Title: AHRMA Road Racing
Location: Utah Motorsports Campus
Link out: Click here
Description: Rounds 15 & 16 of the National AHRMA Road Racing series.
Start Date: 2018-08-31
Start Time: 8:00am
End Date: 2018-09-02
End Time: 5:00pm
Just got home from another great time pit crewing in Daytona! I would like to thank team owner of Thrashed Bike Racing Tim Ivanoff for letting me come help. Also our rider #123 Dave Estok who is a great pleasure to work with. 
I really love pit crewing in the AMA Pro racing series. Also pit crewing and working on these Harley-Davidson XR1200 race bikes in the Vance & Hines spec class is pretty cool. If you ever get the chance to see a AMA race in person. I suggest you do it! You can meet the riders and their two wheeled machines up close and in person during fanwalk autograph sessions at each track.
I also got the great pleasure of chatting with Erik Buell of Erik Buell Racing (EBR). We talked for a bit about the Superbike efforts this year with Larry Pegram and Cory West. He also asked how my racing efforts were going for this year. It was really cool for him to ask that about me.
Looking forward to being able to get back to my next race of pit crew duties and to get started on my our racing efforts again this year! If you would like to help support the #12 bearracing buell with a few dollar donations please do so through the website her via paypal. Thank you all and we hope to see you at the track! #gofast
B.J. De Jong of bearracing.
Here are some of the typical fees and expenses B.J. runs into when participating in the MCRA races:
Trackday Practice Fee:
******Trackday Practice Fee is required one time prior to racing, but is very helpful to the rider if done both days.
Race entry fee:
*******B.J. is currently concentrating on the GT Lights races for this season. Currently positioned in 3rd place overall for his points.
Sunoco Race fuel for a typical race weekend = $50
New Dunlop Race tires: $275.00
Bearracing has continued to grow and partner with other businesses along the way.
Today, we were able to secure prime advertising on TattooShopUSA.com.
This will help bearracing by exposing our name on more than 50 pages of a website that get’s 90% of it’s visitors from organic searches. We look forward to seeing some of you liking our facebook page and following us on twitter.
B.J. will be racing this year on his own Buell that he has worked hard to build from the frame up. We look forward to partnering with other businesses along the way, and helping you promote your business.
Racing has become a passion of mine, even though I like to just cruise on my Harley. I look forward to helping B.J. get into every race that he can because someday I’d like to be racing along side him and other motorcycle racers or rather in front of them…lol.
Like Bearracing on Facebook and Twitter and we look forward to giving you updates throughout this exciting year of 2012!
Let the races begin and be safe!
2012 I-70 CHALLENGE SERIES
Putnam Park – April 21-22
Gateway – May 26-27
Gateway – Jun 16-17
Heartland Park – Jul 7-8**
Gateway – Aug 4-5
Putnam Park – Sep 8-9
Heartland Park – Sep 29-30
Gateway – Oct 13-14
On August 13th B.J. De Jong showed up with a Buell XB12R Firebolt racebike named Starr. Owned and built by friend and fellow pit crew member Alex Oppermann of the James Gang Racing team. B.J.’s plan was to enter into the M.C.R.A. race weekend event. Before he could enter any races. He had to complete a racers license clinic and pass before getting a race license to enter any races over the Aug 13th and 14th weekend.
B.J. entered into the July 31st Heartland Park Motorcycle track day. This was to prepare for the upcoming MCRA race weekend on August 13th and 14th, 2011. He entered into the Novice class during this track day event. The motorcycle he was racing with was a Buell XB12R Firebolt race bike, provided by Alex Opperman of the James Gang Racing team.
His goal was to become familiar with the new race bike and to gain experience at the HPT. This was in preparation to Aug.13th and 14th MCRA race weekend. He will be attempting to acquire a race license by completing the clinic that’s available on that weekend.
