PMP Event: Pocono Raceway 5/20

Pocono Raceway is our backyard, the closest racetrack to NYC. At beginning, back in the 90s, Robert Lombardi and I used to ride our bikes there with a bag on our shoulders. I still remember the first time when at 5:30 am we took a desolated Verrazzano bridge at increasing speed so by the time we reached the highest point I thought I was going to jump directly in the sunrise of a memorable day.
I can not recall how many times we have been in PR, too many, or just enough to know that up there any thing can happen with the weather. I have rode under snow flakes in October, or got caught under epical torrential rain in the summer, but regardless you can bet your money that in a matter of a short time the conditions will improve maybe because we are stirring the wind with our beloved bikes, a wind that is constantly sweeping the sky above Pocono Raceway.
Again, last week the Cassandras of the weather forecast were calling for ominous rain, something that it’s not well accepted for an event at the end of May, so Sunday morning it was not surprise that we took our time in wearing our leather suits: the sky was gray and the temperature unpleasantly cold, but right after the first session, Mr. PR Wind woke up and magically remove the blanket of clouds to reveal a beautiful blue sky. From that point on it was downhill: a little adjustment on the never perfect suspensions, a little bit more rubber on the asphalt and the lap timer start proving that the heat was on. The inevitable dicing prompted excitement inside and outside the track. Beside the PMP guys Naim, Antonio, Mike, Almos and myself, we enjoyed the company of our friends Peter Dave, Gabor, Rob and Jerry.
















I want to take the opportunity to thank SBTT for organizing a flawless event with the help of Pocono Raceway in the person of Bill Jones, the track service offered by the PA POSSE and its Marshall Speedy, and finally our sponsors and friends that have been helping us in putting together the PMP concept:
Mario Pires from AJS Autowerks, Diana from JSTypography and Dennis from RaceDayPhoto, beside Techline Construction, United Watermains, 666 Cycles, Stucco Antico, SilverLining, Pasticceria Tichetti, MadeinItalyNYC, Strawberry Shakes & Grill, Brooklyn Bike Works, and Lee Miles Transmission in Brooklyn.