Upcoming MSILSF events!

I received a letter from my good buddy Alan Spears today (that’s Alan above) about some changes in the MSILSF rules and upcoming events, and I thought I’d share it with you here on the blog. Here we go, folks…

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Dear Racer,

Happy 4th of July holiday!

Motor-Scooter International Land-Speed Federation (MSILSF) was founded in 2010. Our goal was to promote motor-scooter land-land speed on an obscure abandoned stretch of Historic Route “66”, in Devore, California. In the succeeding months, and years, MSILSF has evolved into the premier sanctioning body of extreme and ultra-extreme motor-scooter endurance competition. We’ve been chastised, disparaged, defamed, criticized, castigated, and seldom lauded for our efforts by certain non-racing segments of the scooter community, namely certain members who post to a couple of scooter forums. But MSILSF’s resolve to promote extreme endurance competition has remained steadfast since our first extreme endurance event on March 26^th 2011, the Salton Sea T.T. 396-Mile Extreme Endurance Race that started and finished in Brawley, California. In the succeeding years MSILSF has hosted numerous extreme and ultra-extreme endurance events, including the race that invoked the ire of the aforementioned bloggers, The Real Cannonball ~ World’s Most Extreme Motor-Scooter Endurance Race, that started on May 4^th 2013 at the Red Ball Garage, Manhattan, New York, and finished at the Portofino Hotel, Redondo Beach, California.

In promulgating Rules and Event Protocols by majority vote, MSILSF’s Executive Committee has endeavored to be fair-to-a-fault. In this regard, MSILSF has structured, and re-structured classes. MSILSF has also made slight, as well as major changes, to its Rules to accommodate virtually all small-wheel motor-scooters. No one has been excluded, or denied the privilege of competing because of their ride, its pedigree, heritage or progeny. In part because of MSILSF’s attention to rider safety, and its safety record, MSILSF Extreme Endurance Racers are not required to wear track type safety equipment. They are encouraged to do so. The expense associated with Track Day apparel is formidable, and precludes many riders from competing. Not so in MSILSF events! Our events are adequately and fully insured by National Motor Sports.

If, and only if, you’re interested in Isle of Man type competition, we’re anxious to welcome you into our exclusive group of dedicated extreme endurance riders who endear to the simple philosophy of “Let’s do it!” Our designated charity is the Wounded Warrior Project, to which we donate ten percent (10%) of all entry proceeds.

Presently, MSILSF has the only extreme endurance game in town – and we’re extremely proud of it. MSILSF’s “game on” philosophy has taken Herculean effort (and expense) to perfect. These, in a nutshell, are MSILSF’s core values and objectives. We don’t wish to impose them on other competition organizations. Similarly we don’t want to change or modify them, or tailor them to any specific rider’s particular needs. If they’re consistent with your competition mindset please, by all means, pre-enter and race with us. Otherwise, MSILSF wishes you well in your quest to ride with like-minder riders. To borrow a phrase from the Travelocity Gnome, “Don’t forget to smell the roses!”

MSILSF Rule and Class Changes

Following post-Lake Tahoe T.T. round-table e-mail discussions amongst the voting members of MSILSF, and based on said discussions regarding our continued efforts to strive to insure fairness at all MSILSF extreme endurance racing events, the MSILSF Executive Committee has, by a majority vote, adopted the following Rule and Class changes, to be implemented immediately.

MSILSF Classes will be based solely on engine “displacement”, without regard to engine modifications. The same Rules will apply to both automatic (“CV”) and vintage (“Shifter”) scooters which shall run in separate classes. Simply put, “CVs” and “Shifters” do not race against each other — except for 1^st Place Overall Honors. Scooters may be modified, by porting, boring, stroking, de-stroking, liquid-cooling, and/or fitted with after-market racing components such as clutches, variators, drive belts, expansion chambers, megaphone/muffler exhaust systems, and so-called “auxiliary fuel systems”.

Although “auxiliary fuel systems” are allowed, there will be at least two mandatory fuel stops at pre-designated gas stations. This takes the race out of the illegal street race category for legal purposes. Proof of purchase receipts must be obtained at time of purchase, and presented to the Chief Tech Inspector, or his designee, after the finish of the race, and prior to the tally and release of official results.

Three (3) scooters are required to constitute a “Class” recognized for the award of 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd Place trophies. One or two pre-entries in any given Class do not constitute a Class of that displacement. The formula shall be as follows:

If no more than two (2) scooters pre-enter a given class, they shall run in the next larger established displacement Class. For example, if two (2) 50cc scooters pre-enter, they must compete against 70cc scooters in the 70cc Class. If there are no 70cc scooters pre-entered, the two 50cc pre-entries must compete against 100cc scooters in the 100cc Class. If there are no 100cc scooters pre-entered, the two 50cc entries must compete against 125cc scooters in the 125cc Class. Stated another way, if there is one 50cc scooter pre-entered, and one 70cc scooter pre-entered, both shall compete in the 100cc Class. If there are no 100cc scooters pre-entered, the 50cc and 70cc pre-entries must compete in the 125cc Class. And so on until a three (3) scooter class is comprised.

Protests: All scooters are subject to an official protest by any rider who actually raced in the same class as the person being protested. The racer protesting (Protestor) shall, within thirty (30) minutes of the final finish of the event, post a $300.00 Protest Fee and hand-written protest with the Chief Tech Inspector, setting forth the basis of the protest. For example: “I believe rider’s [name] scooter is over the Class displacement.” The protested rider’s (Protestee) scooter shall be torn down and displacement verified. If the protest is found to be valid, the Protestee shall be disqualified, and the money will be returned to the Protestor. If the protest is found to be invalid, the money will be disbursed to the Protestee.

Automatic/CV Scooter Classes:

50cc
70cc
100cc
125cc
150cc
175cc
200cc
250cc
300cc
350cc
400cc
500cc
600cc
Open (601cc+)

Vintage/Shifter Classes:

50cc
70cc
100cc
125cc
150cc
175cc
200cc
250cc
Open (251cc+)

Sidecars:

Class I: 50cc to 250cc
Class II: 251cc to 500cc
Open (501cc+)

All other MSILSF Rules will remain in full force and effect. Insofar as the foregoing Rules and Class changes are inconsistent with those Rules previously adopted, these new Rules shall take precedence over those heretofore enacted.

Please be so kind as to pre-enter the 3rd Annual Salton Sea T.T. ASAP using the pre-entry feature of the MSILSF website: www.motorscooterlandspeedfederation.org, and forward this e-mail to your friends.

Thanx in advance.

Sincerely,

Alan Spears, Pres/CEO, MSILSF www.motorscooterlandspeedfederation.org

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Cool stuff, folks, and thanks for all you do, Alan.

If any of you are up for participating in any of these events, please let us know.