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TONGLET GOES ROUNDS AT GATEWAY INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY, JUMPING BACK UP THE POINT STANDINGS–ST. LOUIS (June 25, 2006) – GT Tonglet was getting anxious about winning rounds on his Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines V-Rod. After all, he hadn’t gone past the first round in two events and had not been to the semifinals since the Houston race in April.
The anxiety subsided on Sunday as he made a semifinal appearance at the O’Reilly Midwest NHRA Nationals at Gateway International Raceway. Tonglet beat Shawn Gann in the opening round of eliminations before topping Craig Treble in the second round. Tonglet fouled at the starting line in the matchup against Michael Phillips in the semis but the two round wins went a long way.
“It felt great to get a couple of round wins, especially the holeshot (winning with a slower elapsed time aided by a quicker reaction time) win in the first round,” Tonglet said. “The bike was moving really well, especially the first 60-feet and we’re definitely going in the right direction. I think I just got a little too anxious in the semifinals. We had a great shot at winning but I just got antsy on the starting line.”
The points helped Tonglet jump back into the top 10 of the NHRA POWERade series standings. He was in 11th place going into the event and is now ninth after the sixth of 15 events.
Teammate Andrew Hines is still holding strong in second place. He notched a first round victory against Chris Rivas. Hines turned in a 7.167-second pass at 185.89 mph, beating Rivas’ 7.244 at 178.26. Hines fell short in his race against points leader Angelle Sampey, going 7.185 at 184.50 to Sampey’s 7.142 at 187.29.
Tonglet recorded a 7.222 run at 184.50 against Gann’s 7.170 at 187.31 for his first round win since the May 21 event at Columbus. He beat Treble with a 7.187 at 185.33 to Treble’s 7.290 at 181.86.
Crew chief Matt Hines said the round wins was a much-needed turn around from the two first round losses suffered last week in Englishtown, N.J.
“We really needed to come out of this race with some wins in eliminations,” Hines said. “Now we have a couple of weeks before the next event and I expect us to find some more horsepower and build off the positive things we saw in St. Louis. This is a great momentum builder and we really needed to get GT back into the top 10 of the point standings.”
Hines qualified in the No. 2 spot with a 7.085 pass at 188.89. Tonglet – the winner of the 2001 event at this track – was 12th with a 7.168 at 186.85.
Hines is currently second in the point standings, aiming to defend his two consecutive NHRA POWERade Pro Stock Motorcycle championships (2004-’05). Hines is 28 points behind points leader Sampey. While Sampey beat Hines in the second round, she fell to eventual race winner Chip Ellis in the semis.
“I felt really comfortable on the bike this weekend because of the changes we made to the setup,” Andrew Hines said. “We’re going to head back to the shop and test some more changes and see what we can come up with for the next event. We need to make up those 20 points that we gave up to Angelle this weekend.”
The NHRA POWERade Drag Racing event featuring the ultra-quick two-wheeled entries is the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway in Denver, July 14-16.
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SAXON MOTORCYCLE COMPANY PARTNERS WITH NEW REBEL MOTORCYCLE, EXCLUSIVE EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTOR–Casa Grande, Ariz – June 27, 2006 Representatives from Saxon MotorcycleCompany today announced a partnership with New Rebel Motorcycles, dbaSaxon Motorcycles Europe, a company based in the Netherlands, todistribute Saxon Motorcycles throughout Europe.
New Rebel Motorcycles, founded in January 2006 by Frank Vermeulen andRinke Andringa of the Netherlands, was created specifically to provide theEuropean market with custom, American style motorcycles. The partnerschose Saxon because the philosophy of New Rebel was so similar to Saxon’s.”We chose Saxon because they produce a great looking motorcycle at anexceptional value. In addition, their philosophy, professionalism, andstrategy matches ours perfectly. Saxon’s focus on quality and customerservice makes them a standout in the industry and a great partner forentering an entirely new market.” Said Rinke Andringa.
Saxon Motorcycles Europe wants to challenge people to escape from their”ordinary” lives and create freedom and fun on the road by providingcustom, American Motorcycles and related lifestyle items to the Europeanmarket. Saxon Motorcycle Company will be one of the first American, custommotorcycle manufacturers to be granted EU Type Approval, meaning SaxonMotorcycles will be legal in all European Union countries. SaxonMotorcycles Europe plans to begin marketing the Saxon line in dealershipsthroughout the EU beginning in October 2006.
“Saxon Motorcycle Company?s partnership with New Rebel Motorcycles allowsSaxon the ability to expand into a new market and strengthen our brand. Weare very excited to be working with the team at New Rebel Motorcycles.They’ve done their homework and have a solid plan to develop the Saxonbrand and support our customers in Europe.” Said David Schwam, VicePresident of Sales and Marketing.
Saxon Motorcycles Europe will initially offer two of Saxon’s models forEuropean distribution, the flagship chopper Warlord and the long and lowFirestorm. Both models come standard with a right side drive transmission,two-year unlimited mileage warranty, 96 S&S engine, swingarm suspension,and have both have EU Type Approval. Saxon Motorcycles Europe can be seenonline at www.SaxonMotorcycles.eu. Dealer inquiries are welcome.
THE SOCKET WEDDING RINGS ROCK–I’m a newlywed, and my husband and I have both been long time readers of both O’l Skool and Deluxe. Like most engaged couples, money was tight. But my ever resourceful man came up with quite the alternative to gold wedding bands. He made us rings outta sockets. I was thrilled, and I’m sure many of your readers will get a kick out of his creativity. Feel free to rob the idea boys!
