2010 Season opener

This time has come to begin the 2010 EMRA racing season. Round 1 starts on Saturday May 15 with practice sessions scheduled to commence around 9:00 a.m.

Team 51racing is looking forward to success in 2010 aboard the "NEW" 1996 Honda CBR600F3. This venerable old bike has supported many EMRA riders over the years as it has passed lovingly through the hands of at least 2 other noted riders.

The good folks at Vicious Cycle Motorsports have completed a tune-up and found several problems that needed correcting. Top mechanic Chris Stratichuk and his team isolated and fixed an ignition problem that was manifesting itself in only 3 cylinders firing. The team expects lower laptimes as a result of the dramatic improvement in power that will result from the fix. Our thanks go to Chris and his team at Vicious Cycle Motorsports, here in Edmonton.

Come out an enjoy the racing action on Sunday, May 16. Approximately 120 riders will be competing for points in the EMRA six round club championship. All races take place at Stratotech Park near Fort Saskatchewan. Stratotech can be found through Google Maps and is located a very short drive north on highway 825 off highway 37 just after the lights on highway 15. Racing action usually begins at 11:30 a.m. sharp with a break for lunch and goes through to 5:00 p.m. culminating with the Expert Superbike race at 4:30 p.m..

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.

Test and Tune Sundy May 2

Fans are welcome to come out to Stratotech race park to watch the members of the Edmonton Motorcycle Roadracing Association, get ready for the 2010 season.

New Race Bike for the team

Here are a few pics of the teams new race bike. This is a 1996 Honda CBR699F3

2010 New Season

2009 is all wrapped up in the history books. 2010 holds all the promise of a new season and a new motorcycle. The venerable Honda CBR600 F3, 1995 version will be the new race bike for 51racing.ca. The team hopes to gain track time at Stratotech to learn the new motorcycle and fine tune its racing capabilities.

Here's the 2010 EMRA race schedule for 2010:

Race School - May 7-9
Round 1 May 15-16
Round 2 June 19-20
Round 3 & 4 July 23-25
Round 5 August 28-29
Round 6 - September 10-11

Round 6 mechanical failures continued

Round 6 was not any better for team 51racing. After weeks of "wrenching" and repair on the motorcycle, the left side radiator which was plugged and repaired, failed completely during the first morning practice session.

The team had little choice but to withdraw from racing for the protection of the other racers as the team was not willing to risk spilling fluids on the track.

The overall result was again, zero points for the team.

The 2009 season turns out to be a disaster and all the team can do is look forward to next year.

On bright note, with the age of the RC51, the team is now eligible for Sportsman class which includes bikes that are at least 10 years old.

See you all next year.

Round 5 disaster

Round 5 of the EMRA race season was a disaster for 51racing. A low side in turn one at the start of practice eliminated the team from the entire weekends race schedule as a critical component, the clutch reservoir could not be repaired or replaced in time.

The overall result was zero points for the team.