It's that time again.:banana The annual White Rose Thunder motorcycle event is Sept. 19, 20 & 21 at the York Fairgrounds. Bike show, swap meet, vendors galore and AMA flat track races all in one place - for one price. Where else you gonna have this much fun for fifteen bucks? :rolleyes:
The AMA "all star" racers will be tearing up the York 1/2 mile on Saturday while the regional "amateurs" will be racing Sunday. This is one of the many confusing titles at York as some of these guys fit in and race in, both categories but hey, who ever got tired of seeing too much flat track?:dunno
Once again this year, some of my friends will be running an antique bike exhibition race just before the mains on Saturday afternoon. This should be worth the price of admission in and of itself! Where else within a day's drive are you gonna see 100 year-old motorcycles RACING? Yeah, that's right, "exhibition race" is another of those misnomers. These guys are racing to win. :tour
Last year there were four bikes, two mid-20's Excelsiors and two mid-teens Harleys running in the four lap event. The race was all set to be a runaway by the young guy on a 1914 H-D when he crashed in the forth turn on the last lap. Yeah, that's right I said CRASHED! Crashed a 100 year-old motorcycle... and the bike's owner was overjoyed at having provided such an authentic show! :yikes Check out the photos in the link above, for photos and info on the races. This is the real deal.
It's rumored there will be two or three times as many bikes this year, but as with anything about these temperamental machines, nothing is certain yet. If you're within an hour or two of York, this is one event you don't want to miss though.
I have NOTHING to do with this event or any of the participants, vendors, etc. except for personal knowledge of and friendship with some of them. It's just such an awesome weekend I like to share with like-minded folks. See you there!
The AMA "all star" racers will be tearing up the York 1/2 mile on Saturday while the regional "amateurs" will be racing Sunday. This is one of the many confusing titles at York as some of these guys fit in and race in, both categories but hey, who ever got tired of seeing too much flat track?:dunno
Once again this year, some of my friends will be running an antique bike exhibition race just before the mains on Saturday afternoon. This should be worth the price of admission in and of itself! Where else within a day's drive are you gonna see 100 year-old motorcycles RACING? Yeah, that's right, "exhibition race" is another of those misnomers. These guys are racing to win. :tour
Last year there were four bikes, two mid-20's Excelsiors and two mid-teens Harleys running in the four lap event. The race was all set to be a runaway by the young guy on a 1914 H-D when he crashed in the forth turn on the last lap. Yeah, that's right I said CRASHED! Crashed a 100 year-old motorcycle... and the bike's owner was overjoyed at having provided such an authentic show! :yikes Check out the photos in the link above, for photos and info on the races. This is the real deal.
It's rumored there will be two or three times as many bikes this year, but as with anything about these temperamental machines, nothing is certain yet. If you're within an hour or two of York, this is one event you don't want to miss though.
I have NOTHING to do with this event or any of the participants, vendors, etc. except for personal knowledge of and friendship with some of them. It's just such an awesome weekend I like to share with like-minded folks. See you there!
