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     Jammin_joules |
Buell teams ascend on Daytona 200; the grand daddy of sport bike racing High Country H-D/Buell will host an after hours “Buells run Daytona” party, Friday 06March2009. The famed Daytona 200 airs live on SpeedTV at 6:00pm High Country time. We’ll have barley and regular sodas, the 6 flat screen TVs throughout the dealership will be showing the racing action, popcorn & snacks, some of our High Country Buell racers and a few other surprises in store. Among the races at Daytona (American Sport Racing Assoc. ASRA Pro-Series, AMA Pro Moto-GP and AMA Pro Sport Bike) Buell has fielded over a dozen riders this year. In Friday’s Daytona 200 moved to a thrilling night under the lights, six Buell 1125R’s are entered; Michael Barnes, Danny Eslick, Alan Schmidt, Josh Bryan, Shawn Higbee and Bryan Bemisderfer. Some of these are champions from other classes. Get your Buell or motorcycle race friends together and come cheer on the Buell riders in Americas premier Sport Bike race at an entertaining and fun night at High Country H-D/Buell as we kick off our racing season for 2009 where Dale Niles is campaigning both the Destroyer and a Buell in NHDRA drag racing and bikes in both Pikes Peak International Hill Climb and on the Salt at Bonneville. High Country H-D/Buell is a BWB sponsor and is conveniently located at Hwy-52 on I-25 north of Denver, exit 235. 303.833.6777 www.HighCountryHarley.com | ||
| Redbuelljunkie |
Look for me on TV... I'll be the guy waving at you from the infield (near the International horseshoe)- you can't miss me.   | ||
| Jammin_joules |
March 6th “Live” at High Country H-D/BUELL “The Daytona 200 Motorcycle Race” See 6 Buells along with other competing brands racing for the top spot on 6 bigscreen TVs and our ultra loud sound system (you will think you are there) throughout the showroom. We will be airing it live from Daytona Beach Florida. First time under the lights, see some of the fastest riders in the nation. Race starts at 6PM. We will be serving refreshments ( must be 21 with ID) and giving away prizes throughout the race. Plus in-store specials on merchandise during the race. To celebrate Buell finishes in any of the top 3 spots we will have a surprise special for anyone attending. March and April Buell Special: Buy a new Buell and receive a free track day in May (date t.b.d.) with instruction from one of the fastest guys in the nation. Teachers on hand will be showing you the fastest way around the track and helping you with your riding skills and how to safely push your Buell to the limit. ~jammer | ||
| Jammin_joules |
Hal’s H-D/Buell/Hal’s Speed Shop rider Dan Bilansky rode a Buell XB12R to win the Thunderbike National at the first round of the 2009 ASRA Michelin Pro Series at Daytona International Speedway. Bilansky executed a perfect last-lap drafting pass of the defending Thunderbike champion, BMW of Atlanta rider Nate Kern, to take the win. In Motosport.com Championship Cup Series sprint racing on Saturday at Daytona, Bruce Rossmeyer’s Daytona Racing Buell rider Danny Eslick scored a convincing victory in Expert SuperTwins, the first Daytona victory for a rider aboard a Buell 1125R. On Sunday, Bruce Rossmeyer’s Daytona Racing Buell rider Michael Barnes, testing his injured hand in preparation for the March 6 Daytona 200, rode a Buell 1125R to second place in Expert Unlimited SuperSport. The Thunderbike win confirmed Bilansky’s last-minute decision to make the trip from Wisconsin to race at Daytona, despite a tight budget. “It was like déjà vu out there, because that was exactly the same pass I made on Kern to win the Thunderbike championship at Daytona in 2006,” said Bilansky. “And I think it was just as close, maybe half a bike length. My Hal’s Buell had the power to get the job done.” Ray Price Harley-Davidson/Buell rider David Estok posted the fastest lap in Thunderbike qualifying with a time of 1:57.801, but was penalized three positions when his Buell XB12R was 0.7 horsepower over the class formula in post-event testing. That moved Kern to the pole with a lap of 1:58.026. A sudden weather change on Sunday morning produced rain, dropping temperatures and high winds before the start of the nine-lap Thunderbike National. The track was mostly dry, and Estok took the lead for the first lap before retiring with a mechanical problem. Kern and Bilansky then opened a wide lead on the rest of the field. “Nobody wants to be leading on the last lap at Daytona, and at about the mid-point of the race Kern ran way wide at the chicane to let me know it was my turn at the front,” said Bilansky. “I let him through later, but then on lap seven I made a legitimate mistake and he got about 25 bike lengths on me and I was afraid I would lose the draft. On the last lap I had to go really deep on the brakes at turn one and at the chicane, and got back to about 10 lengths behind, which was the perfect set-up for the last lap. It was really blowing hard so he was making a big hole in the wind.” Bilansky used that draft to accelerate past Kern and was leading by only 0.001 seconds as the pair crossed the finish line. Third place went to Hal’s H-D/Buell/Hal’s Speed Shop rider Joel Spaulding, making his Expert debut on a Buell XB12R. Spaulding ran alone in third place for most of the race. Fernando Ferreyra was fourth on a Bimota, followed by Soundwaves.com rider Sam Rozynski on a Buell, Eric Helmbach on a Honda, and Joe Rozynski on a second Soundwaves.com Buell. Ray Price Harley-Davidson/Buell rider Jordan Richardson finished eighth on a Buell. After one ASRA Michelin Pro Series Thunderbike race, Bilansky leads the series with 35 points, followed by Kern with 31 points and Spaulding with 26 points. The next event on the 10-race ASRA Michelin Pro Series schedule is April 25-26 at Heartland Park Topeka, in Topeka, Kan. Buell Riders Win Motorsports.com CCS Sprint Races Other Buell winners in Motorsports.com CCS sprint competition at Daytona include Ray Price Harley-Davidson/Buell rider Jordan Richardson in Amateur SuperTwins and Amateur GTO on a Buell 1125R, and Bilansky in Expert GT Lights on a Buell XB12R. Kegel H-D/Buell rider Jay Smith rode a Buell XB12R to win in Amateur Lightweight Super Sport and Amateur Lightweight GT. | ||
| Sd26 |
Danny Bilansky was on the new Michelin Power 1 tires too. | ||
| Fireboltwillie |
hats off to high country harley/buell for putting together this event. a nice showing by race fans made it fun. | ||
| J2blue |
+1 on hats off! Thanks to High Country folks, what a great time. | ||
| Jammin_joules |
I do not have a capable photo editor here so I will post the photos on our FaceBook page (PM me or e-mail here at the shop dave[at]highCountryHarley.com and I will give you a FaceBook invite. Otherwise I will shrink the photo files and post them here. Thank you all for coming. We also felt it was a great success as a store event. ~jammer PS. we will likely be doing another race night in the future if they have any televised. | ||
| Jammin_joules |
photos from our race night. http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/37/ 438595.html?1236667122 |
