From AMA Pro Racing
TOOELE, UT - The rain-fraught AMA Pro Daytona SportBike contest at Miller Motorsports Park's BigM Weekend on Sunday was ruled by a five-rider pack of unrelenting ferocity, each taking his turn at the front throughout the 16-lap race. Two riders, however, rose above-one higher than he's ever been before, the other to a once-familiar height he's sorely missed in 2011.
Celtic Racing/Fast by Ferracci's PJ Jacobsen was ascendant in the 34-rider race, the 17-year-old New Yorker launching into the lead off the line and holding off attack after attack while riders diced for position eight-deep. Team Latus Motors Racing's Jason DiSalvo-who started from pole, and was coming off a three-race win streak-seemed a sure bet for frontrunner status, but he was shuffled back surprisingly early in the race by Josh Herrin (Monster Energy Graves Yamaha), Dane Westby (M4 Suzuki) and Cory West (Vesrah Suzuki).
Up front, Westby was the first rider to take the lead from Jacobsen, only to have West sail by both riders while the top seven were blanketed by less than a second. Jacobsen reclaimed the lead with authority just corners later, leaving West and Westby to engage in a frenetic battle for second that Herrin watched carefully from fourth.
With nine laps to go, Herrin began to make his move, first picking off West to settle into the third-place position. In front, Westby and Jacobsen seemed to trade the lead every other corner, neither willing to let go nor able to make a pass stick for long. Suddenly, it was fourth-place West sliding back into the lead, closing the door so hard on a hopeful attempt by Jacobsen that the latter rider was shuffled back to fourth.
Shortly after, Herrin made a quick outside pass to take second from West and began calculatingly sizing up race-leader Westby, while Westby did everything he could to discourage the Graves rider's line of thinking. In the meantime, Cameron Beaubier (GP Bike Parts) had been carefully maneuvering his way vertically through the field, and with five laps to go, had firmly attached himself to the back of the five-rider front pack, which went tearing up Miller's long front straight four-deep as the laps clicked down.
Jacobsen, however, had been doing the same at the front of the field, taking third, then second, then first positions from their previous owners in a no-holds-barred fashion that left no doubt about his talent, but some doubt about how much longer his tires would last. With Westby immediately positioning his bike on Jacobsen's rear wheel, the youngster found himself coming under increasing pressure, to which he responded by putting his head down and doing everything he could to gap the field.
With only three laps left to go, however, that didn't fit with Herrin's plans. Giving the Ducati rider zero room, Herrin pushed him faster and faster, the two putting several bike lengths between themselves and the rest of the field. Then, just after the lead pair took the white flag, Jacobsen's machine began exhibiting gasp-worthy, high-speed wobbles that told Herrin it was time to pounce. Though Jacobsen valiantly tried to hold the Yamaha rider off, Herrin was by now unstoppable. Slicing through the lap's final corners, he took his first victory of 2011 by .161 seconds.
"It was getting pretty crazy in the beginning," Herrin said. "A lot of guys were passing me on the brakes in Turn 1 just 'cause I didn't want to push in there too hard ... I was just trying to save my tires. I had to shave a couple tenths off to go into the puddles, but I think at the end it really helped us out a lot.
"The Monster Energy Graves Yamaha was working really well, and I'm really grateful we're on such good tires-the rains were phenomenal; we haven't used them since Road America last year and they were perfect. These guys rode a really good race, everybody did, and I'm just glad to be up here. It's a relief after having such a tough time this year, and I look forward to continuing on with the season with some more-consistent results."
"Josh and Cory and Dane got by me, so I just tried to stay with them and sit behind them and see what they could do," Jacobsen said. "There was like seven laps to go, so I figured just sit behind them 'cause it's going to be a long race still. I tried to break away [at the end] there, but Josh got me on the last lap. I really, really was pushing, but he just got the best of me."
Jacobsen was followed across the line by another first-time podium-earner in AMA Pro Daytona SportBike, as Beaubier had craftily dispatched both West and Westby, who finished fourth and fifth.
"It was crazy," Baubier explained. "I struggled a little bit on the brakes, couldn't really pass anyone on the brakes, and I was just watching them swap positions every corner ... it was pretty awesome to watch. Toward the end I started to get a little more comfortable on the brakes and started making a couple passes, and it was an awesome race. The front was skating around a lot the whole race, so I had to always make sure I went through a puddle on the straightaway to cool the tires down, but it was a fun race, that's for sure. It feels great to get on the podium for the first time in SportBike."
