LIVE LIFE -lonbordin: 2011.02

20110228

My tornado alert system

RadioShack® 7-Channel Handheld Weather Radio with SAME

So I bought one of these several years ago and I bought the separate AC adapter. It beeps a lot during setup but once done with setup it will just alarm for only Tornado warnings in your county. You can set it up to alert to every type of warning but you won't sleep much!

Over the last couple of years this setup has performed exceptionally well. It typically alerts 5 to 10 MINUTES before the sirens go off in our area. There have been times we were alerted by the SAME radio watched the tornadic cell pass by and then heard the sirens. I wish I was kidding but trusting the siren system is a bad idea.

20110221

Separation from racing

So on my 211 trip through the racecourse at Paoli Peaks randomness caught up to me... I clipped a gate and plowed the mountain with my right shoulder. Acromioclavicular joint injury (Type 3 shoulder separation). So my season is over and now you know why if you see me with my arm in a sling for the next week or so.

I'll be fine... starting PT in two weeks.

20110219

NASTAR 2010-2011 Season

‎203 timed runs through the NASTAR courses this season. I didn't set out with a goal in mind but I'm happy I made 200. Who says you can't snowboard/ski in Southern Indiana. w00t!

My race record:
http://skiracing.nastar.com/index.jsp?pagename=results&page=comp&compid=690880&year=2011

20110216

Wild weather at Paoli

Went to Paoli for Wednesday night NASTAR expecting it to be very soft. Bank sign in Paoli was showing 66F!!! But the snowpack wasn't hearing any of it... there was a glaze on top and the runs were quite firm. The course was F A S T. Mike P. thank you for yet another great NASTAR night!

20110214

Monday night at Paoli

Went to Paoli tonight with my son to just free "ski". It was soft but later firmed up. I took the Donek 169 and it preformed admirably. Got a few ole' skool' comments, sigh.

Had a blast. You could almost feel the end of the season in the air. It goes by so fast.

20110212

Friday night NASTAR

20110210

Not so fast..

Took the slalom (SL) board out for Wednesday night NASTAR. While it provided a lot of control the speed wasn't there. Swapped up for the GS board and dropped 2.75 seconds on the first run.

Ahhhhh... SPEED. :D

20110208

RAB modification

Sometimes you come late to the party... No reason you can't enjoy yourself!

I Googled around for RAB mods and came across carver.cc's Spring system modification. I wanted to do a similar thing but simpler with off the shelf parts.

Well I did. One properly sized bearing race, removal of the brass tubing nut and presto! A boot that stands up straighter with the same flex pattern which was essential due to my size (6'4" 245lbs) and that I race a good percentage of the time. (Yes I do use the slightly softer spring set that comes with the Dee Luxe Indys).

It feels soooo much better. W00t!