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Zemke, Ulrich Ready To Race At GEICO Motorcycle Superbike Shootout In Utah
From a press release issued by GEICO Motorcycle Road Racing:
TOOELE, Utah (May 24) — Road racing veteran Jake Zemke will contest the third and final leg of the GEICO Motorcycle Superbike Shootout from the No. 6 spot on the Pro Sportbike starting grid after qualifying with a best lap of 1:31.963 Saturday at Miller Motorsports Park.
Chris Ulrich, Zemke’s teammate on the GEICO Motorcycle Honda team, one-upped his friend with a fifth-best time of 1:29.385 in Pro Superbike.
It was a decent result for the team, considering both riders had less track time than they had hoped as morning rain and cool temperatures kept everyone in the pits during a scheduled early-morning practice session. In the end, most riders used just one practice period to prep for the lone qualifying round.
“We certainly were a bit limited by time today,” Zemke said. “No one even went out this morning because it was wet, and that probably hurt all of us a bit. I know for us qualifying really didn’t quite work out like we had hoped. We took a couple steps back, actually, after making some changes to the rear shock that didn’t pan out.
“We didn’t get our best run in there today but we’re still on the second row for the race, and I think we’re going to be OK. It’s not like we’re a mile behind the guys in front of us. We’ll work on the bike tonight and try to improve it for race day. We do have one more practice session in the morning and although it will probably be a bit cooler, we’ll be able to work on some things. I’d personally like to have the bike turn a little better. I have complete confidence in the guys. They’ll have this thing ready to race.”
Ulrich tempered his enthusiasm after qualifying inside of Row 2, pointing out that a few of the tour regulars had skipped this race to prep for next weekend’s AMA Pro event at Road America. Still, he was very pleased with the progress of his team’s efforts.
“It’s encouraging because we closed the gap on a lot of really good bikes that had put time on us in the first two rounds of the GEICO Motorcycle Superbike Shootout,” Ulrich said. “We went home and found some thing with the forks that needed changing and it’s helped quite a bit. I have a lot more confidence with the front of the bike.
“We made another change between practice and qualifying today and it didn’t feel as good but we were quicker. We closed right up on the guys in front of us and even passed a few, so we’re encouraged by that, not only for this race but for next weekend and beyond.
“I think we can make this latest configuration more comfortable and stay just as quick. I’m a comfort rider; I like to feel good when I’m riding. If I feel good I’m able to push harder.”
The Dynojet Pro Sportbike race will begin at 2:25 p.m. MT, Sunday, immediately followed by the RaceFuelZ Pro Superbike race at 3:10 p.m. Both races are slated for 18 laps each.
Brian Childree To Race In Dynojet Pro Sportbike at Arai Mountain Nationals
From a press release issued by BC49 Racing:
Director of the Utah Sport Bike Association’s New Racer Experience Brian Childree will make his Pro Sportbike debut during the Arai Mountain Nationals Superbike Shootout at Miller Motorsports Park on May 24-25 2014.
Childree won five UtahSBA Class Championships in 2013 and is excited to have the opportunity to race against the fastest Pro Sportbike racers in the country, and race with the UtahSBA on the same weekend.
“It’s been a lot of work for the Superbike Shootout and the UtahSBA to make this happen, and racing in a Professional event in front of my local family and friends will be the payoff”, Childree said. It’s great exposure for our club, and for the New Racer Experience. I want to help as many new riders as possible to get involved in the sport I love. What better way than to race with the best?”
BC49 Racing would like to thank Honda Suzuki of Salt Lake, Apex Trackdays, Nitron Suspension, Kabuto Helmets, Spidi, Vortex, Galfer, Proformance Motorcycle Dyno Tuning, Chicken Hawk Racing, and XT Racing.
Tickets for the May 24-25 2014 Arai Mountain Nationals at Miller Motorsports Park are $6 per day for adults and are available at the gate, with kids 12 and under admitted free of charge; and parking is free.
