This couple have a nice connection. Alessandro actually brough his leathers and gear from Italy when he came to the U.S. 2 years ago for work. His girlfriend Lynette saw the ad and rented him a ride at Texas World Speedway. What a nice surprise. Notice the yellow color of the bus, this is the last time you will see it. 
During the week before Oak Hill I took the time to drive up to get these PitBull trailer restraint systems. They have proven easy to install and use and have freed up about 8 feet of floor space. Here are 5 bike in the space that used to fit three. Look back in the blog photos and see the difference. They are a lifetime purchase and can be adapted to many different bikes with an inexpensive retrofit kit. Installation is the drilling of 4 holes and the tightening of 4 bolts. Due to the number of stands I use and the fact that I was drilling through a few frame pieces I also bought a drill doctor. This is an amazing drill bit sharpener which made money on the first project. During this trip I also stopped by Walt Schaefers place in Altoona Al. He donated a bunch of used rain tires to the cause which should be a blast if the summer heat ever ends.
Another shot of Elites riers on the podium. The riders are ranging in weight from about 130lbs to much, much more. They were all able to adust to the compromise and rip for hours. Their lowest lap time was by the young man sitting on the bike; Brandon with a 1:38.9, Jim Learmonth stands watch on the left while Jessie Davis stares at his feet. Big man Chris Thomas completes the team and had a blast handling the 250.
Here is a shot of the team that finished in second overall; Team Elite Trackdays. I met these guys during a trackday at Harris Hill Raceway in Kyle Texas. This is a nice track especially for the 250 due to its curves and relative lack of straightaway. Elite Trackdays can be reached at 225 971 1231 or moira@elitetrackdays.com. They used a different strategy than most and only put gas in every other stop. They found that the gas would go 2 hrs 15 minutes at Oak Hill. Thats a long time on a bike at Oak Hill for sure.
This is the team that got third overall; Eurtoast. The 4 man team includes Zeb Harris (seated) with his dad as the crew. These guys proved that the stock pads, even when new will only last 6 hours. They completed the race using only the back brake and engine braking. There times only gained a second or two. Nice ride guys!
Sorry but it has been a busy month with a lot of days on the road. This shot is from the 8 hour CMRA Mini endurance race at Oak Hill Raceway in Henderson Texas. The bikes were all rented with one in Alabama and the remaining 5 entered in this race. One of the teams in this shot eventually overcame the vaporization of a new set of stock front brake pads to finish third overall after running first for most of the race. Can you guess which team?
Barber rocks though I know if I had tried to learn it on my 10r I would have crashed it for sure. After the races on Sunday, Brad and I drove through the night to Kyle Texas and an Elite track day. Moira rented all the bikes and let her people give them a rip. The reception was great except for one guy who was overly impressed with the acceleration of his zx10 which he "improved" with -1, +2 gearing. He said it was hard to ride. I guess so 'cause I smoked him on a 250. The total trip was 1800 miles in 4 days with 4 days at tracks, whew! thanks Brad!!!