DiSalvo, Eslick, Josh Galster, Paul Allison and Tommy Aquino rounded out the top 10.
Race Results (Top 20)
1. Josh Herrin (Monster Energy Graves Yamaha) Yamaha YZF-R6 16 Laps
2. PJ Jacobsen (Celtic Racing) Ducati 848 +0.161
3. Cameron Beaubier (GP Bike Parts Racing) Yamaha YZF-R6 +3.408
4. Cory West (Vesrah Suzuki) Suzuki GSX-R600 +6.703
5. Dane Westby (M4 Suzuki) Suzuki GSX-R600 +7.644
6. Jason DiSalvo (Team Latus Motors Racing) Ducati 848 +17.111
7. Danny Eslick (Richie Morris Racing) Suzuki GSX-R600 +33.454
8. Josh Galster (Josh Galster Racing) Yamaha YZF-R6 +33.765
9. Paul Allison (Triple Crown Industries) Yamaha YZF-R6 +36.216
10. Tommy Aquino (Yamaha Extended Service, Pat Clark Sports, Graves, Yamaha) Yamaha YZF-R6 +36.560
11. Dalton Dimick (Dimick Racing) Yamaha YZF-R6 +36.958
12. Joey Pascarella (Run 1 Racing Motorsports) Yamaha YZF-R6 +37.468
13. Santiago Villa (M4 Suzuki) Suzuki GSX-R600 +38.997
14. Taylor Knapp (Vesrah Suzuki) Suzuki GSX-R600 +44.592
15. Huntley Nash (LTD Racing Y.E.S Yamaha) Yamaha YZF-R6 +55.806
16. Melissa Paris (HT Moto Yamaha) Yamaha YZF-R6 +1:02.925
17. Eli Edwards (Wow Racing) Yamaha YZF-R6 +1:12.731
18. Tyler OHara (GP Bike Parts Racing) Yamaha YZF-R6 +1:13.257
19. Matthew Sadowski (Top Shelf Motorcycles Racing) Ducati 848 +1:21.369
20. Jake Holden (Jake Holden Racing) Ducati 848 +1:26.090
Race Time: 33:47.423
Margin of Victory: 0.161
Best Race Lap: Josh Herrin (2:04.579)
Point Standings (top 20)
1. Jason DiSalvo 109
2. Cory West 74
3. Josh Herrin 67
4. Cameron Beaubier 63
5. PJ Jacobsen 62
6. Danny Eslick 60
7. Tommy Aquino 56
8. Paul Allison 47
9. Dane Westby 37
10. Taylor Knapp 36
11. Fernando Amantini 32
12. Santiago Villa 27
13. Jake Holden 26
14. Josh Galster 26
15. Tyler OHara 26
16. Huntley Nash 26
17. Jake Zemke 23
18. JD Beach 18
19. Bryce Prince 18
20. Joey Pascarella 15
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Herrin back on top in SportBike
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2010 Suzuki GSX-R750 - Suzuki Motorcycles
2011 Ural T
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2011 Ural T 52011 Ural T - Specifications
MSRP - $9,999 USD
Model Number IMZ-8.1037
Dimensions (LxWxH) mm/inches 2580x1700x1100/101.6 x 66.9 x 43.3
Seat Height mm/inches 813/32
Road Clearance mm/inches 125/4.9
Dry Weight Kg/lbs 320/705
Recommended max cruising speed km/h:mph 105/65
Engine OHV Air-cooled, four-stroke, flat twin cylinder
Bore & Stroke 78 & 78 mm
Compression Ratio 8.6:1
Displacement 749 cc
Rated HP @ 5600 RPM 40
Carburetion Twin KEIHIN L 22 AA
Clutch Dry double disk
Rated Torque @ 4600 RPM 52 Nm / 38 ft-lbs
Alternator 55amp, 770 watts
Starting Electric & Kick-Start
Gearbox 4 forward, 1 reverse, shaft drive
Fuel 91 Octane Unleaded
Tank Capacity liters/gallons 19/5.0
Front Brakes BREMBO with full floating disk
Rear Brakes Mechanical Drum
Sidecar Brakes Mechanical Drum
Ignition Electronic
Front Suspension (forks) Leading Link
Rear Suspension SACHS Hydraulic spring shock absorbers
Wheels Size Front, rear, & sidecar 19"
Wheels Type Painted steel, steel spokes, cast alum. hubs
Warranty 2 years parts and labor, unlimited mileage
Fuel Mileage 26-33 mpg/11-14 km/l*
Trunk Volume 2.9 cubic ft/22 gallons
Options you may add Second "tractor" seat or bench seat
Spare Wheel with Tire
Spare Wheel Luggage Rack
Tonneau Cover
Sidecar windscreen
Cylinder Crash Bar
Full Size Tool Kit
And more…
* may vary depending on load, speed, driving style and weather conditions
2011 Ural T
2011 Ural T 12011 Ural T 22011 Ural T 32011 Ural T 42011 Ural T 52011 Ural T - Specifications
MSRP - $9,999 USD
Model Number IMZ-8.1037
Dimensions (LxWxH) mm/inches 2580x1700x1100/101.6 x 66.9 x 43.3
