on a racetrack. See, I do have a little bit of self-restraint!
My congratulations go out to Helio Castroneves for his spectacular month of May, culminating with his third victory at the Brickyard, becoming only the ninth driver in “500″ history to win the race three times. Everyone who participated in Sunday’s track day at Putnam Park Road Course also fulfilled their own pursuit for speed in a safe and controlled environment.
Oh, did you happen to catch a glimpse of an old, gray-haired guy in Al Unser’s pit stop or a flash of a bright orange Nicky Hayden Repsol replica motorcycle on that famous 2.5-mile oval on W. 16th Street at the start of ABC’s broadcast of the Indianapolis 500? I’ll save that story for a future installment of The Experience.
I hope you all had a memorable Memorial Day weekend, and I’ll see you next week at www.redbullindianapolisgp.com.
Greg
Ray Harroun (Jan. 12, 1879 – Jan. 19, 1968) was an American race car driver, born in Spartansburg, Pa. At the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911, his use of what would now be called a rear-view mirror, rather than the riding mechanic specified in the rules, created controversy but was ultimately allowed. Harroun went on to win at an average speed of 74.602 mph.
Harroun, who came out of retirement to race in the first 500, would not race after 1911. Harroun’s historic Firestone-shod yellow #32 Marmon “Wasp,” in which he won the Indianapolis 500, is on display at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum.
After retiring from racing, Harroun continued engineering work for Marmon, and later for the Maxwell racing team. In 1917, Harroun started his own automobile company, and he continued to work in the automotive industry until his retirement at age 79.
Ok, now what does this Indianapolis Motor Speedway history lesson courtesy of Wikipedia have to do with fashion and design? From our friend Dave Lewandowski at www.indy500.com:
“This past Monday, May 18, the entire starting grid of the Indianapolis 500 visited the Big Apple, New York City, to participate in the opening of a spectacular exhibit. Fronted by the yellow car that started it all - the 1911 Marmon Wasp - and the biggest prize in motorsports - the iconic Borg-Warner Trophy - drivers competing in the May 24 race lined up in the traditional 11 rows of three for a photo op in front of the Macy’s flagship store (where it’s been located since 1902).
The event, which preceded a media gathering at Calvin Klein’s Lookspace in Times Square South and followed multiple national TV appearances by front-row starters Castroneves, Ryan Briscoe and Dario Franchitti, was held in conjunction with IZOD’s exhibit “In Pursuit of FAST: 100 Years of Indy Racing, Fashion and Design” at Macy’s on Broadway through June 3.
The historic exhibit - featuring multiple generations of race cars from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum, 500 Mile Race-winning driver helmets, original photographs and memorabilia — dresses the large display windows and lines the (Broadway to Seventh Avenue) aisles. After the outdoor photo session, spectators/shoppers stopped to photograph the Borg-Warner Trophy, which occupied a center-aisle display space reserved during the winter holidays for the Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball.”
After their visit to the Big Apple, the cast of 33 drivers will be making all their final preparations this week. Be sure to check out www.indy500.com for a complete schedule of events throughout the week. If your not going to be part of the single largest sporting event in the world Sunday, May 24, be sure to check out all the TV coverage on ABC, VERSUS and ESPN Classic throughout the week.
Keep an eye on the early part of the Race Day telecast on ABC. If you catch a glimpse of a bright orange Repsol race bike flashing by, you’ll also be sharing one of the most memorable experiences from my month of May.
I hope you all have a memorable Memorial Day weekend, and I’ll see you next week at www.redbullindianapolisgp.com
Greg
Recycle your grass clippings
Grass clippings have been banned from landfills by approximately half of the states in the United States. Regardless of bans, however, there are no good reasons to collect and dispose of lawn grass clippings. In the collection system, grass clippings are a costly nuisance. Yet when recycled at home, grass clippings are a resource of valuable plant nutrients and organic matter for your soil. The best way to manage grass clippings is to leave them on the lawn. Grass clippings left to decompose (in place) will improve your turf.
Why recycle grass clippings?
Grass clippings are too valuable to waste! When left on the lawn, properly mowed grass clippings filter down to the soil and decompose rapidly, usually within a few weeks. During the breakdown process, the clippings feed soil organisms, recycle plant nutrients, and contribute organic matter to the soil. As a result, water is conserved and less fertilizer is needed.
Usually the easiest and best way to handle grass clippings is to leave them on the lawn. Sometimes, this is not desirable, such as when the grass is mowed long. Fortunately, there are other good methods to recycling grass clippings at home, including using them as a mulch or soil additive in gardens, or as an ingredient in a compost pile.
Grass clippings can serve as a garden mulch to discourage weeds, retain soil moisture and reduce erosion. The grass eventually decomposes, adding organic matter and plant nutrients to the soil. Place grass mulch around plants in layers of about 1 inch and allow it to dry before you add more clippings. Thicker applications of clippings can become slimy and matted, impeding air and water movement into the soil.
Incorporating grass clippings directly into the soil captures more of the N and organic matter than mulching, though without the benefits of surface mulch. As the grass decomposes, nutrients gradually become available to the garden plants. After collection, work 2 to 3 inches of clippings into the top 6 to 12 inches of soil. Do not use clippings containing a large amount of mature grass or weed seeds. These will eventually sprout weeds in the garden.
Grass is a good ingredient for a backyard compost pile. Grass clippings decompose rapidly and provide both moisture and N, which are often lacking in backyard composting piles. Compost piles begin to heat soon after grass clippings are added. The resulting higher pile temperatures destroy more weed seeds and plant diseases and generally speed the composting process.
