Bandit?s been playing Monster Garage all week with some top name bike guys. I can?t remember all the names and I can?t remember what they do but I know Bandit was very excited at the prospect of working with all of them. He finishes tomorrow, then Saturday we?re off to Hawaii!!! I?ve got short-timers now; everything is bothersome cause I can?t wait to relax. Even doing this news is pissing me off so I?m cutting it short. Here?s your damn news?
BIKERNET BLONDE JOKE–Bambi (a blonde) goes to the local novelty shop and finds a pair of x-ray glasses. She checks them out, and isn’t fully convinced, but asusual, the store assistant comes along and closes the deal. On herway home, Bambi puts on her new x-ray glasses and, bingo! She seeseveryone in the street naked. She takes them off for a moment, andeveryone has their clothes on. Puts the glasses back on…everyone isnaked! “Cool!”
As she arrives back home, she is eager to show her new toy to herhusband, but can’t find him. She goes up to the bedroom and finds herhusband and the young woman from next door naked in bed She takes theglasses off, and the two are still naked. She put them back on, andthey are still naked. Bambi then says: “Darn, I just paid fifty bucksfor these and they’re already broken!”
BONNEVILLE SALT FLAT CONTENDERS– THE INTERNATIONAL SPEED TRIALS by BUB, to be held on the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, in September this year, offer the opportunity to set World as well as US National records.
However, for entrants intent on trying to set such a record the mandatory 60-day notice of an attempt expires on July 1st.
By that time, the FIM (Federation Internationale Motocycliste) must be notified and this will be done through the AMA (American Motorcyclist Association).
Contact is via Sue Mason at the AMA, who can receive faxed information on 614 856 1921.
All other contact details are available at the web site below.
The registration procedure for the FIM is different to other organizations and BUB Enterprises will be happy to explain should this be necessary.
Recently, the FIM has decided to impose a fee on any rider wishing to claim a World record.
This covers the cost of administration, ratifying the record and issuing the appropriate certificate.
After some negotiation, BUB Enterprises has managed to agree a fee of $100 for this service, but that sum must be paid by the entrant.
All other expenses are already contained within the event entry fee.
The list of event sponsors continues to grow. Included now are Drag Specialties/Parts Unlimited, K&N Filters, Pingel Enterprises, Performance Machine, Baron Custom Accessories, TP Engineering, Barnett Tool & Engineering, Rinehart Racing, IronWorks magazine, Airtech, Cycle World magazine, Kibblewhite, Spider Grips, RPM Cycle, Legend Air Suspension and Saddlemen.
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Tel: 530 477 7490 (x209)
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ANOTHER BIKERNET BLONDE JOKE–A blonde hurries into the emergency room late one night with the tipof her index finger shot off. “How did this happen?” the emergencyroom doctor asked her.
“Well, I was trying to commit suicide,” the blonde replied.
“What?” sputtered the doctor? “You tried to commit suicide byshooting your finger off?”
“No, Silly!” the blonde said. “First I put the gun to my chest,and I thought: I just paid $6,000.00 for these breast implants, I’mnot shooting myself in the chest.”
“So then?” asked the doctor.
“Then I put the gun in my mouth, and I thought: I just paid $3000.00to get my teeth straightened, I’m not shooting myself in themouth.” “So then?”
“Then I put the gun to my ear, and I thought: This is going to make aloud noise. So I put my finger in the other ear before I pulled thetrigger.”
SCREAMIN’ EAGLE TEAM MAINTAINS PRO STOCK BIKE POINTS LEAD–Team Saddened by Loss of Fellow NHRA Competitor Darrell RussellMADISON, Ill. (June 27, 2004) – The Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines drag racing team worked through its most challenging weekend of the season and placed riders GT Tonglet and Andrew Hines in the elimination rounds of the 8th Annual Sears Craftsman NHRA Nationals at Gateway International Raceway. The event was marred by the death of Top Fuel driver Darrell Russell who suffered a fatal crash during the second round of eliminations.
“It was a tough weekend for our team on many levels. Of course, everyone on the team was deeply affected by the death of Darrell Russell and first and foremost wishes to extend our sympathy to the Russell family and the Amato Racing team on this terrible loss,” said Screamin’ Eagle Racing Manager Anne Paluso. “We struggled a bit this weekend, but a tragedy like this certainly puts things in perspective.”
The Screamin’ Eagle team was notified on June 22 that NHRA imposed a rule amendment which raised the minimum weight for Pro Stock Bike pushrod V-Twins from 575 pounds to 615 pounds, effective immediately. This forced the Screamin’ Eagle team to qualify for the event without testing with the additional 40 pounds of weight in place.
After being among the top qualifiers for each event this season, Hines (7.201/186.98) and Tonglet (7.201/185.41) qualified 14th and 15th to make the 16-bike field at Gateway. Antron Brown was top qualifier with a run of 7.086/187.68, a new Pro Stock Bike track ET record.
“This sudden rule change put the Screamin’ Eagle team under the gun for the race weekend,” said Paluso. “Adding 40 pounds to the Screamin’ Eagle V-Rods changed the dynamics of the bikes and we’ll continue to evaluate the effect of the extra weight.”
In the first round of eliminations, Hines (7.166/185.95) had his best run of the weekend and scored a hole-shot win over Angelle Savoie (7.139/185.66), who had a 0.073 reaction time to 0.011 for Hines. In his first-round race, Tonglet (7.298/183.97) was first off the line but lost to Craig Treble (7.124/191.35).