Yamaha U.S. Road Racing Teams Looking To Clinch Two Superbike Shootout Championships At Arai Mountain Nationals
From a press release issued by Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A.:
Cypress, CA – May 21, 2014 – The GEICO Motorcycle Superbike Shootout Presented By Yamaha concludes with the Arai Mountain Nationals this weekend at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, UT. The Yamaha U.S. Road Racing Teams are leading both the Pro Sportbike and Pro Superbike points standings, and the big-blue crew and riders will be working hard to win both races this weekend and clinch the championships in both classes.
The previous two rounds of the Superbike Shootout–at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA, and at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, CA–have been well-attended by fans who have not only seen great racing on track, but have gotten autographs and met the Yamaha U.S. Road Racers up-close in the paddock. There will be more of the same excitement and Yamaha activities this weekend at Miller Motorsports Park, and Yamaha also extends a special invitation to American service men and women to visit the Yamaha hospitality area during the race weekend.
Monster Energy/Graves/Yamaha Superbike
Leading the Pro Superbike class aboard his #2 Monster Energy/Graves/Yamaha YZF-R1 is Cameron Beaubier, who will be going for the win and the Superbike Shootout championship on Miller Motorsports Park’s 10-turn, 2.183-mile West Course. He’ll face strong competition from right within his own team, however, as three-time U.S. Superbike champ Josh Hayes will be going all out for the win aboard his #4 Monster Energy/Graves/Yamaha R1.
“Miller has a lot of cool things to offer both the riders and the fans,” Josh commented. “It’s fast and flowing, with some hard braking, and it’s a great place to watch racing. Cameron and I are looking to put on a great show, and I’m going to do my best to get the win over my very fast teammate.”
Yamaha Extended Service/Monster Energy/Graves/Yamaha Sportbike
Garrett Gerloff, rider of the #8 Y.E.S./Monster Energy/Graves/Yamaha YZF-R6, is currently tied for the points lead in Pro Sportbike, and a win at Miller will clinch the championship for the 18-year-old Texan. According to Garrett, “Miller is one of my favorite tracks, and I’ve done a lot of laps around that circuit. I’ll be trying hard to get the win and wrap up my first professional road racing championship this weekend.”
Garrett’s teammate JD Beach, who is brand-new to the Y.E.S./Monster Energy/Graves/Yamaha team this year, has been acclimating quickly to his new #6 R6 and is working well with experienced crew chief Geoff Cesmat. JD will be looking to improve even more this weekend with a podium finish at Miller.
Meet Josh, Cameron, Garrett, and JD This Weekend
Yamaha’s “Fast Four” will be available to meet fans and sign autographs throughout the weekend, and a special team autograph session will take place at the Yamaha garage on Sunday, May 25, from 1:00 to 1:30 PM MST.
Get Yourself Race Ready With Yamaha’s Latest Video
Yamaha has put together a video featuring highlights from the first two Superbike Shootout rounds, as well as last year’s visit to Miller Motorsports Park, so check it out: http://youtu.be/voZ7EmBEF34
If You Missed Any Of The Races So Far, Yamaha Has You Covered
To watch all the Yamaha team videos from the Yamaha SoCal Nationals and the Arai Pacific Nationals, click on the following links:
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Top Pro Riders To Compete In Arai Mountain Nationals
From a press release issued by Miller Motorsports Park:
Nation’s Top Superbike and Sportbike Riders Competing at Miller Motorsports Park This Weekend
Pro classes added to Utah Sport Bike Association event
TOOELE VALLEY, UTAH (May 20, 2014) — America’s top professional Superbike and Sportbike riders will be competing at Miller Motorsports Park this weekend in the GEICO Motorcycle Superbike Shootout presented by Yamaha, which will be part of the Utah Sport Bike Association’s (UtahSBA) Vortex Masters of the Mountains series.
