Sons of Speed has always been an enjoyable event for me to attend and cover. I really like that people have taken the time to keep these classic motorcycles running and even more to the point, actually racing them. This event is exploding
I am not the only one who feels that way, the event was packed. Attendance was up and so were the new classes and number of riders racing.
Races have several different classes for types of engines.
Eric Bass
One example is the 45 Class has now grown to 36 racers.
Rogue in pit at track
Sons of Speed debuted in 2015 and has now become a highlight of Daytona's annual Bike Week motorcycle rally. Racers include expert motorcycle restorers, motorcycle industry notables, Harley-Davidson dealers and professional racers. Riders and viewers know that the challenge is not just winning the race, it's making sure that the motorcycle, which may be 70 to 100 years old, makes it to the finish line.
AERIAL VIDEO OF EVENT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfNG48LwU6o
Shelly Rosssmeyer
Shelly and Crew
Berry Wardlaw and Chuck KennedyI ended up in Shelly Rossmeyer’s Pit watching Berry Wardlaw, Chuck Kennedy and Rebel Glover keep her bike running in top condition. Prior to the race Shelly’s bike went to Berry’s shop Accurate Engineering in Dothan, Alabama for tuning and runs on the new racing dyno he recently installed. They found some problems, when running on the dyno, fixed them and the end result is her bike ran the best it has ever performed.
While the races are the big thing, it was also a time to see friends and get to spend some time with them and catch up
Chris Callen RacingChris Callen, the emperor of Cycle Source was in the pits next to us. He's gone from helping with the races to working the pits and this year entered a bike. He ran 28 second laps and won a couple of heats and made the main event. He'll be back.
Jody Perewitz
Dave PerewitzJody Perewitz was good to see. as well as her dad Dave.
Brittney
In the final race of the day Moonshiner Josh Owens crashed coming out of turn 3 and received serious injuries and was taken to the hospital in an ambulance.
At the time of this writing he is recovering. Friend and brother racer Freddie Bollwage reported on his condition.
Josh has two broken legs, both kneecaps, ankle, broken neck and lower back injury. He had surgery and is alert and doing well considering the extent of his injuries. There was no head trauma or internal bleeding.
Freddie thanked everyone for their prayers. Please keep them coming.
There will be a Go Fund Me set up in the near future to help with the hospital expenses and recovery. We will keep you informed as we get more information,
New this year was also NASCAR’s Kyle Petty doing a show for Northern Tool + Equipment. Twin Power also had a set up there as well as some new sponsors
Billy Lanehttps://www.facebook.com/thesonsofspeed/
I'll be back next year, can't miss it!
--Rogue
