Mini Racing

I AM A EX RACER. HAD TWINS AND RAN OUT OF MONEY.
REALLY INTERESTED IN MINI RACING. NEED TO KNOW HOW MANY
PEOPLE DO IT IN SOUTHEAST REGION BEFORE I SPEND DOUGH
TO PREP BIKE. DON'T WANT TO GET READY AND CLASS GOES
AWAY OR I SHOW UP AND HAVE NO COMPETITION.

 

Mongo could probably be better ta giving the numbers but I can say that I am building a KX85 now and there are a few others building minis as we speak.

 

My buddy is building a ysr50 with a kx80 motor now and plans to run every race in the southeast.

 

With WERA the minis class is just for sh#ts and giggles, and will probably remain that way unless it gets really popular (but hasn't so far). But entries are cheap and so are the bikes.
If you want to get (semi)serious about it, look up ERA, they are the minis racing org here on the right coast. They don't do many races south of SC. There are some other mini racing orgs but I can't recall them off the top o' my head. But go to the team calamari web site, for contacts and etc...

 

YZF50 A YSR50 or an imported YZF mini(never heard of one)?

 

A buddy of mine and I are building NS50's for mini racing. We got bitten last year at the True Grits 50cc Ride held at T.W.O. during the GNF weekend. What a blast! Passing cars on a slightly tuned YSR50 was about the coolest thing I've done on a bike. I'm looking forward to racing the mini's with WERA! Mongo, if you are reading this, I beg you not to give up on the mini's classes this year if attendance isn't high. Mike Smith was truely inspirational at TGPR earlier this year and I'd like to compete on that level which takes awhile to put together. I'll get there by the next race I think but its been a slow process to hop up a mini due to the parts availability, fab iterations, and a National race schedule.

 

That's what got me wanting a mini. Sold the F4 and was planning on building a 426 motard but......
I'll call Mr. Smith out later. Once I get within 10 seconds of his TGPR laptimes

 

Who said anything about a YZF??

 

Damn edit button!

 

There's some cool 50cc mini's at www.50cc-motorcycles.com
Probably none available to US market though.

 

That's a pretty cool link. I like the F2 looking Gilera.

 

Kinda like the single sided swingarm on this one.

 

Ooooooooooooooooo!

That would be sweet!


The Aprilia errr... thimble challenge series!

 

WHAT WAS SMITH'S TIMES ANYWAY? I HEARD IT WAS LIKE
AN OLD RM 80 OR SOMETHING. COUNTER OR CLOCKWISE?

 

Clockwise, I remember Mike getting in the 8's there.

 

WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!?

ARE YOU JOKING? GUESS I BETTER DO MORE WRIST BENDS.

 

It was kinda fun watching him pass 600 novices throught the bowl in practice. They'd catch him on the straight then he'd pass 'em back.

 

Did you notice my signature. Got a grudge match planned for later this year He may laugh and get a PW50 to smoke me.

 

I had him at :12's in heavy traffic during the Clubman race. I have some cool pics I'll post when I find them.

And thanks for your support Mongo !!!