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The Hundredth Percentile
Read more: The Hundredth PercentileWe talk about pushing “one hundred percent” in racing a lot. I think it is often overlooked just how hard that is to do, and just how often we mistake ninety-nine percent for a hundred. I saw two men both give a hundred percent in detestable conditions, just a few weeks ago. It was the race of the decade. It…
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Pre-Race Grid Face From Santa Rosa
Read more: Pre-Race Grid Face From Santa RosaIf you have raced competitively at any level you know the feeling. It could have been running track in high school. It could have been mountain bikes in a local club. Here it is national level flat track. In any event you’ve felt the butterflies. You probably developed a pre-race ritual or routine to burn off the excess adrenaline. When…
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F2 Shelbourne Racing Sidecar For Sale
Read more: F2 Shelbourne Racing Sidecar For SaleSOLD It’s Baaaaack. The Strategic Protocol Motorsport Shelbourne F2 is up for sale. It came to use after a full rebuild by Fran Hall of Superlite Cars of Fraser, Michigan. During the build: the fuel tank was cleaned and the entire fuel system was built with an external pump and regulator. Left-foot shift conversion. Front brake is currently separate from…
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The Santa Rosa Mile Is Too Many Good Stories For One Weekend
Read more: The Santa Rosa Mile Is Too Many Good Stories For One WeekendFlat track racing by it’s very nature is fun to watch. You don’t need to know the names of the riders or their back story. There isn’t even a requirement that you have an interest in motorcycles. The thing about flat track is a basic human emotion that anyone can grasp. You are watching a massive pack of talented people…
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Adventure Comes In Many Forms
Read more: Adventure Comes In Many FormsAdventure does not have to be chasing distant horizons or cheating death. I think that is one of the biggest misconceptions and one reason so many people are
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Announcement: Canceling Next Event
Read more: Announcement: Canceling Next EventDue to financial constraints, the final event we were scheduled to attend will have to be missed. The Bonneville Vintage GP at the Utah Motor Sports Campus is probably my favorite race of the season. It is well attended, the track is fun and challenging, the paddock is full of cool people and intriguing machines, and I always leave feeling…
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Cleaning Up: Photos From The River
Read more: Cleaning Up: Photos From The RiverOriginally posted on 2hearts1horizon: Last weekend saw 780+ miles added to the odometer and gave us some ups & downs to reflect on. We have a lot of images, video, and notes to sort through, along with a lot of gear to unpack and clean. In the meantime, here are a few things pulled off the DSLR and Sena™. Cell phone snaps are…
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Pikes Peak 2016: Sidecars To The Summit PART 2
Read more: Pikes Peak 2016: Sidecars To The Summit PART 2[Continued From Part 1] Eventually I found an old article with the 2013 results and compared them to our time. Subculture Racing’s 2013 record: 11:26.987. Team Johnny Killmore’s 2016 time: 11:26.644: a difference of only 0.343 seconds. If I had missed one more upshift, if I had slacked off in one turn, or if
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Prefer Weekly Updates?
Read more: Prefer Weekly Updates?Are you subscribed to my news page and would rather get updates weekly instead of in real-time? Anyone who signs up through WordPress (meaning, using the “subscribe” button at the bottom of any page of my website) gets an email any time there is a new post. That can be annoying for people with quiet inboxes since my news page tends…
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Pikes Peak 2016: Sidecars To The Summit PART 1
Read more: Pikes Peak 2016: Sidecars To The Summit PART 1Race day was unique for the 100th anniversary of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. The field was drastically reduced and that promised to get everyone up the hill before the afternoon weather came in. The only problem was that water from the previous night’s rain
Johnny Killmore 