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Current Tally
Buell AMA Formula Xtreme
Contingency Award Fund Pledges
#BadWeB NameReal NamePledgedRcvd*
AwardsDavid Ebben (Buell Racer)-$1,200
AwardsJeff Johnson (Buell Racer)-$900
Program FeeAMA Pro Racing (Fee)-$1,500
ExpensesFedEx, USPS, PayPal, Misc...-$467
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Totals from 86 Buell enthusiasts as of 10/27/05 at 11:21 PM:$8,384$6,061
Go Buell in AMA Formula Xtreme!




Please honor your pledge via one of the following two options:

1. www.PayPal.com to contingency(at)badweatherbikers(dot)com (We humbly request that you please kindly tack on an additional 3% + $0.30 to cover the PayPal and credit card transaction fees. For a $100 pledge that amounts to an extra $3.30.)

2. Send a check payable to
BadWeatherBikers.com
2906 Florence Street
Kilgore, TX 75662-3942

Please note on check "AMA FX Racer Fund".

Current status:

1. Submitted official AMA Pro Racing Bonus Awards Program application on Monday 02/14/05 with wire transfer of administration fee on Tuesday.

2. Event paddock passes, four per event, are now available as tokens of appreciation for additional generous donations to the award fund. Recipients of the paddock passes will also recieve official, BadWeatherbikers.com sponsor ID and will be entrusted to act as good will hooligan emissaries of all of BadWeB.

3. Submitted the official BadWeB press release to Road Racing World and Motorcycle Technology.

4. We awarded a total of $2,100 to Buell racers in 2005! Though we had hoped to award more, injuries and an off-year for the Buell racers left much of our award fund intact. See the notations in our accounting listing above at bottom of table.

We'll roll the remainder of our fund over to 2006 as we seek to pump up our award program to the next level. Reliable rumor is that the Buell racers will be out in force in 2006 really putting in a solid challenge in the championship. Let's show them how much we support them! : )

On our to-do list is to obtain a production batch of decals for all the Buell teams to display on their racing machines. We had some proofs made up this year, but the quality was not up to what we deemed acceptable.

If you are supporting this effort, please keep your comments and ideas coming. : ) If you haven't, then come on board to join in on this historic grass-roots effort to help motivate our brave AMA Buell racers, please take a minute and pitch in. : D

Always your humble servant,

Blake : )

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Who wrote the press release?Oldog31 1 04-02-05  10:53 pm
Archive through February 25, 2005Blake30 1 02-25-05  04:12 pm
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Archive through February 04, 2005Smoke30 1 02-04-05  06:08 am
Archive through January 30, 2005Blake30 1 01-30-05  07:16 pm
Archive through January 28, 2005José_quiñones30 1 01-28-05  07:24 am
Archive through January 26, 2005Blake30 1 01-26-05  07:36 pm
Archive through January 25, 2005Ebear30 1 01-25-05  05:44 pm
Archive through January 22, 2005Slaughter30 1 01-22-05  03:26 pm
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Archive through January 03, 2005Blake30 1 01-03-05  12:51 am
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José_quiñones
Posted on Wednesday, July 06, 2005 - 08:03 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Peter you getting one or two VIR tickets?

Blake, I'll take the other two, remember?
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Blublak
Posted on Wednesday, July 06, 2005 - 10:42 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Jose.. I've GOT two beautiful little cards (thank you Blake), just waiting for the opportunity to be traded in for a pair of BADWEB Race passes.. Sitting in a place of honor, near the door, but safe from anything but intentional attack. (this is so cool)..

So Robin and I are going, that's positive. Got a hotel room lined up. Now, it's just a matter of waiting.. I think we're going to head down on Thursday evening, so we can start 'scouting' on Friday morning. Yep, bringin' the camera and 2 gig worth of disk space.. Now, where are those good photo points?
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Blake
Posted on Wednesday, July 06, 2005 - 08:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
They are yours for the having JQ.
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José_quiñones
Posted on Wednesday, July 06, 2005 - 10:06 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
how much are they? do you need the money right now?
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Blake
Posted on Wednesday, July 06, 2005 - 11:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
If you'll donate another $59 ea to the award fund, I'll put them in the mail. See paypal instructions above in red.

