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Race Talk / The Real Cannonball ~ May 4th 2013 ~ Red Ball Garage, Manhattan, New York
« on: March 03, 2013, 11:31:35 AM »
MSILSF Event Executive Kathleen Hilz and I were invited to the Portofino Hotel and Yacht Marina on Friday, March 1st, to discuss The Real Cannonball with the Marketing Director. For those too young to remember, the Portofino Hotel was the finish venue for Brock Yates' Cannonballs. I took some photos and made some short videos to commemorate our trip. These may be viewed on my Facebook.com page at www.facebook.com/scootermeister.spears.

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Race Talk / Revised Entry List
« on: February 23, 2013, 12:56:58 PM »
The revised entry list is attached for your perusal.

Brock had seven "teams" finish in 1971. I attribute the modest number of entries to our "one rider/one scooter" Rule. It probably gave a lot of wanna-bees a harsh reality check about their skill set and the level of preparedness required for our event.

Please Note: The Real Cannonball, sanctioned by Motor-Scooter International Land-Speed Federation, is not affiliated with www.scootercannonball.com, an 8-day timed/scored rally in which "[p]articipation is limited to scooters with an engine displacement not more than 250cc" held in even numbered years.

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Race Talk / More Money!
« on: February 12, 2013, 04:34:03 PM »
MSILSF Vice-President, Capt. Lew Laurito, has once again opened his wallet and posted an additional US$500.00 prize money to be awarded to the winner of Class II (101cc to 175cc). This brings the total prize money to US$2,500.00!

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Race Talk / IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT Re The Real Cannonball
« on: January 12, 2013, 06:28:05 PM »
Racer,

Great news! An extremely generous anonymous donor has donated One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) prize money to be split amongst the First Place Motor-Scooter Winners in each of the five classes:

Class I: (50cc to 100cc)
Class II: (101cc to 175cc)
Class III: (176cc to 300cc)
Class IV: (301cc to 650cc)
Class V: (651cc to 850cc)

Sidecars are not eligible to participate in this prize money.

It has not yet been determined whether there must be three entries to constitute a class.

This means the 1st Place Overall Winner will receive at least $200.00, quite possibly more, in addition to the $1,000,00 prize money posted by MSILSF Executive Vice-President Lew Laurito.

Please remember that entries close March 30th at Midnight, after which entries will not be accepted, period! Please attend to this now if you want to race. You may enter at http://www.motorscooterlandspeedfederation.org/, or at http://www.meetup.com/Beach-Cities-Scooter-Club/events/55416082/.

Thank you very much for your continuing enthuisiasm and competitive spirit.

Regards,

Alan

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Race Talk / Sidecar Outfits Entered in MSILSF Extreme Endurance Races.
« on: January 12, 2013, 09:50:29 AM »
Racer,

This announcement pertains to all scheduled MSILSF Extreme Endurance Races including:

1. The Real Cannonball ~ World's Most Extreme Motor-Scooter Endurance Race, May 4th 2013

2. Lake Tahoe T.T. 375-Mile Extreme Endurance Race, May 4th 2014

3. Golden State 850-Mile Extreme Endurance Race, September 20th/21st 2014

Scooter sidecar outfits are eligible to enter the Sidecar Class without regard to the number of pre-entries in said class. The customary requirement that three (3) pre-entries must be received to populate a class is waived until further notice. Where overall finisher prize money is posted, such as the One Thousand Dollar ($1,000.00) prize posted by MSILSF Vice-President Capt. Lew Laurito for 1st Place Overall in The Real Cannonball, sidecar entries are not eligible to compete for said prize money. Although there are several reasons for this exclusion, the primary one is we do not wish to concern ourselves with enforcing the one rider/one scooter rule. Similarly we do not wish to mandate and/or enforce separate rules pertaining to carrying auxiliary fuel in the chair in lieu of a passenger.

I am looking forward to racing my Kymco S9 70cc Malossi / Cozy 100 outfit at Lake Tahoe T.T.  Does anyone with a scooter outfit care to join me?

Regards,

Scootermeister

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Race Talk / The Real Cannonball ~ May 4th 2013 ~ Red Ball Garage, Manhattan, New York
« on: January 10, 2013, 07:20:08 AM »
Thank you very much, Captain Scott. I've done my best to post to the forums, but the most complete info about The Real Cannonball is posted to my Facebook page: www.facebook.com/Scootermeister.spears. If you're interested in this race, and can't find the info you're looking for on the forums, please send me e-mail and I'll endeavor to get the data to you. I may be reached at msilsf@yahoo.com. Regards, Alan (aka Scootermeister)

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Race Talk / MSILSF Lake Tahoe T.T. 375-Mile Extreme Endurance Race
« on: December 31, 2012, 06:36:49 AM »
Has anyone been through Cave Rock Tunnel cruising around Take Tahoe?

