Natalie & Riser at the PROVING GROUNDS

[dan harris]

John Natalie and Michelle Riser spend an afternoon at the Breezewood Proving Grounds.

[dan harris]

Natalie was smokin up the table tops as he blows by the bleacher jump.

[dan harris]

Shown Here making the uphill jump look easy.

[dan harris]

John was not only awesome on the track, he was incredibly polite to everyone and spent time signing autographs and talking to fans. He is a true champion in our sport. I look forward to having him back at the park.

[dan harris]

Unfortunately Michelle Riser didn't bring her quad along, she was there counting lap times for John. Everyone enjoyed hanging out on the bleachers talking to her. I can't say enough how down to earth and friendly they are.

[ballz2thewall]

Great pic's! Maybe he will bring some other pro's the next time he comes!

[dan harris]

Unfortunately a Flat tire cut his quad riding a little short!

[rbgnwa45]

Nice 2nd pic. The blurryness adds to the fastness :p .

[dan harris]

But the Ironman that he is, he was quickly on a two wheeler throwin' big whips.

[dan harris]

here's Natalie and his friend Jarrod Johns hitting the down hill jump side by side.

[dan harris]

All in all it was a great Thursday afternoon. I'm sure all the riders that happened to be here were sure happy they came out for that weekday ride. Its not too often you get to share the track with a top pro national quad racer. Unfortunately with my broken shoulder I was not able to get out there and pull any laps with the man. I'll be looking forward to his return.

[JRP]

thats awsome, hell i didnt know he rode bikes too. haha thats crazy.

man hes good with bikes too...thats a nice whip! :eek: :cool:

[Pappy]

John raced bikes before he got back into quads.

[Mxjunkie]

Alot of the quad bros ride bikes as well, borich did a dutchmen race on a bike then quad last race I herd :cool:

[jordan_m6]

i was walking behind Natalie at one of our monster jam truck races when they had the quads racing here in st. louis. but i was too stupid to reallize who it was.

[wvspeedfreak]

That's cool that Natalie was there.Dan,you are right about them being very down to earth.We had the pleasure of meeting them at High Point and John took the time to talk to my 6 year old son and let him sit on his race quad.That made my son's day for sure.He seems to always make time for the fans.

[dan harris]

At one point John stopped his quad to help my girlfriends 4 year old daughter down a hill on her pedal bike. Everyone was amazed at how cool he was. Hopefully for his next trip out we'll have a little notice and I can let everyone know he's gonna be here.

[Ralph]

Originally posted by dan harris
At one point John stopped his quad to help my girlfriends 4 year old daughter down a hill on her pedal bike. Everyone was amazed at how cool he was. Hopefully for his next trip out we'll have a little notice and I can let everyone know he's gonna be here.

Thats awesome, ive met him once or twice and he really is a great guy.

Proving grounds looks real great too, cant wait to tear it up sometime in the future. Tommy tells me its not too far from our college so i will deffinatly come down as much as possible.

[dan harris]

some better pics came in from one of our members visiting the park when Natalie showed up. This shot is from Eddie Odoptra out of New Jersey.

[dan harris]

4/20 2006

[dan harris]

Natalie on 2 wheels

[dan harris]

I'm not much of a mechanic but when the champ needs a tire change everybody was willing to lend a hand. Member Wayne Dadetto lent Natallie a brand new set of tires and rims to ride on.

[Pappy]

Originally posted by dan harris
I'm not much of a mechanic but when the champ needs a tire change everybody was willing to lend a hand.

A hand:p Thats all you have at the moment:D


And just to inform everyone, Dan is making plans for jumping back into racing for the 07 season! He not only is the owner of BPG, he is a damn good rider to boot! He expressed to me yesterday how he wished his arm wasnt broken up, he would have loved to given natalie a few laps!


And John.....next time you head over to BPG, give Dan a day or so notice. I know of a few riders that would love the chance to follow your roost and a few that would like to try and make you eat some:D ;)

[Ralph]

sorry to hijack the thread,

kenny, whens a good time to call or something cause ralph2 keeps asking about when he should pay you and how much.

I dunno if u got my pm im sure its hard with the amount you probably get.

[Pappy]

I will respond as soon as I know:p Tell him not to be in a hurry to part with his money:p


Dan, we are good to go on picking up your quad tomorrow for a rebuild! Kevin will be there sunday.

[TheFontMaster]

Originally posted by Ralph
Thats awesome, ive met him once or twice and he really is a great guy.

Proving grounds looks real great too, cant wait to tear it up sometime in the future. Tommy tells me its not too far from our college so i will deffinatly come down as much as possible.


I think he said it's like 2 hours or something like that from Penn State? I'm going to WyoTech in October and I should only be about a half hour away from you guys.

[Yfz450dan]

I emailed Natalie To see if he could make it up for the group ride. I will let you guys know if he can make it!

[Ralph]

Originally posted by TheFontMaster
I think he said it's like 2 hours or something like that from Penn State? I'm going to WyoTech in October and I should only be about a half hour away from you guys.

Wyotech is about 45 minutes to an hour (I drive Fasss) to Penn State altoona and the drive isnt bad. I was up at wyotech 2 or 3 weeks ago and its a really nice place. My friend is actualy gonna be going there for the diesel program too.

Just remember that wyotechs male to female ratio is about 95:1:eek2:

I think Proving grounds is far less then 2 hours but im not positive.

[TheFontMaster]

Originally posted by Ralph
Wyotech is about 45 minutes to an hour (I drive Fasss) to Penn State altoona and the drive isnt bad. I was up at wyotech 2 or 3 weeks ago and its a really nice place. My friend is actualy gonna be going there for the diesel program too.

Just remember that wyotechs male to female ratio is about 95:1:eek2:

I think Proving grounds is far less then 2 hours but im not positive.

I think that the dorms are closer to Penn State than WyoTech. I'm not shure, I'm just goin by what I've heard Tommy say. As for the male to female ratio, thats why I'll be up at Penn State alot:macho :cool:

[reed13]

what size bike was natalie on? was it a 450 or the new 250f with the twin pipes?

[Yfz450dan]

450R

[reed13]

was he jumping everything on the bike as he was on the quad? and was he as fast on a bike?

[dan harris]

He ripped the park up on both bike and quad. Had everything dialed in within 2 laps, on both bike and quad. His bike was definately a 250 but I don't remember seeing the dual exhausts.

[reed13]

that does look like a 250f. shame i didnt know would have liked to learn from the ironman. how cool would it be to see john qualify for loretta lynns on a bike!!!! i think he could do it.

[dan harris]

he was jammin, thats him without the numbers, and his friend on the #13

[tomboarderns]

Proving grounds from PSU is a little less then 2 hours. It is definitly worth it. Very cool owners too. Seeya there