I don't how 40+ motorbicycles can get together and have any greater crowd thrilling competition. (What if AGK, Piston Bikes, & BigBoys had of made it?) Folks, the motored bike scene is evolving to where no man has gone before.
Holy
WeedWackers, after cherry pickin' the small engines class last Adams race, my shame dictictated I run in the faster mid-range class - WRONG - NashMoto#98, who also runs his 50cc 4stroke with the fiesty 2screamers, had his camera buddy snap his picture then tuttled out to line up with the 25cc ShuttleBuddys. Jimminie, my 3.6hp electric (=6.3hp gas) would've been skunked. Low lap times around
1m:27s were noted. These cool bumble bee terrorists were so evenly matched that whenever one slingshotted a pass, the #2 guy could catch a draft and stick with 'em. Tough titty kitty if you didn't nail your A+ start into the 1st corner because after that, they'd just keep getting farther and smaller away.
http://shuttlebuddy.com Just bolt these babys onto your bike, pedal start the motor and it's race time!
Our elite racers (except we missed the late nite partiers) were there.
Mopes, ChinaGirls, Morinis and a Honda sputtered in for the event. #33Baird and #8MagRider ran as fast as their past, but the ArrowCycle team made it a sweep. If winning was easy, then even losers would do it. Check out fotos as they get posted of super tight
1m:24sec action.
http://www.arrowmotorizedcycles.com/
Been wanting to build a bike that looks good, practical for fun rides, and is raceable. I've overlooked the
mid-size 4stroke class, which no one should do. On the line I was immediately intimidated by the gorgeous Joker bikes (and others) alongside of me. Exquisite painting, curvatious lines, and a throaty rumble to match. Mope #169 led way out there with
1M:24sec; congrats Matthew, newcomer Mope from Ventura! Rather easy going riders, no funky monkey out there. Thanks for making me feel welcome running in your class. Only staved off #187 mope coming up from behind by pedalling harder than I can ever remember, sore today.
http://www.thejakebike.com/
The
11hp main. The pack was packed up up in the front. A new tec treat was flagger Bob, God Bless, let's all stand up for Bob, used his i-pad to time laps which Neil pronounced over the intercom. EasyRider narrowly led and set a new track record for motored bicycles 1m:18.9sec. But then he dropped to 2nd, laps later to 3rd; was he losing speed? The Mope guys are like wolf spiders. They hunt their prey a while then leap for the kill. They passed, took over, then crashed, and almost got run over. Scotto sneaked a momentary lead (I may be confusing the heat), snagged his foot on the pavement but stayed dignified by holding his foot up high behind his head and waving with his free hand that everything was under control. Last I heard, the record was in the low
1m:18sec vicinity. What a heartbreak to be a fast Morini builder, snag the record, then have others to trim another fractional second from their time and steal it away. I had to check my breathing after the checkered flag.
The dyno was there! Nothing like a little horsepower honesty. The reward closing got delayed as the ArrowCycle team had their creations getting dynoed just across the way. My electric is up to 3.4-3.8hp(= 5.9-6.7hp gas), depending on battery charge. Heard a 10.2hp number for 1 of the Arrow Cycles.
http://tomahawktuning.wordpress.com/
Last and not least, raves abounded concerning Cross-Eyed Cow pizza. Track owner Jim has given youthful desert rats an artistically intriqueing pizza house, complete with Wi-fi, and racers are invited to haunt it after a hard day of adrenalized fun. Thanks for giving this sport some longevity MBR.
