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http://www.motorscooterlandspeedfederation.org/info.htmlEl Mirage Dry Lake
First Annual Motor Scooter World Land Speed Trials
Sunday, November 21st 2010
For Further Information Please Contact:
Alan Spears
(619) 852-6985
alanspears@motorscooterlandspeedfederation.org
General Information
The Southern California Timing Association (SCTA) has been hosting land speed trials at El Mirage Dry Lake for more than 60 years. Their “Motorcycle Rules” requiring a minimum of 15” wheels preclude most motor scooters from participating.
The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) and BUB Racing host an annual motorcycle only world land speed event in late August at the Bonneville Salt Flat. We are working with Dennis Manning of BUB Racing to integrate motor-scooters into the 2011 AMA/BUB Bonneville program
We are going to keep our first annual event extremely simple. We’re essentially running a “run what you brung” speed trial for scooters only. Scooters have two small wheels! We’re self-proclaiming this to be the First Annual Motor Scooter World Land Speed Trials, so if you set the highest speed in a particular class you will hold the “Motor Scooter World Land Speed Record” for that class.
We’re not requiring more safety equipment on the lake bed than you use on the street. The aforementioned race organizations require Snell-approved full-coverage helmets, one-piece racing leathers, leather racing boots and leather gloves. Many of us ride on the street with half-pot Davida or DOT approved helmets, goggles, gloves and athletic shoes. If it’s good enough for the street, it’s good enough for El Mirage.
So following this line of reasoning, you needn’t drill and safety-wire your crankcase drain-plug, replace your rubber valve-stems with metal ones, or wire up side and center-stands. To keep the playing field relatively level we ask that you use pump gas. You can add octane booster.
We will not distinguish between 2-stroke and 4-stroke engines. Similarly there will be no distinction between carburetion and fuel injection. Scooters fitted with superchargers, blowers or turbos run in-class, but are designated "Turbo" and run separately from normally aspirated scooters. No Nitrous Oxide allowed. No “class-jumping”. The class you compete in is based on your scooter’s actual displacement.
The classes for this first event are:
50cc
70cc
100cc
125cc
150cc
175cc
200cc
250cc
400cc
500cc
650cc
Scooters modified with Turbos will run in their own class for that displacement. Scooters equipped with sidecars will run in two classes: up to 250cc and 250cc and up.
You are solely responsible for your own health and safety, and transportation to a hospital if you require emergency medical treatment. You must sign a written waiver before competing.
We will run one scooter at a time over a measured half mile course marked by cones. We will designate a Radarperson and an Assistant Radarperson, both of whom will use new radar guns to record scooter speeds. Any discrepancy between recorded speeds shall be resolved by averaging the two recorded speeds. No appeals. No arguing with the radarpersons.
Trophies
Trophies will be awarded to persons attaining the highest top speed in each class. The records will stand until broken at the next annual event. No recorded speed at any other event affects the records established at the First Annual Motor Scooter World Land Speed Trials.
Trophies for Scooter Land Speed Records will contain a “1st” place insert and be engraved thusly:
125cc LAND SPEED RECORD - 1 PLACE
MOTOR-SCOOTER INTERNATIONAL LAND-SPEED FEDERATION
FIRST ANNUAL SCOOTER LAND SPEED TRIALS
EL MIRAGE DRY LAKE, CA
NOVEMBER 21st 2010
