{"id":3806,"date":"2026-07-27T17:43:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T17:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/?p=3806"},"modified":"2026-07-30T17:11:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T17:11:35","slug":"july-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/2026\/07\/27\/july-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"July Updates:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4<sup>th<\/sup> of July Gate Trial<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Held at the Webb\u2019s property in Glorietta.&nbsp; It is a great place!!!&nbsp; I\u2019d love to have property up there.&nbsp; I don\u2019t suppose that someone would like to buy the place next door to them for me.&nbsp; Darn!!&nbsp; I didn\u2019t think so.&nbsp; Doesn\u2019t hurt to ask, right?&nbsp; &nbsp;I\u2019ve been thinking about it a great deal.&nbsp; The main issue is that I don\u2019t want to sell my current house to make it work.&nbsp; Once it\u2019s paid off, I could totally make it work. &nbsp;&nbsp;Just look at this view!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-23.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"751\" src=\"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-23.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-23.png 640w, https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-23-256x300.png 256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saturday we worked with Chuck and Bruce on how to develop some better skills.&nbsp; I managed to ride a couple of large rocks that gave me issues the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-18.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"490\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-18.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-18.png 490w, https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-18-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spending the weekend up at the webb\u2019s was a blast.&nbsp; We had dinner together each night, a potluck on Sunday afternoon, once the gate trial was over.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-20.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"619\" src=\"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-20.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-20.png 624w, https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-20-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-20-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The loop was 3 miles, riding it 3x was really tiring.\u00a0 Some of the novices dnf\u2019d I don\u2019t blame them.\u00a0 I thought about it toward the end of the second loop.\u00a0 It didn\u2019t help that we kept getting off the trail, had to back track a few times, or had to wait forever for the others in our group to show up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-21.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-21.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-21.png 624w, https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-21-300x278.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not to mention there was a safe version of fireworks on the 4th of July with glow sticks being shot into the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-17.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"651\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-17.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-17.png 651w, https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-17-300x233.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The other highlight for the month was the Old 97s concert at the Bridge with Katrin!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-19.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"619\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-19.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-19.png 619w, https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-19-265x300.png 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 619px) 100vw, 619px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-22.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"463\" height=\"644\" src=\"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-22.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-22.png 463w, https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-22-216x300.png 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since it\u2019s so stinkin\u2019 hot for most of the day.&nbsp;&nbsp; I did more baking and cooking this month.&nbsp; I know it seems wrong, but it\u2019s the joy of having AC in the house.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;I have so many herbs in the garden, I needed to come up with more ways to use them.&nbsp; Besides drying them for use in the winter.&nbsp; &nbsp;I decided to work on getting my focaccia technique down.&nbsp; Along with trying some things I hadn\u2019t tried before or in a long time.&nbsp; Like making gnocchi, or tzatziki sauce, grilling whole chickens on the BBQ grill outside, or even just making burgers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-24.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"493\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-24.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-24.png 493w, https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-24-282x300.png 282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"623\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image.jpg 623w, https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-25.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"443\" height=\"523\" src=\"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-25.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-25.png 443w, https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-25-254x300.png 254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I had forgotten that ricotta cheese gnocchi was so easy especially if you don\u2019t roll it out and just drop it in the water by the spoonful.&nbsp; It comes out more like dumplings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-26.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"633\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-26.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-26.png 633w, https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-26-300x223.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They might be a bit odd looking but when you saut\u00e9 them with some sage butter,  OMG!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-27.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"635\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-27.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-27.png 635w, https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-27-300x285.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They are light, delicate, but flavorful bites<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>4th of July Gate Trial Held at the Webb\u2019s property in Glorietta.&nbsp; 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