I have always been curious about track days, but as a primarily touring motorcyclist it has, until now, remained just that a curiosity. This year as a perk of my job I was offered a free ticket and there was a chance to see the new BMW S1000RR up close and personal. It was also a chance to watch my buddy and co-worker Ben aka Mr. Wizard show off his Frankenstein airhead build.
Sandia Motor Speedway from "The Tower"
BMW S1000RR looking lean and mean from the front all taped up for track day.
Traditional racing design with some special improvements compliments of Motorrad engineering. For more info on this bike visit bmwplanetpower.com
Beemerman with BMW factory rider Gary Hardin
Mr Wizard aka Ben Grant with his "slightly massaged" airhead.
We are going to do a whole article on this bike, there is just too much to go into here.
It is the only "Santa Fe" model BMW in existence!
Andy Caparones also made an impressive showing on the track with his two custom builds.
Andy's aqua Honda performed reliably and FAST
His "7/11" Gixxer also showed promise, but was plagued by oil leaks and was disqualified early on
And then there was ever faithful "Red" shown here decked out for her track day debut
Glad I left my ego at home and signed up for the novice class, where I put a a respectable showing, otherwise I would have had my ass handed to me.
In other Road Show news, Rupert Piston a good friend and part-time guest host of the show is taking his motorcycle based art in a new direction using some new media and introducing some new characters. Check out his latest work at Cartoon Thunder.
Also thanks to the guys at 1 OFF Motorsports for the video!
Be looking for more details on Mr. Wizards bike soon and thank you for downloading Road Show Podcast.
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