Spanish hospitality

On Saturday we spent the sunny day at Yunquera track and met more old friends. We got to the conclusion that the spanish way of motocross training is lot more fun than the finnish one. The pit was crowded and most of the pilots had their families and friends along. When the siesta time came, the grills started to appear and soon there were picnic groups everywhere. Of course it is possible that the differences in average climate conditions have something to do with the fact that this is not seen in Finland.

Also the hospitality of spanish people is remarkable. During the 5 first minutes of reunion with the madrileños we were offered a place to stay the night as well as possibility to do loundry. However, as we already had plans for the next night and as the Repsol once again served us well during the previous one, we didn't take advantage of the offer.

The circuit was very nice; serpentine track on a hillside, covered with red clay and well watered and prepared. Around you could see wavy green fields with snow covered mountains in the horizon. The adjustements of Kawasaki are getting better every day and the moto is starting to feel really good. The locals forgot to mention, that you are not supposed to complete the new step up with 250 bike. As the rider nicely beat the jump round after round, other pilots started to gather along the track to see and ask details of how it was done. Video of the day is attached below.

It turned out that the pit was the most difficult place on the track. It was located at the top of the hill and it was a bit challenging to get the caravan there. Fortunately there is gear one in all cars... Also the rider had problems in finding the way from the track back to the pit and partly because of this he rode a "light" 50 minutes warm up. Maybe the main reason for this however was, that he got carried away with the new circuit.

Later it turned out that the riding is not the most dangerous part of motocross. After completing the training without falling the rider accidentaly left his finger between wall and garage door while loading the bike back in after washing it. We were already planning how to cut the glowes to be able to fit the swollen finger to them, but luckily it survived without any visible injury.

http://vimeo.com/19643144