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     Xb9 |
From RRW press release: In post-race inspections, however, Team Rightsforbikers.com 69 and Moto Corse were both found to be over the 90-horsepower limit for the class. This elevated James Gang/Hoban Brothers Racing Buell’s Paul James and Jeff Johnson to second and Richie Morris Racing Buell’s Clint Brotz and Tripp Nobles to third, respectively, in GST. In spite of losing a footpeg in the opening laps, a crash and radio problems that caused an unscheduled pit stop, Bruce Rossmeyer’s Daytona Racing was in contention for the overall win, but rubber build-up on the pulleys caused the drive belt of the team’s Buell 1125R to fray to the point it needed to be replaced. A fire during a later refueling stop brought Bruce Rossmeyer’s Daytona Racing race to an early conclusion. | ||
| Xb9 |
Guess they will be switching to a chain drive. Wonder how the fire started? Congrats to RMR & James Gang/Hoban - great finish in GST!!! Really not a bad showing for the 1125r in it's debut; RMR will get the bugs worked out I'm sure. (Message edited by xb9 on March 02, 2008) | ||
| Indy_bueller |
We just hit the road on the way home from Daytona. I saw the thread so I thought I would give everyone an eyewitness account. It was a great weekend for the James Gang. We took home a 1st place in the ASRA Team Challenge GT Lites class, and ended up with a 2nd place finish in Moto-ST GST. The Moto-ST season opener today was a helluva good race. They call this "endurance" racing but it's really a three and a half hour long sprint race. Some of the most well-known names in motorcycle racing today are in the series, resulting in a very high level of competition. As for James Gang, we unfortunately got off to a slow start when Jeff Johnson got caught up in traffic at the beginning of the race and was left behind by the Ducati entries and the Richie Morris Racing XB12R. We had more bad fortune when Jeff got stuck behind the Safety Car during the first caution of the race. This put us a lap down behind our closest competitor, RMR. We finally caught a break thanks to a couple flawless pit-stops and some very spirited riding on the part of Paul James and Jeff Johnson. We caught and passed RMR, and Jeff was rapidly closing the gap on the number 20 Ducati, but there just was not enough time. At the end of the race we were still some 22 seconds behind them, and we unofficially finished fourth when the number 77 bike ran out of fuel on the last lap. After the race, the top five finishers have to present themselves for dyno testing and inspection. Two of the Ducatis were bumped for being over the horsepower limit, which moved us up to second place in the official standings. I was concentrating on what was going on in our pit, so I can't tell much about what happened with the 1125's today. Shawn and Danny were really tearing it up, but they had a fire during a pit stop that put them out of the race. There are at least 6 more races in the series this year, with the next one at VIR in Virginia on April 27th. If you can, you should come check it out. For now, James Gang is headed home to the Midwest to clean up the bikes and get ourselves ready for the next run. | ||
| Jens |
Hi James Gang, CONGRATS again for a great weekend! Jens | ||
| Court |
Pete: Congratulations! . . . you've got a bunch of excited funs!. Thanks for the report. Court | ||
| Blake |
Congrats James Gang and RMR. | ||
| Wademan |
I am guessing they do not broadcast these races at all? Very cool results and things look very positive for the 1125! | ||
| Goldrush |
Congratulations to the James Gang! I was pitted right next to you in Daytona A247 and it was a pleasure to meet you. Look forward to seeing you in the future. | ||
| Doerman |
Reading the lap times it seems to be that 1125R is very competitive in this class. I'm really excited about this season. The rubber build up and belt issue will be worked out over time. I have a question. What is dry brake? That is what afflicted the other 1125R team. | ||
