Mark it on your calendar now and plan for the CMRRA/TSO Racing International Challenge, August 8-10th on the Streets of Willow. This is the only track in the United States where you truly let it all hang out. Complete information, including tentative schedule and entry forms will be coming soon to our web site at: ~http://www.racecmrra.com~

Streets of Willow ~ Aug. 8-10, 2008

Race & Practice Fees

This will be a Double Points race for CMRRA Members!

CMRRA Class Entry Fees: All classes except F-3 race two (2) sprints

1st. Class Entered: $60.00

Additional Classes: $25.00 2nd. Class – $20. ea. Additional class

Fri. & Sat. Practice: $50.00 (1 day) – $90.00 (both days)

Formula 3 125GP $75.00 – Does not count as 1st. Class Entered.

Formula 3 125GP will race one (1) 16 lap race.

Open to 80cc to CRF150R in “ROAD RACE CHASSIS.”

75% Payback in Formula 3 Class!

Single Event Competition License: $15.00

We honor licenses from other mini road race associations. Please have your membership card or proof available.

Gate Fee: $10.00 – Covers all 3 days – Children under 8 are free

CMRRA RACE CLASSES

50 Stock: (Expert & Novice): Air Cooled YSR 50cc may use an aftermarket pipe and a maximum of a 20mm carb, “OR” bore to 60cc displacement with stock pipe & carb, (no other engine modifications allowed, including porting, polishing or head work) aftermarket shock and front fork springs. Water Cooled 50cc NSR50, NS50, RS50, to remain stock except for suspension changes. “Stock” CRF50 to NSF100 included.

50 Stock Vet: Same rules as Stock. Age range is 25+.

65 GP: (Expert & Novice): 2-Stroke displacement limit is 65cc (Includes 50cc Metrakit) Two-stroke use stock engine, no engine modifications are permitted. Carburetor must be the same diameter as stock. Any exhaust pipe and chassis may be used. Four-stroke displacement limit is 125cc. (Includes NSF100 – XR/CRF80-110) Four-Stroke open modifications.

65GP Vet: Same rules as 65GP. Age range is 25+.

125-Thunder: (Expert & Novice) XR/CRF80-110, NSF100, TTR125, DZR125.

150-Thunder: (Expert & Novice) XR200 & CRF150R. CRF150R permitted in OEM stock chassis, stock engine and may use aftermarket exhaust (no open exhaust). CRF150R is permitted modifications to the suspension, wheels and brakes. CRF150F (air-cooled) displacement 175cc.

150GP: (Expert & Novice): Open to all 200cc air-cooled four strokes and CRF150R’s. CRF150R must keep stock engine, no modifications are permitted to carburetor except jetting & accelerator pump, or engine. Any chassis and exhaust (no open exhaust)may be used.

85 Stock: (Expert & Novice): 2-Stroke displacement limit is 85cc (Includes 72cc Metrakit). Must use stock engine, no engine modifications permitted. Carburetor must be the same diameter as stock. Any exhaust (no open exhaust) pipe and chassis may be used. Four-stroke displacement limit is 150cc for CRF150R, 175cc for CRF150F (air-cooled).

85GP: (Expert & Novice): Open to all 80-85cc motorcycles including modified CRF150R. All rules that apply to Stock 85 class plus the following: May not exceed 93cc for two strokes and 200cc for air-cooled four strokes. CRF150R must keep stock engine, no modifications are permitted to carburetor (except jetting & accellerator pump), or engine. Any chassis and exhaust (no open exhaust) may be used.

85GP Vet: Same rules as 85 Stock. Age range is 25+.. CRF150R must keep stock engine, no modifications are permitted to carburetor (except jetting & acellerator pump), or engine. 175cc for CRF150F (air-cooled). Any chassis and exhaust (no open exhaust) may be used.

Formula Extreme: Open to all motorcycles to a maximum of 93cc for two strokes and 200cc for air-cooled four strokes, 150cc for CRF150R, Two-stroke not to exceed 93cc, air-cooled four-stroke not to exceed 200cc.

Open Motard (No Dirt): – Open to all Motard motorcycles 80cc to Open.

This class may be split (80cc-250cc) (251-Open) depending on amount of entries

The bike has arrived, a blank fiberglass canvass for your own killer paint or graphics.

