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Racer’s Road on the R1

chixwithtrix — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:43:57 +0000

Last Saturday Ian, Jason, and I went out to the country to ride. Here is my GoPro HD helmet-cam video of my ride on 1458 “Racer’s Road” with my R1.

Cupcake Meet 9

chixwithtrix — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:38:53 +0000

Cupcake meet 9, also known as the 2 year anniversary meet, had quite a showing of car enthusiasts this year on February 5th, 2011. The event was held at the Travis County Expo center in Austin and all kinds of stock and modified cars managed to fill up both outside and inside lots. The weather turned out to be very nice with a sunny day and decent temperatures.

Along with the car meet itself they also had drifting and stunt bikes. Event goers could even take rides in the drift cars. I was somewhat sad to see that both were located in the back of the complex and few attendees actually came back to support the drivers and riders. Despite that, it was great to see some old friends again. The meet was very enjoyable and I hope that the next Cupcake Meet will continue to grow and support the community.

As the sun was fading below the horizon the stunters continued to ride for the small crowd. In the light of a Nissan’s headlights, the riders did some of their best stunting of the day. The shooting condition was difficult to say the least. All of these photos were shot at 6400 ISO and 1/30th of a second shutter.

Late evening at Rio Bravo Motocross Park

chixwithtrix — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:37:45 +0000

Yesterday evening a friend and I decided to check out another Houston motocross park facility since we are always looking for new places to ride our dirt bikes. I brought my 5D Mark II along for fun to work on some low-light action photography. It was a cloudy evening and the sun was quickly setting so most of the photos were taken at ISO 3000 and higher. As far as the facility; everyone was super friendly and we will definitely be bringing our bikes out in the future! You can check out their website at: http://www.riobravomx.com

Over the handlebars I go!

chixwithtrix — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 01:13:28 +0000

Late in the day, and later I found my forks were badly messed up, I went around a rut, my front wheel plowed out and over the handlebars I went!

Volunteering at the local animal shelter

chixwithtrix — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 01:09:31 +0000

Went to volunteer to walk dogs and play with the cats today. Lots of animals there who need homes. One of the shelter cats decided to claim me while playing with the others. Too cute!

New Job!

chixwithtrix — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:50:19 +0000

I have some good news regarding the job front! A few weeks ago I found an automotive photographer job posting – submitted my resume and application, was called for an interview, and was hired on the spot!

My first posting is at a Porsche dealership, hell yeah! Basically I work for a company that offers turn-key car photography for dealerships for their website and online auctions. Show up, get keys for the cars, drive them to designated spot, take 23-27 photos of the interior and exterior, return the car to its spot, and move on to the next. So far I’ve played with a Ferrari F430, Ferrari 360 spider, Porsche GT3, and all kinds of other badass cars. My next posting is looking like a Ford/Lincoln dealership.

Trail riding in Austin

chixwithtrix — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 04:37:55 +0000

Last weekend Ian, his father, and I went to Hidden Falls Adventure Park for some trail riding fun. That place has some pretty crazy trails. After the CRF’s fork rebuild I was happy with its performance. Can’t wait to get on the track!

My bike is the red one, Ian's father's bike is the blue Yamaha TTR 225

Here is a GoPro vid from my helmet, nothing spectacular, just riding around having fun

The new toys

chixwithtrix — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 04:21:28 +0000

R1 Raven
-DynoJet power commander
-Aftermarket clutch handle
-Yoshimura slip on exhaust

CRF450

Holy blog update Batman!

chixwithtrix — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 04:15:40 +0000

So I’ve been MIA from my blog for months. Quick rundown of whats happened since the last post…

-Graduated college in August! Now have a Bachelor of Science in Radio Television and Film
-Still working at OfficeMax in Austin
-Picked up a new contract job in Houston working in a metal fab shop for irrigation cages
-Traded my Honda CBR 929 and Yamaha YFZ 450 for a 2005 Yamaha R1 Raven, hawt!
-Sold my Honda 400ex for a 2003 Honda CRF 450R dirt bike
-The car hauler was stolen

Pretty much just trying work hard and play harder!

Weekend of riding

chixwithtrix — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 02:39:14 +0000

My friends from elementary/high school visited from Houston this weekend towing a trailer full of bikes for a weekend of street and offroad riding. Had a really fun time, I’m loving my new gearing!
So much fun!

Jason's R6

Stephen's R1, Ian's CBR 600, My CBR 929 after running Lime Creek

Ian, Jason, Stephen taking a break from riding

Stephen and Ian out at Cross Creek on Sunday

Ian and Jason

Stephen catching some nice air in the background

Stephen does a wheelie on his dirt bike

Jason and Stephen tear it up on my quads