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COOLBETH TACKLES SALUDA – WINS SECOND AMA FLAT TRACK EVENT OF THE SEASON–SALUDA, Va. (July 16, 2007) – Kenny Coolbeth kept the Screamin’ Eagle Harley-Davidson Wrecking Crew winning streak alive Sunday, winning the Joe Whetherly Memorial AMA Flat Track event at Virginia Motor Speedway.
Coolbeth earned his second win of the season and 11th of his career Saturday. The factory-sponsored Harley-Davidson rider has won two of the five 2007 events so far. Wrecking Crew teammate and current points leader Jared Mees has earned the other three wins on his Blue Springs Harley-Davidson and finished in second place at Saluda.
“Kenny and Jared are riding so well and they are keeping the points chase real close,” Harley-Davidson Racing Manager Anne Paluso said. “It seems like all of the teams are stepping up their game and the Wrecking Crew riders are right there every race, trying to compete for every spot on the podium.”
The Wrecking Crew swept the podium for the second time this season (Lima, Ohio) as Joe Kopp and the Team Latus Harley-Davidson team earned third place – his first podium of the season. Wrecking Crew rider Bryan Smith and the Pat Moroney’s Harley-Davidson team finished seventh.
Coolbeth – the defending AMA Flat Track champion – is currently second in the point standings, nine points behind Mees.
“Jared won the last three races and it was our team’s goal to come in here and just finish ahead of him to keep the points close,” Coolbeth said. “I would rather be in the lead but I’m looking forward to the rest of the season. We just need to keep doing what we’ve been doing and stay as close to the front as possible.”
Coolbeth said the race was more exciting because he and Mees traded first and second positions throughout the night.
“It seemed like we passed each other back and forth all race long,” Coolbeth said. “I really wanted to work on my starts and get a better jump at the starting line. That happened and I just kept my head down all night long after that.”
Mees has not finished off the podium so far this season.
“I’m happy with the second place finish especially considering where we qualified (seventh),” Mees said. “We tried a few different things and we finally got caught up and put together a competitive setup for the main event. My team did a great job giving me a bike that could put in great laps and let me catch up.
“It would have been nice to make it four (wins) in a row because Kenny is so competitive and we want to earn as many points as possible. But we finished right next to him and that helps us keep this points battle going.”
Kopp, the 2000 AMA Grand National champion, was pleased to be back in contention for a race victory just a week following his first DNQ of the season.
“It was so important to get back to a race and finish in the top five,” Kopp said. “I was really feeling down in the dumps last week. I felt like I had let everyone down by not qualifying. But all of my sponsors and teammates were supportive and told me they backed me 110 percent. That really helped me work toward a good showing in Saluda.
“We had a great bike from the start and we didn’t have to change much beyond fuel and tires. That let me focus on riding and finishing well. It was great to be back on the podium.”
The next AMA Flat Track Twins race will be held at the Darke County Fairgrounds in Greenville, Ohio on July 21. Coolbeth no doubt will be aiming to keep Mees behind him.
Teammate Andrew Hines posted his third opening round loss of the season at the only altitude track on the NHRA POWERade pro circuit. The loss kept Hines from successfully defending his 2006 victory here.
The 24-year-old three-time defending NHRA champion said it didn’t matter where he lost – a loss is frustrating no matter where the location.
“It doesn’t matter if I’m at the U.S. Nationals or any other race on the circuit,” Hines said. “It’s always disappointing if you go out early. I treat them all the same and want to win them all and it’s unfortunate we couldn’t defend last year’s win.”
Krawiec beat Peggy Llewellyn in the first round. Krawiec turned in a 7.405-second pass at 181.57 seconds on his V-Rod while Llewellyn fouled at the starting line on her Karl & Kim Klement Racing Buell.
It was Krawiec’s fourth round win of the season and second consecutive second round appearance.
“With the way the point system is set up now, we’re always counting points,” Krawiec said. “Only the top eight riders get to run for the championship when Indy (the U.S. Nationals) rolls around and winning a round today helped us close the gap between us and that coveted eighth place.”
