Rider Updates
Oct 5 2019
Dear Friends & Sponsors!
This report is on the race I was not supposed to win….. Round #2 of the Southern Off Road Racing Championship was held on Sunday, September 22nd, 2019 in Holland, Georgia at an all time favorite venue, “The Swimming Hole”. Leading up to this race the area probably had not experienced any precipitation for at least 3 – 4 weeks. Not unlike my last race report from a race two weeks earlier in Sewanee, Tennessee bemoaning the dry conditions there, this event was even worse as there was no rain in the area before the previous event.
Temperatures for the event at the start of the race around 11 AM were in the 90s on a last minute condensed six mile course (down from an intended eight miles due to cows that got out of a pasture and were running amuck on our course). The Swimming Hole is known for having a lot of variety in elevation changes, hill climbs, grass track sections, multiple water crossings, with rolling rocks and roots littered throughout the course. Now deep silt on top of it all. The Swimming Hole has been well raced and is a known course to folks running various hare scrambles in the area.
It all starts with the start! I had a poor start as I anxiously over-jumped my throttle with my fuel injected carburation which requires a split second of patience for the engine to solidly start before throttle can be applied. (Still adjusting to TPI vs. aspirated carb…) My lack of patience resulted in a stall at the start which delayed my position getting into the woods. In extremely dusty or muddy conditions, it’s important to be the lead dog on that start as the view is not so great while continuous eating silt or mud for some time.
Within the first mile of the race I successful ascended a respectable hill climb building confidence and momentum only to clip a tr
Oct 2 2019
Dear Friends & Sponsors,
I am writing to report my first trip as a Van Guide with EagleRider Tours for their Route 66 Tour held August 13th – 30th. I worked with Michael Stuger the Lead Guide with EagleRider on this inaugural trip for me.
The trip started in Milwaukee, WI with a full day VIP Tour of Harley-Davidson Headquarters and facilities where we also had a chance to personally meet with Bill Davidson great grandson of the founder. The VIP event was provided to a handful of folks from Australia and Switzerland in advance of the Route 66 Tour. We enjoyed the unique experience to tour many of the facilities from the Headquarters, to the Harley Museum and various operational centers. It was interesting to walk through the service training area and up to the benches where Harley Service Technicians were being trained on a whole new technology for Harley, the soon to be released Harley Davidson Livewire. The day following the Harley tour, we picked up variety of Harley big bikes at Milwaukee EagleRider and journeyed to Chicago to meet the rest of our Route 66 tour group. Our entire group consisted of ten bikes with folks from Australia, Switzerland, Austria and Germany. We were blessed with a superb group of sixteen strangers from a variety of countries, cultures and backgrounds who all developed strong friendships by the conclusion of the nearly 3,000 mile trip together from Chicago to the Santa Monica Pier.
The Route 66 trip is very special as it provides insight and experiences from the heartland of the Midwest starting in Chicago, Illinois reaching across the great plains and deserts of the southwest terminating at the Santa Monica Pier. Reflecting on the many movies and songs created over the years on not only Route 66 but many of the towns and areas along the way, it was a bit like traveling back in a real-time, time machine. Personall
Aug 9 2019
Hello Friends and Sponsors,
As I’ve indicated on subsequent race reports, I transitioned to retirement from my formal, lifelong healthcare sales and marketing career several months ago. I am developing my “new” career based upon my passion for motorcycling. While still continuing to race, I’m continuing to develop my skills, abilities and establish a network to ultimately work with a leading motorcycle touring company to share my passion to touring and training with other enthusiasts.
