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Technical advice please

Sun, 05 May 2013 07:55:14 GMT

Is anyone able to provide info on specs for jawa camshafts. I have just purchased a bike after being away from speedway for 10 years. This is my first jrm, it has a number 01 camshaft. I was wondering if this is a short track cam for power in low rev range for shorter tracks or ??? Also, the bike has a flat slide gravity fed carb with no bowl or needle. I have heard that these run a leaner main jet. If anyone can provide info, it is much appreciated. Thanks.

Forum: General Discussion

GRASS TRACK ??????

Thu, 02 May 2013 07:05:15 GMT

YOU HAD TO BE THERE!!! Speedway Bikes, MX Bikes, Quads, LAWNMOWERS, Mini's and RAZORS. More of these event coming
in the fall ..... when the GRASS grows back!

Forum: Nor Cal Speedway

MAYDAY -- MAYDAY -- MAYDAY -- MAYDAY

Thu, 02 May 2013 06:56:59 GMT

Attention all D1 - ELITE SPEEDWAY RIDERS !

The MONSTER ENERGY 45th US NATIONAL SPEEDWAY CHAMPIONSHIP takes place on
Oct. 5th at Costa Mesa Speedway. To earn a spot you must qualify. Round
#1 is taking place on Thursday May 16th at Prairie City SVRA OHV Park in
Rancho Cordova, Ca. If you wish to get on the program, contact BIG TIME
SPEEDWAY as soon as possible but no later than Monday the 6th. Program
is being laid out as we speak! 925-786-3263 or bigtimespeedway@...
If you D2, D3 or any other class and
traveling up to Nor-Cal to watch your favorite rider or to watch the
HANGTOWN CLASSIC MX NATIONAL on Saturday ... contact Fast Friday's and
get on there program. Make a weekend out of it.

Forum: Speedway at Rancho Cordova

Join Speedway America - facebook’s newest group

Wed, 01 May 2013 22:59:02 GMT

Open to all who love Speedway Motorcycle Racing this is an invitation to join facebook’s newest group “Speedway America”. http://www.facebook.com/groups/508073082573528/

Our mission is to “Celebrate Speedway Motorcycle and Sidecar Racing and the People that make it Great".

So post those pictures and tell those stories. Have an event that’s coming up or that you attended another lifetime ago. Bring it on we welcome them at Speedway America.

What else? You tell me. “Speedway America” is your facebook group. Use common sense and good taste in your posts and all is welcome.

Want to thank my friend Chris Agajanian for his support and for allowing the use of the Speedway America name. Want to thank my friends at Speedway USA and I Love Speedway Motorcycle Racing for all thier help. These Speedway facebook groups rock. I post there regularly and will continue to do so. Most of all I want to thank you, my adopted Speedway family. Make me proud and post away.

Small print: Please no profanity. With well over 1200 members some are minors. Please respect them. Selling a Speedway bike or Speedway gear. For sale ads are OK but only one. Speedway America is not a business site so multiple or business or non-Speedway listings will not be tolerated.

There it is. Have at it.
Howie

Forum: General Discussion

Join Speedway America - facebook’s newest group

Wed, 01 May 2013 22:57:46 GMT

Forum: So Cal Speedway

150cc and 250 cc races at Ventura

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:31:23 GMT

Hello, The upcoming AMA Event at Venura on June 29th has the " Juniors " racing in the 150 and 250 cc Classes. In my opinion the track is way to fast for these youngster and having viewed both flattrack and Speedway bikes over the years I hate to say this but it's an accident waiting to happen. Howie Zechner ran a long track race at Perris a few years ago and didnot feature the Juniors. I want to think that maybe he thought the same thing as I do. Ventura also features a concrete crash wall in Turn # 1 which became a favorite of Danny Becker when he rode for the Ventura Sharks. Maybe I'm getting soft in my old age but I'm thinking about the kids. Cheers Scrapperjohn

Forum: General Discussion

Berdoo Improvements

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:04:54 GMT

Dear Pirate Speedway,

My compliments to all of you promoter folks.

The track lighting is better than ever.

The Public Address sound is stronger than ever.

There’s now a Pirate track mascot who is accompanied by a lovely wench.

I can feel it, we are going to have a fun Summer on Friday nights.

