Author Topic: Look who I found at the Track! (Read 3717 times)

TRX250R1 · « **on:** October 06, 2013, 09:52:35 AM »

Our good friend Neil aka C-Leigh Racing. You can't go wrong with a great 250r mechanic that just so happens to be a retired Truck Driver! Always a pleasure to talk to Mr Pritchard!

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F-Red · « **Reply #1 on:** October 06, 2013, 10:06:49 AM »

Sweet!! I would love to talk to Neil, in person. Which one is Neil?

TRX250R1 · « **Reply #2 on:** October 06, 2013, 10:19:07 AM »

Quote from: F-Red;13996

Sweet!! I would love to talk to Neil, in person. Which one is Neil?

On the left. Went to his shop about 3 yrs ago and stayed 5 hours. One of the nicest guys I've ever met.

F-Red · « **Reply #3 on:** October 06, 2013, 10:27:22 AM »

Cool! Is that his daughter's ride, with the flower seat? :joyous:

TRX250R1 · « **Reply #4 on:** October 06, 2013, 10:29:43 AM »

Quote from: F-Red;14001

Cool! Is that his daughter's ride, with the flower seat? :joyous:

Yeah! Something broke so she had to ride the other bike. I hated it cause I love hearing that BIG BORE ROAR! The only other 2 strokes where the lil kids!

C-Leigh Racing · « **Reply #5 on:** October 06, 2013, 06:38:27 PM »

Yep, dats ol me.
Man on the right, is Mr Mike Ely, him & I are the ref for or local race series. That pic June took, was before we found out about the problem on her R. Crazy deal, she put it gear & it took off.
Weekend before, it threw the chain in practice & busted the bottom of the left case, so with only two more events to run to finish out the season, I JBed the case back in place under the shift shaft & put a hose clamp around it just to get by. Unfortunately, I guess when the chain slapped that shift shaft & popped the plug out of the case, something happened on the clutch side & caused a bunch of slack in the clutch cable. Afterwards, after she had done run her heat race on that blasted 4 poker, I adjusted the cable at the side of the engine, got the slack out of the cable & that crazy thing was fine, worked like normal.

Anyways, anything that happens to keep you from doing something, normally is for a reason, like could have something happened to her when she was out racing, so I just take it & keep on rolling.
Maybe Gods telling me, I need to go ahead, stop messing around & get her 420 stroker built & quit trying to keep that old out of the trash can 350 running.
:victorious: Neil

TRX250R1 · « **Reply #6 on:** October 06, 2013, 07:03:27 PM »

Your the man! I'll take that one outta the trash as soon as you drop it in there!

C-Leigh Racing · « **Reply #7 on:** October 06, 2013, 07:45:13 PM »

June, that ol busted up, welded up & sleeved up resurrected several times 350 cylinder, I would hate to have that in anyone elses hands, because it would be such of an abnormal from a regular cylinder type build, it would be hard to keep it running.
That cylinder, would not be a bolt right on & go & would be a trial & error & touch of love before it would run right & one better have plenty of Three Bond #1211 on hand.
That engine took four races before I got it to finish a race, no damage, just little crazy things popping up.
Neil

89Longrod · « **Reply #8 on:** October 06, 2013, 07:45:17 PM »

Ill be inline right behind you June :p

TRX250R1 · « **Reply #9 on:** October 06, 2013, 08:12:31 PM »

well if I come into some money we'll build a nice motor for this new chassis I got. :dejection:

C-Leigh Racing · « **Reply #10 on:** October 06, 2013, 08:12:37 PM »

One thing I need to say about living in NC, I can pull out of my driveway & go say less than 50 miles in any direction & can be at some type of race track.
North Carolina has got some race tracks, shucks they had to let folks build them if they wanted the state to have any money, cause they done busted up all the moonshiners, "they think" :smiley_simmons:.
Neil

TRX250R1 · « **Reply #11 on:** October 06, 2013, 08:18:45 PM »

LOL! Just finished my APPLE PIE!