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About
Ron Lancaster
In
1964 Ron Lancaster got his first
motorcycle. (Hummer) The love affair
began and by 1965 he had moved
up to a 175 Scat. He started racing
the local tracks. His racing career
was cut short by a demand for him
to volunteer some time to Uncle
Sam. The Navy seemed like a good
pick so after a quick wedding and
boot camp off he went to Cape Canaveral
in Florida.
Once
he got there he needed transportation
and bought a 67SS. Now the fun
thing here was they shopped once
a month at the commissary  and learned
to balance six bags of groceries
for a trip of 15 miles on this
bike. In late 67 he traded the
SS for 66CR flat tracker formerly
owned and raced by Babe DeMay National
#51 .( he also bought an old Buick
for groceries). Now he was racing
dirt track again and YEAH he could
take the bike to Hawaii when he
shipped out and race there also.
He
was discharged in 68 and they settled
down in Tampico ,Il. He then got
his Pro license in that process
he learned Flat Trackers go a little
faster. After starting his family
in 69 he got his novice # 18P.
He then had a bad crash in Springfield
Il. in 72 and was forced to semi
retire and in 78 he gave it up
completely.
He
spent the next few years working
as a toolmaker restoring his 57
chevy ridding snowmobiles and boating.
It somehow was not the same. In
1990 (a grandpa by then) he went
to his first Antique motorcycle
race. OH BOY OLD GUYS ON OLD BIKES!!!!!!
He was once again hooked.
He had saved allot of his Sprint
specialty tools and went to work
with his grandson building a CR
like the old one he used to race.
He now owned a hydraulic repair
shop so it was even better as he
had access to lathes ECT.
The
rest is history, the Sprint Guru
had been born! Now Ron reproduces
parts and has access to new and
old cams,pistons,tail pipes,valve
springs,clutch plates,electronic
ignitions, and other parts in modern
more durable metals at affordable
prices. He searches the web and
world for NOS parts. He has contacts
all over the world. Within a few
miles of him Ron has found some
of the best painters, Powder coaters,
a chrome
shop and even a foundry to
help him reproduce the Sprints.
A top notch Dyno is in house and
can be used to break in a motor
before they are shipped.
Ron
helps many up and coming riders
to name a few to watch for Chuck
Davis #40 is making a name for
himself road racing. Mike Connell
# 60 was a 3 time winner of #1
in ARHMA dirt track and is now
trying a little road racing. Dave
Roper #7( 3 class #1 AHRMA 05 GP
250,350 on Aermacchi) an other
road racer to keep an eye on. Ron
has also had the honor of building
several motors holding the land
speed record at El Mirage and Bonneville.
He also was the winner of the Al
Knapp trophy . He has sold 2 bikes
back to Harley for their museum.
He has bikes in Ukes Museum in
Kenosha . And Vintage Spokes Museum
in Rockford Il. has puchased over
20 of his bikes.
This
is just a quick history to let
you know that Ron loves his SPRINTS. |
