> Thursday, September 25, 2003, 1:32:53 PM, you wrote: > Any comments on the Barber facility (as a spectator), etc?
> No question it is a fabulous facility, probably the best track I have > been to and an incredible achievement for its first year. The track is > compact so you can see lots of action, multiple corners and straights > from a single seating location. > There are no grandstands, seating is > on man-made terraced hills. Chairs and coolers are welcomed and pop up > shelters are allowed in the higher levels only so as to not block > views. The whole place is beautifully landscaped and has a bunch of > neat scupltures in the open spaces, giant ants and spiders. > Guys: Just got back from Barbers. I have to second the above remarks...the track is wonderful from a riders' perspective and from a spectators perspective. And the vintage motorcycle museum is absolutely world-class. With the burning of the National Motor Museum in England last week, there's no doubt that Barbers is now the finest motorcycle museum collection in the world....and it only has about HALF of the bikes on display at this point! Rode for 3 days at the track: Friday we got in 5 practice sessions; Saturday and Sunday each saw us doing 2 short practices and an AHRMA vintage race. I rode my 1975 CB 400F in Lightweight Production. Started in the 2nd wave and was able to pass 3/4 of the entire field (including the 750 flathead Harleys & Indians!), both days. Ended up with 2nd place in Lightweight Production both days. They wouldn't let my NS-400R through tech, so it became my pit bike. Everybody got a kick out of seeing it zip around, though. And I MAY have exceeded the posted 20 mph on the perimeter road on it, once...er, twice...er... My friend James Greer (HotLantabahn) came over from Atlanta with his wife, Denise, to watch. You'll remember that Jim is recovering from a recent rear-ender while sitting at a stoplight on his VFR. He's walking pretty well now, with occasional help from a cane. He's anxious to get back on his RSVR Aprilia...the VFR was totaled. We slipped over to downtown Birmingham and found a FINE little Italian restaurant with a genuine local character for a waiter for a well-earned dinner Friday night. A great weekend, all around! Best regards, Fred Don't take That curve At 60 per We hate to lose A customer --Burma-Shave--
