Rider Files

Another in the Jim Greening Match Race Collection, this is Yvon DuHamel, on the No. 5 factory Kawasaki, leading Peter Williams (No. 12 John Player Norton), fellow Kawasaki rider Gary Nixon (4), Dave Croxford (No. 11 Norton) and Suzuki mounted Ron Grant (7) at Mallory Park during the 1973 Transatlantic Match Races.

That year was one of the closest in Match Race history with the Brits edging out the Americans by just 18 points. French Canadian DuHamel was the leading scoring for the American squad that year. The next year Yvon was voted as team captain for the Americans.

Yvon DuHamel, on the No. 5 factory Kawasaki, leading Peter Williams (No. 12 John Player Norton), fellow Kawasaki rider Gary Nixon (4), Dave Croxford (No. 11 Norton) and Suzuki mounted Ron Grant (7) at Mallory Park during the 1973 Transatlantic Match Races. (Jim Greening Collection)

Grand National #9 ‘Jammin’ Jared Mees has completely updated his web-site: www.jaredmees.com. Be sure to check in to catch race reports-race photo’s-sponsor links and the latest on Jared Mees Racing. Also brand new for 2011, follow the Jared Mees fan page on facebook! Just go to: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jared-Mees-Fan-Page/192480300786123?v=wall . If you want to see what Jared is up too on race weekends, you can follow his tweets on Twitter! Just go to http://twitter.com/jmees1

All the social network sites are accessible from Jared’s web site to make it easy for Jared’s fan’s, friends, and sponsors to follow him throughout the 2011 AMA Grand National Championship Series. We realize that not everyone gets to go to a race in person, it’s just very difficult for some families to get away with everything going on now days. This will help the fans stay in touch with Jared on a more personal level, throughout the racing season!

The first two rounds at Daytona are already complete, however the season is just getting started, so be sure to follow along, and get all the info and updates! Jared hopes to hear from all of you this year, as he continues on his quest to become the 2011 AMA Grand National Champion!

(NEWS RELEASE)

Spring is here! Are you ready for some HIGH SPEED FUN on Friday, April 1 with
Motorcycle Xcitement Track Day and Road Racing School at legendary Summit Point Raceway?
Come out and learn to ride smarter. We have friendly coaches waiting to help you enjoy your motorcycle experience.

At noon we will have a tribute to Al Wilcox and a celebration of his life at the races. Everyone is invited! We have special decals honoring Al Wilcox. Thanks to James Hallaj and Absolute Sign Shop in Manasas,Va. Go to our homepage to see them. We will have them at our events.

If you would like to donate money to a very worthy cause in Al Wilcox’s memory, he asked that you please go to www.RoadRacingWorld.com
and donate to the RRW Action Fund. The RRW Action Fund has been saving racers lives for 10 years now by providing soft barriers in front of hard walls. Special thanks to John and Trudy Ulrich for starting and maintaining this life saving fund.
Motorcycle Xcitement is donating $1,000.00 in Al Wilcox’s memory to the
Road Racing World Action Fund!

Many riders have cashed in on the early discounts and the V.I.P Ticket to Ride program and have their dates booked. Tell your friends and get on board for the ride of your life! Women ride for only $100 plus a membership. Sign-up at the track at 7am. Riders meeting at 8:15. Bikes on track at 9 am.

We will be riding 3 different tracks in the span of one month! On Monday, April 11 we return to ride Summit Point Raceway. On Thursday, April 21 we will be riding the fabulous Thunderbolt Raceway at New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville, and on Wednesday, April 27 we return to West Virginia’s Summit Point Motorsports Park to ride the 20 turns of the challenging Shenandoah circuit.

Gates open at 6 pm the night before our events. Free camping the night before our events at the track or pamper yourself and rent a nice VIP Suite at NJMP Thunderbolt for under $100. Go to www.njmp.com for your reservation.

Thank you for riding with us and we hope you make www.MOTORCYCLEXCITEMENT.com your #1 track day provider.
Learn to Ride fast. Ride safe. Ride with us!

MotoGP Lap Chart – Qatar
by Tracy Hagen

Casey Stoner enjoyed a runaway victory in the opening race in the 2011 MotoGP season at Qatar, but things could be closer in the coming races.

The Australian battled his Spanish teammate Dani Pedrosa until lap 12, when Pedrosa’s left arm became too sore to control his Honda. Pedrosa clearly held up Stoner over laps 9 to 12, as the interval times remained constant over this period but steadily increased once Stoner found clean air.

