BMW Classic Racer Project

Just added the GoPro to the packing list

Tally Ho Wot Wot

do zay hav strudel in Vielding?

Do car trailers still have an 80kph speed limit on the open road, over there?

90 kph

Good luck guys!

Make sure the Team Winston press officer gets plenty of pics

Cheers
Clint

Given this, won't make it up today

how'd it go?

Good . Sat rain & crappy, weather cleared in time for racing today. Just got in the door , having a beer then bed . Will put up pics tomorrow

Was a good weekend, started off a bit wet on Saturday for practice but was nice and dry for the first race in the afternoon.
This morning was very wet from early wake in back of van at 6:00 to about 8:30 when it eased off and stopped.
First race was patchy wet and was not firing on a all cylinders.......
Race two was dry and had a battle with a 900 Harley..... matched it for speed on straights....120 mph according to rider.
I found riding a different track challenging as I did not get good at the lines..... oh well...
Last race of the day it started to spit but the track was still dry, had a nice battle with a Norton, passed him on a corner but he was having none of being passed by an old mans touring bike....... just about got him on the finish line but the rev limiter kicked in and then it was all over.....
My mate from Newlands rode up on his Triumph 800 GS thingie and had a good day of watching the classics.
I only took piccys of the BMW sidecar antics with the snapped ring gear, gear box removal, angle grinder and hammer.....

Pics for your edumacation.

The long drag down





Saturday was 2 rounds of practice in the wet & 1 race on a drying track









You have heard of Spycam & Skycam & all those other cams
PFFFFFT We bring you Bell Mouth Cam



for those quiet moments



All dressed up with some place to go



If I sneek up a bit closerer maybe some of his excess speed will rub off







Brent & Graeme were a couple of likely lads who had gone shares in a little Trump. On Sat arvo they were a bit dejected as I wandered past as the bike had cut to 1 pot. I suggested they check the tappets to see if a push rod had come loose, Gee how do I know this ??







They finally got the prob sorted on Sunday , both got to have a ride, they were fizzing happy little campers

Volty waves to the adoring fans in the empty grandstand



Nigel Nomates could not be bothered



Headin Home




Arty Farty Time

Great pics, big to Becs Team Winston official photographer.
It was good to get the Triumph lads going again, you should do a " Guide to Racing Triumphs" for all wannabe Triumph racers...
1: if it runs on one cylinder with spark and fuel....don't blame the ignition or fuel system.
2: Boat rollers+ Toyota Starter Motor do not = running engine.

I was saving that little gem for something else

Worked OKish at home



At Manfield the bike would hit compression the rear wheel would stop & the rubber boat roller would keep spinning

Not my best work, back to the drawing board to drive both rollers & replace the rubber rollers with steel covered with sand impregnated POR15

Here is a linky to our 3 wheeled BMW friends. http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/154607-BMW-Sidecar-at-Manfeild those guys/gals are nuts.

Wow, you guys use skinny tyres! You should should fit some wide wheels - it really made an improvement to my Morris Minor.

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The Champ



No doubt you will be spraying the fans with a no expense spared bottle of Lionne Rouge.

Well done mate.

huh? waddawe miss?

Volty wrapped up the open post classic championship at Manfield. By my reckoning [provisional] 224 points for Volty to 214 for Terry Martin on the Rob North Trident.

To finish first , first you have to finish. Volty competed at every round, finished almost every race & did not fall off, consistency rewarded. Job well done.


Hey Mister ,, Can I have your autograph

Thank you for your kind words Trustme, its been a fun year and this just tops it off. To think this time last year the bike was

but an assortment of parts......

We don't have a puel roem so I cleared a place in the hall way amongst the BMW posters I collected many many

years ago.....

Big thanks to all who helped and encouraged me along the way.

When I started this thread the plan was to have a bit of fun on the track, along the way I have made new friends and met

some really cool people.

If you have always wondered about going Classic Bike racing I hope this thread offers some inspiration.

cheers Volty.

You forgot to thank your mum .