Bemisderfer snags Thunderbike Win at rain-soaked V.I.R. June 28, 2006
Harley-Davidson/Buell of Frederick rider Bryan Bemisderfer survived an off-track excursion from the rain-soaked Virginia International Raceway and recovered to pass Veatch Motorsports rider Dave Estok on the last lap to win the American SportBike Racing Association (ASRA) Thunderbike National, part of the Sixth Annual VIR Festival of Speed. Bemisderfer and Estok were both riding Buell Firebolt motorcycles. Arnold Hasting was a distant third on a Suzuki SV650.
Estok, the defending National Thunderbike champion, led qualifying for the race, posting a lap of 1:33.461 on the 2.25-mile VIR road course.
Heavy rain on Sunday posed a significant challenge for riders during the eight-lap …
Estok and Buell Dominate ASRA Thunderbike Race at Topeka June 19, 2006
Veatch Motorsports rider Dave Estok rode a Buell Firebolt XB12R to set the pole position, lead every lap and win the American SportBike Racing Association (ASRA) Thunderbike National at the Heartland Park Topeka road course. Ed Key finished second on a Suzuki, followed by Blue Springs H-D/Buell rider Walt Sipp, also aboard a Buell Firebolt.
Estok, the defending National Thunderbike champion, was top qualifier for the event with a lap of 1:48.335 on the newly repaved 2.5-mile Heartland Park Topeka Grand Prix Course. At the start of the 10-lap Thunderbike National, BMW rider Nate Kern grabbed the lead with Estok in …
AMA Formula Xtreme: Buell Dealer Teams At Road America June 7, 2006
Buell dealer teams competed in the AMA Formula Xtreme race at the AMA Superbike Championship event at the Road America course. Steve Crevier, riding a Buell XBRR for Deeley Harley-Davidson/Buell Canada, ran as high as seventh position before ultimately crashing out of the race. Classic H-D/Buell-Millville H-D/Buell-Fastbuells.com rider David Estok finished in 14th place on another Buell XBRR. The race was won by Yamaha USA factory rider Eric Bostrom on a Yamaha YZF-6R.
Estok was riding as a last-minute replacement for Mike Hale, who was injured in a crash during testing last week at Summit Point Raceway in West Virginia. Hale …
XBRR Teams To Contest Road America Formula Xtreme June 2, 2006
Buell Motorcycle Company announced today that two race teams will enter Buell XBRRs in the Formula Xtreme class during Round 5 of the 2006 AMA Superbike Championship June 2-4 at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis.
Deeley H-D/Buell Canada’s Steve Crevier, who tested the XBRR at Road America during the American SportBike Racing Association (ASRA) event in April, will return to the AMA Formula Xtreme series for the first time since competing in the Daytona 200.
Classic H-D/BuellMillville H-D/BuellInnovative Motorcycle Research rider Mike Hale will also contest the Formula Xtreme round at Road America. Hale tested his XBRR at Summit Point last …
Buell Motorcycles Sweep ASRA Thunderbike Podium May 31, 2006
Bilansky, Bemisderfer and Estok Dominate at Summit Point West Virginia’s Summit Point Raceway was the site of a dominating Memorial Day Weekend performance by Buell riders who swept the podium in the American SportBike Racing Association’s (ASRA) Thunderbike class. Hal’s H-D/Buell Hal’s Speed Shop rider Dan Bilansky took the victory on Monday from pole position, with Harley-Davidson/Buell of Frederick’s Bryan Bemisderfer and Veatch Motorsports rider Dave Estok filling the final steps on the podium.
Bilansky took the ASRA Thunderbike Pole on Sunday with a 1:18.865, followed by Bemisderfer with a 1:19.274 and defending 2005 National Thunderbike Champion Estok’s 1:19.325. …
BRAG To Host Annual Homecoming Rally In East Troy, Wis. May 27, 2006
Buell Riders Adventure Group Celebrates Homecoming June 2-4, 2006 Buell Riders Adventure Group (BRAG) will host its annual Homecoming Rally in East Troy, Wis., June 2-4, 2006. Buell motorcycle owners will travel from all over the country to enjoy a weekend surrounded by other Buell enthusiasts.
The weekend will kick off at Hal’s Harley-Davidson/Buell in New Berlin, Wis., with a breakfast from 8 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Enthusiasts will have the opportunity to meet Hal’s Thunder Eagle Race Team and check out the NHRA Pro Stock Buell motorcycle that will be on display.
During the course of the weekend Buell owners will …
Formula Xtreme: Rain Dampens Buell XBRR Effort At Infineon May 24, 2006
Jeremy McWilliams, riding a Buell XBRR for the combined Warr’s of London Harley-Davidson/Buell (Great Britain) and Hal’s Harley-Davidson/Buell (New Berlin, Wis.) teams, qualified 11th for the Lockhart Phillips USA Formula Xtreme event at the 2006 AMA Superbike Championship at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif. McWilliams moved up and was closing on 7th position before retiring with an ignition problem on lap 10 of the 17-lap Formula Xtreme national.
A second Buell XBRR, in the hands of Harley-Davidson/Buell of Vallejo rider Shawn Reilly, finished 22nd after qualifying 27th. Reilly is a regular competitor on the AFM circuit. The race was won by …
Buell XBRR Returns To Formula Xtreme Action At Infineon May 16, 2006
Buell Motorcycle Company announced today that a joint dealer-sponsored race team will enter their Buell XBRR in the Formula Xtreme class during Round 4 of the 2006 AMA Superbike Championship May 19-21 at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, CA.
Warr’s of London Harley-Davidson/Buell (Great Britain) and Hal’s Harley-Davidson/Buell ( New Berlin, WI), which fielded separate entries in the Daytona 200 season opener in February, will team up to enter a single XBRR with Irish MotoGP star Jeremy McWilliams aboard. McWilliams qualified 8th aboard an XBRR at the Daytona 200 before a mechanical problem forced an early retirement.
“We just started delivering XBRR motorcycles …
Buell XBRR Production Begins May 6, 2006
Revised Components Developed to Improve Reliability Buell Motorcycle Company announced today that the production of XBRR race bikes, based on the Firebolt XB12R, has begun. A total of 50 XBRRs will be built in the production run.
Buell announced last month that XBRR production had been delayed as engineers analyzed and refined components based on what was learned from the XBRR’s AMA Formula Xtreme racing debut at the Daytona 200 in March. Redesigned parts include new driveline components and a new timing trigger wheel, as well as a switch from a high-contact to a coarse-pitch 5th gear, according to Chairman …