Mid Ohio AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days 2018

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Mid Ohio AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days 2018

I was fortunate enough to be camping with the Cleveland Moto gang at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days at Mid Ohio Sports Car Course. They are a wild and entertaining crowd, and I am thankful to have been able to share a campsite with them. I also got to meet some of the Motorcycles and Misfits Podcast crew.
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Despite using lots of sunscreen, this is the aftermath of riding around all day Saturday in shorts. Maybe next year I'll bring an umbrella to mount to my bike.

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Cleveland Moto had been selling raffle tickets for this bike for a few months leading up to Mid Ohio, which culminated with a flaming burnout Saturday night. The winner's name was drawn Sunday morning.  I bought two tickets; one with money, and one with a beaver pelt. That wasn't enough for me to win, though the actual winner only purchased one ticket!

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One of the attractions of Mid Ohio is barrel racing. I would say the photo doesn't do it justice, but countless dirt bikes careening past a 55 gallon drum with a golf cart doing a wheelie in the background sums it up perfectly.

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Saturday afternoon I did sell my 1987 Suzuki SP200 for about five times more than what I paid for it. It did, however, mean that my primary mode of transportation from then on was my feet, and that I would need to find a ride home.

All in all, I had a great time, hung out with some cool people, and didn't crash too much. 10/10 would recommend to a friend.

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