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Hopefully he'll post here too with more words, but for now...
MGNOC NH rep Ranny Teft said:
I just wanted to let all you Guzzi folks know... my flat track season is over. I've actually, done well on my 1978 Moto Guzzi V-50 flat tracker. My placings throughout the season, ranged from first, second, third, fourth, fifth and beyond... My standing for the 2009 (NEDT) New England Dirt Track race season-District 1- (having missed about four or five races) is fourth overall, in the Vintage bike class... that's 1980 and older.

This bike RIPS!!!... Well... Ripped. At the last race of the season, I was on the line... taching it up... waiting for the flag to drop... and the motor shut down with some loud metallic noises. Yup - motor all done! I'll be needing cylinders, pistons, rings, valves, push rods... basically anything inside the motor. The transmission is still good though! I suppose you can only expect so much from a thirty year old street bike. Even though this bike was not intended to be raced, it has done very well.

So... if anybody has an idea of where I could find parts for this racer (at a reasonable price), please let me know. The bike is a V-50, but I believe that V-65 parts will bolt up to it as well. Any support will be much appreciated.

You will be glad to know that this little Guzzi has become a favorite with many of the people at these races. After all, who has ever heard of a Moto Guzzi dirt track racer. The fact that I have been in the top three placings lately, is just icing on the cake! It does my heart good to hear "Moto Guzzi" being talked about positively at the race track.

Thank You for your support and I would love to see more Guzzi enthusiasts at the dirt track races next season. It has been a blast!!!
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I wonder how the Guzzi crank reaction affects to the dirt track riding. It was my question why I see no BMWs and GUZZIs at the dirt race... only desert rally race. If my memory was correct, when Honda works started to build a dirt track racer, they built a transverse engine from a longitudinal engine. But the reaction question was wiped off of his good results with his V50. But I still wonder why less GUZZI on the dirt tracks.
 
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