Guess Our National Leaders Didn't Expect This!!!

I received this today from my dear Mom. She was so outraged when Government first outlawed prayer and scripture in our public schools that she moved us to private schools. Thanks Mom as now I can think outside the brainwashed, public schooled mentality. You were so right that these restrictions on our nations Godly Heritage and freedom of religious expression would destroy America from within, we have certainly lost our national moral compass. What is sex? What is good? Good is bad and bad is good. Black is white and we cannot see at noon day sun for our self imposed blindness to God's Natural Law. Amen Brother Darrell Scott.

Date: Friday, April 24, 2009, 10:09 AM received by email:

On Thursday, Darrell Scott, the father of Rachel Scott, a victim of the Columbine High School shootings in Littleton, Colorado , was invited to address the House Judiciary Committee's subcommittee. What he said to our national leaders during this special session of Congress was painfully truthful.

They were not prepared for what he was to say, nor was it received well. It needs to be heard by every parent, every teacher, every politician, every sociologist, every psychologist, and every so-called expert! These courageous words spoken by Darrell Scott are powerful, penetrating, and deeply personal. There is no doubt that God sent this man as a voice crying in the wilderness. The following is a portion of the transcript:

"Since the dawn of creation there has been both good & evil in the hearts of men and women.. We all contain the seeds of kindness or the seeds of violence. The death of my wonderful daughter, Rachel Joy Scott, and the deaths of that heroic teacher, and the other eleven children who died must not be in vain. Their blood cries out for answers.”

"The first recorded act of violence was when Cain slew his brother Abel out in the field. The villain was not the club he used... Neither was it the NCA, the National Club Association. The true killer was Cain, and the reason for the murder could only be found in Cain's heart. “

"In the days that followed the Columbine tragedy, I was amazed at how quickly fingers began to be pointed at groups such as the NRA. I am not a member of the NRA. I am not a hunter. I do not even own a gun. I am not here to represent or defend the NRA - because I don't believe that they are responsible for my daughter's death. Therefore I do not believe that they need to be defended. If I believed they had anything to do with Rachel's murder I would be their strongest opponent.”

I am here today to declare that Columbine was not just a tragedy -- it was a spiritual event that should be forcing us to look at where the real blame lies! Much of the blame lies here in this room. Much of the blame lies behind the pointing fingers of the accusers themselves. I wrote a poem just four nights ago that expresses my feelings best.”

Your laws ignore our deepest needs,
Your words are empty air.
You've stripped away our heritage,
You've outlawed simple prayer.
Now gunshots fill our classrooms,
And precious children die.
You seek for answers everywhere,
And ask the question "Why?"
You regulate restrictive laws,
Through legislative creed.
And yet you fail to understand,
That God is what we need!

"Men and women are three-part beings. We all consist of body, mind, and spirit. When we refuse to acknowledge a third part of our make-up, we create a void that allows evil, prejudice, and hatred to rush in and wreak havoc. Spiritual presences were present within our educational systems for most of our nation's history. Many of our major colleges began as theological seminaries. This is a historical fact. What has happened to us as a nation? We have refused to honor God, and in so doing, we open the doors to hatred and violence. And when something as terrible as Columbine's tragedy occurs -- politicians immediately look for a scapegoat such as the NRA. They immediately seek to pass more restrictive laws that contribute to erode away our personal and private liberties. We do not need more restrictive laws. Eric and Dylan would not have been stopped by metal detectors. No amount of gun laws can stop someone who spends months planning  this type of massacre.. The real villain lies within our own hearts.”

"As my son Craig lay under that table in the school library and saw his two friends murdered before his very eyes, he did not hesitate to p ray in school . I defy any law or politician to deny him that right! I challenge every young person in America , and around the world, to realize that on April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School prayer was brought back to our schools. Do not let the many prayers offered by those students be in vain. Dare to move into the new millennium with a sacred disregard for legislation that violates your God-given right to communicate with Him. To those of you who would point your finger at the NRA – I give to you a sincere challenge. Dare to examine your own heart before casting the first stone!'

