TWENTY SIX 2006 Photo ANNUAL

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For all you MTB fans, this is a MUST HAVE MONSTER BOOK!!!
It's thick, it's fat and it's sick!!!! o'yea and full of killer images!!!

Published from the kids over at DECLINE magazine, this seems to be a new side-project from under the same roof. Check'em at www.twentysixmagazine.com

HPI Racing Baja 5B graces a page in Dirt Bike Magazine!!!

The HPI Racing 5th Scale R/C car has made news in Dirt Bike Magazine!




Cool STUFF!!!
I love the Baja 5B and we did a couple of cool deals where we drove the Baja 5B 120-miles through the desert and fun in the sand dunes of Dumont Dunes!

The SIX-DAY Bicycle Races DVD

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For all you FIX GEAR Hound's, here is some real history to add to your r'epertoire of infinity lessons. So much American history that we have no idea about. I bought the DVD directly from the Six Day Bicycle Race website so every penny would go directly to them in support of making this DVD! Cool Stuff!

WRC BestMotoring DVD 's

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My buddy Thuy of LiveSockets brought these over during my injury downtime just after my accident. Thanks Thuy! Check out his site as you can purchase these DVD's an much more!!! YES! LiveSockets is the OFFICIAL USA source for your WRC DVD NEEDS!!! FINALLY, we have an official source - THANK YOU THUY!!!
www.livesockets.com

The week of OUT and SHUT DOWN!!!

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Last weekend I went out and played and over did it. This week I paid for it! So Monday hit me with the worst cold that put me out until this morning - 5 whole days!!!

Two boxes of SUDAFED PE about 6-bottles of Gatoraid and some chicken soups, toast and pretzel sticks.

HPI / HB International Guest Track Day & RC Drift Challenge Day

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January 18th and 19th, two very long day's especially with me having a broke neck. It was an adventure in itself just getting there. I'm still sleeping sitting-up and most comfortable in this one particular chair. John Schultz would be hauling up one of the Subaru's in his motorhome and trailer, so I thought this would be the best way for me to travel the 100+ mile trip to Willow Springs Raceway. Our plan was to leave Thursday from the office and take my chair with me in the motorhome so I could actually be assured I would be getting some sleep! We camped out at the front gate and fell asleep quick and 6:30 came even quicker!

All in all, it was a great day and both international guest and employee's got to ride in and drive the two Super-Takiyu Subaru's!!! This will make my second time missing out on driving the cars, but they are right hand drive cars... I've driven wildly exotic rally cars, so I'm quite ok with not driving these cars. The hardest part is just being at the track and not driving.

We did invite all four of our RC magazine partners [Driver, Action, Extreme and RC Car] and NOT ONE SHOWED UP!!!! I would like to thank Greg of TPR Magazine and Bob of Urban Racer . com for coming out!!!

The following day was the kick-off of our HPI/HB Challenge Series and would also be a showcase for our international friends. the event was located at the HPI RACING Global headquarters back in Foothill Ranch.

We arrive at the office on Friday night about 11:00pm [in the big RV & 24ft trailer]. We part around back of the building, where all the 18-wheelers park/deliver/sleep over-night. For some reason, this new security guard is set on kicking us out of our property at 1:30AM!!!!

I'm the one with the broke neck, so I let John get up out of bed to answer the door as security is banging away! I hear John come to the door and let out a "WAIT! I'm going to THROW-UP!" And he makes way back to the large garbage can and tosses his cookies! SO, I get up. I have on my pants, socks, t-shirt, beenie and monster neck brace and of come out of the RV and I'm pissed!!! But I try to reason with the rental-cop to the fact that we have a permit for the event and such. And to the fact that I have keys to the building. And to the fact we have been working all day, very tired and obviously I have a sick driver!

