The Season

For the 2011 season we transported our equipment some 15,000 miles, attending 6 meetings in 6 States and competing in 12 race events. We survived with no destroyed equipment or bodies

The Team of 5 riders had 121 starts and 82 podium finishes, a 70% podium finishing rate. Not to shabby.

We had 4 race days unattended by riders who were home taking care of business. There 10 no start or no finish.

The Team Riders in the Championships finished:

National AHRMA Championship

• 200 Grand Prix; 1st and 2nd; Munns and Nielsen
• 250 Grand Prix; 2nd; Niellsen
• CB160; 2nd; Munns
• Sound of Singles/2; 2nd; Pethoud
• Heavy Weight Superbike; 2nd; Pethoud
• 350 Sportmans; 2nd; Nielsen

World Championship AHRMA Championship

• Eirik Lund Nielsen, 1st, 200 Grand Prix
• Joe Pethoud; 1st, Sound of Singles/2

The finishing positions in 200GP, 250GP CB160 classes and Championship positions are noteworthy because these race classes have by far the largest number of riders with often 25-30 riders competing.

The hard luck guy-and I mean really hard luck- was certainly Darren Carpenter who Battle of Twins Class bike had unsolvable electronic gremlins from Road America onward.

The diligence prize goes to Dana Clark, who battled in an underpowered CB160 to finish all events run and a very credible 6th overall in a race group of 30+ riders and then loan his spare engine to another competitor for the Daytona meeting...what a guy. Also his picture featured in Motorcycle Classic Magazine (below). He also drove the equipment to Road America from Portland.

The TUNER award goes to Joe Hoogerhyde a long time and well known AHRMA competitor. He attended several race meetings to provide the expertise to keep the race bikes alive and well.

Everyone has to eat. Company is important too. Who's going to the grocery store? Thanks to Jessica and Rachel...the Munns and Vicious Cycle connections.

And thanks Tucker for assisting with driving back from Daytona.

Barber Motorspoprt Park Birmingham, Alabama

October 7-9

Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida

October 13-16

Daytona

Both of these meetings, back to back, were offered as World Championship point races by AHRMA to invite competitors from other countries.


Barber

The Barber 7th Vintage Festival is the largest meeting for vintage motorcycle in the US. Over 600 competitors and currently 50,000 attending as race teams, riders, swap meet, spectators, auction and more. What a spectacular place.


Daytona

The folllowing Thursday Tenmotoracing was at Daytona. Huge, daunting. This was one event during BikeOctoberFest in the City of Daytona Beach


Barber

Miller Motorsports Park-Tooele, Utah

September 2-4, 2011

Ran in 7 classes. Transported 9 bikes. Also represented Oregon Vintage Motorcycles (OVM) our Oregon vintage motorcycle club.

Another excellent run by all riders. Mostly ups and only one big downer. Eirik Lund Nielsen and Jon Munns continue to terrorize competition with Firsts in 200GP and 350 Sportsman, with Eirik in Sportsman runniing 2 seconds above recent records. The patriarch of Vicious Cycle in Portland, Joe Pethoud, also does a 1st in Sound of Singles/2.

The downer was Darren Carpenter, running the "Big" bikes. Leading the pack in Battle of Twins/1 on Saturday, Darren was hit by another rider entering turn one causing a hard low side crash, which ended the weekend. This Oregon Motorcycle Roadracing Superbike Champion is having a streak no championship rider wants, bad luck and another quick ending to a race meeting.

It happens on the track too. Flat tires. Munns in 250GP "flatted" on Saturday and parked, but some points were salvaged.

And we want to especially thank our Portland based racers for their participation and Mr. Stark the PA announcer for excellent coverage of Tenmoto racers.

Road America: June 10,11,12
Grattan Raceway Park: June 17,18,19

Tenmoto in September/October issue of Motorcycle Classics magazine in article about AHRMA at Road America, June 2011.

Dana Clark at Speed at Road America on his CB 160

New circuits for Team riders.

5 Riders and 1 additional crew at Road America and 3 Riders at Grattan.

2 blown motors and work obligations prevented the complete Team to participate at Grattan.

5,600 mile tow, Portland and return. Rain, sun, hail, tornados....what fun.

Ups and downs at RA.

Final tally = One Hundred and Twenty Three beers downed during the weekend... both softened the impact of damaged equipment and celebrated great podium success.

"Have a beer don't cost nothin'."

"Joe, it must be here someplace."

Photo credit: Jessica Munns (the reader in the chair, above)

Tenmotoracing extends race season and invades Botswana and Namibia.

Willow Springs

April 22-24, 2011

We transported 10 bikes from Portland. 2,000 mile tow. Fuel topped out at $4.75 per gallon.

Dry and windy, of course. What wonderful relief from the 3 months of clouds and rain in Portland (aka Puddle City).

We all bathed in
the climate.

No damage to riders
or equipment.

Close call in Superbike Heavy when Joe Pethoud went into a wind shadow (consider the wind was blowing probably 30mph) at apex of turn one at full lean. Joe's bike jumped the curb, broke the shifter and twisted his ankle. He brought the bike back for a brief tank slapper and avoided what would have been a very nasty high side and motored on. Calm in the saddle is quick on the track.

Favorite bike at the meeting:
Thor, circa 1910, original, un-restored (not pictured).

Our biggest fan.

Exit meeting to LAX for riders flight to PDX. 2 hour flight delay. Moved to Bar Room to test spirits. We put it on the Underhills Account.

Awaiting the double, Road America and Grattan.

March 10, 2011

TenMoto Racing riders will participate in these AHRMA classes:

• Heavy Vintage Superbike. Pethoud. Honda 900F.
• Sound of Singles. Pethoud. KTM/Honda.
• 350 Sportsman. Munns and Lund Nielsen. CB 350.
• 200 and 250 GP. Munns, Lund Nielsen, Clark. CB 160.
• Battle of Twins F1 and F2. Carpenter.

Jon Munns will miss the Road America meeting by running the MotoGiro in Italy aboard an 1967 Amermachi Ale Verde 250

Road Race on track coaching in 2011 Pethoud will be with Motocorsa in Portland, with Carpenter and Lund Nielsen working with Pacific Super Sports Riders

Vicious Cycles in Portland is the technical headquarters for race machines

Lund Nielson's machine is looking for action