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Sad day - my dad who was the original 163 and Rocket Robin passed away quickly this morning in an instant while at work. He was looking forward to the CLE SX tomorrow as he was there for SX in its infancy back in the 70’s!!! Still riding at age 80 last year and hadn’t been out yet this year...

I did race amateur day after watching the SX in 95!!! They modified the track to take away the triples by putting a jump in front of them, but the big surprise was the “little” doubles that we all assumed we’d jump easily watching the pros on Saturday were much farther spaced than you thought...

Briarcliff’s reverse layout was fun and dirt was primo on Sunday!!! Fun to have options but also great to know that when you show up to certain tracks, it’s going to be as good as Mother Nature will allow this time of year. Briarcliff wasn’t muddy, wasn’t dusty, and was rutted up around the...

Well, yes, mostly gay...... but since you can barefoot ski, snow ski, and ride dirt bikes, I'll give you a pass. I may need to rewrite that post and add new things that I think are gay to the list......... pretty sure that when I run for POTUS, this post will surface from one of the gay...

We got Sharc’s Bike to put on the Podium at Briarcliff for the Ride day on the 18th!!!! He will be smiling on us all remembering all the fun at the track over the years with the SHARC!!! He was motocross since the 70’s all the way up to this year!!!! No way better then to celebrate him at the...

Combined track day??? Bringing everyone together to honor Sharc!!! I’ll work with some people to see if maybe we can get his bike there for the Ride Day! The Big #2 for all to see one more time!

GLO WORM!!!

Just want to let the PitRacer faithful know that Marc the Sharc Baumann was found dead in his home today, he passed sometime over the weekend at home alone. An Original PitRacer Posse member, he was active on this site for many years and many of us spent countless time at the track and other...

En route to Wet Fest!!! Looks good for practice today after the Mother Nature watering!!!! See you guys soon!

I was at Loretta's on Thursday and Friday only, and I can say that although I don't agree with the route they took (only got carts and certain side by sides), the traffic around the ranch was much better this year. People were in golf carts or bicycles and there wasn't anything crazy in terms...

Best race of the year for Vet Riders without a question. Must go if you just want to have a great time, sign up for the cookout on Friday evening and eat a great meal after practice and bench race with your buddies. This race is all that you want as a Vet guy!

Jimmy Jarrett came up to RedBud Vet Fest one year while he was still racing the GNCC's and no one up there knew who he was. We may have had him out drinking the night before the race and he said "If I don't win tomorrow, it's you guys fault". Moto 1 in +25A class, he gets stuck in the gate...

Nice to meet you at the track! Thank you for saying hello at the gate!

Yes, the racing on Sunday was great and track was in great condition based on the rain and MUD that people had to deal with on Saturday. I was practice 6 and 9 and Motos 2 and 18 (of 19) on Sunday and never even had to spray off my bike all day. A wet paper towel was all it took to wipe off...

PitRacer is for information, good bad and other types, but info. I just shared my two cents on how some of old timers got better a long time ago chasing Loretta Lynn’s glory. It was fun because we had a group that always went together and we teased each other constantly all in good fun. I...

Listen guys, as a former racer who did pretty well on the amateur scene, you need to learn all kinds of riding to make it to the top. For us northern Ohio racers, sand is a foreign concept so you have to learn how to ride sand for when you need to race in it. Ruts are also hard to deal with...

Track was primo today! Nice texture and ruts galore! Problem is rain all day tomorrow is the forecast, I don’t race til Sunday so I’m fine and hope it’s nice Sunday, it’s been a few years for me since last Briarcliff visit so it’s way different to me! The right hand turn start should be...

They said his shock failed (shims broke or something) and he wasn't comfortable riding the bike hard with a broken shock which might lead to a crash and injury. He and the team didn't come out and say anything directly because they don't want to upset a supplier or give them a bad name. It was...

Also raced the Cleveland amateur day and Pontiac many times over the years. Lots of fun, and track was much harder to ride / race than it looked from the stands the day before watching the Pro's!

Got signed up last minute!!!