Bruce

Forum: Speedway at San Bernardino

THIS SUNDAY

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 07:50:04 GMT

THIS ONE IS ALL ABOUT HAVING FUN in the SUN ... NO MATTER WHAT YOU RIDE/DRIVE. Come "kick" some grASS and tear it up. RSVP (bigtimespeedway@aol.com) will help set classes before hand, but sign ups from 9:00 - 11:00. OPEN TO ALL CLASSES ... ALL BIKES: Speedway, Flat Track, MX, Mini's, Pee Wee's, QUADS & Karts! Ride as many classes as you "like". 2 Heats and a MAIN ... everyone rides the MAIN! IT'S ALL ABOUT "KICKING some GRASS" and havivg FUN. $25.00 per class - $5.00 spectators - $5.00 parking Bring your lawn chair and enjoy 1st every Grass Track race in the US. Starts at NOON. More info http://www.bigtimespeedway.com
SUNDAY APRIL 28TH - Just off Hwy #50 Placerville, Ca. — at El Dorado County Fairgrounds, Placerville Ca.

Forum: Nor Cal Speedway

Race-a-mania - The Grand Arena – City of Industry 4.7.13

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:01:01 GMT

Race-a-mania - The Grand Arena – City of Industry

Practice, sound tests, lunch, points payout and a awards ceremony was the plan. Industry Racings first Speedway event of the new year had a lot of moving pieces. Staff had worked for months putting it all together. Now it was crunch time Sunday April 7, 2013.

Officially slated to open at 8am many arrived early and others including Billy Hamill and family had brought their motor homes in the day before and stayed in them overnight. Coffee, hot chocolate and about a million doughnuts that filled two large tables greeted all. The pits littered with pickups, pop-ups and people was in full motion. All preparing for the magic 8:45 time when motors could be started.

Jose Salazar and crew put the finishing touches on the racing surface as motors began to wail. Two wheels or three, D1, D2, D3 and Juniors all took turns on the track. There was no shortage of laps. If you wanted slide time you were in the right place. Everyone got more than their share.

Coast Fabrication, Yoshimura, Power Pros and Scotts Headers brought their new generation mufflers for testing. Pre selected D1 riders evaluated the mufflers on track performance and DB output was measured in several locations on and off the track and property. Results will be the cornerstone of a new Speedway and Sidecar noise standard that will be implemented later this year.

Sun shinning large, practice concluded by 1pm. Food and drink, everyone moseyed to the outside court area in front of the Grand Arena’s main entrance. Erected just for this event a large tent housed tables and chairs for 200. A stage was in place for the afternoons ceremony. The area was soon filled by the Speedway faithful. Kids playing, mmm, maybe us grownups to. Smiles were everywhere. Love when stories are told and memories get awakened.

Food and drink flowed. Beautiful Cory Moss tended bar and even though a free lunch was only for those that rode the mornings practice and their guest it seemed to me that Industry Hills Expo Center Operations Manager Carol Perez was giving away a free lunch coupon to everyone who asked.

So show me the money! Point Payout for the 2012 season was the next agenda item. The top ten D1, top three D2 and D3 all went home with more money than they came with. Billy ‘The Bullet” Hamill showed why he’s won so many titles with a whopping 467.5 points, Tyson Burmeister with 363.0 was second and Charlie “The Edge” Venegas third with 353.5. Aaron Fox, Buck Blair, Shawn McConnell, Austin Novratil, John Marquez, Gino Manzares and “The Fast One” Eddie Castro bought in tenth place.

2nd Division Points Leaders were Eloy Medellin, Mike Salyer, Danny Baker and in 3rd Division Rick Howard lead the way with Craig Sprecher and Rick Huspek in the second and third position. Along with a check all D1, D2 and D3 high point winners received a really nice plaque with their name and the Industry Racing Mascot logo on it. Congratulations to you all and Thanks for racing here at Industry on Wednesday nights.

Continuing, Industry Race Director Kelly Inman presented awards to Pit Steward Kenneth Hicks, Starter Mike Reed, Mr. Everything Tom Fox, Mr. I can fix anything Joe Jones, “Clipboard’ Ryan Evans, Infield Coordinator Scott Eberhart, Scoring and more Trish Wells, the guy we love to hate referee Brian Galvin and his lovely wife Dannell. Ladies and gentleman your hard work and devotion is acknowledged and appreciated. Industry Racing looks forward to working with you all again when the season starts here on May 29th.