B.J. was the fastest in his novice class on the Buell racing bike. He lapped the field on the 2.5 mile road course. He handled the bike as if it was an old friend that he was used to.
It was a hot and steamy day for spectators in shorts, I can only imagine how the racers felt with full gear. It was still an awesome day, and I look forward to attending more races in the future.
If you would like to contribute to helping B.J. or Walt Sipp race, check out the Sponsor Levels. Check out B.J.’s thanks to A&H.
If you love motorcycles and original artwork, you’ll love to get to see these choppers on display at Union Station in KC MO.
This event will be going on until Sept. 25th, 2011 at Union Station in Kansas City. Ticket prices when I went were: Adults 13-59 $12.50. Seniors, college students and military with valid ID $9.50. Children 3-12 (2 adn under FREE) $9.50.
I recommend anyone and everyone who can see the awesome masterpieces of art in person to do so. You can easily spend several hours reading all the literature and history of these choppers and their makers. If you aren’t able to make it in person, I hope you’ll enjoy the pictures of the choppers I took and am sharing here with you.
A couple of recommendations if you are able to make it:
Hello everyone,
I’m Wayne Scrivner, a friend of B.J.’s who’s helping him with his site and someone who loves motorcycles as well. Thanks to B.J. for the opportunity to help with the site and get back to riding again.
I sold my last motorcycle the year before my 10 year old son was born. That’s the longest I have been without a motorcycle since getting my first one when I was 17 years old.
I have always wanted a Harley Davidson. I’ve had the chance to ride many different motorcycles including Honda’s, Kawasaki, Suzuki’s. The last ten years, my riding has been limited to a bicycle. Two summers ago my brother moved from Colorado and needed a place to store his Kawasaki Nomad. I gladly helped him out, and let him store it in my garage. Loving cruiser’s, this was the biggest one I had the chance to ride. The closest before that was a Honda Shadow at the lake in the summer of 1990 when a friend tossed me the keys and said take her for a spin.
Since helping my friend B.J. with this site, my need for a motorcycle has increased ten fold. If you don’t share this passion for motorcycles, you may be saying: “don’t you mean want instead of need?” All I can say to that is…..nope, I said it right the first time.
I stopped by Topeka Harley Davidson on June 11th, 2011 to look at some beautiful motorcycles after attending my Nephew’s wedding. I will probably remember that day for a long time to come. Of course the wedding was wonderful, I got to see two people who love each other exchange vows, and see a lot of family/friends that I hadn’t seen in too long. But riding a Harley Davidson for the first time, on top of riding a motorcycle on such a beautiful day was the best for me. Especially since I went upstairs and put a deposit down on my first Harley Davidson.
I decided to wait a couple of weeks to ride my new Harley home, and for two weeks I wished I would’ve rode it home on the eleventh. But the 25th finally came, and I was going to Topeka to see my Niece get married on yet another wonderful day.
I got mine at Topeka Harley Davidson……and a shirt that says that too. Everyone there was great to work with, and they had my bike sitting on the showroom floor waiting for me with a sign that said “please just admire, awaiting new owner.” I would suggest anyone in the area to stop by and check out their store. Tell ’em B.J. and Wayne sent you!
I’ve had the motorcycle for 4 days now, and have gone about 500 miles, and I’ve worn my helmet on all those miles (mom will want to know that). I look forward to riding a lot more, and meeting more motorcycle enthusiasts along the way.
I added a “fan photo’s” page to the gallery with more pics of my bike, and we would like to see yours too. You can email them to B.J. with your story and you can share it with the us!
My motorcycle is a 2008 Buell XB12R Firebolt 25th Anniversary edition. Arctic white body work with Hero blue color wheels.
