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The negative backlash is obviously hitting home for them to have a press release on the subject.
Eslick Looks to Continue Winning Streak at Road Atlanta
Knapp Joins Latus Motors Team on Buell 1125R
East Troy, Wis. (April 2, 2009) Bruce Rossmeyer's Daytona Racing/RMR/GEICO rider Danny Eslick shocked the motorcycle racing community with a double-header sweep of the second and third rounds of the AMA Pro Racing Daytona SportBike class at California Speedway March 20-21 to claim the first major wins in AMA Pro Racing against its Japanese and European competition.
Eslick's historic wins were the first for an American manufacturer in a premier AMA road racing class since Cal Rayborn won an AMA Grand National race at Laguna Seca aboard a Harley-Davidson XR750 in 1972.
Controversy erupted after the race, led by Kawasaki factory rider Jamie Hacking who finished second in both races, but Eslick is not letting critics distract him from his bid to continue the winning streak at Road Atlanta this weekend.
"I like Atlanta. My expectation is to keep winning, but the goal is to stay on the podium and be consistent. We definitely want to go for the championship this season," the 22-year-old Broken Arrow, Okla., rider said.
Message boards and enthusiast websites lit up in the weeks following the races. Some critics dismissed the Buell as an overdog with a displacement advantage, but a post-race laptime analysis released by AMA Pro Racing showed that Eslick's times on his 1125R were only the third fastest posted during the weekend, and his performance significantly outpaced that of other riders on similarly prepared Buells.
"The rules allow [the 1125R] in the class, as well as other brands with large displacement, and our bike passed post-race inspection," Eslick said in an interview following a taped appearance for SPEED's AMA Pro Prime Time television show that will air Saturday night at 10pm ET. "It's not like we have any special parts. We've got the same stuff as the others guys [on Buells.] I've heard a lot of whining, but it just goes in one ear and out the other."
Like his GEICO Powersports/RMR teammate Michael Barnes, the Buell 1125R Eslick raced in the Daytona and Fontana rounds was equipped with a stock crate engine, modified only with an aftermarket muffler and a recalibrated engine computer.
"Some people want rules specifically made for motorcycles that are only produced by four import manufacturers. That's not the American way. In America we embrace diversity. AMA Pro Racing has written rules that allow fair competition among many more brands, and we had six brands in the top eight at Fontana. Some people say we have an unfair displacement advantage, but this class allows bikes like the BMW 1200, the Aprilia 1000, and the KTM 990 to also compete," said Erik Buell, Chairman and Chief Technical Officer of Buell Motorcycle Company.
"The fact is that a privateer racer on a street bike beat the Japanese factories' barely disguised race bikes, and I'm proud of that," Buell said. "As an ex-privateer racer, who personally experienced dealing with never having equipment comparable to what the factory guys had, this is a great moment. It also proves that Buell's American innovations like the ZTL front brake, underslung exhaust, and fuel in the frame work as well on the track as they do on the street."
Road Atlanta also marks the debut of privateer racer Taylor Knapp aboard Latus Motors Racing's 1125R in the Daytona SportBike class. Knapp, who finished in the top ten in both American Superbike races at Fontana on a Suzuki GSX-R1000, tested last week with the team at Talladega Grand Prix and replaces Alan Schmidt, who has left the team.
In the Moto-GT series, Old Glory H-D/Buell joins the action in the Moto-GT2 class with riders Jaycent Gebers and Dennie Huff on a Buell XB12R.
ENDS
Then you have a poll,and like any poll,the creator will tilt the poll to his way of thinking with the wording and this one is no different. BUT,it speaks volumes of how race fans think when close to 90% thinks DMG has tilted the rules to allow Buell to compete and win.Perception is everything and right now, 90% of the fans percieve this to be a farce
Buell Motor said today via press release that their 1125R is not the beneficiary of biased rules that "message boards and enthusiast websites" have inferred it to be.
What is your opinion of the Buell situation?
Buell is correct. DMG has devised a set of rules which "allow fair competition among many more brands". Press criticism of the rules or inferring that the rules were created so a Buell could win are a travesty. You should resign from the Fourth Estate.
406 votes (11.3%)
DMG devised a set of rules where Buell's twin is allowed in Daytona SportBike but Ducati's similar spec twin is not. With a displacement and horsepower advantage written right into the rules, Buell is now beating the choked-off Japanese 600s, nothing more. Also, Mr. Buell, it might be less hollow for you to spout off about what constitutes the "American way" if the engine in the Buell 1125R wasn't made in Austria.