Carol Perez with Special Awards came next. Announcer Bruce Flanders, Expo Technical Service Manager Horacio Colmenares, Track Guru Jose Salazar, Expo girl Friday Maria Valles, Kelly and Lisa Inman and Howie Zechner all received plaques and recognition.

Next Northern California promoters Steve Stasiefskii and Steve Elstins talked about Big Time Speedway’s 2013 season and their plans regarding Round One of the National Qualifiers on May 16th. More Big Time information is available at BigTimeSpeedway.com

International Speedway promoter Brad Oxley was the next and last speaker. Complimenting Industry, Pirate and Big Time for working together on a new muffler DB standard and for their involvement in the Qualifiers his enthusiasm was contagious. Costa Mesa’s 45th Speedway season starts April 27 and they will host Round Two of the Qualifiers on June 8th. Look them up at CostaMesaSpeedway.net.

Official duties completed meant in no way that the day was done. Bench racing reached a new high as talk of death defying stunts, how to save Speedway and who the best rider is or was continued for several more hours.

Speedway’s 10th season here at the Industry Hills Expo Center starts on Wednesday May 29th. Last years 13 week schedule has been expanded to include a United States National Championship Qualifier on Saturday August 3rd and the Junior Speedway Silver Trophy Saturday August 17th (tentative). Last years Monster Energy World Speedway Invitational will return on December 28th.

Friend us on facebook at industry Racing or visit our website at IndustryRacing.com

Howie Zechner – Howie@razvideo.com
Press Officer - Industry Racing

Forum: Speedway at Industry

Happy 82nd Birthday Bob Laidlaw from Industry Racing

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 07:47:50 GMT

Happy 82nd Birthday Bob Laidlaw from Industry Racing

Industry Racing sponsor Laidlaw’s Harley Davidson held a wild birthday bash for it’s founder Bob Laidlaw. Hot dogs and burgers followed by cake for 500. The Baldwin Park dealership located just five miles from the Industry Hills Expo Center was decked out as party central and packed with bikes of every kind and bikers that were just as diverse. Bob Laidlaw riding his 1911 Harley was the hit of the day as he maneuvered though the parking lot filled with people and high dollar custom, modified and race bikes. Handling the belt drive single created no difficulties and Bob easily maneuvered the machine around every obstacle.

Having a reputation for being race friendly Laidlaw’s has sponsored several Speedway riders over the years. Former Wednesday night IMS Speedway promoter John LaDouceur and Sidecar racer Jeff Medberry both work at the dealership. Son Jerry Laidlaw won several Chopper races on the old IMS, Costa Mesa, Perris, Speedway circuit in the way-back days. A sight to see the tall and skinny Laidlaw always raced an old Highway Patrol machine.

Thanks for your sponsorship Laidlaw’s Harley Davidson. Industry Racing looks forward too seeing all the Laidlaw generations at our Wednesday night Speedway again this season.

Howie Zechner
Press Officer
Industry Racing

Forum: Speedway at Industry

Update on Americans in England

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 21:23:41 GMT

Hello , Does anyone have any info on Kenny Ingals? I've heard about Ryan Fisher and Ricky Wells but nothing of Kenny. Thanks Scrapperjohn

Forum: General Discussion

Sundays Schedule - Race-a-mania - The Grand Arena – City of Industry

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:50:09 GMT

Sundays Schedule - Race-a-mania - The Grand Arena – City of Industry

8am - Property gate open.
Enter through back gate pit entrance. EVERYONE must sign a release waiver and get a wristband.

8am to 8:45 - Coffee and donuts, light bench racing, practice preparation.
IMPORTANT - NO BIKES MAY BE STARTED BEFORE 8:45.

9am to 1pm – On track Practice. Riders remember It’s Sunday morning. We have neighbors. Respect them. Show up with a real noisy muffler or open pipe and your practice will be cut real short.

Mufflers that were used here last year are acceptable for this practice... BUT ... please be aware Industry Racing has a LA County noise ordinance it MUST comply with for this season. What’s that mean in plain English? ALL Speedway classes including juniors and sidecars will have to lower their sound levels from last season.