Seat Height mm/inches 813/32
Road Clearance mm/inches 125/4.9
Dry Weight Kg/lbs 320/705
Recommended max cruising speed km/h:mph 105/65
Engine OHV Air-cooled, four-stroke, flat twin cylinder
Bore & Stroke 78 & 78 mm
Compression Ratio 8.6:1
Displacement 749 cc
Rated HP @ 5600 RPM 40
Carburetion Twin KEIHIN L 22 AA
Clutch Dry double disk
Rated Torque @ 4600 RPM 52 Nm / 38 ft-lbs
Alternator 55amp, 770 watts
Starting Electric & Kick-Start
Gearbox 4 forward, 1 reverse, shaft drive
Fuel 91 Octane Unleaded
Tank Capacity liters/gallons 19/5.0
Front Brakes BREMBO with full floating disk
Rear Brakes Mechanical Drum
Sidecar Brakes Mechanical Drum
Ignition Electronic
Front Suspension (forks) Leading Link
Rear Suspension SACHS Hydraulic spring shock absorbers
Wheels Size Front, rear, & sidecar 19"
Wheels Type Painted steel, steel spokes, cast alum. hubs
Warranty 2 years parts and labor, unlimited mileage
Fuel Mileage 26-33 mpg/11-14 km/l*
Trunk Volume 2.9 cubic ft/22 gallons
Options you may add Second "tractor" seat or bench seat
Spare Wheel with Tire
Spare Wheel Luggage Rack
Tonneau Cover
Sidecar windscreen
Cylinder Crash Bar
Full Size Tool Kit
And more…
* may vary depending on load, speed, driving style and weather conditions
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Checa claims pole at Miller
From the WSBK Pressoffice
Carlos Checa (Althea Racing Ducati) put in a 1 minute 58.315 second lap on a drying track to take his fourth Tissot Superpole win of the 2011 World Superbike Championship season and give himself the best possible starting slot for raceday on Monday.
“I really like this track, but the bike doesn’t so much," Checa explained. "We had some problems that we solved and I hope for tomorrow everything is going to be fine. We’ve been working quite well in the dry, and finally when it was getting dry I was able to get more grip and that’s the main reason I was able to fight for the pole. It’s a nice surprise.”
Only just behind was Jakub Smrz (Effenbert-Liberty Ducati), deposed by Checa with no time left to go faster.
“Carlos is good today so he deserves pole position," Smrz said. "I think we made a really good job today, the bike was better in the wet, there were no problems to be fast. Hopefully it will be the same in the dry and I hope to fight for the best possible position.”
Yamaha World Superbike team-mates Marco Melandri and Eugene Laverty completed the front row, mastering the damp conditions well when it counted most. This is the first front row start for Melandri in WSBK racing and was particularly welcome after he struggled in some earlier sessions at a track he had never seen before first practice. Laverty has now earned three front row starts in the past three races.
The second row is headed by Sylvain Guintoli, Smrz’s team-mate, with the top official BMW rider on show Troy Corser, who went sixth. Late faller in Superpole 3, Max Biaggi, was seventh for Aprilia Alitalia and impressive BMW Motorrad Italia Superbike rider Ayrton Badovini was eighth.
Row three is reserved for riders who missed out on Superpole 3, with Aprilia Pata veteran Noriyuki Haga going ninth overall, just ahead of Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team Superbike), who went 10th as the track dried out slowly.
Aprilia Alitalia rider Leon Camier was lucky to get back into the fray after a fall early in Superpole 1, but he made it back to the pits to take his second bike into Superpole 2 and then qualify 11th overall.
Leon Haslam had a tough day again on his BMW Motorrad Motorsport S1000RR, toppling over in Superpole 2 and being unable to make it further up the order than 12th.