“My daughter's death will not be in vain! The young people of this country will not allow that to happen!"

Do what the media did not - - let the nation hear this man's speech.. Please send this out to everyone you can.
God Bless

Not quite a (bicycle) race to the death

> motorized 'death race' goes legit at east side track <
By Dean Knuth
Arizona Daily Star
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 04.23.2009

The article is linked above and is copied here to share. Thank you Dean for asking questions and spending your time to do a good article. Lenny Anderson is me, one of several people he interviewed to give a more rounded coverage of this great event for alternative transportation.

Riders on motorized bikes apexed around corners, drafted on the straights and simply put, screamed around the track during Saturday's Death Race 2009.
This was the fifth annual Death Race where an estimated 30 members of the motorized bicycle culture meet in Tucson from all over the Southwest.
But this was the first year the "Outlaw Desert Event" has been held at the P1 Kart Circuit, 11800 S. Harrison Road. Previously it was less regulated with rides through Saguaro National Park West and other open roads.
"People love this type of transportation," said bike builder Roland Bosma, who owns Spooky Tooth Cycles in Tucson.
The purpose of the event is to get people who love motorized bicycles together and share ideas.
"Tucson is the only place where you can really come together and meet in person," Bosma said.
He looked down and pointed to an orange mountain bike with an engine mounted to the frame.
"New carburetor, after-market expansion chamber, all of that comes from the sharing of ideas. We all support each other," he said.
"Alternative transportation is in the hands of the backyard mechanics."
Lenny Anderson agrees.
"Everybody likes to work together and get together," Anderson said. After years of regular cycling, Anderson found the motorized bicycle works better for him.
"It's kind of neat to put a motor on there. I get a lot of the same fun I got from riding a bike," he said.
But for Bosma, the Death Race comes back to the community.
"This event is to share ideas as a true community and foster an open-mindedness for alternative transportation," he said.
● Contact photographer Dean Knuth at 573-4155 or dknuth@azstarnet.com.

Well not to get side tracked in how I got here I can say that I was primed to ride a bike when the 1973 Arab oil embargo took place. I never believed it was Arabs stopping oil at our pumps but politicians and businessmen in a power grab for profit that sacrificed people; (did you know that Los Angeles stores emptied of food in 3 days time with no trucks delivering?). I decided I could use the bicycle, truly a marvelous invention, to be more independent from greed and usurped power. Well so much for living in fantasy, but I did become more independent.

I was a dedicated commuter for years and found my desire to design and build take over my kitchen and carport. I worked on bikes and studied to become a frame builder. I did build a dozen frames and a dozen trailers for towing behind bikes. By 1996 I found I had worked 15 years in bike shops and ridden about 100,000 miles on bikes using my own power in chunks up to 330 miles in 24 hours. I was fortunate to know really great cyclists like Jim Elliott who rode more than 500 miles in 24 hours back in 1985 or so (the first to go over 454 miles in 24 hours). I later supported him in the Race Across America RAAM.

I found that the bicycle had few limits when properly designed, built, maintained and ridden by a conditioned and prepared cyclist. I want to take that knowledge and transfer it into motorized bikes for this modern era of people needing more ecological transport, one more in tune with the elements and mans needs to be involved in survival. I want to be involved with good men who want to make a difference in their world.

I believe we have a place of control in this world, as people we are given a mind to understand what we are about and with God's help we can accomplish great things. We just have to get over trying to beat everybody out of what is theirs. We need to set up Win / Win situations. I was the best salesman at Pat's Cyclery because I believed that I had a product that almost everybody could benefit from. I made the deals benefit both parties and many customers left happy. This philosophy transfers to the use of our natural resources. We can use the elements within reason and learning to be clean and efficient in their use.

We are fast coming to a time when we may need this economical transport and it needs to be the best we can do for the most people. I believe in being prepared for what may come without being obsessed with what may be. To do this the bike just has to be affordable, safe and functional. Spooky Tooth is producing a great product and it is currently about as good as a 500dollar 2 cycle bike can be. Prices may well have to increase fast if the inflation that fiat money and heavy borrowing have traditionally produced does in fact develop.

