Thursday, October 7, 2010
Record Reflections
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Ride Annie Ride
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
A New Year...Time for an Update
Due to some technical difficulties, it seems the only pictures that keep popping up are from quite some time ago. I think I hit the "way back" button by mistake when I began downloading his pictures.
I've got a better idea. Instead of reminiscing about the good old days with these photos, how about watching this quick video instead:
This was a lot of fun creating and I got to present it to my brother on Christmas morning. Just having him around to share it with and have a laugh and maybe shed a tear for our sister who is no longer with us was good for the soul.
Bud still has a long road ahead. In a week or two he's going in for surgery on his shoulder for a torn rotater cuff. He recently had one of his hips replaced and he even helped redesign the hip socket the doctor used...seriously! His eye still needs a little work which will happen at a later date. Once all these surgeries are behind him he'll be ready to take on the world. Luckily, his business is still moving forward and keeping busy under his control.
As for me, over the last year or so I've had feature articles I've written land in Thunder Press, Easyriders Magazine, and Ultimate Motorcycling. My monthly column at MotorcycleUSA.com is doing great and I just finished writing my 22nd edition: http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/287/5330/Motorcycle-Article/Salt-Addiction-Joe-Amo.aspx I have another book in the works that I'm hoping to finish writing in March. This one is fiction and a step in a new direction that I'm excited about. Thanks for stopping by and checking us out.
Enjoy the ride.
Rocky Robinson
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Buddy Robinson / On the Mend
Buddy still has a long road ahead. Many of his injuries are still on the mend and he's still having lots of issues with his right eye. He does his best to remain positive and has the support of his loving wife, Christie and a family that's behind him 100%. He continues to push himself and still refuses to let anything get in his way. All in all I'd say his biggest setback his lack of compassion for his fellow golfers!
Hang in there bro,
We all love you.
Rocky
(Buddy tipping his wing over Bonneville in the wee morning hours.)
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
It's Official!
Having your record ratified is like eating your birthday cake and then receiving the frosting in the mail 5 months later. You know you've done the deal, but until it's OFFICIAL, it doesn't really count.
That all changed recently when the FIM Congress officially ratified our record. To make things sweeter, it will now be submitted to the Guinness Book of Records, and maybe if there's room between the world's ugliest bug and the girl with 2700 tattoos, our record will grace the pages of the most read book of achievements.
Normally this might not be that big a deal, but for us, in 2006 when we broke the then current record of 322 mph, a record which stood for 16 years, the company that makes the frosting skipped town and filed bankrupcy. We officially got our record, the FIM ratified it, but because the record was broken more than once that year, someone thought it wasn't important to add ours in the book since it was no longer the most recent record. Wah.
I know it's not that big a deal. But friends would ask me, you gonna be in the Guinness book? At the time we all thought we would. When the book came out and we weren't in it, well, we had to substitute crow for frosting and someone already drank all the milk.
The silver lining is the team fought back and once again we found our way back on top. At the end of the year (2008) we had no peers. I'm looking forward to putting the book on my office shelf (right next to my first copy of FLAT OUT, of course). Too bad it won't be out till the end of this year. By the time the record was ratified, the book had already gone to print. Just knowing that we did it and that others will be able to pick up the book (after stumbling through countless pages of the world's heaviest potato chip, or the world's largest pumpkin) they might even find us, a bunch of guys who chased a dream and finally won.
Dave Campos likened owning the world land speed record to this: You're standing on a block of ice with a noose around your neck and your hands tied behind your back. I realized after receiving Dave's baton what he was talking about. What Dave failed to mention in his analogy is that if you get close enough you'll notice that everyone who's been lucky enough to stand on the slippery cube, has cake on their breath...
Monday, February 2, 2009
Sacramento Autorama features the World's Fastest Motorcycle
February 6-8 the 59th Annual Sacramento Autorama comes to town at Cal Expo. In addition to the cool customs, vintage automobiles and low-riders typical of this type of event, the motorcycling segment continues to grow. For the first time, the World's Fastest Motorcycle, the Top 1 Ack Attack will be featured and is sure to draw a crowd. This may be the only local appearance for this machine in 2009 as it will be crated and shipped to Indonesia following the meet to begin a world tour presented by our sponsor, Top 1 Oil.
Stop by and pick up an autographed poster, or maybe the official World Record T-Shirt while supplies last. Rocky's book, FLAT OUT, will also available. Meet crew members and talk to Rocky while checking out the most successful land speed motorcycle in recent times.
The Ack Attack is powered by twin Suzuki Hayabusa engines, turbo-charged and inter-cooled. Suzuki and Top 1 have supported our racing efforts and will continue their support in 2009. Hope to see you at the Autorama!
Rocky Robinson and the Top 1 Ack Attack Racing Team