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Good afternoon, damned Yankees. Well, you're not all terrible. I married a Yankee from Massachusetts. In fact, that's the reason I'm joining here! We're all going on a fantastic family vacation up to Grantham, NH this coming July. One of the weekends we're there just so happens to line up with a LRRS event. Being a licensed racer with the CMRA here in Texas, well, I just can't pass up that opportunity.
However, the logistics are an issue. It'd take me 3 days to schlep my bike up there and 3 more the bring it back, and that's just generally a trip I'd like to avoid having to take. So I'm investigating alternatives. I know that Penguin rents out their 300s and motards for racing. However, it looks like the novice grids for those classes are pretty sparse. I'd like to have a decent shot at a "race" and not just end up with 10 seconds between me and the nearest rider.
So my novel solution is to find some kind soul here to "rent" me their bike for the weekend. Basically, I'll pay you a fair cash value, in full, for your bike before the weekend. Come Sunday afternoon, you'll buy it back from me, less a few hundred bucks. If ding it up a bit (not planning to, of course), it can be less a few hundred more bucks. If I toss it into grandstands, well, you've got the money in your pocket.
Does that sound like a plan anyone would potentially go for? I figured I'd post here to get some feedback before putting anything on the "Wanted" page. I've raced on everything from a Ninja 250 to an R6, so I'll take whatever you've got. So long as it has some decent rubber on it (I can bring warmers) and runs reasonably well, I'm game. My own bike is probably more zip ties and bondo than anything else right now, so don't let that deter you. I just want to get on the track!