Author Archives: Christie

Pedaling Love

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Christie

Photos are funny these days, in the digital age. My first knee on the ground experiences while riding a sportbike fast around a track were partially motivated by getting an awesome photo of me looking all cool, dragging my knee … Continue reading →

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Honey Badger Don’t Care

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Christie

AFM Round 3, May 7-8 2011, Infineon Raceway This…is the honey badger. Watch it run in slow motion. It’s pretty bad ass. I was thinking fondly of the honey badger Saturday afternoon, as I was pushing my mangled motorcycle back … Continue reading →

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La, La, La, Whatever: WERA/CSC @ Buttonwillow, April 24

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Christie

One of the things that attracted me to Nikki Nienow, in only the way a straight girl can be attracted to another, was her independence. This pleasant looking blonde girl had pulled up to Infineon in a little white truck … Continue reading →

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Hobbies: AFM Round 2, Infineon Raceway, April 16-17

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Christie

It doesn’t make any sense at all that I race. It doesn’t make sense to me, it doesn’t make sense to my family and it doesn’t make sense to my co-workers. I didn’t grow up in a motorsports family, or … Continue reading →

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5 Ways Bicyclists Should be More Like Motorcyclists

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Christie

Motorcyclists and bicyclists don’t seem to have a lot in common. Years ago, as a motorcyclist enamored with my new, completely bad ass hobby, I used to look down my nose at the uptight, spandex-clad bicyclists huffing their ways up … Continue reading →

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