From: tiberio@beno.CSS.GOV (Michael Tiberio)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles,rec.motorcycles.racing
Subject: Summit Race Report, my view
Keywords: Guzzi, Twins, Vintage
Date: 13 Apr 92 14:55:23 GMT
Followup-To: rec.motorcycles, rec.motorcycles.racing, poster


A section of my latest monthly article in the Moto Guzzi Owners Club
News. Of possible limited interest. 

Back from Summit Point and it was a banner weekend for Moto Guzzi, with
A race win and a second place to show for the race weekend. Many local
DC area Guzzi folks showed up and I was able to lead them on 2 parade
laps around the track during lunch on sunday. The Moto Guzzi Club
(MGNOC) and Moto Guzzi (the motorcycle brand) benifited from a great
deal of coverage over the PA system. I can't really take to the time to
set these things up, but those folks that set this up (John Herring,
Alice Sexton, Roger Lyle of the Mid Atlantic Road Racing Club, MARRC)
deserve a big hand, let hope we can do more. The racing started
saturday with the Vintage 4 final. It was going to be real interesting
because Brad Morrison was there with the "outlaw" Suzuki 750 now
sporting the proper rear wheel.  What was most satisfying was that I
beat him! Guess its a little tougher to ride the big suzi with a narrow
wheel! The was a 4 lap Twins heat race next and I was able to put
myself in the middle of the front row of sundays twins final with a
second in the heat. My last race of the day was Vintage 5 and it was a
tough battle between myself and Racing School Instructor Tommy D'Atorie
on a 1100cc Kawasaki. I hounded him the whole race and managed to get
past him using back markers on the penultimate lap. What I didn't know
was that he lost about 10 seconds getting past that back marker and so
I had a big lead and the win in the bag. When I came around on the last
lap to pass Dave Roper running in the small bike class, I tried to out
brake Dave going into turn one (I never look back, maybe I'll start)
and threw it away.  Thus no points and no win.  Still I showed what an
850 Lemans was capable of and I'll be back in that class.  I decided to
go home to fix my bike and ended up pulling the entire brake system off
of my street bike rather than pull just the master cylinder and have to
bleed the brakes. I was back at the track sunday morning and was
thrilled to see that even more Guzzi folks had showed up. After our
parade lap, the afternoons races began. Twins was the 6th and in it I
got my customary hole shot, however this time Donnie Unger (820cc
Monoshock Ducati) only let me lead the 1st 2/3's of the 1st lap. I was
feeling spooked from the previous days crash and had decided that since
I didn't feel like chasing Donnie, it would be good to put on a show so
I decided to let Bill Dietz (1977 900ss) come by on the second lap for
someone to play with. Well Bill pulled an immediate 10 bike length lead
and I was beginning to regret my generosity. I was unable to close up
on Bill until we came up on back markers, however I passed Bill at the
end of the straight.  He made it a very tough race for me and Donnie
backed off enough so that we were all close at the end.  I feel its
important to give WERA's Twins program a boost and having a nice close
battle is a great way to do that. I wished I could have come in 1st,
but even when I have my pro motor up against Donnies, I find myself
often following him over the line.  Next is Rockingham...


mtiberio@bbn.com
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