All the bike prep in the world won’t do you any good if you don’t make it to the track. Race Dad, Eric knows this. When the bearings in one wheel failed after dark on the way to the last race of the season Eric removed the wheel and hub, moved the stuff in the trailer to the other side and made it to the track, slowly, on the three remaining wheels.
A few phone calls the next day and a trip into town, while his son Kenny and I played on the track, and Eric was ready to go to work.
Here Eric is removing the bolts that hold the backing plate in place. He has already cut the inner bearing race off the spindle. A positive attitude is essential for jobs like this because the race gas and lighter are never far away.