M 1 G P 2 4 H O U R
P94
FEATURE
But they do it on Superbikes,
and I'm on a tiny Aprilia RS50
powered by very tired Honda
XR100 mill. Baby steps for this
budding endurance champion.
I blame Sean MacDonald for
this, one of my five teammates for
this race and a gentleman I have
become mates with since my
move to the States. He has a way
with words in getting me to agree
to the race that is sly and smart at
the very least. The conversation
went like this:
Sean: "Hey man, wanna wreck
yourself in a 24-Hour?"
Me: "F**k yeah! Where do I
sign up?"
As you can see, a real way with
words.
However, the man entirely
responsible for this 1 a.m. mission
into the abyss is not Sean, but
Chris Cantle, the respected car
journo who has a fetish for things
with half the wheels he's used
to, and proprietor of our race
outfit, Team Little Feet. Chris has
long been a rider and is just now
venturing into motorcycle racing,
starting slow, as it were, with a
Honda XR100 engine in a 24-hour
race for little bikes. He has the
enthusiasm of a child on cotton
candy, of someone who hasn't
crashed enough to be cautious of
24 hours of racing. But he's good,
because by the end of the race
we will have suffered only one
crash, and it wouldn't be his.
THE LITTLE
RS50,
WITH ITS
SWIMMING
POOL-SOFT
SUSPENSION,
ACTUALLY TURNS
AND CARRIES
CORNER SPEED
REALLY WELL.
