Kevin, his
friend Jeremy, and I headed out at 8:30AM for the 91st Loudon
Classic motorcycle races. I bought
infield passes and drove through the infield tunnel to find a place to
park. I backed up to the fence so we
could sit in the back of the truck if we wanted to. 
I brought
my grill, hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, plenty of Gatorade and water, and chairs
so we could tailgate once we got hungry.
Kevin
brought a ripstik and Jeremy a long board so they didn’t have to walk. They were off to check out the motorcycles as
soon we parked. I did a lot of walking
through the garage area, all over the infield to different turns, through the
tunnel to turns outside the track, back to the truck, etc. It was much easier for Kevin and Jeremy to
get around. 
I grabbed
my camera and headed for the garage area.
There were some nice looking bikes.
The riders and crews were friendly making it fun for me to walk around
and take pictures.
There were
13 races scheduled with all different classes of bikes. Last year there were thunderstorms in the
area so they cut the length of the races down to try to fit them in before it
got wet. This year it was a perfect day
for racing. Clouds here and there but dry. 
Something
new so I did a second blog post this year called “Car Drifting at the Track”. Drifting was fun to watch and the course for
them was near one of the track corners where I like taking pictures. I watched the cars drifting between the
motorcycle races.
Just after
noon I fired up the grill and started cooking.
I was pretty much finished with the burgers and dogs when a security
truck pulled up. They said the eye in
the sky spotted me grilling … normally not a big deal except that I was close
to a brick structure where gas and oil waste is stored. HMM … I DIDN”T KNOW THAT !! They said as
long as I was more than 10 feet from the building (I was 30 feet away) it wasn’t
a problem. They have cameras all over
the infield to monitor track events most of which use high octane fuels and
oils. Next year I’ll tailgate a bit further away
from that building ...
The vintage
and modern sidecar races were fun to watch.
It would be fun being the second person constantly moving around the
platform hanging over the sides. Several
sidecar motorcycles went so fast into the corners they slide sideways. One slid off a corner into the gravel and
came to a stop before hitting the tires.
The track guys were frantically waiving at them to stay put but the pair
quickly charged back onto the course to continue racing. When they did all the gravel that covered the
platform was deposited on the track which is what the track guys wanted to
prevent. When the race ended a big
street sweeper was brought out to clear the track before the next race.
There was
lots of action on the track. Scott
Greenwood on the #4 won the 91st Loudon Classic 20 lap race which
was a fun race to watch. I like the
Motard Cup race bikes. They look like
motocross/off road bikes with street tires. 
We headed
home late in the day. Had a great time
again this year and will be back next year.
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blog and type in Loudon Classic to see past posts.
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