Surely you've seen Rich Christensen, the guy in the tight shirt with the melodramatic antics, set up grudge races between mismatched `mobiles by now? The star of Speed TV's Pinks was doing his usual flex and release routine at the Bradenton Motorsports Park, but something outside the expected went down--scores of sportbikes showed up and provided the closest racing the series has seen.
On Friday night's qualifying round a solid 287 bikes lined up in hopes of making Saturday's main event as well as getting a chance to square up in an armdrop battle for a winner-take-all race.
Talk about a silver bullet....
Talk about a silver bullet. This would be any 16-year old's wettest dream ever.
Everything from wheelie-barred `Busas to stock CBR900RRs were racing heads up, and though some of the matches were less than fair it still offered the crowd great entertainment.
The rather anticlimactic result to a standard test and tune day wasn't the result we'd hoped for. Instead we had planned on Rich puffing out his cheeks and getting a couple riders going at each other's throats. Maybe bike guys are too smart. Check your local TV listings for coverage.
Remember when Rich highsided...
Remember when Rich highsided the gixxer? Youtube it.this time he stuck to what he does best - flexin'.
A Couple Of Bad B-Kings Wait...
A Couple Of Bad B-Kings Wait For A Challenge.
Car Against Bike Rocks!