He is not having any of it and makes way to his truck and starts calling his superiors. I make way to open the building to prove to him that what I say is true. When I open the building he said he has called the police. Sheriff's. three cars worth are there in like 2-seconds!!! I am quite happy to know and see how quick they got there and I basically go over to one and explain the situation and the security guard is sitting in his truck.

I told the officer that I was very upset but he will not have an issue with us as I will simply re-arrange vehicles in the warehouse and move the massive RV& trailer inside. He said ok, and they quickly split and saw this as a non-issue as they saw the 18-wheelers there. They left and the security guard is waiting for us to pull in the RV. So now John is pissed. Gets in the driver's seat, backs up and try's get get lined up to pull the RV in, but the security guard is in the way. John lays down on the horn and filling the rental-cops mirrors with some bright lights. So he leaves the scene.

We pull in and quickly go to sleep as it's much darker in the warehouse and better to fall to sleep. 6:00am comes all too early! Sorry, no photos!

Everyone starts showing up and we start setting up the course and display area. We had a lot of help from our different friends in running the event. Event was great and well received, especially the first ever RC DRIFT TIME ATTACK!!! Event photos start with Yoichi and Kerry of HPI RACING judging the concourse before the drift action gets underway.

OK, I'm now sick with a cold and I have that hated sore throat with cough!!! ERRRRR!!!

GT Zaskar stationary roller - spinner

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Finally, I bike I know I can peddle for some hours! OK, a few minutes there and a few here and whenever I can jump on it. Hit DirectTV-857 [XM Chill] or 812 [FuelTV] and peddle. Peep the Charles Eames Lounge Chair. OK, it's a knock-off made by Plycraft who is no longer in business. Either way, the Eames are the one's who develop molded plywood who essentiallymodern skateboard manufacturing.

Before I mounted the GT Zaskar up, I had to get a new back tire, one with no knobbies. So off to the local bike shop and I pick up a Michelin XC Road tire. Come home, mount it and knock out some peddling!

I hope to mount up a REDLINE 925 as my next project bike!!!

Source of Excercise

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Since my accident I have been relegated to minimal means of exercise!!! Aside from walking the dog i'm now riding FIXED.....
HAHAHA GOTCHA!!! I'm riding in a fixed location!!!! Not fixed gear yet, but anything to keep the legs moving and the heart rate up!!! Recovery sucks! Scroll down on my GT Zaskar page on velospace.org and peep the fix gear bikes i'm looking at.

So, I gave this Bianchi Premio to Anthony, but when I brought this roller home, he wanted to mount up his bike. I rode it for like three days, 1st day:30min, 2nd day: 45min, and the 3rd day for a 1hr-30min session. OK, had enough, this bike is too small for me!!! PLUS - I blew up the freewheel cog. It's old, no grease and just fell apart!! You can see the cog laying on the ground...

THANK YOU www.ANDYH.com for the roller!!!

I will be mounting up my GT Zaskar next!!

2008 and a new look!!!

2007 was an amazing year! Just see my FLICKR page and see all the 2007 stuff! LOTS!


But the big story is that I had a big off on my KTM 950ADV!!! Not so fun as I will be rocking this new look way into 2008!! Read my whole deal on my ADVrider.com post.

Holiday through the screen

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A couple of image from picking the tree prior to the holiday's and testing out my flickr/blogger...

testing one, two, three Rad1's House is the place to be...

1OK, So it's 2008 and I'm just now messing around with this Blogger action! But hey, I am in so many other places on the weba'dub'dub'double'U.

It's not that I am new or anything.. I was on Friendster before there was a Myspace!! I rarely use either, becuase once I found FLICKR, that is the place for me as I can post all my images!!! I'm all about my FLICKR: www.flickr.com/photos/rodneywills/sets

I also have a YoutTube page too! Youtube is basically taking over tv as we know it!!!
It's like Sirius/XM radio - but more like content on demad! I can search all the things I am interested in and find cool stuff to check, plus post a few of my video of the things I am doing.
http://www.youtube.com/GCRad1