Toughest Year of my Life Part 2

Well Hell, Happy New Years to everyone!!! Dang, where did 2015 go? It's OK, it can go away and here's to looking forward to 2016! Cheers Everyone!

So back to April when Adam got put into a cast after his crash we found out that he broke his scaphoid, the doc was very skeptical about racing Pikes Peak but we made plans to do it. About a month before Pikes we were facing the fact that the bone wasn't healing as fast as we wanted it to, although the doc was saying it was healing really well... We started looking at options on the bike to keep Adam's left hand on the bar and see how well the clutch was going to be able to be used. We came up with borrowing an Ergon MTB grip off of his Moots MootoX YBB and had our buddy Fos test it on his supermoto to see if it would work! 

Fos said it worked mint and he didn't even really notice it was there so we put it on and waited for the next doctor appointment! Had a little last minute scare with the fact we couldn't pass a physical and get signed off to race in a cast so we made a decision the week before to work around this...

A Dremel is a wonderful thing some days! So off to pass a physical and then into the docs office finally a week before we are supposed to be racing up a narrow two lane road up Pikes... Sounds like a Great idea eh? ;) Doc asked to see what kind of support the wrist would have so we brought the suit and glove with to the docs office to see what they would say about us running up Pikes.

So after some discussions the doc said she would clear us to race after we showed her the grip setup and how much support the suit and glove had when all strapped up. Woo-Hoo! Had a custom brace made and we were off for some physical therapy to get some better range of motion back in the wrist for the race.

So we are ready for Pikes Peak... Hopefully... We think... 

Good Stuff!



Toughest Year of my Life Part 1

Wow, time has flown by this season! Not all in a good way either, our last post was of Adam assembling the Supertwin after getting the frame powdercoated. Will try and take it from there and give you guys a quick run through this season!

March 15th we had the Supertwin and the 125 loaded up to head out to High Plains Raceway.

We headed out to the track and Adam jumped on the wee 125 to go check out the gearing and jetting for a few laps... Well, an inner clutch hub bolt broke and jammed the engine up on him and high sided him pretty good at the top of turn 13. Got up and the left shoulder wasn't so good and we loaded up everything and headed back home to go get checked out.

Between that day and the Wednesday after the damage was a level 3 AC Seperation, broken radial head on the radius, and a pretty badly broken scaphoid in the left wrist. Unfortunately the scaphoid is one of the slowest healing bones in the body we found out and required surgery to put a screw in it to hold everything together. March 30th Adam had surgery and came out with some new titanium hardware in his wrist.

So now the game was to see if we would be in good enough shape to race Pikes Peak in June, the docs were skeptical but we made plans to go ahead with being ready to race up the mountain. Unfortunately we suffered a double blow the day after the surgery Adam's father passed away, Harold Bauer Jr (Harry) was a huge supporter of Adam's racing and had raced himself over in Japan in the 60's. He was one hell of a good guy and his larger than life laugh and his joking will be sadly missed.

Had always heard about his race bike over in Japan, he never was able to find the pictures of it to show us. While we were going through everything we found a shoebox hidden under some old records. Guess what we found:

A Honda CR93 little 125cc twin would be quite the little screamer wouldn't it? Now we know why he was always into the cafe racer type bikes with the long skinny tanks! ;)

Scars & Casts... Will leave you with these last two pics, the next post will pick up from here!

Cheers!

Withdrawls... Is it Race Season Yet?

So after getting a couple of weekends practice in up at IMI on the little RS125 and NSR50 Ol Mother Nature decided Denver was gonna get some snow and cold weather... Dammit... This crap kills me! We just want to get to the track and turn laps with our buddies, is it racing season yet?

 

June 29th and the week coming up to that day is in our mind, can't wait to get the green flag and go as fast as we can up the Pikes Peak Highway to 14,110 feet.

This race just has something to it, it sticks with you and you can't get it out of your head. It truly is an event that only the races over in Ireland, Macau, and the Isle of Man can compete with. There is nothing in the US that can compare anymore!

