http://racing.cretins.org -- Vintage Racing site for Cretins Motorcycle Club - Seattle & LA Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:22:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Slide a chair under our E-Z up, grab a frito pie, a Lowenbrau and listen to this exhaust!In 2002, a few Cretins decided to take a stab at road racing.  Fifty podium finishes and five championships later, the Cretins Racing Team is a formidable contender anywhere, anytime. In 2006, the ... http://racing.cretins.org/2008/11/irst-post/ So we're 6 weeks removed from the big wreck and it's time for a progress report: We just went to the spine clinic for a check up.  New x-rays were taken to compare with the originals and the Physician's Assistant reports that everything appears to be healing up well.  Cogs has started ... http://racing.cretins.org/2009/07/latest-on-cogss-condition-as-of-7609/ Bones took some great shots of Tamra and Cogs on 5/10/09 at Pacific: http://studio819.smugmug.com/gallery/8271616_Tjis8#541479923_xdU74 http://studio819.smugmug.com/gallery/8271628_pSFHp#541759093_tD8fy You can download any photo from these galleries onto your computer and view them in huge, poster-size detail!                http://racing.cretins.org/2009/07/159/ Some of my Cretin brethren came by the shack to cheer me up...[gallery] http://racing.cretins.org/2009/07/the-boys-come-for-a-visit/ The WMRRA Round 3 Race weeked ended in frightening fashion on lap 2 of the 2nd heat.  While riding in 2nd place, Cogs crashed out trying to avoid an orange safety cone that had been clipped by another rider and subsequently flipped into his path.  The crash occurred on the ... http://racing.cretins.org/2009/06/spokane-52409-massive-crash-lands-cogs-in-hospital/ After the first two WMRRA rounds, Cogs's 3rd and 2nd overall finishes puts him in the point lead with a total of 58.  He has benefitted from some of the top racers' hard luck, but it's not all from charity by any means; he's also raced very cleanly and consistently.  That's what ... http://racing.cretins.org/2009/05/points-hound-cogs-sits-in-1st-tamra-9th-of-17-riders/ Saturday night was spent trying to iron out some significant (albeit not make-or-break) issues with Tamra's bike.  The hideous "sound of doom" emanating from her motor turned out only to be a noisy clutch basket.  Her front brakes have always been a little suspect despite numerous attempts to improve them. The ... http://racing.cretins.org/2009/05/wmrra-round-2-results-cogs-scores-2nd-tamra-8th/ Here's a look at the track sans straightaway, which was being worked on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B8O94CX4Og This past weekend I had occasion to be in Spokane, WA so I decided to pay a visit to our old 2.5 mile long friend.  Neither WMRRA nor anyone else has been able to race there due to ... http://racing.cretins.org/2009/04/video-tour-of-spokane-county-raceway/ This is hot off the wire from F-160 top dog Tim O'Mahony: ALERT!!!!!!   August 8-9 Seattle "Sounds of the Past" Vintage Weekend!  Saturday we will race until our arms fall off! We will have the Formula 160 Superbike Shootout with the cannon Lemans start, 250 Vintage and 500 Vintage, all open to 160/175 racers. ... http://racing.cretins.org/2009/04/sounds-of-the-past-race-dates-announced-89-1009/ Headed into T4 it's #440 Tamra Ancona, the Wheelie-n' Sicilian. Dang, she's hot! ...and fresh out of the Bus Stop Courtesy of http://www.jaytphotos.com Here's a shot from John Porter (a.k.a. "Chops") in which Tamra strikes a retro pose in front of a few of her street bikes: http://racing.cretins.org/2009/04/tamra-lookin-good-captured-by-jaytphotoscom/