And of course we expect to see a lot of your photos and comentary on BadWeB. : )
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Blublak
Posted on Thursday, July 07, 2005 - 12:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Does anyone know if there will be a 'hospitality' area at VIR? Just curious as far as making plans for storing our riding gear while at the track. Robin already had a good (new) helmet and gloves stolen from her last year.
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José_quiñones
Posted on Friday, July 08, 2005 - 07:39 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
The AMA will have a hospitality area, you could probably store things with them.

Buell/Brag I'm not aware of any plans on their part.
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Blake
Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 11:07 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
We still have four BadWeB sponsor passes to Mid Ohio AMA races. All weekend including practice day on Friday and paddock pass is included. A $55 donation to the BadWeB racers fund will have the passes on your doorstep via FedEx in timely fashion.

We also have four passes for Road Atlanta.

I believe that the VIR passes are already spoken for.

See...

http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/4062/91000.html

for donation submission information.

At this point the passes are first come first served. Don't let them go to waste!
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Blake
Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 11:33 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
At this point it is obvious that we won't be paying out the full award fund this year. To date our payout obligations comprise $1,500, with $1,200 of that going to Dave Ebben, stand-in for Sean Higbee at Pike's Peak and Road America, and the remaining $300 to Jeff Johnson at Road America.

Suggest we roll our fund over and continue to build it up even more for next year. The thinking being that we may eventually be able to build up a very serious award?

If any contributors have any other suggestions, please let the ideas flow forth. : )
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Blake
Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 11:34 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
If anyone has address or contact info for David Ebben and/or Jeff Johnson, please forward to me via PM (link at bottom of my user profile.)

Thanks.
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Blublak
Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 12:36 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
I agree with the rolling it over.. let it build year to year.. Heck, in a not so long time, we could be offering some serious scratch for the riders! Some serious incentive to compete.. hehehehe..

I like it.. how about the rest?
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Road_thing
Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 01:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Roll it over?? Heck no!!


Send it all to me!

rt
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Davegess
Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 05:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
ROLL IT
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José_quiñones
Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 07:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
yes, roll it, but remember HALS should be at RA and VIR, maybe Mid Ohio. they should pick up some.
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Loki
Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 09:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
roll, roll, roll our dollars.
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Blake
Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 10:23 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Cool thing is that paypal is paying 3% interest on the balance last I checked. That is cool. Helps make up for the approx $100 that ebay stole from us. Yes I mean stole. They did not honor their promise to provide a referrer credit for all purchases that were referred from another site via the proper referral code, which all those who navigated to the calendar sale via BadWeB had to have used. Really disappointing. ebay = greedy, unreasonable, inaccessible, jerks. Of course ebay owns paypal. :/
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Blake
Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 10:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Mid-Ohio sponsor passes?? Anyone??
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Bigdaddy
Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2005 - 06:06 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Blake, Roll it for the next season(s.) Maybe, just maybe, in a few years we'll have a decent contingency program.

PayPal really puts a knot in my shorts. Has anyone ever looked at the PayPal v. Ebay affiliation? A two-headed money grabbing monster. Cut you on both ends.

G2
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Macbuell
Posted on Monday, August 01, 2005 - 07:59 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Are they running FX at Road Atlanta this year and if so, will any Buells be running. I'm planning on going and would love to see some Buells earn some of my hard earned money.
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Blake
Posted on Tuesday, August 02, 2005 - 04:52 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
FX.. yes. Buells... Hope so.
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Ingemar
Posted on Saturday, August 06, 2005 - 04:52 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Roll over to next year.

Too bad Barnes sold/is selling his Buell.

So is it known who will be running next year?

What about this Pirelli sales guy ... he had an impressive XB supposedly with 160hp and winning local races ... ?
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Buelliedan
Posted on Friday, August 19, 2005 - 06:35 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
glad to hear that it will be rolled over to next year. Yes, I made some inuendos about what might happen to the fund and for that I apologize. I might have some other issues wth you Blake but I was wrong to question your integrity regarding this.

