Willow Springs Racing on the Shelby/Minarelli mutant

[bairdco]

Just got back from a weekend of racing on the Willow Springs kart track. 90° temps, very slight winds, and a bumpy, cracked up track.

My chopped up Shelby airflow with a 70's minarelli V1 moped motor blasted me into 2nd place in the 8hp midrange class, and 3rd place in the unlimited (8+hp) class.

There were only 2 bikes (and riders) that were faster than me. One is a 212cc predator motorized Felt bike with 25hp, and the other is an awesome home built contraption that looks like an early board tracker with a slightly less powerful 212cc predator.

Willow has no big straights, so it's all about the corners.

I out cornered a monster bike running a 150cc racing kart motor, which would eat me alive on a bigger track, but he couldn't hang with me in the tight turns.

No crashes, no breakdowns, nothing but fun times.

I'll post some race pics when I get them...

 

[Thurman]

Nice job on that motor Baird.

 

[bairdco]

Here's a few boring photos

 

[fat tire trader]

Here's a few boring photos

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That's really cool. I have a late 50s or early 60s Bartali moped with a Minarelli engine, like yours but earlier model.