Racing the MV Agusta 500 four at NJMP 

I was invited by Team Obsolete to race the 1974 spec MV Agusta 500 four at the USCRA North American Vintage Invitational race during the Moto America race weekend at New Jersey Motorsports Park. TO rider Dave Roper rode the Dick Mann BSA triple.
The MV has an absolutely amazing motor and great handling- this bike had not been raced before, only paraded so it had some ergonomic things to work out; it was eating some improper clutch plates, a shift lever meant for a tiny Italian made downshifts tricky and a few other things which are easy to fix back at the shop. The bike was a bit tricky to ride, it stalls at the drop of a hat with almost no crank effect. I had not seen this track before and I only had a single practice session before we had to race, I did lead the first few laps here but I believe Dave was sand bagging it a bit, he went on to win. I faded later in the race as I had more difficulty with the shifting. Great experience, hopefully we can bring it out again at a track I know!
Big thanks to Team Obsolete and Rob Iannucci.