Well folks here it is February 2019 and we are in the midst of getting ready for another go at the big white dynomometer otherwise known as Bonneville. I have been conspicuous by my absence and apologize. It has been busy! Originally we were only going to take the red turbo Ducati, but after talking…
Bonneville Event!
Join us! Black Earth Library Bonneville and Beyond: Meet WI’s champion motorcycle speed racers Sunday April 29 – 2:00 pm Great day for a ride, a stop at the motorcycle museum and to join us for this panel discussion of area champion motorcycle racers and hear about their careers and record-breaking races, moderated by Peter…
Shop news
A very busy winter with the addition of Patrick Zeigel to the crew. Patrick is from the Sun Prairie area and has made numerous trips to Bonneville and holds two land speed records. His varied abilities will be put to the test in the many different projects happening this winter. A vintage triumph specialist in…
The Aftermath
We had a big “Thank you” party at the shop on Sunday November 12. It was great to hand out the gifts to the sponsors and regale them with tales of derring-do. Over 70 people made their way here and partook of Glass Nickel Pizza, Jacci Ilmenan’s chicken wings and chocolate chip cookies and Bob…
August 31, 2017 It’s Now or Never
Thursday August 31, 2017 It was now or never. Our 6 a.m. start was the usual, and today was accompanied by all the luggage as we were to leave right from the salt and head home. The final day dawned a bit hazy, evidently from the wildfires out west. The first run started with a…
August 30, 2017 Racing against time
Wednesday August 30, 2017 Six a.m. and here we go again. On the salt, the turbo was left in the trailer and down the salt we went to staging. We had a chance to get hooked back up with the Swiss team and Hiro Koiso. The Swiss had put their motor back together the night…
August 29, 2017 Try and Try again
Tuesday August 29 Six a.m. comes pretty early when sleep doesn’t come easily. Too much on the line, not enough time to make runs to get things sorted out. Waiting four years and meeting with the frustrations and delays tends to keep one a bit more tightly wound up. A midnight screaming fire alarm doesn’t…
August 28, 2017 Back again!
Monday August 28, 2017 Meeting at the vehicles at 6 a.m. would give us an extra hour to deal with the incredibly slow pace of making the hopefully speedy runs. Getting back to the trailer, the unloading process began. Out came two motors, pit bike, coolers, stands and the injected bike. Checking to be certain…
August 27, 2017, First day of Racing
First day on the Salt (for real). Meeting at the Suburban and van at 7 a.m., we all headed for the salt, everyone a bit jazzed with anticipation. Coming off the interstate and heading out to the boat landing, we stopped for ice at the truckstop and headed on out. As mentioned earlier, the sunrise…
We have Arrived!
August 25-26, 2017 Everybody gathered at the jumping-off spot (my house) and decided who was riding where. With my wife Patty’s van and the Suburban, there was enough room, just the figuring out of who wouldn’t drive each other crazy over the 26 hour duration of the ride. Once underway, we made our way across…
The Bonneville Project 