[motorcycle.com] - RSD Super Hooligans Built A Flat Track In Downtown Austin

[Ninjette Newsbot]

Press Release:*The Handbuilt Motorcycle Show*in Austin, conveniently takes place on the same weekend as the famed COTA Moto GP as well as the COTA GNC Flat Track. The event is a mash-up of racing, custom and culture creators. You have the*crème de la crèmeof custom motorcycles from builders like Max Hazzan, Shinya Kimura, our own Roland Sands and of course the shows originator, Revival Cycles. Moto GP and Moto America is happening right down the street so guys like Wayne Rainey, Kevin Schwartz, Jason Lee and Keanu Reeves are in attendance. You throw in the American Motordrome Wall of Death with some craft cocktails inspired by Paul D’Orleans of the Vintagent, some original motorcycle inspired artwork and one would think it couldn’t get any better. Right?

We thought so too… and then the city of Austin allowed us to run an RSD Super Hooligan short track in the middle of downtown. And race on it. It took the team from*Indian Motorcycle,*Revival Cycles*and*Roland Sands Design*a hell of an effort to make it happen, but happen it did.

In 48 hours*Brian Bell and the relentless crew of*IV League Flat Track*took a gravel parking lot, too many tons of dirt to count, over one hundred orange and white barriers and built a solid sure bet of a race track. Our money? On the Indians, of course.The sun was setting, the light draping the bodywork of machines in dust in a way only found at a race track covered in dirt. Indians, Harleys, Hondas, Ducatis, you name it, it was there. This is the epitome of Hooligan racing. Run what ya brung, boys and girls. Expect a hard, short and fast race with the only real trophy being to call your claim, a Hooligan.



RSD’s own Roland Sands, #10 was seen battling it out with GNC legend Joe Kopp in the initial track turns. Both mounted on Indian Scout 60’s, rider pitted against rider. Pushing their 500lb machines to the max on the short make-shift track, they found traction where they could and made it where they couldn’t. All the while the crowd pressing on the chain-link fences begging for more.

In the midst of Indian Scout 60’s several other bikes showed up for race day. A BMW R nineT stood out amongst the V-Twins with its opposed cylinders, but most noteworthy had to be Jamie Robison’s Ducati Scrambler. Armed with not much more than knobby tires and what appeared to be a gas tank attacked by an angle grinder, Jamie was able to tame his Italian machinery and the dirt saw him through the heats and into the night.

As if having legendary racer David Aldana #13, the first true Hooligan show up to race wasn’t enough, the Hooligan crew advanced a few shutter clicks with Dimitri Coste, infamous Flat Track photographer and racer, hanging it all out there. He piloted his loaned Indian Scout Super 60 around the IV League built flat track like he’d been riding it for months. You’d never know it was his first time on a track built two days ago.

Despite sporting a soon-to-be-released Bell Moto3 helmet, RSD leader Roland Sands wasn’t fast enough to claim the checkered flag under the lights. (These races aren’t fixed folks!) Jamie Robinson took first place at the end of the “A” Main on his Ducati Scrambler. Behind him, exhaust bellowing, Roland Sands and in third spinning wheels sliding sideways, Cameron Brewer. Not only were these riders racing for Hooligan glory, but they were also knocking elbows and kicking up dirt to qualify for*Saturday’s*half mile AMA Pro Nationals race at COTA. The Indian Motorcycle sponsors*Super Hooligan Tour by Roland Sands Design put on such a memorable race in Daytona, that they were invited back to put on another Super Hooligan show at the pro races again! FansChoice.tv streamed both the*AMP Pro Austin Heat Races*(Hooligan Heats start at 52:40) and*AMA Pro Austin Main Event*live on Saturday, April 9th.

The Hooligans came out, raced hard and gave the fans an exciting evening! The only thing topping it was the fact that Steve Bonsey, #80 from Salinas, CA on his XR750, a hard-working, race-living young man, who survives race to race on what he earns, took home the bacon. $2,500 from Indian and another $1,000 from*K&N*in the “Dash for Cash”! (Indian paid out $5k in total purse to the Pro-racers who showed up.)

Super Hooligan*Friday*Night Flat Track Main Results

Super Hooligan

1. Jamie Robinson
2. Roland Sands
3. Rennie Scaysbrooke

GNC Pro Twins

1. Stevie Bonsey
2. Jarod Vanderkooi
3. Kale Kolkman

Air-Cooled Vintage

1. Logan Roerig
2. Mystery Rider #331
3. Patrick Tharp

Run What Cha Brung

1. Jeff O’Leary
2. Shawn O’Leary
3. Travis Hayes

So there you have it folks, if we can get the city of Austin Texas to let us throw a Flat Track race in the middle of down-town, chances are we can do it just about anywhere.

For the full story and first hand quotes from the riders go to*Super Hooligan Austin Blog.*For more photos from the Super Hooligan Flat Track race click on the link*HERE.

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