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More NXT books coming...
I was reading through some reviews of the last book, One Kit Wonders, and the latest review caught my attention... and made me realize that when it comes to NXT books, you just can't win :)
Feedback on Idea Book (both in reviews and from emails and blog comments) was supportive, but there seemed to be a larger group of readers who felt that the book was heavy on theory and needed more robots - "less talk, more building" seemed to be the consensus.
So... One Kit Wonders got rid of the theory and focused on just robots and the programs to run them. The latest review was 4-stars and stated "This book shows you how to build and program 10 robots . . . that is pretty much it" - - - 10 robot BIs and PIs and "that is pretty much it."
All these comments beg the question: What does the NXT robot owner want in a book?
Any my response: Whatever it is, it cannot be satisfied with one book. (And according to Malcolm Gladwell in his book "Blink," the consumer really does NOT know what he/she wants most of the time anyway.)
Readers want color -well, color will either raise the price of the book (fewer sales and less incentive by publisher to do more) or reduce the page count (fewer robots, fewer sales, and less incentive by publisher to do more).
Readers want more robots - BIs take up a large portion of pages, reducing the number of pages for text/discussion/training.
Readers want more discussion/training - Screenshots of NXT-G software take up a large portion of pages, reducing the number of pages for robot BIs.
I enjoy writing books on NXT and I think many of the other blog contribs feel the same way... but it's very difficult to gauge what our readers want because NXT users are such a large and diverse group in both skills and interests.
True story: I had someone (an adult) come up to me about 6 months ago at a robotics gathering in Atlanta - this person told me "I didn't like Mayan Adventure because it was too short. You need to write the next one and have maybe 10 or more robots."
I bit my tongue because what I wanted to say was "Mayan took about 6 months to write, went through numerous tech reviews for accuracy, and 10 robots would have taken over a year to get done. Oh, and it was written for kids. You write the next one."
Okay, enough griping... my goal with this post was to share with our readers that more books are in the works, but also to inform that we can't make everyone happy. We'll do our best, though... and hopefully you'll like what we come up with...
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- neobobkrause said...
Some thoughts:
1) Print in B&W but include a "bonus" CD with color versions or more BIs and PIs. If piracy is an issue, then skip the CD but include a license key in every book that provides access to material on in the form of a desktop application or web site. (See 3 and 4 below.)
2) Offer a Kindle version of the book, maybe with "bonus" content. A Kindle desktop application is sure to be in the works -- maybe a color one!
3) Find a development partner to help you package your designs in the form of a desktop application. The revenue model is like a game.
4) Or package your designs as a website. This option has the added benefit of helping you build community around your work.
Generally... know your strength, your passions, your audience and the value chain. Maximize them and outsource the rest.
- Sparky
- Apr 28, 2009, 2:33:00 AM
- Tim said...
I think the hard part you are looking for is in the middle. The theory needs to be explained and then illustrate how the theory influenced the design. The goal would be for the reader to be able to learn the theory, have that theory inspire the reader to build, but most important have the theory presented in a way to make the reader/builder successful.
- Apr 28, 2009, 11:17:00 AM
- megamindstorm101 said...
I think that putting it on a website or somewhere on the net even with a password will still have the chance of piracy. Putting it on a video vhs wouldnt be such a bad idea (instructions to pause on each pic and then play and pause ect) but people dont use vhs anymore and they have ways to put it on a dvd which means put it on the comp which means piracy.
as for the person who said let talking more robots for the first book and the one who said more talking less robots well then they should just get both books :) the first one was meant to have talking ebcasue it was for the comeplete begginer while the second one was for the already knowing builder (since they could read the first book) which then would mean they leanr how to use the robot and then read the second book there would be no problem. I think if you put the volume two instead of a whole new title it might have made the reader think that they should read the first one first and then there wouldnt be any of these complaints.
having color was something I used to want (before i even saw the book) but then i saw it and was like "these pictures are perfectly fine I dont see why color is needed" if someone wants color I think you should just build the robot (its easy even in B@W) and then BAM a color robot :)
- Apr 28, 2009, 12:12:00 PM
- MG said...
I agree with neobobkrause (color) and megamindstorm101 (volumes).
1)It would be nice to have access to color pics (available through the web) for people who want to see the pics in color, so the cost of the book wouldn't be compromised.
2)Do books with degrees of complexity (beginners, intermediate, advanced; kids, adults/engineering oriented). That way the reader would know in advance the level of "theory" involved inside the book.
I also think that people not being completely satisfied with the content of a book is a good thing. It gives you the opportunity to keep writing more books for a bigger audience and a chance to reedit current publications.
People are buying your books and giving you feedback, and that is a good thing. If you value the readers comments for future publications it makes us keep reading and buying your books.
Making a book it's hard work, and making it profitable even more. Keep up the good work, we the readers appreciate your effort.
- Apr 28, 2009, 2:04:00 PM
- LeGo-Bots Lady (;-p) V.Greene said...
Jim, I loved Maya Adventures...it was just the right size, not overwhelming, interesting robots, helpful programming, and definitely interesting reading! I've been hoping for a sequel - doesn't have to have a lot of robots (2-3) - please! For those readers who need books with lots of robots to "copy", where's your creativity? That's part of the fun and challenge in building and programming.
- Apr 29, 2009, 2:49:00 AM
- Jim Kelly said...
I was just in a grumpy mood yesterday :) no worries. Thanks for the nice words about Mayan... glad you liked it.
- Apr 29, 2009, 3:13:00 AM
- Enrique said...
Jim, for what it's worth I would really like to add my view: I would most appreciate a color version of the BI's even if I have to pay a premium. My eyesight is OK for a 50+ guy but still, color is something I would very much like. And when you generate grayscale BIs no matter how much effort you put into it, the final quality depends a lot on the quality of the final printer.
But true: it is impossible to please everyone with one product. Each customer has a different expectation on value vs. price.
If 2 versions (B&W more affordable, color more expensive) is out of the question, you might resort to other mechanisms.
For instance, say each book has a coupon/code you can enter on a website and with an extra payment via Paypal or credit card, you can get via mail the color BIs (i.e. in hardcopy), maybe stapled, not bound? .
Or how about a mixed solution: why not post in the book discussion section some color pictures or diagrams of the sub-assemblies or the most complex steps? (something the authors have done in the past to answer specific questions by the readers). Those pictures without the book would not enable anyone to assemble the complete project.
Sorry for the lengthy post. I hope these "out-of-the-box" ideas are of help.
- May 5, 2009, 1:24:00 PM
- Thomas Sheppard said...