Specs:

Engine Two stroke, single cylinder

Cooling Air or liquid cooled

Horse Power 4.2 to 15+hp

Carburetor (Dell’orto) SHA 14mm/ PHNB 18mm

Ignition Electronic

Fuel Premium gas/ 2% oil pre-mix

Intake Reed valve in crankcase

Starting Pull start

Clutch Dry with centrifugal counter weights

Frame Chrome-moly steel tubing with billet aluminum center section

Tires F- 90/65 R- 110/50

Front Brake Single 145 mm disc

Rear Brake Single 122 mm disc

Tank 1.8 liters (.048 Us gal.)

Spark Plug NGK B9ES

Weight 55 lbs.

Length 10.5 inches.

Seat Height 17.5 inches

This is one awesome machine and one of you lucky people will be taking it home. Every registered rider of the GRC Moto Canadian Cup will receive a ticket for this machine. The drawing will take place on Sunday, June 29, 2008 following the awards ceremony.

Please show us your support for this excellent event and the growth of this unbelievable sport, we would like each and every one of you to be in attendance, let’s show the world how great this sport is!!!!!!

Brendon Schmidt

Grinn and Barrett Motosports, GRC Moto Canada

Pre-register is available at ~http://www.amra.ca~

Information at ~http://www.grinnandbarrett.ca~

SEMRA race #3, held Memorial Day weekend, was a huge success with riders from Texas to South Carolina, and from Florida to North Carolina driving 12 hours or more to get a shot to race with the fastest Mini Roadracers on the East Coast. The weekend proved even more profitable thanks to BBR with the added “Bonus Bucks” going to the podium winnersa and of course the kid’s class winners thought the BBR hats were the best part.

SEMRA, fast becoming know as the leader in grooming young riders to take the next step toward “the big time”, was joined this weekend by Jake Morman, a US member of the “Red Bull Rookie Cup” series. Morman has raced with SEMRA several seasons and returned to sharpen his skills in preparation for the June 8th round at Road America. BBR Motorsports sees the important role SEMRA plays in organizing Mini Road Racing and is glad to offer support to help grow this category of mini motorcycle racing.

“The SEMRA organization has spawned many top level junior racers over the years and may well just produce the next World Class Superstar. BBR is excited to be involved in this hot-bed of Mini Racing and enjoys supporting the people who get out there and race.”

ûPaul Guillien, Director of Marketing, BBR Motorsports

Complete podium results: ~http://www.semra.org/winners.htm~

More info can be found at: ~http://www.semra.org~ and ~http://www.bbrmotorsports.com~

Vortex Racing is now offering Honda RS125 sprockets. They are available in 35-54 teeth ranges, with additional sizes available with a day or two extra lead time.

And maybe the best part is that they are available in 415, 420 and 428 chain sizes.

As with all of the Vortex sprockets they are available in silver, red, black, green, blue and gold colors. Prices vary depending on the size and colors selected.

The sprockets are not listed on their website (~http://www.vortexracing.com~) yet, so you will have to call 800-440-3559 to order.

I installed TankTredz onto one of my Honda RS race bikes and not on the other to see if I could feel the difference and to see how much can help both with and without the product. Seeing as I have never had any of kind of tank grip installed on any of my race bikes I was a little skeptical at first that it would help at all.

I was handed a package from a friend and told to have at it. I simply peeled the TankTredz off the backing and placed it on the tank. It was painless and easy, just make sure you wash your hands first. I had some dirt on my fingers and TankTredz did a really nice job cleaning the dirt off and putting it right onto adhesive on the TankTredz.

After install the TankTredz didn’t change the look of the bike since it is a clear product, except for a couple dirty fingerprints. The fact it is clear is great since most of us have nice paint jobs on our race bikes.

Before heading out I was sitting on my bike in the pits trying to see the grip level of the TankTredz. I noticed right away that my leathers just stuck to the side of the tank and would hardly budge. I had to move my leg away from the tank to allow it to move. With the stock RS tank there is nothing stopping me from sliding forward except for my, well you all know what, which doesn’t feel nice. So on the first few laps on the bike with TankTredz I noticed that I could lock into the easily tank and then my lower body would just stay there. It didn’t upset the bike with me moving my leg away from the tank to move positions rather then just sliding it against the tank as I had done in the past. And I wasn’t using pressure on the bars to move around anymore which meant less feedback û a good thing. In the turns my outside leg would not budge, giving security and allowing me to use better body position then before. After just a couple corners I was thinking to myself, “This stuff is great.”

