P.J. Johnson

By P.J. Johnson

A shift in circumstance led to the opportunity of a lifetime for one retired vintage racer-namely me-and real estate broker and vintage racer Bob Bryson.

Yoshi Kosaka's third-annual Corsa MotoClassica at California's Willow Springs was looking as though it would go off for the first time without any GP-level machinery on hand.
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Johnson with Jeff Elghanyan (right), owner of the MVs

When finally flagged away, the little MV pulled smartly from 10, 000 revs until the clutch hooked up fully, then a quick shift into second for nearly a 1, 500-rpm drop and an astonishingly strong pull quickly back up to 10K again.

Turn one out of pit road was carefully taken and another shift to 10K in third.Then a really early braking point was executed to set up a cautious line for the long sweeping right-hander of turn two.My hair stood on end (if that be possible under a helmet) as the front brake lever went mushily all the way back to the bar.The brake did slow the bike enough to get through the turn without panic, but this set the tone for all the laps to come during a half-dozen outings this weekend.

Owner :- P.J. Johnson