Track Records on Motorcycles?

[David_Swarts]

The track records in my compilation in Roadracing World April 2001 were correct as of the end of the 2000 race season.

An official track record needs to be recognized by an official from a racing organization. In other words, just because you heard that a friend of your friend timed Joe Racer with the second hand on his Timex wrist watch beating Anthony Gobert's Laguna Seca lap record, this is not an official lap record.

Another example, Larry Denning just called to say he broke the lap record of Talladega in the CCW direction last weekend. A call to WERA confirmed the lap time from their AMB electronic scoring system.

When contacted for that 2001 article, CCS HQ, the CCS regional race director and Blackhawk itself had no records of any confirmed lap record.

David Swarts
Roadracing World

[TrophyGal]

Just another good reason for CCS to have electronic scoring!  ;)

Thanks for letting us know about Larry Denning.  Did you get the "official" time etc.?

[Ungwaha]

Oliver went a 1:19.00 at Moroso.

thanks Brett and how is Ill. treating ya?

[sdiver68]

David,

I just bought a Mille R, but don't be offended if I don't let you borrow it for a lap or 2.

Just razzing you man, took some real courage to write that mea culpa article. IMH and worthless opinion, I look forward to your perseptives knowing when the finger gets pointed in your articles, it gets pointed the right direction, unlike some other writers who shall remain nameless.

[Woofentino Pugrossi]

The Tularis today got a 1:13.8 at Blackhawk Farms. I dont know if thats a record or not, but its DAMN FAST!! BTW that was what the tower announced according to the transponder they put on his bike for the $1500 unlimited GP race. :o

[spyderchick]

Last Year Scott Dietrich set the lap record at BH of 1:11 and change. Doesn't CCS have this info somewhere?

[CCS]

CCS only recognizes the three stop watch method as unofficial track records since not every bike was timed at the event. The justification for that showed last weekend when the Tularis was the fastest on time, but without the electronic system, evryone else was watching Denning in the lead and timing him. Regardless, our unoffical listing has Scott at 1:12.8 and the Tularis with Steve Johnson aboard at 1:13.82. (Steve's time was the fastest we clocked this weekend, not bad considering the talent that was there.)

Once we go to electronic scoring, we will recognize official track records during the races.

Thanks for everyones support and co-operation, 709 sprint entries and 31 Team Challenge entries made that one of Blackhawks biggest events ever.

See you in two weeks.

[sportbikepete]

I think I set the track record for Summit on 5/11 in the morning race. I did a 1.39 on my 2nd lap and believe I now hold the record for the slowest track record.  ;D

[ecumike]

Ha,.. maybe for now sportbikepete, but wait till I get up there the July 13th weekend... I'll bet ya I'll take the record from ya.

[TrophyGal]

The Summit Point track record was broken 6 times today (May 25th) during the NRRS/CCS weekend!!  If the rumor I heard is true, Larry Pegram has it now in the 1.14s!!! :o :P

[RandyD]

Yes, the Summit record was broken a couple of times, and finally ended up with Pegram at a 1:14.617.  

I keep a list of all the old Summit Point track records on the MARRC website on the Summit Point page at  http://www.marrc.org/html_docs/summit.html

It's amazing that 10 years ago no one had gone below a 1:20 at Summit.  Now its common for novices to do it on a 600!