Dave Roper, the first American ever to win an Isle of Man TT, will be riding a restored 580cc Indian TT model v-twin in the 2011 TT. Roper has a lifetime of achievement in vintage racing, including more than 20 AHRMA national championships as well as his win of the 1984 Senior Historic TT on a G50 Matchless. Support the first motorcycle to ever win the Senior TT on the Mountain Course, the only American marque to win at the event and the only American racer to ever win the Senior Historic TT!
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Track count update 4.0
In April, I flew out to California to race at Willow Springs and the next weekend at INDE Motorsports Ranch, Willcox, Az. Whiie I've raced at Willow Springs many times, I've never been to INDE before. It's a very complex and challenging track, being 2.75 miles long with 21 turns. I found it hard work, but had a couple of close wins in the 350GP class and two 2nd places in the bump up 500 Premiere class. I was quite concerned with the wear on my rear tire after Saturday's 350GP and went into tire conservation mode for the 500 race. I tried to find a new tire or even a used take-off, but didn't. I ended up flipping the tire over on the rim to get the less worn side on the right for this clockwise course and ended up turning my fastest lap of the weekend on the last lap of my last race Sunday on a tire that I thought was worn out.
INDE Motorsports Ranch make track 123 that I've ridden on.
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