Pandemic ride 5

The weather was 70° today, great day for a bike ride. There hasn’t been many good riding days lately, but I suspect I’ll start to get more and more of those beginning this week. I am still complying with the social distancing rules but was able to get a nice solo bike ride in. 

A little time in the Cayman GT4 Clubsport

Had a little downtime and did some first laps in the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport around Laguna Seca today. Challenging track and fun race car.

Great Porsche day

Today was a trifecta of Porsche goodness. First my Boxster 986 was shown in a PCA video. I had an amazing drive with the top down. Second, I rode the 1998 Porsche Bike S for an hour around my neighborhood logging 11 miles. And third, I qualified second in a practice SIM race driving a 911. A good day for sure. 

First sim race

Raced in my first sim event last Friday and finished 6th in the Porsche RSR rookie class. Here’s the link to the broadcast: https://youtu.be/xgsHdsVQRTE

Pandemic ride 3

Another short ride around my neighborhood. I’m still trying to comply with the stay at home order. So I think this is as close to Disney World as I’m going to get.

Sebring RSR qualifying practice

Qualifying practice run in the RSR at Sebring yesterday. Looking forward to Friday's race.

Pandemic ride 2

Another neighborhood ride during the stay-at-home order today. I was able to sneak in 12.5 miles this time riding up and down every road I could find. Sure were a lot of cars driving around today when everyone is supposed to stay home...

Pandemic ride

Even with the stay-at-home order during the global Pandemic, the state of Maryland allows for "outside exercise" which I took to mean a bike ride is ok. I decided to honor this mandate by riding close to my home. I really wanted to get in an hour ride around the airport loop, but instead just headed from my driveway and meandered around the neighborhood roads. But I still got in an hour and the 11 miles. The weather was fantastic and people were out walking about everywhere.

More online driving

With all the social distancing and self quarantine going on, I find myself doing more online driving than real driving...

BWI ride, day two

With the improving weather, I'm getting more good riding days. Today was the second in a row. Again, I rode the 1998 Porsche Bike S the 11-mile BWI loop. Not a long distance but I'm more focused on just getting out there and rebuilding seat time.

Back outside

It's been too long on the stationary bike due to winter weather. Today, I rode the 11-mile Baltimore International Airport loop on an amazing early spring day. It rained last night but today's ride was in the upper 60s under partly cloudy sky. The 1998 Bike S is my 2020 bike of choice as I'm preparing to ride 184.5 miles this summer with a goal of completing the C&O trail in three days.