| Author | Message | ||
     Nuts4mc |
Mr. May in 9th details here: http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/article/?artic le=43087 WOW! | ||
| 2kx1 |
In the second session he was 3rd. | ||
| Svh |
Thats about where he was last year as well. Until they get the 1190 homoligated he isn't going to be able to keep up with the more powerful competition. Really hoped they would be at least testing a homoligation special or something. | ||
| Anonymous |
Can't show up even for a test until Erik Buell Racing 1190RS street bikes are built and homologated with the AMA. We'll run the Buell 1125RR until then. Geoff rides it really well and has no problem manning up when the deck is stacked against him. HUUULLLKKK! | ||
| Slaughter |
Geoff is a GOOD THING this season! Gonna be an exciting year! | ||
| Hybridmomentspass |
Really hate to hear that Geoff/Erik Buell Racing wont be able to start the season off right with the new bike. Oh well, it'll still be a good showing Im sure! | ||
| Blake |
BWAHAHAHAH!!! Erik Buell Racing 1125RR Best Lap: 1:42.139 Girl on a 600cc Best Lap: 1:57.164 XR1200 Best Lap: 2:09.568 Can you even call that racing? H-D would do so much better if they just raced the baggers. At least then they'd have a decent excuse for being so slow. | ||
| Court |
This is really going to be an exciting year . . Geoff just seems to generate energy and excitement aboard that E-B-R 1125R2. | ||
| Reepicheep |
My 10 year old wants his birthday party this year to be him and some friends at Mid Ohio to watch the Buell run! | ||
| Hybridmomentspass |
blake - your point is, well, not a point. Yes, we all know the XR is slower than a 600 or the buell, but that doesnt make it any less a race. 'can you even call that racing?' well what would you call it when a dozen or so of them get out there and try to beat the other to the start/finish line? | ||
| Hybridmomentspass |
and late PS - did you laugh as much when the XBRR sprung a major leak? I know, you all hate harley, but sometimes things happen, bikes leak sometimes, its not that funny | ||
| 99buellx1 |
There was also an inline Superbike that blew it's motor all over the track cutting the session short. It happens to all types. | ||
| Steve_a |
It is really ridiculous that XR1200's are blowing up in a stock engine class. The reason is the ridiculously long stroke that Harley insisted on keeping, instead of the short-stroke 1300 that someone else was urging for the big Sportster/Buell engine. The bike that blew was probably undergeared for Daytona, perhaps in a draft, and revving higher than it ever should have. The 7100-rpm redline on late-model XBs was only allowed for a few seconds before the rev-limiter kicked on -- and that was because of rod and big-end bearing life. | ||
| Mog |
Geoff got a 187.656 trap speed!!!! WOW  | ||
| Firstbuell |
oh, that's nuttin - this excerpt from "Cycle News" site: ".....there were problems with timing and scoring. National Guard Jordan Suzuki's Roger Hayden was credited with the highest top speed of 202.77 mph in the first session, causing his brother Tommy, the Rockstar Makita Suzuki rider, with the seventh fastest time, to joke that he wanted one of Roger's engines. [T] Hayden said he could live with being slower than Roger, but not Geoff May's Buell, which was fourth fastest at 196.63 and nearly 6 mph faster than Tommy Hayden's top speed of 190.85 mph. Roger Hayden's top speed was even higher, 204.85 mph, in the shortened late afternoon session, with May suddenly up to an impressive 202.87 mph. The teams relied on their own data acquisition units to get more accurate readings. The highest top speed recorded on Blake Young's Rockstar Makita Suzuki was 188.275 mph. Officially he was second fastest in the first session at 197.53 mph....." can you even imagine an AMA-legal 200mph SB? | ||
| Hybridmomentspass |
Sounds like Tommy is going to get upset a few times this season  | ||
| Blake |
Geoff May/EBR 1125RR at 202.87 MPH!?!  | ||
| Court |
Wow | ||
| 01lightning |
man.....this year is gonna be great for ebr!!!!!!!! 202.87?? and thats not even the 1190? good times comin | ||
| Trojan |