| Diablo1 |
Could someone provide the results for the Buell 1125? How many were entered in Moto ST and where did they finish? How reliable and how fast were they? | ||
| Xb9 |
A Dry Brake is what endurance bikes use in place of a conventional gas cap. It allows for venting the tank while 'dumping' the fuel in through the brake. Nothing to screw off and put back on; the fuel can nozzle is inserted into the dry brake and dumps the fuel rapidly into the fuel tank, then the brake reseals the tank when you remove the dump can. Diablo1 - the RMR 1125 set the best time in practice Saturday, and was running in the top 4 or 5 for the early - mid part of the race. Deeley's 1125r did not start because of problems with the dry brake. The RMR entry was obviously fast enough to win; I would expect them to go to a chain drive which should eliminate the problems they had in this race. First race teething problems, that's all. | ||
| Jscott |
I don't know if these have been posted yet or not... http://racing.brucerossmeyer.com/?page_id=6 | ||
| Indy_bueller |
Court: Thanks! Can you make it to VIR? Wademan: Last years races were broadcast on Speed TV during the weekdays. Moto ST is still catching on, but I'm hoping it will get more exposure as the series becomes more well known. Goldrush: I remember you! We talked in the garage this weekend. It was good to see you guys too, and I hope we see more of each other. The more Buells out there the better! Jens: Thanks! Was that you I saw on pit road hanging around with Richie Morris and his guys? (Message edited by indy_bueller on March 03, 2008) | ||
| Benm2 |
The 1125 was very fast. I'd suspect that the BMW team (N8!) and the RRW crew were a bit surprised by its speed. It led the practice for a long time (lowest lap time). Polen was really fast on the 848 too, and of course the Aprilia. There's some seriously fast company at the top of that class, but the Buell seems up to the task. Shame about the belt, curious to see if they keep it. I'd guess not, gearing changes could get expensive. Congratulations all to all the Buell racers there, but especially James Gang! Ben | ||
| Indy_bueller |
I was told they have a chain setup for the 1125, but did not have enough time to test it before the race. Thanks for all your help Ben! Pete | ||
| Rubberdown |
OT on the BMW effort... I thought this was pretty cool especially since it ended with 3rd overall (it's a follow up to my earlier post): "Nate Kern and Richard Cooper on No. 4 R 1200 S made a late charge to take a third-place overall finish on basically a street bike. "I'm still speechless," Nate Kern said. "From our third rider getting hurt, from our top MOTO-ST bike getting absolutely destroyed. I brought my street bike to instruct at Team Hammer. Man, it's bone stock. It even has ABS and heated grips. We were 12 seconds down with eight laps to go, Richard Cooper made up the 12 seconds in just eight laps." Still had the heated grips and ABS (switchable though)!! F'n "A"!!!! They rock! | ||
| Jens |
No Pete, that was not me.... Rubber, more BMW action upcoming weekend: from Motorcycle-USA: March 8, 2008 Following the successful d颵t of the new groundbreaking HP2 Sport at the 2007 World Endurance Championship series in Europe, BMW Motorrad Motorsport will make history on March 8, 2008, by participating for the first time in the 67th running of the Daytona 200. BMW Motorrad Motorsport will bring four American and European racers to Daytona. American racers Nate Kern and Brian Parriott, who have earned numerous podium finishes for BMW in the US, will team up with European racers Rico Penzkofer and Thomas Hintereiter for Saturday's premier racing event. The new BMW HP2 Sport is the lightest and most powerful motorcycle to be powered by the legendary Boxer engine. It is the first truly purpose-built road racing motorcycle from BMW. BMW Motorrad USA, BMW XPLOR and hundreds of BMW fans from all over the US will attend the Formula Xtreme event at the Daytona 200, on March 8, to cheer the BMW Motorrad Motorsport team of Kern, Parriott, Penzkofer and Hintereiter. BMW owners and their guests can meet the BMW Motorrad Motorsport team members and have an opportunity to win tickets to the historic AMA Formula Xtreme race at a BMW XPLOR Riders Party on Friday, March 6 (see below). Visit www.amasuperbike.com for more on the races. (Message edited by Jens on March 04, 2008) | ||
