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.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
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.
The overall result was zero points for 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
Friday, July 10, 2009
Let's go racing
It's time for the EMRA double header race event at Stratotech park. Come out and see some very exciting motorcycle roadracing. All the top riders from Western Canada will be in attendance for the third round of the WCC or Western Canadian Championship.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Motorcycle racing rounds 3 & 4 - July 10-12 Edmonton
Team 51racing reports that preparations for this weekend's double-header are complete and that testing was a complete success. The team is preparing with a new pit-tent that is said to be "performing at top levels". With the new tent in place, higher race standings are being anticipated. "This raises the whole level of competition for the team" reports the team manager.
The Honda RC51 is running like a Swiss watch and the motorcycle will be using brand new fuel this weekend. The buzz in the new pit tent is that the new fuel is probably going to help the motorcycle go faster.
The team did not report which gas station will be the source of the new fuel but insiders assured readers they'd "grab some new fuel on the way to the track". Sponsor Fat Franks will not be able to attend the VIP activities scheduled for all 51racing sponsors.
The EMRA double-header will feature round 3 of the WCC series so riders are expected to be in attendance from around western Canada.
The Honda RC51 is running like a Swiss watch and the motorcycle will be using brand new fuel this weekend. The buzz in the new pit tent is that the new fuel is probably going to help the motorcycle go faster.
The team did not report which gas station will be the source of the new fuel but insiders assured readers they'd "grab some new fuel on the way to the track". Sponsor Fat Franks will not be able to attend the VIP activities scheduled for all 51racing sponsors.
The EMRA double-header will feature round 3 of the WCC series so riders are expected to be in attendance from around western Canada.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Round 2 results are in
The official results for round 2 of the EMRA 2009 racing series are in. Team 51racing continues to excel at being middle of the pack.
The team posted the following results:
Formula Thunder - 7th
Intermediate Open Sportbike - 12th
Intermediate Superbike - 10th
Senior Open - 12th
The team now stands as follows for the season:
Formula Thunder - 5th - 12 points
Intermediate Open Sportbike - 10th - 20 points
Intermediate Superbike - 10th - 12 points
Senior Open - 11th - 8 points
51racing would like to thank their sponsor Fat Frank's for their continued support.
The team posted the following results:
Formula Thunder - 7th
Intermediate Open Sportbike - 12th
Intermediate Superbike - 10th
Senior Open - 12th
The team now stands as follows for the season:
Formula Thunder - 5th - 12 points
Intermediate Open Sportbike - 10th - 20 points
Intermediate Superbike - 10th - 12 points
Senior Open - 11th - 8 points
51racing would like to thank their sponsor Fat Frank's for their continued support.
Monday, June 22, 2009
EMRA round 2 - huge success
Round two of the Edmonton Motorcycle Roadracing Association's six round series, ended in great success for 51racing. The team's primary rider, Rick Newcombe rode to a personal best laptime of 1:06.18 on the mighty Honda RC51.
There were some epic battles witnessed by the race fans between the RC51 of 51racing and the powerful Ducati 916 of Joe Peskunowicz of Calgary's DucatiDaddi racing. Joe is an extremely talented racer whose bravery is almost unequalled in motorcycle racing. He valiantly rode his 916 wheel to wheel with Rick Newcombe on the RC51, with the two riders displaying their various skills for all the thousands of fans in attendance to see. It was said that the two provided the most entertainment for the fans by "duking it out" in almost every corner. Joe's exceptional skill kept the under powered Ducati in the hunt for a podium. Both riders added valuable points to their season totals. Rick Newcombe was quoted as saying "That Joe Peskunowicz is an amazing rider, he pushed me to a new personal best as I had to struggle to use every skill in my arsenal to try and stay ahead of him". Rick went on to add "His bravery is something I look up to and aspire to achieve". Joe was heard saying "Rick is a fun rider to race with. If he ever learns how to ride that farm tractor he calls a motorcycle, he'll be even more fun to race against!".
51racing pulled off a seventh place finish in the Formula Thunder class collecting 11 more points for the season. If all the other riders would take a holiday and miss the upcoming double-header, this may be the teams best season ever!
More details to follow!
There were some epic battles witnessed by the race fans between the RC51 of 51racing and the powerful Ducati 916 of Joe Peskunowicz of Calgary's DucatiDaddi racing. Joe is an extremely talented racer whose bravery is almost unequalled in motorcycle racing. He valiantly rode his 916 wheel to wheel with Rick Newcombe on the RC51, with the two riders displaying their various skills for all the thousands of fans in attendance to see. It was said that the two provided the most entertainment for the fans by "duking it out" in almost every corner. Joe's exceptional skill kept the under powered Ducati in the hunt for a podium. Both riders added valuable points to their season totals. Rick Newcombe was quoted as saying "That Joe Peskunowicz is an amazing rider, he pushed me to a new personal best as I had to struggle to use every skill in my arsenal to try and stay ahead of him". Rick went on to add "His bravery is something I look up to and aspire to achieve". Joe was heard saying "Rick is a fun rider to race with. If he ever learns how to ride that farm tractor he calls a motorcycle, he'll be even more fun to race against!".
51racing pulled off a seventh place finish in the Formula Thunder class collecting 11 more points for the season. If all the other riders would take a holiday and miss the upcoming double-header, this may be the teams best season ever!
More details to follow!
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