BIKE DAYS

2008

BIKE DAYS

Antique M-C

Flat Track Racing

and

Ohio Speedway Long Track

Wauseon Ohio

 July 18

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Board Track (teens thru 1928) take to the half mile limestone track at the Fulton County Fairgrounds, Wauseon, Ohio during the AMCA National Meet.

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2008 BIKE DAYS WAUSEON 
 – EVENT INFORMATION
 
Event:                          Bike Days –Wauseon National
              AMA Half Mile Antique Flat Track Motorcycle Racing
                                       Speedway Ohio Long Track Championship
                                     
                                      During the Antique Motorcycle Club of America Meet – 26th year
 
Date:                            Friday, July 18, 2008
 
Event Location:          Fulton County Fairgrounds
                                      8514 SR 108
                                      Wauseon, Ohio 43567
 
Directions:                   Ohio Turnpike Exit 34 – Go ¼ mile north on State Route 108 to fairground entrance. (Northwestern, Ohio)
 
Pit Gate:                       North Gate for entrance into the pits. (look for signs)
 
Sanction:                      American Motorcycle Association - AMA rules will apply
 
Promoter:                    Bike Days LLC Motorcycle Club
 
Contact:                       Scotty Brown
 
Phone:                          (330) 837-5694
 
Fax:                              (330) 837-4146
 
Email:                          scotty@bikedays.com
 
Website:                       www.bikedays.com
 
Mailing Address:        Bike Days LLC
                                      1245 Cleveland St SW
                                      Massillon, Ohio 44647
Fees:
Pit Pass:                       Adult         $20.00
                                      Ages 6-12 $10.00
                                      Ages 5 and under FREE
 
Entry Fees:                  Amateur $20.00
                                      Pro / Speedway $30.00
 
General Admission:    Adult $15.00 – Kids Ages 6-12 $5.00 – Ages 5 and under FREE
(Grandstands)
Schedule:                     Friday, July 18, 2008
 
10:00 am                       Pit Gate Opens – (North Track Gate)
                                      Registration Opens - Bike Days Rider Registration trailer (pit area)
 
1:30 pm                         Registration Closes
 
2:00 pm                         Riders’ Meeting @ Registration Trailer (all riders must attend)
 
                                      General Admission gates open (Grandstands)
 
2:15 pm                         Practice by class order posted in the pits.
 
4:00-5:45 pm                Some heat races will start, same order as practice schedule.
                                      Be ready to race.
 
6:30 pm                         Opening ceremony.
 
                                      Racing Begins!!
Other Event Information:
 
Tickets: Your arm band is your event ticket and must be worn at all times. If you leave the facility, you must have it on in order to re-enter. This is your gate ticket. Do not take it off.
 
Release of Liability: You are responsible for your own safety. All persons entering the pit area must sign the liability release waiver. Parents or legal guardians must sign the release for children under 18 years or age.
 
AMA Membership – Membership is required to race. Please bring your AMA card. Memberships are available for $39 at registration.
 
Pit Area for “direct drive” motorcycles.   There will be a specific pit area assigned for Speedway and Board Trackers. Signs will designate area.
 
Number Plates: Number plates must be located on the front and left side of the bike. Numbers must contrast with color plate (example … white plate with dark numbers). Please make sure they are readable so the scorekeepers can score your number correctly. If you do not have a readable number on the front and left side, you will not be scored.
 
Duplicate numbers in a class will be asked to add an extra number or letter to their plate.
 
All classes of motorcycles must have working handlebar mounted kill switch.
 
No knobby tires.
 
Two cycles use effective silencers.
 
NO Pit Racing. 5 mph only.
 
General Information is located at Rider Registration.
 
Lost & Found is located at Rider Registration.
 
Prohibited: fireworks, firearms and glass containers.
 
No campfires please.
 
Please be respectful of your neighbor.
 
Pets: All pets must be on a leash. No vicious or barking pets permitted.
 
Trash: Please use our trash receptacles. If you need trash bags, you can get them from Rider Registration.
 
Hotel information:        www.hotel-guides.us/ohio/toledo-oh-hotels.com
 
The Wauseon National Meet is hosted by: Lake Erie Chapter, Maumee Valley Chapter, Ohio Valley Chapter and the River Valley Chapter. They offer a huge three-day swap meet for bikes and parts over 35 years old. There is an Antique Road Ride, Saturday; field games and a Saturday night banquet at VFW hall. For vendor pre-registration contact Rocky Halter at (330) 832-1989.
 
Rain Date – Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 12 noon.
 
WAUSEON ANTIQUE MOTORCYCLE RACES
 
 CLASSES
1-BT
BOARD TRACK – TEENS THRU 1928
1.      No brakes.
2.      No gearbox or clutch (if running, transmission must be locked in one gear).
3.      Rolling start.
4.      These motorcycles were raced originally with clincher rims and tires and late twenties drop center rims and tires. While safety is our major concern, please try to keep your tires and rims more styled to the period.
 
2-HS
HAND SHIFT –1936 THRU 1951
1.      No brakes and rigid frame.
2.      Hand shift and foot clutch.
 
3-LW165
165cc LIGHTWEIGHT – 1948-1966
1.      Rear brakes required – no front brakes.
2.      Years of bikes are 1948-1966 Harley-Davidson.
3.      1948-1966 engines.
4.      Stock frames from 1948-1966 hard tail or swing arm frame. Frame may be braced for extra support.
5.      You must use stock cylinders 1948-1966, but may alter intake and exhaust ports.
6.      Must run stock gas tank.
7.      No reed valves intake.
8.      You may change the head, carburetor and exhaust pipes.
9.      You can change the wheels, handle bars, seat and front end if you wish.
 
4-BRKL250
BRAKELESS FOOT SHIFT 250cc THRU 1967
1.      No brakes, no aftermarket swing arm frames.
2.      250cc short track and ½ mile machines.
3.      Engines produced 1967 model year and before (examples: Triumph Cub, BSA C-15, Honda Hawk, Bultaco Metisse).
4.      Aftermarket rigid frames such as cates and sonic weld may be used.
 
5-BRKL500
BRAKELESS FOOT SHIFT 500 OHV – 750 SV THRU 1967
1.      No brakes and rigid frame.
2.      Foot shift and hand clutch.
3.      750cc side valve, 500cc overhead valve.
 
6-V250
VINTAGE 250/360cc THRU 1981
1.      Brakes required.
2.      Air cooled engines singles or twins.
3.      Two stoke or four stroke motors.


 
7-Vopen
VINTAGE OPEN AMATEUR THRU 1980
1.      Rear brake required.
2.      All Honda Ascot’s are legal.
3.      Must be a twin shock frame.
 
8-Pro600
VINTAGE 600cc PRO THRU 1980
1.      Rear brake required.
2.      All Honda Ascot’s are legal.
3.      Must be a twin shock frame.
 
9-ProTwins
VINTAGE OPEN TWINS-PRO THRU 1980
1.      Rear brake required.
2.      Twin shocks.
3.      42 mm forks are legal.
4.      No larger than a wm5 rear wheel.
 
10-SPW
SPEEDWAY 500cc
1.      No brakes.
2.      Methanol fuel.
3.      19”or 22” rear wheel legal.
4.      Single or 2-speed trans. legal.
5.      Speedway or Long Track chassis legal.
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