In my first race of the season it was two laps longer then in previous years so I figured I’d be pretty tired by the end of the race. But with locking into the tank on the bike with TankTredz in the braking zones, I did not slide around on the bike in the corners like I used to and there was little effort I had to exert to ride. As the last few laps of the race approached I noticed that I wasn’t tired at all and that it was still effort less to ride. I can only think this has something to do with the tank grip since I didn’t really do any off season training to get ready for the race season. TankTredz kept me from fatiguing in the race.

I would highly recommend to any one racing to get TankTredz. It has helped me ride better and allowed me to use a better riding position with less effort. I will definitely be applying it to all my bikes.

More information on TankTredz can be found on the website here: ~http://www.egrips.com/tanktredz/~

It isn’t often that a racer will travel 24 hours to a race in another country with a bike he had never ridden, but that is exactly what Peter Lenz did this past weekend. The results were very good all things considered. Peter ended up with two second place finishes on the new bike and two wins on his two trusty steeds and a tough fourth place finish in the rain.

Peter’s 1994 Honda RS85 was only finished at 4am Friday morning. The bike is powered by a bone stock 1998 Honda CR85 motor and was dyno’d by Eric Dorn of EDR Performance the day before, putting out 18.8hp. Other Formula GP motors have been known to produce easily over 10 more horsepower than the motor Peter was going to run. It was going to be a challenging weekend on a number of fronts.

Peter rode at Stratotech Park Raceway in Edmonton, Alberta one year prior when he rode his 50cc and 65cc MiniGP bikes in the CMA sanctioned CNMRA event. He enjoyed the track so much, he was willing to make the long drive to repeat last year’s wins.

After only one practice session, Peter put the RS85 on the front row with the second fastest qualifying time behind 13-year old Bodhi Edie from Warman, Saskatchewan. He also made a good showing with the Honda NSR50 and his KTM65, taking pole in several classes.

Come Sunday the weather turned from 70 degrees and sunny to cold and rainy. Even though Peter lives in Washington state he has minimal rain racing experience and the first race of the day was patchy wet. After loosing the front and rear multiple times in the opening laps of the Under 21 Spec class aboard his NSR50, Peter settled into a safe pace and came home a distant 4th.

In the Formula GP race aboard his stock RS85 Peter was determined to show that there is more to riding than horsepower alone as he took his underpowered RS85 and made his way in front of early leader, Canadian Superbike regular Dave Stokowski. He also fought off the continual hounding of Edie with his own seemingly rocket ship powered RS85. When he was passed by power Peter made his way back around Edie in the corners. As the race progressed Peter continued to learn the track with his new big wheeled bike and made it harder and harder for Edie to pass him down the straights as Peter got better and better drives down the long Stratotech straights. The race was by far the best with Edie and Peter swapping the lead several times, riding within inches of each other. The race came down to the last two corners when they came upon a lapper, Peter who was leading went around the outside while Edie went underneath. The lapper stood up as Edie went underneath pushing Peter wide and killing his drive to the line. Edie was able to pull out the win by a bike length over Peter.

Bodhi Edie and Peter squared off again on their RS85s in the Under 21 Formula GP race. This time Peter got the holeshot and easily led the race until his bike wouldn’t shift and Edie got by. Peter started to loose touch with Edie as the shifting problems continued and severe chatter developed. Peter brought his bike home two seconds back of Edie for second place. Upon returning to the pits it was obvious what the issue was, the swingarm bolt had lost its nut and backed out – far enough that it was preventing the shiftlever from moving and the chatter Peter had felt was in fact the swingarm working itself loose of the frame. Peter was lucky to even bring the bike back to the pits let alone turn the lap times he did and finish only two seconds back.

In the Spec Supersport race Peter put his 2004 Honda NSR50 out to a sizable lead and brought home the win. Peter repeated the performance aboard his KTM65 in the Formula Thunder race winning again by a sizable margin.

Due to the current price of gas and the lack of financial backing Peter’s race season has been shortened and additional dates are also at risk. A shortened race schedule is now posted on Peter website: ~http://peterlenz.com/schedule/~

Peter will be riding this weekend at his local track in McMinnville, Oregon.

Peter Lenz is sponsored by his Mom and Dad, California Superbike School, Arai Helmets, EDR Performance, Pro Honda Oils & Chemicals, FNB Racing, Vortex, Performance Under Gear (PUG), Pro Caliber Motorsports, RK Racing Chains, Spiegler Brake Lines, MiniGPX.com, PMP, Miller Paint and Graphics, Motion Pro, Barnett Clutches, SBS Brake Pads, Spider Grips, Chicken Hawk Racing, All Things Drywall.

