[Ducati] Indy MotoGP

[Ronald Betts]

They took away the only track that really would of made for some cool racing 
and that track is.......or was.....Riverside.  Actually I loved the place 
for its rustic quality. Ah the ole line to get into what most people would 
avoid, the most retched spot on earth, the Porta Potty ! Grand stands...we 
didnt need no stinkig Grand stands, we sat in our car, sat on our bike or 
took purchase along many viewpoints around the track in the dirt. They did 
have a couple of Grand Stands but I dont remember them because I never used 
them. They did have a fairly large in the banked section before the 
technical section came up. Watching "Flyin Fred Merckle" rip through the 
esses at full throttle on the ole interceptors was a lesson on "You Got Big 
Ones Son"! Of course we didnt have souviner row back then and if you wanted 
a cold frosty ya better hurry because the Little League size consession 
stand emptied the kegs fast. Oh you could get souviners if you walked into 
the pits, without a fancy Lanyard with a Pass enclosed in plastic and an 
official seal of some kind in hologram stamped on it, and pick up a tire hot 
off of the track. No charge, really ! Then again there was Pomona with it's 
temporary parking lot track. That thing was sooooo lumpy the guys spent most 
of time there on the pegs or bitching to the officials that the place was 
crazy unsafe. I guess the ARMCO around certain places and the chain link was 
somewhat ominus. Funny thing was , That was some of the best racing I will 
ever probably ever see because I was next to the track and could almost 
smell the sweat off of the riders as they tore by. And talk about the 
experience of feeling your chest vibrate as a 888 Ferrachi Duc rips past you 
at full song , man you havent lived. I always wanted to perfect some way to 
catch the essence of the exhaust and hot rubber into a spray to bring back 
that memory. When they tore down Riverside because the new home owners didnt 
like the noise or dust , it broke my heart. Well along comes Ontario 
Raceway, an oval.....Yawn ! I never went to that track because I was so 
bitter about the Murder of Riverside I swore I never would. By By Ontario, I 
guess people wasnt ready for left hand turners and NASCAR at that point. 
They tore it down for, you guessed it, more homes ! Damn , what does a guy 
need to do to have a real track close to home ? Anyway along comes Fontana 
and another big circle of boredom. But wait, they eventually develope an in 
track circuit and you know it is kinda funny but the only good place to 
watch IMHO, is on the slippery concrete flat portion of the track where you 
at least can read the sponsers logo as the guy goes by. Good seating is not 
in those areas but I tell you what , if I could park my bike at the place 
next to the track, I sure would ! I'm sure you guys and gals have some great 
memories of the tracks "Back In The Day" so lets hear some. Hey it's the 
Holidays and it always makes me remember good times and Riverside was the 
best ! HAPPY HOLIDAYS GUYS AND GALS !!!



Peace...Ron"Desmohead"Betts 95 900 SP
I've learned that I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy it!





>From: "Alex Ortner" <aortner264789mi at comcast.net>
>Reply-To: Ducati Owners Group <ducati at ducati.net>
>To: "'Ducati Owners Group'" <ducati at ducati.net>
>Subject: RE: [Ducati] Indy MotoGP
>Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 18:16:04 -0500
>
>Hi Guys
>Well my take is one they need a tack on the east side of the country and
>Indy is east enough. Two Miller is gearing up to take the GP away from
>Laguna. Barber is too tight; the Glen has walls on the left going into a
>very fast right hand sweeper no way motorcycles can race on that in
>either direction. Daytona well if it didn't have history on its side
>they shouldn't race mini bikes there. You would think there would be a
>better choice but I don't know what it is.
>Alex Ortner
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