I really enjoy moped racing. I went to the last race of the first Polini Cup in 2009, started a moped racing circuit in the pacific northwest in 2010 that ran for a handful of years, attended Tomahawk Cup, the first 3 Moped GP West, and other various smaller events. Now that I’m back in …
An endurance race is usually punctuated with long bouts of difficulty. Weather, planning, mechanical durability, mental stress, preparedness, luck, all factor into successfully completing the journey. Winning, even in a such a low stakes venture as a moped race with no cash value and very little bragging rights, is still a towering achievement of grit. …
Day 2 is listed as the fun day of the race. It’s a short, 50 mile hop from the campsite in Tellico Plains to Deals Gap, North Carolina where the teams can relax and enjoy the local sights. It is not an easy ride though. That fifty mile stretch contains 4,500ft of elevation to climb …