In 2006 Canada’s AMRA signed a 25 year lease on a old kart track in Warburg, Alberta. Warburg is located 40 minutes South of Edmonton.

The track was in bad shape and sat empty until the AMRA could come up with some funding to revitalize it. The AMRA looked at creative ways to get the track running again and struck a deal earlier this year with the Edmonton Kart Racing Association (EDKRA). The deal allows full track access for some patching and general maintenance of the track. The kart club will manage the track until the fall of 2010 and then hand the facility back to the AMRA.

Last Thursday EDKRA’s sanctioning body (ASN) stepped in the ninth hour and demanded full repaveing of the 800 meter track and all new fencing in order to run race events. With the Calgary track having been paved recently, Stratotech having a great surface and now this, the AMRA has three tracks with great surfaces to choose from.

The AMRA will be running events later this season at Warburg after the track has had time to cure.

To say Jay Fox, President of the AMRA and CNMRA, is elated is an understatement. The man is nothing short of giddy.

Pictures of the track can be seen here ~http://www.amra.ca/Pictures/Warburg%20Repaving%202008/~

These modifications will get your bike setup and to the track on a budget.

The first thing you need to do is purchase a bike. Check you local MX forums and classifieds. Many of these bikes are modded and can be picked at a reasonable price. Another good resource is ~http://www.craigslist.com~, a network of online urban communities, featuring free classified advertisements.

Once you have settled on a bike, you will need to get rid of the stock rims and tires, 12″ rims are the hot ticket for the front and rear. These can be picked up from most motorcycle shops. We suggest 2.15×12 or 2.50×12 rims for your mini. Spokes can be purchased from your local dealer or the many online retailers.

Tires are the next item. Sava, Dunlop, Vee Rubber, and Bridgestone are the tires of choice. All will get you rolling and out on the track. Once again check your local dealer for tires or contact me through my company SpeedMotoCo for suppliers.

Most kids can ride on the stock suspension, but if you are an adult, some suspension mods will be called for to get up to speed.

Since we are on a budget, you can cut your stock front springs to get your desired sag (.75″-1.25″). This is a cheap way to get your bike going, aftermarket springs are available.

There are suspension companies that will set your mini up to your specs if you prefer to go that route. Heavier weight fork oil will get you in the ballpark, as well as closing up the damping rod holes. There is a nice thread on supermotojunkie.com that shows a couple ways to achieve the desired results. ~http://tinyurl.com/3sn5zb~

The next part we need to look at will be the shock. There are many possibilities for this particular area. Racers have installed I-Shock’s, ZX-7 shocks, Ohlins, Works Performance and many others on KX65s, it just depends on how much money you would like to spend. Many people run the stock shock with custom valving, and a heavier spring.

A custom spring from ~http://www.cannonracecraft.com~ would be one option for the stock shock. They can make any custom spring in the rate you need. Revalving the stock shock will be the next step, most suspension shops can do this, just let them know what you are doing and they should be able to get you dialed in. Once again your sag should be .75″-1.25″.

The goal here is to get your MX bike to mini road racer on a budget and onto the track.

There are numerous upgrades that can be done after you have become addicted to mini road racing! The list is almost endless.

Check with your local club for safety requirements, most require drain plugs to be safety wired and a catch can.

If you have trouble finding a supplier for the mentioned parts, feel free to contact me through my company SpeedMotoCo (~http://www.speedmotoco.com~) for help.

FastForwardRacing Nashville and Barber Race Report

FastForwardRacing’s Nick McFadden made the short 2 hour trip from Owensboro Kentucky to Nashville Tennessee’s Super Speedway for the 2nd Round of WERA’s Mid-Central region. With chances for rain high for most of the weekend, Nick was looking forward to racing.

Friday’s Ed Bargey track day went very well with a wet track in the morning. Nick concentrated on his RS125 so he could improve on his 2nd place Talladega finish. After several sessions on the 125, he finished the day putting in 15 laps on his RS85.

Saturday’s 85GP race was pretty uneventful as Nick ran away from the competition as he continued his win streak.

Sunday’s 85GP race ran under sunny skies. After jumping out to an early lead, Nick’s motor started to tie up on the fast Nashville front straightaway, allowing Caleb Adams to catch and pass Nick going into Turn 1. Stepping up the pace in the infield portion of the course, Nick was able to regain the lead each lap, only to lose it before the Start/Finish line. On the last lap, Nick held back on the last fast sweeper to save the motor to make a draft attempt on the front straight. His strategy worked as after making the pass, Caleb fell short by .046 seconds at the line.