The GEICO Motorcycle Superbike Shootout presented by Yamaha is a three-race series created by John Ulrich, longtime publisher of Roadracing World magazine and racing team owner, to provide race teams and their sponsors additional exposure in the western United States after AMA Pro Road Racing’s 2014 six-race schedule included only one event in the west. The first two events in the series were held in California, on April 26-27 at Auto Club Speedway and May 3-4 at Sonoma Raceway. This weekend’s event, dubbed the Arai Mountain Nationals, will be the final event in the series. All three Superbike Shootout events will be televised on a tape-delayed basis on MAV TV starting in June. The UtahSBA races will be televised live online at www.IgniteMedia.com.
“We are really looking forward to the GEICO Motorcycle Superbike Shootout this weekend,” said John Larson, General Manager of Miller Motorsports Park. “We know our fans will enjoy having the country’s best motorcycle road racers back in Utah, and we appreciate the hard work among John Ulrich, the teams and the Utah Sport Bike Association in bringing this event to Miller Motorsports Park.”
“We owe it to road racing fans to have national-level professional events here in the west,” Ulrich said. “Our series of three Pro Superbike races and three Pro Sportbike races held in conjunction with three existing regional events fits neatly into a five-week time frame and finishes with UtahSBA at Miller Motorsports Park. You couldn’t ask for a better racetrack and a better racing group to work with, and thanks to both for helping this effort to rebuild our sport in the United States.”
“Sharing a weekend with some of the best professional racers and teams in the world is a unique opportunity,” said Dana Wilson, Treasurer of the UtahSBA, “and our volunteers and racers couldn’t be more excited. Alongside the pros, we have club racers from all over the west and Canada battling for championships. We’ll see some great racing action, and it looks like we’ll have beautiful weather, too.”
The Utah Sport Bike Association will add two classes – the RaceFuelZ Pro Superbike class and the Dynojet Sportbike class – to their normal roster of classes for this weekend, which will be Round 2 of their 2014 championship. All the top professional teams have competed in the first two rounds with the top names in American motorcycle road racing – including three-time AMA Superbike champ Josh Hayes, 2013 AMA Sportbike champ Cameron Beaubier (now in the Superbike class), Garrett Gerloff, Jake Zemke, Martin Cardenas, Roger Hayden, Chris Clark, Chris Ulrich, J.D. Beach and young phenom Joe Roberts.
Also on the schedule for this weekend are Round 3 for the sports cars of the National Auto Sport Association’s Utah Region and Round 3 of the Utah Kart Championship. The Masters of the Mountains will be competing on MMP’s West Course on both Saturday and Sunday, while NASA Utah will be racing on the East Course. The UKC event will take place at the Miller Kart Track on Saturday only.
Of particular note for fans is the fact that, since this weekend was originally conceived as an amateur racing weekend, ticket prices will be only $6 for adults, with kids 12 and under admitted free of charge.
“I’ve been involved in professional motorcycle racing for decades,” said Ulrich, “and I can assure you that it has been many, many years since fans were able to see the country’s top motorcycle road racing teams for only $6 a day. This is an unbelievable deal, and I hope the fans will recognize that and take advantage of it.”
For more information about Miller Motorsports Park, call 435-277-RACE (7223) or visit the track’s website at www.MillerMotorsportsPark.com. For more information about the GEICO Superbike Shootout presented by Yamaha, visit their website at www.SuperbikeShootout.com. For more information on the Utah Sport Bike Association, visit their website at www.UtahSBA.com. For more information on the Utah Region of the National Auto Sport Association, visit their website at www.NASAUtah.com.
About Miller Performance
Miller Performance oversees three operational units: Miller Motorsports Park, a state-of-the-art motorsports facility for automobiles, motorcycles, karts and off-road vehicles located 35 minutes from Salt Lake City in Tooele, Utah; the Ford Racing School, the world’s only Ford-sponsored driving school that includes the Boss Track Attack, Raptor Assault and ST Octane Academy programs, plus a Teen Driving School and Highway Safety School; and Oneiro, a logistics company specializing in automotive driving programs. For more information, visit www.MillerPerformanceUSA.com.
