Supercross Break in

[tacoman]

We had the Supercross here in the Seahawks Stadium (Qwest Field) Saturday.  Weather was good all week, dumps on Saturday.  The track was flooded, it looked more like those swamp buggy races than a Supercross.  Still good though, even in bad conditions those guys are awesome.  I was bragging to my buddies about only paying $2 for parking (one paid $25).  Of course, I got broken in to.  They split my door handle in two and pulled the rod, easy entry.  Oh well, at least no broken window or scratched up door.  I'm smart enough to not leave valuables in my car.  They did take all my CD covers though (CDs were in the deck).  They took my diesel emissions test form, strange.  They left behind a nice travel blanket in its own zippered case.  I priced a new door handle and its about the same value as the blanket so I guess I broke even!

[Red01]

I saw the title to this thread and I thought you were gonna tell us of some magic engine break-in method the Supercross guys were using.

Bummer about getting your truck vandalized, but at least the damage/loss is minimal.

[tacoman]

They probably do have some method of break in.  I wish I had some pics to show from the pits, it was raining so hard I left the camera at home.  Huge semis with the elevator lift in the back so the bikes can be stored on the upper level like the race cars.  The lower level is the shop with all kinds of tools and up front is the plush living quarters.  A far cry from the early days of pickups and uhaul box vans.

[Red01]

That probably expains why the price of admission has gone up so much... gotta get the fans to pay for those fancy tractor-trailer rigs.

[PitterB4]

I saw the title to this thread and I thought you were gonna tell us of some magic engine break-in method the Supercross guys were using.

Me too!  

I'll be looking for a nice blanket on ebay soon!