I think that Battery power is a long way off till the pollution of dead batteries and other problems that are not being talked about by most anti oil people are properly dealt with. Right now the best thing going seems to be a combination of technologies. Hybrids are being worked on in bicycles and this cannot be ignored. Realistically they are almost twice as expensive if available but that should change. For now the 4 cycle is destined to replace the 2 cycle but some are even making the 2 cycle become clean. I love the possibilities. The Gossamer Albatross followed the Gossamer Condor in flying by peddle power and clear across the English Channel. Unlike Paul MacCready's previous creations (both won dollar prizes as the first to meet a challenge), the Solar Challenger was not designed to win a competition, but to awaken the public to the possibilities of solar energy. In 1981, the Challenger flew from Paris, France to Canterbury, England, a distance of 163 miles, rising to an altitude of 11,000 feet.

Bikes and me, well we get along just fine and I generally feel real comfortable on a well built bike. I hope to get back to producing well designed and built bikes, ones with little assist motors that help more people get farther and do more with less. I hope we all can soar with the eagles and not get bogged down with drudgery, greed and politics as usual.

The photos show 2 great bikes made by friends John, top bike and Scot, bottom bike. Both bikes were at the event with the Recumbent winning 5th place and certainly one of the more creative bikes there. Make sure you go to the article because there is my "Best Build" of show in some great photos Dean took (it has 3 wheels and Larry built it).

Spooky Tooth's 5th Annual Death Race

Spooky Tooth Cycles can be found online and in Tucson and Bisbee Arizona.

Yesterday Max and Lenny went to the 5th annual Spooky Tooth Death Race and here is my report. More is reported with photos and video at Death Race 09 We had a great time. Sam went fishing on the rim and who knows how that went, maybe a little colder than Tucson at the Go Kart track. My posted report is following and the link above takes you to the postings with photos and videos and others reports at Motorized Bicycle Engine Kit Forum.

David was a great host as a home-town favourite he let a couple of out of towners place ahead of him in the final. He and everyone else in the final were going all out and it was some great racing. Vinnie and David were the tightest placings throughout the race. They traded placings a number of times with Vinnie being the fastest on the straights and David on the turns. Finally the gap widened but not till the last couple of laps.

Someone was pushing Joey for first for a few laps but crashed on an off camber and slippery turn. Joey earned his first as he steadily built a gap little by little, peddling out of most corners to add to his speed at low end. His cornering seemed flawless. I may have mistook identity but it looked like his gas tank fell off as he left the track. Joey had bought the bike off Craigslist and tuned up and worked his magic on a Spooky Tooth second hand bike.

My bike (datz510's custom Rotten Orange) broke it's front freewheel before the racing began but did well in warm up and practice. Max Henderson and last 2 year's defending champion, Happy, were sharing the bike. Happy had to revert to a back up lady's bike for the racing and probably fried its motor with not enough break in time. Roland the race promoter from Spooky Tooth kindly had mechanicals of his own with a fast custom Spooky 3 speed. Never have trusted the Strumy Archer 3 speed for durability. Tucson Spooky Tooth's Michael had put together a very fast bike that also have won but had mechanical troubles also. There were 2 real crashes with maybe a broken leg but he did leave walking?

Vinnie and Larry probably won most creative bike of the show if a prize was offered with a custom 3 wheeler of real chopper design. Larry raced it to middle of the pack placings and looked great doing it. Another very creative bike was the recumbent of Scot, with an under seat mounted 79 cc 4 cycle 4 or 5 headlights a wind faring and a very large trunk. This bike placed 5th in the final and other than the trike was the heaviest by a factor of at least 2. The final was run under the lights after sunset.

Any who did not make the show and race were missed, and we hope that 20 April 2010 sees you here in Arizona for the 6th annual Spooky Tooth Death Race. Roland has done a lot for the Sport and lifestyle that goes with motorized bicycle use and racing and commuting. A Tucson press member was reporting and the article will be posted when we get it. This is by no means a complete report so all who attended need to post their impressions and photos.