Team Chicago is a National Team racing the WERA National Endurance Series Team Chicago Challenge is a weekly motorcycle racing television show.

SHOWS produced in 1990

#101 Painting Plastic Part 1:  (1990)

 #102 Painting Plastic Part 2:  (1990)

 #103 Painting Plastic Part 3:  (1990)

 #104 Ice Racing ’90 Part 1:  We learn about how to ice race and look at some practice at the Y-Not at the Sandbar Inn where the racing will take place.  (1990)

 #105 Ice Racing ’90 Part 2:  We watch the action of the amateur classes and talk to some of the racers at this weekly event.  (1990)

 #106 Ice Racing ’90 Part 3:  We talk to more racers and watch the very fast professional classes.  (1990)

 #107 Painting Plastic Part 4:  (1990)

 #108 How to Ride Part 1:  We show footage from the National Safety Council on how to ride your motorcycle safely.  (1990)

 #109 How to Ride Part 2:  We show more film footage on riding safety.  (1990)

 #110 Spring Prep. Part 1:  (1990)

 #111 Racing at Indy ’90 Part 1:  (1990)

 #112 Racing at Indy ’90 Part 2:  (1990)

 #113 1st M.G.P. of the Decade Part 1:  We interview riders and look at a few of the early races from this first Michigan Gran Prix weekend.  (1990)

 #114 1st M.G.P. of the Decade Part 2:  We watch the racing from this great race, the Michigan Gran Prix, and talk to some of the competitors.  (1990)

 #115 1st M.G.P. of the Decade Part 3:  More racing action and interviews from this beautiful weekend in Western Michigan.  (1990)

 

#116 Triumph Motorcycles Part 1:  We compare a stock 1977 Triumph with a dirt-track racer.  (1990)

 #117 Triumph Dirt-Tracker Part 2:  We explain the difference between half-mile racing and T.T. racing and show the different equipment.  (1990)

 #118 M.G.P. Race II Grattan Part 1:  We interview some of the riders and look at the Saturday heat action.  (1990)

 #119 M.G.P. Race II Grattan Part 2:  We interview the racers of the Michigan Gran Prix and look at the first half of this race.  (1990)

 #120 M.G.P. Race II Grattan Part 3:  The second half of the M.G.P. and some of the racing action.  (1990)

 #121 Half-Mile Racing at Elkhorn Part 1:  We look at this Amateur National Dirt Track Race held in Wisconsin.  (1990)

 #122 Half-Mile Racing at Elkhorn Part 2:  We watch the professional half-mile held on Sunday.  (1990)

 

#123 R.A.D. Project – Sport Bike Night:  (1990)

 #124 Don & Roy’s Sport Bike Night:  (1990)

 #125 Racing at Grattan ’90 Part 1:  We interview the racers of this July 1st race and show some of the morning races.  (1990)

 #126 Racing at Grattan ’90 Part 2:  We interview some of the competitors of the M.G.P. and show the first half of this famous race.  (1990)

 #127 Racing at Grattan ’90 Part 3:  The second half of this M.G.P. race and more racing action from Grattan Raceway Park.  (1990)

 #128 Advanced Endurance School:  We look at this school put on by John Ulrich and Wes Cooley of Team Suzuki Endurance Team.  (1990)

 #129 Ducati Weekend at Grattan Part 1:  We will watch and interview some of the members of the Ducati Owners Club of Canada.  (1990)

 #130 Ducati Weekend at Grattan Part 2:  More interviews and more racing action of these American and Canadian motorcycle owners.  (1990)

 #131 SuperJets and Watercraft Part 1:  In part one, we talk about safety and learn how to control a watercraft.  (1990)

 #132 SuperJets and Watercraft Part 2:  We ride the two different types of small watercraft and talk about them.  (1990)

 #133 Racing at Blackhawk ’90 Part 1:  (1990)

 #134 Racing at Blackhawk ’90 Part 2:  (1990)

 #135 AMA/CCS at Grattan ’90 Part 1:  (1990)

 #136 AMA/CCS at Grattan ’90 Part 2:  (1990)

 #137 Michigan State Championship Half-Mile:  We check out the 1990 championship dirt-track event from the I-96 Speedway.  (1990)

 #138 Finale at Grattan Part 1:  School.  (1990)

 #139 Finale at Grattan Part 2:  (1990)

 #140 Finale at Grattan Part 3:  We look at more racing including the GTU race with me racing!  (1990)

 #141 Michigan State Championship Mountain Bike Part 1:  (1990)

 #142 Michigan State Championship Mountain Bike Part 2:  (1990)

 #143 Legends of Chicagoland Racing Luncheon ’90:  October 1990. We attend this annual event and talk to some of the early racers and dealers from Chicago and Suburbs. This is the first gathering of former and current motorcycle racers. The show start with Dan Schmitt interviewing Art Barda and Ken Dixon. With Bruce Schuwanda, Dan looks at a great selection of photos from the past. Warren White and Don Otto, the organizers, present awards to Ed Nichol and Gale Johnson. The show concludes with an interview with Warren White and Torello Tacci, the original organizer of Team Chicago (a roadracing group). This show was edited on November 7, 1990

 #147 Music for Team Chicago:  We take a look at Travesty, the band that contributes music for Team Chicago.  (1990)

 #148 Rebuilding a Two-Stroke Engine Part 1:  We bore a cylinder and begin to assemble a two-stroke engine.  (1990)

 #149 Rebuilding a Two-Stroke Engine Part 2:  In part two, I assemble the top end of a two-stroke, piston, rings, head, etc.  (1990)

 #150 Rebuilding a Two-Stroke Engine Part 3:  In part three, we finish the engine, weld the frame and assemble the motorcycle.  (1990)

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