Hey, wait a minute! Isn’t this blog supposed to be about motorcycles?
If you remember, last week’s The Experience came to you from my hotel room in Seattle with a comment about hoping my neighbor could cut my yard during my seven-day trip. Well, after copious amounts of fertilizer over the past 15 years and a week of rain in Central Indiana, my good neighbor cut the yard twice during my week long travels, but it still got totally out of control.
This past weekend was a spectacular two days of crisp clear days. After a week of travels, I opted to spend most of Saturday and Sunday on my Ducati 1098S Tricolore rather than deal with a yard of mounded clumps of dead grass. Well, it took over five hours of cutting, bagging and raking to bring my ¾-acre yard back into control, ending with a huge mound of grass clippings on my yard debris pile.
My elderly retired neighbor wandered over yesterday evening eyeing my mountain of grass clippings and proceeded to explain how when mixed with my mountain of leaves from last fall, what a wonderfully rich compost would evolve. He even offered to take some off my hands to enrich his own compost pile. Wow, now I can call my mountain of yard debris a compost heap!
Well, I hope you all learned a little bit about the wonders of Mother Nature and remember to recycle your grass clippings!
I’ll see you all next week at www.redbullindianapolisgp.com
Greg
What is this holiday?
According to Wikipedia, Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for “fifth of May”) is a regional holiday in Mexico, primarily celebrated in the state of Puebla, with some limited recognition in other parts of Mexico. The holiday commemorates the Mexican army’s unlikely defeat of French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of Mexican General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín.
While Cinco de Mayo has limited significance nationwide in Mexico, the date is observed in the United States and other locations around the world as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride. However, a common misconception in the United States is that Cinco de Mayo is Mexico’s Independence Day, which actually is Sept. 16, the most important national patriotic holiday in Mexico.
There you have it, another Hallmark holiday but most importantly, another reason to celebrate with parties, dancing and gastronomic delights.
Once again, I’m writing to you all this week from a hotel room looking out over the downtown skyline of Seattle. Yup, another business trip and another week away from home. I hope my neighbor was able to cut my grass this past weekend or I’ll be bailing it when I get home later this week.
As many of you may have noticed over the past year, my business travels sometimes affords me the opportunity to enjoy a bit of local activities and delicacies. Given my love of two-wheeled modes of transportation, most of my adventures have been centered around various opportunities to experience a variety of street bikes.
A window of opportunity in my business schedule afforded me the opportunity to reintroduce myself to the world of off-road motorcycles. A good friend and business associate who lives across Puget Sound from Seattle invited me to experience an off-road ride up to the top of one of the local mountain ranges. Green Mountain rises up to about 1,700 feet above sea level and is in the shadow of the Olympic mountain range.
I have not been on a dirt bike for over 12 years and was feeling a bit apprehensive about this adventure. My friend Joe assured me it would be an easy ride. I guess from a “locals” point of view, but not from a flatlander like me who has enjoyed way too many gastronomic delights. Well, the ride ended up being an unbelievable experience with an incredible view from the top of Green Mountain. I think I only bailed off a couple times, and Joe only had to “assist” me up a couple difficult climbs. The boys back in Indy will never believe this!
Like all good experiences, the day ended with yet another culinary experience. Several dozen freshly caught oysters and some local fish Joe caught over the weekend was cooked on a camp fire and served up to everyone’s delight. Not a bad way to celebrate the eve of another Hallmark holiday in the Pacific Northwest.
Happy Cinco de Mayo, and I’ll see you all next week at www.redbullindianapolisgp.com
Greg
It’s almost May in Indy
One of the more traditional signs of spring in Central Indiana is a flourish of activity out on W. 16th Street as the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) gets ready to usher in the month of May. There have been a lot of visual changes around the IMS grounds that included the razing of the historic old Brickyard Crossing Motel I shared with you all here at The Experience.
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway starts its 2009 season the same way the facility’s rich history began 100 years ago: with a balloon race.
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Centennial Era Balloon Festival presented by AT&T Real Yellow Pages will fill the city’s skies with many colorful balloons Friday, May 1-Sunday, May 3. It will be the first competitive event of the Speedway’s 2009-2011 Centennial Era, celebrating the founding year of IMS in 1909 through the 100th anniversary of the inaugural Indianapolis 500 in 1911.
DNK Records recording artist Josh Kelley and Papa Joe Records recording artist Ryan Cabrera will headline a free concert at 6:30 p.m. (ET) Saturday, May 2. Kelley and Cabrera, pop/rock sensations who kick off their “Tell It Like It Is” tour of the United States April 15, will play the Coke Zero Music Stage in the Pagoda Plaza. Opening acts will be Brandon Whyde and Australia natives The Kin.
The entire weekend of hot-air balloon activities at IMS is free for the public, including infield parking, which will be accessible from the main IMS gate/tunnel (Gate 2) off 16th Street. Check out this link for complete information for this coming weekend: IMS Balloon Festival
With spring finally making its way to the area, I did manage to get in a full weekend of riding. Sunday’s adventure took me up to the second “meeting” of the new INDY DESMO club I shared with you all in last week’s edition of The Experience. What better way to view the Dutch round of the World Superbike series at Assen and the Grand Prix of Japan MotoGP event at Motegi than with a group of Ducati enthusiasts.
Well, I’ve got to wrap this up and get over to the Brickyard for a very interesting experience this afternoon you all will find out about later this month.
I’ll see you all next week at www.redbullindianapolisgp.com.
Greg