Willow Springs Vintage Races 2013

A day at the races. April 27th, 2013

Learning the rules of the track:
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First race:
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A friend and fellow BMW /5 rider Jerome Brown on a Honda:
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Stacy from the East Side Moto Babes club:
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The BMW race representation:
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Side Car Races. I wish i got up on the hill to get some photos of them leaning out the sidecars on the turns. Their heads were about 4 inches from the pavement leaning out the side of the sidecar. Crazy. And afterwards I saw that many of the sidecar passengers were women. Rock on ladies!
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Anatomy of a BMW sidecar:
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I couldn’t agree more:
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The people watching was as good as the race watching:

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My buddy hanging out at turn #4:
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This vintage piece of art was only $250,000:
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Swap meet and display bikes:
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I’m a sucker for beautiful blue bikes:
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This guy has his German priorities straight:
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Nice details on this bike:
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Finish Line:
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More Willow Springs

Gotta Love Old Farts Racing

Another Fast Beemer

Ladies Discount!?! I'll wear a skirt if i have to.

Thor Antique Motorcycle. Looked as if it sat in a garage of grease for the past 100 years. i'd love to hear the history of this motorcycle. Note the vent holes on the cylinder. I'm sure that caused a nice mess.

Triumph making a pass.

Another leaning vintage BMW race bike shot.

Willow Springs

Vintage Motorcycle Race weekend and Swap meet. April 23rd, 2011.

Great place to score some cheap projects or bikes in need or a re-birth.  It was hard to not bring home a $75 complete rust bucket… or the $500 honda…
Also a great place for some inspiration.  British, Japanese, Italian, German, Spanish… they had it all.

 

I wonder if he's got an engine for that bike in his fanny pack?

This is why you bring friends to the races.

wheeeeee!!!!

Eeeny meeny miney moe....

 

Great little honda

A lesson in centrifical force. Anybody who says the cylinders scrape on BMW's when cornering is wrong. Mike is the rider and he's sunk into a nice deep lean. I'm Jealous. (OK, he did raise the engine a bit)

More photos to come……..