I was honored to have been invited to recently participate with MotoDiscovery on their Moab Adventure Tour where I drove a chase truck as their support driver. MotoDiscovery www.motodiscovery.com is a leading motorcycle touring company founded 1981 and provides both street tours and adventure trips around the world. The Moab Adventure Training Motorcycle Tour was a unique trip where riders trained and toured with a coach. We took an intimate group of nine riders with different levels of street experience and most riders had little or no off-pavement experience, we then provided two days of closed course training to help them gain skills and confidence in riding off-pavement. This was followed by four days of ~600 - 700 miles of adventure riding through the desert staying a various destinations along the way https://www.motodiscovery.com/Moab-Adventure-Training-Motorcycle-Tour . The event was very rewarding for both the participants and the staff. Barak Naggan, a senior leader with MotoDiscovery lead the tour and training. He did a great job in helping riders develop skills through a safe, effective “building block” approach and led the team over the course of the week to apply those skills in a variety of off-pavement terrain. It was great see the riders build their skills and confidence and apply them over the course of the week gaining new accomplishments they wo
Oct 26 2012
Dear Friends and Sponsors,
This race report marks round #9 of the AMA/NEPG Rekluse National Enduro Series the “Muddobbers Enduro” held in Matthews, Indiana on Sunday, October 14th, 2012. Joining me was David Heath from Rome, Georgia who has been running the series with me this year. I’ll just get it out of the way right now, this turned out to be the worst race for both David and I this year. That said, we did not break anything on our bodies just a few parts on our bikes.
The event was held riverside in a really nice multi-purpose campground / fairground along the banks of a river and at the foot of an beautiful 181 foot long covered bridge built in 1877 and still in use today. The grounds had electricity and nice thick grass which beats muddy fields where we usually get relegated. The general area was fairly flat corn fields with elevation changes along the Mississinewa River and creeks that we traversed or crossed.
The afternoon before the race KTM offered free test rides of their various models of off road bikes. We had some time on our hands and enjoyed trying out a number of new KTM bikes. When they closed the test rides at 4 PM we were allowed to take our own bikes on to the test ride loop to practice and tune. As David and I went out at 4 PM to test ride our bikes, it started to rain. We experienced some welcome practice and got a taste of what we would be in for the next morning. I had one fall while practicing that the bike fell on my leg where I twisted it a bit. I immediately had visions of Fabian’s misfortune at our last GNCC. I stretched my leg a bit, road one more lap and got off the course before I hurt myself before my race the next morning.
The Mississinewa is known to be one of the fastest flowing rivers in Indiana. The ground was dark, rich loam that was very slippery when wet.&nb
Oct 25 2012
Hello Friends & Sponsors,
I am pleased to deliver this race report for Round #11 of the Grand National Cross Country season held at Powerline Park in St. Clairsville, IN on Sunday, September 30th. This course was the same course we ran last year in reverse direction. The track is very hard packed dirt from being raced on over and over for many years which can become frictionless with the least amount of precipitation. If the conditions are dry, this can be a very fast course. Generally, this course is less rooty and rocky than other courses which entices one into higher speeds.
The course had seen some rain a few days prior but was dry leading up to the day of our race. During the race the course was damp which led to a slippery and unpredictable surface. Fabian and I walked the 11.3 mile course on Saturday to survey choice lines and management of obstacles. A most significant obstacle was the infamous “mud hole” which everyone anticipates every year. This year was no different as it claimed its fair share of racers who had their day ruined by choosing the wrong line selection. I was fortunate to escape it grips without too much drama.
I earned another hole shot win. Midway through the first lap a got cross-rutted on in an awkward slippery which took the bike down. I was abruptly passed by freight train of 6 guys in my class. I was able to get myself re-stabilized and carefully picked away at the course for the rest of the race. I rode a tad conservative as I knew that a fall could be very unforgiving on this fast, slippery track. I finished 6th out of 15 in the Master B class. Congratulations to Taylor Dressler who earned a 4th out of 12 women and she continues to lead her class in the series.
Fabian had a bad day as he his bike swapped out and landed on his right leg as his body was twisting. Another victim to t
Sep 23 2012
Hello Friends & Sponsors,
This report marks round #8 out of the total 10 races for the 2012 series. The event was held at an old abandoned lead mine in Park Hills, MO which is 90 minutes from where I was raised in St. Louis on Sunday, September 9th. The lead mine has been closed for many, many years. An output of lead mines is miles of silty hills and old dry up lake beds created from silt flushed from the subterranean mines then pumped across fields and valleys to dry. Back in 1978 as kids just old enough to drive, we used to sneak into the lead mine grounds and ride dune buggies. Since then, the state has converted the property to one of the two off-road vehicle parks in MO. This has turned out to be a first class oasis for off road vehicles as they have miles of sand hills and dried up sand lake beds to surrounded by rolling hills plentiful with trails carved through forests of hardwoods.