Loved the Mayan Adventure book and have used the scroll and stringbot challenges in class. Here is a link to a video of a group of my students doing the Scroll Challenge: http://nlrobotics.blogspot.com/2009/05/scroll-challenge.html
BTW, my students love the story. It really hooks them into the challenges. Great job Jim.
- May 16, 2009, 4:10:00 AM
- bazmati said...
i've bought every single NXT book that was published except the classroom experiment modules because they are not on Amazon.ca
Publish a book and i'll buy it and when i go to shows with my NXT robots representing my AFOL Club www.quelug.org, i bring them all (my book box is betting heavy) but every chance i get to show off what's out there, i do it, and let visitors flip through pages to help them decide which one is best for them. I sure hope that helps with sales and i encourage you all to keep on publishing. They only really issue in my area is that most of users are french but then i explain what better way for your kids to learn English than to read about something that they are passionate about in the first place!
Looking forward to new books.
Hope to read you soon.
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Dec 5, 2009
65 NXT Projects on CD
Just in time for the holidays, I have updated the project CD on nxtprograms.com, now called 65 Fun Projects for your LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT, to include building instructions and programs for all 65 of the NXT 1.X projects on the site, including the newer ones such as the Forklift, Dial Remote Control, Peg Sorter, Claw Striker, Trailer Pull, Combination Lock Box, and more...
The CD also contains the full verson of the new NXT Guitar Challenge Game project. The full version of this game is available only on the CD, and includes a PC (Windows) graphical song recorder/editor, so you can "record" and edit Guitar Challenge Game songs for your favorite music on your PC and download them to the NXT to play along with. Owners of the CD also get access to additional songs on the web submitted by other users of the game, and full source code for the game and recording programs, for those advanced NXT programmers who are interested in getting exposed to some NXC and C/C++ programming.
The CD is designed for the NXT 1.0 kits, although NXT 2.0 owners will be able to build many of the projects with minor substitutions if you also get the Education Resource Set. So if you already have an NXT in the family or are getting one for the holidays, the CD makes a great gift or stocking stuffer to give you and your child instant access to full building instructions and ready-to-run programs for 65 fun projects for your NXT, without needing to connect, wait, or worry about the internet.
Happy Holidays and Happy Building!
4 comments:
- Robotica said...
nice gift !
I reused your designed in many of my own models, especially, the game-controller functions.
Thanks Dave for your effort in publishing it.
- Dec 5, 2009, 9:16:00 PM
- iMarc said...
I'v been wanting to tell you Dave that your site is fantastic and a valuable resource for parents teachers kids and afol alike. Even tho a printed book would have more value add to me I decided to go ahead and purchase your cd. I feel that the quality of you projects, photos and program are well worth the 20$. I must add that ordering it was a breeze to do on your secured order form and shipping cost kept at a minimum help my decision to buy. Well done Dave :)
- Dec 6, 2009, 3:55:00 AM
- Fay Rhodes said...
Dave, I'm glad to see that your inspiring designs are available on disk. I'd like to add my vote for a paper version—but I'll take what I can get.
- Dec 6, 2009, 8:05:00 PM
- Dave Parker said...
Thanks all. I would like a print solution too, but I have a serious page count problem. I think I would be over 2000 pages with all these projects and photos. Maybe some day I will figure out some kind of a la carte on-demand thing. Or maybe I just wait until everyone owns a color Kindle :-)
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That said, I don't play with them enough. Keep meaning too but really I just sort of fidget with whatever's around depending on mood.
(Anyone else like to move them around in slow motion, like they're jumping in bullet-time style...?)
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The latest proposal to solve the issue of funding Rescue services has the county taking over its operation.
City and County officials will discuss a proposal created by City Attorney John Miller that calls for the city to transfer operation of Rescue to the county - with the stipulation that if Council members don't like how magistrates operate the service, it can be transferred back.
Magisterial districts could soon change, after Census results revealed that the Taylor County population is growing.
District boundaries will be examined next month, Taylor County Judge/Executive Eddie Rogers told Fiscal Court members at its regular meeting last Tuesday, based on data from the 2010 Census.
Taylor County was home to 24,512 people on April 1, 2010, according to 2010 Census figures, which is a gain of 1,585 from the 2000 Census.
Rogers said three residents will need to serve on a re-districting committee.
Campbellsville City Council members have rejected magistrates' offer to take over Rescue or E-911 services, a move that leaves discussions open.
The Council's action took place at a special meeting Thursday night. The vote was 9-3 with Councilmen Mike Hall Jr., Jimmy Ewing and Greg Rice voting no.
It's the City Council's move.
Magistrates have offered to take over operation of either Campbellsville/Taylor County Rescue or Campbellsville/Taylor County E-911.
For more than a month now, Campbellsville City Council and Taylor Fiscal Court have made repeated motions regarding rescue and E-911 funding.
At Tuesday's regular Fiscal Court meeting, magistrates made the latest move by saying they believe the best solution is for each entity to be responsible for one of the services and for the two to stop sharing money.
The special session of the 2011 general assembly ended Wednesday on a sour note, with senators casting a symbolic vote signifying their displeasure with Gov. Steve Beshear's numerous vetoes of House Bill 1 provisions.
"We wanted to be able to override the governor's vetoes," says 14th District Sen. Jimmy Higdon, R-Lebanon.
But House lawmakers didn't return to Frankfort, and it takes both chambers to override a veto.
Campbellsville Mayor Tony Young says there are only two options to solving the issue of funding for rescue and E-911 services.
In a statement released Friday, Young stated that one of those options is for the city to continue operating Rescue and E-911, with financial support from the county.
"I propose the county's support of Rescue to be $450,000. The current city budget would have to be reduced by $200,000," he wrote. "I will take that responsibility and allow that financial relief be given to the county."
An ambulance tax. A decreased contribution from the county. Merged government. All were options discussed at Monday night's regular City Council meeting as Council members took up the ongoing issue of funding for Rescue and E-911.
Councilman Randy Herron, who is on a joint city/county committee to discuss Rescue and E-911, gave a brief recap of last week's committee meeting.
Herron said five options surfaced at the meeting. Those options are:
Magistrates have proposed that the County take over operation of local E-911 service and the City of Campbellsville operate countywide rescue services.
Taylor Fiscal Court met Monday night to discuss its response to a letter from Campbellsville Mayor Tony Young asking that the County renew its two-year agreement to pay $650,000 a year to the City for operating Rescue and E-911.
Magistrates voted Monday night to have the County take over E-911 service and have the City provide Rescue services for the entire county.
However, the City hasn't yet offered to do that. In fact, just last week the City sent a letter to the County asking to extend the agreement that has the City handling all Rescue services and the County providing $650,000 toward that.
