I posted this today at http://motorbicycling.com/f15/death-race...-7506.html#post73937 There is more posted already so go check it out and add your impressions and photos and videos.

David was a great host as a home-town favourite he let a couple of out of towners place ahead of him in the final. He and everyone else in the final were going all out and it was some great racing. Vinnie and David were the tightest placings throughout the race. They traded placings a number of times with Vinnie being the fastest on the straights and David on the turns. Finally the gap widened but not till the last couple of laps.

Someone was pushing Joey for first for a few laps but crashed on an off camber and slippery turn. Joey earned his first as he steadily built a gap little by little, peddling out of most corners to add to his speed at low end. His cornering seemed flawless. I may have mistook identity but it looked like his gas tank fell off as he left the track. Joey had bought the bike off Craigslist and tuned up and worked his magic on a Spooky Tooth second hand bike.

My bike (datz510's custom Rotten Orange) broke it's front freewheel before the racing began but did well in warm up and practice. Last 2 year's defending champion, Happy, was racing it well but had to revert to a back up lady's bike for the racing and probably fried its motor with not enough break in time. Roland the race promoter from Spooky Tooth kindly had mechanicals of his own with a fast custom Spooky 3 speed. Never have trusted the Strumy Archer 3 speed for durability. Tucson Spooky Tooth's Michael had put together a very fast bike that also may have won but had mechanical troubles also. There were 2 real crashes with maybe a broken leg but he did leave walking?

Vinnie and Larry probably won most creative bike of the show if a prize was offered with a custom 3 wheeler of real chopper design. Larry raced it to middle of the pack placings and looked great doing it. Another very creative bike was the recumbent of Scot, with an under seat mounted 79 cc 4 cycle 4 or 5 headlights a wind faring and a very large trunk. This bike placed 5th in the final and other than the trike was the heaviest by a factor of at least 2. The final was run under the lights after sunset.

Any who did not make the show and race were missed, and we hope that 20 April 2010 sees you here in Arizona for the 6th annual Spooky Tooth Death Race. Roland has done a lot for the Sport and lifestyle that goes with motorized bicycle use and racing and commuting. A Tucson press member was reporting and the article will be posted when we get it. This is by no means a complete report so all who attended need to post their impressions and photos.
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opsss, Did not see this thread before I posted.

It was a pleasure to meet ya Lenny, I had a great time. Thanks SpookyTooth

Link to pics & videos

www.spookytoothcycles.com/component/opti...ew/id,3156/catid,41/

You tube photo montage



I will make some more and better ones when I have time.<br><br>Post edited by: fairracing31, at: 2009/04/21 04:07

Not quite a (bicycle) race to the death
&gt; motorized 'death race' goes legit at east side track &lt;
By Dean Knuth
Arizona Daily Star
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 04.23.2009

Riders on motorized bikes apexed around corners, drafted on the straights and simply put, screamed around the track during Saturday's Death Race 2009.
This was the fifth annual Death Race where an estimated 30 members of the motorized bicycle culture meet in Tucson from all over the Southwest.
But this was the first year the &quot;Outlaw Desert Event&quot; has been held at the P1 Kart Circuit, 11800 S. Harrison Road. Previously it was less regulated with rides through Saguaro National Park West and other open roads.
&quot;People love this type of transportation,&quot; said bike builder Roland Bosma, who owns Spooky Tooth Cycles in Tucson.
The purpose of the event is to get people who love motorized bicycles together and share ideas.
&quot;Tucson is the only place where you can really come together and meet in person,&quot; Bosma said.
He looked down and pointed to an orange mountain bike with an engine mounted to the frame.
&quot;New carburetor, after-market expansion chamber, all of that comes from the sharing of ideas. We all support each other,&quot; he said.
&quot;Alternative transportation is in the hands of the backyard mechanics.&quot;
Lenny Anderson agrees.
&quot;Everybody likes to work together and get together,&quot; Anderson said. After years of regular cycling, Anderson found the motorized bicycle works better for him.
&quot;It's kind of neat to put a motor on there. I get a lot of the same fun I got from riding a bike,&quot; he said.
But for Bosma, the Death Race comes back to the community.
&quot;This event is to share ideas as a true community and foster an open-mindedness for alternative transportation,&quot; he said.
&amp;#9679; Contact photographer Dean Knuth at 573-4155 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Dean really did a great job interviewing numerous people and taking lots of photos. I really love that three wheeler. Every one enjoyed the day, all the friendly people even waiting 5 hours to ride kept their cool. We did prove that we could use a medic at these events with a few crashes. Maybe it was good I had loaned out all my bikes.

Death Race 09 Born to be Wild

edited by: fairracing31, at: 2009/04/26 05:26