Veni, vidi, vici

He came

He saw

He conquered.

Then he had a few pints in a hut and went to Dave Skooter Farm's house to watch old DVDs.
Scunthorpe was great. Chris Carr rules.
Photos: Steve Mowbray

Uk flat trackers take on Pomona

In a cultural exchange policy, the US sent the UK Chris Carr. Next week we send two of our best to the US. Glyn Pocklington and Peter Boast are flying to the WEst Coast to race in the Gene Romero promoted Pomona race. If you see them say you heard about them from Sideburn.

Dirt track practice in Germany

Hooked up with the Dutch Brothers who were over in the UK for the Scunthorpe race.
They told us about a practice they have lined up next weekend. Jan-Willem says:
"Herxheim practice on 25 October. Herxheim is the most beautiful track in Germany.
It measures 900m, it's hard and constant, it has 2 different sized turns and it's wide open!! It's located near Karlsruhe in the west of the country, so it's not all that far."
Looks great. For more details go to www.dutch-brothers.com

St Mert says

'Gary and Ben have been in Scunthorpe all day, they have asked me to pass on their thanks for all your support.
There will be more entries tomorrow.'

Hey Hey they're the Monkees

The Wrench Monkees: Nicolas, Anders and Per.
Don't ask us to choose our favourite. It would be like asking a proud mother which child she loves the best. We love them all equally.
Photo: Ben Part

Banke Performance

Triumph street bike from the people who make nice triple clamps

Scunthorpe + Chris Carr

= once in a lifetime. Don't miss it because you couldn't be arsed.
This Sunday.

Bonnevile Performance street bikes

Got these shots from Bill at Bonneville Performance in Florida. Bonn Perf is a long time supporter of Sideburn and the man who brought the Triumph name back to AMA GNC flat track racing. And here are just a few details from the bikes' specs.

'These are my personal bikes The specs are below. I built the 1450 cc Buell powered bike in 2002 and the Triumph powered 1200 cc this year.'

1450 cc Buell Powered

DIMENSIONS
Wheelbase 56.0 in. (1372 mm)
Fuel Capacity 2.5 gal. Hand Formed Aluminum Race-Tech, Oxnard, California
Wet Weight 382 lbs. (173.6 kg)
ENGINE
Engine 1450 cc air/oil-cooled, four-stroke, 45 degree V-Twin
Bore x Stroke 3.812 x 3.812 in. (96.82 x 96.82 mm)
Compression Ratio 10.5:1 WISECO Piston Kit
Displacement 1450 cc (88.0 ci)
Fuel Delivery 42 mm Mikuni HSR flat-slide w/accelerator pump carburetor
Intake Zero resistance Forcewinder
Exhaust 2 into 2 Supertrapp Polished Stainless Steel
Torque 110 ft. lbs. @ 3800 rpm
Horsepower Rear Wheel 112 HP @ 6800 rpm
CHASSIS
Frame Custom Champion Chrome-Molly tubular
Front Fork 42 mm Ceriani
Kosman Triple Trees with 5-way adjustable offsets
Rear Shock Works Performance twin Piggy Back Racers - 3 - way adjustable
Wheels:
Front 6-spoke, Chicane Polished Spun Aluminum 2.75 x 19 front
Rear 6-spoke, Chicane Polished Spun Aluminum 3.00 x 19 rear
Brakes:
Front Twin Performance Machine 4-piston calipers with 11.5" floating rotors
Rear Performance Machine 4-piston caliper with custom 10" floating rotor

1200cc Triumph Powered
Engine: 1200 cc 270 degree crank 101 mm bore 74.3 mm stroke
104 rear wheel HP @ 8000 rpm
91 ft. lbs. torque @ 4300 rpm
Frame and swing arm 4130 Chrome molly
Wheel base 55.5 inches - adjustable to 57.5 inches
Steering head angle 24.5 degrees
Front suspension modified (lengthened) Yamaha R6 43 mm 3 way adjustable cartridge forks Billet triple clamps with 1 mm to 7 mm offsets
Rear suspension Penske 3 way adjustable mono-shock
Front wheel Performance Machine
Rear wheel Performance Machine
Front brakes - 2 - Beringer 6 piston Aerotec calipers with Suzuki K4 298 mm rotors
Rear brake - Beringer 2 piston floating Caliper A&A Racing 10.5 inch rotor
Wet weight 351 lbs.

The Dynotones

Dana from the Dyontones sent a Shag designed cheque (check?) for the latest issue. Here's his band. They're playing the Mooneyes Christmas do at Irwindale Speedway if you're in the area.

Topeka Styling

Brady Mueller. Anyone know who or what he's filming for?

Joe Hartrich

Kenny Coolbeth. Man in Black.

Steve Murray

Photos: AMA