Miller Performance is part of Miller Sports Properties, which includes the NBA Utah Jazz; MiLB Triple-A Salt Lake Bees; EnergySolutions Arena; KJZZ 14 Television; The Zone Sports Network (97.5 FM, 1280 AM, 960 AM); the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah men’s professional cycling race; and All-Star Catering.
Dunlop Confirms Tire Choices for Arai Mountain Nationals
A pdf of this document is available for download here.
DUNLOP FAQ’s – 2014 GEICO Motorcycle Superbike Shootout Presented by Yamaha
Dunlop, the Official Tire for the 2014 GEICO Motorcycle Superbike Shootout Presented by Yamaha is pleased to offer the following information as a guide to competitors and teams participating in the series. For further information, please contact Dunlop personnel at the event.
1. What are the approved tires for each class?
RaceFuelZ Pro Superbike
Round 3 Miller Motorsports Park
DRY ALLOCATION 6 FRONT 6 REAR
Dry Front
– 120/70R17 KR448 7455 (Med)
– 120/70R17 KR448 8477 (Med +)
Rear
– 200/55R17 KR451 7455 (Med)
– 200/55R17 KR451 8477 (Med +)
INTERMEDIATE ALLOCATION 3 FRONT 3 REAR
Intermediate Front – 120/70ZR17 D211GPA 7455
Intermediate Rear – 190/60ZR17 D211GPA 7455
RAIN ALLOCATION 3 FRONT 3 REAR
Rain Front – 120/70R17 KR189 WA
Rear – 190/55R17 KR393 414
Dynojet Pro Sportbike
Round 3 Miller Motorsports Park
DRY ALLOCATION 6 FRONT 6 REAR
Dry Front
– 120/70ZR17 D211GPA 7455 (Med)
– 120/70ZR17 D211GPA 8477 (Med +)
Rear
– 190/60ZR17 D211GPA 7455 (Med)
– 190/60ZR17 D211GPA 8477 (Med +)
Intermediate Same tires as Dry conditions
RAIN ALLOCATION 3 FRONT 3 REAR
Rain Front – 120/70R17 KR189 WA
Rear – 190/55R17 KR393 414
2. What are the tire prices?
- RaceFuelZ Pro Superbike: All Tracks: $340/set ($155 Front/$185 Rear) + Sales Tax.
- Dynojet Pro Sportbike: All Tracks: $320/set ($140 Front/$180 Rear) + Sales Tax.
- These prices apply only to tires sold at Superbike Shootout Races. For personal Trackday tests contact your local Dunlop Race Tire Distributor for prices and availability.
3. How are tire sales and on-track tire usage verified?
- Throughout the race weekend, Dunlop will maintain a continuously-updated record of tire sales for each rider. These records will be available to Superbike Shootout Racing for verification at any point during the race weekend.
- Superbike Shootout will use a tire-sticker identification system to monitor actual on-track tire use for each competitor.
4. What about used tires?
- Used tires from previous race weekends, practice, or testing may be used during a Superbike Shootout weekend (Friday-Sunday) as long these are the approved specs for the race event, these tires will count against the riders’ permitted weekend tire count shown in Item #2 (above).
5. What sales restrictions apply?
- Race track sales are restricted to tires actually fitted to rims at the event. Tires will not be available at the track for “carry-away” sales.
6. What about returns?
- No returns or compound exchanges will be accepted. Dunlop strongly recommends Riders and Teams to select their preferred compound choice wisely.
7. What Dunlop decals and patches are required on riders and bikes?
- Riders are required to display 3 Dunlop patches on their leathers in all competition and practice, one on each upper front shoulder (in the clavicle/epaulet area) , and one in the lower back area (above the waistline).
