Daytona 2006
"The longest day to 1:57."
Our departure day was one of the longest days of our lives.
Mike was eager to go and working as fast as he could. George was finishing a
vendor meeting and completing reports, just as fast. Finally Mike gets the call
from George that he is on his way. Mike tells George "to take his
time" to which George responds with a resounding "NO". George
arrives at Mikes shop and we shoot off to Mike’s house for some last minute
items and feed Mike's cat. 7:15 pm
we hit the road with excitement that is sky high.
45 minutes into the trip we get on the on ramp for 95 south
and hit a major backup. 3 miles of stop and go traffic is not normally fun, but
picture two 40+ year kids, all revved up for the track and now sitting in
traffic. Not fun but I think we handled it well. 3 miles later the traffic
clears and we are on the way. Our pace started out slow and steady but as the
trip continued the pace quickened. As a reference the trip computer stated one
stint of 217 miles in 2 hours and 30 minutes and another stint of 189 miles in
2 hours and 35 minutes. I guess you can say we were eager to get there, not bad
for a Dodge Ram Pickup towing a 24 foot camper. We stop in Georgia
at a Cracker Barrel at about 3am and
jump in the camper for some rest. Adrenaline only takes you so far.
Wednesday morning we have a hearty breakfast and head out. A
few hours later and we come upon a 4 miles backup for construction in Georgia.
Which we called Chris Porter and Dave Lennon, who where behind us and helped
them avoid the traffic. We gas up the truck, which at the pace we were running
at was often, just south of Jacksonville.
While the truck is filling and draining our bank accounts
just as fast. We decide we might as well fill the bikes and gas cans.
With super being at a good price Mike asks George since we are racing should we
use Premium instead of the usual 87 octane?, to which
George replies "Why change now!" So the cans and bikes get topped off
with 87 octane and we are on our way. Since we are close to Daytona we alter
our speeds to determine the best MPG vs. MPH so the bank doesn't put a lean on
our houses just to pay our credit card bills. Wednesday afternoon we roll into
the Daytona. Find Gate 40 and proceed to the staging area. The truck gets
parked for a well deserved rest. Everyone is milling about enjoying the warm
weather and sunshine. We meet up with Gary and his Dad Sonny, Chris and Dave
and some former TPM members and our old friend Rob Lombardi. We all share
stories and relive old times. Registration opens for the Team Hammer day and we
get all our credentials and head back to the truck. A few of vehicles get in
but we are the first to be stopped. We are told no more people are allowed in
and we'll have to come back in the morning and get in line. Daytona has their
rules and since we are in their house we have to follow them. We head off for
dinner with Gary and his dad, Sonny, an interesting man. Sonny spent years working
the rodeo circuit with various jobs and some interesting stories. After dinner
we get some much needed sleep. Alarm is set for 4:30
to get a spot in line to enter the paddock.
Thursday morning arrives and we round up Gary and his dad
and head over to the track. The guard stages us and we wait. Gary
disconnects his trailer and we hit Denny's for breakfast. A quick eat and run
and by 5:30 we are back in the
staging area awaiting the word to enter. We stand around outside talking as
others arrive. This is where we watch the spectacle that unfolds. People pull
up and the guards stop and tell them to get back in line and wait. A few follow
the rules as others proceed to use the access road in back the back of the lot
to form their own line along the fence bypassing the guards. This continues for
about an hour with about 10 vehicles in their own line. At which time the guard
comes over to us and says please enter you vehicle and line up behind the
security car. We do as we are told and in a matter of minutes the car moves
forward and we continue on the gate, bypassing the others that formed their own
line. We are escorted thur the new tunnel and into
the track we go. The saying "You catch more bees with honey, then with a
net." comes to mind.
Upon entering the track we realize how massive Daytona is.
For those who have not been to the infield at Daytona it is truly impressive.
We get to the paddock, after some confusion, mostly on our part. Get our pit
area setup and start to unload. Tow vehicles have to be unhooked and parked
outside. Once again their house, their rules. We
unhook, unload a pit bike (thanks Bart for that suggestion) Mike heads off the
parking area as I follow. We park the truck and unload the second pit bike and
head back to finish unloading. The paddock is a beehive of activity and our
excitement level is very high. Bikes get unloaded and we head off the tech.
Official Team Hammer sticker and we are good to go. 600cc bikes have their own
group (Group 2) and we await the call. After what seemed like hours, but was
only a matter of minutes the first group gets called out. We double check the
bikes and start to get ready. "First Call Group 2." Man, this is it.
