Ray,
maybe you can get one of those little tiny CPU fans running in your computer and
point it towards the intake and run a blown fuel class.
Probably wont help you at all,
But you would be legal for a blown class.
Jonathan Amo
"Kimbro, Ray E" wrote:
> Hey y'all !
>
> Once again, the weekend at Maxton was a wonderful time. Great folks,
> awesome machines, lots of stories, and thankfully a safe event.
> This is the first year that I attended the races in Maxton, beginning with
> the May meet. I was there in June, and again in July. Missed September &
> August taking care of my pregnant wife ( More Crew! )
>
> This weekend, I was watching our Sportster List Race Team racers going,
> loving the atmosphere, and didn't even have my motorcycle with me in North
> Carolina . My friend Jim Snyder has been telling me since May to "Pay your
> money, borrow Crim's leathers, and make some passes!". Well, I timidly
> approached Bill Mackey & John Beckett and asked about the "duration" of an
> ECTA membership purchased now, and was delighted to find that the
> memberships run for 12 consecutive months, not for the "season". So, I paid
> my money, went through the orientation, and with borrowed leathers and
> motorcycle, I set about making my first passes down the Maxton Monster Mile.
>
> My licensing pass ( below 125 ) went well, as I hit the brakes going through
> the traps, to record a speed of 101.4. (It's hard to tell how fast you're
> going with no tach/speedo!). The next pass, I was going for broke. I
> shifted into 5th, and slid back on the seat to get into a nice tight tuck.
> Just then, the bike starts coughing and sputtering. WTF??? I looked at the
> petcock, and my left knee had turned it to the "off" position. Wonderful
> start - my first pass and I pull a goof like this. Well, I get back to the
> pits, look everything over, and get ready to make another run. After
> shutting down in the staging area and waiting to hear the good news that no
> one was hurt in the spinout, my turn came up. I started the machine, and
> took off. Run 1st up pretty high, as well as 2nd & 3rd, short shift 4th to
> get into 5th earlier. This pass felt a bit better - my timeslip showed a
> 135.7 - Not great for a bike that ran 144 earlier in the day, but, enough to
> put a BIG grin on my face. I didn't want to beat up Snyder's bike, so I
> stopped at that run.
>
> Now - what do I do to *my* bike to make it competitive? Hmmm.. There aren't
> many records in the Blown Pushrod motorcycle classes.
> Anybody out there know anything about turbocharging?
>
> Ray Kimbro - aka - Ray in Richmond
> Sportster List Race Team
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