Judge/Executive Eddie Rogers said if the City responds by offering to let the County operate both Rescue and E-911, the County would accept.
Magistrates are in the process of finalizing the County's budget for the next fiscal year but have yet to make a decision on whether they will pay the City to operate countywide emergency services.
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Big news from the Isle of Man: tank-slapping internet sensation Subaru driver Mark Higgins has just smashed his own record for a production car lap of the 37.3-mile TT course.
Higgins hauled the US-spec 2015 WRX STI around the island in 19m 26s - 11 seconds faster than his previous best time set in 2011. His average speed was 116.40mph.
But Higgins admitted his lap - like his Code Brown effort three years ago - was far from perfect. 'I overshot Signpost [corner] ran out of brakes and had to use the e-brake to get round - so good job we hadn't disconnected that!' Higgins told Top Gear.
Without that mistake - and a couple of gremlins in the traction control software - Higgins reckons he can go a whole chunk faster next time out.
'I think there's another good 15-20 seconds to be made up. We can definitely go even faster,' he said.
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May 30, 2007
Expanding Pick-A-Brick
13 comments:
- Andy said...
1. Those Hassenplugs.
2. Hardware, like sensors (Why not a pack of 3 "you-choose" sensors for maybe 60-70 dollars, maybe 2 HiTechnic sensors for 80-90 dollars?)
No more that I can figure out now :-P
PS. I know it, the 2'nd I wrote sounded pretty stupid and I doubt that Lego ever will do that!
- May 31, 2007, 1:57:00 AM
- Jim Kelly said...
Micro-commerce is exploding (m-c is selling items for small prices, usually around $1.00US). Just look at sites like iTunes and BigStockPhoto. The ability to purchase individual items is becoming something the consumer is starting to accept as a given and I'm hoping that LEGO will also jump on board in the future.
- May 31, 2007, 2:12:00 AM
- koldo said...
Hi, In Spain we can buy this piece in LEGO Customer service, without any problem.
- May 31, 2007, 2:48:00 AM
- 222Doc said...
i too would love to see more parts at pick a part. Iseem to spend more money at lego ed than at lego shop at home. the trouble with both is you will spend no less than 10cents a part to as much as 6$ for a large turntable, but lego ed is fast with shipping. pick a brick is very slow with shipping. i would also bet that with all the out sourcing it is going to be hard to get those hard to find connectors and bits buy the piece.
they changed our axle connectors as well, you wont see the the one with ridges much any more. the new is kind of fluted along its leanght.
- May 31, 2007, 2:53:00 AM
- Robolab 2.9 said...
Pick-a-brick with Technic Connector Hub with 3 Axles!
Also, some pneumatics would be nice.
- May 31, 2007, 4:07:00 AM
Pick-A-Brick (and Lego Ed)'s real problem is that the prices are just to high. Alot of the pieces are twice as expensive there as they are on Bricklink.
- May 31, 2007, 4:26:00 AM
- Rick Rhodes said...
And the problem with Bricklink is that the supply is spotty, if it exists at all. (Try buying hassenpins at a fair price on Bricklink).
Rick R.
- May 31, 2007, 4:35:00 AM
- tingeypa said...
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- May 31, 2007, 7:38:00 AM
- tingeypa said...
There are some pieces I wish just existed! I often struggle to join beams at right angles in a solid way. I'd love a piece like the "Axle Joiner Perpendicular 3L with 4 Pins" (48989), but with two of the pins cut off. It would look like this - http://tinyurl.com/23bcy5
I'd bulk buy a few of these.
- May 31, 2007, 7:45:00 AM
- Kirk Backstrom said...
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- May 31, 2007, 6:44:00 PM
- Kirk Backstrom said...
I realized my links were bad, so here is my comment again with correct links:
I would like to see:
1. Technic Connector Hub with 3 Axles
2. Technic, Axle Joiner Perpendicular Double Split
3. Technic, Pin Joiner Perpendicular 3 x 3 Bent with 4 Pins
4. Technic, Pin Joiner Perpendicular 3L with 4 Pins
5. Technic, Pin Joiner Perpendicular 2 x 2 Bent
6. Technic, Pin Joiner Perpendicular Long
7. Technic Connector Toggle Joint Smooth
8. Technic, Link Tread Wide with Two Pin Holes
9. Technic, Axle Joiner Perpendicular with Extension
10. Technic, Axle 16
11. Technic, Axle 8 with Stop
12. Technic, Axle Joiner Perpendicular with 2 Holes
(Just to name a few.....) The reason behind this selection, in general, is due to the lack of these parts being readily available in large quantities at reasonable prices.
- Jun 5, 2007, 9:52:00 AM
- Andy said...
Just to tell you, your number 9 (on your "wishlist" ofcourse ;-)) isn't as vey useful as it might seem like, I have 2 of them. But your number 11 on the other hand is very useful within the studless systems. I got 2 of each of those in the Bionicle AxonN set (8733).
You might think something else about them but I don't find any use for the number 9.
- Jun 7, 2007, 4:43:00 PM
- Meefus the Great said...
Okay, I think that LEGO Pick a Brick should offer all of the parts in the TECHNIC Series of sets. I mean how hard could it be to do that?! They're already being mass produced for the TECHNIC sets... I think that they should carry the whole series, you know beams, pins, axle joiners, liftarms, basically everything in the TECHNIC section of LeoCAD.
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I finished this top FINALLY. Its the longest I've ever worked on a quilt…3 months. I started the blocks way back in January, (finished everything on that to do list except the losing weight part….ahem) but then they sat in a box for 2 1/2 months waiting for me to finish them. The whirlygigs in this top are only 3" sewn.
I'm not feeling the outer border on this one, it might need to be taken off. It looks OK in the picture but in real life its kind of wonky since its hard to get those pez's lined up nice and straight. We'll see. I took this picture of the back so you could see all those seams smooshed in there. Its the dang ironing that took me 3 months to finish…the sewing part was easy. The pattern is by Camille (hi Camille!) you can find it here.


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Will Miley looked for two things when searching for the right college: someplace close to his home in Kennedy Township and someplace with a good reputation for business. Lucky for him, Robert Morris University was right down the road.
Miley earned his B.S.B.A. in Marketing in 2013 and had a job waiting for him as a district manager at Automatic Data Processing (ADP). He learned about ADP at the annual RMU Career Expo, where he met an ADP recruiter.
"I met Casey Brady at the Career Expo my junior year," says Miley. "We kept in touch and I met her again at the expo my senior year. I had an interview the following week and that interview came with a job offer with ADP."
