Team Butts all made it to the start of the TransAm. Everyone but mom and I drove to North Carolina. Mom and I got to be princess's and fly. I mean our flight was delayed, does that make it okay?
Joe, one of our support crew members, flew from Oklahoma to Minnesota then drove along to North Carolina. They did stop in Springfield for the Springfield Mile, it's a flat track race.
We started the day with breakfast at the hotel. Jerry was struggling with getting Facebook on his phone and blah blah blah. I tried to help and only got more irritated. I got so close to figuring it out - I did not succeed. Naturally we went and worked on some motorcycles. Jerry had to look for a gas leak, however, ended up figuring out it is leaking from the petcock. He also noticed that his valve was stuck.
Mike finished up the wiring for the battery. At the end of the day I asked him what he worked on, reminding him it was something to do with wiring. He responded by saying "yeah, I did some wiring". Joe confirmed that they wired a switch for his headlight. He also mounted his fire extinguisher and mirrors.
What did Scott do? Nothing, because his bike is "F***king awesome!". I shouldn't say nothing, he helped everyone else.
I set up my bike some more, placing items that I want in my bike, adjusted my kickstand (Joe did this part) and mirrors, put a red blinky light on the back. I also cut my new chaps, Scott now has cool armbands.
At one point Mom was standing next to a trunk/pole, she all of a sudden was like "is this a real tree?" It definitely was a pole for a light. 
We road the bikes to Outer Banks Harley Davidson. It was only about 6 miles. We didn't have any issues, getting there or back (besides me struggling with getting going on a hill I stalled it three times, not to call myself out or anything). We already knew Jerry was having issues with his valve. Oh, and to point out, Joe was riding the Honda CRF behind us, and all of a sudden it stopped working. We didn't think we had to worry about him on our ride over. He thought he ran out of gas, but also knew that there had been a good amount in it. It turns out he accidentally hit the kill shift.
When we got back, I worked on my kickstand because it leaned too far over for my comfort. Along with getting third gear to shift smoothly, and emptying my oil. We want the amount in the transmission about 4 oz- I was slightly over - but essentially nailed it.
The guys were working on Jerry's bike, figuring out that the valve guide was stuck to the valve. It is apart waiting on parts to repair it. We were putting the bikes away and smartaleck Scott asked if we had to put the bike into the trailer if the bike doesn't run. Scott will be seeing some karma I am sure.
Although it may seem like we didn't do a lot, the day flew by!
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