July 22, 2007: Laguna Seca!
ride into Laguna Seca, I knew there
were a few pictures I wanted to take to
remember the ride in each day. This
avenue of eucalyptis trees was right
after the turnoff sign for Hollister
San Juan Batista. The smell was wonderful.
were huge fields of strawberries,
lettuce, onions and so on. Some were
just starting to grow like this one.
this one. The day before (Saturday)
there had been a field full of lettuce
which got picked while I attended the races.
this Yamaha R1. Cute plate.
(mock-up) and hold the trophy (REAL
thing!). It was HEAVY!
I passed these Moto GP hopeful of
tomorrow. Cute!
Superbike Qualifying trials and talking
with this man from Louisiana. He had
won a trip to the GP from his LA dealership.
We also talked about Katrina. He told
me how he had rescued members of his
family from New Orleans by boat.
Casey Stoner won in a run-away,
Chris Vermeulen was second and Marco
Melandri third. Valentino was fourth.
the Corkscrew. Ben Spies won, Mat
Mladin was 2nd, and Aaron Yates was 3rd.
a quick but interesting chat with this
Ausralian guy who lives in BC.
