Motored Biking Racing in Arizona

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Spooky Tooth Cycles Death Race 2010
http://spookytoothcycles.com/

Sunday April 18, 2010 2-5pm

Spooky Tooth Cycles brings us another exciting Death Race. Come on out bring the friends and family and enjoy the day of Motorized Bicycle Racing. Free to Watch!

Whether you plan on racing, watching, checking out all the cool and unique Motorized Bicycles it will be a fun day by all.

The Death Race 2010 will be held at Mussleman Honda Racing Circuit. It is a replica of the famous Suzuka Kart Circuit in Suzuka, Japan. Known by professional kart drivers as one of the best circuit's in the world at 10m X 1264m.

Mussleman Honda Racing Circuit http://www.p1kartcircuit.com/
11800 S. Harrison Road Tucson,Arizona 85747
(520) 245- 5278

DIRECTIONS: From I-10 take exit 273 (Rita) or 275 (Houghton) south to the Pima Fairgrounds. Musselman Honda Circuit is 11800 S. Harrison Road on the west side across from the Fairgrounds. Right across from Tucson Raceway Park.

Fee $15 to Race
Helmet
Eye Protection
Gloves
Knee & Elbow pads
Long sleeve shirt
Long Pants
Toe covering shoes

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azvinnie and I will be there again (4th year) :)
as usual, I will only be going to meet people and cruise a little ;)
 
The idea of using go-kart tracks to race on is great. It's something that I thought would work well, but I had no idea people had already gotten started in doing it.

Any idea what the top speeds are on the straights?

Are the turns tight enough to make getting through them challenging?

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Just make sure the track has never been used as a slick track, and have the course at least sprayed down to break down or remove any accumulated oil/exhaust oil that could cause a driver to fall.

If you use a go-cart course, it needs to be the kind with smooth edges (the red/white things or smooth 2" curbs) and sand pits. The kind with metal plates and tires or plastic walls (even hay bales!) could be deadly.
 
The main thing is to get off the streets... (illegal racing)

Riders can adjust to slick parts of any surface if they have a chance to do some practice laps. Walking the course before racing is good too because you can look more closely at the surface. No track has a perfect surface and it shouldn't because adapting to conditions is part of what separates the better riders from the weaker ones.

More than anything we need to make all forms of motorized bike racing something that appears legitimate and professional. (at least to some degree)

One of these days I'm hoping there are ebike races on go-kart tracks too...
 
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azvinnie and I will be there again (4th year) :)
as usual, I will only be going to meet people and cruise a little ;)

If you are going to just hang out there you ought to take a digital camera and take a bunch of pictures. Be sure to post them here afterwards. :)
 
GOOD on SPOOKY for finally getting his much-renowned event onto a closed course...this can only lead to bigger & better things for everyone.

any info on classes? or is this still just a single-heat run what ya brung? no matter right now, i'm very happy to see such forward progress, but i sure hope it gets big enuff someday to be an all-weekend affair.

right on for this news :helmet:

(dang these oversize images tho...it was absolutely ridiculous trying to make this reply)
 
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Boy i wish someone would have a race on the east cost.

Arizona is a long way for me.
 
GOOD on SPOOKY for finally getting his much-renowned event onto a closed course...this can only lead to bigger & better things for everyone.

Everything takes ten times longer than you expect.

It's getting there... but it's like a birth... it takes a long time and there is a lot of pain along the way.

Go-Kart tracks are a winner in my opinion. They are just the right size and shape for the kind of racing that ebikes (and motorized bikes) are designed for and they eliminate the legal problems. We are not motorcycles, so we can't run on tracks that are designed for 100+ mph speeds.

Makes me want to move to Arizona just to be a part of it... :)
 
last years deathrace was the first to held on the closed track...
2 short 'heat races' and the top guys did the final race

it looks like they will be longer races this year !!!

copied/pasted from an e-mail from Spooky

"Hello Race Fans:


The 6th annual Death Race is quickly approaching.
This is an annual outlaw desert event where riders will see their bikes disintegrate beneath them as they approach speeds of 50 mph.

To avoid the heat from coming down us, we have rented a race track for the day. Anyone and everyone is invited to participate.

Death Race is open to all gas and electric motorized bicycles. Pedals and a motor, you're in.

Safety equipment, i.e. helmets, boots, knee and elbow pads, are highly recommended as well as mandatory.

A helpful tip to racer's looking for first place on the podium, races are won by those who fall least.




Death Race 2010 will be held at P1 Circuit Race Track at the Pima County Fairgrounds in Tucson, AZ on Sunday April 18th, 2010.

The entry fee, which covers insurance and track rental, is $15. Riders can begin to register at 12 pm and spend the afternoon running the course at their leisure.

Death Race begins promptly at 3pm with 2 30 minute qualifying heats and then the final Race to the Death.






This is a premiere event and the largest of its kind held anywhere in the nation.
The winner of Death Race not only wins prizes, but gets full bragging rights for the year and a prominent spot on the Spooky Tooth website.

This is an excellent opportunity for manufacturers and vendors to promote their products by placing first in Death Race 2010.

Bring the grill! Last year we hosted 100 people from as far away as Salt Lake, Austin, and SoCal. The most unique form of racing in the country and the funnest spectator sport to smear the pavement, Death Race!
See you there... "

always a good day meeting other 'like-minded crazies' !!! :):):)
 
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