The grids of Superstock races in club racing events in the early ‘90s was filled with Yamaha FZR750s, Suzuki GSXR750s and a sprinkling of Honda RC30s, but here’s a bike you didn’t see at club races all that often – a Bimota. This Bimota is ridden by Matt Macheca in a WERA A Superstock race at Putnam Park in June of 1992. Macheca finished second to Paul Volpe in this race. I don’t know anymore about this bike, but would like to know more about it. Maybe someone who knows more will read this and fill us in on Matt’s early ‘90s Bimota.
Matt Macheca corners his Bimota at a WERA A Superstock race at Putnam Park Road Course in June of 1992. Bimotas weren’t all that common on the grids of club races in that era. (Larry Lawrence photo)
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I remember somebody having a 600cc Bimota at Putnam around then. I was gridded with it in a C Superstock race when I was on a Honda F2. That could be the same bike, although a second place finish in A superstock on it would be an impressive ride.
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“Roscetti,” which can be seen on the side of the bike, was the Bimota importer for a short period of time in the early 1990s. During that period is when Dale Quarterley rode a Bimota in the AMA Endurance series for a season, with, I think, Randy Renfrow as his teammate. They won the race at Loudon on one at that time and did well in the series. I’m pretty sure Dave Zupan tuned the bike, which would put that date after the Humans folded with Kurt Hall leaving for the Valvoline Suzuki team, around 1993 or 1994, maybe.
I remember talking with Matt Macheca, but my fading thoughts can’t pull forth any content of our conversations. We talked a number of times as I was courting Roscetti for a deal for our team to race Bimotas in the WERA endurance series. And then Roscetti disappeared. Roscetti’s money came from manufacturing dental care products and he was the Bimota importer between the stints of Romanelli and Moto-Point.
This is why I’m so glad you’re doing this huge service of saving our history, giving us a chance to hold on to it before it all fades away from us. Thanks.
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The Bike you see in the picture I have. It is exactly how you see it when it was crated and has not been touched. Peter is correct in his history of the bike. I have been interested in getting it back up and running however due to time (both work and children) I have not touched it. I am in the process of getting my Dieci back on the road which will take me a few months. The Dieci was also crated new and never touch. If you have any question feel free to send me a note.
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I rode that bike! It took us all year to finally get it to work and than we had to return it.
Matthew Macheca
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