Hell's Loop 375-Mile X-Treme Endurance Race
Hell's Loop and Tom Wheeler's stunning 1st Overall/1st Place 50cc win is STILL on my mind! It should be on every scooter racer's mind. Tom was celebrating his 73rd birthday on race day. I raced grand prix motorcycles (and sidecars) as an AMA/FIM pro for 20 years. I had factory rides with Bultaco, Kawasaki, and Harley. When I worked at Yamaha Corp, I rode out the back door on a Mel Dennison tuned "TZ". My credentials are intact. In my opinion Tom's win was by far the most impressive racing victory I've EVER seen. There are a few scooter folks who are too f'n dumb to understand, but the racers who competed in Hell's Loop get it only too well. Hell's Loop was an extraordinarily demanding race -- far beyond ANY scooter track event held in the US, and more demanding than any other known scooter endurance race here. Finishing this race was a major achievement! Racing DOES improve the breed. All of us who competed learned much, and have been sharing data that should prove extremely useful at the Second Annual Salton Sea T.T. 396-Mile X-Treme Endurance Race on March 25th 2012.
In all likelihood MSILSF will sanction the Mother of All Endurance Races in 2013. Participation in events such as Hell's Loop and Salton Sea will be a prerequisite to entry in the Grand Finale.
Scootermeister
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We're commissioning a new Isle of Man T.T. type trophy for the overall finishing positions at the Second Annual Salton Sea T.T. 396-Mile X-Treme Endurance Race. It'll be a keeper!
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Assuming we get sufficient entries, Salton Sea T.T. will be divided in to the following classes with overall finishing position trophies being awarded in each class:
Class I: 50cc to 100cc
Class II: 101cc to 175cc
Class III: 176cc to 300cc
Class IV: 301cc through 650cc
Please consider entering asap so we can make this race a huge success. Please go to
www.motorscooterlandspeedfederation.org to enter.
Alan Spears, Esq., President/CEO
Motor-Scooter International Land-Speed Federation
525 "B" Street, Suite 1500, San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 852-6985 ~ Fax: (619) 425-7368 ~
[email protected]
www.motorscooterlandspeedfederation.org
Event Calendar:
Second Annual Salton Sea T.T. 396-Mile X-Treme Endurance, Brawley, CA, March 25th 2012
Lake Tahoe 360-Mile Endurance Rally, South Lake Tahoe, CA, May 12/13th 2012
MSILSF proudly donates 10% of all entry and license fees to the Wounded Warrior Project.