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Once
again we find ourselves far from home on foreign soil in readiness
for the assault on the first round of the 27th ‘Masters
of Endurance’ 24hr championship - The 24 Heures Du Mans!!!
The hurdy-gurdy of the Endurance party has blown into town and
the circus is in full swing within the confines of the Circuit
De Bugatti and the wider environs of the town of Le Mans, streaming
with bikes on all sides some popping wheelies, some just cruising.
The circuit is a big top with
no top, twisting sinuously around the centre the black ribbon
where leathern heroes would be pushing their bikes and selves
ever onward through the following night to enter Sunday full
of hope. Spirit measured with fatigue, but determined. Drained
by their exertions, driving forward to three o clock and the
chequered flag.
Canvas citadels ring the perimeter of the track wreathed in
smoke and oddly hued vapours, booming with the nightmarish cry
of tortured motors, forced to battle continuously by the murderous
whirr bangers, bouncing barrages of oil burning sound on their
cousins and rivals in the next mega city of canvas, campfires
and burning oil.
Hordes of low men slink and saunter, clink and clatter through
shadows, semi unlit places. Splitting the night with the roar
of their jokes amongst vast ale imbibery. Rows of stalls dully
reflecting their wares of leather apparel emboldened and emblazoned
with sigils and motifs.
Black detritus and discarded Styrofoam crunch underfoot. Through
the smoke and noise the colour can be perceived spiking out.
Enticing you to part with strange dull coinage and grubby unfamiliar
notes to scale the heights of neon struttage and bungee stardom,
music blares, colours collide and clash. Happy punters shriek
and drink and laugh. Nearby the rock band is cycling up for
some heavy sound.
The next day will bring expectations and heavy heads for some,
Three O clock Sunday the fourth of April 2004 will beckon, time
will fly, preparations will continue to the last minute. Best
leave the 24 hour party people to their pursuits and pleasures.
Tomorrow we have to burn some gasoline.
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Ronnie's back and he's bad!
Mr Burn polishing his mighty tool!
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Team
Alf’s Endurance Racing -
Team and product
sponsors:
- Kawasaki UK
- Special thanks to Rupert!
- Alf’s Motorcycles
- Phoenix Distribution - Shark and Arai helmets
- EDZ - Sports undersuits
- Furygan - 1-Piece ‘Stunt’ leather suits
- C & C Supplies - Racer ’Airforce’ gloves
- Motrax - Knee sliders
- NotOnlyButalso - Website design doctors.
- R&G Race Products
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Oxtar boots from Nevis Marketing
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Oil by Silkolene
- Race vinyls by Nick
- Wurth UK
| WHAT MAKES OUR BIKE DIFFERENT FROM
STOCK |
Team Alfs Endurance Racing - our bike specification:
- Championship:- Masters of Endurance
- Class:- Stocksport
- Race No:- 59
- Bike:- ZX10R-C1H
Equipped with the following
for Stocksport Endurance Specifications:
- Selection of Dunlop race tyres
- Spare wheels with tyre options already fitted, kept at constant
temperature in tyre oven.
- Brake pads by performance friction
- Goodridge brake hose fore and aft with dry connectors fitted
in-lin
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Race oils by Silkolene
- Standard forks with K-Tech internals
- Double Bubble ’Airflow’ screen by Powerbronze
- Modified fuel tank to accept quick filler/breather boosting
capacity to 22 litres. Anti slop/surge foam
- internally fitted (£600
pair).
- QR clamp style clip on’s by Harris
- Ohlins steering damper with in house fitting kit, down the
frame style
- Ohlins rear shock
- Akrapovic full exhaust system with Titanium muffler and
bracket
- Lightweight race body work from America, modified to fit.
- Mean green paintwork, black bellypan, red number boards
black numbers.
- Race vinyl’s by Nick
- D.I.D endurance race drive chain
- Selection of Renthal sprockets for gearing options
- Extra rear light fitted
- One off in house footrest risers by Mr. Burn
- One off in house side mounted paddock stand bracketry by
Mr.Burn
- Power commander
- Race/road shift option gear changer
- R&G crash protectors
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| TEAM ALF’S ENDURANCE RIDERS |
Gus Scott racing journalist,
currently found mostly on the pages of T.W.O. Raced with us
at Spa and Magny-Cours in 2002. Too many achievements to list.
John
Barton
Isle of Man TT expert - has completed 120mph lap!
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1999 Eurpoean Supermono Championship - 3rd
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Daytona 1999 winner of Sound of Singles
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IOM TT Singles
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BSB 1993 Privateer
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Raced with us at Le Mans in 2002.
Mick Godfrey
Alf’s Motorcycles Machine sales manager. 5 years in
KRC UK Endurance, 3 X 24 hour events under his belt. Raced
at Le Mans and Spa in 2002
Andy Notman
World endurance championship winner with Phase One in 2003.
Superstox competitor 2004
John McGuinness
Copy to come - can't get hold of him as he's too fast!
Gus and John and John wear Arai helmets
John and Mick wear Daytona Security Evo boots
Andy and Mick wear Shark RSR helmets
Gus and Andy wear Oxtar TCS boots
Gus, John, Mick and Andy Wear Furygan ‘Stunt’
leathers, Racer ‘Airforce’ gloves, EDZ undersuits.
And use Motrax knee sliders
Three riders only can race. Gus, Andy and John are the entered
riders with Mick as reserve. Andy Notman broke his arm in
practice at Silverstone on the day of the opening round of
BSB and Superstox last weekend and will definitely will not
be riding. As Mick is still recovering from a double leg break,
he will not be riding unless in extreme circumstances. Last
minute replacement for Andy is John McGuinness.
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