Sons Of Speed Looking to do Things Right for Debut Contest
Daytona Beach, FL (January 5, 2015) – Sons of Speed has announced they are
postponing their inaugural race. The contest had been set to take place at
New Smyrna Speedway during the 75th Anniversary of Daytona Bike Week in
March 2016. The debut race date is to be determined.
“Well, obviously, we hate to postpone,” said Billy Lane, renowned bike
builder and founder of Sons of Speed. “But we have really high standards,
and we worried about meeting them under the time constraints we faced.
There has been so much enthusiasm from potential sponsors, fans and
participants–we have to get it right.”
Inspired by early twentieth-century board-track racers, the Sons of Speed
race hearkens back to a stripped down, wide-open approach to motorcycle
riding. Set to be held at New Smyrna Speedway’s half-mile, paved, banked
racetrack, the inaugural race will feature up to 9 riders in several
different heats, and winners of the heats will advance to a championship
round. Each racer will sit astride identical hand-built racing chassis
holding pre-1925 1000cc American V-Twin engines, and most racers will
customize their machines by fabricating handlebars, exhaust, fenders, foot
pegs and fuel/oil tanks.
Anticipation and curiosity has run rampant since news of the event first
broke, and the reception Lane received when demoing bikes at the 75th
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally was overwhelming. Lane rode on of his board-track
racers at the Broken Spoke Campground to great fanfare, and big crowds
graced every Sons of Speed information session and photo opportunity.
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About Sons Of Speed
Sons Of Speed is a motorcycle race inspired by early twentieth-century
board-track racing. Featuring stripped-down bikes with pre-1925 American
V-Twin engines and a steeply banked racetrack, Sons Of Speed hearkens back
to a wide-open, full-throttle, thrilling style of motorcycle racing.
Co-founded by veteran motorcycle builder Billy Lane, the first Sons Of Speed
race will feature some of the sport’s most accomplished riders, builders,
and enthusiasts, including Jay Allen (motorcycle racer/promoter and
proprietor, Broken Spoke Saloons), Buzz Kanter (publisher, American Iron
Magazine), Shelley Rossmeyer-Pepe (GM, Bruce Rossmeyer’s Harley-Davidson),
Warren and Billy Lane, and many more.