9 to 11am – Sound tests with different mufflers and inserts. Any of you that have a Dominator / Flow Muffler bring them. Representatives from Yoshimura, Power Pros, Scotts Headers, Coast Fab and Phase 9 are all working on the issue and will be in attendance. Hopefully a inexpensive solution will prevail that can be the new standard for all the Speedway tracks in 2013.

Industry Racing licenses will be available all day. There will be an express line for those that downloaded their Rider and Mechanic apps from the IndustryRacing.com and have the paperwork all filled out and ready to process. Here is the direct link http://www.industryracing.com/downloads.html. Yes the $20. Rider license discount will be honored all day Sunday (last day).

Lunch will be provided free for each Riders and one guest if they are signed up for practice and RSVP. For all others Hot dogs and a taco bar will be open. The beer/mixed drinks bar will open after the last motor stops turning.

The 2012 season points awards will take place in the front courtyard area.

Promoters Brad Oxley, Shawn McConnell, Roger Hyden, Steve Stasiefski, Carol Perez and Kelly Inman have all confirmed their attendance. A question and answer session with them is scheduled to take place after lunch. The National Championship Qualifier series and possible new muffler standards are two of the topics that will get serious attention.

This Sunday April 7th at the Grand Arena. You should plan to be there.

RSVP: Kelly Inman 626.393-3876

Howie Zechner
Press Officer
Industry Racing

Forum: Speedway at Industry

2012 Industry Racing Points – D1, D2, D3

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 05:47:01 GMT

1st Division - Top 10
104- Billy Hamill.      467.5 points
26- Tyson Burmeister.   363.0
43- Charlie Venegas.    353.5
46- Aaron Fox           245.5
39- Buck Blair.         215.5
6- Shawn McConnell.     193.5
27- Austin Novratil.    182.0
41- John Marquez.       139.0
24- Gino Manzares.      131.0
14- Eddie Castro.       113.0

2nd Division - Top 3
178- Eloy Medellin.     101
333- Mike Salyer.        64
162- Danny Baker.        51

3rd Division - Top 3
188- Rick Howard.        39
199- Craig Sprecher.     37
226- Rick Huspek.        36

Howie Zechner
Press Officer - Industry Racing

Forum: Speedway at Industry

ROAD TO THE 45th US NATIONAL

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 02:52:41 GMT

2013 National Championship Qualifiers by Brad Oxley – America’s premier Speedway Motorcycle racing venues are proud to announce the co-promotion of the Nat...ional Championship Qualifier series. In a renewed spirit of cooperation, the 4 rounds of Qualifiers are intended to provide competitors with a path to earn a coveted place in the Monster Energy 45th United States National Speedway Championship to be held at Costa Mesa Speedway, October 5th, 2013.
Although the rounds share a common program format, points, purse structure and a vision for the sports future, each round is owned and produced by the individual track promoters that are not attached to any particular sanctioning organization. The goal is to unite the sport, attract Sponsorship, co-promote and produce excellent events for competitors and fans. Dates are as follows:
Thursday May 16 - Big Time Speedway Prairie City OHV Rancho Cordova, Ca.
Saturday June 8 - Costa Mesa Speedway OC Fair & Expo Costa Mesa, Ca.
Saturday August 3 - Industry Racing Industry Hills Expo Center Industry, Ca.
Friday August 9 - Pirate Speedway National Orange Show San Bernardino, Ca.
Each of the 4 rounds will pay a $3000.00 purse and equal qualifying points, sending the top 14 riders to the $22,000.00+ National Championship!
In addition, a separate qualifying event will be held at Champion Speedway on Saturday July 20. The 2 top East Coast Speedway riders from that event will be seeded directly to the National Championship. Remaining spots will be filled by the current National Champion, past Champions and/or top Overseas based Americans.

HOW MANY OF THE QUALIFERS WILL YOU BE ATTENDING? 4 3 2 1

Forum: Speedway at Rancho Cordova

European Style Grass Track Racing

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 02:42:01 GMT

OPEN TO ALL CLASSES ... ALL BIKES: Speedway, Flat Track, MX, Mini's, Pee Wee's, QUADS &Karts! Ride as many classes as you "like". 2 Heats and a MAIN ... everyone rides the MAIN! IT'S ALL ABOUT "KICKING some GRASS" and havivg FUN. $25.00 per class - $5.00 spectators - $5.00 parking Bring your lawn chair and enjoy 1st every Grass Track race in the US.

Forum: Nor Cal Speedway