Round 2 sponsored by Pointe West Honda of Edmonton, wrapped up successfully over the weekend. Racing was close in all the classes 51racing entered and the results are slowly improving.
In Sportsman class, the team finishd 7th out of 10 riders with a best lap of 1.07.894.
Intermediate 600 SuperSport provided a 17th place finish out of 22 riders with a best lap of 1.07.569.
The team is still waiting for the results from the Senior Open which should be available later today.
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Monday, June 21, 2010
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
EMRA Round 1
Round 1 of the EMRA club championship is complete. Racing was fast and furious all day long and the weather was warm and windy. Some of the top riders in western Canada were present, fighting for their share of the points in the six round championship.
We all enjoyed seeing young rider Royce Maclean, out tearing up the track on his race-prepped Yamaha R6. Royce had his hands full trying to stay out front of other talented riders like Pete DeGraff, Justin Knapik, Dave Sushynski, Ian Wall, Todd Yakimoski, Steve Robertson and many others.
51racing had their challenges when the clutch on the team's race bike gave out during the initial practice laps. Chief mechanic Rick Newcombe did a miraculous job of replacing the clutch just in time for Sunday's races. The team has a long way to go in getting lap times down and were generally "a little disappointed" with the weekend's results.
Check out THIS LINK for full race results.
We all enjoyed seeing young rider Royce Maclean, out tearing up the track on his race-prepped Yamaha R6. Royce had his hands full trying to stay out front of other talented riders like Pete DeGraff, Justin Knapik, Dave Sushynski, Ian Wall, Todd Yakimoski, Steve Robertson and many others.
51racing had their challenges when the clutch on the team's race bike gave out during the initial practice laps. Chief mechanic Rick Newcombe did a miraculous job of replacing the clutch just in time for Sunday's races. The team has a long way to go in getting lap times down and were generally "a little disappointed" with the weekend's results.
Check out THIS LINK for full race results.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Test and tune results
The May 2 EMRA test and tune went well for 51racing. The team managed to get 147 km of track time. The new bike is off the race pace, however the team focused on suspension adjustments rather than lap times.
Race season round 1 opener is May 15. Come out to Stratotech Park to cheer on the team.
Race season round 1 opener is May 15. Come out to Stratotech Park to cheer on the team.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Round 3 & 4 Double Header - roundup
The weekend battle is over and all the big guns were there! Bodies were bruised, egos were deflated and there were most assuredly champions racing in every class. Courtesy of the volunteers of the EMRA, the motorcycle fraternity met up just north of Edmonton at Stratotech Park for two days of racing in 17 different classes of motorcycles, featuring round 3 of the WCC or Western Canadian Championship.
It's middle of the season and hump race all in one wild weekend. We're now in to the home stretch for each of the class championships. Just like in MotoGP, the top guns took a real physical pounding this weekend while fortunately, none was severely injured. Hospitalisation was required in several circumstances. Our wishes go out to the racers for a speedy recovery...which doesn't mean a race to come back!
Team 51racing came out of what should have been a glorious weekend, with mediocre results. The team was forced to miss the "Big Race", the Intermediate Open Superbike due to time constraints imposed by sponsors. We simply had to absolutely, positively be there on time...
The team's nemesis and best racing companion Joe Peskunowicz of DucatiDaddiracing was in excellent form clocking some personal best laps in the Sportsmans class before bad luck...uhm...bit him in the %$$, when he was rammed from behind after the checkered flag dropped,. Fortunately team associates assured us Joe was OK...although looking for blood...Ducati RED blood.
Formula Thunder was the highlight of the day for the fans and the team as they managed to be competitive in this big event for bikes of various engine displacement and style. The team pulled down a 7th place finish and collected a mitt full of points in the championship! Racer 51 said after the race that he was inadvertently letting the others pass, by "not keeping the door closed using my usual blocking style". Racer 51 went on to say "...even when Pete De Graf was coasting and casually revving the mighty CBR1000RR on the clutch while I raced him trying to lap me in T7, racer51 said he never lost his composure and "I let him pass me" into T8. Little did Pete know racer51 probably has a lot more experience being lapped, than he does! "Pete could learn this skill from me" said racer51.
