Saturday I attended the second round of the WERA National Endurance Race Series at Talladega Grand Prix Raceway in central Alabama.
If you've never attended a motorcycle endurance race you owe it to yourself to try. This is some of the most exciting racing you could ever want to see. It is truly a "team" sport.
The thing that impresses me most about endurance racing are the riders themselves. They go out and run for an hour or more running times consistently near sprint race pace.
Then there are the pit stops. Top teams can put on fuel and tires in what seems like only a few seconds. Then you have the teams out there on a shoestring. Teams that will run a 4 hour race with only one set of tires and two riders.
I watched one rider get off his bike after an hour, pick up a fire extinguisher and stand by so the team next to his could pit and refuel. He didn't even stop to take a drink. These are the types of riders and teams you'll find up and down the paddock.
For detailed race results see this link at Roadracingworld.com.
http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=25437
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