As a district manager, Miley oversees a team of sales representatives. Their duties are to call current customers to sell them additional ADP services, including worker's compensation, retirement plans, time and labor management, payment solutions, and health insurance.
Recently, Miley won a trip to the Atlantis resort in the Bahamas for being one of ADP's top performers. He also won a trip to Bermuda thanks to hitting his sales goal for the year by March.
Miley credits Robert Morris for his success at ADP, which was one of two companies that offered him a job before he had graduated last year. He tips his hat to marketing professors Jill Maher and Steve Clinton.
"Jill assisted me in finding (and eventually landing) my internship with Nabisco, which led to a job offer directly after graduation. Although I decided to go with ADP, I feel my internship experience really helped me get the position. I had one class with Steve Clinton and it was the hardest class I took at RMU. I can honestly say I learned more in that class than any other in college," says Miley. "Both Jill and Steve were more than willing to talk after class to discuss class projects and assignments, as well as helping me find a job after graduation."
However, it wasn't all work and no play for Miley at RMU. He played club volleyball for two years and intramural basketball for four years. He was also a member of the American Marketing Association and was chosen to participate in the case study competition in New Orleans, paid for by the university.
"RMU showed me that if you work hard and take advantage of all of the events RMU provides in order to network with new people, you will have a very good chance of landing a job upon graduation," says Miley.


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SD elevator loses licensesState regulators have been monitoring the cooperative's financial status for two years.
By: Ross Dolan, Forum News Service
PIERRE, S.D. — The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission acted unanimously April 23 to revoke the grain-buyer and grain-warehouse licenses of the Gregory (S.D.) Farmers Elevator.
On March 29, the PUC had suspended the company's licenses. The elevator's owners and management were given 15 days to file an appeal or present a plan to address its financial problems. No plan was presented April 23, which left commissioners little choice but to proceed with revocation, says PUC Vice Chairman Chris Nelson.
State regulators have been monitoring the cooperative's financial status for two years.
Nelson says checks totaling $307,000 have not cleared.
"At this point, there's $307,000 that's owed to two producers, which was part of a voluntary credit sale," he says. "In other words, those are two producers who chose not make a cash sale, but chose to extend voluntary credit to the co-op instead of getting cash on the barrelhead."
Another previously unpaid check for $3,648 has since cleared, he adds.
The $307,000 will be paid once assets are liquidated. The board of directors of the elevator has been actively trying to liquidate and sell the assets of the elevator to cover its obligations, according to Nelson.
State regulators discovered in earlier audits that at several points the elevator had minimal, or negative, operating capital.
A new law took effect April 1 requiring that any warehouse or buyer who is in a negative working capital situation must notify the PUC. The law is part of a package of reforms passed by the Legislature at the PUC's request in the wake of the Anderson Seed insolvency.
Nelson says elevator manager Alysia Adams and co-op board chairman Sherman Vomacka were on the phone with the commissioners during the April 23 meeting.
"They've been trying to market the facility for the last several weeks and those efforts are ongoing," Nelson says.
At one time, the group was trying to raise additional capital but was unsuccessful in that attempt, which led to the March 29 license suspensions.
"I think at this point, they realize they have to liquidate the facility and make sure everyone gets paid," Nelson says.
Any buyer would have to apply to the PUC for new grain-buyer and storage licenses.
The PUC's influence in the operation of elevators is limited, Nelson says.
"It's important to understand that grain warehouses, in the course of operating in the free enterprise system, will occasionally go broke.
"It's not the PUC's responsibility to interfere with what happens in a free market system. Our responsibility is to protect farmers and producers to make sure they get paid when these types of things occur."
PUC Chairman Gary Hanson says the PUC hopes the elevator is purchased and reopened.
"We're certainly interested in seeing the elevator change hands because it provides a necessary service to the area," he says.
"We'd like to see someone providing that service."
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By DANNY P. SMITH
Around Starkville High School, coaches, athletes and the administration already know about Danny Ditta and Jeremiah Chandler.
It doesn't take any visitor to the Yellowjacket athletic complex long to also learn of their reputation.
If there's a job to do, Ditta and Chandler are ready and willing to tackle it.
SHS athletic director Stan Miller said the school is fortunate to have them.
"Other schools around the country have young men like we've got, but Danny and Jeremiah are two that have a heart as large as this building," Miller said as he stood in the hallway beside the Starkville High School gymnasium. "They will do anything in the world for you."
Even since Miller's first tenure as the principal at the school 14 years ago until now, Ditta and Chandler were around to present service with a smile.
Their day starts early and ends late.
"They show up at 7 in the morning and are here at 9 or 10 at night and are always asking what can they do for you," Miller said. "They are such an intrigal part of this athletic program that I don't know what we'd do without those two guys."
Ditta has been serving the Jackets in some capacity for nearly 30 years since his graduation from SHS in 1984.
Miller said Ditta began to take more of an active role in the football program when Chuck Friend was the football coach of the Jackets in the 90s.
Ditta was the first name that popped into the minds of Friend's staff when help around the field house was needed.
Mississippi State associate athletic director for compliance Bracky Brett was an assistant for Friend at SHS and remembers when fellow assistant John Patton recommended Ditta for the job.
"John came in and said there's a guy who would be really good to come around, help us and get him involved in the program," Brett said. "He loves Starkville High and his name is Danny Ditta.
"Danny came and started working with us. Not only was Danny a hard worker, but just a blessing to have around. He's a fine guy who loves Starkville High and loved coming to work every day to help us out in the equipment room."
Friend moved on to become the head coach at Neshoba Central, but steps were taken by then-school superintendent Larry Box to make sure there remained a place for Ditta and Chandler through the coaching stints Ronnie Cuevas, Bill Lee and now Jamie Mitchell.
There was no twisting of the arm for Friend to allow Ditta to help and likes the fact the school has seen fit to keep him and Chandler around.
"Coach Patton came to me, said he ran into Danny and his mom and wanted to know if they could help us during the day," Friend said. "I said that I'd love to have him. It went on from there. Jeremiah started while I was there.
"I don't think there's anyone better than Danny Ditta. There's one thing about it, he loves Starkville. He loves the school and is sincere about it. He's very dedicated to that school and they are lucky to have him."
Even though he's only been the head football coach for one year, Mitchell values the relationship he's built with Ditta and Chandler.
Mitchell used the same word as Brett "blessed" to describe how much Ditta and Chandler mean to the Jackets.
"You coach in this business all day everyday and sometimes you forget just how blessed you are," Mitchell said. "It's been a blessing for us to be around these two guys.
