Hang on! We’re taking two bikes, maybe three to Bonneville for the Bub’s 2012 International Speed Trials. We got our asses handed to us in 2010, but we learned a few new ropes and rules, and we’re headed back with a vengeance.
The 124-Inch 5-Ball Raycer
Our Bonneville dedicated 5-Ball Raycer is powered by a Randy Torgeson- prepared, high-performance, 124-inch turbocharged twin cam engine. Our power booster is an Aerocharger Series 66, built by TurboDoc in Salt Lake City, Utah. It’s a variable vane exhaust-driven turbo that feeds air, passing through the inner-cooler/ice chest, and the air plenum, into a 62mm HPI throttle body, a polished intake manifold, and a set of free breathing Stage 5 R&R Cycle Billet heads. R&R rollers open the high flow valves, S&S .640 lift gear-driven cams and finally out to the salt through a one-off Tedder-built exhaust system.
Our drive train consists of a Sharp Eye JIMS 5-speed transmission, H-D FXR inner and outer primaries fitted with a large carrier bearing, Primo-Rivera Pro Clutch, E-Z pull, Primo adjustable weight lock-up, a chain drive primary with old style shoe adjuster and a Fisher harmonic balancer. We’ll run a Spyke starting and charging system.
The closed-loop computer we run is a Daytona Twin Tech that performs flawlessly.
Ron Williams and his crew at Hardtailz in San Jose, CA. have this unit dialed in perfectly. We ran this same set up in Ray Wheeler’s Dyna, coast to coast for thousands of miles, including the last 5,000 miles with the turbo.
Rick Tedder out of Salem, Oregon is modifying and building a one-off frame that was conceived and engineered by Jim Bartlett in Beaverton, Oregon.
Mr. Bartlett, now in retirement, is one of the Northwest area’s best kept secrets and has built frames for over 50 years.
Rick is modifying and mounting the Air Tech fairing in the quest of the perfect salt flats aerodynamic bullet. Added ballast plates will be bolted and safety-wired directly to the underside of the frame for the maximum benefit and the lowest center of gravity if traction is hard to find.
We will be prepared and eligible to enter one or all of the following classes. Ya never know what might happen.
3000 cc A-PBG record 146.246
3000 cc A-PBF open
3000 cc APS-PBG record 167.069
3000 cc APS-PBF open
We’re after red hats and a membership in the 200 mph club
1940 45 Flathead Bonne Belle
We are working with Lee Clemens of Departure Bike Works, our engine builder, and Paughco on an all-new Bonne Belle Chassis. This 45 flathead will have a K-model top end, a 5-speed transmission, classic Performance Machine wheels and brakes, and a Spitfire slim as silk fuel container.
The Bonne Belle will now be ridden by my grandson Frankie Ball, also a tattoo artist. The tall 18-year-old is already working in the Bikernet shop once a week, on the Bonne Belle, his dad’s FXR, and on his XS Yamaha bobber.
This bike will be capable of competing in the following classes, some of which we haven’t figured out yet. We’re not sure if we’ll get cut some slack for running a flathead, so we reached out to Drew Gatewood, a AMA, Bub official:
The AMA class(es) your machine would fit into are as follows.
750/A/AG
750/A/AF
Plus, the same engine classes with APS
There is currently no allowance for larger displacement with a flathead engine according to the AMA supplemental rules (e.g.- 750 flathead in the 500 classes).
–Drew Gatewood
tele/fax: 219-926-5647 (IN)
email: gears55@frontier.com
www.gearswebsite.com
It’s going to be tough on the 45. We need that puppy to beat 150 mph records.
Follow us on this 2012 salt flat odyssey. You’ll see every move on our builds monthly on Bikernet, in national magazines, right up until the day we unload our bikes on the salt and even beyond with event coverage and features. Below is our program. We could use all the help we can get.
2012 Bikernet Bonneville Sponsorship Program
Don’t Miss A Chance to Be Involved in this Bonneville Racing Action
By joining the team, you will become part of an elite group that broke two records and is aiming to get it done this year. Your help is much appreciated! At least monthly, we will feature reports, tech articles and updates on Bikernet.
* Name in the racing department
* Bikernet Bonneville certificate suitable for framing
* Signed 5-Ball Racing Team photo
* Name printed on our 5-Ball racing banner in Bonneville
* Team patch
$100 Bronze Sponsor Level
*Name in the Bikernet racing department
*Bikernet 2012 Bonneville certificate suitable for framing
*Patch and t-shirt
*Autographed picture of 5-Ball Racing Team
*Name printed on banner in Bonneville
* Mention and logo in the Bikernet 5-Ball Racing department
* Bikernet Bonneville certificate suitable for framing
* T-shirt and patch
* Autographed picture of 5-Ball Racing Team
* Logo posted on racing signage at Bonneville
* Bikernet Bonneville mention and logo in the racing department, and in 5-Ball Racing tech articles.
* Bikernet Bonneville certificate suitable for framing
* Patches, T-shirts, and team ball caps
* Autographed picture of 5-Ball Racing Team
* Logos on banner at Bonneville
* Logo on Bikernet Race vehicles and on bikes
* Mention and logos in the Bikernet Bonneville racing department
* Banner run in every 5-Ball racing tech article.
* Bikernet Bonneville certificate framed
* Patches, T-shirts and Ball caps
* Autographed picture of 5-Ball Racing Team
* Logo on banner at Bonneville
* Large logo on Bikernet race truck
* Logos on bikes
$25,000 Semi-Title Sponsor
* Full sponsorship on Bikernet for two years.
* Mention and logos in the Bikernet Bonneville racing department
* Mention in every article on Bikernet or in magazines
* Article devoted to Semi-Title Sponsor on Bikernet.
* Company prominently featured with Bikernet in all Bonneville-related press releases.
* Bikernet Bonneville certificate framed
* Your company name/logo will be featured prominently on all 5-Racing vehicles and bikes
* Your company logo will be significantly placed on the 5-Ball Racing Team photograph and you will receive a signed copy, and copies for your use.
*Full sponsorship on Bikernet for five years, on all Bikernet web sites.
* Top position with logos and banners in the Bikernet Bonneville racing department
* Mention in every article on Bikernet or in magazines. Mentioned any time 5-Ball Racing is mentioned
*Plenty of 5-Ball t-shirts, Ball caps, and patches, with your company name incorporated
* Article devoted to title sponsor on Bikernet.
* Company prominently featured with Bikernet in all Bonneville-related press releases.
* Bikernet Bonneville certificate framed, with your company prominently displayed alongside the 5-Ball racing logo
* Your company name/logo will be featured prominently on all 5-Racing vehicles and bikes as title sponsor
* Your company logo will be significantly placed on the 5-Ball Racing Team photograph and you will receive a signed copy, and copies for your use.
Phone 5-Ball Racing World HQ: (310) 830-0630