Hines posted a first round loss against Karen Stoffer and the Geico Suzuki team. Hines fouled at the starting line, losing to Stoffer for the second time this season.
Hines qualified in the No. 2 position with a 7.382 pass at 180.55 while Krawiec qualified eighth with a 7.405 at 182.28. It was the first time since the season opener in Gainesville, Fla., that Krawiec qualified in the top half of the 16-bike elimination field.
“I thought we both qualified well, not to mention how nice it was to be in the top half of the field and go into Sunday with lane choice,” Krawiec said. “I think both bikes were consistently making respectable passes in qualifying. This was my first time to race at such a high-altitude track and I’m still amazed at how difficult it is to run our bikes up here.”
Bandimere Speedway is the only high-altitude facility on the tour. While Krawiec knew the performance numbers would slow down, he never thought it would be more complicated than that.
“It’s so much harder to race at altitude than it is to race at sea-level,” Krawiec said. “Everything is so much slower, but the process of getting the bike down the track is still the same. Your routine is the same, but the process is slower and it breaks the rhythm that has been built up over the course of the first half of the season and it takes some getting used to. It was interesting and I’m glad we got a round win here under us today.”
Hines graduated from Trinidad High School and the Vance & Hines Motorsports shop was located in Southern Colorado for several years. The Screamin’ Eagle V-Rods were originally built at altitude. Still, Hines admits that he’s anxious to get back to sea level.
“The good thing is that Denver is over with for the year and we are going to be racing at sea-level tracks,” Hines said. “Denver is a great place and it’s where my drag racing career started, but it is difficult for the teams to prepare completely different setups.
“This is normally the time of year that our team really starts to come together, so I’m anxious to go to the next stop on the tour.”
Hines and Krawiec will next be joining the rest of the Pro Stock Motorcycle category at the FRAM Autolite NHRA Nationals at Infineon Raceway, July 27-29.
ROGUE SUGGEST EVERYONE INTERESTED IN MOTORCYCLE SAFETY WATCH THIS YOU TUBE FILM– Well worth a view of this seven-minute film, compiled and narrated by Moonrider. What she demonstrates is that the simple, popular explanations for the rise in motorcycle accident fatalities (like fewer states with helmet laws and more older riders who supposedly can’t ride as well) are NOT really borne out by the statistics.
The odd fact she appears to demonstrate is that it’s fatalities PER ACCIDENT that are on the rise, and that accidents per se are NOT on the rise, suggesting other causes of the fatalities. CAUTION: There are some graphic photos in this piece. Here’s the link: http://youtube.com/watch?v=xZg-tANNSys
–Rogue
Sturgis Freedom Fighters
Motorcycle Hall Of Fame Member 2005
CHARLIE BRECHTEL HAS THE EVENT BLUES, OR HE’S A PUBLIC PIRATE IN DISQUISE–The Ames City Council met this morning to discuss what they see as problems with the Street Dance we are planning and the Charlie Brechtel Band. Due to the increasing concern on the part of the city and the extraordinary costs they expect Team Tommy to assume in order to comfort them, we (Forrest, Tony, Rich & I with the blessing of the campaign) have decided to pull the plug on the street dance and concentrate on the parade. Because there is no way to undo all the advertising we have done. I have spoken to Jamie at Olde Main Brewery downtown Ames. Jamie is willing to host the Ski Band. I have put Brian from Thunderbolt productions in touch with Jamie to work out details.
I am asking that Members of Team Tommy and those who are participating in Tommy’s Reunion ride not patronize Zyltra H-D in Ames and instead, go to Big Barn H-D in Des Moines if they want to visit a dealership since Zylstra is the one who raised a red flag to the city. I’ve never seen a motorcycle dealer sabotage a motorcycle event before. This has turned in a ridiculous amount of concern over nothing.
Bottom Line: There will still be a party downtown Ames however we will not be blocking off Main Street and we will not be hosting the Charlie Brechtel Band. I am asking the businesses in the Main Street Cultural District businesses (who have been wonderful and supportive) to remain open late to serve the people who are coming.
