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The SPEEDBALL's LOVE to RIDE!!!!!! Sometimes we kick up our heels & BLAST across the Pa. mountains! VAROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

          On Saturday November 12, 2005  Speedy is excited about today's ride ! YEHAAAAAA! The  weather forecast is once again very good for the Speedball's  & Brad from Virginia is coming up north to see IF we are for REAL???
             
           Brad is the District Manager of Sales & Marketing for the " Coleman Power Sports "  franchises  & Speedball David Price told him about us a year or so ago & his tales about us intriged him . Being new to the atv sport after riding dirt bikes, street bikes & mountain bikes his whole life , he wondered IF atving could be as much fun????  I personally met Brad at the Southern Maryland ATV Park  last year & we instantly formed a bond between us about atving. Today  Speedy was going to show Brad WHY we LOVE the sport so much & hopefully after today he will feel the SAME ???
                            
               Dan & Tom from Maryland & Mike Yucha would join Speedy & Brad for today's Great Adventure & by a little after 9:00am the five of us are rattling across the Pa. mountains towards Waverly,  a small hamlet northest of Hazelton.  Mike would be trail boss today with Speedy & the others jockeying for trail position throuhout the day.  We motor up & over mountain after mountain until we cross the highway to V-Force John's gas station & spot familar faces unloading & getting ready to ride.  Jim & his brother from N.J.( dirt bikes) & Chris Cooper ( 250R ) have decided to launch from this location . Due to his open heart surgey Chris can't handle a heavy utility quad as his breast bone heals , so for an hour or so he'll cruise on his sport quad & enjoy the Great Outdoors as long as possible. After chit chatting with our freinds for a few minutes, Mike yells " Burning daylight! " & with a few chuckles Speedy & the others remount our quads & head north.
               
                 The miles click off fast as we head north  & goes rather smoothly except for some  butt puckering moments as we encounter a few  narrow & very  rocky & boulder infested  ascents that the sport quads need to wheelie up & over.  Dan , Tom & Mike spot us to ensure our safety in case things happen to go wrong. SAFETY is priority # 1 !
 
                 By  noon we reach McAdoo & refuel at a local gas station & soon there after head down the trails towards the last leg of our northward journey . A  mouth watering lunch awaits us in Waverly & my mouth waters in anticipation of the superb grub forthcoming . Things go great until we encounter a hunter who happens to be the town commissioner who DOES NOT like atvs & reads us the riot act & threatens to have us arrested & fined for various infractions . With no cell phone signal & Speedy once again acting as a diplomat to defuse the situation , he finally tells us to "  Get the Hell out of here & DON'T come back " !!!! 
 
         We retreat back towards  McAdoo & head off in a new direction , but still  intent on feasting at the local eartery in Waverly  for lunch.   My tummy is seriously growling as we finally rumble into Waverly & before long our waitress Sue is delivering our scrumptous hot sandwiches & ice cold sodas to our tables. The only sound heard now is " Chomp, Chomp , Chomp " as we wolf down these savory sandwiches & chug our sodas to refuel our bodies for the long trip back to Frackville.
 
         As we fire up our trusty quads ,  a little child waves & is tickled to death as we return his waves & rumble off towards the trails that becon .  Along the way , we encounter a group of atvers & dirt bikers who have a Yamaha " Rhino " acting as  chuck wagon for the rest of them. LOL! With big aftermarket wheels & tires it has no problem going up & over anything in it's path.  Brad & the others roost & play in the soft & sandy terrain after the group passes , while photos  are snapped & Speedy let's his lunch settle.
 
              After numerous photos are taken we head south across mountain after mountain  & eventually head up a long &  extremely rocky & boulder infested trail that seems to go UP for a long time! As we reach the pinnacle we are awed by the view that confronts us! WOW!  Far below us is I-81 as it snakes it way north & south through the Pocono mountains. You can be sure a few photos are snapped! LOL !  After savoring the BEAUTIFUL view for awhile, we descend down this boulder infested trail & find it is even STEEPER & ROCKIER then the earlier ascent ! PHEWEEEEEEEE!  Everyone is happy to finally reach NORMAL terrain! LOL!
 
              Within fifteen or twenty minutes  the  Speedball's  arrive at the Hazelton train tunnel  & Brad is once again  AMAZED at the wonderous beauty contained within the Pocono Mountains !  I think we are making a believer out of this former dirt bike rider . HE! HE!  Sure enough he can't resist the calling of the darkened chamber & turns on his Raptor's headlights & enters this cavernous  chamber & splashes &  almost floats his way to the far side before  reversing his course & exiting with a BIG SMILE & GRIN that seemed to go from ear to ear ! LOL!  GREAT TO BE ALIVE!!!! YEHAAAAAAAA!  Dan , Tom , Mike & I have made this trex numerous times , but still  remains one of our favorite places to visit & to bring first timers.
 
