Thursday, April 29, 2010
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
Sunday, March 14, 2010
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
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
Saturday, September 12, 2009
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.
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.
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.
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