For over 30 years there have been Harleys running at Little River Raceway just outside of Temple, Texas at summers end.
The past 30 years Red Roberts has held these drag races each year on Labor Day weekend, which allows for 3 days of racing fun. You do however have to fight the Texas heat. This year it was decided to move the event to October to relieve it from the normal first of September track melting heat!
And while the plan worked, the weekend also received early forecasts of rain, heavy at times. This seemed to keep several of the fuel boys at home and unfortunately some of the attendees. While it only rained a little on Saturday it was very brief and only caused a 20-minute delay at most. Although Mother Nature did start to get a bit grumpier by the days end, thankfully the fuel folks that were on hand had already done their qualifying runs.
Houston Hal and Metalcraft Racing took the top spot with a 4.76 at 155 mph in the 1/8th. Hal had the fastest times each pass, “Little River has been around for a while and that was all she could take”, stated Hal. She’s a bit older and may be starting to show her age just a little.
I immediately noticed the stands were missing from the tower side, yet it took half the day to realize the “larger” concrete and covered stands were also missing from the other side of the track! The midway cross over that kept you from having to go from one end to the other has been gone for years. She is still a fun place to run!
One team brought out their Twin Engine Shovelhead powered bike, sporting a new rider for this year so there was a bit of a learning curve. It was still very cool to see and hear that girl fire up! I continually tried to notify folks through social media that the rains had stayed away and they were missing out, but I am not sure if it helped?
However Sunday’s racing was a washout with heavy rains before the sun was even supposed to be awake. I guess we will have to see what next years weekend brings?
Till Next Time,
RFR
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