"I've said it a million times that if you've had a bad day, all you've got to do is spend three minutes with Jeremiah before you go to work and your day would be a whole lot brighter. I don't guess he's ever had a down moment in his life. Danny is kind of like our second father around here. He keeps a check on everything and he's been here a long time."
A good example of Chandler's and Ditta's work came at the recent National Signing Day ceremony for football at the SHS complex. Coaches, families and friends were present to watch the seven Jackets continue their careers.
After all of the paperwork had been signed, pictures had been taken and people had departed the building, Ditta and Chandler went to work putting everything back in place.
Once they finished, Ditta and Chandler were off to see what else needed attention.
"There are really no words that can say what they mean," SHS assistant football coach Tate Fischer said. "You can think of any group of words that deal with loyalty, dedication and have a true love for what they do and being at work everyday. It's dependability."
It doesn't just stop with football.
When it comes to basketball, Chandler and Ditta hang around the bench area to make sure the needs of the players and coaches are met.
"Both Danny and Jeremiah bring life and what we try to bring to the girls," SHS girls basketball coach Kristi Williams said. "They both have so much love for these players and all of the athletes at Starkville High School. When you need a smile, Danny or Jeremiah will be there to brighten your day. They do everything for everybody, players and coaches.
"Without a doubt, Starkville athletics wouldn't be where it is without Danny and Jeremiah."
Ditta's love for the Lady Jackets began in high school when his primary responsibility was to mop the court at halftime of basketball games.
It was during those days, he developed a friendship with coach Glenn Schmidt.
"Danny was a joy to have around and I couldn't have done without him," said Schmidt, who is now at Starkville Academy. "I can't believe this many years have gone by, but he has got more Yellowjacket and Lady Jacket school spirit than anybody in this community that I know about. He gets the spirit award. When I think of the name Danny Ditta, I just grin from ear to ear. He's just a wonderful fellow."
Ditta and Chandler were along for the ride last year when the SHS boys basketball team won the Class 6A state championship and overall Grand Slam title.
As the Jackets celebrated, Ditta and Chandler were just as proud.
SHS boys basketball coach Greg Carter said Ditta and Chandler deserve credit for what they provide.
"Danny has been with me since I've been here and whenever something needs to be done, Danny gets it done," Carter said. "You don't have to ask him to do it. That's the big thing. He already knows what needs to be done and he just gets it done. He does the scouting reports on the teams we're about to play and he'll bring me their stats. He means a lot to our program.
"(Chandler) gets into (the game) and gets fired up on the sideline. When we're playing well, he's our biggest cheerleader. He jumps right in and goes from football to basketball to baseball to track. He does everything."
Chandler not only supports the Jackets, but he can also been seen at Mississippi State sporting events cheering on the Bulldogs. At Humphrey Coliseum, Chandler blends right in with Rick's Rowdies and doesn't shy away from criticizing officials.
During the spring, Chandler is equipped with his batting helmet to chase down foul balls behind homeplate at SHS baseball games. Ditta is not far behind somewhere, either taking up money for admission or checking in on the personnel in the press box to see if they need anything.
"I don't think we'd have much of an athletic program without them both," Starkville baseball coach Danny Carlisle said. "They love the high school and love the Yellowjackets. They do everything for the kids and it's all about the kids with them two. They are both a vital part of our operation here."
Whether it's dependable Ditta or committed Chandler, Miller hopes the association continues between them and the Jackets.
"It's a win-win situation," Miller said. "We have them, but they have us. I hope they are here for many, many more years. I really do."


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Andy Hamilton's recent blog post laid out an argument for several guys.
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Jordan Oliver could finish his career second on Oklahoma State's all-time winning percentage list among wrestlers with at least 100 victories.
Matt McDonough is currently fourth on the same chart at Iowa and on the verge of stamping his name alongside the school's all-time leaders in falls and consecutive victories.
Cornell's Kyle Dake is aiming for his fourth NCAA title at four different weights — nobody had ever accomplished the feat at three until Dake did it last year — and has only allowed one takedown in the past two seasons.
Yet none of the three is an overwhelming favorite to win college wrestling's top prize at the midway point of the season.
Most years there was a Hodge Trophy candidate who surfaced above the rest of college wrestling's stars and crystallized the process for the WIN Magazine panel that selected the sport's equivalent of the Heisman. Some years there were a couple.
This year there's more than ever before. Perhaps that's to be expected in a year with 10 returning national champions.
"I don't think there's ever been a year in the 19 years that we've been awarding the Hodge Trophy that there's been five or six guys that not only have the talent but also have the numbers to be a legitimate Dan Hodge Trophy winner," said WIN Magazine publisher Brian Van Kley, whose publication created the award in 1995. "And that's the case this year."
Fifteen wrestlers remain unbeaten — six have scored bonus points in at least 80 percent of their matches this season — and that's not even including last year's clear-cut winner.
Penn State's David Taylor became an easy choice a year ago after mowing through the NCAA Championships with four pins and a technical fall. He finished 32-0 as a sophomore with 30 bonus-point victories.
But Dake has already defeated Taylor twice this season. Though their match at the NWCA All-Star Classic doesn't count on official records, it could in the minds of a new voting panel being assembled to select the Hodge.
Van Kley said a collection of journalists, former coaches and past Hodge recipients will select this year's winner. Fans can give their input on WIN's website in a poll that will count toward one vote.
It's setting up to be quite a race to the finish line at Wells Fargo Arena.
A fourth NCAA title could move Dake to the top of the list, but he still has to go through Taylor another time. Ohio State's Logan Stieber has scored bonus points in all 15 of his matches this season, but he's expected to miss all of January with an injury.
Oliver, McDonough, Penn State's Ed Ruth, Kent State's Dustin Kilgore and a handful of others are still in the race, too.
Van Kley said this is a reflection of developing trend in wrestling. The top high school talents are more equipped to compete on the college level than ever before.
Ohio State coach Tom Ryan said this could be the result of a technology boom that has enabled young wrestlers to study the world's best wrestlers with a few taps of a keyboard.
"USA Wrestling has to have a big smile on its face because there is some incredible talent," Ryan said. "If they can keep these guys in wrestling and working for Olympic gold medals, the talent on the teams will be really high."
Changing levels
It's been a while since the National Duals ended with the type of drama Grand View created on Sunday. Eric Thompson's fall in the last match of the tournament lifted the Vikings to a 20-18 victory against No. 2 Southern Oregon in the NAIA title meet. It's believed to be the first time a title has been determined with a fall at heavyweight since 2006 when Minnesota's Cole Konrad pinned Oklahoma State's Steve Mocco. ... Oklahoma State's 18-12 victory against Iowa on Sunday marked just the second time in 36 years that a dual between the two schools ended with 10 decisions. it also happened in 2011. ... Wartburg found itself in an unsual position Sunday in the Division III National Duals title meet without Augsburg on the other side. It's just the second time the rivals haven't clashed for the title.
