The Thunderdrome events are the brain child of nearly professional auto journalists Andy Didorosi and Ben Wojdyla. The setting is the Dorais Park Velodrome near Mound rd and Outer Drive in north Detroit. The Drome was constructed in '68 and was left to rot after about 1990. A massive clean up effort last summer laid the ground work for petrol fueled high-jinx on the bumpy, graffiti covered concrete.
Motor powered races were ten laps a piece with larger classes split into heats of six to eight bikes. The top finishers of each heat move on the the finale. The scooters were split into two classes by Andy arbitrarily sorting out the tuned machines from the barely running. While there was no doubt which class the Spree fell into, my competitors tried to negotiate their way down a class.
Although my competitors tried valiantly, they were no match for my fast feet and easy starting Honda. I quickly took my line at the bottom of the track to watch all the faster scoots pull away by the entrance to turn one. Oh well, I just need to get the Spree running 40mph and I can run with the leaders next time.
The rest of the racing action was equally as exciting. Pit bikes were both the largest class with over twenty competitors and one of the fastest classes. After the first heat, the organizers realized that speeds topping 50mph with a few hundred spectators standing just a few feet off the top of the track could end badly. Spectators were moved to the inside of the track and everyone felt much safer.
Thanks to Ben and Andy for putting a fun event and giving me more reasons to venture south of eight mile.
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