This course in my mind is the best all around off-road course that I’ve yet to ride as it offers wild and wide diversity of riding conditions and challenges at a single venue. My mom and dad who have yet to see me race made the trip down from St. Louis for the day. David Heath and I drove up from Atlanta on Friday night and Saturday morning. The event was held at a first class ORV Missouri State Park with miles of expansive trails on a wide variant of terrain. The park offered changing rooms, restrooms and complimentary wash stations for the bikes / vehicles. We were able to squeeze in a couple hours of practice riding on Saturday afternoon and then had dinner with my parents.
We had a beautiful day for racing with temperatures in the low 70s. My Klim vented gear kept me very comfortable while racing but between tests as well. We were told it had not rained for weeks preceding the race up to the Thursday before hand where they received substantial
Aug 14 2012
Dear Friends & Sponsors
This race report covers a practice race for me which was organized by the Southern Off-Road Championship Series held at a venue in Tracey City, TN called “Coal Miner”.
Fabian and I met Frank Raimondo and Scott Smith from Team DirtBikeBucketList.com at a new course in Tracey City, TN. The course was cut into an old coal mining area and located in the higher elevations near Monteagle, TN. Although there were no significant obstacles on the course, heavy rains the day before made the clay based course extremely slippery. The first lap was especially treacherous and yet slightly improved as the race ran on. However, the promoter mercifully shortened the race a bit due to challenges the racers were having and in a effort to control the course for the quad racers to follow. There was a high degree of attrition in the race as many racers threw in the towel due to crazy slippery conditions.
This race was a special test for me as I am new to racing a 2-stroke powered bike, particular in low traction situations. It’s the first time I had written in mud with the new bike. I deliberately tried some new things and approaches which carried me to a fourth place finish in the “Industry Class”. I have also been challenged with the hands and forearms falling asleep with my new bike. I changed out my handle bars before the race to a lower and flatter Pro-Taper bar with a Carmichael bend. It seemed to serve me well in improving forward positioning on the bike and more natural and relaxed hand position on the bars. My arms and hands felt much better!
I chalked another SORCS race this year to practice to fill in time and riding between my national events.
Attached is a picture from the race where we had our Klim tent set-up in the highly visible location of the first turn and a passing point as riders
Jun 30 2012
Dear Friends & Sponsors:
I happy to provide you this race report on Round #6 from the Inyan Kara Rekluse / AM National Enduro Series. This event was held in the beautiful region of Upton, Wyoming “The Best Town on Earth” as indicated on the town’s water tower. Upton is located easterly, central portion of Wyoming. Just east of the Little Big Horn and on the horizon and just southeast of Devils Tower (our nation’s first national monument named by President Roosevelt in 1906). Inyan Kara is a large rock mound that protrudes up from Upton area elevation area of 4,300 feet ASL http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/blackhills/specialplaces/?cid=stelprdb5063000. Inyan Kara means “rock gatherer” from the Lokota people. General George Custer’s name is said to be carved into the top of the mound. (Obviously, before he traveled west to find his demise at Little Big Horn…)
This was the first time I had been to Wyoming and was very optimistic about my race due to the excitement of a change of scenery and my anticipation to a course not as tight as those found in the eastern venues. The course was one of my most enjoyable, flowing courses that I have yet to ride. Out of our 5 tests the first four tests flowed very well for me. The 5th test was for B & A riders only and the technical nature of the course in test 5 was significantly increased with more challenging obstacles and sharper & tighter turns. The terrain was very dry sandy / silt with allot of gullies and erratic elevation changes yet without any substantial hill climbs. The course was particular treacherous if you got stuck behind someone in the dust. There were allot of ruts and obstacles that could seriously trip you up if you could not see them if shrouded by the dust. I was fortunate to be near the very front of the race in a row of 4 riders that were g
Jun 19 2012
Dear Friends and Sponsors,
Tonight I am sending another race report as I continue to work on catching up on previous races. I am pleased to provide you an update to my results at the Grand National Cross Country Round #7 “The Mountaineer Run” located in Masonville, WV on Sunday, May 27th, 2012.. It was HOT & HUMID sunny 85 degrees.