–Mrs. Jill Hated
ROAD TRIP PHOTO EXHIBIT AT ORLANDO MUSEUM OF ART–July 6th,at the Orlando Museum of Art,a one day exhibition titled Road Trip USA,featuring two of our art photos.
If you’re in the neighbourhood, come and say hi.
–The Chief & The Duck
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BEMISDERFER SNAGS THUNDERBIKE WIN AT RAIN-SOAKED V.I.R.– Buell Riders Finish 1-2 at ASRA National Event. ALTON, Va. (June 25, 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 Thunderbike National. BMW rider Nate Kern, who was in second place in Thunderbike season points, crashed out on the second lap, while Hal’s H-D/Buell-Hal’s Speed Shop rider Dan Bilansky crashed his Buell Firebolt on lap three. Neither rider was able to return to the race.
Bemisderfer was in third place behind Estok ad Bilansky when he rolled onto the run-off area on the first turn of lap two, after entering the corner too fast for the wet conditions.
“I was really going pretty slowly when I left the track,” said Bemisderfer. “I just didn’t have confidence I could make the corner and decided to play it safe.” Bemisderfer did not fall, but lost significant time, and spent the next six laps reeling in Estok.
“I could tell I was gaining on him in every turn,” said Bemisderfer, “but I wasn’t really close enough to try and pass him until the last half of the last lap. I planned to make a move on the last corner, because I’m quite a bit heavier than David and on this wet track I was getting better traction on my rear tire. I thought I could get a little drive on him there and make the pass, and that’s just how it worked out.”
Buell riders Walt Sipp (Blue Springs Harley-Davidson/Buell), Sam Rozynski (Sound Waves/Hal’s Speed Shop), James Delk, Jr. (Roanoke Valley Harley-Davidson/Buell), and Anthony Caligiuri (Liberty Harley-Davidson/Buell) finished fourth through seventh.
Buell racers also took three wins and four podium finishes during the Championship Cup Series support races at VIR. Estok won CCS Expert Thunderbike, while Bemisderfer took a victory in CCS Expert SuperTwins, and Delk won the Amateur GT Lights race.
His victory at VIR gives Bemisderfer a boost in the Thunderbike season points race. After five of eight races, Bemisderfer has 135 points, Estok moves up to second with 125 points, and Kern drops to third with 108 points. The next race on the ASRA Thunderbike National schedule is August 11-13 at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Ala.
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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BIKERNET READER TECH QUESTION OF THE WEEK–I own my first Harley Davidson which is an ’03 Ultra Classic that in my opinion does not have bright enough lights on the back.The problem is, I don’t like to drill holes and I like to keep the bike looking stock with no major modifications.
Are there LED bulbs available that are direct replacements for the stock bulbs, both rear turn and brake lights?
–Dane
“dane”
Yes I think there’s LED replacements. Try Dr. Neon or Hi-Tech Products. Also there’s an H-D mod that makes all your rear lights light up when you hit your brakes. We installed it on my Road King. Check the King department.
Last night I was going through the 2006 H-D accessory catalog and discovered LED light bar lights. Check it out.–BANDIT
Not just the roads are deadly: the soaring fatality rate on the range
Back in 2002, there was an article published in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “Harley probing 2 deaths in rider safety classes”. It included this bit: “But safety officials said they know of only one other fatality at a Motorcycle Safety Foundation course in the past two decades.” And there’s this quote: “”Something that severe is very rare,” said Ron Thompson, manager of Wisconsin’s motorcycle safety program.”
And it’s true; back in 2002, deaths were rare.
According to the M$F, from 1973 through 1998 there were 1.67 million students trained. And no one knows of any rider error deaths on the range.
Let me emphasize that:
47 different state-run programs with different administrators. Thousands of instructors. 1.67 million students trained. And no death of a student or instructor that involved rider error.
Now let’s look at driver’s ed training for comparison. From 1930’s-2006:
Over 70 years of training.
Over 200 million trained.
Hundreds of thousands of instructors.
50 states.
A great number of curriculums.
A vast number of public and private training entities.
Three incidents involving student driver error resulting in deaths.
But since 1999, in motorcycle rider training, there’s been: six deaths due to rider error and at least two near-fatal.
Quite a change, eh? Can’t believe there’s that many?
This came from http://moonrider.journalspace.com/Some interesting facts.
–ROGUE
WHO CARES WHAT KIND OF MOTORCYCLE THE FOOTBALL PLAYER WAS RIDING; A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT IS A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT…..AND WHETHER OR NOT HE WAS WEARING A HELMET DON’T MATTER EITHER SINCE IT HAPPENED IN A STATE THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE A PERSON OVER OVER THE AGE OF 21 TO WEAR ONE!!! HE WAS NOT AT FAULT THE DRIVER OF THE CAGE WAS AT FAULT!!! THAT IS THE FRIGGIN’ POINT!!!
ALSO ANOTHER COMMENT ON THE MOTORCYCLIST WHO WAS HIT BY A DRUNK DRIVER AND BURNED……OH MY GOD-I PRAY FOR HIM AND HIS FAMILY AND HOPE THE DUMBASS WHO DID THAT TO HIM GETS WHAT HE DESERVES IN COURT!!!!
THESE TWO INCIDENTS ARE WHY CAGES NEED MOTORCYCLE AWARENESS AS A MANDATORY FACTOR TO GET AND KEEP A DRIVERS LICENSE!!!!!! THEY ALWAYS INJURE OR KILL A MOTORCYCLIST AND SAY, “OH WELL I DIDN’T SEE HIM”…THAT’S AN EXCUSE NOT A REASON…AND IT MAKES YOU RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MURDER OR INJURY OF A MOTORCYCLIST!!!! PERIOD~
THANX FER LETTIN’ ME VENT~
–GYPSY*
–from Rogue
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