SHOWS PRODUCED IN 1992

#196 Setting Up for Ice Racing:  We travel to Cycle Craft in Woodstock, Illinois and look at different motorcycles for ice racing and show how to set up the important tires.  (1992)

#197 First Ice Race ’92 Part 1:  We look at the heat races at this first race and talk to some of the racers.  (1992)

  #198 First Ice Race ’92 Part 2:  More interviews and the finals from this cold winter day at Loon Lake.  (1992)

  #199 Jetting a Motorcycle Carburetor:  On a frozen lake, we do spark plug checks and change jets to tune this motorcycle for ice racing.  (1992)

#200 Second Ice Race ’92 Part 1:  We show the heat races from this ice race at Loon Lake, and show how to change the gearing and check the plugs.  (1992)

 #201 Second Ice Race ’92 Part 2:  We show the final races including the super fast Pro Class.  (1992)

  #208 Grattan ’92 Race 1 Part 1:  We watch the riders’ school students and discuss it, and check out the action of the GTO and GTU races.  (1992)

#209 Grattan ’92 Race 1 Part 2:  We check out the finals on Sunday and talk to some of the local racers.  (1992)

  #210 Road America ’92 Part 1:  We travel to Mid-Wisconsin to race and look at the 50-mile GTO and GTU races.  (1992)

#211 Road America ’92 Part 2:  We talk to some of the competitors and look at some of the racing action.  (1992)

 #212 Half-Mile Racing ’92 Part 1:  We travel to I-96 Speedway located between Grand Rapids and Lansing, Michigan and look at the heat races.  (1992)

#213 Half-Mile Racing ’92 Part 2:  We talk to some more of the racers and look at the finals at this half-mile dirt track.  (1992)

#220 Grattan ’92 Race 2 Part 1:  June 13-14, 1992. We spend some time taking to the owner of Grattan Raceway, E.J. Faasen, about the beginnings of this racetrack, having A.J. Foytd look at the track and the safety of the track. Action covered include the GTO and GTU 25-lap races.  

#221 Grattan ’92 Race 2 Part 2:  June 13-14, 1992. We continue our conversation with E.J. Faasen talking about track safety, track beautification and value of race tracks. The Sunday races include: Expert  HW SB, Expert Unlimited GP, Expert and Amateur combined MW SS, LW SB and LW GP. 

#222 Grattan ’92 Race 3 Part 1:  We talk to the racers of British bikes and look at all six of the AHMRA National Sprint Races.  (1992)

#223 Grattan ’92 Race 3 Part 2:  We look at the Sunday AMA/CCS sprint races and talk to some of the racers and experts.  (1992)  

  #224 Blackhawk ’92 Race 3 Part 1:  We check out the 25-lap GTO and GTU races and talk to these competitors. We install a D & D exhaust system and dyno the bike at 4 & 6 Racing. In some of the vintage action, we watch Craig Breckon and Bob Goodpaster winning on their old bikes.  (1992)

  #225 Blackhawk ’92 Race 3 Part 2:  We look at the various 8-lap sprint races and talk to the Twin Sports National Champion, Scott Zampach.  (1992)

  #226 Ducati Weekend at Grattan ’92:  We travel to Grattan Raceway, northeast of Grand Rapids, for this annual event for European motorcycles.  (1992)  

#227 Watercraft and SuperJets ’92:  We check out the beautiful Lake Street Beach in Gary, Indiana and ride personal watercraft.  (1992)

#228 Blackhawk ’92 Race 4 Part 1:  We look at the 25-lap GRO and GTU races and learn about piston fitting and valve cutting.  (1992)

#229 Blackhawk ’92 Race 4 Part 2:  We race in and look at the different 8-lap sprint races and talk to some of the local Midwest racers.  (1992)  

#230 600 National at I-96 Speedway:  We travel to this half-mile located between Lansing and Grand Rapids, and look at this race and talk to the national stars.  (1992)

  #231 Grattan ’92 Race 4 Part 1:  We look at the spectators’ track ride and the combined 25-lap GTO and GTU races.  (1992)

  #232 Grattan ’92 Race 4 Part 2:  We talk to some of the Michigan racers and look at a few of the Sunday races.  (1992)

  #233 Blackhawk ’92 Race 5 Part 1:  (1992)

  #235 Blackhawk ’92 Race 5 Part 2  (1992)

#236 Grattan ’92 Race 5 Part 1:  We check out the 25-lap GTO and GTU races and talk to some of the competitors.  (1992)

#237 Grattan ’92 Race 5 Part 2:  We talk to more of the racers and look at some of the Sunday sprint races at Grattan Raceway.  (1992)

  #239 Restoring 1956 Vespa Part 1:  With the help of Ron Hedlund of Vespa of Chicago, we start to take apart the vintage scooter.  (1992)

#240 Rebuilding 4-Cylinder Engine Part 1:  I begin to disassemble the top end and explain how some of these parts work together.  (1992)

#241 Ice Race Seminar:  We travel to Cycle Craft Yamaha in Woodstock, Illinois and watch Larry teach about motorcycle racing.  (1992)

#242 Restoring 1956 Vespa Part 2:  In part two, we remove the engine and take off the cylinder to check the wear.  (1992)  

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