2011 Corsa Motoclassica AHRMA Vintage Motorcycle Race At Willow Springs California

[mobways]

Hello, wanted to see if you had any more racing footage from the race that was going on at about 33:57 min into your video? Thanks, I was in it #606. I was in last place so it was boring to watch me compared to the rest. Cheers Ricky

[hoohoohoblin]

@mobways I checked the original video, and that clip was only 17 seconds long. I shot a few more short shots of # 91, #35 & #117 going through the corner, but I didn't get get you an any of the video. My battery was dying, so I was just doing short hero shots of bikes battling through the corners. If I make it out there this year, I'll look for you and get you into the video.

[1mcysu]

dude classic rule.mcysu1

[2stroke1971]

Been racing AHRMA MX for about 10 years now, always wondered what the road racing was like. GREAT video! Thanks for posting!

[hoohoohoblin]

@2stroke1971 Thanks! I'm really glad people are watching it. Youtube sent me an email the week before the race, telling me I'm allowed to post really long videos, so I made this one to see if they'd take it, and they did. There was too much action to squeeze into 10 minutes. The Corsa Motoclassica is a great event, both because of all the vintage bikes, and all of the great people. I hope people see the video and come to the races to see it live.

[miataman89]

great vid! really loved looking at all the vintage gold in the paddock! i would absolutly LOVE to get my 1965 cb77 superhawk out there. actually just took her for a ride this morning!!

[hoohoohoblin]

@miataman89 You should definitely go. It's a lot of fun, and the racing is really competitive and fun to watch. The sounds are amazing, and the people are great. There are also always a few great deals on classic motorcycles. If I brought my van, I would have brought home a CB350 last time I was out there, and a Triumph Tiger the year before. Riding my motorcycle there saves me a lot of money.

[PaddyWackem]

Great vid thanks

[hoohoohoblin]

@PaddyWackem Thanks. I'm really glad people are finding it and watching it. It's a great event with too many classic bikes to get on camera, but I did my best. I'll be back.

[Lambretta1980]

What a great video! I would not have been able to resist the 350. My 1973 CL350 was one I saw at a bike show/swap meet. I ended up buying it a little later on, plus we got my husband a 1976 CB550. When we move to Texas, we can go to events out west. Looking forward to it!

[hoohoohoblin]

@Lambretta1980 Thanks! I would have bought that bike for sure if I'd had my van and I didn't already have a bunch of project bikes in my garage. It's amazing how good those little 350s are when they're fully prepped for vintage racing. They're really fast and handle great.

[cj33ward]

I'd have bought something too :) Now I'm pissed I did'nt pickup a TT500 last month. I'd love to do this vintage racing. What camera ya using here?

[hoohoohoblin]

@cj33ward It's a JVC Everio GZ-HM320BU that shoots 1080p video and has a 20X optical zoom. I'm always looking for a bargain, and I got it refurbished for $199. They're cheaper than that now if you look around online. It's very light, so it works best if you bolt it to something heavy. For this video I had it bolted to a tiny mini tripod, but the video still came out jerky, with all the wind. Next time I'll use a full-size tripod or get some kind of steadicam.

[gordonemoore]

Good job! Last time I was at Willow was about 30 years ago. Sure has improved. Never seen it that green, usually it was "one-match brown" like the rest of the state in dry years. Loved the Vincent Comet/Grey Flash and the rustproof Rumi! Hard to get my head around some of the bikes I worked on when they were new being called 'vintage'. I guess I'm an old crock too. The big question is how were you able to upload a 37min video?

[hoohoohoblin]

@gordonemoore Good question. In December I was uploading a video per day, and YouTube sent me an email saying it was OK for me to post longer videos. After that they made me a partner, and said I could upload long videos with no limit on the file size, which is great. The Corsa Moto Classica video is full 1080p HD and is over 3 gigabytes in size, which is huge and against their normal rules. I hated having to chop things down to 10 minutes and do poor quality to keep size down. This is great.

[gordonemoore]

@hoohoohoblin Thanks for the info.

[YoshiTheShiba]

thx for sharing , I have not been there in many years allot has changed but I see the old man hasn't changed other than updating his house

all his money goes to track improvements.

anybody know if they still run the 24 hr WERA races ? "Western Eastern Regional Association"

[hoohoohoblin]

@YoshiTheShiba I looked at the wera website, which is wera dot com, and it looks like they do 4 and 6 hour races now. There are vintage classes.

[YoshiTheShiba]

@hoohoohoblin Hey thx man , thats cool of you !

I didn't even think about a website for wera I'll have to check it out

P.S. checked out you're channel real nice , keep up the good vids

[TheBikerZito]

Some sweet rides man, what a treat !!

[mister0ldschool]

have you heard of the show in hanford?

[hoohoohoblin]

@mister0ldschool Not until you mentioned it here. I just looked it up. It looks like a big show, and all vintage bikes. The 2011 show is on May 21. Thanks for letting me know about it.

[mister0ldschool]

@hoohoohoblin got my first ever motorcycle from there, i wont be able to make i this year though :(

[hoohoohoblin]

@mister0ldschool They'll be doing it again next year!  It was a great time, and more crowded than I've ever seen it.

[cj33ward]

"if I had brought my van" :)

[hoohoohoblin]

@cj33ward That morning I thought about driving my van and bringing $800 cash. But I already have too many bikes and not enough money. If I did have my van, and that Honda 350 was either running, or had a clear title, I would have bought it. So I saved $28 in gas by riding the motorcycle there, and saved another $2000 I would have spent buying that Honda and getting it running. That CB175 race bike was tempting as well.

[WildBill1006]

what a great collection of bikes. It was fun to watch them rip up the track. Thanks for sharing

[hoohoohoblin]

@WildBill1006 Thanks, Bill. The Corsa Motoclassica really is a great event. I was amazed at how many people were there this year. There were a lot of little kids there in strollers, and a few of the Los Angeles motorcycle clubs are serious about vintage racing, including the Cretins, who always do well in the races. It used to be a bunch of old guys, but there's a younger generation getting into vintage motorcycles and haveing a great time too. I'll be back next year.