This was the first time this course was ran for a GNCC event in 8 years. The course was located on the top of a WV mountain. Any course that is built around the top of a mountain means most of the course is always in the off-chamber as to make full use of the real estate of the mountain to lay out an ~11 mile course. As with most GNCC races, this course was considerably rocky and technical. Many of the rocks in the woods were covered with some sort of flora that made them very slippery. Even though it had not rained immediately before the event, the rocks were considerably slippery. Many of us reflected on how unbearably treacherous the course would have been had it rained. Arguably, many riders felt this is one of the top technical and challenging courses they’ve experienced.
I had good start earning 2nd place into the hole shot and into the woods. However, mid-way through the first lap I ran wide open through an open field section I had my first significant mishap. I don’t know what I hit, but it must have been really hard and invisible as in an instant racing down an open field I was violently launched sideways into the air and completely separated from my bike. Fortunately not hurt, as I was gathering myself off the ground to feeling for all of my limbs, I noticed someone else 20 feet further down the course was flat on their back, unmoving and looking straight up. Help from a nearby timing tent was tending to that person. As I passed by, I yelled at the help to remove or mark wha
Jun 8 2012
Hello Friends and Sponsors,
The following is my race report from Round #6, Grand Nat’l Cross Country series The Limestone 100 held in Springville, IN. Springville is located just over the KY / IN state line northwest of Louisville, KY. This venue held Lawrence County Recreational Park was another first venue for a GNCC event. Leslie Agee joined Fabian and I on for the trip. The course had rolling landscape with 10 miles of hard packed black dirt which proved to become very slippery. The track was littered with roots and rocks to keep riders on their toes with allot of off-camber sections. What initially appeared to be an easy course while walking it the day before, turned out to be much trickier than anticipated due to the slipperiness and unpredictability of traction. They also ran the course through numerous creek beds lined with rocks which cost me 3 positions at one point.
The start was the most unusual layout that most of us had experienced to date. The starting line was on a 30 degree slope (see second picture) and the entire starting chicane was built over the side of a hill. There was not a single flat spot to be found from the starting line to where the bikes entered the woods. I won 2nd place in the hole shot and was 3rd place going into the woods. I was unsteady in the first lap and dropped to 9th place. I worked my way up to fourth place in the second to last lap and had tipped my bike momentarily against the wall of a steep creek bed. Instantly 3 riders in my class freight trained past me front wheel to back wheel past me closing the door on my hopes to quickly block the course to regain momentum. As I proceeded in the last lap my new clutch started to slip. I was able to pick off two of guys in front of me and I finished just behind Tom Denk’s back tire for 5th place finish.
Fabian provided excellent one-handed pi
May 14 2012
Dear Friends & Sponsors,
Round #4 Grand National Cross Country was held at the Big Buck Farm in Enoree, South Carolina. This 11.X mile course is located in the rolling hills of S.C with various elevation changes. Big Buck has been known to be a fast course across hard packed dirt laden with roots and rolling rocks. Fellow Klim rider Fabian Dressler and I pre-walked the course and benefited from that investment of time as we had a good bead on preferred lines around some mud holes, creek crossings and a significant hill climb.
This race was my first event on my race bike with a new top end replacement. My bike had great compression and ran really well – thanks Dave! I handily won the hole shot and led my class well in to the second lap. A few guys from my class caught up with me midway through the 2nd lap and we exchanged position throughout the balance of 2nd and 3rd lap. I had some challenges at a creek crossing as fatigue got the better of me in lap 4. All in all I earned a respectable 2nd place with a 2 minute lead over 3rd place. I was really happy with my personal and bike performance.
Video Overview of Event
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM7AotwQOo4
On my way out of the first turn to win the hole shot:
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Leading the pack to the woods:
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Thank you for your continued support.
Tom
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May 2 2012
Hello Friends and Sponsors,
I am pleased to provide you this Race Report for Round #3 of the National Enduro Championship Series “The Sandlapper” held in Salley, South Carolina on Sunday, March 4th, 2012. The event was hosted by the Columbia Enduro Riders (C.E.R.A) with support from the Hollow Creek Fire Department. This event marks the largest fundraiser for the year for the fire department.
CERA did a terrific job putting on a 1st class event. It was great to see the course not only well “arrowed” but also with ample mile markers provided. CERA was on-site in full force with their team easily recognized in unformed high viz yellow/green who made sure all elements were well covered. Hollow Valley FDP prepared some of the finest South Carolina mustard based Bar-B-Que which was a special treat.
