Our annual Freeze Your Butt Off ride again led us across the river into Maryland. After traversing less than a mile into that state, we turned left and pulled into the Motorcycle Museum and Hot Rod Factory. We found the chief suspect, Bill Potter, hiding behind several 2-Cam JDHs. After mug shots and fingerprints, we decided (his offer of cold beer might have had some influence) to release him so he could give us the tour of his collection of motorcycles, cars, and memorabilia of every shape, size, and description.

The Riders: Tony Greenfield, Gabby Whetzel, Mike Mueller, Matt Pauly, Cliff Wicker, Tom Hardy, Hodge Harrison, Tom Holter, and Dave Hennessey.

The Drivers: King Troensegaard, George Downes, Joe Earman, and Juan Sakata.

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The David Taylor Model Basin provided the secretive U.S. Government facility du jour. Our rides often include a photo-op stop at one of these, since they're ubiquitous in our area. Bill's property adjoins this facility. We stopped our motorcycles at the old front gate on MacArthur Boulevard, where Dave Hennessey, an posed with the original 1939 gateposts.