3197 votes (88.7%)
Vote total: 3603
Eslick Looks to Continue Winning Streak at Road Atlanta
Knapp Joins Latus Motors Team on Buell 1125R
East Troy, Wis. (April 2, 2009) Bruce Rossmeyer's Daytona Racing/RMR/GEICO rider Danny Eslick shocked the motorcycle racing community with a double-header sweep of the second and third rounds of the AMA Pro Racing Daytona SportBike class at California Speedway March 20-21 to claim the first major wins in AMA Pro Racing against its Japanese and European competition.
Eslick's historic wins were the first for an American manufacturer in a premier AMA road racing class since Cal Rayborn won an AMA Grand National race at Laguna Seca aboard a Harley-Davidson XR750 in 1972.
Controversy erupted after the race, led by Kawasaki factory rider Jamie Hacking who finished second in both races, but Eslick is not letting critics distract him from his bid to continue the winning streak at Road Atlanta this weekend.
"I like Atlanta. My expectation is to keep winning, but the goal is to stay on the podium and be consistent. We definitely want to go for the championship this season," the 22-year-old Broken Arrow, Okla., rider said.
Message boards and enthusiast websites lit up in the weeks following the races. Some critics dismissed the Buell as an overdog with a displacement advantage, but a post-race laptime analysis released by AMA Pro Racing showed that Eslick's times on his 1125R were only the third fastest posted during the weekend, and his performance significantly outpaced that of other riders on similarly prepared Buells.
"The rules allow [the 1125R] in the class, as well as other brands with large displacement, and our bike passed post-race inspection," Eslick said in an interview following a taped appearance for SPEED's AMA Pro Prime Time television show that will air Saturday night at 10pm ET. "It's not like we have any special parts. We've got the same stuff as the others guys [on Buells.] I've heard a lot of whining, but it just goes in one ear and out the other."
Like his GEICO Powersports/RMR teammate Michael Barnes, the Buell 1125R Eslick raced in the Daytona and Fontana rounds was equipped with a stock crate engine, modified only with an aftermarket muffler and a recalibrated engine computer.
"Some people want rules specifically made for motorcycles that are only produced by four import manufacturers. That's not the American way. In America we embrace diversity. AMA Pro Racing has written rules that allow fair competition among many more brands, and we had six brands in the top eight at Fontana. Some people say we have an unfair displacement advantage, but this class allows bikes like the BMW 1200, the Aprilia 1000, and the KTM 990 to also compete," said Erik Buell, Chairman and Chief Technical Officer of Buell Motorcycle Company.
"The fact is that a privateer racer on a street bike beat the Japanese factories' barely disguised race bikes, and I'm proud of that," Buell said. "As an ex-privateer racer, who personally experienced dealing with never having equipment comparable to what the factory guys had, this is a great moment. It also proves that Buell's American innovations like the ZTL front brake, underslung exhaust, and fuel in the frame work as well on the track as they do on the street."
Road Atlanta also marks the debut of privateer racer Taylor Knapp aboard Latus Motors Racing's 1125R in the Daytona SportBike class. Knapp, who finished in the top ten in both American Superbike races at Fontana on a Suzuki GSX-R1000, tested last week with the team at Talladega Grand Prix and replaces Alan Schmidt, who has left the team.
In the Moto-GT series, Old Glory H-D/Buell joins the action in the Moto-GT2 class with riders Jaycent Gebers and Dennie Huff on a Buell XB12R.
ENDS
Then you have a poll,and like any poll,the creator will tilt the poll to his way of thinking with the wording and this one is no different. BUT,it speaks volumes of how race fans think when close to 90% thinks DMG has tilted the rules to allow Buell to compete and win.Perception is everything and right now, 90% of the fans percieve this to be a farce
Buell Motor said today via press release that their 1125R is not the beneficiary of biased rules that "message boards and enthusiast websites" have inferred it to be.
What is your opinion of the Buell situation?
Buell is correct. DMG has devised a set of rules which "allow fair competition among many more brands". Press criticism of the rules or inferring that the rules were created so a Buell could win are a travesty. You should resign from the Fourth Estate.
406 votes (11.3%)
DMG devised a set of rules where Buell's twin is allowed in Daytona SportBike but Ducati's similar spec twin is not. With a displacement and horsepower advantage written right into the rules, Buell is now beating the choked-off Japanese 600s, nothing more. Also, Mr. Buell, it might be less hollow for you to spout off about what constitutes the "American way" if the engine in the Buell 1125R wasn't made in Austria.
3197 votes (88.7%)
Vote total: 3603