–Vicki Sanfelipo
One of our Own Campaign Chair
mailto:TeamTommy@aol.com
(262) 521-2880
TRUE TRACK FOR TOURING BIKES TO THE RESCUE–Hey, wanted to thank you again for the heads up about true track. I ordered it, and it got here in two days. Good people, looks to be a very well made piece. I got it installed but only have a few miles on it. Will give it a thrashing next week.
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TERRIBLE CHARLIE BRECHTEL UNDER SCRUTINY– I am totally pissed at what has happened in Ames Iowa and the cancellation of the Street Party for Tommy Thompson. A lot of people have put a lot of work into this. Reports are still coming in but it appears that Zylstra Harley Davidson had objected to Charlie Brechtel performing at the event.
The police chief has also come up with demands of payment for extra officers that is totally unreasonable. Reports have him saying that Charlie has ties to motorcycle organizations and the police department was expecting trouble from these clubs and or organizations. If this type of action was done by anyone other than a police agency they would be arrested for extortion.
It should be noted that the Charlie Brechtel Band has performed all over the country at motorcycle and other charitable events and there has never been a problem. I am not sure at this time where the police chief is getting his information But it is sure bogus or possibly made up. It should be noted that the Secret Service has been aware of Street Party for months and they have not objected to it.
Motorcycle riders and the MROs have strived to get people involved in our democratic way of government by supporting candidates for office and now there seems to be a move to stop this or at least make it less effective. It makes one wonder if certain people in Ames are doing it because they support a different candidate and want to hurt Tommy’s chances at the Straw Vote. At this time I am going to ask people to not do business with Zylstra Harley Davidson and to also contact the Mayor and members of the City Council and ask them to explain their action.
They are Mayor Ann Campbell I and others will update information as it become available and I want to thank everyone in advance for your support. –Rogue TONY ON AMES, IOWA TEAM TOMMY EVENT–By now all or some of you may know about the turn of events at Ames, Iowa. The City Council decided to pull the permit for the street party we have been planning for the last three months. This was a result of our refusal to submit to blackmail and extortion tactics by the Council and the Chief of Police. We (Rogue and I) are looking further into this. We are also very concerned with the HD dealership there, Zylstra Harley-Davidson. We will encourage people to boycott this dealer and refrain from even driving by their location. This is not so much a matter of security, costs, etc. as posed by the Council, as it is a matter of a very anti-biker attitude and perpetuation of the myth concocted by Hollywood concerning bikers and bike clubs. There is a deeper, more troubling concern I have that the City of Ames does not want bikers coming to town for the Straw Poll vote. At least they are concerned that outlaw elements are coming there to cause trouble. What police intelligence (pardon the oxymoron) are they relying on for this conclusion? My question is, what is the AMA or MRF prepared to do to answer this anti-biker sentiment? Is either organization ready to step forward and voice a concern to the City of Ames about the anti-biker attitude exhibited by certain Council members and the Chief of Police? Rogue and I are prepared to expose this bias through the motorcycle media industry and through email communications. We are both hoping that the AMA and MRF will come out opposed to the apparent lack of knowledge and inhospitable atmosphere toward bikers in Ames. Keep in mind, this has been an event that was discussed and approved for some time. As recent as this week, we were informed that there was a growing concern for security, a need for extra police overtime duty, clean-up, payment for loss revenue of parking meters, and on and on. Also, the H-D dealership has had direct input to the Council, depicting the band, the Charlie Brechtel Band, as an undesirable element of the program. Charlie is a friend of mine and I take that depiction very personal. These concerns add up to no more than a thinly veiled attempt to extort money from us in order for us to proceed with our plans to participate in a political event. America is moving ever closer to a closed society governed by a heavy hand and steel toed Gestapo boots. –Tony Pan VALERIE THOMPSON 5-BALL RACING UPDATE–It’s been a while since my last update, and I’m glad to bring you up to speed. Hopefully you find this one worth the wait as it may be my most