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10-02-2014, 10:34pm
Just found this on suzukihayabusa.org.
Greg Watters and his wife Marg were fortunate to have a home after a wildfire spread onto their farm and engulfed the workshop that contained his race bike and those of his Black Art Racing teammates. Another structure and some farming machinery were also lost. All this just weeks before their anticipated DLRA Speedweek event. Some may recall the Black Art Racing Team made a combined total of less than a half dozen runs last US salt season because events were shortened or canceled due to weather. While there is jubilation over the obvious safety of life and some property, my heart is heavy attempting to imagine how to wrap my head around the loss of bikes. The bikes are certainly replaceable, though time now becomes the precious commodity. Below is a Facebook post from Kim Krebs yesterday morning 2/9.
Kim Krebs-Fires and Summer.
The good news is that Greg is OK. This afternoon a fire raced across the region around Gregs place at such an incredible pace. As a member of the CFA, he was fighting the fire elsewhere, when the wind changed direction and he decided home was where he should be. He was able to save his home, but the machinery shed, woolshed (where the bikes are stored) and some of the cropping machinery are lost
Our race bikes are toast, so this season's DLRA meeting wont include us. Unfortunately the old DLRA timing gear that Greg was repairing to use on the short track is now a molten mess.
So ... the good news is that no one is hurt ... and besides, the 750 was due for a new frame anyway.
Greg Watters and his wife Marg were fortunate to have a home after a wildfire spread onto their farm and engulfed the workshop that contained his race bike and those of his Black Art Racing teammates. Another structure and some farming machinery were also lost. All this just weeks before their anticipated DLRA Speedweek event. Some may recall the Black Art Racing Team made a combined total of less than a half dozen runs last US salt season because events were shortened or canceled due to weather. While there is jubilation over the obvious safety of life and some property, my heart is heavy attempting to imagine how to wrap my head around the loss of bikes. The bikes are certainly replaceable, though time now becomes the precious commodity. Below is a Facebook post from Kim Krebs yesterday morning 2/9.
Kim Krebs-Fires and Summer.
The good news is that Greg is OK. This afternoon a fire raced across the region around Gregs place at such an incredible pace. As a member of the CFA, he was fighting the fire elsewhere, when the wind changed direction and he decided home was where he should be. He was able to save his home, but the machinery shed, woolshed (where the bikes are stored) and some of the cropping machinery are lost
Our race bikes are toast, so this season's DLRA meeting wont include us. Unfortunately the old DLRA timing gear that Greg was repairing to use on the short track is now a molten mess.
So ... the good news is that no one is hurt ... and besides, the 750 was due for a new frame anyway.