On goes the suit, boots, helmet and gloves. Start the bikes and off we go.
Being as eager as we were it was no surprise that Mike, Gary and I were the
first ones on the grid. We wait and watch as the bikes fly by the finish line
knowing we'll be next.
Grid marshal checks our stickers and sends us on our way.
Mike leads down pit road. George takes a few seconds to breath and down the
narrow pit exit road. Exiting pit road opens onto the track on the straight
before the International horseshoe. George passes Mike, for no real reason,
just because. George heads into the International Horseshoe for the first time.
Exit the International Horseshoe and into turn 4 then hard left into turn 5.
Drive out towards the cones and enter turn 6. At the exit of turn 6 there are 3
roads that converge here and that makes it hard to determine the right path,
but thanks to the video from Bart we find the right path. After the next few
turns and we're on the back straight and heading to the chicane. At the exit of
the chicane is about 50 yards is the start of the famous Daytona banking. Every
fiber of your being says go slow but you have to ignore it and just go. Crank open the throttle and here we go. Granted our line is
lower, about mid track. About half way though you realize that you are not
turning the bike but the banking is turning you. Exit the banking and drive to
the finish line. Instincts take over and you let off at the line and glide into
turn 1 almost feeling our way though the turn. At the exit the guard rail
closes in on the left. Seeing the tape from Bart and watching so many races on
TV we know to come close the guard rail and rocket into the Horseshoe. Now
repeat this for the next 27 minutes. Lap after lap it slowly starts to form a
rhythm and the more get comfortable we get. Each time we get higher and higher
on the banking and more speed at the finish line. We start the ever ending
search for the entry into turn one and the ideal brake marker. Before we know
it the checkered flag comes out. As we slow down it's time to take in the
experience and realize that we rode Daytona. We enter the pits with huge smiles
on our faces and with the start of a new chapter in our book of track
experiences. We enter the paddock, park the bikes and talk about the laps we
just did. We talk about lines into and out of all the turns, brake markers,
turn in points and the banking. It's amazing how 3
riders use different reference points. Remember this is not a track day so
there are NO cones are placed on the track. Mike, Gary and George talk about
reference points on the track or off to the side. Turn 4 is after the
International Horseshoe and is a flat slow turn with turn 5 being really slow
and tight. The entry to turn 4 has nothing around it so we rely on the track
surface as a reference. Next session out the track starts to come together and
afterwards we talk again after the session. Chris Porter, Dave Lennon, Joe
Russo and Rob Lombardi come over to see how we are doing. They all offer great
suggestions. We are like a sponge trying to absorb all the information and our
brains kick into 6th gear to process it all. Joe Russo actually found it
amusing because Mike was Joe's coach for his first track day.
During the lunch break we head over to CCS registration to
get our paperwork and register. This is a long process, who knows why but our
line moves along as the other lines are rather slow. As we get closer to the
window we see that there are 2 people at the other window clearly marked
“pre-entry” registering for their race license and races. Since English is a
second language for them the process is painfully long and frustrating for both
the CCS person behind the window and the others in line behind them. While in
line we meet Kent Larson. Kent
is off and on with TPM and an all around good guy. Kent
was one of George's first coaches with TPM. After about 1 hour we get our
credentials and are on our way. We get some food and get ready for our third
session of the day.
In the third session we all go out put all the suggestions
to the test and to find which ones work best for each of us. Mike and George
have established a good flow with Gary
not too far behind. Lap times are coming down because their less riders passing
us then in the morning sessions and we seem to be passing more riders. The
track is starting to flow better and better. Lines, apexes, and throttle up
points are coming around. We find the g's in the banking easier to handle now.
We are breaking deeper and deeper into turn 1 letting off well after the finish
line. We are getting a better drives off all the turns and it's starting to
feel really good. Until an expert rider goes flying by and we realize how slow
we are. The session ends and we trade notes on this session. More question to
Chris, Dave, Joe, and Rob. With the remaining time on the clock we'll get
another session in before the day is over. Note: I was watching bikes puttering
along on the banking on the cool down lap. Their bikes are vertical on the 31%
banking. Sounds really great but watching from behind is very scary. The tires
are only using the right side of the tires and the right peg is within inches
of the banking. From my point of view even a pebble would cause the front or
rear to step out and leave quite a mess. A word of advice, stay on the flat
area of the track.
