Here is my 2008 season wrap-up:
AMERICAN HISTORIC RACING MOTORCYCLE ASSN. (AHRMA)
Historic Production Heavyweight - 1969 Triumph T120R Bonneville 650 -
I built this bike from spare parts in 40 hours over 7 days' time. It finished under the checkers in every race entered until 2 laps from the end of the last race of the season. I DNF'ed due to a muffler falling off; although the bike could have finished, I was waved off the track becasue the muffler fell off on the racing line.
13 races, 12 finishes posted (1 DNF)
5th overall, out of 20 competitors; 3rd highest points total (only top 10 scores count)
"Best of the West" - (Willow Springs, Miller Motorsports Park, Sandia Classic) - 4th
"Masters of the Midwest" - (Mid-Ohio, Road America, Grattan, MI) - 5th
"Dixie Cup" - (Roebling Road, Daytona, Barber's) - 6th
(6) 4th place finishes, (5) 5th place, (1) 6th, (1) DNF
Formula 500 - 1972 Kawasaki H1 500 triple-
8 races, 8 finishes
3rd overall, out of 29 competitors; 3rd highest points total (only top 10 scores count)
"Best of the West" - (Willow Springs, Miller Motorsports Park, Sandia Classic) -
2nd
"Masters of the Midwest" - (Mid-Ohio, Road America, Grattan, MI) - 8th
"Dixie Cup" - (Roebling Road, Daytona, Barber's) - 9th
(3) 2nd place finishes, (2) 3rd place, (2) 5th place, (1) 6th place
This was on a bike borrowed from an AHRMA official. The last 4 races were run with a stock engine pulled from a bike bought at the swap meet in Albuquerque at the Sandia Classic, after I broke a cylinder sleeve on the cool-down lap at Miller Motorsports Park. The bike ran on 2 cylinders most of the time at Sandia, and all of Barber's. (It had holed the middle piston)
Vintage Motocross - 1972 Rickman Montesa 250 (Sandia Classic, one race only)-
2nd place - 50+ category; standing - 30th / 58 competitors
4th place - Sportsman 250; standing - 55th / 63 competitors
Bonneville Salt Flats-
Class speed record in my AHRMA class of 91.948 UNBELIEVABLE
An excellent adventure, and a great 50th birthday present to myself. If you've ever thought of going racing - JUST DO IT.