I am in Africa!!
 

Hey Guys
I am in Africa!! I landed in Luderitiz this last morning and the wind was blowing 40 to 50. The landscape is all desert with small little bushes that scatter the surroundings. On arrival after going through customs I found that my board bag is not on the plane and no where to be found. I talk to every one in the one room airport and after an hour of calling several different airports they assured me that they would have it the next couple of days. After that the customs agent told me that he would take me into town and show me around. That night I slept like a rock!
Today i met the 1st guy to break the record and who is running the event and he told me I could stay at his house. After moving into the house I find that I am rooming next to the fastest girl in the world, shes from south africa and real cool. Right after that we went out to lunch and she told me how she has been traveling around the world training and doing clinics for Nash. Pretty damn cool!!
Right now I am in a room full of the fastest people in the world and they all have there laptops out blogging and checking the weather over and over again. Its pretty cool hearing what people are trying to break the record and how they are preparing for this event. Some people are partying and some people are in meditation. Besides the Douglas guys I am the only one that can only speak english as there only language.
The weather is looking like its going to pick up in a week to around 40 and that is the kinda of breeze that is going to allow me to take a crack at the record. I have sized my self up with the guys that are #1 and #2 and they are not as big as i thought and the biggest guy here is Rob Douglas (US Black Dog) and I have been riding with him all summer. Which makes me feel allot more confident in what I need to do. All in all this is going to be allot of fun and I am going to kick ass no matter what. I hear that the guy that is running the event, Seb went 61.8 knts the other day but could not hold it for the entire run and had a huge wipeout. Who knows what is going to happen.
Mike

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Sounds epic.Go gett'em. Keep us updated.

Thanks for the update Mike. Have a great adventure over there and keep us plugged in on what goes on.

All success in your speed runs!

Sweet!
Any blogs sites of yours or the peeps you are with that you could post?

GO GET'EM MIKE!!!! I can't wait to hear about your experience when you return. Good Luck and stay off the sand.

See you when you get home.

Big G!

Go Mike..... Ride fast.... ;)

Whats up guys,
The internet is running so slow that I can not upload any of my videos, SUCKS. We woke up and went to the opening ceremony at the town hall and had a choir group sing to us which was exciting. The mayor was there to wish us luck and there was a video showing the past comp and showing some epic wipe outs. Last night I played pool with a bunch of the guys and then we went out to a club and it was a sight. I was the only white guy for the exception of Sjoukje (fastest girl) and lighty (Best rider SA). After the club was followed by night off roading..Sick. Today at 5 there is a riders meeting to explain the rules and then there is October fest party on the docks of a yacht club. During the day a group of us is going to visit a old mining town that was abandoned years back, they say its a haunted ghost town.
The next couple of days there is going to be a steady 20 knts and its a perfect off shore breeze for free style. I got a brand new Cabrinha Caliber and its ready for a beating.
I will let every one know how the first race goes, they say by next thurs it will be blowing around 40 and thats when the fun starts. As for my website I am still figuring out how to upload my daily blogs. It will be up soon.

Go get 'em Mike! Sounds like a freakin' blast! Enjoy the ride bro!

Mike-

Kick some butt. God Speed! Hope we see your name in lights! Have a great time!

Tony