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Dan Rouit Flat Track Museum
17th Annual Open House - May 18th
The Dan Rouit Flat Track Museum in Clovis will hold its seventeenth annual open house on Sunday, May 18th.The museum is the only museum dedicated to displaying Americas own true form of racing motorcycles.Three time AMA Grand National Champion Joe Leonard is this year’s honored guest. Leonard raced H-D motorcycles in the fifties and early sixties before switching to open wheeled racers and went on to win two United States Auto Club championships in the early 1970s. Previous honored guests have included AMA Champions Gene Romero and Bubba Shobert, along with the original “World’s Fastest Indian” Munro Special.
Examples of the early Harley Davidson and Indian racers reside in the museum. Also showing for the first time is a rare Triumph powered asphalt racer used in the seventies on Japanese tracks which featured pari-mutual betting. Many addition race bikes are on display for the day and many attendees arrive on tricked out street machines.
Festivities start about 10 am and a killer tri-tip sandwich or bar-b-queue chicken dinner is available. Event t-shirts are only $10 and a silent auction for donated motorcycle items will be held. The address in Clovis is 309 West Rialto Street, 93612. Dan can be reached at 559 291-2242 for more information or visit the museum website at http://vft.org/rouit.html.
For a small donation to the museum, our honored guest has promised to autograph this montage of Mahony photographs.
Thank you Dan Mahony for providing the photos.
Also remember Eddies race at Tulare Cycle Park on Saturday nite, May 17th.
 | Ventura
Vintage Outlaw Motocycle Races in association with Southern California
Flat Track Association PROUDLY promotes and supports Flattrack
Racing. Saturday, June 28th & Saturday, September 27th, 2008 Ventura County Fairgrounds at Seaside Park PRO PURSE $5000.00 Other classes will be available. All Classes will be scored separate with points accrued for SCFTA members. Pits will Open @ 12 noon Practice @ 3:00pm and Racing will start promptly at 6:00pm. No cars will be on track until motorcycle program is complete. We MUST SUPPORT Ventura or it will be LOST to Motorcycle Racing!!!! For More information contact Vince @ 951-443-7622 http://www.vintageoutlawraces.com |
Don't forget practice this Saturday, May 3rd at Perris. Gates open at 3 PM.
Notes from Chad Cose on Johnny Murphree's School and Lodi Race
,
| Hello Everyone, Wow! What a weekend we had. I had the
opportunity to start off the weekend by going to Johnny Murphree's
racing school. Also known as the West Coast Dirt Track Clinic. It was a
two day school that took place in Tulare, CA at Tulare Cycle Park. It
was really a great learning experience and not to mention an all around
good time. I had the pleasure and opportunity of meeting and being
schooled by Ronnie Brown. Together Johnny and Ronnie put on one heck of
a school that I got a lot out of. As the day wound down and came to an
end, we made plans to go to Lodi Cycle Bowl the following day for the
opening round of the District 36 racing series. We drove from Tulare
all night eventually making it to Lodi. I have been working really hard
to stay in shape and train as much as I can. Lodi was a race that I
needed to make it to to get as much riding time in as I can before we
go to Springfield. When I arrived at the track, I was pleased to see
that the TT track was in as good as shape as ever. I signed up for two
classes. The Open A and the Lodi money race, in which I was aboard my
stock framed CRF450. Practice went pretty well and the changes we made
were definitely for the better. I was now ready to go racing. The first
race of the day was the Open A. One of the biggest things that I have
learned in my short time on the GNC circuit is that starts are
everything. Lately I have been focusing a lot of attention on getting
out front and running a pace of my own. I did just that in my first
race. I pulled the holeshot and led all 8 laps. Winning my heat put me
in the four rider dash for cash. Next came the Lodi money race. Again I
pulled the holeshot and went on to win my second race. My bike was
working great thus far. I had pole in the dash and was focusing just as
much as ever to nail the start. It was a drag race to the first turn in
which I was beaten do to the fact I was on the outside. However I knew
how important it was that I made my moves early in a four lap dash.
Going into the first right hand corner I out braked the leader and
closed the door on him to take the lead and eventually win the race.
