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Best wishes to everyone out there for a smooth and safe weekend. My time recently has been spent on things outside the race team. The first month of the off-season is hectic. This year I´ve been busy with the neglected areas of my life. My old SV650 race bike is undergoing an engine rebuild, which I have been doing a…

I really don´t have the ability to comment on this, but I´ve gotten a lot of people following this. I just wanted to let those people know that Romeo couldn´t be saved. It was going to take micro-surgery to do any good, and even that might not have helped. There are only a few people in the country that can…

Nothing to report. He is lethargic and not improving. I let the doc do some blood work. Another test tomorrow. Seems possible there´s a rupture in his bladder, so they will likely do a test tomorrow on that. If that´s it, I need to figure out if we can do a surgery or not. It may not help him, and…

No, it´s not really racing news, but it really sucks. The little guy is already blind in one eye and has the worst balance I´ve ever seen in my life. It happened right in front of the house. I pulled in on the bike, and as I was taking off my helmet I saw him behind me. He is like…

WOW that was good racing. AMA Flat Track has not been to Pomona in 10 years, and they were poised to do it Oct 24th. The event they were to join with, California Bike Week (which oddly was only 3 days long) was cancelled. Not to worry, flat track was still able to come together and give a great acount…

Once again the SRA-west  hosted their season finale at Willow Springs Raceway, this time at the high-speed main track. The real story is the driver’s championship. I was a bit excited that my sponsor and mentor Bill Becker was leading by a single point over an Isle of Man TT veteran and all-around funny guy Wade Boyd. Whoever finished ahead…

Hi all, Team Johnny Killmore is preparing for the last race of the season at Willow Springs Raceway Oct 17-18. There will be three teams coming to the Raceway that have not made it this year. That is the bad news. All of these teams are running modern, Formula 1 spec equipment and know how to use it. This makes…

Sunday. Race day. The culmination of a dream. We were at the course as the sun rose. Parking near the bottom of the hill, we drove the last mile on the race bikes to  a pit spot in the forest they call pit lane.  I could feel the bite of the morning cold as we rode in, even at street…