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Bearracing
Posted on Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 11:25 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Come out and support the Buell racing team in the Moto-ST races tomorrow 8-17-08. Tickets cost $15.00 at the gate. 1:00pm Autograph session with all riders. 4:00pm race time. Come out buell riders!!
ps. was there today and was the only Buell rider there supporting buell racing..
Good Luck Paul James & Jeff Johnson from B.J.
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Black_snowman
Posted on Sunday, August 17, 2008 - 10:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

It was a good time. The 1125R took the win!
Here are some pics and vids from the event.

http://www.blacksnowman.com/img/bike/Moto-ST/
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Redbuelljunkie
Posted on Monday, August 18, 2008 - 12:29 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Thanks for the pics- seeing them in addition to watching the live timing was almost like being there... almost. My poor Vaio wishes the pics were smaller, though. There's a great shot of an 1125R next to an XB12R in the garage- shows the distinctions between the two with race fairings (12 w/non-XBRR upper). Great race for Buell, but I was secretly hoping the GST Ducatis would not pass post-race tech- ain't I a stinker? We'll have to see what Buell can do in the remaining races for season class/team points. Go Buell!!
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Smoke
Posted on Monday, August 18, 2008 - 05:26 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

CONGRATULATIONS BUELL RACERS!!!!!
good job.
tim
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Indy_bueller
Posted on Monday, August 18, 2008 - 07:45 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I'd like to point out that this was the EIGHTH STRAIGHT podium finish for James Gang/Hoban Brothers in Moto-ST.
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Blake
Posted on Monday, August 18, 2008 - 08:40 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Buell Team Takes Second SunTrust MOTO-ST Series Win at Heartland Park Topeka


TOPEKA, Kan. (August 17, 2008) -- The No. 8 Bruce Rossmeyer’s Daytona Racing Buell 1125R of Oconomowoc, Wis. rider Shawn Higbee and Boca Raton, Fla.’s Michael Barnes won its second SunTrust MOTO-ST Series race of the season in the Level 5 Heartland Park 500 presented by Hooters at Heartland Park Topeka on Sunday.
Higbee and Barnes took the lead for the final time on lap 92 of the 119-lap race around the 2.5-mile Heartland Park Topeka circuit and survived a late pit stop to beat the No. 75 Touring Sport Ducati 848 ridden by Camarillo, Calif.’s Doug Polen and Ryan Gordon of Clemson, S.C. by one minute, 36.262 seconds.

Benny Carlson (West Bend, Wis.), Mike Luke (New Smyrna Beach, Fla.) and Andrew Deatherage (Boca Raton, Fla.) finished third on the Team Hooters Aprilia Tuono 1000R, three laps behind the winners.

Higbee and Barnes completed the 119 laps in 3:30:42.572 for an average speed of 84.714 miles per hour.

“This new 1125R is something else,” said Barnes, who was making his first start for the team. “I’d like to give a shout out to [team owner] Richie Morris, who couldn’t be here because he’s a bit under the weather. I hope he’s feeling better.”
The Bruce Rossmeyer’s Daytona Racing team, which triumphed in the third round of the series at Road America in June, managed to win despite having to make four pit stops, compared to only three for the No. 75 Ducati.

“Early on we were worried about the tire wear on the front,” said Higbee, who was celebrating his birthday at Heartland Park Topeka. “We couldn’t go the full fuel load on the tires so we had to go with a different pit strategy and run a fast enough pace to make up for the extra stop. We were able to maintain a fast enough pace.”

Both Polen and Gordon were feeling the effects of suspected food poisoning, and Polen lost time as he battled a leg cramp late in his second stint on the Ducati.

“We had the bike set up to run consistently through a whole stint,” Polen said. “But I got a big leg cramp nine laps before the end of my stint and I was trying to work it out. I wanted to make sure we got through the stint so we could stay on our three-stop strategy, but we lost about two seconds a lap there.”

The No. 75 Touring Sport Ducati team did make up ground in the battle for the SST Teams points championship, however, as the No. 1 Aprilia USA/Lloyd Brothers Motorsports Aprilia Tuono 1000R of Ty Howard (Weatherford, Texas) and Mike Himmelsbach (Quakertown, Penn.) could only manage a fourth place finish following a pair of crashes by Howard.

Howard had claimed the Destination Daytona Pole Award and led the first 12 laps of the race before suffering his first fall. The team lost five laps making repairs in the pits before Howard went down again at the one and a half hour mark of the race. Once again the team was able to keep the bike in the race.

