Hi all. I am Miki Sprosen and my team-mate is Phil Betty (
www.teamwildcard.co.uk ). We are classic short circuit racers from the UK who have also been doing speed trials on the famous Pendine Beach sand course for the last couple of years. We race Triumphs, both solo and sidecar. We have been saving for the last three years and are now ready to come to Bonneville in 2018. I have been reading the rule book a lot but I find it never hurts to ask questions of the folks who know, so here we go.
Question one: Can a pre 1981 push rod engine run in the classic class? For example, could Phil's 350 Triumph which qualifies for M-PF run in the M-CF class? There is no mention of this in the rule book but it does say in the classification section that bikes must run in the lowest eligible class, although there is no priority list to refer to.
Question two: My understanding is that unlike SCTA speed week rules, there is no overbore allowance over OEM for any displacement class except classic and vintage ( hence my first question ). For example, Phil's 350 Triumph would need to be standard bore to run in M-PF. Is this the case?
Question three: At Speed Week you require a support vehicle to follow your every run and be on cb radio. Is this the case at BMST, and if not, what happens if you break down? The reason for asking this question is we were wondering about the logistics of only having the one vehicle between the two of us. We are trying to find ways of making this affordable!
How is that for starters! On a final note, we need to make arrangements to ship my Triumph pre unit sidecar, my Triumph production 650 and Phil's Triumph 350 racer to your shores next year so any advice on this front would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers, Miki.