Logan-Magnolia's Kent Kersten moved to the top of the Iowa all-time coaching list last week when he claimed his 520th dual win. ... Nearly 2,500 people crammed into Southeast Polk's gym last Thursday to watch the top-ranked Rams wrestle rival Ankeny. For perspective, No. 5 Ohio State wrestled at home the following night against No. 3 Minnesota in front of a crowd of 2,805. ... Linn-Mar's Alijah Jeffery topped Spirit Lake Park's Doug Miner 4-1 on Saturday in a battle between the top-ranked 120-pounders in Class 3-A and 2-A. ... Waverly-Shell Rock won the Geneseo (Ill.) Invitational, finishing ahead of three other ranked Iowa 3-A teams without second-ranked Andrew Steiert in the lineup at 138. Bettendorf finished 11 points behind the Go-Hawks.
Hodge Trophy Watch
1. Kyle Dake — The three-time NCAA champ from Cornell is 18-0 with eight pins and four major decisions at 174 a pair of victories against 2012 Hodge winner David Taylor and a 9-3 win at 174 against No.10 Nathaniel Brown.
2. Ed Ruth — Penn State's junior 184-pounder is 16-0 with bonus points in 13 wins, plus victories against defending NCAA champ Steve Bosak and 2011 finalist Robert Hamlin.
3. Jordan Oliver — Oklahoma State's senior 149-pounder is 18-0 with nine pins, two technical falls and five majors. including a 21-8 demolition of No4 Cole VonOhlen.
4. Dustin Kilgore — The Kent State 197-pounder is 22-0 with bonus points in 18 matches. including a technical fall against defending Big Ten champion Mario Gonzalez.
5. Matt McDonough — The two-time NCAA champ hasn't reached his top gear yet this season and a shortage of matches could hurt, but he's 10-0 with bonus points in seven wins.
"I'm still in shock. I can't believe we won the tournament. ... There's not many times during the season when I can sit back and be like, 'I'm really happy right now.' But I'm really happy right now."
-- Nick Mitchell, Grand View's coach after the Vikings rallied to win the NAIA National Duals for the second straight year.


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Location: NorCal
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Day 1 from my viewpoint
I had no idea what I was getting my self into when I said I would lead the Baja introduction for the team now affectionately known as Baja Boot Camp. I got off work at around 4 and drove 500 miles south to the link up point. I was the last one to arrive but was bearing gifts in the form of a sorely needed petcock for a sick KTM and some Maxima oil.
The boys were outside drinking beers and saving me the very last parking spot in the smallish lot. I knew I was already on strike one because on the ride down John called me to complain about the hotel location and lack of parking. I literally picked the hotel by looking at Google Maps and putting my finger on the hotel with the least turns to Tecate. I knew we were going to have a 5 truck convoy in the morning to Mexico and I wanted to keep it simple. I was going to be doing enough navigation once we hit the dirt.
Everyone seemed nice enough, we made our introductions, Brett and Scott affixed the new petcock and everyone was off to bed with Baja dreams in their head.
So the morning went well and we found a place to dump off the trucks in a semi-secure lot north of the border. After exchanging money at the Bancomer(bank) I led the boys to el Mejor de pan de Tecate. My fave little bakery on the way to Rancho Ojai where we all got heavenly chocolate muffins to eat before we hit the trail.
Rancho Ojai
I like to use Rancho Ojai to stage from because it is secure and also offers hot showers as well as good changing facilities and a motorcycle ramp. For 5 dollars a day and the peace of mind I get it is a good deal.
After off loading the bikes we had to change the oil in the KTM since John noticed the night before the oil was a little thin and had some gas smell to it. In hindsight this was a great catch because it probably would not have made it through the stuff we went through. that little bike had the piss revved out of it for five days straight rowing through all six gears. And it doesn't hold much oil to begin with. The ranch hand at Rancho Ojai found us a suitable container so we didn't make too much of a mess in the sand.
Now to be fully candid here I had no idea this was Scott's second time on a dirt bike. I was told he had been riding 11 months and just assumed it meant dirt (like in prep for this race!). If I had known that I would never have taken him on the route I chose through the pine forest to and through Laguna Hansen. It was only like 50-60 miles but I included any and all single and doubletrack I knew about in a winding path towards our goal.
50+ miles of rough
Our route included sand road, a few water crossings, a little rocky road, some silty-sandy uphills, some sand whoops, deep sand at the bottom of three foot gullies and a bit of trailblazing thrown in for good measure. Normally I don't stop more than once going through there and we are eating tacos in ValleT by lunch. Well, this was not a normal trip.
Baja Tested and Failed
When I was looking over the bikes at Rancho Ojai I noticed and remarked on the fact that everyone had a Moose or MSR tail and fender bag attached. I also remarked that invariably those things are lost or destroyed in Baja but to make sure they were secure and put any heavy items in the backpacks. Thus giving them the best possible chance at survival. I also introduced them to the words "Baja Tested - and Failed", this would become a recurring refrain throughout the first day as piece after piece failed. In fact, I seem to remember Scott's fender bag as well as Randy's having a duct tape reinforcement even before we kicked off the sand road onto the rocky trail.....
Crashes and heat casualties
We ended up stopping a lot more than anyone wanted to fix equipment, re-attach fender bags, pick up Scott's bike from his myriad crashes. I didn't get to see any but I heard quite a few were epic. He did say he learned something from every one of them. We were slowly winding our way through the park when Brett told me at one of the stops he was "smoked" and shortly thereafter on a long rocky uphill they couldn't quite surmount they stopped for a long rest. I got on the radio after about 5 minutes and was reassured that they were fine but were stripping their gear in the heat and taking long pulls of water. This is about the time everyone started to run their 100 oz Camelbaks dry. I wasn't really worried as I still had a bit left but that was soon given over to Randy when he informed me he was a little dizzy and had stopped sweating.
I plotted the quickest course for Rancho Rodeo del Rey knowing the caretaker there would at least have water and sodas. When the boys came upon us and were ready to roll they asked how far to water and I replied "8 miles!". Brett let me know I told him "8 miles" 5 miles ago and also informed me he wanted to punch me in the face! But also that this trip already was one for the memories. Running out of water was not good but it was still recoverable. There was only a mile or three of rough terrain before we were back on the sand road.