| Rubberdown |
Hey Jens, I'm going to watch it! I'll be at the party as well. Ought to be good! | ||
| Jens |
Hi Mike, great, wish to be there! I know BMW will present a great show! Just seen, Hinterreiter won´t start. http://www.bmwmotorcycles.com/etc/utils.jsp?t=news&idx=0&newscat=general Jens (Message edited by Jens on March 04, 2008) | ||
| Trojan |
I've just had a browse through the full entry/number list for the 2008 FX Daytona 200 and found some interesting entires listed...such as: 317 Richard Cooper (BMW) 2nd to Nate Kern in ASRA thunderbikes 487 Akira Yanagawa (remember him!) kawasaki 229 Darren James 231 Dan Bilansky 123 Dave Estok What are the last 3 riding then? Are these entries that are applied for but won't race, or will we actually see more Buells in the 200 this year? One other name on the entry list took my attention and looked abit familiar too 7 Scott Russell ;) | ||
| Elvis |
Holy crap Matt! What have you stumbled onto? Is this some kind of stealth campaign? I could imagine Estok riding a different brand, but Darren James and Dan Bilansky? Have they ridden anything other than Buell lately? Am I letting my imagination get the best of me? I could see that Buell?Harley wouldn't want to hype it too much after what happened last time, but could they really be planning on competing and this is the first we've heard about it? | ||
| Jens |
Thats the newest FX list I found: MARCH 8, 2008 - DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY, DAYTONA BEACH, FL AMA FORMULA XTREME SERIES ENTRIES (67 pre-entries) print this page No. Rider name Hometown Bike 1 JOSHUA HAYES GULFPORT, MS Honda CBR600RR 15 STEVE RAPP MANHATTAN BEACH, CA Kawasaki ZX6R 17 MIGUEL DUHAMEL LAS VEGAS, NV Honda CBR600RR 27 SCOTTY L VAN HAWK WARSAW, IN Suzuki GSXR600 29 BARRETT LONG MIAMI, FL Ducati 848 30 TYLER MCDONALD TULSA, OK Yamaha YZF R6 31 GARRETT D CARTER ROYAL OAK, MI Suzuki GSXR600 33 FERNANDO AMANTINI CARACAS, VENEZUELA Kawasaki ZX6R 34 MICHAEL F BARNES BOCA RATON, FL Suzuki GSXR600 36 MARTIN CARDENAS MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA Suzuki GSXR 600 38 DEAN MIZDAL HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA Suzuki GSXR1000 42 CHRIS L SIEBENHAAR FREMONT, CA Suzuki GSXR600 57 CHAZ DAVIES CARLSBAD, CA Kawasaki ZX6R 65 BOBBY FONG STOCKTON, CA Suzuki GSXR600 67 K MARK CROZIER FORT VALLEY, GA Triumph Daytona675 69 DANNY C ESLICK BROKEN ARROW, OK Suzuki GSXR600 72 LARRY PEGRAM PATASKALA, OH Ducati 848 81 C R GITTERE CHARLOTTE, NC Suzuki GSXR600 87 TAYLOR KNAPP LAPEER, MI Kawasaki ZX6RR 92 KEITH D MARSHALL CANTON, GA Suzuki GSXR600 96 AARON GOBERT MURRIETA, CA Honda CBR 600RR 98 JAKE P ZEMKE PASO ROBLES, CA 105 ERIC C WOOD ASHBURNHAM, MA Ducati 848 111 NATHAN H KERN DEVON, PA BMW HP2 112 RICKY ORLANDO ERIE, CO Kawasaki ZX6 116 ROB FROST LINCOLN, UNITED KINGDOM Honda CBR600RR 131 JEFFREY W PURK DES MOINES, IA Yamaha YZF R6 137 JOHN A ASHMEAD PONCE INLET, FL Kawasaki ZX6R 146 BRIAN D PARRIOTT CALISTOGA, CA BMW HP2 164 SHANE C NARBONNE TYNGSBORO, MA Triumph 675 Daytona 172 JESSICA LYNN ZALUSKY ELKO, MN Yamaha YZF R6 188 CHAD R LEWIN SAUGUS, CA Honda CBR600RR 189 LANCE YEAGER SAINT THOMAS, PA Yamaha YZF R6 207 BLAKE KELLY EVANS CITY, PA Honda CBR600RR 221 CHARLES W SIPP KANSAS CITY, MO Buell XBRR1340 225 DIRK SANCHEZ MEXICO CITY, Suzuki GSXR600 258 JOSH GRAHAM STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO Yamaha YZF R6 269 JOHNNY ROCK PAGE PHOENIX, AZ Yamaha YZF R6 284 ANTHONY W FANIA LEBANON, NJ Yamaha YZF R6 291 SCOTT DECKER FORT SASKATCHEWAN, AB 307 DANIEL C