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RACING SIDECARS RETURN FOR FTIM ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIP JUNE 13-14
he incredible vintage road racing sidecars will return for the FIM North America Vintage Road Race Champ- ionships June 13,14 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Vintage sidecar racing has to be one of the most insane, thrilling and dangerous forms of motor rac- ing. A three wheel vehicle carrying two people hanging on . . . racing on skinny tires . . . with high horsepower . . . traveling 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 passenger climbs from side to side on a small platform acting 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 cor- ner with devastating results. Some describe sidecar racing as a gladiator sport like the Roman chariot racing. H
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THE 100TH,
3 YEARS
COUNTING!
he 100th Anni-
versary of Laconia Motorcycle Week® will be in 2023 just a short three years from now. It’s a big deal! Laconia Motorcycle Week® will be the first, national, major motorcycle rally to reach the 100-year milestone. But why wait three years to begin the celebration?
This year and every year as we count down, the Laconia Motorcycle Week® Association will release a limited amount of Official 100th Anniversary items.
Be the first one on your block to have some 100th Anniversary gear.
Check out all of our 2020 souvenirs, at Rally
Headquarters on the boardwalk of Lakeside Ave. H 87
Photo Courtesy: John Bielawski
Photo Courtesy: John Bielawski
Photo Courtesy: Robert Coy
Photo Courtesy: Robert Coy