Relief (somewhat)
We arrived at Rancho Rodeo del Rey and I scared up the caretaker who sadly informed me he had only one 1.5 liter bottle of water and six cokes for sale. At this point I wasn't gonna argue and I handed over the 180 pesos he wanted for them....
After a short rest we motored on through the park eventually arriving in Ojos Negros where we got gas. in fact I ran out of gas twice near Ojos... once just short of town and the second time in line at the military checkpoint. At the fuel stop it was noted that my Yamaha Wr was extremely thirsty and took almost twice the gas as a few of the other bikes. This continued for the rest of the trip. Bot sure why but it was running a little rough in the mid range especially after I ran out of gas making it necessary for me to wring the right hand a bit to keep it smooth.
Valle de la Trinidad
Once we got to Valle T I wanted to make up for dragging the team through the extreme heat all day so i made a bee line for the Tecate store and trudged back in my boots and knee guards with a frosty 12 pack. I didn't get punched in the face so I guess the beer worked.
Allan (Rider)2nd place Sportsman Moto < 2012 SCORE Baja 1000, 2012 2nd place NORRA Mexican 1000 (vintage light), 2013, 2014 1st place NORRA Mexican 1000 (vintage light)
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Sir Crash A Lot!
Joined: Aug 2008
Location: Georgia
Oddometer: 379
I think the thing that was killing us was all of the stops, it seemed like every 20 min something was braking or someone was hitting the ground. Again it didn't help that it was 115 degrees out and we all started the trip not eating enough, along with the 2200 mile drive not moving in the truck for four days and jumping into the ride with 3 hours of sleep might have been a bad call. But hindsight is always 20/20, looking back we all made it out and got a good look at just how hard this race is going to be!! When Scott and I first decided to run this race I thought it would be tuff but I had know idea just how tuff. I have been riding all of my life and never thought that it would kick my butt like it did that first day!
I have never been in riding in deep sand and didn't even know what the hell a sand whoop was..."I did tell you that Allan" The riding in Baja was like nothing like I have ever seen!!! I have so much more respect for the guys that have been running this race, and the solo guys are just nuts!!!! After some great teaching points from John and Allan, getting the rear suspension setup right, and knocking the rust off it was so much better!!! We also found that the bars needed to be raised about 3" to help with standing riding position on Elvis. We also got the GPR in now so that is going to be a big help with the sand.
After the first day everything started to fall into place, we started getting in the grove and everything started clicking for us. I would like to also add that by the end of the ride you would never know that it was only the 2nd time Scott was on a dirt bike!! It was amazing to see, every day was like a new guy on the bike!!!
Sir Crash A Lot!
Joined: Aug 2008
Location: Georgia
Oddometer: 379
A few pics for ya, first Allan showing off he carb
John the Turbo Donkey working on Allan's carb
Scott and I
The Team
Baja Basketball
Joined: Jan 2012
Location: South Florida
Oddometer: 120
"Where are you guys at?"
"We're ok. Scott's back here making love to a bush." hahah
2012 Baja 1000 'Race For the Wounded' Ride Report
Baja Basketball
Joined: Jan 2012
Location: South Florida
Oddometer: 120
Team TCB Shake-Down / Baja 1000 pre-pre-ride notes - DAY 2
Day 2 started out painful. I woke up being sore in places I didn't know could get sore. I may have underestimated how physically demanding this endeavor was going to be. But there's no time to be sore so jumped out of bed and started the day.
We all decided since day 1 was so difficult that we'd all sleep-in and have an 'easier' day. I try but sleeping-in doesn't really work for me and I was up at 0630. Everyone else mosey'd up shortly after me and we then waited for the adjacent restaurant to open. It gave me time to stretch and re-pack my backpack. I ditched some 'extra' food I was carrying…ounces equal pounds.
While we were waiting for the restaurant to open, it gave Allan time to work on his bike. He got ahold of some bad gas or something.
We ate breakfast at "Mi Pueblit" and I tagged it with a WWP sticker before we ate.
So Allan put his bike together and we packed up our bags. We rode mostly dirt roads through the mountains to Erendira. It was a pretty cool route. Lots of sweeping turns with ruts and 'ball bearing' size rocks. Pretty slippery stuff. But I'm good with ruts now.
About 1/2 way through the ride, Brett almost had a head on collision with a truck going too fast around a blind curve. The truck was gong WAY too fast and came to a sliding stop in the middle of the road. Luckily Brett kept the bike on the road and upright. It would of been a long fall otherwise. It was pretty sketchy. But that's Baja riding I guess. Strangely…this wouldn't be Brett's only head on collision with a motor vehicle that day…wait for it…
We stopped at a road side taco stand for lunch. It turns out that they have some excellent Mexican food down there. My bike didn't have a kick stand. I usually just leaned it against one of the other bikes. I had just taken my Fox armor off when I saw my bike and Randy's go over like dominos. I was imaging seeing all of the bikes going over like one of those cheesy biker movies. So embarrassing… I tagged the taco stand with a WWP sticker and we were off.
The last 2 miles of the route were amazing. It would be the first time we rode next to the ocean. There were 100' sheer cliffs dropping off into the ocean. Really pretty stuff.
We ended the day ride at the legendary Coyote Cal's. Lulu greeted us and put us all together in the basement room. If you haven't been to Coyote Cal's, you need to check it out. A really cool place.
After everyone was settled we busted out a map of Baja. We did a map recon of where we think the course is going to be this year. We talked about rider change locations, pits, and which sections we'd be riding. Allan proposed one of my legs be along the "Cliffs of Death." The cliffs were immediately re-named to, "Fuzzy Bunny Cliffs.". The "Fuzzy Bunny Cliffs" sound much less intimidating.
We ate dinner at Glorias in Erendira then hurried back to Coyote Cal's to get ready for our first night ride. At dinner we ran into some family members of McMillan Racing. Very nice people. We rolled out of Coyote Cal's at dusk and planned to ride north for about 30-ish miles along the coast. This was my first time riding at night and admittedly I was a little nervous. Only a few of the bikes had lights. I had my Cyclops helmet light…which was ridiculously bright.
Riding at night was pretty cool. I almost think I was faster at night. Since I couldn't see all that well….I just stayed on the throttle more then I should of. Probably should of rolled off the throttle more than I did. But since I couldn't see I just motored on.
I was cruising along at a pretty good clip when I hit the uphill silt bed. I'm thinking, "I know how to do this." Get as far back as I can in the saddle, throttle throttle, head up, and steer with your feet. I was about 1/2 way through the silt and the bike just wanted to lay down. I think it was tired. I fell A LOT the first day but none of it really hurt that much. This fall hurt pretty bad. I fell into a ditch and got a mean charlie horse on my quad. It also knocked the wind out of me and I lost my 'good time' for a moment. After I gained my composure, I picked my bike up and kicked that silt's ass.
