Motorcycle racers generally fall into three categories. One bunch has lots of talent and luck. They can do something for the first time and everything goes great. Another group has lots of time or money and fewer skills. They can get good results from trial and error. The remainder do not have the funds or hours for trial and error and they are not rocket scientists. They need professional help.
I am one of those who cannot do it alone. When I started land speed racing it was many years since I built bikes and engines. The internet was new and wonderful. Computers were not around earlier. I could order all sorts of things with a few mouse clicks. I did this and a lot of the things I ordered worked OK. Some very expensive things did not. This bothered me. This LSR is serious business and inferior parts and assembly could cost me a record, injure me, or worse. It was time to use the old fashion method. I needed to find a speed shop that did LSR.
The gentleman in the photo is Matt Capri, the owner of South Bay Triumph in Lomita, California. He developed most of the engine parts that I use. He helps me a lot, and of course, I pay him for the parts and work. This is his business. The motorcycle to the right is the Turbo Bike. It is a Bonneville just like mine that runs a blower. Matt and the bike hold several records and the engine has about 100 hours on it of racing and dyno testing. There are all sorts of Turbo Bike developed parts on my cycle, especially in the lower end. As I figure, if the Matt cannot break them on the Turbo Bike, I cannot break them, either.
The folks around us in these meets are all special in their own ways and they make our experiences richer and fuller. These people have done this for me.