Britt@Large

American expat in Spain, former motorcycle road racer, entrepreneur, instructional designer, perpetual tester of boundaries- intentional or not.

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Racing, When It Was Still Pure
I’ve started republishing my old race reports from 20 years ago. They’re full of raw energy, ridiculous mistakes, and the joy of discovering just how far I could push myself.
https://t.co/HdoBOEfN9c

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@Fascinate_Hist This is the era I should have been born in

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@BasedBiohacker Worth a try

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@TansuYegen I can’t choose a favorite

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@crawlings13 If only this were true!!

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@misturgrieves @PostsOfCats I’d let my cats represent me in court.

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Nothing says romance like a duct-taped brake lever, a crash truck ride, and a podium you weren’t entirely sure you deserved. Welcome to February 2004.

https://t.co/AIr6YYPb2H

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Started 2004 aiming for championships.
Ended January crying over piston confetti.

Full tragicomedy here 👉https://t.co/qOngtjTZBm

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What do you do 3 months after a crash that left your leg bolted together with titanium? If you’re me in 2003:
– stuff a too-big boot on the broken leg
– grid up at Willow Springs Raceway
It wasn’t pretty. But it was the start of something bigger.
https://t.co/UT8mLN5xRy

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The Big Crash
An EMT looked at me after cutting the bike off my leg and asked, ‘Why do you need to do this?’
I didn’t have an answer he’d understand. Maybe I still don’t.
New essay is live: https://t.co/jPFrgSQRmZ

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My entire pit setup, circa 2003: folding chair, Honda generator, and one very loyal dog. No canopy, no clue about jetting a two-stroke. Just stubborn joy.
Full story here → https://t.co/1Y5G3TG86l

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Before the Race Reports, Part 1: The Start
From figuring out how to actually race the 125 (spoiler: revs = life) to my first race win in 2003—this is where things really started to click.
Read here 👉https://t.co/rif9jJDoQh

#motorcycleracing #2stroke #racinglife

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Substack debut post: I didn't come here to spectate. https://t.co/ipgFkE1EJN

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@JOttoPohl1 I read it often, and try to read it like a biography. The teen experience of professional sport training, witnessing unbearable interactions at 12 step, the halfway house personalities. Sometimes I start from the middle - It’s darkly hilarious and beautifully written.

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Congratulations to @jmlu77 and @zero2infinity on another first in space flight!

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@zero2infinity What a view 😳

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@jmlu77 Only sometimes happen due to nepotism and their isn’t actually a job that exists

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@jmlu77 Also they happen when enough people in an organization exist, so that certain individuals can offload the majority of their work on to other people without being noticed or called out.

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I’m 38.

When I was 28 I worshipped identity politics, went woke and believed in the fantasy of equality.

Then I discovered Chiquito de la Calzada and he changed my life forever.

11 lessons from Spain’ most controversial and unknown philosopher