Calendar for Racing Events

Overheard that the first race of the 2013 season has a date change due to double booking by the track owner. I will or will not confirm due to the fact that I didn’t hear it from the promoter personally, but I have a reliable source.
 
biknut said:
Since you're talking tires, I'd like to recommend these 24x3 from Luxlow.com. They also come in 24x2.25. They have a nice round, low profile shape, and grip better than any bicycle tires I've tried. I think you'd be very pleased with them on a race track. I don't know about the smaller 2.25 size, but 24x3 are really only about 2.7" wide on my wide rims.

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I like the looks of these tires. Just ordered a set of them... Would be cool to know if they are steel bead? Last what their true ISO # on the side of the tire says ?

I will know soon enough and report.. If'en anybody wants to know? I had been looking at these for a while and love the bigger tires. :)
 
nashmoto said:
The ridge on the edge of the tire makes me nervous for a racing tire. Get a little to aggressive in a turn and you run out of tread. I've gone down because of it once and avoided that kind of tire ever since (Kenda Flame). The Luxlow tire looks great for an around town tire.
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Stop bragging. Unless you ride like Mike Hailwood you'll never get close to the edge of this tread. I'm not that shabby myself, but you can see my chicken strips from Google Earth LOL.
 
I know it's a race schedule thread but since you guys are talking racing parts and prob rub elbows with more racers than I do. Im looking for a billet rod or two for a flat head 3hp Briggs there aren't many out there. Sorry to jump in on your thread..back to the regularly scheduled programming.
 
check kart racing suppliers...

I think we could use an update because I'm also interested in what Headtrama had inquired about for the first race. BTW if anybody protests my running for the podium, I don't care, I can be an also-ran and just have fun out there. I won't have pedals and these little stage 2 Cags are a bit overrated so I think I might fit mid class pretty good if the thing doesn't surprise me once it's built. I think it would be a fair match in the top class too if it turns out to work well. I just want to run and have fun, I'll drive down and sleep in my car if I have to.
 
The 3 hp rods aren't in production they were usually small run batches for micro / and jr dragsters one of those things you have to know a guy who knows a guy.
 
Yeah it is alot of work rotfl (edit) Fwiw Mike Clements has gotten 14 hp out of a 3 hp Briggs, yeah it was super modified but still based on a 3 hp Briggs block.
 
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Your are absolutely correct Scott - they don't have the tires, sheesh.

scotto- said:
Yes.....they don't have Hookworms (in 24") and I seriously doubt they have any Cyclops left, but worth a check. It would be best to call them if possible cuz if ya just order them, you'll think all is well and start getting excited........3-4weeks later you'll be pissed and then realize they don't have any when they finally let you know. Call first.

Then let us know if ya got the last pair or not ;)
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Re: Calendar for Racing Events.

The Saturday May 25th race at Grange Motor Circuit has been changed to

Saturday June 1st 2013

Once again there is a scheduling conflict with a 3 day IKA Go Kart Race
which is taking the Friday May 24th, Saturday May 25th and Sunday of that weekend.

Really sorry to everyone that has a hard time changing their schedule.

So the 2013 schedule is:

Saturday April 13th 2013 Only 26 days to go!

Saturday June 1st 2013

Saturday July 27th 2013 CCW Willow Springs 1/4 Mile Oval

Saturday September 7th 2013 CCW Willow Springs 1/4 Mile Oval

Saturday October 19th 2013 Grange Motor Circuit
 
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Thanks to everyone!!!

Fantastic sponsors, off the wall bikes, lots of new
faces and all you die hard regulars came together
to make the April 13th race such a great time so
let's do it again.

The Rest of the 2013 SoCal Motor Bicycle Racing schedule:
Saturday June 1st 2013: Clockwise!

Willow Springs 1/4 Mile Oval on Saturday July 27th 2013 CCW

Saturday October 19th 2013: Clockwise or Counterclockwise.
All the racers will get to decide that one! :D


Thanks to Kelly L Byrne Photography

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Only 10 days to Willow Springs 1/4 Mile Oval on Saturday September 7th 2013 CCW

Then 2 months to Grange Motor Circuit on October 19th 2013.

The Willow Springs 1/4 Mile paved oval will be a night race under
lights that ends at 11 pm.

The moon will be up after we finish but the Speedway Oval has great
built in lighting that you will see when I post some pics up.
 
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Hey #69
I got your text about you and your friend coming to race.
I am getting lots of interest about this new to us oval racing!

Still working out a few details with Willow Springs about the
lights so will put a new race thread soon.

"Go Fast, Turn Left" is going to be very fun, tight, intense
racing.

Also there is lots of stuff to do and see at Willow Springs so
i am camping over Friday night and staying until Sunday.

The 1/4 mile paved oval is the light figure 8 on the right of the blue box in the pic below.

The Go Kart Track that we raced on June 18th 2011 is in the red box.

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RACE DATE CORRECTION:
The Willow Springs 1/4 Mile paved oval race will be on July 27th 2013

The price to light the Walt James 1/4 mile track was over $1000 so way out of our price range.

So we had to move the date to Saturday July 27th 2013 at the 1/4 mile paved Speedway Oval which has lighting available for a lot less.

Sorry about the changes but now you have 7 more days or 36 days to the race.

Will post up the July 27th Willow Springs 1/4 mile paved oval race later tonight.
Thanks


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I'll be there with my new bike Neil! I'll be bringing a whole caravan of friends and hopefully some women as well! Thanks for putting on these races, they are tons of fun. I hope there are some prizes!!!
 
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magrider said:
whats the purpose of signing up for a tiny newsletter? are you going to move away from posting on this forum?
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