LOUDON — There was no checkered-flag finish at the 100th Loudon Classic this weekend thanks to wet weather and over-eager riders chasing a $55,000 first-place prize. What was intended to
I ride pretty much anything with two wheels, Shane Narbonne says, and that simple sentence is the epitome of an understatement. Narbonne, 33, of Tyngsboro, Massachusetts, has road raced a 125cc GP machine, a turbocharged Harley-Davidson Road Glide, and two motorcycles don t get much more dissimilar than that. But that range of experience, combined with local knowledge of one of the toughest tracks in North America, has earned him more wins than anyone else at the Loudon Classic. The centerpiece of the racing at Laconia Motorcycle Week, this year s event is billed as the 100th running of the Classic. It is a uniquely challenging race that Narbonne has won 10 times, more than any other racer. Narbonne has raced flat track since 1997, has raced on ice, raced motocross, race Supermoto. He got into road racing at an early age in 2005. Do you remember the Hooters racing team? I was good friends with the guy who ran it, Narbonne
There is no doubt bagger racing is becoming a major source of weekend excitement for American motorcycle lovers. Especially given how both King of the Ba.