BWAHAHAHAH!!! Erik Buell Racing 1125RR Best Lap: 1:42.139 Girl on a 600cc Best Lap: 1:57.164 XR1200 Best Lap: 2:09.568 Can you even call that racing? H-D would do so much better if they just raced the baggers. At least then they'd have a decent excuse for being so slow. It is all relative Blake. Erik Buell Racing 1125RR Best Lap: 1:42.139 Josh Graves Yamaha R1 best lap 1:38.795 Can you even call that racing? I'm not criticising Geoff or the Buell, but 3 seconds a lap in the same class is just as uncompetitive as your analogy on the face of it. Gary Orr BMW S1000RR 1:46.168 That is more than 8 seconds off the lead time, which must make the BMW S1000RR a useless piece of cr*p does it? There is more to life than lap times  The difference in lap times between most of the XR1200's were a lot closer than the times between Superbike riders, which should mean closer racing regardless of the actual speeds involved. If lap times were the only yardstick on which to measure racing machines there would only be one racing class, whichever is the fastest. Everything else would be no good adn wouldn't classify as racing according to your reasoning? | ||
| Blake |
Three seconds is the same as 17 seconds? This from the same guy who doesn't like the idea of rules in SBK that keep the bikes more stock because it would slow them down so much?  Who are you and what have you done with Matt Purdy? | ||
| Jetbuilder |
I don`t care if there racing tricycles more than one person trying to get to a given point before someone else on the same track is racing. I am no longer a fan of HD but I am still happy too see them in the mix Red | ||
| Fast1075 |
Racin' is racin'...some is more exciting than others..When I was racing in Prostar..when they decided to have a new class for cruiser bikes, the expression "wallowing wildebeest" became common...Welllll an old friend of mine managed to get his yamaha to run low 9's...pretty impressive all things considered. The question is simple...something may be "slow" compared to something faster...but respect the person doing the riding or stfu...not everybody can ride a prototype GP bike. | ||
| Jetbuilder |
I am old fat and slow but in my mind I am fast nimble and Sexy!!!! Red | ||
| 2kx1 |
If the 1190 is homologated before Daytona then it will be faster. 40 horsepower surely will tighten up the 3.344 gap with the Yamaha, and will certainly elevate the paltry 1.98 mph difference in speed. | ||
| Elvis |
Don't forget Josh Hayes didn't only race basically the same bike at Daytona last year, but he was there less than a month ago at the first tire test and Geoff wasn't. Geoff has never raced a Buell at Daytona before and this was his first taste of the track . . . and it was a tire test, not a race or qualification. Even if the 1190 isn't ready in time for Daytona, you can expect Geoff to shave some time off those results while Josh Hayes is probably already running at close to his peak. | ||
| Bads1 |
Sorry to say but none of them were really doing there peak. Temp's on the track were cold. They were worried about water and not being able to see on the account of fresh black asphalt even though the trucks were out drying it. Geoff has raced Daytona and knows the track. He also has been one of the Key's to developing the bike with Erik Buell Racing. Roger Lee Hayden has never swung a leg over a Suzuki nor has Ben Bostrom. Hell neither of them have even heard the bike run till two days ago. The only experience they have had with the Jordan bike was a photo shoot two weeks ago. So I'd have to say they have to go through all the settings on those bike to get comfortable with the bikes. | ||
| Hybridmomentspass |
elvis - great point! is it really possible for the 1190 to be homologated before the race? I mean, how close to the race date can they change bikes? | ||
| Bads1 |
Great Point ????? Ummm ok.lol | ||
| 2kx1 |
I am just happy to see them at Daytona,you know, American rider ,bike , maybe just a tad of national pride and all. I guess if they are able to bring the 1190 most will just call it a cheater bike anyway because there is no way an American bike can compete . |