In the second round, Hines again tried to cut a good light, knowing that was his only chance to win. A red light start by Hines gave Michael Phillips the win, but given the performance disadvantage, Hines would have lost even with a perfect light. In the final, Steve Johnson (7.220/183.34) scored a hole-shot win over Treble (7.129/186.28).
After seven rounds of NHRA Pro Stock Bike competition, Hines leads the class with 655 points, 182 points ahead of Shawn Gann, in second place with 473 points. Geno Scali is third with 446 points, while Tonglet is fourth with 424 points.
The next Pro Stock Bike event on the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series is the 25th Annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals, July 16-18, at Bandimere Speedway near Denver, Colo.
BARNES PUTS BUELL SIXTH AT BRAINERD AMA FORMULA XTREMEKosco Buell Rider Cracks Top-Ten in Season Points Despite Missing First Two RoundsBRAINERD, Minn. (June 26, 2004) – Kosco Buell/Innovative Motorcycle Research rider Michael Barnes had his best result of the season with a sixth-place finish aboard his Buell Firebolt at the Lockhart Phillips USA Formula Xtreme race during the AMA Chevrolet Superbike Championship Series at Brainerd International Raceway. The strong showing moved him into ninth in points.
Barnes qualified ninth for the event and despite a bad start in the 13-lap race, moved up steadily on the high-speed, three-mile-long road course as others faltered.
“We’ve got good momentum right now,” said Kosco Buell race manager Rich Cronrath. “We’ve finally got a good baseline and we’ve made some real progress. Consistency is the key and our best finishes are ahead of us.”
Hal’s Performance Advantage Buell rider Mike Ciccotto had a disappointing weekend at Brainerd. Mike qualified 12th due to some fuel injection mapping issues, but had the bike dialed in for the race. He got a fantastic start, and had moved up to fifth place by lap four, but a cracked oil fitting caused a leak that made Mike pull off for a DNF. The race was won by American Honda factory rider Miguel Duhamel, who leads the series after seven rounds with 250 points. Erion Honda rider Jake Zemke is second with 235 points. With his steady performance at Brainerd, Barnes is now ninth with 111 points.
“It’s great to see the Kosco team crack the top-ten in overall points, especially since they didn’t even compete in the first two rounds,” said Erik Buell, chairman and chief technical officer at Buell Motorcycle Company. “Both the Hal’s and Kosco dealer teams are racing hard in a very competitive national class, and they have gained the respect of all their competitors.”
AMA Formula Xtreme is a class open to highly-modified motorcycles with 600cc four-cylinder engines or larger-displacement V-Twin engines. The next stop on the AMA Chevrolet Superbike Championship schedule is July 9-11 at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca near Monterey, Calif.
BEMISDERFER PILOTS BUELL TO VIR WIN, PADS THUNDERBIKE POINTS LEADBilansky Tied for Second; Defending Champ Estok in Deep Points HoleDANVILLE, Va. (June 27, 2004) – Harding Harley-Davidson rider Bryan Bemisderfer rode a Buell Firebolt to victory in the Formula USA National Thunderbike event at Virginia International Raceway and increased his series points lead as other contenders for the title failed to mount a challenge to the rider from Greencastle, Pa. After five of eight events on the 2004 Thunderbike series, Bemisderfer enjoys a healthy 39-point lead.
“My team did their job in giving me a good bike and I was really happy with the set up,” said Bemisderfer. “We’ve got a nice points lead, but we’re not going to lay back. We’re going to three new tracks and we want to win ’em all.”
Tripp Nobles, riding a Buell Firebolt backed by Tilley’s Buell took the pole in qualifying for the 16-lap Thunderbike national, but finished 17th after leaving the race on lap six with a mechanical problem. Bemisderfer qualified fourth aboard his back up bike, while his teammate and defending Thunderbike champion, David Estok, started the race in sixth position but crashed just before the race was red-flagged and later restarted. Estok took the restart from the back of the grid and set the fastest lap of the race as he worked his way forward. He retired from the race on lap seven with a mechanical problem and finished in 16th position.
Bemisderfer battled with Suzuki riders Derek Keys and David Yaakov, with the lead changing hands every lap. Bemisderfer took the lead for good on the last lap while Keys finished second and Yaakov third. Hal’s Performance Advantage Buell rider Dan Bilansky finished sixth, Appleton Buell/Hoban Brothers rider Jeff Johnson was seventh and Josh Guyer of Buell of Bloomington was eighth, all were aboard Buell Firebolts.
Bemisderfer leads the Thunderbike National series with 85 points. Bilansky is tied for second with Suzuki rider Darren Danilowicz at 46 points, while Estok has faded to fifth with 41 points. The next stop on the Formula USA National Thunderbike Series is Aug. 13-15 at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Ala.
The Formula USA National Thunderbike series is a horsepower-to-weight ratio restricted class, open to a variety of production-based motorcycles. Buell-mounted riders competing in the eight-event 2004 Thunderbike series are racing for a share of the $70,500 contingency fund posted by Buell Motorcycle Company and Buell Riders Adventure Group (BRAG).
To learn more about Buell Motorcycles, visit your local Buell dealer today and experience the pure streetfighter attitude, style, and performance only found on board a Buell. For the Buell dealer nearest you, pull into www.buell.com.
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