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ahead of Dutch Stivason/Jerry Hoag and Claude Fink Jr./Michelle LeCLear-Fisher; just 1.76 seconds separated the pack. AHRMA events are notorious for makin’ stories, on and off the track, with the help of decades-old parts vintage motorcycles are made of. Mark Shaver’s valve train decided to take the day off. Stuart Sanders (one of Mark’s closest competitors) pitched in Classic Sixties 650 - 731 Stan Keyes with spare parts, and the assemblage of the Hall brothers, Greg Glevicky, Stan Keyes, Dylan Shaver, Tim Terrell, Patrick McGraw, Bill Doran and Kevin Burns all turned Mark’s weekend around. AHRMA folks are always willin’ to offer up tools, parts, expertise, BS, beer, condolences, labor, snide comments, and lots of encouragement (not necessarily in that order) to rescue these after-hours episodes. Mark Morrow has been on his own run of tough luck and found himself in need of an uncrumpled motorbike. He snatched up Danny Miller’s RD400 in time to make the event and conduct the AHRMA Academy of Roadracing on Friday. But the bike had one heck of a front brake pulsation that Mark decided he’d just deal with on the track. Jeff Hargis had other ideas. He showed up with determination, files, cutoff wheels, hammers, crescent wrenches (I know, cringing, right) and they were able to tweak the rotor back into service. But the two-wheeled family didn’t have all the late-night fun. Eric Todd Trosper found himself deep in the grease late Friday night and Saturday morning. See related story: Cam Gear Carnage, and the Monkey Pilot
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By: Eric Todd Trosper and Celia Wren Trosper We were so happy to be able to race at Kershaw. Moved some work around to make the 900-mile, one-way trip and made sure the Bird (school bus) was ready to roll. We arrived in the evening and found our pit spots with our racing family. We were greeted by many and the fun started. We race the Moto Guzzi in SC2 sidecar. We have loved every minute of it since we started seven seasons ago. Friday’s tech was busy, and the weekend was looking awesome. Rolled out for practice, spirits high, this was our first time at CMP, and the fresh pavement looked gorgeous! Taking our time around to get to know the track we were at less than 75%; just a get-to-know-you kind of pace. 12
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(AND THE MONKEY PILOT) On our fourth lap, the Guzzi just signed off, no warning, no misfire, just like the switch was turned off. This is the best kind of issue because its most likely electrical, a wire or something. Easy I’m thinking! A tow back to the pits and went straight for the multimeter to check the battery and switch. I had 12 volts everywhere, so I pulled the plugs. No spark, so off the tank comes. The coils are hot and all of it seems right. Then I figure it must
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NOVEMBER 2020