- All bikes must display at least two Dunlop decals on each side of any motorcycle used in all competition and practice. A 5 ½” vertical Dunlop decal must be placed on each lower fork leg or front fender. A second horizontal Dunlop decal measuring no less than 11”, must be placed in a highly-visible position on the fairing.
- Riders and teams are not permitted to display the logos, canopies, banners, trademarks or brand identification of any other tire company.
- Dunlop stickers, patches and decals will be available at the Dunlop Service and at Superbike Shootout technical inspection.
8. How do I buy tires?
- Tires will be available for purchase at Superbike Shootout Events through Dunlop’s official race-tire distributor.
A pdf of this document is available for download here.
Arai Sponsoring Upcoming Races
LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. (May 1, 2014) — No stranger to supporting the sport of motorcycle road racing, Arai Helmet has thrown its proverbial hat in the ring by signing up to sponsor the next two events of the new GEICO Motorcycle Superbike Shootout Presented by Yamaha. In addition, Arai has been named the official helmet of the GEICO Motorcycle Superbike Shootout Presented by Yamaha.
Devised to fill an 11-week gap in professional racing between mid-March and late May, the Superbike Shootout was inspired by the successful British Superbike Championship series. Both feature top professional stars and up-and-coming amateurs sharing the track in separate races at each venue. Superbike Shootout events are headlined by two professional classes: RaceFuelZ™ Pro Superbike and Dynojet Pro Sportbike.
The Arai Pacific Nationals will be hosted by the AFM next weekend, May 3-4, at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California. The series then concludes with the Arai Mountain Nationals at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah. The Miller event is being hosted by the Utah Sportbike Association on Memorial Day weekend, May 24-25.
“At a time when our sport continues to slide backwards, there seems to be few who are willing or able to do anything about it,” says Brian Weston, Managing Director of Arai Helmet Inc. “So, while Arai is not traditionally in a position to offer such support, we feel it’s incredibly important to step up and support those who are making things happen, because, after all, it is our sport too.
“Arai takes great pride in being able to join the likes of GEICO Motorcycle and Yamaha in support of this new series, stepping in on the ground floor with the intention of continuing our support as it grows and evolves.”
During last weekend’s inaugural event, at California Speedway, in Fontana, California, fans saw Arai-sponsored Yoshimura Suzuki rider Martin Cardenas narrowly win the Pro Superbike race after a last-lap pass on Monster Energy Graves Yamaha’s Cameron Beaubier. In the Pro Sportbike class, Bobby Fong earned pole position on his Latus Motors Racing Triumph 675R, took the holeshot, then led every lap of the main event to cap off a perfect weekend.
The GEICO Motorcycle Superbike Shootout Presented by Yamaha has generated tremendous industry support in the few months since it was conceived. In addition to Arai, it has crucial backing from GEICO Motorcycle; Yamaha; Suzuki; Dynojet; RaceFuelZ; Honda; Motul; Galfer USA; Hotbodies; the American Motorcyclist Association; and many others.
Dunlop is providing spec tire service, while Sunoco is supplying spec fuel. Companies providing other services, displaying product and vending on site will include Arai, Alpinestars, Shoei, Motul, California Superbike School, Galfer, Roadracing World, Specialized Products Distribution and more, including Suzuki’s demo-ride operation.
For more information about the series, racers, tracks, vendors and sponsors, go to SuperbikeShootout.com, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.
Miller Motorsports Park Garage Rentals
As of March 25th, garages at Miller Motorsports Park are NOT sold out for the May 24-25 Superbike Shootout round. They will sell out, so teams need to reserve what they need ASAP. Superbike Shootout teams and racers will be located in the in the West Day Garages.
Please note rental is through Miller Motorsports Park and not included in race entry fees. Contact:
Kamry L White
Track Operations Coordinator
Miller Performance
Direct: 435-277-8031