After a surprise exit from Superpole 1 Jonathan Rea (Castrol Honda) was only 13th on the grid with his team-mate Ruben Xaus only one place behind.
Former double champion James Toseland (BMW Motorrad Italia Superbike) battled against his still injured right hand to go 18th on the grid, limiting his laps in the wet conditions after he missed out on the top 16 after final regulation qualifying.
Qualifying Times
1. Checa C. (ESP) Ducati 1098R 1:58.315
2. Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 1:58.390
3. Melandri M. (ITA) Yamaha YZF-R1 1:58.609
4. Laverty E. (IRL) Yamaha YZF-R1 1:58.860
5. Guintoli S. (FRA) Ducati 1098R 1:59.069
6. Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000RR 1:59.262
7. Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1:59.736
8. Badovini A. (ITA) BMW S1000RR 1:59.827
9. Haga N. (JPN) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 2:00.303
10. Sykes T. (GBR) Kawasaki ZX-10R 2:00.477
11. Camier L. (GBR) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 2:00.643
12. Haslam L. (GBR) BMW S1000RR 2:01.127
13. Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 2:03.232
14. Xaus R. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 2:03.382
15. Fabrizio M. (ITA) Suzuki GSX-R1000 2:03.397
16. Waters J. (AUS) Suzuki GSX-R1000 2:04.156
17. Lascorz J. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1:50.195
18. Toseland J. (GBR) BMW S1000RR 1:50.306
19. Aitchison M. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1:50.646
20. Berger M. (FRA) Ducati 1098R 1:50.717
21. Rolfo R. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1:51.586
Alexander earns first AMA Pro victory
From AMA Pro Racing
TOOELE, UT - Vesrah Suzuki's Cory Alexander captured his career-first AMA Pro podium in Sunday's AMA Pro Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport contest at Miller Motorsport Park, skipping the second- and third-place steps on the dais to turn in a wildly dominant win. Seventeen-year-old Alexander made the most of his front-row starting position, taking the lead on Lap 2 and immediately running away with the race.
While Alexander may be relatively new to AMA Pro fans, his surname isn't; his uncle, Richie Alexander, is both current Team Director for the Michael Jordan Motorsports effort and a former AMA national road race champion. Corey did his family more than proud Sunday, leading 12 of 13 laps and crossing the finish line a staggering 18.873 seconds ahead of second-place finisher Y.E.S./LTD Racing's David Gaviria.
"We went out there this morning [for Q2] and I just didn't want to crash or create any extra work for my guys - I just wanted to get to know the track and see how it was in the wet, and it was really good, there was a lot of grip," Alexander said. "I was just kind of waiting to see what was going to happen in the race, and that's what I did. Benny went down, so I was just riding behind Tomas. Then I caught up to them, made my way around them, and I thought they would stay with me, but a couple laps later I looked at my board and had a 10-second lead, so it was really good. This was only my second time racing in the rain."
Polesitter Benny Solis (Roadracingworld.com) went into the race looking for a third consecutive podium, but ended up with a very different result. After leading briefly at the start, he diced with Gaviria for only a few turns before sliding off-course in Turn 9. Though he was up and okay quickly and eventually reentered the race, he suffered a second fall late in the contest. The single-race points-paying system ensured Solis won't go home empty-handed (for a non-doubleheader event, points are paid for both qualifying positions and race results, using the 20-position race scale), but his misfortune has allowed the rest of the field to draw closer.
Gaviria, meanwhile, made it his priority to collect championship points, maintaining a comfortable pace that kept him out of reach of the battle for third, which raged behind between Gaviria's LTD teammate, Tomas Puerta, and GP Bike Parts' Travis Ohge. Ohge had made an impressive charge up from 13th on the grid, and he wasn't done yet. Puerta and Ohge diced all the way to the checkered flag, Ohge getting by just before the pair crossed the finish.
Fifth-place finisher Elena Myers (SuzukiScoopFans Racing) also turned in an impressive performance, fighting her way up from 12th in difficult conditions. She likewise holds fifth in the overall AMA Pro Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport West Division Championship, behind Sebastiao Ferreira (GP Bike Parts). Solis leads the championship with 112 points, followed by Alexander (101 points) and Ohge (72).
Sunday's Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport race will be part of a special SPEED TV broadcast airing Monday, May 30, at 9:00pm PST.
The class' next round runs June 3-5 at Elkhart Lake's Road America, for AMA Pro Road Racing Round 4.