2025 Loudon Classic / June 13-15

I’m surprised it’s not up on RRW

 

How the fuck is this not on some sort of live TV feed?

 

https://www.roadracingworld.com/news/loudon-classic-scott-on-provisional-pole/

 

Kaplan Cycles is doing the feed.

 

Ty Scott wins the Loudon Classic.

 

Gus ran the Streetfighter class on our Panigale V2 Streetfighter finished 3rd behind Dom Doyle on an MT-09 and Teagg Hobbs on a V2. Clearly the V2 is on equal footing with the Yamaha and should be allowed in the MA Hooligans class but the manufacturer claimed HP keeps it out.

Gus hopped on his SSNG V2 after and finished 13th in the Classic, Brandon rode our other SSNG V2 to 9th. Tyler was pretty much untouchable on an M4 SSNG 750, Joey LiMandri was his only competition on his MWGP R6 with a 2mm overbore.

Dunlop brought Japanese tires that were very good. Left the track with three big checks for a change. John Grush, Eric Wood and the rest of the NEMRR crew put on a great event and dodged some inclement weather with grace. And I got to hang with JohnnyB for a short while.

 

Races were great. Bazooka Joe was the big surprise, he rode the wheels off that R6. Jake Lewis was flying on the R9, which sounded fantastic.

 

The big V2 Teagg was using was VERY restricted on build compared to the MT-09 or other MotoA based Hooligans, but also didn't have anywhere near the development time into it either. Were the SSNG SFs you brought the new 25? That one is legal as is per the existing rulebook, it's 120hp at the brochure.

 

Stock 2024 with suspension, Solo Open7 and H2O cooling system, that's it.

 

Reading the results and there was some old ass R6s collecting some serious money. :up:

Good to see some serious money in most classes spread around.

 

Broadcast tonight.

 

I think this link will work at the appointed time. The Tower St. Hill Climb was held under wet conditions. Riders were told to take it easy but that didn't stop Vin Borbonne from wheeling his Kawasaki two stroke 750 triple up the hill. No crashes. Weather is bipolar this week sweltering hot yesterday, small craft warning winds blowing shit all over the haddock today. Looks like decent weather for the USCRA event this weekend.

 

I am thinking long and hard for any time that Eric Wood has ridden anything other that a Kawasaki or Ducati. (Yes, I think a couple of one off rides on a Buell and a Britten.)
So he decided to go with a Yamaha for the Classic. It wasn't easy. Going into the 2025 season he started developing it. Blew up an engine. Hurt his wrist. He was still chasing setup right up to the qualifying session. And he managed a fourth in qualifying and a fifth place finish, which became fourth after Shane Narbonne jumped the start.

 

So, this is how it was done. They strategically placed 9 Go Pros around the track, filmed the whole thing, and edited it into a finished product, commentary and all.

 

Just out of curiosity where does this prize money come from every year?

 

That's the great mystery........ Nobody knows/nobody is talking lol

 

Based on Grush's comments on a podcast, it's from 'someone who wants to promote racing very much' and also does not want to be identified.