SUPER HOOLIGAN RACING
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his Hooligan start by winning the
Harley nights on his bagger.
"I've raced moto my whole life
but lately I've really been getting
into the Harley stuff," he says.
"Once I won my first Harley night
here at Costa Mesa I thought I
should have a go at this. I want to
get a proper tracker, so we'll see
how I go."
Rob and his road-registered
Dyna ended up being one of the
stars of the show, as the local
turned it on with a bunch of seat
standing wheelies and a gigantic
burnout at the end of the meet-
ing that had the capacity Costa
Mesa crowd in raptures.
LET'S GET IT!
Super Hooligan racing has al-
ways appealed to me, because I
like doing things a bit left of field.
I also love the fact that here is
a race series that doesn't take
itself too seriously—if at all.
I must admit this is not the first
time I've raced a Hooligan event,
having taken the start at the 2016
Austin MotoGP event as a guest
of Indian Motorcycle in a convert-
ed car park (yes, it was as mental
as it sounds and you can read all
about that by clicking here).
Costa Mesa Speedway is
about two miles from where I
used to live so this hallowed
venue that has hosted speedway
racing for the past 49 years is
absolutely my home track, and
once I got wind there was a
Hooligan race happening there,
I bugged Sands' buddy and
workmate Cameron Brewer non-
stop until he finally relented and
handed me an Indian.
"Dude, this is the best dirt in
Southern California, you'll love it,"
Brewer told me. He wasn't wrong.
Costa Mesa Speedway might
be short by international speed-
Makin' it dance! Rennie and the Indian got on quite well—eventually.