3 races after the 85GP class, the rain started to fall and HARD! With the 125GP race to come later, Nick was very anxious to get on track.

Nick’s main competition today Garrett Gerloff, USGPRU regular and current MB250 point leader, had run the Formula 2 race in the rain just prior to the 125GP race. Once the 125GP race started, Nick being unfamiliar with the track conditions fell 5 seconds behind Garrett after the first 2 laps. Once acclimated to the conditions, which included standing water on much of the track and a heavy rain falling, Nick not only made up the 5 second deficit, but proceeded to gap Garrett by another 5 seconds to win the race.

His win put him in the points lead for both the WERA Mid-central and South Central regions in the 125GP class. On to Barber Round 3!

With Barber being a track that we had never been to, Nick took every opportunity to ride his Honda RS125 and RS85. Riding twelve 20 minute sessions, he improved each time out.

Come Saturday race day, Nick’s friend and main competition in the 85GP class, Michael Scott looked to be a real threat. After getting off to a poor start, Nick hit the first turn in 4th position. During the first lap, he worked his way up to the back fender of Michael, who had nailed the start on his Honda CRF150R. For the next 5 laps Nick and Michael swapped the lead several times each lap with Michael railing the back section and leading across the Start/Finish line.

On the last lap, Nick trailed Michael into the back section, but a slingshot pass around the outside of Michael in the last corner onto the front straight led to a drag race to the checker saw Nick edge the fast 150 to the line by .101 seconds.

On Sunday morning, Michael injured his hand in a chain/sprocket mishap. It was questionable if he would be able to start the 85GP race, or so everyone thought. He sucked it up and soldiered on to a strong 3rd place finish. Today it was RedBull Rookie Jesse Stevens who would give Nick a solid race, again with Nick taking the top spot on the podium by .323 seconds.

The 125GP race was going to be a real challenge for Nick as there were several USGPRU regulars and RedBull Rookies to contend with. Nick rode a lonely but solid 4th place for most of the race, but set his fastest times of the weekend.

Overall, it was a very productive weekend of racing. We learned a new track, met our lap time goals, and continued making improvements in Nick’s program.

Nick would like to thank all of his sponsors for their support.

FastForwardRacing / CornerSpeed / Arai / GMD Computrack / Motion Pro / Barnett / Bridgestone / WestSide Wrecker & Heavy Hauling / Spyder LeatherWorks

SCminiGP results for Race #2 of the Youth Road Racing USA Championship – So Cal.

The weather and track cooperated this weekend to make for some very exciting and well over due racing.

In the shifter classes up and coming superstar Justin Ducut closes the deal in the competitive Pro-GP (formerly 80GP) to take the lead in the championship. Lex Hartl hits the top of the podium with a big win in the 50L. Hunter Coffin takes the points lead in the biggest grid of the day (18 riders) in the Formula GP. And Dru Firth lays down some quick laps clinching the win in the 50H.

In the pocketbike classes the Blata Cup was a incredible race where returning racer Rayce Sabo defines his intentions of taking the championship by breaking out to an early lead. Andrew Artola seals the win with an incredible battle between Anthony Alonso and Andrew Artola in the Semi-Pro Jr. And Josiah Taulbee takes the win on the last corner of the last lap for the points lead in the Semi-Pro Sr.

May 4th Podium Winners

BCUP

1\t99\tRayce Sabo\t25

2\t63\tMark Rentfrow\t22

3\t29\tGabriel Hernandez III\t20

SPJ

1\t36\tAndrew Artola\t25

2\t46\tAnthony Alonso\t22

3\t3\tAndrew Zabzdyr\t20

SPS

1\t19\tJosiah Taulbee\t25

2\t21\tDominic Contreras\t22

3\t33\tSteven Zabzdyr\t20

50L

1\t35\tLex Hartl\t25

2\t77\tBen Hylton\t22

3\t29\tGabriel Hernandez III\t20

50H

1\t173\tDru Firth\t25

2\t126\tWill Brown\t22

3\t175\tBrian Werner\t20

TPG

1\t125\tBen Morse\t25

2\t36\tAndrew Artola\t22

3\t21\tDominic Contreras\t20

FGP

1\t55\tHunter Coffin\t25

2\t48\tTyler Linders\t22

3\t35\tLex Hartl\t20

PGP

1\t83\tJustin Ducut\t25

2\t35\tLex Hartl\t22

3\t216\tKen Bigler\t20