My friend Bruce is still racing his TZ 250. He sent this message:

Saw on your blog that you have won races in four decades.

I’m one decade ahead of you on wins.

60’s
70’s
80’s
90’s
00’s

I need to find a club race to go win so I can have six decades!

I at Willow Springs today working with Chris Ulrich. Stop by the Roadracing World garage and say Hi.

Testing of the Ninja shock mods went well.  The length is good and I’ll have new valving in the test shock this week.  Should be ready to do your shock next week.  $500 with everything.

I raced my ’88 CBR600F1 in Vintage Lightweight and won.  I have now won races in 4 consecutive decades!  My first win came in 1984.  Just a few more years of racing to make it 5!

It was a good weekend all around.
Dennis set a personal best lap time.
Jon’s R-6 did not blow up but the clutch cable did disconnect itself, easy to fix.
The TZ did not run but it broke before getting onto the track so no need to wait for a ride back to the pits.
Big Tony had a good weekend.
Our “Race Doc” came in handy.
Dave left his GSXR-1000 at home and brought his 2000 R-6. Turning the gas on made it run much better on Saturday. He went on to win his first Expert race on Sunday by crushing the field in F-40 Lightweight, his start could have been better but by the exit of T-2 he was gone.
Riding my ‘88 CBR600F1, I made a great start in F-40 Lightweight and took 3rd. But the big news is that with my win in Vintage Lightweight I have now won races in 4 consecutive decades. My first race and win came in Oct of 1984. Just a few more years of racing to go to make it five consecutive decades.

I got to ride today so it was a good day. Never mind that the crank on the TZ is broken. Never mind that Dennis’s flight was delayed so he missed most of practice. Never mind that Dave’s bike had a fuel problem. Never mind that my bike had a brake problem. I got to ride!

Lindemann Engineering re-valved the forks and shock on another Dave’s bike, a GSXR-750. Dave took 2 seconds off his best lap time using an old tire. Tomorrow he will race on a new tire. Go Dave, Go!

It took a bunch of late nights but I’m at the track and I might even get to race on Sunday too! It’s late and time to get some sleep. Check back tomorrow for an up-date.

I’ve been on the rev limiter since getting behind on my work because of the Tonight Show gig. I’m mostly caught up with Lindemann Engineering work but still have a bunch of EDventure Racing work to do so I can race this month at Willow.

See you at the races!

Jim worked on dirt bikes and I ride a XR100 for fun but I’m not a dirt bike expert so I’m concentrating on what I know best, street bikes. On the road or on the track, big or small. As I get more up to speed I may start doing dirt stuff again

The best way to pay is by card. I’ll tell you the total before I ship your stuff back and you can give me the number then