Wow, thanks for the emails! Yep, Im still around and have been recovering from some sort of flu... oh well. Just got in from JenningsGP in Fl. practicing. had a great run and found some really good rear shock settings for tracks with no elevation changes.

I returned to the North for a few days to meet up with good friends and attempt to not be alone this holiday. On the way back I spent some time in Wilmington, DE with Rich who designs the N8! shirts. The BMW MOA ran a pretty cool ad for the shirts and I am very sorry for the fact that the link to the shirts was not put on my site as mentioned in the MOA magazine.

http://www.houseind.com/index.php?page=clothing&category=kern

This is where you can find them. This has been a really great thing when I see the shirst out there, it gives me that little extra to turn it up and put our BMW motorcycle up front with the other manufacturers bikes!



The past 2 seasons have been surreal. I still pinch myself and realize I would not be here without the help of others. Not coming from much to having this new family in BMW riders, I could not ask for more! OK, lol, maybe some more gearing selections for my R1200S.
So many new people/riders to share the fun with, but then there have been few lost and I wish they were here to see the return on their dedication and excitement.

It looks like I will be racing next weekend at Fontana in Ca. for some much needed off season practice. With this WERA WEST race I think the grids are set by points. With zero points, i will be heading from the last row to the front on BMW R1200S from Las Vegas BMW!
BMW of Las Vegas is under new ownership and with their drive, passion, and desire to be upfront on and off the track, count on them to be a great source for your next BMW motorcycle.

BMW Motorcycles of Atlanta gave me an awesome bike to practice on today. Still, everytime I walk in to their dealership its like the first time, open and caring.

Ok, going to hit the hay. Thank you again for another awesome season and 2007 has some great events in store for our riders!

N8!

Hey guys. Left the show sometime ago. Had a great day and met some awesome BMW riders! Just reinforces the personal aspect of why I race BMW's, great people! After about an hour of hearing the plans for the west coast effort spearheading an attempt at AMA FX on an R1200S, I had to just go and talk with some great BMW riders in the display an get away from there. Having the opportunity to race an R1200S 50+lbs. lighter and 20 plus more hp... would be awesome. It wont happen. There are dealership owners passionate and beleive in the new platform BMW has for us to race, but the time and budget are not there. Regardless, we will do all we can within reason to get a bike into FX without the sharing of help or knowledge from the west coast. I have a GREAT group of techs and BMW dealers in the East that will give me the best bike they can to tackle an even larger endeavor like FX. Moto-ST should be the primary focus as it has been proven we can compete and run up front against highly factory backed teams like you had a chance to see at the 8 Hours of Daytona. Moto-ST is a more interpersonal way to get our fans and BMW owners more involved than racing AMA, where we are not that obtainable by our fans who keep this going. Forget sitting in the stands, come on down to the wall and smell the racing up close in Moto-ST.

There is no "I' and "me" in TEAM. It's "WE" and "US"!

I have seen BMW riders now coast to coast, there is still no better support than having them in your corner through thick and thin. Cant wait for East Coast IMS shows!

nate

I have been in San Mateo for a day now and it is a really cool place like Long Beach. There is so much elevation change here with the hills and all. I took the rental car on these wild twisty roads down to this state forest off of Skyline blvd. and there were some decent size redwood trees!

Last weekend in Long Beach brought out some great BMW riders and motorcyclist in general. This makes me want to get out west here and do some racing and trackdays. I am going to visit some BMW mc dealers tomorrow and I am really looking forward to seeing San Jose BMW. BMW of Santa ruz is not to far from what I hear either.

BMW MC of Long Beach had some great representatives at the LB show. There was also geat crew from BMW MC of Ventura representing too! MP works there and is one of the top techs in the country.

N8!

Writing youse from the Ga./Fl. border and another oportunity to practice this off season. If any BMW riders or non want to stop in, the pit area is accesible. Sorry for a short entry, but Im just relaxing and thinking about tomorrow.

Hey, by the way I have found another great site to go with www.pelicanparts.com to talk about motorcycling and BMW motorcycles @ www.motorcyclistcafe.com .

After meeting members of the MotorcyclistCafe.com I was interested in keeping in touch and again just sharing in the fun and conversation of what we all love, motorcycles.

N8!