In the down time before the last session we get the bikes
inspected by CCS. Gary and George pass with out a problem and get our first CCS
tech sticker. Mike has some problems with the number 1's on his bike. CCS
didn't like the tab on the top of the 1's. A few cuts here and there and Mike
passes. Once again, their house, their rules. Next we
hear "First call Group 2." We suit up and head out the grid one more
time. The Grid Marshall sends us out for our last time and we head down pit
road and off onto the track. Our confidence is high and we felt like the track
was really coming together. George decides to take it easy and work on getting
the lines down and get some speed off the corners. Mike gets about 2 laps into
the session before the oil light is shining a bright red. Mike pulls off to a
corner station and shuts the motor down. With the cornerworker holding the bike
Mike checks the oil level. Mike sits the rest of the session out and watches
the action.
After the session is over Mike gets a ride in the on truck
and heads to the paddock for determine the problem. Gary and George are quick
to lead Mike a hand. Daytona has a rule that we must be out of the paddock 1
hour after the last checkered flag. Once again their house,
their rules. We brainstorm for a few minutes and Gary
heads off the grab his truck to get Mike's bike and tools out of the paddock to
work on the bike at Gary's hotel.
Amidst the loading of Mike's bike Kenny calls the say he's outside the track.
Kenny offered his camper as accommodations for Mike and George (and himself)
for the next few nights. We head out of the track to meet up with Kenny. Once
outside the track Mike heads off the local AutoZone for a pressure gauge and
fitting. We get Kenny topped off the camper with water and finds a spot to
park. We unload Kenny's ZRX1100 from the back of his trailer to make room for
Mike's bike. Mike arrives back from the
part store and we unload the bike from Gary's
truck and into Kenny trailer. Gary
heads off to dinner with his dad and some friends. We fire up some Bubba
burgers on our trusty George Forman grill and get to work on Mike's bike. We
get the pressure gauge installed and fire the bike up. The pressure gauge
slowly climbs to about 40 lbs with a huge sigh if relief from Mike. About this
time the burger are done, talk about perfect timing. We eat and review our day
the day with Kenny. After dinner George heads off the see his dad down the road
in Deland. Kenny was nice enough the let George ride his ZRX, which is a very
nice bike, and blows Harleys away from lights like nothing. Oops maybe I should
keep that a secret. Mike and Kenny reassemble Mike's bike and head off the Gary
hotel for a shower and to hang out.
The area around the track is starting to liven up as people
start to arrive for the start of bike week. People of all types are everywhere
and on many different types of bikes. Loud Harley pipes start to fill the air.
In between the throbs of the Harley's you can hear the whine of the sportbikes.
You can sense the electricity in the air and know that this is just the
beginning of something is big. The night's weather is warm for this time of
year and everyone seems to be enjoying the warm night air. We see everything
from custom choppers to sportbikes to stuntbikes. Some sportbikes are just
stock while others have custom paint. Some bikes are mirrors of their favorite
pro racers while others have crashbars, dented tanks and the 12 o'clock bar on the tail. Clothes range from
full leathers to Icon and Joe Rocket jacket to black leather vests and chaps.
You can kinda figure out who's wearing each of these. The speedway is just a
background in the night as it lays silent in the night as a monster sleeping
and waiting daybreak to come to life. Most people past the speedway and never
even realize it's there. Riders like us see it differently.
Friday arrives as the monster is slowly awakened to the buzz
of racers arriving in preparation of the days activities. The paddock comes
alive again as racers begin their rituals and begin to head out to the track.
Mike and George are in Group2 again, along with Gary.
"First call Group 2." a quick double check of the bikes, gas? Check.
Tire pressure? Check. We don our suits, helmets and gloves and head out for out
first practice session. As usual Mike, Gary and George are close to the front
of the line. The grid marshal gives us the command to go and we eagerly head
off for the pitout. Today’s; session is a little different because we are now
out with the racers that will be competing today. These are a faster bunch of
riders and are in the full "game on" mode. The same speed that we
were doing yesterday seem to be rather slow today. After a few lap we step up
the pace and seem to be holding our own among our fellow racers now. Some are
faster but yet we are passing some. Realize that in this group are all the odd
numbered Middleweight, Lightweight, Heavyweight Supertwin and Unlimited bikes.
