Daily yoga class: The Video

Paddling in the 2022 version of the James River Batteau Festival

Paddling in the 2021 version of the James River Batteau Festival

An amazing 67 degrees on February 16, 2021, saw me on Stumpy Lake paddling like it was Summer!

My wonderful son, Josh, and his lovely wife, Ashleigh, gave me this 3/2 wetsuit for Winter paddling...great to paddle all year round!

Since turning 60, Atma Bohda Yoga, has been my Yoga studio in Virginia Beach.

I've been a motorcyclist since 1969, first a street registered Honda MiniTrail, and then larger motorcycles through the years. Over the years, I've taken many trips on bikes: a 500 mile one day trip from Moorhead to Minneapolis on a Honda CL125, a European road trip on a Kawasaki KE175, a trip from Okinawa to the main Japanese islands of Kyushu and Honshu on a Honda VF500, an Australian road trip from Melbourne to Arkaroola on a Kawasaki KLR650.

But click the link to see my longest trip, Virginia Beach to Ferndale, California on a Honda VFR800.

The full story of the JRBF, from my point of view

50 years ago while playing with my HO cars, I delivered papers for the Minneapolis Tribune and Fargo Forum, on my red Schwinn Typhoon, very much the same bike as I just bought.

My first Miata was a Base model 1993, that I bought from new. Sadly that car got donated after 285k miles and a packed up tranny.

This is my current 1996 Miata, which I bought in 2012...and it's my daily driver, and takes me to races in North Carolina, every three weeks!

My basement track in Moorhead, Minnesota, early 70's, with Lynn Rice, Racer X, Mike LaMusga, Tom Bowman

Team results by table in Adobe pdf format

Faster and 70 pounds lighter!

Tom after winning an ECHORR race at the Motorsports Race Car Trade Show at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center 1-23-10

Dash magnet testing!

Sneek peek of brass wars chassis from the early 70's from my junk box!

Jerry Schmoyer receiving the 2008 HO Product of the Year trophy from Justin Schmoyer, for the brp Stage II controller

David Payne, Tom Bowman, Justin Schmoyer & Tim Kirk racing on Slugger's 12 foot MaxTrak, Slugger's slot car show, January 24, 2009, Woodbridge, VA

Running with the River City HO Racing Association, Bangor, Wisconsin.

(L-R)Greg Oliver, Drew Kreibich, Tom Bowman, Tim Degenhardt, and Paul Gilbertson

Check out the tiny Honda 600Z, my second car...

Dan Gurney's Cobra at the Targa Florio. The body and wheels were made by Slotcar Innovations and detailed by Richard Picard.

I won the car at the "Gear-Up" auction in August of '05.

Ed Bianchi's Slot Car Carol

I've finally made a T-Jet size Miata, thanks to Roger Corrie for shrinking the Tyco version! Click on the picture to view. ...TOM

Ron Esterline's AFX style dirt car

Alpen Rennen, Model Motoring through the Alps

Photo Gallery from 1969-1970 H.O. Racing Association of Fargo tracks

Car Model articles on the development of the Magnet Car