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Sidecar Racing at NH Motor Speedway
HARLEY VS INDIAN WARS AT
NH MOTOR SPEEDWAY JUNE 9-10
RACING SIDECARS RETURN FOR FIM ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIPS JUNE 9-10
Once again the grudge racing pitting the old Tank O
Shifter Harley’s and Indians from the 1930’s and 40’s will take place at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway during the FIM North America Vintage Road Racing Championships. For the past several years the drama of this match race has drawn competitors from across the United States to try and settle which machine will win the coveted event.
The history of the “Laconia” races dating from the 1930’ through the 1940’s saw these two American motorcycle icons battle it out for the coveted “Laconia” win. That bat- tle still continues today as these old machines fight all out in some amazing races to once again establish dominance on the track.
The incredible vintage road racing sidecars will T
Noted vintage racer Doc Batsleer from Daytona, Florida usually brings a collection of the old racers for some of the young guns to try and race. Though the “young guns” can be very fast, it is sometimes the wily old racers that have raced these old bikes for years that show the way around to victory. There is nothing like the noise, smoke and smell of these old machines to transport you back 70 - 80 years in time to racing the way it was. #
return for the FIM North America Vintage Road Race Championships June 9-10 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Vintage sidecar racing has to be one of the most insane, thrilling and dangerous forms of motor racing. A three wheel vehicle carrying two people... racing on skinny tires... with high horsepower...travel- ing inches from the ground is a recipe for excitement found nowhere else. The driver slides the sidecar through the corners wrestling for control while the pas- senger climbs from side to side on a small platform act- ing as a ballast keeping the sidecar from flipping. Not for the faint of heart, sometimes passengers have been known to fall off the machine at speed unnoticed by the driver. Because of intense driver focus, the driver only becomes aware of the missing passenger when he attempts to take the next corner with devastating results. Some describe sidecar racing as a gladiator sport like the Roman chariot racing. #
BROADCASTING ALL WEEK FROM WEIRS BEACH
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