I rode another 100 meters and everyone was waiting for me. The fog was getting extremely thick and we decided to turn around. I'm thinking, "Great…I had to go back through the silk that just almost broke my leg".
We arrived back at Coyote Cal's and immediately started drinking beers at the Barefoot Bar. We lit a campfire and this is when I learned about Brett's 2nd head on collision. Brett and Chris both had the same bike lights from Cyclops. They are insanely bright. Somehow Brett and Chris had a (low speed) head on collision. It was ridiculous. They were literally the ONLY other vehicle for 30 miles. I guess the bike lights were like tractor beams because those two idiots ran right into each other. Brett has it all on GoPro and Chris went over the handle bars…and flies over the camera. Hope is uploads it.
A little later on that night was the (non-riding) highlight of the trip for me. If you don't know Lulu, she's the caretaker for Coyote Cal's. Brett saw a guitar behind the bar and made her a deal. He told her that he'd play a song if she'd sing one for us. She agreed. Brett tuned up the guitar and strummed a few Zeppelin songs.
Then Lulu got ahold of the guitar… She sang us the most beautiful song I think I've ever heard. Her voice is angelic. I was hypnotized. Maybe it was the alcohol. Maybe it was my aching, throbbing leg. Or maybe it was just the whole experience. I have no idea what she was singing about but I was speechless. I am quickly falling in love with Baja.
After a few more beers I pounded a few glasses of water and went to bed.
ok ok ok….I was going to leave this story out but I think it's too funny not to.
I only brought 1 pair of board shorts, 3 pairs of underwear, and 2 t-shirts with me. And everything was in the washing machine. I spent most of the night wearing a towel and a t-shirt. No one really seemed to notice or even care. When it was time to go to bed I just took the towel off and slept in a t-shirt. I was thinking that I better at least wear a t-shirt. I didn't want to be completely naked sleeping in a room full of dudes. I kept the towel handy in case I needed to get out of bed.
It's 3 or 4am and I've gotta pee like crazy. I didn't feel like getting out of bed so I tried to go back to sleep. I couldn't fall back to sleep. It was just too uncomfortable. I'm thinking, "Damnit…I have to get out of bed." I'm on the top bunk with Randy sleeping below me. The beds were all very very close to one another. Unnecessarily close.
I try to put my towel on and shimmy off the bed but I just don't have the room or right angles. I'm also so sore that I can't move all that much. I felt brittle. So I ditch the towel idea. I can't lower myself off the bed like a normal person because it's just way too tall and I'm way too sore. So I have to lay on my stomach and slide off the bed…feeling with my feet for the lower mattress or floor.
I'm thinking, "Oh God, please don't let Randy wake up." My manhood is literally dangling right in his face as I'm reaching for the floor. And don't let Allan or John wake up either…they are in the bed next to me. My bare ass is eye level with them as I'm reaching for the floor. Could of been a somewhat awkward encounter. It seemed like an eternity before I found the floor.
Allan working on his bike at our first hostel.
Restaurant attached to the hostel. Fantastic food.
Tagging Mi Puebli with WWP sticker
Roadside taco stand.
Gear off...still 1,000 degrees.
Just arrived at Coyote Cal's
After our night ride and before Lulu's song. I'll try to get her song uploaded soon.
2012 Baja 1000 'Race For the Wounded' Ride Report
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Grimace Soup
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Baja Basketball
Joined: Jan 2012
Location: South Florida
Oddometer: 120
2012 Baja 1000 'Race For the Wounded' Ride Report
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Location: South Florida
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Lulu's song...Day 2
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wittyusername screwed with this post 08-25-2012 at 12:57 PM Reason: working out the bugs
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So it looks like you had a good trip and a nice introduction to Northern Baja. But, I have to ask, why didn't you go to the east side of Baja where the race will be running?? You may have seen a wee bit of race course in the Valle de Trinidad area, but it goes due east from there and then south through San Flippy, Gonzaga, Coco's etc. It is much, much different than the Pacific side where you were.
"I couldn't wait for success, so I went ahead without it."
new orange flavor
Joined: Apr 2007
Location: Camp Verde, AZ
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It was too fucking hot on the sea of cortez side. We were suffering up north with cloud cover. It was hot in Valle T, it would have been 115+ down san flippy way. We wanted them to come back for the race.
We will cover the course when we prerun in Nov.
An Elefant never forgets.
Joined: Oct 2007
Location: Santa Susana, CA
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"I couldn't wait for success, so I went ahead without it."
Sir Crash A Lot!
Joined: Aug 2008
Location: Georgia
Oddometer: 379
We are going to get back down for the pre run early so we can spend more time seeing everything and running our parts to get an idea of what we will be racing. I am sure that it will be nothing like the race after the TT's finish pre running, but it should help us out some.
John is 100% on the heat, it was 115 the first day at times and it was killing all of us. I think that if we would have went down the east side I don't think that we would have been able to ride as much and would be taking a chance on someone dropping someone due to heat. We did run into a few guys riding, it was their 2nd day and had lost two rider on the first day.
Joined: Oct 2007
Location: Santa Susana, CA
Oddometer: 4,398
"I couldn't wait for success, so I went ahead without it."
Double Secret Pit Ninja
Joined: Apr 2006
Location: NorCal
Oddometer: 254
As the leader of the Baja Boot Camp ride I did have plans to go down the East side built in but with all of the heat issues and the trail tech vapor saying the air temp was 114 in the Valle T area those plans were soon scrapped. I had us going down to at least BOLA but safety and common sense prevailed and we opted for the cooler coast.
And Strongbad is correct....... You ain't seen nothing yet. The sand gets deeper, the rocks get rockier and the silt gets siltier for longer distances. We are planning on pre-running ten days so everyone will know their sections well.
But it will be much cooler in November!
Allan (Rider)2nd place Sportsman Moto < 2012 SCORE Baja 1000, 2012 2nd place NORRA Mexican 1000 (vintage light), 2013, 2014 1st place NORRA Mexican 1000 (vintage light)
Sir Crash A Lot!
Joined: Aug 2008
Location: Georgia
Oddometer: 379
The right rider on the right section, and all of us not trying to race other riders is going to be the key to a finish. I know that something can happen to any of us at any time, we are just trying to eliminate anything that we can control that might be a problem. Allan, and John talked to Ed after the ride about each of the riders and what they thought for sections. They are the ones that have been racing in Baja and know what it takes to get to the finish. If the race is the route that they think it is going to be, I think that we have a good plan to help us get to the finish.
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