>Speedway:
one of the best kept secrets in motorcycling!
Speedway:
brakes and suspension are for wimps…
To many, the
sport of 'Speedway' appears to have been caught in
some sort a weird time warp, but don't be put off
- this sport is cool!
A
Speedway bike bares little resemblance to a modern
road-going motorcycle. They are designed to have a
low centre of gravity and to be very lightweight ensuring
they knock-out a very healthy power to weight ratio
(the engines are 500cc high compression methanol burners).
Speedway
is not for wimps. Speeds are high, steering is done
by sliding the rear tyre under power, the bikes have
no suspension or brakes, and if you make a mistake
you'll be slammed into the wall, or the shale track,
or another bike…
We'll
be adding more to this Speedway section in the near
future, in the meantime if you would like to contact
us please drop us an e-mail at Todd@DoctorDanger.com
Speedway
is dangerous sport and can result in serious injury
or possibly death. Participate at your own risk!
Special
thanks:
A special
thanks to the guys at Staechmann Racing who
let us visit their training session and take some
photographs. We would also like to thank Neil Perrone
and all the other racers for providing us with some
real action (which included some pretty good wipeouts!).
Travel
Speedway photos from our trip to Stoke (Sept 2002)
