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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 Yamaha USA factory rider Eric Bostrom on a YZF-6R.

Rain showers on Friday dramatically shortened practice for Formula Xtreme riders, a set-back for McWilliams, as he was riding at Infineon for the first time. McWilliams also faced an abbreviated practice and qualifying session held on Saturday just hours before the start of the race.

“The weather didn’t help us, as neither dealer team had much time for practice or set-up,” said Buell Chairman and Chief Technical Officer Erik Buell. “But Jeremy got a solid start in the race and was moving up until an ignition problem ended the day, which was disappointing. However, we’ll fix that and we do seem to have solved the primary drive problems from Daytona. We’re looking forward to seeing more XBRRs compete at the next AMA event at Road America.”

The Warr’s/Hal’s joint team received support from Pirelli Tires, Sentry Insurance, Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Screamin’ Eagle SYN3 Synthetic Motorcycle Lubricant, and Harley-Davidson Visa.

The Buell XBRR is a limited-edition production racing motorcycle based on the Firebolt XB12R and designed exclusively for closed-course competition. It offers private racers a professional-level, race-ready, production-based platform.

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