Americans at Isle of Man TT

As many of you guys may know, Jimmy Vanderhaar and Brandon Cretu are going to the TT this year as the only two man American team. There's an effort out there now to help these fellows out, some VFRW members have already given them a few bucks to help out. Here's some links about them and if you could find your way to shoot them a few bucks, Im sure theyd be grateful

Americans Team Up For Assault On Isle Of Man TT News Article // RoadracingWorld.com

Prestige Worldwide Racing - Isle of Man TT 2010 - Brandon & Jimmy

Since Jimmy V is now in Louisville, the local sportbike forum is doing this to help out (Jimmyv138 is Vanderhaar's username on LSBK)

S&S Clarksville Summer Dyno Night Series..plus JimmyV barbeque

Go boys Go!

I believe they are leaving for the TT near the end of this month, so if your situation allows, why not give them a donation!

 

Applause brother bear. Mr. Cretu is a fellow NESBA member and I've given a small donation so he can conquer the Mountain Course!

C'mon all, a few bucks goes a long way!

BZ

 

Bump .....and here's some pics of the event this past Saturday to benefit the racers!

Some pics of bikes as the filtered in ....weather turned a bit chilly and some rainy looking clouds in the area, folks took a bit showing up, but the weather held, just a bit chilly....






Some local cafe racer boys came in, these pics are included for all you fans of the old school to appreciate, and yes Tinker, thats an old Cx 500...man I havent seen one of those since.......




Some folks hanging about the mobile dyno



A photo of me and Jimmy Vanderhaar, a very decent fellow, nice conversations about how he likes it now going for his second year to the TT, and how much Governor's Bridge turn stinks heehehee



Pic of Brain Groves" trackbike sporting his Sportbike Funnies logo....check out his site and his comics Sportbike Funnies by Brian Groves - SportbikeFunnies.com - Free Motorcycle Comics Jokes Humor Sketches Pretty good stuff...



Finally.........me and funky ole 5th gen.....early as folks started coming in




I think the guys were able to raise a little jack for Mssrs. Cretu and Vanderhaar to help them along, and it was great to meet and talk with Jimmy V.

Please dont hestitate, if you can, give these guys just 20 bucks even, Im sure it will help them out, they leave for the TT on May 26th

 

Way to support those guys Bear, not sure who else is officially sponsoring these guys other than my buddy CK at Drippinwet.com, but they are really great guys and could use a little VFRW love. Oh, wait there isn't any love for racing here, just hating. WTF did you post this up here?

Edit: Those still look like the stock brake lines on that 5g........hehehehehehehe

 

thanks NCB ... You're right they are good guys and deserve a little Vfrw love. Hopefully some folks here can help them out. Just go to their website linked here in post # 1 and you can donate.

Oh and shhhhh you weren't supposed to notice my brake lines have gone undone so far heeheee. For some reason every time I get some free time lately and head down to the garage with good intentions, I wind up going for a ride instead :frusty: :thumbsup:

 

Cool Bear gettin out and supportin Jimmy.

I am really looking forward to watching the TT this year with these two.

Awesome stuff!

BZ

 

Thank you Bubba. I know that you are supporting Brandon and I'm sure your fellow Nesba members are too.

In conversations with Jimmy, he described how they will do around 1500 miles of practice laps alone. That's got to run into a bit of money. Heehee. He also said that it's not uncommon for the front tires to last a long time, but they shred through rear tires. The way the course is doesn't really allow for pushing on the front the way a racetrack would, just a bit too risky. Standing it up quick and getting the drive is what gets the times low.

He also related how the first thing he did when he got there was go walk Governors Bridge turn. Apparently it goes nearly unused except for the TT, is covered by a canopy of trees, and the road surface is therefore slick with moss. Yikes. The thing to do is wait for the sidecar guys to practice, they scrub the road clean. Haahaaa