Next were the main events. I had pole position for both races. First
came the open A. I grabbed the holeshot and distance myself from the
rest of the field every lap. In the end I came out on top with a
comfortable lead. The last race of the day had finally came. I had won
all four of my previous races and was looking to be five for five!
Unlike the rest of my races however I got a bad start. I went into the
first turn in fourth place. To make the situation worse it was a very
squirly first couple of corners. I was hit from behind and I droped two
spots. I was now siting sixth Coming around for the first lap. I
quickly picked off two riders to position myself in fourth. I had a
little distance between myself and the lead pack of three. I found
myself gaining on them quickly and caught up to them. I sat back a
couple laps seeing different line choices and where possible spots to
pass would be. When the half way flags came out I made up my mind it
was time to execute what I had seen. A lap later I then moved myself
into third. A lap after that then into second. On the second to last
lap I made the pass for the lead and l went on to win the main and
finish my day off five for five. Overall it was a great day. From
getting the holeshot and running away to having to work my way through
the pack it was all great training for my next big race in Springfield.
I am pleased to say that I believe we have a lot of what it takes to
bring home some good results from Springfield. I would like to thank
all my great sponsors for making everything possible. I am looking
forward to bringing home some good results. Thanks again. Talk to you
soon! Sincerely, Chad Cose |
Chad at Willow Springs WCFDTS race.
Harleys? We don't ride no stinkin' Harleys!
Harley-Davidson's Rough Ride - "The Motley Fool"
Willow Springs Raceway -
Page one- Amateurs
Page two - Pros
Page three - Pictures
Reunion Race page
Reunion Banquet Page
A social organization of Pioneer Motorcycling Enthusiasts meeting annually since 1940
2008 Trailblazer Hall of Fame Inductees
Stu Peters, Russ Collins, Gary Bryson, Sparky Edmonston, C.H.Wheat, Steve Hurd, Kim Kimball,
and Gary Mahan for father Dennis Mahan, Hammer award winner.
http://www.lodicyclebowl.com
http://www.wcfts.com
Cycle World Staff Blog – Alan Girdler
GOAT VS. BOOT 3.25.2008
May 17 - Tulare Cycle Park - Saturday Night Race (Dan Rouit Flat Track Museum Open House-Sun May 18)
June 28 Tulare Cycle Park Saturday Night Race (Double Prize Money/Double Points)
Sept 20 Kern County Fair/Digger Helm ST Saturday Night Race Bakersfield, Ca
Sept 27-28 Willow Springs Double Header Sat/Sun (Sunday Double Points)
Oct 19 TBA
The Two-Day Dirt Track School will be hosted by Johnny Murphree with the date TBA.
For more info call the Hotine:661-944-1184
www.onanysundayreunion.com
Results and Photos from February 16th, 2008
http://www.taftflattrack.net
Perris Raceway
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SIDEBURN MAGAZINE
Brand new. 84 full colour, A5 pages of fat Goodyears, skinny Harleys,
vintage Yamahas, homebuilt KTMs, blue grooves, steel shoes, fractured
collarbones, broken dreams, big ideas, small budgets, clear thinking and
dirty visors.
 | Road legal street trackers from three continents. The heroes of flat track: Springsteen, Romero, Hayden. The nobodies and never-will-bes of small town short track club racing. And some old English speedway geezers. The world’s best go fast, turn left magazine Made by Gary Inman and Ben Part. Go to http://www.sideburnmagazine.com to find out more. If you want to stock Sideburn, email dirt@sideburnmagazine.com |
The National Packard Museum
1899 Mahoning Avenue NW
Warren, Ohio
Packard will display antique motorcycles
Dan Rouit Flat Track Motorcycle Museum
Makes Lady Riders Museum list.
Also
New York Times Museum List!
Westward Ho! To Automotive Museums
| 2008 Events & Results | ||
Taft Flat Track Feburary 16, 2008 |
SCFTA - Perris Feburary 17, 2008 |
SCFTA - Perris March 9, 2008 |
San Jose Reunion March 27, 2008 |
Trailblazers Banquet March 29th, 2008 |
WCVDTS Willow Springs April 13, 2008 |