The No. 1 Aprilia team now has 162 points to the 159 of the No. 75 Ducati team with two races remaining in the SunTrust MOTO-ST Series. The No. 8 Buell squad moved into third in the standings with 142 points.

The No. 25 Aprilia team enjoyed a consistent run to claim its first podium finish of the season.

“It’s a good feeling,” said Carlson. “We’ve been working, working, working and finally we managed to finish up here. I’ve got to thank Steve DeCamp and the whole team for all their hard work.”

In a dramatic finish the No. 77 Touring Sport Ducati PS1000LE of Frank Shockley (Greenville, S.C.) and Brad Phillips (Greer, S.C.) claimed its second straight win in the BMW GrandSport Twins (GST) class.

Shockley took the lead from Justin Filice on the No. 69 RightsforBikers.com Ducati PS1000LE just nine laps from the finish as Filice battled with a badly worn front tire. The No. 69 Ducati crew was hampered by a lack of crew and was forced to run with the same front all race.

“I had heard they didn’t have much crew and we made a point of changing tires on our second stop,” Shockley said. “I could see him [Filice] sliding around and I knew I would be able to get around him.”

Filice suffered a fall in the closing stages but was able to bring the No. 69 Ducati, which he shared with Rodolfo Ramirez (Sunrise, Fla.) home in second spot.
Walt Sipp (Kansas City, Mo.), Paul James (Waukesha, Wis.) and Jeff Johnson (Minneapolis, Minn.) completed the GST podium on their No. 70 James Gang Racing / Hoban Brothers Buell XB12R.

The win for the No. 77 Ducati team moved it into first place in the very tight GST Team standings with 156 points to the 152 for the No. 70 Buell team and 149 for the No. 69 Ducati squad.

Fourth place overall in the race and first in the Sport Twins class went to the No. 67 M4 Avteq Racing Suzuki SV650 ridden by Dustin Dominguez (Newalla, Okla.) and Ryan O’Donnell (Lewisville, Texas).

The pair spent the first half of the race running in company with teammates Dane Westby (Tulsa, Okla.) and Kyle Martin (Dallas, Texas) on the No. 66 Suzuki before Martin suffered a fall in the last turn while leading the class. Martin was able to rejoin in the lead but needed to pit for repairs and the bike was then slowed by tire troubles near the end.
“They [the No. 66 team] gapped us a bit in the second stint,” Dominguez said. “But then they went off the track and we were able to bring it home. The bike was awesome the whole time. At the end the tires were sketchy but we had fun.”

Despite its second place finish the No. 66 M4 Avteq Racing team moved into a tie for first place in the Sport Twins Teams standings with the No. 9 Pair-A-Nines Kawasaki EX650 squad on 157 points each. Jimmy Filice (Daytona Beach, Fla.) and Jay Springsteen (Lapeer, Mich.) brought the Kawasaki home third in ST after battling a clutch problem for most of the race.

The No. 8 Bruce Rossmeyer’s Daytona Racing Buell team claimed the Performance Under Gear Performer of the Race Award as Barnes turned the fastest lap of the race, a 1:41.429 on lap three.

The PIAA Award for the team that gained the most positions in its class during the race went to the No. 77 Touring Sport Ducati squad, which moved from fourth on the starting grid to first place by the finish.

The Czaia & Gallagher Lucky 13 Award for the 13th place overall finisher was claimed by the No. 26 Mid-Illini Motorsports/Repsol Suzuki SV650 team of Matt Huber (Summerville, S.C.), Mitch Stein (Pekin, Illl.) and Kevin Rodriguez (Moncks Corner, S.C.).

The Roaring Toyz Award for the Best Looking Team was claimed by the No. 50 Eagle Racing Suzuki ridden by Eric Konigsberg (Kalamazoo, Mich.), Guy Bartz (Lake Mills, Wis.) and Kevin Lehman (Grand Haven, Mich.).

The SunTrust MOTO-ST Series continues at Thunderbolt Raceway New Jersey Motorsports Park on Aug. 29-30.