PARKERSON SNELLVILLE, GA Kawasaki ZX6R 311 ROBERTINO PIETRI CARACAS, VENEZUELA Suzuki GSX R600 313 RICO PENZKOFER BOHLEN, GERMANY BMW HP2 314 THOMAS HINTERREITER RANKWEIL, AUSTRIA BMW HP2 316 KYLE KEESEE PALM BAY, FL Yamaha YZF R6 318 ARNOLD E HASTINGS SEVERN, MD Ducati 848 322 JAMES P DIGIANDOMENICO DAYTONA BEACH, FL Yamaha YZF R6 332 MATTHEW LAYT NORFOLK, UNITED KINGDOM Honda CBR600RR 333 TRISTAN PALMER NUNEATON, UNITED KINGDOM Suzuki GSX R600 398 THOMAS DIGIANDOMENICO DAYTONA BEACH, FL Yamaha YZF R6 433 EDUARD ALBERTS PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA Honda CBR600RR 434 DEJAN SENK LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA Yamaha YZF R6 449 CRAIG MONTGOMERY ADDISON, TX Yamaha YZF R6 461 ANDY GALINDO DALLAS, TX Triumph Daytona 675 464 JOSHUA DAY ORLANDO, FL Yamaha YZF R6 474 BOSTJAN SKUBIC LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA Yamaha YZF R6 484 BOSTJAN PINTAR SKOFJA LOKA, SLOVENIA Yamaha YZF R6 505 NICKY MOORE RIVERBANK, CA Kawasaki ZX6 528 MARK MCCORMICK WINTER SPRINGS, FL Yamaha YZF R6 551 JOHN ORCHARD FLOWER MOUND, TX Yamaha YZF R6 585 STEVE ATLAS IRVINE, CA Honda CBR600RR 594 DAVID L MCPHERSON OSTEEN, FL Yamaha YZF R6 600 CHASE VIVION ROCKWALL, TX Yamaha YZF R6 661 RHIANNON N LUCENTE MARSHALL, NC Yamaha YZF R6 776 GARY CAIN FREEHOLD, NJ Yamaha YZF R6 777 JONAS MCCLUSKEY HORTON, MI Yamaha YZF R6 831 ROBERT MCLENDON PENSACOLA, FL Triumph Daytona 675 | ||
| Blublak |
Here's a MotoST report from Rick Beggs and the folks at RnR Cycles Racing. I'm sure I can post this here, since I'm the 'Under The Black Hat' that is mentioned in their report. The bike wasn't really ready, still on the belt drive and running stock body work with a modded belly pan. They added the required dry brake and comms and well.. here's the story.. Racing an American Sportbike The RnR Repsol Racing team of Rick Beggs, Rachel Sasse, and Krishna Pribadi entered their Under the Black Hat Buell XB9R in Daytona for the SunTrust MOTO-ST race. This would be their first ride on the creation of Erik Buell. A strategic decision was made to enter the XB9R in the middleweight class of Grand Sport Twins (GST) instead of the lightweight class of the Sport Twins (ST) since Buell pays contingency for the GST class and not the ST class. Without ever dyno testing the bike, RnR Repsol Racing already knew they were way underpowered, and also a dire 40 lbs. overweight. As the bigger XB12R is the weapon of choice in the GST class, entering the XB9R was like bringing a knife to a gunfight. The underdog team, instead, hoped to depend on riding abilities to make the grade. What RnR Repsol Racing did not realize was just how fierce the Moto-ST competition was. Nobody was holding back and although the team members or RnR Repsol Racing had no racing time on the bike, everyone else appeared to be in the groove from the start. Through out the race, it seemed pretty evident that the Buell was severely underpowered even by the ST horsepower limits. Not only that, but the bikes clutch felt like it was stuck in mud and the bike shifted like a John Deere tractor. With Rick handing the bike off to Rachel after their first fuel change, she had a difficult time, frustrated and upset at her performance with all her mishifts. Once her session was up, she pulled it into pit, pulling the clutch in and downshifting into first. As she came to a halt in the hot pit box, the bike shut off, which was wrong. She yelled through her helmet to Rick as the pitcrew gassed up the bike for Krishna. Sure enough, as Krishna jumped on the bike to start it, the engine turned over, but didnt start. It seemed to be a fueling issue. It was as if time stopped as the team waited in anticipation. COME ON! Rachel screamed. It was like The Little Engine That Could. The engine lulled and popped until Crawford held the throttle wide open with the starter button on and slowly but surely, the bike began to start. Still holding the starting button, with the engine rolling faster and