Reigniting his desire to ride a motorcycle in 2010 he decided to incorporate drill team riding and really learned how to handle his motorcycle correctly. So riding the Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge was not something he felt capable of doing. By 2016 and under the guidance of Capt. Bob, fellow drill team member, he felt ready to give the challenge a try. Bob described this as a solo venture to Jim and he was sold. He prefers to ride with one or two people at the most with the minimal amount of gear. Jim wishes the event was annually but understands what goes into planning an event such as the HHMC.
He hooked up with Bill and Wendy and Indiana Jim for quite a few days during the 2016 event and really learned a lot from them because Bill has done all the challenges and Wendy has done all but one. They have worked out a system that has them successfully arriving at the finish line. He had a time table to be back to work so he really found a great team to learn from and was in the middle of the pack of riders at the finish line.
His Girl friend is his biggest fan, encouraging him to "Go ride." He believes that good planning is important and the safest way of doing things helps her know Jim is doing his best to stay safe. He also learned that not all HHMC riders know where they are going after following the lights of a motorcycle for twenty miles down a gravel road before realizing they were lost too. One of the draw backs he found was missing the beauty to make the miles at night. 
Being a personal challenge is what is so attractive for him. The only person you are competing with is yourself. You have to start out completely committed.
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