| Kudos to McGrath!! [message #713190] |
Sa, 22 April 2006 06:33 |
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Ok, so I attended the Al Lamb's Dallas Honda Open House earlier this
evening, and what a treat it was! All the Honda riders were there ...
McGrath, Short, Milsaps, Preston, LaRocco and Windham. Jeff Stanton and
Eric Kehoe were on hand as well. I got a chance to speak a bit with Jeff
Stanton. It's really great to see that he's still involved with Team Honda
and giving back to the sport.
But, what really impressed me overall was Jeremy's outstanding courtesy and
sincere fan appreciation. He even interrupted a conversation with Kevin
Windham to come back to his seat at the table and sign an autographed poster
for my son Shelby. Since I got there late after most everyone else had
vacated the showroom, I figured he'd be tired of signing autographs. I even
commented to him about that and his response was, "Nah, never!" What a
showman and a true representative for the sport!
All the Honda riders seemed to be a real class act! Best of luck to the Red
Riders tomorrow evening!!
And, to top it off I was also blessed in having the time to make it over to
Action Kawasaki as well and get autographed posters from Grant Langston,
Michael Byrne and the resident King of SX (IMHO) "James 'Bubba' Stewart".
These guys were also very courteous and appreciative of their fan support.
Grant Langston struck me as a very genuinely personable fellow. James was
the courteous showman as always obliging folks with some group photos as the
evening drew to a close.
Overall, it was probably the best evening I've ever had in meeting a select
group of the best riders our country has to offer. I wish I could have made
it over to Honda/Suzuki North to meet Ricky as well ... but even on the R1
there's only so much ground I can cover in the hour between 6pm and 7pm.
Just can't wait to arrive at Texas Stadium around noon tomorrow for a
fun-filled day of SX excitement! :)
Homer
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| Re: Kudos to McGrath!! [message #713211 ] |
So, 23 April 2006 02:07 |
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Nice to know all the boys were well behved. Its a good thing Alessi
wasn't there or there could have been a fight. OF
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| Re: Kudos to McGrath!! [message #713215 ] |
So, 23 April 2006 04:10 |
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That is so kewl, Homer! While listening to sports talk radio Friday
I kept hearing them announce that Bubba and the boys were out at
Action Kawasaki in Mesquite. I thought about talking the boy out there
but it was a tough week at work and I was burnt. I didn't hear about
Al Lamb's though or I probably would've been on the road! I've always
thought it'd be kewl to meet McGrath. Congrats!
CrashTestDummy - '85 RM 250
f.j.bradfordREMOVE [at] verizon.net
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| Re: Kudos to McGrath!! [message #713239 ] |
Mo, 24 April 2006 06:06 |
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It was fun! McGrath seems to be much more personable now that he's
semi-retired. I'm sure it must be quite a treat for him as well to still
have such a following after being out of the sport and off the top of the
podium for a few years now.
As for hearing about where the riders were, I didn't know myself until
shortly before I left the house. I had to make about 5 phone calls before I
located the dealership who was hosting the Team Kawasaki riders. I'd
actually never even heard of Action Kawasaki before. I'd heard of Action
Powersports off of I-45 as just South of Dallas, but when they weren't it I
was at a loss ... until about 4 phone calls later. ;)
The Honda riders were a little easier to locate, and I already knew where
Ricky and Chad were going to be.
And, if you want to see some of the best racing this season has had to
offer, just tune in and watch the Dallas SX and SX Lites classes on TV. It
was OUTSTANDING!!!!
And, following it up with a refreshing afternoon of riding at Buffalo Creek
MX today completed a perfect weekend for me!
And, for the record, next year when I find out where the riders are going to
be, I'll try to remember to place a post out here before I leave the house.
Homer
"CrashTestDummy" <f.j.bradfordREMOVE [at] verizon.net> wrote in message
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> That is so kewl, Homer! While listening to sports talk radio Friday
> I kept hearing them announce that Bubba and the boys were out at
> Action Kawasaki in Mesquite. I thought about talking the boy out there
> but it was a tough week at work and I was burnt. I didn't hear about
> Al Lamb's though or I probably would've been on the road! I've always
> thought it'd be kewl to meet McGrath. Congrats!
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> CrashTestDummy - '85 RM 250
> f.j.bradfordREMOVE [at] verizon.net
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