Another date this year that is going to change our way of thinking about racing will be August 20th... Adam is jumping on a plane and headed to the Isle of Man to attend the Manx Grand Prix where our friend and fellow racer Alan Cunningham will be racing on the Mountain Course with JBR and the Blue Bear Racers! This year will be a training year for us and we are looking forward to getting over there and meeting everyone that we have been chatting with and getting some laps in. Something about a 37.73 mile circuit and trying to know where everything is seems like a good challenge. ;)

So roll on May 9th here so we can get this race season started here in Colorado already, mother nature take this white stuff and send it elsewhere will ya!

 

 

 



I need to post over here more often! New Sponsors!

Hey everyone, another day another dollar right? Hahaha, this is Adam with just-Us Racing here and I want to throw out a big THANKS to a couple of new sponsors for the 2015 racing season!

 

First up is an important one, cause everybody NEEDS to have a beer sponsor, we would like to give a very warm welcome to Oskar Blues Brewery they will be attending a few events this season with Just-Us Racing and will be keeping us properly stocked with the good stuff all season long!

 

Next up we got hooked up with Woodcraft Technologies and they set us up with some new rearsets, handlebars, and some other goodies to help get us lightened up for the race season! Welcome a board guys! Thanks for joining the team!

 

Lots of good stuff going, on here, should have the Supertwin back together this week and ready to go and we are gonna load up the RS125 and NSR50 to go rip around IMI tomorrow...

 

Stay tuned for more frequent updates and cool pics of things with 2 wheels!

 

Cheers!



2015 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

REGISTERED! Yeah! Can't wait to get on the mountain again!

93rd Pikes Peak International Hill Climb 

I entered the Middleweight Division again this year and will be riding something a little more competitive... ;) Keep an eye here on my blogs, our Just-Us Racing Facebook page, Twitter, and Instagram for more exciting info coming up SOON! 

Cheers!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Just-Us Racing!

Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to Everyone out there! Not too much going on in the Just-Us Racing Shop, the Supertwin is torn down to get some powdercoating done, the 125 and 50 are tucked away in the house to keep them warm for the winter, and we are working on all of our race plans for next season!

With that I will leave you with some pictures from 2014, Great Fun was had, Hard times were faced, new friends were made, and some huge challenges were faced! Good Times!!!

Adam sitting on the Project Supertwin back in January, it has come a long ways!

Ride the Ducati to work Adam said... Damn that was COLD!!!

Jill & Joey Kasper with their first son and that loon on the right is his Godfather... ;)

Adam and his pops Harry making the most of Mom's funeral.

James said come get this thing out of my garage, we said OK!!!

Job changes for the better and a complete Project Supertwin!

The first photo of Adam at the PPIHC getting ready to head up the mountain @ Devil's Playground.

Super Stoked to have been able to meet and hang out with Guy Martin, Great Guy and funny as hell!!!

It takes a Great Team to get one safely to the top of the PPIHC, VERY Lucky to have had this crew this season!

The pics from PPIHC are jaw dropping to see after the fact... Yes that is Adam during an early morning practice run!

Our good friend Alan next to Adam listening to Joe tell stories of racing against the likes of Joey and Robert Dunlop!!!

Emotions a plenty by the time we get down and a sore left hand from all the high fives! Mega Event!!!

Whoa... Pikes Peak has Everything! Adam showing James the Pikes Peak area!

High Plains Raceway, first racing on short tracks on the Supertwin...

Came home with some trophies! Not too shabby!!!

Made the trek to Minnesota to BIR and ran the Supertwin at our home track, won LWGP... Epic!

Thanks Steve for catching this Great shot at BIR!

Colorado MRA Racers in Minnesota at BIR, had a blast, can't wait to go back again!

Part of the Just-Us Racing Fleet... NSR50, RS125, RS250, and the Supertwin!

Bucket List item checked off, ride an RC30 around for a bit! So fun!

Adam got out to IMI with the wifey and decided to go play on the flat track for a bit! Hooligan!!!!

Hooliganism at its best! So FUN!

Merry Christmas to All!!!

With that get back to your family and friends and we will see you again next year!!!

CHEERS!!!