SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS PLANNED FOR AHRMA WEEKEND AT NEW JERSEY MOTORSPORTS PARK
(Knoxville, TN) The American Historic Racing Motorbike Affiliation (AHRMA) is honoring bike innovator John Britten and bringing again the sounds of the previous throughout their occasion June 21-23 at New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP). Two of the enduring Britten V1000s will likely be displayed within the paddock and will likely be seen and heard throughout on-track demonstrations.
Stephen Briggs will trip the CR & S Britten P-001 which has been a part of comparable demonstrations throughout ARHMA occasions at Barber Motorsports Park, Highway America and NJMP in addition to on the Isle Of Man, Assen and in New Zealand. Briggs campaigned this bike within the 1995 World BEARS championship taking second place. He gained the New Zealand collection within the 1996-97 season.
“As a custodian of the bike I really feel it is very important maintain these bikes within the public eye. It helps to proceed John Britten’s legacy of the innovation he and his crew used to create a World stage racing machine,” stated CR & S Britten P-001 proprietor Bob Robbins. “For individuals to see and listen to them roar on the monitor is a becoming tribute. It’s all the time nice to listen to from individuals who knew of them from the previous and in addition ones who by no means knew what they have been however are surprised on the timeless design.”
The second Britten that will likely be on the AHRMA occasion is P-003 which was bought new in 1994 and nonetheless owned by Dr. Mark Stewart. It was one in all three Brittens, together with P-001 and P-002 despatched to the Isle of Man for the 1994 TT.
Stewart rode P-003 briefly through the mid Nineties. It was totally rebuilt after not working for nearly 30 years. Chuck Huneycutt, very long time Barber Dairies Racing crew rider and retired Barber Museum Restoration Store Supervisor will trip P-003. Huneycutt has earlier expertise using a Britten.
The bikes will full a number of laps of the NJMP monitor instantly following the lunch break on Saturday and Sunday. They are going to be on show and Britten specialists will likely be out there to reply questions all through the weekend.
Becoming a member of the Brittens on monitor will likely be one other very particular bike owned by AHRMA racer Ralph Staropoli. He’ll exhibit his 1993 Yamaha YZR500ROC, raced in 500GP in 1993 by Italian racer Renzo Colleoni. Restored and upgraded in 2002 by a German Gran Prix bike specialist, it’s a lovely instance of the two-stroke period. See and listen to it as these three bikes do some spirited laps across the NJMP Thunderbolt circuit.
About AHRMA:
The American Historic Racing Motorbike Affiliation (AHRMA) is a not-for-profit group devoted to competing on unbelievable basic and true classic together with a variety of recent bikes. With over 3,000 members, AHRMA is the biggest classic racing group in North America and one of many largest on the earth. The affiliation has grown steadily over time, reflecting the growing curiosity in basic bikes.
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