| | Friday. The 200,000 sq. ft. museum displays nearly 700 restored motorcycles |
| | | Dozens of original sculptures were commissioned for the 700 acre site |
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| | The museum layout was inspired by the parking deck |
| | | Design study for the 12' sculptures wheeling across the lawn outside |
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| | Daytona 200 competitors on the banking |
| | | Colorful GP racers from the early 60s |
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| | A rotary engine Norton. Very fast |
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| | Beemer racers from the 50s |
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| | Lo and behold! My first bike, a Moto Guzzi 125 Sport from 1966. |
| | | Not toys. A wall of 60s Italian runabouts. Well, okay, toys. |
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| | Saturday. The scoring tower at a hazy dawn |
| | | The control tower seen from our spot in the paddock |
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| | A portion of the paddock. Our trailer is black, the first one on the right |
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| | ... followed by the mandatory riders meeting. safety, safety, safety |
| | | Easy going the first couple laps to let the tires warm up |
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| | What happens if you don't let the tires warm up. Rider is fine after high-si... |
| | | The blue box on the tank is a sensor triggered once a lap to give your lap time |
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| | Warm tires, warm pavement - all is sticky and good |
| | | Diving into turns 14 and 15 - all downhill to the main straight |
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| | | ... and the real reason you want to make a clean exit from 15... |
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| | ... onto the straightaway is this pair (about 30' across). Why? Who knows. |
| | | .. but a clean apex will keep you out of trouble. |
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