World champion Jorge Lorenzo watched the battle from 1.5 seconds behind. When Pedrosa slowed on lap 12 Lorenzo lost an additional half-second to Stoner. That interval grew to 3.5 seconds when Lorenzo passed Pedrosa on lap 18.

Andrea Dovisioso and Marco Simoncelli were pushing and shoving each other over fourth place. Dovisoso blasted his Italian countryman for a dangerous pass on lap 8, and ten laps later Dovi finally re-took fourth. From there until the end of the race Dovisioso matched Stoner on lap time, albeit six seconds behind.

Yamaha’s Ben Spies was the only factory rider to gain ground on Stoner in the closing laps, but it was too little, too late. Spies was held up by Ducati debutante Valentino Rossi from lap 6 until his pass on lap 16. In hindsight, Spies needs to get a better start, preferably from the front row, as the Yamaha doesn’t have the legs to overtake on the straights.

Colin Edwards was the fastest non-factory rider. Nicky Hayden had a messy race after Randy De Puniet high-sided in front of him on the first lap. Nicky was last, five seconds from the front, when he crossed the second interval timer.

De Puniet’s teammate, Loris Capirossi, was less fortunate. The out-of-control Ducati hit Capirossi’s hand hard enough to cause the veteran Italian to pull out with suspected broken bones.

(Editor – Hagen is a veteran motorcycle racing technology reporter and computer genius who is currently based in Malaysia.)

Chart showing the time (in seconds) behind the leader for each rider in the Qatar MotoGP. (Graph by Tracy Hagen)

Alan Carter, the 46-year-old former GP sensation who won his second ever Grand Prix – the 1983 French Grand Prix - when he was just 18 and later raced in the AMA 250 Grand Prix Championship in the late 1980s, is coming back to racing.

Here’s the release:

Press Release – 21/03/11

‘Twenty-First Century Racing’ are pleased to announce that former G.P winner Alan Carter & Chris Knight will race for them this season. C21racing.com will be contesting the British CRMC national ACU championship plus selected rounds of the ICGP series within Europe.

Both Alan & Chris will be racing a brace of TZ 350cc Yamaha’s and the team’s principal sponsor will be Watches of Distinction Ltd operated by Giles Waite & Ian Coles. Privately owned, Watches of Distinction Ltd are located in the south of England, UK.

Ian & Giles specialise in sourcing and retailing new, pre-owned, rare and prestigious wrist watches from the world’s leading manufacturers including Rolex, Franck Muller, Cartier, Breitling to name but a few. Please go to www.watchesofdistinction.com

Alan needs no introduction to race fans worldwide. The 46 year old has competed at the very highest level of motorcycle racing from 1980-1994. Alan won his second ever Grand Prix – the 1983 French Grand Prix aged just 18. In 1987 he signed to ride for Bob McLean in the AMA 250GP series in the US. In all, Alan enjoyed three years in the US. 1988 & 1989 saw him team up with Californian sponsor Bob Pave – his machines prepared by tuner John Lassak. In the seasons to follow Alan rode for the official Honda Britain race team in the domestic UK championships.

Chris Knight, 44 years old from Loughborough, began his racing career on a production Yamaha LC. In 1988 Chris also competed in the US. Early season saw a brief spell with John Ulrich’s Team Hammer competing in the WERA endurance series. Chris went on to ride a Jim LaBine prepared Honda in the AMA 600cc Supersport Series. 1989 saw Chris as a winning member of the Eurolantic team at Donington Park on a George Beale RC30 Superbike.

With outings currently scheduled within Europe, Alan & Chris are looking forward to the opportunity of bringing their race team to the USA sometime in the future.

Former British Champion Garry Dickinson is currently developing further opportunities for Twenty-First Century Racing.

For further information, please contact the team

● garry_dickinson@sky.com or 0 (44) 7514 433366

● alcarter12@hotmail.com or 0 (44) 7932 105718

● chris.knight4@ntlworld.com or 0 (44) 7971 800917

The website www.C21racing.com will be here soon!

Provisional 2011 Race Dates

CRMC – Mallory Park March 26th/27th

CRMC – Pembrey April 23rd/24th

CRMC -Donington Park May 2nd

CRMC – Anglesey May 13th/15th

CRMC – Knockhill June 4th/5th

ICGP – Snetterton July 1st /3rd

CRMC – Brands Hatch July 9th/10th

CRMC – Darley Moor August 13th/14th

CRMC – Cadwell Park September 10th/11th

ICGP – Brands Hatch October 7th/9th

ICGP – Jarama (SP) October 28th /30th