important one yet. The reality is I’ve traveled over 8,000 miles since the last time I wrote and my busy schedule delayed my Blog and also strained other commitments. With that being said, I learned more about being a full-time professional drag-racer and team owner. My recent lessons were taught from coast to coast and took course from St. Louis to Dallas to Atlanta to Alabama to Maryland to Indiana to Norwalk to Seattle for their respective events and recently home to Scottsdale. Along the journey I became a better owner-pilot as VTR Team 2007 became a more rounded and experienced team. We’ve made significant changes along the way to our program and are much more prepared for 2008 and the exciting changes that will be announced once we’ve ironed out some details. I’m now back at home in Arizona and arrived just in time for seasonal high temperatures in excess of 115 degrees. It’s too hot for testing so I decided to take some time off to enjoy training my new puppy “Reckon” as in the saying I learned down south “you recon?” My little sweetie is a 15 week old Maltese that I picked out while traveling to Washington for the “Kresto Pacific Nationals”. I’m also taking time to do local promotional events including a send off party at the famous “Billet Bar” in Scottsdale for “Dustin Cannon, 101st Airborne Division (Screaming Eagles)”. I can’t think of a better way to send a freedom fighter off to war than a large turn out from the biker community and a special thanks to bar owner Myron for making it so memorable. It’s about mid-season of the 2007 AHDRA race season and VTR Team 2007 is currently in 4th place in the National standings and in 2nd place in the Western division. Coming up on August 10th we return to Bristol, Tennessee for the “S&S Cycle Thunder in the Valley Nationals” where we hope to improve our standings and be reunited with some wonderful race fans. After that it’s time for another attempt for another Land-Speed record and where Keith R. Ball from Bikernet.com and I will see his latest creation make it happen. Keith has worked passionately over the last year building “120-inch Panhead” which if all goes well, will become the worlds fastest “Panhead” at over 200 mph. The attempt will be on September 2-6th at the Bonneville Salt Flats. This incredible bike was built just for me and is longer, lower and much more aero-dynamic than Keith’s record holder “The Salt Shaker” we titled together with last year. In case over the last few months you missed any of the race results you can visit my website vtracegirl.com for that and much more news and updated pictures. I’m so happy to hear and see all of my fans wherever we go and can’t thank enough my sponsor GoDaddy.com and all my sponsors for making it happen. The year’s early success is because of all their commitment to VTR and the support you give them by choosing their brands. Thank you everyone for your support and I’ll see you at the track! –Valerie #20 BIKERNET TRACTOR TRAILER DRIVER ACCIDENT–A tractor trailer driver lost control of his rig, plowed into an empty tollbooth on the Garden State Parkway and smashed it into hundreds of pieces. While filling out the police and insurance reports for the damage he had caused, he noticed a crew of workers picking up each broken piece of the wrecked tollbooth and spreading some kind of creamy substance on it. Then they began fitting the pieces together. In less than twenty minutes, they had the entire tollbooth reconstructed and looking good as new. Amazed at what he had witnessed, he asked the police officer, “What was that white stuff those men used to assemble all those pieces together?” The police officer smiled and said, “Oh, that was tollgate booth paste.” –from CarlR RUDY’S BIKE NIGHT DRIVE-IN THEATRE–The second Bike Night of the season is tomorrow at Rudy’s Drive-In, so make plans to have dinner and a Root Beer float at Rudy’s tomorrow night! Last Bike Night I ran into Randy Pehling and his posse from Rochester, Mn. One of the guys in Randy’s group came all the way from Brainerd, Mn. !!! Yup – Rudy’s Bike Night brings ’em in from far and wide!! Regretfully, I won’t be able to attend as I’ve got a couple projects for a SSSpecial client with a Sturgis deadline, a helmet to finish for Scottsdale, Arizona’s Valerie Thompson and yet another helmet for my buddy, Pro-Stock Motorcycle pilot – Chip Ellis. So playtime just isn’t going to happen for the next couple of weeks for ol’ Dougie Boy! But don’t let that keep YOU from stopping in at Rudy’s! As always, DOUGZ will have a few nifty (out)door prizes on hand for the lucky ones who attend. Now watch…we’ve been PRAYING for rain for the last couple of weeks, with nary a DROP falling from the sky. Tomorrow night we’ll get a stinkin’ DELUGE! –Doug Wozney
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