Starvation Ridge 12 hr

Ran my 83 500cr,83 250xc, and 86 510 in the air cooled class at the 12hrs of Starvation Ridge team/ironman race, outside Goldendale,Wa.

Also ran my 2010 ktm 450sxf.

Fastest lap for me was on the 83 500cr??? Several minutes?? faster than my ktm. ( 26:55 for Husky, 28:10 on the ktm. This on a very rough, soft, rutted, and occasionally muddy, 10 mile course.
Laps timed with electronic transponder system.

Just goes to show how much the bikes have improved in 28 years.
The Husky felt terrible, didn't handle as well, power delivery/gearbox was a pain, and of course the brakes left a little to be desired. But it still covered the ground pretty well. Suspension could have been cushier but....it was adequate.
The ktm felt like a Cadillac, controls/power delivery were seamless.........but I couldn't maintain the pace and ran out of breath by the halfway point.

( okay, I did have a chest cold that killed me on the ktm, didn't seem to bother on the Husky. Don't know why.)

Point was the old Husky lap times would have put it in the top ten teams'. lap times ( Bottom of the top ten, not the top.)
And I admit that I have a definite advantage of building the course. Knowing where I'm going and what lines to take helped a ton.

All in all, had a great time, and already planning on how to make the Husky work better at the next 6hr team race in September.