Ducks Along the Blue Ridge 2005
Ducks Fly South 2005
As of today, Zach Huston at the speedway is starting to assign seats and charge everyone's card. If you want a 100% guarantee your members will be seated with their club they should call in the next couple of days. He's going to leave some seats open next to each club for people that call in and ask to be added but the grandstand is down to just a couple hundred seats left so it's reasonable to assume this will sell out and sooner is better than later if you want to be part of this fun and historic part of the weekend.
Tickets are on sale for $170 for Novice, Intermediate and Advanced track time. The link is up on SportBike Track Time:
http://www.sportbiketracktime.com/cart/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=56&cat=M%29+SEPTEMBER+2008+TRACK+DATES
Scroll down until you see DUCATI ONLY Putnam Park.
Vicki Smith
More info on Ducati events at the MotoGP...
Hey y'all
Well it is good news for once. My scan looked much better and although I was not told I was cured, it is clear much important progress has been made. The scan showed spots that were consistent with scaring on my liver and spleen with possible low level of activity. It is hard at these levels to measure if it is scaring or minor activity. I guess that qualifies as a definitive maybe that I have a possibility of remission. The doctor was very happy with the results and definitely classified it as good news. The level or return was about a five. Normal livers show three and I had been showing as high as thirty so we are in a whole new ball park now. I have another scan in three months and if it is the same or better, this is a big break through. I will continue getting scans every three months for this first year after the transplant so there is a lot more to do but it looks very good for now.
Now on to the important news, my blood work was great and at 93 for the platelets the doctor is comfortable with me riding "very carefully". What could be better? I can ride and will be around for a while longer to do it. I even bought a new motorcycle last weekend to celebrate, cart before the horse kind of thing, and if it had not rained all day today, I would have been out riding. Tomorrow is going to start out cool and it will be sunny so Tony and I already have plans.
Jim
Capo has set up a web site at http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/capo so we can keep up with his progress. Read the rest of this journal entry there.
"I'm attaching a photo I took of Jim and his son Tony August 14. The photo was taken after we got back from short ride in the Union/Anson County NC area (probably did about 80-100 miles I'm guessing). Anyway, thought this was worth noting. It's kind of a big deal that Jim was out on his bikes for the first time in a LONG time."
Terry Wyse, Member #00992
US Desmo member Bill Park has met with Joe Crisalli, President of the Order of the Sons of Italy in Myrtle Beach. Joe is very enthusiastic about the prospects of adding the Italian Motorcycle Show to this years Italian Festival. We can have a large chunk of the parking lot at Broadway at the Beach, just behind the vendors and food court.
He is thinking about charging $25.00 per bike. For your $25 you would get a T-Shirt and maybe a pin or decal to record the event. Any money left over would go to a local charity. A couple of rides around the coastal Carolina for Saturday and Sunday could be organized. A dinner could be scheduled at one of the local Italian restaurants here in Myrtle Beach for Saturday night. A great deal of the tourists will have disappeared by September, making it a very good time to be at the beach.
If you would be interested in participating, please let Bill Park know at bpark@performancehydraulics.net.
Get a gift certificate for a rally, track day, or membership. Just contact Jim Calandro at capo@carolina.rr.com or 1.704.843.0429.
Ducati Motorcycles of Charlotte hosts Charlotte's monthly gathering of motorcycles and scooters of European heritage held on the second Tuesday of each month from 6:30 to 9:00 at Mac's Speed Shop (this is a casual dining restaurant and bar that specialzes in BBQ) in Charlotte, North Carolina. This event is open to all owners of European bikes and scooters and will be a great way to socialize with others as well as have a great meal in a motorcycle themed restaurant. We hope to see you there!
For directions to Mac's Speed Shop (macspeedshop.com) 2511 South Boulevard, Charlotte, North Carolina. For more information call Chris at BMW-Ducati Motorcycles Charlotte at 704-882-6106 or visit the website at www.bmw-ducati.com
If you have questions and comments contact Jim Calandro at capo@carolina.rr.com
If you wish to join US DESMO, you may use this Adobe Acrobat application form.
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