Other highlights included blocking Trina as much as possible and following #21 on the new purple RC51. I somehow suspected it was me limiting the bike...now I know as I watched him roar away from me.
We caught up with the team in the pits. "I figured that changing from worn out old tires with three weekends of racing on them would do the trick but the mid-event tactics proved fruitless", said "Crank", Racing51's head mechanic. Crank went on to say that the new fast tent performed very well going up and coming down very fast.
Looking at the race in retrospect, we asked team manager "Manny the brains" Barlock for his comments. He said among other things he was, "glad to get away from the awesome double header without damage to the motorcycle", and later added "We learned a lot from pitting with the DucatiDaddiracing team so we'd like to make sure everyone recognises what superstars they are over there."
The whole team here at 51racing sends "get well soon" wishes to all the injured riders and especially thanks all the volunteers who helped with this spectacular event.
Full results are linked off the team's main website at 51racing.ca
It's middle of the season and hump race all in one wild weekend. We're now in to the home stretch for each of the class championships. Just like in MotoGP, the top guns took a real physical pounding this weekend while fortunately, none was severely injured. Hospitalisation was required in several circumstances. Our wishes go out to the racers for a speedy recovery...which doesn't mean a race to come back!
Team 51racing came out of what should have been a glorious weekend, with mediocre results. The team was forced to miss the "Big Race", the Intermediate Open Superbike due to time constraints imposed by sponsors. We simply had to absolutely, positively be there on time...
The team's nemesis and best racing companion Joe Peskunowicz of DucatiDaddiracing was in excellent form clocking some personal best laps in the Sportsmans class before bad luck...uhm...bit him in the %$$, when he was rammed from behind after the checkered flag dropped,. Fortunately team associates assured us Joe was OK...although looking for blood...Ducati RED blood.
Formula Thunder was the highlight of the day for the fans and the team as they managed to be competitive in this big event for bikes of various engine displacement and style. The team pulled down a 7th place finish and collected a mitt full of points in the championship! Racer 51 said after the race that he was inadvertently letting the others pass, by "not keeping the door closed using my usual blocking style". Racer 51 went on to say "...even when Pete De Graf was coasting and casually revving the mighty CBR1000RR on the clutch while I raced him trying to lap me in T7, racer51 said he never lost his composure and "I let him pass me" into T8. Little did Pete know racer51 probably has a lot more experience being lapped, than he does! "Pete could learn this skill from me" said racer51.
Other highlights included blocking Trina as much as possible and following #21 on the new purple RC51. I somehow suspected it was me limiting the bike...now I know as I watched him roar away from me.
We caught up with the team in the pits. "I figured that changing from worn out old tires with three weekends of racing on them would do the trick but the mid-event tactics proved fruitless", said "Crank", Racing51's head mechanic. Crank went on to say that the new fast tent performed very well going up and coming down very fast.
Looking at the race in retrospect, we asked team manager "Manny the brains" Barlock for his comments. He said among other things he was, "glad to get away from the awesome double header without damage to the motorcycle", and later added "We learned a lot from pitting with the DucatiDaddiracing team so we'd like to make sure everyone recognises what superstars they are over there."
The whole team here at 51racing sends "get well soon" wishes to all the injured riders and especially thanks all the volunteers who helped with this spectacular event.
Full results are linked off the team's main website at 51racing.ca
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Round 1 total success
Well race fans, Round 1 of the EMRA series is complete. 51racing did well enough even though they encountered serious technical challenges including a low side fall in turn 2 on day 1. The fall caused extensive damage to the teams new titanium Arrow pipe, essentially rendering it scrap metal. The team rode on in spite of the severe restriction to airflow which caused the fuel injection to cut in and out. There also appeared to be damage to the tip-over sensor which periodically cut out the ignition at the most inopportune times.
The team's number one rider claimed an 11th place in the Senior Open, 14th in Sportbike Open Intermediate a 5th in Formula Thunder and a 10th place in Superbike Intermediate. Rick Newcombe also set a personal best time before the day 1 crash of 1:06.25 and was well on his way to breaking into the "1:05's" on the might RC51.
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