There we ~600 racer registered for the event. Those who camped on-site listened to the drone of rain ALL NIGHT LONG to include David Heath and myself holed up in my modest toy hauler “Big Red”. We were laying there with great anticipation of what kind of mess we would encounter the next day. A local farmer with his front end loader was running up till mignight pulling our vehicles stuck in the mud that surrounded us in previously tilled field. However, we awoke to beautiful breaking dawn skies and very gusty winds all day. Our highly visible Klim pop-up tent was double secured and stood proud as is flexed and fluttered in the stiffest of winds course side at the mid-race gas stop.
As we were setting up the night before I discovered that my KTM electric starter was not working. David and I went to work with our VOM and trouble shot it down to my starter relay which also impacted power delivery to my cooling fan. By the time we diagnosed the problem, we had to run to dinner as they we’re putting it away whe
May 1 2012
Hello Friends & Sponsors,
Round #1, Cam-AM Grand National Cross Country – “River Ranch”
We have already off the start of the 2012 Grand National Cross Country season. The first race was held on Tuesday, March13th in Lake Wales, Florida at the Westgate River Ranch. This event is held mid-week as it is considered part of a week-long series of racing events associated with Bike Week held annually in Daytona, Florida. Fabian Dressler and I met up with Tim Anderson, AMA Ambassador Claudia Danielewicz, Mandy Maston, Nicholle Bradford and others in the Ocala National Forest the preceding Saturday for a weekend of camping and practicing on the miles of sand trails which spoke out from the Lake Delancy campgrounds. We had a few days of uneventful practice helping us get ready for the treacherous, whooped out sand course at River Ranch.
Fabian and I brought a couple of bikes each for back-up in case we had (or created) an issue while practicing before the race. Both of us seemed to endure some rough engine behavior with our 4 strokes which we believed had been attributed to heat. I re-wrapped the underside of my fuel tank with reflective heat tape as I thought I was dealing with boiling / over-heating fuel. We also changed out our fuel thinking we had some bad gas. Fabian chose to ride his Yamaha 2-stroke in the race and I continued with my KTM 450 4-stroke.
When rolling up to the start, found that I was confronted with 23 competitors in my Master B class. I had a good start to the first turn but a rider on the inside who failed to brake carried me wide out of the turn. I was able to scramble and position myself in about 3rd place before entering the wooded section. Shortly into the woods I pegged my front tire in some deep soft sand and was passed by about 8 guys in my class before getting straightened out. I rode hard on my
Oct 19 2009
Hello Friends & Sponsors,
I am pleased to provide an improved race report over my previous report. Before I get into this report, please allow me to address what took place since my last (miserable) race. You may recall that from my last race report that my race morning started with my wiring harness catching fire during my pre-race bike inspection. As well as my bike not starting easily the during the multiple times I dropped it or killed it in the mud race. As an outcome of that event, I have since replaced my wiring harness and rebuilt my top end (i.e. valves, seats, piston, timing chain, so forth) to address it being what I learned be 30% out of spec from post race leak test. I did get a chance to pre-ride my bike a few hours the Saturday before the race to ensure it's reliability. The bike ran great however, I caused more damage when practicing while dropping the bike and breaking both bark busters which required a late afternoon dash to a dealer.
Last Sunday's race was met with perfect riding conditions in light of dooming weather forecasts which helped stay off some of our competition. The evening temperatures for camping was in the low 60's with race day temperature in the low 80s. The course conditions in Buena Vista (~20 miles southeast of Columbus) was sandy loam with perfect consistency. The course was relatively easy and hence fast with some considerable bumpy sections developing over the race. Some of the more challenging sections were apparently removed from the course and re-routed to woods/trail roa
Aug 17 2009
Hello Friends and Sponsors
Thank you for your continued interest and support. This note is to report on Race 8 out of 14 last Sunday, August 9th held at the Beaver Dam Creek Farm in Sparta, Georgia. This was another hot, dry and dusty Georgia day with race temperature at 96 degrees My Klim vented gear and helmet was again an asset to my performance and lifesaver. The Klim demo F4 vented helmets were again a big hit to include a number or repeat racers asking to use the helmets again.
