Sunday Brackets at Union Grove

[trippivot]

Absolutely looks 100% better that song " lady in red" is drifting thru my mind --- I still LOVE THAT FRONT WHEEL! I need one!

Really miss you belucci - cheese burgers at the lotus are not the same! look up twowheelspeed greg took it back and has some new classes - how's the action in TX?

 

[Guest]

Hey Trip... you have no idea how much I miss home. Of course the weather is a little better down here. 86 tomorrow and you guys are supposed to be in the 40's. But when all your friends are in Chicago area, it does not help... Have not figured out when I am coming for a visit due to Susie's car sucking a head gasket. We are going to pick up a used Lexus coupe tomorrow. Not something I wanted to do but at least it has no salt on it yet. Say hi to your honey and I will take to you soon...
Curt

 

[trippivot]

howdy Curt! it is snowing right now - as they say it's cooler by the lake! no salt? how nice Trish says hi back , she also likes your new paint job on the race bike.

we will still be practicing at GLD - but I have registered to race championship points at route 66 in Joliet. My dream is to make it to winter nationals in Pomona. So we will be back to delay box racing against the Fosters, McCartens, Linders, and other national caliber sportsman racing teams. I have slowed the big bike down again and expect middle 9's are the ticket to gain some success. 24'th is go date = photos to follow.

as always you have a ride when you visit. Your street bike may not be registered but it has a better engine that it did when you sold it to me. Maybe not as good as the ray belucci engine it once had but 120 horses to thrash is not small potatoes.

keep a good attitude - we miss you too. trip-n-trish.

 

[Guest]

Hope the weather gets better by you.. We are still recovering from a hail storm 2 weeks ago. Damaged 700 new cars and totaled about 250. Good luck with Pomona,rooting for you. I will watch for photos. Send a text when you post...
Curt

 

[Guest]

http://vid809.photobucket.com/album...6-05/A047C384-0292-407E-B66C-DC4E71893B5A.mp4

1/8th mile in Denton Texas... I do love the sound...
Curt

 

[trippivot]

here is what rte 66 looks like

here is what rte 66 looks like

all 4 gears like a champ. - thanks for the video.

[video]http://vid222.photobucket.com/albums/dd15/trippivot/MOV00061_zpszwdioqp0.mp4[/video]

photo of me warming up ' 'ol silver -- the video I posted is me against Bruce Damewood 1st event 1st round .021/.023 reaction times - we were almost even from the start - I got to 1000' and took a look blipped the throttle - he was coming on strong so I opened the throttle back up and it was a race for the stripe - .001 to my advantage -- wha-shoo that was a close one.

 

[Guest]

Great video. I hope to see a 1/4 mile under me in the future...
Curt

 

[trippivot]

Da-Grove is racing brackets at 1/8 th this year - bikes and cars mixed together 2 classes top(box) and Mod (no box) I am in 6th place -- rte 66 is full 1/4 and I am in 7th. dropped from 4th after a relay malfunction - bad day. Delay boxes are not easy to use and crossover function is necessary with crosstalk enabled.

 

[Guest]

That should be interesting. More competition but a bigger purse I imagine... Good luck and have fun.
Curt

 

[Guest]

Things are changing down here for me. Looks like I will be headed back north by the end of the year. Can't wait for cooler weather and friends to race with...
Curt

 

[sprout]

Hey Curt,

We still need to set up that race.
Picked up little something this weekend.

 

[Guest]

We will... I have to get back up north which should be by the end of the year. Next year Trip and I will load up and take a ride north. Nice trophy... I didn't know they sell them...He He.
Curt

 

[sprout]

Curt,

I'll be ready for you guys. Thank you going to park that trophy next to the matching one I have. Sure like this bike.

 

[bobgroger]

Hey Curt,

We still need to set up that race.
Picked up little something this weekend.
View attachment 46751

Was that at Memphis where Trippivot was going? Good job! Those don't come easy.

 

[sprout]

Thanks Bobgroger, I'm from Minnesota. Race track is called Grove Creek Raceway. 1/8th mile.

 

[Doug]

Union Grove Wisconsin. I remember it well. My first time there was in... (drum roll)... 1958. I bought my first bike from a guy who lived on the east west road a half mile west the track.

By 1961 four of us had a fuel dragster and belonged to the Top Twenty run out of house in Chicago where "The Greek" lived. Those were the days. After a year or so we switched from our overtaxed Chevy to the old 392 Hemi's and instead of wrenching between rounds we able to sit around and drink coffee and talk to the girls. Yes, young ladies came to the track and I got to know a couple.

The original track owners were Bob and Marge Metzler??? Broadway Bob then bought or ? the track.

I have some fond memories. Don Garlits (we bought two of his chassis when Connie Swingle for the welding) Art Arfons, Doug Rose, Ted Beilow, Arnie Beswick, Lyle Fisher, Chris Karimacides (sp) The Greek, Peter Farnworth, Jon Tunison, Dick Gelding, Bruce Andrews, Del Fisher, Roy Miller, Joe Mondello, Bud Jon and Don, Wes Cerney... there's a great story and on and on.

The only bike around was Elmer Trent??? "The Michigan Mad Man" with his Chevy powered bike - quite a show.

Thanks for the memories.

 

[steve murdoch]

Doug, it sounds like you knew some of the heavyweights in the game.

I remember reading an article about The Michigan Madman EJ Potter with the V-8 Chevy bike. Crazy.
http://thekneeslider.com/e-j-potter-the-michigan-madman-r-i-p/
Elmer Trett was also a long time Top Fuel bike racer, out of Georgia i think.

 

[Doug]

You're right Steve -about E.J Potter and Elmer Trett... old age is setting in even deeper. Thanks for the clarification.

 

[OldTimeBiker]

Gents,

October 1, 2016 Great Lakes Dragaway will be the site of an AMA sanctioned, Chicago Norton Owners Club drag meet. This will be the first AMA drag race in almost 7 years. This meet is for gas bikes only and includes an 8.88 index class, a 9.50 index, 600 Super sport and open Supersport for street, track day and road race bikes, a no box drag bike bracket class and a no box street bike bracket class. These classes will run on the 1/4 mile and in addition there will be 3 exhibition classes that will run for trophies on the 1/8 mile: 0-250 dirt bike, Open dirt bike and Vintage Pushrod Twins. AMA membership is required and both full and one event memberships will be available at sign up. Gate fee for racers is $35 and entry fee is also $35 with a guaranteed minimum payback of 75% in each class for the 1/4 mile classes and entry fee of $20 for the 1/8 mile classes. All proceeds from entry fees above expenses and a donation to the Norton club treasury for providing their charter to obtain the sanction will go to charity.In addition there will be a peoples choice trophy for the vintage, classic or special interest bike that gets the most votes from all attendees. Links to the Great Lakes Dragaway site and to the supplementary rules for this event with full class descriptions are available @ americanmotorcyclist.com/Racing/Drag-Racing. Questions? Post them OR email me direct @ DJVAMA218@gmail.com My name is Jim and I am the AMA referee for this event. Come race with us on October 1st!

P.S. I can't seem to get the AMA site to link. Just type it in or copy & paste and it will take you to the AMA Drag Racing page with the links.

 

[Guest]

Coming back home from Texas on Sept 29. Barring any bad weather, I will try to get up there to spectate.
Curt