2010 CCS Mid-West schedule finalized

April 24-25 Heartland Park - Topeka, KS. / Twin Sprints weekend
May 22-23 Blackhawk Farms - S. Beliot, IL.
June 12-13 Gateway International Raceway - St. Loius, MO.
July 3-4 Road America - Elkhart Lake, WI. / Twin Sprints weekend
July 24-25 Blackhawk Farms - S. Beliot, IL.
August 21-22 Blackhawk Farms - S. Beliot, IL.
September 11-12 Heartland Park - Topeka, KS. / Twin Sprints weekend
September 25-26 Blackhawk Farms - S. Beliot, IL. - Double points weekend
October 15-17 Daytona International Speedway / Race of Champions - Daytona, FL.

The weatherman says that the first snow of the season should be tomorrow!! So what’s a racer to do! Buy parts and gear for the upcoming season, of course!!
After three years racing on Pirelli tires I’ve made the decision to switch to Michelin for the 2010 race season. My two teammates, Troy and Mike. are running the same tires so we’ll be able to share information which will be very helpful to all of us.
The bike will look the same next season but I won’t. I’m waiting for new Teknics Racing leathers to arrive, my new Buell helmet and Alpinestars boots are already here so as soon as the leathers show up I’ll post some pics!

Stay warm!!

Very sad news from Buell Motorcycle Company

Buell Motorcycle Company has been dissolved and will discontinue building motorcycles immediately.

http://www.buell.com/en_us/

Well to say this news is devastating is an understatement. I have gotten to know Erik Buell, in fact Janet and I spent most of our evening sitting by him, visiting and laughing at the Red Flag Fund auction at Blackhawk Farms just a few weeks ago. He is an extremely passionate guy and was teasing us about new models coming in 2010 so I know this news must have hit him really hard and fast.

I want all our friends to know that I will continue to campaign my Buell XB12R in CCS competition as it is an extremely competitive motorcycle in the classes I compete in and the only bike I care to race. My only hope for Buell is that someone out there with the means to revive the brand will come forward to continue production of the only American sportbike brand available.

End of the season results

I had a steep learning curve this year racing with the folks in the MidWest Region. This region
is tougher to place well in but it has helped make me a better racer with faster lap times.
My final season results are...

Blackhawk Farms Track Championship
Lightweight Formula 40 - 2nd out of 9 racers
Thunderbike - 5th out of 24 racers
Lightweight SuperSport - 6th out of 20 racers

CCS MidWest Region
Lightweight SuperSport - 6th out of 26 racers
Lightweight Formula 40 - 6th out of 13 racers
Thunderbike - 10th out of 28 racers

I'd like to thank all the 2009 sponsors for their generous help with my race program.
Sliver Eagle Harley-Davidson Buell
John Kahrs - ASMSOIL
Top to Bottom Home Inspections
Butler & Sons Barber Shop
The Farrell Family
Gron4 Photography
Mike Boomer and Mr. "X" for all their tuning help

Gron 4 Photography joins the effort!

I'm really excited about becoming a part of the G-Team, thanks the Mikel and Andy Gronfor otherwise known as GRON4 Photography.

The vast majority of great photos you've viewed on this blog are the handywork of these two talented guys and now they are offering racers an opportunity to be a part of their program.

I'll be sporting their jazzy decals for the last round of the season at Blackhawk Farms in a couple of weeks!

CCS Mid-West region points update

These are the current points as of August 26th.
Since I've only been able to race 3.5 races out of the 7 that have been run to date, I'm very pleased where I'm at currently in the points chase in the three classes I compete in.

7th - Lightweight SuperSport / 22 competitors
7th - Lightweight Formula 40 / 12 competitors
10th - Thunderbike - 21 competitors

There is one round left that I can get to at Blackhawk Farms in September. That is also a double points event so we'll see how that will affect the final points outcome.

Wish me luck!!