Introduce Yourself

[ic101]

Hi All,

Ian here. I'm a California person who started going out to El Mirage on SCTA race weekends when I was a kid (23ish years ago?). I'm an electrical engineer with motorcycles in the blood. I started buying rule books around 2015, and have finally decided to build a small displacement (budget) motorcycle. Between the rule book and the rookie manual there is a lot to consider, and I'm glad this forum is around to help me towards making that rookie pass. I won't be able to make it this weekend, but for those of you who are out there, have fun and set some records!

-Ian

[Burkdoll3111]

Hello Bo Burkdoll here. Had a old account. Got ride of that one and started a new one.

[PorkPie]

Hello Bo Burkdoll here. Had a old account. Got ride of that one and started a new one.

Bo, please don't tell me that a T-Shirt was the reason for.....

[Burkdoll3111]

Nope not at all

[Dutch Speedfreak]

Hi fellow speed freaks, greetings from the far far away Netherlands.

I have always been een great fan af anything with wheels and an engine going fast.
So, naturally, Bonneville Speedweek has been on my bucketlist for a while.

In 2019 a fellow race crazy nut and I decided it was high time to visit the salt.
Plans were made for August 2020, tickets were booked and then...... Covid-19 struck the planet 
Resulting in a ban to travel to the USA....
But we do not give up easy, new plans and bookings for 2021 were made.
Covid-19 would be a thing of the past by then, right...?

Bouncing around with excitement, ready to go and taste the salt and then..... nothing.
The ban to travel to the USA remains in summer 2021.
Mega bummer. Sad. Mad. Disappointed. In need of a drink. And then some more.
Cancellation time once again. Who could ever have thought of that...?

Okay, yes, we don't give up so easy, right?
When flights are available we reschedule the whole plan yet again.
So, when will Speedweek be in 2022
My buddy Herman and I are ready!

Good luck and lot's of fun for those who can attend this year 

Rutger Kwant

[Stainless1]

Perseverance is always the key to success... 
Welcome to the fray 

[David_in_Golden]

Hello all,

First time (Rookie) Motorcycle racer here, looking for some quick advice. In the Run what you brung class (and expect to be under 150mph) do I have to have a Steering Damper? What do they mean or how involved is the required Chain Guard?

The bike I am trying to get ready is a 1995 Husky WXC-610 that is mostly stock.

Thanks,
David_in_Golden

[sabat]

Welcome, I'm guessing you are planning on BMST, the bike only meet. For tech questions, email: tech@bonnevillemst.com

I would get a damper no matter what tech requires, and a metal chain guard is usually an easy fab job.

Cheers,
Dean

[David_in_Golden]

Thanks for the reply, I have ordered a steering damper, and should be able to get it installed OK. On the Chain Guard, does the chain have to be completely enclosed or can I just do the upper strand above the swingarm?

[sabat]

Yep, just the upper half, just make sure it extends all the way to the rearmost edge of the back sprocket. SCTA requires 3/32nds inch for steel, 1/8th for aluminum. Width must be 1.5 times as wide as chain. BMST may be different, I've never run there.

[Trytogofast68]

Hi, thank you for accepting me to the forum.

I'm Keith Wynegar, I've always liked anything with wheels, I've always wanted to go out to the Salt and in 2020 I did Speedweek. I'm collecting parts to build an LS powered 95 Firebird probably for an altered class. I was in the Model T hot rods for a little while and then Model A, I've started in on trucks and car haulers. My boy and I both have Henry J's.

I live in Elmwood Nebraska, between Lincoln and Omaha. I have a rule book and I read it and read it and read it and sometimes I just can't figure out what the rule really means. That's why I usually ask questions. Sometimes I think I read too much into a particular rule. I'm building a car to run on the Salt because it's a mesmerizing place to be and to say I ran the Salt because it's such a nostalgic place.

[Stainless1]

Keith, welcome... the rules are fairly straightforward... try not to make them up as you go 
Ask questions... do searches... we may send you to the class tech chair, but most things have been tried by someone around here. 

[The Month of June]

Hey all. I'm finally jumping into the forum. My name is Carsten and I'm from New Orleans. I've been building Hot Rods, race cars(for other people) for a long time. Made my first trip to the salt in 2019. Walked off of there asking myself how was I going to do this. Bought the rule book. Came back in 2020 and this year. Long story short, I'm eyeballing the mid-mini truck class with a 2004 Dakota extended cab. Already gutted the interior and started fitting the roll cage and seat. I'll have a squillion questions before this journey is done and just glad there is a place where I can come and bug people for advise. Just for the record, I'm a computer idiot but I've got a friend who can help me with pictures and all the other stuff I'm going to mess up on this fancy typing machine. Looking forward to learning from all of you here and hopefully I'll see y'all on the salt in a year or two.  Carsten.

[Stainless1]

Carsten, welcome to the fray... don't quit going to the races just because you're building... ideas from other projects are always available.  There's a race starting next Tuesday... Stop and say hi if you are there.

[The Month of June]

Thanks Stainless. Won't be able to get out to Utah for the World Finals but I've made Speedweek my yearly vacation the past 3 years. I might get down to Texas at the end of October for the Texas Mile to check that out as well. With or without a vehicle, I plan on being back out at Speedweek next year. Hopefully with a car. Maybe with just some binoculars.   Carsten.