It really is a great motorcycle to ride. If you don’t know much about Buell’s, or never heard of them. Here is a little info on my own bike. It has fuel in the frame; the rear swing arm is also the oil tank. Unslung exhaust pipe, air/ fan and oil cooled 1203cc V-Twin motor. It makes 103 Hp; I currently have Dunlop Sportmax Q2 tires on the machine. Some specs are below:
| Buell’s profilation of this bike | |
| Powered by a 1203 cc Thunderstorm® air/oil/fan-cooled, fuel-injected 45° V-Twin, this is the motorcycle for riders who demand a premium-styled sportfighter with the perfect balance of horsepower and torque. | |
| Engine and transmission | |
| Displacement: | 1202.88 ccm (73.40 cubic inches) |
| Engine type: | V2, four-stroke |
| Power: | 103.00 HP (75.2 kW)) @ 6800 RPM |
| Torque: | 113.90 Nm (11.6 kgf-m or 84.0 ft.lbs) @ 6000 RPM |
| Compression: | 10.0:1 |
| Valves per cylinder: | 2 |
| Fuel system: | Injection. 49 mm down draft DDFI III fuel injection |
| Fuel control: | OHV |
| Lubrication system: | Dry-sump |
| Cooling system: | Oil & air |
| Gearbox: | 5-speed |
| Transmission type, final drive: |
Belt |
| Clutch: | Wet, multi-plate, compensated, reduced lever effort |
| Exhaust system: | Tuned, tri-pass resonance chamber with InterActive valve and mass-centralized mounting |
| Chassis, suspension, brakes and wheels | |
| Frame type: | Aluminum frame with Uniplanar™ powertrain vibration isolation system, fuel in frame |
| Rake (fork angle): | 21.0° |
| Front suspension: | 43 mm Showa inverted forks with adjustable compression damping, rebound damping and spring preload |
| Front suspension travel: | 120 mm (4.7 inches) |
| Rear suspension: | Showa coil-over monoshock with adjustable compression damping, rebound damping and spring preload |
| Rear suspension travel: | 127 mm (5.0 inches) |
| Front tire dimensions: | 120/70-ZR17 |
| Rear tire dimensions: | 180/55-ZR17 |
| Front brakes: | Single disc. 8-piston calipers |
| Rear brakes: | Single disc. 2-piston calipers |
| Rear brakes diameter: | 240 mm (9.4 inches) |
| Physical measures and capacities | |
| Dry weight: | 179.2 kg (395.0 pounds) |
| Power/weight ratio: | 0.5749 HP/kg |
| Overall length: | 1,935 mm (76.2 inches) |
| Overall width: | 716 mm (28.2 inches) |
| Ground clearance: | 110 mm (4.4 inches) |
| Wheelbase: | 1,321 mm (52.0 inches) |
| Fuel capacity: | 14.45 liters (3.82 gallons) |
I have had the great pleasure of even meeting Erik Buell himself. I had my motorcycle signed by him as well. How many people can say the bought a Honda CBR 1000, or a Yamaha R1, and had their Sport Bike signed by the designer/ builder himself. I can and that’s pretty dang cool I might say! Erik is a great guy to talk to and he is also thinking of new great designs and technology for his American sport bike brand.
Buell motorcycles where being produced and funded under the Harley-Davidson brand. In Oct 2009 Harley Davidson decided to shut down the Buell factory. A few 2010 Buell bikes did escape the factory during the last few days of operation. Harley- Davidson will still continue to supply parts and service at select dealers. So don’t be freaked out if you have not heard the news. As well as don’t be freaked out if you wanted to buy a Buell.
Another great reason for a Buell is in fact during the 2009 AMA Pro Road Racing season. Danny Eslick #9 won the Daytona Sport Bike Championship riding a Buell 1125r race bike for the Richie Morris Racing team with Bruce Rossmeyer’s Daytona and Geico Powersports Insurance as major sponsors to support their racing effort. It was a great year in racing for enthutheists such as myself.
Erik Buell is back with his own company now. Erik Buell Racing is taking shape in the AMA racing world. A new super awesome street bike is in the works as well by the name of Erik Buell Racing 1190RS. It is a very pretty sport bike I might say.