faster, it suddenly seem to come to life! Krishna blipped the throttle and he was off. The bike seemed to be off calibration at closed throttle, causing stalling when off the gas with the clutch in, (typically, a pit stop but sometimes on the track, too!), then almost impossible to restart. The bike soldiered on though, making it 243 miles before the fueling issue stopped the bike in lap 78. After the final results, the team ended up finishing 5th in class. The good news is that all weekend, the only part that broke or came loose was an aftermarket bodywork bracket. All in all, the bike handled well, and was mechanically able to take all the punishment Daytona could dish out. The support RnR Repsol Racing received from the Buell factory guys, especially from Buell Engineer Matt Rasmussen and Bryan Bemisderfer, Ritchie Morris Racing, and The James Gang crew, was incredible. Roadracers in general are a very helpful and forthcoming group, but the Buell bunch was awesome, offering advice and parts when needed, and most importantly their knowledge from experience, a priceless commodity. The XB9R will only go 129 mph (GPS) with the stock gearing on the belt drive and a 180 tire. That put bike into the rev limiter in Nascar turn four, a ½ mile before the finish line. Changing to a 190 tire only gave us a few more mph before hitting the rev limiter, but the factory guys worked their magic on the ignition, raising the rev limit at least 300 rpm, giving us a top end of 141still at the limiter by start/finish with a good drive, but within safety limits. Derek at Speedcom bent over backwards helping us to make sure our on-track communication units were in full working order. Thanks to our MOTO-ST sponsors including Repsol, Dedicated Micros, Woodcraft, Empire GP, Under the Black Hat, and Buell. The RnR Repsol Racing Buell will be racing next at VIR next April 27th for the VIR 500K. We hope to see our fans there to root us on!} | ||
| Towjam |
The BMW R1200S, 3rd overall, was apparently a street bike with lights and tags a few days ago. The race bike was totaled in an earlier race so they apparently took this street bike, put a stock new engine in to, set the suspension, and raced it. That's the scoop I heard. Here's the story straight from the horse's (Nate's) mouth: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showpost.php?p=3802 405&postcount=15 | ||
| Towjam |
just an fyi for those who also follow BMW (as I do)... The Pelican Parts forum is the place for the best discussions regarding BMW racing - Nate and his posse are frequent posters. Lots of track experience represented in the forum - and you'll be impressed at the respect the beemer boyz give the Buells. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/forumdisplay.php?s= &forumid=24 | ||
| Zeroice |
Hey all! Just wanted to introduce myself. I'm Krishna Pribadi, the 3rd rider for RNR Repsol Racing. We had a blast this past weekend! I want to thank everyone that helped, especially our crew chief Mike Crawford, the rest of our crew and the Buell factory guys! Here are some photos I took (more to come): http://picasaweb.google.com/crotch.rocket.roadrace r/SunTrustMotoSTSeriesRound1GSTClassKrishnaSPhotos | ||
| Coolice |
Good job Zeroice from Coolice! See ya at VIR  | ||
| Trojan |
Hi Jens, The pre-entry list closes 28 days prior to the event, so some rider changes are inevitable. Hopwever, I am surprised to see no mention of Neil Hodgson (unless my eyes deceive me) or Richard Cooper listed on there but I know they are racing in FX this weekend, although Cooper is racing in place of Thomas Hinterreiter I believe. | ||
| Jens |
Hi Matt, yeah, its a bit unclear. But with the first practice today, maybe we will find out who is riding what... Jens | ||
| Blublak |
Yo Krishna! Thanks for the pics man.. I really wish I could have been there, at least to lend moral support and of course Camera support. However it looks like the first race (MotoST) I'll make will be the VIR round. See ya then.. |