This explains the reason bikes are walking away from us in the banking. The
only thing we have in common is the yellow plates. Realizing our company we
continue to ride along and figure out the track some more. A good nights rest
can do wonders and allow us to process yesterdays track time and the
information from others. We finish the session happy with our progress and
prepare for round 2 of practice. George was feeling the slide on the rear tire
at the exit of 5 and 6 along with some brake fade. After we pull in George
decides it's time to change tires. Kenny offers a hand and helps George carry
the tires down to the Pirelli tent. A new set of Metzler Racetec are mounted by
the Pirelli tire people. Pirelli offers free tire mounting as long as they are
a Pirelli product. Nice deal. Mike stops by as George and Kenny await the new
skins. The process takes only a matter of minutes and the tires are ready to
go. George gets his wheels mounted and Mike decides to swap tires too. Mike has
a set already mounted and a quick tire swap and both bikes are ready for
Session number 2. Our paddock spot is a buzz of activity as we finish up the
tire swaps.
We hear the call of our group and we head out. Session
number 2 goes pretty much like the first session. Confidence is good and we are
very pleased with the new Metzler RaceTec tires. The tires offer the same grip
as the Pirelli Super Corsa's but with a longer tread life. The longer tread
life will come in handy with the speeds and heat build up on the banking. After
the session is over we talk like about the track and the things we tried this
time out. George was working on his lines and on the bank where he can't seem
to pull more then 140 on the speedo. Sometimes up high and other times down low
nothing seems to make a difference. Mike has a good session and is getting
faster on the banking seeing higher speeds then ever. After we pull in George
notices his rear brake assembly is falling apart. We franticly jump into action
and salvage parts off Gary backup
bike and other bolts out of our toolboxes. Within a matter of minutes Kenny and
Gary have the brakes fixed this time with some locktite. A once over on the
bike is needed just for sanity. Good thing because now the subframe bolts are
loose too. More locktite and we are ready for action again.
We have a long break for lunch and the team challenge race
before the GTU race for Mike and George. During the break in the action, Henry
DeLuca finds Mike and asks Mike, Kenny and Gary for help with the pit stops.
George, Dara and Dafan are also recruited into helping. Henry will be racing
with Kristna as we all act as pit crew. Mike mans the dump can, Kenny on fire
bottle duty; Gary on gas clean up,
George is the catch man to hold the bike while riders switch and gas is poured
in. Dafan holds the number board so the riders know where we are. Dara is
shooting pictures. Krishna starts the race and is gets
off to a good start. After about 20 minutes in to the race is red flagged. Once
Krishna hits the pit stall, after all the riders are
detained at the start of pit road. We do a mock pitstop just to make sure we
all know what to do. During the break Henry suits up for his stint and once
under way is doing well. As the laps pass we watch Henry go by. Henry is
supposed to lift his foot off the peg when he's ready to come in. A few laps later Mike catches Henry's foot off the peg as he goes
by. We ready for the stop. The 2 pit areas before us are in refueling
and switching rider about the time Henry heads down pit road. Because of the
other pit action Henry over shoots our pit and we have to push him back and the
rest of the pit stop goes quickly and Kristna is back on the bike.
As the race draws to a close Mike and George head off to
find their grid spots for the GTU race. We get our grid spots, 4D for Mike and
5D for George, it pays to pre-register. We spot our times in the first session
and we close to the 2:00 mark. One of
our goals for the weekend was a 2:00
lap times. Mike and George head off to ready the bikes for the GTU race. Since
our lap times are good, ok in our minds they are good, we toss a set of tire
warmers and we are ready for our race. Mike and George listen as the other
races wind down and the moment of truth come near. Some background on how Mike
and George got to Daytona in the first place. George came up with the idea back
in the summer of 2005 as a way to ride at Daytona. Since there are no tracks
days at Daytona George planned on racing there. Getting Mike to come along did
not take much effort. The deal between Mike and George was not matter where we
finished it would be first or Second. Weather they were battling for the last 2
spots or the first 2 spots. All that mattered was beating each other.
Mike and George are suited up and ready to go well before
the race. They stand close the speaker as not to miss the announcements. As the
announcement is made for the first call for the GTU race our helmets and gloves
go on. With some help from Kenny, all are heading to pit road. We line up and
wait to move out to our grid positions. Everyone is in their assigned spots and
we head off for the warm-up lap. Warm-up laps are funny. Some riders are moving
fast while others are moving slowly weaving all over the track. This can be
nerve racking but Mike and George survive. Everyone finds their grid positions
and is ready for the start. 2 minute board goes up and the grid is verified by
the CCS officials. 1 board is shown and the bikes rev up. One board is sideways
and all bikes are revving and the excitement is very high. All eyes are on the
man holding the green flag. At the slightest twitch of the flagman we are off.
