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     Jammin_joules |
Anyone know what muffler or pipe they are using on the Eslick 1125? Knapp Joins Latus Motors Team on Buell 1125R East Troy, Wis. (April 2, 2009) Bruce Rossmeyer's Daytona Racing/RMR/GEICO rider Danny Eslick shocked the motorcycle racing community with a double-header sweep of the second and third rounds of the AMA Pro Racing Daytona SportBike class at California Speedway March 20-21 to claim the first major wins in AMA Pro Racing against its Japanese and European competition. Eslick's historic wins were the first for an American manufacturer in a premier AMA road racing class since Cal Rayborn won an AMA Grand National race at Laguna Seca aboard a Harley-Davidson XR750 in 1972. Controversy erupted after the race, led by Kawasaki factory rider Jamie Hacking who finished second in both races, but Eslick is not letting critics distract him from his bid to continue the winning streak at Road Atlanta this weekend. "I like Atlanta. My expectation is to keep winning, but the goal is to stay on the podium and be consistent. We definitely want to go for the championship this season," the 22-year-old Broken Arrow, Okla., rider said. Message boards and enthusiast websites lit up in the weeks following the races. Some critics dismissed the Buell as an overdog with a displacement advantage, but a post-race laptime analysis released by AMA Pro Racing showed that Eslick's times on his 1125R were only the third fastest posted during the weekend, and his performance significantly outpaced that of other riders on similarly prepared Buells. "The rules allow [the 1125R] in the class, as well as other brands with large displacement, and our bike passed post-race inspection," Eslick said in an interview following a taped appearance for SPEED's AMA Pro Prime Time television show that will air Saturday night at 10pm ET. "It's not like we have any special parts. We've got the same stuff as the others guys [on Buells.] I've heard a lot of whining, but it just goes in one ear and out the other." Like his GEICO Powersports/RMR teammate Michael Barnes, the Buell 1125R Eslick raced in the Daytona and Fontana rounds was equipped with a stock crate engine, modified only with an aftermarket muffler and a recalibrated engine computer. "Some people want rules specifically made for motorcycles that are only produced by four import manufacturers. That's not the American way. In America we embrace diversity. AMA Pro Racing has written rules that allow fair competition among many more brands, and we had six brands in the top eight at Fontana. Some people say we have an unfair displacement advantage, but this class allows bikes like the BMW 1200, the Aprilia 1000, and the KTM 990 to also compete," said Erik Buell, Chairman and Chief Technical Officer of Buell Motorcycle Company. "The fact is that a privateer racer on a street bike beat the Japanese factories' barely disguised race bikes, and I'm proud of that," Buell said. "As an ex-privateer racer, who personally experienced dealing with never having equipment comparable to what the factory guys had, this is a great moment. It also proves that Buell's American innovations like the ZTL front brake, underslung exhaust, and fuel in the frame work as well on the track as they do on the street." Road Atlanta also marks the debut of privateer racer Taylor Knapp aboard Latus Motors Racing's 1125R in the Daytona SportBike class. Knapp, who finished in the top ten in both American Superbike races at Fontana on a Suzuki GSX-R1000, tested last week with the team at Talladega Grand Prix and replaces Alan Schmidt, who has left the team. In the Moto-GT series, Old Glory H-D/Buell joins the action in the Moto-GT2 class with riders Jaycent Gebers and Dennie Huff on a Buell XB12R. | ||
| Fresnobuell |
Why post this twice? Once here and once i the racing section? Buell Race Pipe is what the teams are using. | ||
| D_adams |
Actually, I'd like to say "Thanks" for posting it here, since I probably wouldn't have seen it otherwise. I normally don't visit the race section here. | ||
| Fresnobuell |
Maybe you should visit it then? | ||
| Badlionsfan |
Fresno, why the post nazi hostility?? | ||
| Spectrum |
I'm at Road Atlanta. Got some good pictures of Danny's bike's with the fairings off. I'll post them up Sunday evening. | ||
| Jmr1283 |
this is a 1125 section too. very much appreciated!! | ||
| Anonymous |
Everyone on a Buell at Road Atlanta was on the factory race pipe, except the MotoGT guys who don't need the power. There will be a couple of other aftermarket race pipes very soon from well-respected brands. At least one of the companies benchmarked the Buell pipe before building its own. | ||
| Fresnobuell |
Great....let's duplicate every thread that has racing+1125r in each section. Besides, this is old news.... | ||
| Gregtonn |
"Great....let's duplicate every thread that has racing+1125r in each section. Besides, this is old news...." May as well duplicate the rants about duplicate posts too. On the other hand, if you've seen it before you could just skip reading it. G | ||
| D_adams |
D000d, will you quit being so f&^king negative???? | ||
| Jmr1283 |
ill take a thread anytime that brings anonymous into the action. b!tch b!tch b!tch b!tch. constantly. i mean common on (Message edited by jmr1283 on April 05, 2009) | ||
| Wolfridgerider |
Never mind me... I'm just practicing my photo posting skills....  | ||
| Wolfridgerider |
This is kinda fun....  | ||
| Pariah |
Thanks for posting, good read! | ||
| Hellgate |
"There will be a couple of other aftermarket race pipes very soon from well-respected brands. At least one of the companies benchmarked the Buell pipe before building its own." YES!!!! Thanks for the post. | ||
| Jammin_joules |
I posted the question on the two most likely boards to solicit an answer. I had not seen previous answers else I would not have posted at all. Since there seems to be knowledgeable people on both boards, I wanted to nail down all the collective insight.  It is of some importance since we are busy building a couple race bikes and want to consider all options for them so that we can make a good showing. If people who frequent the race boards do not like to participate in a grass-roots effort for a Buell team, then please feel free to ignore the thread. For the rest of you, thanks for your considerations.  |