Point Standings

TEAM (SST): 1. No. 1 Aprilia USA/Lloyd Brothers Motorsports - 162; 2. No. 75 Touring Sport Ducati - 159; 3. No. 8 Bruce Rossmeyer’s Daytona Racing - 142; 4. No. 25 Team Hooters Aprilia – 137; 5. No. 6 Aprilia USA/Lloyd Brothers Motorsports – 109

MANUFACTURER (SST): 1. Aprilia 164, 2. Ducati 159, 3. Buell 142, 4. Suzuki 102, 5. BMW 51

TEAM (GST): 1. No. 77 Touring Sport Ducati - 156; 2. No. 70 James Gang Racing / Hoban Brothers - 152; 3. No. 69 RightsforBikers.com - 149; 4. No. 7 Richie Morris Racing - 142; 5. No. 20 Wagner Motorsports Racing – 110

MANUFACTURER (GST): 1. Ducati - 172; 2. Buell - 157; 3. Bimota – 80

TEAM (ST): T1. No. 9 Pair-A-Nines - 157; No. 66 M4 AVTEQ Racing - 157; 3. No. 67 M4 Avteq Racing - 133; 4. No. 42 Grease Monkey Racing - 122; 5. No. 17 Mid-Illini Motosports / Repsol – 120

MANUFACTURER (ST): 1. Suzuki - 167; 2. Kawasaki – 162; 3. Ducati 88

The SunTrust MOTO-ST Series is organized and sanctioned by Professional Motorsports Productions (PMP) of Toronto, Ontario, Canada and the Grand American Road Racing Association, based in Daytona Beach, Fla., provides the series with administrative and commercial support. Learn more about MOTO-ST at www.moto-st.com.
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Blake
Posted on Monday, August 18, 2008 - 08:41 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

No more fogging faceshields. Now it's leg cramps and upset tummies. Lame.
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Rubberdown
Posted on Monday, August 18, 2008 - 04:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Awesome result!!! Congratulations!!!
Go Buell Racing!!!


Foggy face shields, leg cramps, upset tummy... I'd certainly have a hard time preforming up to par with any of those conditions.
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Indy_bueller
Posted on Monday, August 18, 2008 - 05:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)



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Indy_bueller
Posted on Monday, August 18, 2008 - 05:17 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)



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Indy_bueller
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Diablo1
Posted on Monday, August 18, 2008 - 05:56 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Was it raining during the race? Trying to understand why the leaders were crashing out and the overall speeds so slow.
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Slaughter
Posted on Monday, August 18, 2008 - 06:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

3+ hours is just a long time in the saddle for a couple riders. In an endurance race, about 10% of the folks seem to tip over (and in Howard's case, TWICE)
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Bearracing
Posted on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - 12:26 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

No rain.... sunny day high 80's temp... long race.. 2.5 mile road track.. None the less it was awesome day as i spent most of it with the Buell racing team of the James Gang.. Paul James and Jeff Johnson.. They even asked me to take there team scooter to the snack bar and order food for the team during the race, so they could eat on pit road. I tell you.. Paul James is one heck of a nice guy. As well as Jeff Johnson and the entire team. They promote Buell well.. and im happy to support them and buell. Awesome weekend..
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Coolice
Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 01:57 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Bearracing-Thanks for all your help!
Enjoy your XB they are great bikes.
The "downed bike" was up and running a few hours ago, ready for this weekend : )
Thanks again
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Bearracing
Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 11:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Coolice - Thank you guys! You guys gave me a awesome weekend.. Happy to hear Paul's XB is back together.. His autographed handle bar is displayed proudly in my living room. Cant wait for you guys to come back soon! Keep in touch!
B.J.
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Gorillastrippitts
Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 11:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Mike and the James Gang Racing Team were great to my 10 year old son, Timothy, and I at the race on Sunday. Mike gave my son some decals and James, Sipp, and Johnson gave one the BUELL Racing ball-caps from the podium to him. Nice talking to the James Gang Racing Team and all Buell racing teams during and after the race. James Gang does do a great job supporting Buell. ---- THANKS!
Shannon with Heartland Park was kind enough to give us a tour during the race to the scoring tower and let my son walk out on the flag ramp during the race.
Everyone needs to go and support these races. My son will never forget.
Only thing that needs to be changed is better promoting locally and an earlier start time --- my son was starting to fall asleep on the ride home (We got home at 10:50PM).
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Buell2001b
Posted on Thursday, August 21, 2008 - 12:58 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Congrats to all the racers for making Buell a winner and AMA watch out.
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Fresnobuell
Posted on Saturday, August 23, 2008 - 04:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I wish that Moto-ST came out west...Laguna Seca anyone?
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