It is Thursday. But it is different from most Thursdays in my life since I am standing as close as I can to a racetrack in northern Alabama to get pictures of riders practicing for upcoming races. In this moment, the old — or should I say “vintage” — bikes are running sidecars of various design. The riders are getting ready to participate in races over the next three … [Read more...] about Barber Vintage Festival: You Will Be Entertained
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If You Build It, They Will Race: How One Man’s Backyard Dream Became a Moto Mecca
If you could have anything in your front yard, what would it be? A skatepark is my answer. I guess the answer may be limited to the size of your yard, but if you had ample room, what would you choose? For one motorcycle enthusiast, his answer was a flat track Chastin Brand works as a pinstriper and sign painter by trade. It’s a dying art form, but he keeps it alive — he’ll … [Read more...] about If You Build It, They Will Race: How One Man’s Backyard Dream Became a Moto Mecca
The Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum and Park: The Motorsports Oz at the Appalachians’ End
The curves and straightaways of the motorcyclist’s yellow brick road lead not to a mythical place of wizards and witches, but rather to Birmingham, Alabama. For that is where a rider’s Oz resides, better known in our real world as the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum and Park. Barber exists not as a magical, made-up motorcycle nirvana but rather a two-wheeled dreamy … [Read more...] about The Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum and Park: The Motorsports Oz at the Appalachians’ End