         Speedy suggests a bee line for Shenandoah , so Mike hands the trailboss duties over to Speedy for the remainder of the day.  With an evil glint in my eye & an itch to crank it up a notch ,  I fire up the V-Force & roost away as the 22" Bear Claws send mounds of gravel skyward. YEHAAAAAA!
Mike , Brad , Dan & Mike give chase  as we blast down this flat trail that seems to go on forever as it winds it's way around the mountain.  As we exit the  flat soft trail & exit onto rocky & uneven & rugged trails,  I  get in that " ZONE " & maintain an almost GNCC pace as we travese up & over mountain after mountain. The V-Force is riding the crest of the rocks  & dipping & swerving around huge mud holes & wheeling across the smaller ones as we blast across mile after mile of  trails  as we head south.   WHAT A BLAST!!!!!! 
 
        Within a hour we are refueling in Shenandoah & catching our breath before the final push to Motel 6. Once refueled we  head off for the AC/DC coal banks &  I make a bee line   for the  hillclimbs .  HE! HE!  As I approach the front side , I slow up for a moment & in TOTAL darkness drop the hammer & head  UP a steep coal bank  !YEHAAAAAAA!  BLASTING UP in total darkness is such a RUSH! Almost like launching a rocketship to the moon !
 
                 The V-Force makes easy work of this coal bank & I begin to blip the throttle & play with the hill , but near the top I am started to see a set of headlights real close! HUH????? Who's this???????? As I crest the hill I see it's Mike Yucha & his Susuki 700 Twin Peak's 4x4 who was hot on my A$$ ! HE! HE!  I laugh & " High Five " Mike & we share a good laugh. LOL!
 
       As we reverse our course & head back down , we spot three sets of headlights NOT  moving & scattered  at weird angles across the face of  these  huge coal banks.  I NEVER thought these three atvers would follow Speedy & Mike up these huge coal banks in the DARK  , but here they were ! LOL! Being skilled riders , Dan , Tom & Brad bury their quads in the soft coal bank by spinning deeply into the soft coal. Tom safely backs his Susuki King Quad back to level ground & then assists Brad on rerouting his Raptor to safety. Dan attempts to back his Kawasaki 700 Pararie 4x4 back down the hill, but the quad slides sideways , digs in & ejects dan into the dark abyss below. OOPS! Being soft & forgiving , Dan is OK & with the help of Tom & Brad , they rescue the last wayward quad.
 
             After alot of chuckles & laughter , our happy atvers head out for the last leg of our all day Great Adventure. Speedy sets a frantic pace & after crossing the last main highway outside of Shenandoah, Speedy blasts off into the pitch black night with four sets of headlights frantically trying to keep the V-Force's tail lights within sight. It's a crazy pace as we BLAST up & over the last mountain & slam through mudhole after mudhole with little concern about  getting wet ! YEHAAAAAAAA!
 
           As we crest the last dirt mound into Motel 6's parking lot , the night air is filled with squeals of delight & high five's & hearty laughs from ALL! What a grand way to end an all day ride! " It don't get NO BETTER then this " is echoed by each & every atver who showed up for this Great Adventure!  We all find it hard to say " Good Bye " , but eventually bid each other " Goodnite " & " Safe trip home " & head off for our respective rooms for the night.
 
                  Hope YOU can join us for our NEXT Great Adventure!
 
                          Your AARP atv buddy!
 
                          SPEEDY RACER
 
       
 
                               
 
               
 
        
                        

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                 ( Photos by Brad )

THIS IS WHY you must watch where you GO!!!!
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Brad & his Raptor BLASTS across the FLATS!!!!!
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SOMETIMES the views are AWESOME!!!!!!
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We even spotted a Yamaha " Rhino " roaming the Pa. mountains!

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Brad BLASTS in circles as he ROOSTS away! YEHAAAAAA!

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Even the utility quads roost away & play in the soft sandy soil !

Speedball's all enjoy this magic moment in LIFE!
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WE ARE FEELING ON TOP OF THE WORLD !!!! YEHAAAAAAA!

Everyone is having a BLAST!
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SPEEDY gives a BIG " Thumbs up " to today's ride! GREAT TO BE ALIVE !!!!