Videos and pictures the CCS Jennings GP race weekend - 4-5-2008
This was my first CCS race weekend and I was riding my 2002 Aprilia RS125. I attended John Long's Longevity race school on Saturday and then raced in the GT Lights and Ultralight Weight Superbikes on Sunday. Both of these races were in the wet, which I had never done before (not even on pocketbikes!) So I was very nervous about the wet race, but it all worked out great and I overcame a fear of racing in the rain.
[On board footage during practice]
[Video of me going through turn 1]
Videos from the Moroso race - 3-15-2008
My first night race at Moroso and I was a little anxious about tire grip, but the tires on all of my bikes gripped well and with no problems.There were 4 pocketbike classes run: 2.5hp (Blata 2.5, CAG), 4.2hp modified, 14mm carb, and open.
2.5hp race: 1st - Ricky , 2nd - Alan , 3rd - Teresa.
4.2hp modified race: 1st - Alan, 2nd - Ricky, 3rd - Teresa.
14mm carb race: 1st - Derek, 2nd - Alan, 3rd - Ricky.
Open race: 1st - Derek, 2nd - ?, 3rd - ?
My helmet cam videos -
- 4.2hp modified HEAT [21.6 M] Teresa and Ricky take off to the front, and I battle with Rick Sr.
- 14mm carb HEAT [20.0 M] Derek and I race hard - he backs off slightly at the end.
- 2.5hp RACE [23.7 M] Footage of Teresa, Rick, and some other kids. I move through traffic to first place and then back-off to play around with Ricky for a few laps which leads to my eventual downfall on the final lap!
- 4.2hp modified RACE [24.9 M] I lead from the beginning of the race, but you can hear Ricky the entire time. I had to adjust my line in the final turn to keep him on his toes.
- 14mm carb RACE [31.5 M] I get a good holeshot and lead for a lap, but Derek sneaks by and put a good gap on me by the end.
Videos from the Immokalee race - 2-17-2008
Another great round of racing with the W.C.P.B.A. down in Immokalee Florida. We were able to run a 2.5 HP class along with the standard OPEN HP class which provided a lot of seat time.I got helmet cam videos of all of the races except the OPEN main (I high-sided the camera into the track). My helmet cam videos -
[2.5 HP heat 1]
[2.5 HP heat 2]
[2.5 HP race]
[Open HP heat 1]
[Open HP heat 2]
Videos from the VIR USMGP nationals race - 11-4-2007
The Virginia International Raceway kart track was a blast (very technical with plenty of elevation changes and off-camber turns).Thanks to Chuck from the USMGP for hosting the event, Scott and Teresa for letting me travel and stay with them, the Wares for snacks, and Brandon for the stiff competition. My helmet cam videos -
[4.2HP race]
[6.2HP production race]
[6.2HP modified race]
[Super production race]
Videos and pictures from the Moroso race - 9-9-2007
This was my best performance to date and I ran a fast lap about a half second faster than my last fastest lap at Moroso. I was even able to mix it up with Derek for a few laps!The rider turn out wasn't huge (I think we had 11), but the racing was great fun - we even beat the rain again.
8HP heat time sheet.
8HP race time sheet.
OPEN race time sheet.
My helmet cam videos -
- 8HP heat [25.7 M] Footage of Jeremy and Darrell, and my battle with Derek.
- 8HP race [33.5 M] I get an awesome holeshot and lead the race until the last turn where Derek dives through. I regain in turn 1 and lap 2 looks just like lap 1. Derek takes me in the middle of lap 3 and puts a good gap between us - I get my head down and make up ground, just not enough!
- OPEN race [29.9 M] I work hard trying to get around Al. Then Steve lets up a little so that we can race together.
Videos and pictures from the Moroso race - 8-26-2007
The Moroso race had an awesome turnout - we had about 23 pocket bike riders! We beat the rain and the racing was fantastic.The Open race was a "nail biter" with Pierre and Derek battling for the top spot with surgical skill and then Andres came up from the ranks and took the number one position (great stamina, Andres).
Special thanks to Steve with Getyasum Minimotos for supplying awesome prizes for the top 3 spots in the OPEN class.
We saw a new face at this race - John from Ocala, riding a water-cooled Polini 910. I hope he had a good time and comes back to the races with us.
Picture copyright Alan Dewey. Click here to see more pictures from the Moroso race by Alan Dewey.
Picture copyright Alan Dewey.
Click here to see more pictures from the Moroso race by Alan Dewey.
My helmet cam videos -
- 8HP heat [20.7 M] Diggie, Derek, Darrell, and Teresa get good holeshots on me. More great action chasing Diggie.
- 8HP main [30.8 M] I start second on the grid, but again, Diggie, Derek, and Darrell get great holeshots.
Videos and pictures from the Immokalee race - 8-19-2007
The racing at Immokalee was great as always. The track has a few additions that make the experience even better! (The track is resurfaced and there is a roof over the grid and spectator areas).Well, I'd like to say the racing was clean as usual, but I messed that up when I bumped Diggie off the track in turn 3 during the last lap of the main race. I'd like to come up with some good excuse, but I just blew that turn -> it's all documented in videos below. He was okay and jumped right back on his bike.
Special thanks to Steve with Getyasum Minimotos for supplying awesome prizes for the top 3 spots.
Helmet cam videos -
- Heat 1 [14.5 M] Chasing Darrell for a bunch of laps.
- Heat 2 [14.2 M] Chasing Darrell and then Al.
- Main race [16.1 M] Chasing Diggie for the entire race until I bump him off track during the final lap (sorry).
- Main race [21.1 M] This is video my dad shot in the area of turns 2, 3, and 4.
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Videos and pictures from the trackday at the Ocala Gran Prix track - 8-12-2007
This was my first trackday at the Ocala Gran Prix track (in my home town even). The track was nice and the event was run efficiently - it was stopped a little early though. But it was a very hot day so I guess it wasn't a totally bad thing to quit a little early.Helmet cam videos -
- Video 1 [18.0 M] Chasing my dad - his RS80 was quick.
- Video 2 [8.8 M] Chasing bill on his Rieju YZ85.
- Video 3 [4.6 M] Following pitboy and his son.
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