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| AHRMA Speed Days Sept. 4th - 6th 2007 Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah |
Race Dates September 4th - 6th AHRMA will run from noon Tuesday until the track closes about noon on Thursday.
We are running by invitation of our hosts, the BUB International Speed Trials.
UPDATE: AHRMA Bonneville Salt Flats Time Trials
PRE-ENTRY CLOSED
Still accepting late entries. Conditionas Apply. Please contact BUB Racing for further information.
Here's the final information which I'm sure has already changed.
Entry
Everyone will sign a waiver and pay an entry fee. Spectators will be $15/day; rider's gate fee is in their track fee and crew members' gate entry fee will be less than the spectator rate.
AHRMA riders will leave their racing license with the gate staff in exchange for a wrist band. After registration and the track fee is paid, you will be able to pick up your AHRMA license at the AHRMA registration desk.
Registration
We will open at 7am each day and close when the track closes.
AHRMA will handle the registration and tech inspection. All bikes competing for road race trophies will be held to AHRMA road race rules. Any bike can be run and if you assemble five similar bikes, they will be considered an "affinity class" for trophies. Others running just alone or in a five bike "affinity class" must be clean, non-dripping and be assembled in a workman like manner.
The track fee will be $100 which is less than last year. All riders will receive a goodie bag with discount coupons from the sponsors and also from our host BUB Racing. This fee also includes the rider's gate entry fee. AHRMA and AMA memberships must be current. When you leave you AHRMA card at the gate, make sure you know your membership number.
Racing numbers
There are nearly 200 bikes running in all classes. Numbers will be assigned at registration. If necessary, we will modify you bike number to an available number. These numbers will be affixed with the finest blue masking tape available from Home Depot.
If you would like to have more choices in number availability, call Delvene at 503-477-7490 x209. If she does not answer, leave a contact number and she will return your call. She will assign you a number and you can come to the salt looking a lot more professional.
Bits and bites
If you didn't attend last year please review all of the information on both this site and the BUB Racing site. Please be tidy, i.e. no dripping on the salt.
This is a very laid back event for us. Running on the salt is a real kick, but walking the pits can be just as much fun. There will be bikes from 50cc streamliners to 350+mph screamers.
Describing the salt as "hot, dry, arid, flat, or wow" is truly an understatement. Remember: shade and liquid.
Please, please be tolerant of all workers as everyone is a volunteer. It's a pretty good guess that most of the procedures outlined here will be greatly modified. No one is sure what is really happening or who is in charge.
So relax, enjoy and have fun.
Where to stay:
The best place will be Wendover, an interesting little town which is half in Utah and half in Nevada.
The town played an interesting part in helping end WWII for history buffs. The casinos have good weekday rates and is about 5 miles from the track.
There is primitive camping at an area known as "bend in the road" near the entrance to the Bonneville Salt Flats.
It has no support, but Wendover does have a KOA.
Bikes and trailers can be left in the pits and there is security all night. There is no overnight tent or RV camping in the pits.
This is a BLM regulation and it is enforced.
The Track:
The track opens at sunrise and closes at sunset.
We will be running on the "Run Whacha Brung" track, which is a one mile acceleration, one kilometer trap and three mile deceleration.
The pits are quite full and can be a mile long. Bring some form of pit transportation if you want to get around and see everything.
The most important pit rule: Nothing can drip on the salt! Bring a blue tarp (about $10 for a 10x20) for the bike and pit maintenance.
After speed week is over, the BLM inspects the pit area. If we want to be invited back, we have to be clean racers.
The Sun:
Weather should be 85 to 95 and clear. The white salt reflects most of the sun's damaging rays, so you will get a double dose.
Wear light colored long everything, big hats with neck protection, lots of sunblock (you fair skin folks should consider zinc-oxide cream)
and a minimum of a gallon of water per person per day. Heat stroke is very real on the salt. This is the most dangerous part of the event.
BRING SOME SHADE:
Pop-up tents are a must. The stakes that come with the tent will not work on the salt.
Bring long decking spikes or re-bar spikes. If the wind gets your tent, it won't stop until it crosses the state line!
The Salt:
MX tires are not allowed this year. Either DOT or race tires are required.
If you are planning on running a MX bike, this might be a good time to invest in a set of dirt track tires and start a new racing endeavor after this event
The main attack by the salt is on the bike's electrical system.
All connections need a liberal dose of RTV or dielectric grease. The bikes will pick up some salt while running on the track.
Last year there was very little salt accumulation. A small cheap garden liquid sprayer can be used to keep the salt off during the day.
At day's end, use the two coin car washes in Wendover. Use only cool, clean rinse water to clean the bikes.
Hot water and soap when mixed with salt will make a potent caustic solution guaranteed to eat up bike parts.
There is also a hose off area near the kart track at Miller Motorsports Park if you pack up quickly.
Using a precoating can make getting the salt off much easier. One of these products has been developed for the aircraft industry called Boeshield T-9 (
developed by-you guessed it-Boeing Aircraft) and is sold at Sears and Yamaha dealers. Last year all entries were given a can and everyone
had good things to say about the product.
Whether your bike is tuned with or without air filters, plan on running it just that way. The air is not dusty like a MX track.
Inlet protection covers are still a must in the pits, as a large number of folks will be passing by.
Prizes:
All AHRMA road racing classes are eligible for trophies. All others are welcome to run.
If you can get five bikes of the same "class" together, we will add your group as a class.
Do you know four other riders that still have CL90's? Anything goes
Everyone gets an "official timing slip" and "Participant" certificate with a space for your timing slip suitable for garage framing and bragging rights.
Trophies will be awarded for the fastest time recorded for each AHRMA class.
All bikes (especially street bikes) can run and will not be inspected to AHRMA road racing specs. They will be inspected by the BUB "Run Whacha Brung" inspectors.
The tech inspection check-list is here.
Asking for Help:
Last year we were blessed with a host of AHRMA members that volunteered to fill any and all positions. Again this year,
I'm requesting anyone that would like to help support this effort, please email me. There is a need for every position: sign-up,
tech inspection, scoring, etc. Bring your expertise and enthusiasm to the salt. We can have a wonderful event and all leave with memories for a lifetime.
Thanks.
Links for Additional Information:
Contact Jim Lipscomb for More Information.
AHRMA to Run Back to Back with BUB. Read more at the BUB Speed Trials Website
Wendover Information.
West Wendover Information.
Wendover Airbase Information.
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