My rider has done very well at Sturbridge over the years and is always a threat to win the pro class. Their flyer has him out front #21, kid goes very fast and helps me test tires along with some other local pros. I may set up a one screw per knob bike just for fun. I owned that class years ago when our club had a class for it, but you need a really mellow motor to hook up with less traction. My DR350 was really good for that. '
My little 150F[breathed on] 4 Hr endurance racer is waiting for ice tires and fenders. This bike is undefeated on the ice, alot of people have raced it. Handles like a GP bike and will race ovals and hopeful rule on the TT track [left/right].
I ran my tt500 in one stud, beat everybody and they stopped coming. They called it cheating that I had a flat track bike. I may just have to do it again LOL
My first ice bike was a 79 TT 500 and I built my first set of ice tires with that bike. When I pulled all of the screws out of the tire I think I had more traction. LOL. Back then nobody had a clue about building ice tires and now after 35 years I'm getting a handle on it. I cheated in the one screw class and set the 1 1/2" screws out about 1/4". Same here, nobody came back after I smoked them but I got beat by a local pro from NY. Richie Heinz, on a CR 500 just to shut me up. Fun and very safe class.
Shortly before the law came and threw us off of Upper Greenwood Lake, NY. Haven't been back since. It's basically a swamp anyway. That's my New England Hare Scrambles Series 450 in the middle, worked good on the ice stock.
I put heat shrink on the clutch side and use two clutch side heat elements and two throttle grips. With hand muffs, plenty toasty.
Warm hands is a luxury. Nothing like pulling off of the ice after a semi and looking down to see if your hands are still connected to your wrists, then the unreal pain as they thaw out. Usually good for the day after that. Lake George, NY can get way below zero ice racing altho last year it never froze so we headed to Sacandaga for the NY State Championship that had 20" of ice, wierd. I lost my #1 plate there, damn.
Did you ever see the bike on diesel Joe's site that ran the coolant through the bars ? let me see if I can find that video.
Saw that coolant system but his site has changed lately and you may not find it. Just talked to a friend about the Cold Cutter race he's heading out with a 450 and a twin for the open class with a very fast local kid who just got his National #13. My tire tester is heading there as well on a 450. I may go in the Fun Mover if I can get away. Nothing like a heated garage to change tires in at the race. A hot shower is nice as well. This is last year on Lake Sacandaga on 20" of ice. The kid here I help is undeafeted, my ex's son. I'm nuts. I was taken out and knocked out that day in my race in a crowd pleasing 60 mph unreal crash. All good, always been a showman.
The 2009 24-Hour Numb Bum track up at Sandy Beach, Alberta. The race has been run every February for something like 25 years.
We raced a Sacandaga year before last with the E.C.Riders and had a blast. They know how to run a event.
Alot of my buddies don't come on the ice as it is a bit of work to set up a bike. I found these fenders to be cheaper than I can actually make them for considering the time etc. and they are simple to install.
Our club has a race scheduled in Hurleyville, NY Jan 5th as well as EC Riders at Sacandaga. It was 71 degrees this weekend in the big city so who knows when we'll get good ice again.
http://www.electriccityriders.com/ looks like its time for a road trip as the weather just plain sucks out this way
Still going strong here.... had a week that was -20*F and then 36*F last weekend. Strange but fun winter....
Do you dare leave those MF1's and hop on some AMA's for the 3-hour Steel Shoe Fund icerace? Would like to see some more Huskies there......
I did the steel shoe last year with my husky but blew the motor a couple weekends ago so going to be riding a Yamaha or Honda for the race.
