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Conference oass::racers

Title:Racers and Racing
Notice:As long as it's not NASCAR or F1 or Drags...
Moderator:RHETT::BURDEN_D
Created:Tue Aug 08 1995
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:391
Total number of notes:4486

279.0. "Cars only??" by BLKPUD::CHEETHAMD () Mon Dec 02 1991 11:01

     Is this notes file for cars only,I can't find any references to
    motorcycle racing. 
       I race a Seeley-Weslake in pre 73 road racing in the U.K. 
    and I'd be interested to know if there is any interest in what is
    referred to as Classic racing in the U.S.
    
    
                               Dennis
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279.1one road racer to another...PEACHS::WORDwhen the going gets tough; go take a nap...Mon Dec 09 1991 13:3518
regarding  896.0

 I suspect that this conference might lean more towards vehicles that won't 
fall over if left un-attended.  As one road racer (I raced AMA, WERA, and
AAMRR "production" classes in the '70's) to another; try the motorcycle 
specific conferences:

Motorcycles                     CSC32::CYCLES                                
Motorcycles (Italy)             ROM01::MOTOCICLISMO                         
Motorcycles (Non-Harley)        GOOFOF::MOTORCYCLE                          
Three Wheeled Motorcycles       HLDG00::SIDECARS 


 BTW, what is "pre 73" road racing?  Is it what the name suggests; pre-1973
road racers, perhaps grouped by displacement?  Do you separate 2-strokes from
4-strokes, and/or production machines from real race bikes?

-jay
279.2read onBLKPUD::CHEETHAMDThu Dec 12 1991 14:3814
      We race in 3 groups, group 1 is for pukka road race machines of the pre
    73 period,ie Manx's,G50's etc,group2 is for specials such as my Weslake
    (last season's machine was a 500 Tricati,also group 2) and group 3 is
    production. In addition the usual capacity classes are observed.
      Two strokes are pre 69 rather than 73,otherwisw we would be swamped
    by Yamahas and lose all the 250 Ducati's,Aermachi's(sp) etc. 
      We are allowed to use new parts,they just have to have been available
    in the period in question,foe instance my Weslake is a brand new
    engine.
      It's quite a popular form of racing over here,there is even a Clasic
    Manx GP,I've been offered (half)offered a Manx Norton for that but so
    far my wife has vetoed same :-(
    
                                Dennis