Amateur starts are rather crazy and before you know it we are 5 wide in turn one.
Hunting for a spot to put your front wheel without hitting someone is part art
and part luck. George finds a hole and gets by Mike. Doing track days for years
you tend to react to others around you by letting them pass. So needless to say
Mike and George get passed by others. Once we get to the banking the pack thins
out and we all search for our rhythm and lines. As the race progress we seem to
reeling in the others that passed us at the start. About half way through the
race George dives deep into turn 1 but fails to stop in time and has to run
long. Slightly upset George locks up the rear to spin the bike around and heads
back into the race. The race ends with Mike in 16th and George is 5 positions
back in 21st.
Score is 1-0 Mike.
Saturday starts another exciting day for Mike, Gary and
George. Today is a busy one, 1 practice session and 2 races for Mike and George
and 3 for Gary. The weather is
great, 70’s and sun. We got lucky so far with the weather. The horror stories
we’ve heard about rain and cold weather are not happening this time. First practice session was the usual start
out slow and pick up speed as the session draws to end. Once again we are
feeling comfortable and trying different lines. Turn 1 is a mystery and I don’t
think we’ve hit the same line twice in the last 3 days. During the brake George
decides it time for new front pads. After pulling the old ones off George
notices why stopping was so hard to do. Funny how the lack of brakes does force
you to learn how fast you can enter a turn.
Race 1 Amateur Middleweight SuperSport. The field consists
of 51 bikes, luckily most are behind us and that’s a good thing. George takes
the warm up lap to bed in the new pads, not recommended but it’s too late now.
Kenny did recommend to George take a ride around the paddock to bed them in. We
grid up and the green flag waves and we are off towards turn one. Mike gets a
jump takes off. George is a few bikes behind Mike with Gary
close behind George. On the quick right at the exit of turn 1 a rider pushed up
on the right of George but run over the front side of the curb. The grass
between the front and other end of the curb is lower. As the rider hits the
back side of the curb and bucks the rider high into the air. This makes for an
ugly situation right next to George to which George does not want any part of
and pins the throttle to get away. The rider ends up on the track with the bike
ghost riding off to the left of the track. The first lap we are all finding our
rhythm and feeling out the track for the level of traction we so desperately
need. Lap 2 Mike gets pushed wide in the International Horseshoe and looses a
few spots. Lap 3 and George hears another bike close in on him in turn 1. As
George exits the turn one the rpm’s are kinda low and require a quick downshift
and head off for the Horseshoe. The rider tries an inside pass but George slams
the door shut. At the entry of turn 4 the rider goes under George but runs wide
and George pass him back. George becomes the carrot for the other rider and in
the banking passes George and heads off. George spends the whole race hunting
for Mike only to discover in the paddock after the race that he had passed
Mike. George finished 18th and Mike in 24th. Score is 1 to 1.
Race 2 starts soon after that and once again Mike, Gary and
George are girded towards the front and when the green flag drops it’s off to
turn one. Since this is the third race Mike and George are getting use to the
start. Mike gets a good start and George is hot on his heals. Turn five comes
along and George dives inside Mike. George admits it a stuff pass but he had to
take it while he could because knowing Mike there was not going to be another
opportunity to get by. George and Mike have a great race with battles through
out the field. In the end George is 24th with Mike 27th.
Score is 2 to 1 in favor of George.
Mike George, Kenny and Gary’s
dad got a chance to watch Gary
race. Gary entered the heavyweight
class so Mike and George are able to cheer him. Gary
does well considering he’s on the track with experts. Jason DiSalvo was in this
race, so Gary has the honor of
saying he raced against a top pro racer. Not many of us can say that. The day
ends and with all of meeting back at Gary’s
room and a dinner at Chicago UNO with Gary
and his dad. Stories of today’s races are flowing and we are feeling like we
accomplished a lot. Since it is Saturday night the area around the track is a
buzz of activity. Once again the track is sitting in the background waiting for
another day of racing.
Sunday arrives and Mike heads out of the camper for an early
morning walk. Gray stops by the trailer and everyone heads over to the track as
Kenny packs up for quick get away later. Kenny informs George that he and Mike
talked and Mike is now revved up and ready to even the score with George. We
head into the paddock and get the bikes ready for the day. The morning practice
session goes well. Mike is the first one on the track with George right behind.
Mike is “a man on a mission” flying into turn one and checking out on George.