The course was 10.5 miles in length for a total of 4 laps. The venue was relatively flat and very dry which created allot of slippery situations where deep silt was developed in a number of the corners. The dust was so thick at times that a blinding wall developed which seriously impeded your vision of the course, other bikes and obstacles. The course also became quite rough in some areas due to the development of breaking and acceleration bumps.
There were a total of 181 big bike entrants, 44 minis and 51 quads. I had a good race with a total of 12 Master C racers at this event. My top competitors to include Frank Burkhart (2nd place in series points) and Stan Cantrell (3rd place) all exchanged greetings with me on the starting line as we acknowledged our presence and best wishes (and privately to myself for them to stay behind me and out of my way). I had a great start winning my first hole shot of the season for our entire row which consisted of
Apr 5 2009
Last weekend on Sunday, March 29th marked my first race of season for the Southern Off Road Champions (www.sorcs.net) series of 14 hare scramble races. This is my second season of racing and I have moved into the Master C class this year with high expectations of myself. I have been practicing in the off-season in various other organized races along with spirited trail rides with friends to continue my skill development. Further, I continue to work on a personal fitness plan to enhance my strength and endurance.
Our first race was held in Sparta, Georgia at the Hill Farm venue. Preceding the event we had 4 days of showers which totaled ~4" of rain up to the early morning of the event. Strong winds overnight destroyed our pop-ups. The course was a muddy mess and was limited to only 36 miles due to the late start. The race started well over an hour late as they had to re-direct much of the course the morning of the race due to hard storms the night and early morning before.
I won the hole shot which was a great start to my first race of the season. Upon entering the woods, my goggles popped of my helmet which distracted my attention to which I lost a position as I was trying to reach around and find them. I realized my goggles were completely gone and not hanging by a strap. I was carrying a spare pair in my fanny & hydration packs (antic
Jan 5 2009
This weekend was the 1st Annual 8 Hour team race sponsored by SORCS in Sparta, Georgia. There was a turn out of approximately 150 adult riders and 40 kids. The adult course was 10 miles long and the race ran from 9 AM to 5 PM EST. It rained the two days before and misted and rained throughout the morning. Needless to say, the course was a bit snotty. Fortunately, there were no horrendous obstacles and the trail was relatively wide (four wheeler passable). There was a fair number of wet roots on off-camber spots that kept you on your toes and a few bike swallowing mud / rut holes that could eat you alive. Had the weather been better, we would have seen more riders. However, not as many people seem to be up 8 hours straight in the mud (they are the smart ones!). This was the first team event I’ve raced with Fabian Dressler as we entered as a duo team. Fabian rode excellent and turned our team’s best overall lap times. No one got hurt, bikes made it through in one piece and Fabian and I took 1st in our class. Overall and excellent and exhausting day. Looking forward to the next 8 hour in DRY conditions!
Dec 15 2008
This past weekend I picked up my bike from having the front and rear springs upgraded, re-valving of shocks and new steering damper installed. What a difference! Looking forward to applying to upcoming race conditions at the SORCS 8 hour team race the first weekend in 2009!
Nov 25 2008
Awaiting final points tabulation and post. Anticipating 4th place in class in SORCS and 1st place in TORCS.
Oct 24 2008
I have one series race left in my first season in Washington, GA on Nov 16th. I am currently in 4th place with I am prepared to protect. It will be critical that I ride strong and consistantly next race to finish within top 4 and to maybe have a shot at 3rd. I have my first enduro planned on Nov 2nd at Perry Mtn. in Cedarsburg, AL which will help keep me tuned. I will be going over my bike a few extra times to make sure it's mechanically sound before the race. Very exiciting close of my first season season....
Oct 21 2008
I won my first, 1st Place yesterday in this series which will helps to take another step to protect my narrow position for 3rd overall. My competitor in 4th place finished behind my in 2nd place. The pressure remains on our last and final race of the season at Aonia Pass which has just been moved out one week to November 16th. It will be critical that I demonstrate a solid performance in the last race and at a minimum, finish ahead of the guy just behind me in 4th place to protect a 3rd place overall finish for my first season of racing. I have my first enduro SE&TRA's Gobbler Getter and various practice rides scheduled to help prepare me for this final event.
Oct 13 2008