Ups & Downs
Ups & Downs
DOWN: To fate, for robbing us of Rastus the riding cat. The famous feline, his owner Max Corkill and Max’s girlfriend Gaynor Martin all tragically perished in a motorcycle/car collision in New Zealand earlier this year. Rastus and Max were well-traveled, a fact recognized by the BMW Owners Club of America, which presented Rastus with an award for traveling 100,000 miles on a BMW K75RS. In remembrance, the Mainland Motorcycle Club is offering commemorative badges; to purchase one, send $20 and a selfaddressed stamped envelope to Max and Rastus Remembrance Appeal,
P.O. Box 12-246, Beckenham, Christchurch, New Zealand.
UP: To “Search the Earth” riders Sunny Irvine, Juan Diaz Rivera and Jason Sturgis, for making good. As part of their “Around the Americas” charity ride, the twentysomething trio is riding Kawasaki KLR650s down the Pan-American Highway to Ushuaia, Argentina. They hope to raise $100,000 for the American Red Cross and draw attention to the charity’s relief efforts in South America, especially to last year’s victims of Hurricanes Mitch and George. “This ride started out as a simple adventure,” said Sturgis, a recent graduate of Pepperdine University. “We have all taken it upon ourselves to try and make a difference in the lives of the people that we will be visiting.”
UP: To Lee Shierts, for doing the double-ton. The 34-year-old North Carolina speed-shop owner recently piloted his modified, 185-horsepower Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa to 200.00 mph at the ultra-short, ,9-mile Maxton Airport in Laurinburg, North Carolina. The East Coast Timing Association officially recognized Shierts’ record-shattering run.