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Eye Candy | Videos and Pics / I love my S9 70cc Malossi w/Cozy 100!
« on: December 31, 2012, 06:31:20 AM »
I try to toodle-doo around town every day. This past Saturday, December 29th, I rode from home in Chula Vista to Motorsport Scooter in San Diego -- round-trip on the I-5 Freeway!

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Race Talk / Theft Problem at Hell's Loop T.T. 2012
« on: December 29, 2012, 09:07:55 AM »
What kind of an asshole would steal a scooter racer's auxiliary fuel system a few hours before a race? I guess the solution to theft problems is an alarm system -- and a weapon capable of inflicting death, or great bodily injury!

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Race Talk / MSILSF Lake Tahoe T.T. 320-Mile Ultra-Extreme Endurance Race
« on: December 29, 2012, 08:54:21 AM »
This scenic venue should appeal to a broader audience. Details at:
http://www.meetup.com/Beach-Cities-Scooter-Club/events/96655032/

Beginning in 2014 MSILSF is increasing the entry fee by $26, from $99 to $125. We will continue to donate 10% of all monies collected to the Wounded Warrior Project.

Here's what MSILSF is all about: http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/audioPop.jsp?episodeId=430902&cmd=apop

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Race Talk / Re: The Real Cannonball ~ May 4th 2013 ~ Red Ball Garage, Manhattan, New York
« on: December 26, 2012, 04:22:08 AM »
Bill Murar is closing motorcycle entries as of April 15th. MSILSF is closing scooter entries as of Midnight, March 31st. NO LATE ENTRIES PLEASE. The website's on-line entry page will be shut down. This race has been posted for a very long time. If you're thinking about entering, but aren't 100% positive you can make it, please enter before the entry site goes off-line. I'm going to be racing this event, and may even be riding to New York, in which case I'll be in the wind sometime during the third week of April.

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Race Talk / Parting of the clouds
« on: December 24, 2012, 04:33:43 PM »
That Scooter Guy,

Your remark, ". . . You make it sound like the clouds parted and the almighty approving light of the FIM has beamed down on you. . . .", has some merit. The FIM issued me no less than nine (9) professional racing licenses, four of which were "Green Stamp". You may look, but not touch them at www.cr500g.com. I won't presume you know the difference in the FIM stamp colors because you're apparently unaware of the fact, easily deduced from the name Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, the FIM doesn't sanction extreme motor-scooter endurance road racing. But now, with the Internet, you can no doubt look it up and be an even greater authority on the subject. There's one thing you won't be an authority on, and that is The Real Cannonball. The reason for that is, despite the extensive blogging on the Internet, you don't and won't have a MSILSF Cometition License to race this event.

Alan

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Race Talk / The Real Cannonball ~ May 4th 2013 ~ Red Ball Garage, Manhattan, New York
« on: December 24, 2012, 09:24:30 AM »
Areomyst,

The difference between The Real Cannonball and www.scootercannonball.com is covered in the following disclaimer I use on my Facebook page:

"The Real Cannonball, sanctioned by Motor-Scooter International Land-Speed Federation, is not affiliated with www.scootercannonball.com, an 8-day timed/scored rally in which "[p]articipation is limited to scooters with an engine displacement not more than 250cc" held in even numbered years."

Here's the real distinction between The Real Cannonball and www.scootercannonball.com: From the blogs I’ve read about scootercannonball, the majority of riders participate in that event to enjoy the cross-country scenery and camaraderie. I applaud these riders for their tenacity. Based on the defamatory rhetoric on this and other forums in months past, I realize there’s an inner group of self-perceived racers in the scootercannonball rally -- not one of whom has the balls to challenge MSILSF extreme endurance racers in The Real Cannonball ~ World’s Most Extreme Motor-Scooter Endurance Race!

Regards,

Alan

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Race Talk / Hell's Loop T.T. 375-Mile X-Treme Endurance, November 25th 2012
« on: December 22, 2012, 09:13:49 AM »
I finished Hell's Loop T.T. on my 175.8cc Gilera, with no less than 5 gas/pit stops, in 6 hours, 30 minutes for an average speed of 57.69 miles-per-hour. This was done with no right hip or knee joints, altitude changes from 4900 feet to below sea level, and white-lining more than 60 miles of traffic from Baker to Barstow -- at the ripe old age of 64.

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Race Talk / MSILSF Golden State 850-Mile Extreme Endurance Race
« on: December 08, 2012, 02:19:14 AM »
Crescent City to San Diego, CA WFO!  8)
http://www.meetup.com/Beach-Cities-Scooter-Club/events/94526102/

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