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4/11/2021 Latest power package upgrade. A customer came to me wanting to be able to work out of his 6×10 cargo trailer, needing lights, AC power and a sustainable electric supply. My standard go to is 2 Duracell 6V batteries with a Renogy 100W solar package. and a Harbor Freight 1000W inverter. $1150 installed. We also added an exterior light and a roof vent. This gives him the ability to keep his laptop charged and to use a scanner. When the sun is out he can have both running along with lights and a fan nonstop. At night he can run them all for about 4 hours before getting down to 85% battery level.

March 6, 2021.

I took the bus on it’s maiden journey to an AMRA race in San Manuel, AZ about 2 1/2 hours South of Phoenix. It was a warm day, around 80 when I started at 12:43 PM, 2 laps of 3 tests totaling about 55 miles through sand washes, rocky desert and a school-YES, a school! I made it to each check point with plenty of time to rest before the next start and was riding fast and full of energy but many crashes ended my hopes of a victory and I settled for 3rd in my class(C-50)

Last year this race about killed me. About 10 degrees hotter, a format with no time to rest between loops, not hydrating properly, crashing into cactus-which I still have mementos of to this day, little bits of cactus forever a part of me. The last few miles I was exhausted, so hot but I had the chills and was feeling nauseous. I finished and immediately chugged ice cold gator aid and laid down in my trailer. I felt awful. Luckily my good friend Greg and his wife were there and made me get dressed and out of my trailer so they could poor ice cold water over my clothes. Then came the vomiting, headache and then the shakes, indicating my core temp had come down. By now I was so cold I had to crawl into my sleeping bag with my dog Bennett for warmth. Talk about a drastic change! I learned a very important lesson that day-HYDRATE and keep an eye on your friends and anyone else near you during an event in high temperatures. Honestly, if Greg had not checked on me, I may have ended up with brain damage or worse.