- This wicked brake pedal connects to an ultra-powerful Formula brake system to haul this thing down from speed.
- ASV handles the levers to make sure one of many crashes doesn’t result in a DNF.
- Daytona is a major name in minis. Lots of the top guys, not just Red Baron, use the company for motor mods.
- Such high-performance engines need to be monitored to prevent them from grenading.
- Red Baron likes to put its name on everything.
- Pro Circuit titanium is the exhaust of choice and these minis don’t run heat shields to help shave weight.
- Red Baron makes these pegs out of billet aluminum for strength and weight savings.
- Ping likes to have as much grip as possible.
- The stock drum brakes would never cut it in high-level mini racing, so Formula brakes are installed.
- Red Baron claims this is pumping out 20 horsepower.
- Gotta have a billet gas cap.
- If one part of a mini takes excessive abuse at the hands of an adult it’s the hubs. Extra weight, speed and aggression can explode wheels pretty fast.
- David Pingree’s Red Baron MiniMoto SX weapon.
- A 28mm Keihin feeds this thirsty motor.
- The bikes are small, but they sound like a full-blown 450! These things are obnoxiously loud.
- Oversized bars are a necessity to help fit adult riders, even shorter ones like David.
- What would any self-respecting race bike be without a trick oil filler?
- Minibike teams have full-on factory efforts at races like the MiniMoto SX.
- David Pingree’s Red Baron MiniMoto SX weapon.
- Stock suspension is a joke on the CRF50, so Pingree uses this Fox Podium shock to handle the abuse.
- Michelin Starcross tires are the meats of choice.
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