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Thunderdrome, Kalamazoo, this weekend
Everyone’s favorite debaucherous two-wheeled demolition derby is departing Detroit this weekend for a road trip across the state to the Gilmore Car Museum outside of Kalamazoo. There, a 1/4-mile oval flat track will play host to minibike, moped, scooter and pit bike racing. It costs just $20 and your sanity to enter, an open track day (for the above classes) on Saturday sweetens the deal. If yo... 07 June 2011
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The Thunderdrome! returns with three 2011 dates
Detroit’s guerilla race, The Thunderdrome!, is returning for 2011 with three dates. Last October’s inaugural event on the city’s derelict Dorais Velodrome saw hundreds of people who wouldn’t otherwise have any involvement with motorsports actually racing mopeds, minibikes, bicycles and other contraptions. Think of it as no-barrier-to-entry racing that actually ends up being more exciting t... 09 March 2011
Racing The Thunderdrome
You know the standard race deal. Stand around in the rain, occasionally see some bikes ride past with no idea how Rossi got in front of Stoner somewhere else on the track and you’d better leave your girlfriend at home because she’ll be bored to death otherwise. None of that applied to The Thunderdrome on Saturday. Not only were you likely doing the racing , but so was your girlfriend. Photos:... 18 October 2010