Bikers Classic OK indeed!!!!

I'm still formulating my race report. Homework was never my strong point.

In the meantime: got the bike back last week. Here it is at Ralphs shop. Anything steel was rusted due to salt air from it being shipped back via ocean. More protective grease next time. Bike was torn down last Friday and everything looks good. I had a broken oil ring on the left side. Hence the oily deposits on the piston top. More soon.

Stop Press

http://www.motoguzziracing.co.uk/

Pistons

I'm about to order some pistons for the racer from Mike Rich Motorsports. These are modified V11/ Sport 92mm and are a drop in for these models as they are the same weight as the stock items. Actual compression is raised to 10.25:1. Mike is trying to put together an order of 12 sets so if anyone out there in Guzziland needs some here's your chance. $495 a set.

Link to Mike's website here.

His phone # is 570 676 4785

Team Guzzi Nerd in the news

The latest edition of Classic Bike has an article about Spa and we have some coverage:

Picture here

Thanks to Dave Shaw of Finebau Forge for cleaning up the scan and posting the image on his website. Also Greg from Benzina Magazine for spotting it and sending it to me.

Team Guzzi Nerd tryouts

Spa report.

Full report coming soon.

Team effort

In no particular order I'd like to mention the cast of characters who made this whole effort possible:

My younger brother Mark who you definitely want on your side. I arrived in Belguim not knowing if I was actually entered in the race even though I had sent my application and money months before (long story). Mark called the head of Spa and had a 'chat'. I was officially entered an hour later. Did I tell you Mark works for the President of the European Commission. Nice!!

Rick, who rode halfway across Europe with his wife Beth in 1 day to help and support us. He manned the timers brilliantly.

Chris, my riding partner. I never worried about him. In an endurance race that is everything.

Patti, Chris's wife who put a huge effort into running pit-stops and re-fueling.

Beth, Rick's wife who manned the fire extinguisher.

Ralph, the genius fabricator who makes anything possible.