Practice ends and we have a short window before our first race. Since Gary
is done racing for weekend he offers his tire warmers to Mike. George puts on
his warmers, borrowed from Bart. Bikes are topped off with gas and a final once
over of all parts and the bikes are ready to race. “First call Middleweight
Grand Prix” George and Mike get ready. “Second call Middleweight GP” comes as
the tire warmers are peeled off, thanks to Kenny and Gary. George and Mike are
off one last time. We wait to pull on the grid. We head to our grid spots and
the grid marshals wave us by. I guess by now they know we figured this part out
or they are short on time. After the warm up lap we grid one last time. 2
minute board and the bikes go in gear and motors rev. The grid spot 1c is open
and along comes the rider. The rider flies up slams on the brakes and just
about over shoots his spot. He lifts his hand to flip open his shield and it
pops off. The shield bounces off his tank and on the pavement. His friend darts
over the wall and grabs it off the ground and tries to put it back on. The grid
marshal starts pushing the bike off onto the grass. Justice is severed. 1
minute board and in a few seconds the board goes sideways. All eyes are on the
starter for the slightest hit of movement. The starter moves and we head for
turn 1. I‘m not sure if the flagman actually waved the green
flag, but everyone is heading to turn 1, so we all can’t be wrong. Mike
gets find a whole and shoots up the inside of the straight before the
Horseshoe. George tries to follow gets baulked by rider following Mike. The
race goes well with Mike and George working through the field and watching
others go by them on the banking. The race ends with Mike in 14th
and George in 17th. On the cool down lap Mike and George take in the
sights one last time.
Score is 2 to 2
so you know what that means, we have to come back next year and settle the
score. Mike and George head to the paddock and get some lunch. Then start
packing up to head out. Once the packing is done we say our goodbye and thanks
to all our friends and head to the scoring tower to get a copy of the results
and out times for the last race. Mike’s best is 1:57:149 and George’s best is a
1:57.172. Mike gets George by 23 thousandths of a second. Talk about
close.
What an experience. This was one of the best vacations ever
had and an experience that will never be forgotten. Daytona left a great
impression on us and respect for the riders that have ridden there. The AMA
guys make the track look easy but it is far from easy. Anyone who gets the
chance to race here, take it. Racing anywhere can test your riding skill but
Daytona will do that times 10. To ride the banking is something you can only
experience at Daytona. Nothing you have ever ridden on can prepare you for it
and nothing can compare to it. We’ve all gone fast on straights like VIR north
or Pocono FUSA or Summit main and
think we are flying. Daytona you are pinned, in 6th gear, longer
then you can imagine. The throttle cables have to be an inch longer. Worst is
you are on the banking, throttle pinned, but turning while the bike is at a 90%
angle to the pavement and the horizon is vertical. This only makes sense at
Daytona.
Special thanks to all who helped us get to Daytona. Gary and
his dad were a great paddock mate and for the use of a real shower. Kenny for his accommodations, mechanical assistance and over all
support. Chris Porter, Dave Lennon, Joe Russo, Henry
Deluca and Rob Lombardi for track knowledge and advice. Jack for the use of his truck, camper, generator, and pit bike.
Bart for the loan of a set of tire warmers, spare parts,
track knowledge and his onboard video of the track, which was huge help.
George Ribner for a set of
tire warmers and a set of rain tires. Lastly, Glen
for his track knowledge and support, both for this and through out the years.
So from our longest day, our departure
day, to 1:57 lap times. Few things in life can offer the same thrill,
very few.
Results:
Akropovic GTU Amateur (35 Bikes)
16 MICHAEL MELLEN, QUARRYVILLE, PA. Team Pro-Motion Sport Bike
Club
21 GEORGE BENES, EASTON, PA. Team Pro-Motion Sportbike Club
Amateur Middleweight SuperSport (51 bikes)
18 GEORGE BENES, EASTON, PA. Team Pro-Motion Sportbike Club
24 MICHAEL MELLEN, QUARRYVILLE, PA. Team Pro-Motion Sport Bike
Club
Amateur Middleweight Superbike (49 Bikes)
24
GEORGE BENES, EASTON, PA.
Team Pro-Motion Sportbike Club
27 MICHAEL MELLEN, QUARRYVILLE, PA. Team Pro-Motion Sport Bike
Club
Amateur Middleweight Grand Prix (29 bikes)
14 MICHAEL MELLEN, QUARRYVILLE, PA. Team Pro-Motion Sport Bike
Club
17 GEORGE BENES, EASTON, PA. Team Pro-Motion Sportbike Club
Points:
MICHAEL MELLEN = 42
GEORGE BENES = 40