(Message edited by buelliedan on August 19, 2005)
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Blublak
Posted on Friday, August 19, 2005 - 04:05 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
OK.. I'm Gettin' all Amped up.. Here Comes VIR! I'm SOOOooooo There.. Thanks again for the passes.. they will be put to GREAT use.. (yes, I'm taking my camera..)

Jose.. Are you ready yet? Drop me a line so we can try and hook up from the jump off..
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José_quiñones
Posted on Friday, August 19, 2005 - 05:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
peter, call me at the cell, I had to get a new one cause the display on the old one failed so I can't get your number out of it.

Right now the plan is to go to VA Beach Tues-Friday then ride over to the track.

We'll setup probably at the turn 5 area
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Blake
Posted on Saturday, August 20, 2005 - 01:04 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Thanks Dan. I appreciate that. : )
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Blake
Posted on Friday, October 28, 2005 - 12:37 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Current status of the fund is shown updated above.

If I've missed or miscalculated anyone's contributions to the fund, please let me know. I may have missed recording a check or two if it was sent late. Stupid me forgot to make photocopies the last time I went to the bank.
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Fusa21
Posted on Friday, October 28, 2005 - 10:43 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Hi guys,

It's too bad I didn't give AMA FX a try this year with my FUSA Thunderbike set up XB. I think I'd be down a few bHP, but I'm first gonna need to crawl by just making the field and qualify. I just wanted to say thanks to all that contributed. I hope this Contingency is in place again in '06, because my plans are to take crack at FX next year.

Hope to contribute more to this site over the winter. See you guys around.

Greg Avello
FUSA #21
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M1combat
Posted on Monday, December 12, 2005 - 06:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Bump : ).

What's going on exactly this year? How much more do we need? Will we be required to throw more at the AMA?
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Blake
Posted on Monday, December 12, 2005 - 06:28 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Yes, we'll need to submit another $1.5K for the AMA administrative fee. What our award program will consist of for 2006 remains to be seen pending some kind of announcement by the Buell teams as to their intended level of participation if any.

Stay tuned. : )
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Smoke
Posted on Monday, January 09, 2006 - 02:45 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
checking to see what the word is for this year's FX contingency fund. i'm in for another $100. see ya at the races!
tim
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Blake
Posted on Monday, January 09, 2006 - 12:39 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
The fund needs replenishing. Please see notes atop page for donation info. : )

We'll need to submit another $1,500 to AMA at least a couple weeks prior to Daytona.
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Blake
Posted on Monday, January 09, 2006 - 12:39 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
THANKS! : )
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Buellrcr
Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 08:40 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
how about some money for the little guys and girls, that are getting started racing.
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Blake
Posted on Friday, October 13, 2006 - 04:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Bump : )
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Slaughter
Posted on Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 12:27 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
OK - why not figure out a way to distribute the contingency $$$

Problem is we have national: AMA (FX) and AMA/MotoST - 3 classes. Also regional (CCS, AFM, WERA) plus local organizations like WSMC.

Some of the above are elegible for Factory contingency money.

I think the most PR is going to come out of AMA/FX but with the France family behind MotoST, it might become an interesting season.

Whatchya all think?
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Blake
Posted on Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 02:04 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
If we could raise some serious funds, I'd be all for the FX deal. But short of being able to raise at least another $14K so we could offer at least $2K/race, I don't think FX is worth the entrance fee of $1500. Of course we could just avoid the official AMA sanctioned award route and just get the word out to the folks racing Buells.

I like the idea of getting on board with the MotoST series.

Or, we could just award it all to the Buell racing team with the best cartoon logo. joker
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Slaughter
Posted on Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 08:08 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Or, we could just award it all to the Buell racing team with the best cartoon logo.

Nyuk, Nyuk, Nyuk! : D
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Blake
Posted on Thursday, November 30, 2006 - 10:11 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Snuck that one by I did. : D
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