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Race Recap
JAMES GANG/HOBAN BROTHERS BUELL THIRD AT DAYTONA MOTO-ST
Richie Morris Racing Buell Second in GST Final Standings
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The James Gang Racing/Hoban Brothers Buell XB12R sponsored by Buell
of Appleton and Darkhorse Crankworks and ridden by Paul James, Jeff Johnson and Walt Sipp
finished third in the Grand Sport Touring (GST) class in the 8 Hours At Daytona, the sixth and final
round of the SunTrust MOTO-ST Series for motorcycle endurance racing. Despite a minor mid-race
crash, the team completed 216 laps of the Daytona International Speedway road course, and
finished three laps behind the class-winning Touring Sport Ducati entry (Doug Polen/Peter
Friedland/Frank Shockley), clinching third place overall in the final season GST points standings.
“It was a great weekend for our team,” said Hoban Brother’s John Dahmer. “Our riders clicked off
consistent lap times, our pit stops were solid, and our 2008 Buell Thunderstorm engine worked
flawlessly. It was a total team effort.”
The Richie Morris Racing/Daytona Harley-Davidson/Buell team was running third on the same lap as
the GST leader when their chain derailed in the third hour of the event. The Richie Morris Racing
team repaired the Buell XB12R and returned to the race, completing 205 laps to place eighth in
GST. The result dropped the Richie Morris Racing team from first to second in GST season points,
188 to 183, to Touring Sport Ducati. James Gang Racing finished the season third in GST, with 181
points.
In the first complete season of the SunTrust MOTO-ST Series, Buell teams won four of six GST
races and at least one Buell team placed on the podium at each event.
At Daytona, the overall MOTO-ST win and first place in the Buell Motorcycle Company SuperSport
Twins (SST) class went to Roadracingworld.com Suzuki 18 (Chris Ulrich/Gary Mason/Cory West) on
a Suzuki SV1000S that completed 234 laps in 8:01.06.454. The SST class championship was
clinched prior to Daytona by Aprilia USA 1 (Ty Howard/Ben Thompson/Henry Wiles). Eleventh
overall and first in the ST (Sport Twins) class was the Speedwerks 87 Suzuki SV650 (Hawk
Mazzotta/Scott Ryan/Brian Kcraget), which completed 218 laps.
Buell Motorcycle Company, a subsidiary of Harley-Davidson, produces sport motorcycles,
motorcycle parts, accessories and apparel. To learn more about Buell motorcycles, visit your local
Buell dealer today and experience the pure streetfighter attitude, style and performance only found
on board a Buell. For the Buell dealer nearest you, pull into www.buell.com.
Walt Sipp is supported by: Bison Racing, CRG, Lockhart Phillips, Sprocket Specialists, Vortex, KBC
Helmets, EBC, Sidi and Dunlop.
Richie Morris Racing Buell Second in GST Final Standings
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The James Gang Racing/Hoban Brothers Buell XB12R sponsored by Buell
of Appleton and Darkhorse Crankworks and ridden by Paul James, Jeff Johnson and Walt Sipp
finished third in the Grand Sport Touring (GST) class in the 8 Hours At Daytona, the sixth and final
round of the SunTrust MOTO-ST Series for motorcycle endurance racing. Despite a minor mid-race
crash, the team completed 216 laps of the Daytona International Speedway road course, and
finished three laps behind the class-winning Touring Sport Ducati entry (Doug Polen/Peter
Friedland/Frank Shockley), clinching third place overall in the final season GST points standings.
“It was a great weekend for our team,” said Hoban Brother’s John Dahmer. “Our riders clicked off
consistent lap times, our pit stops were solid, and our 2008 Buell Thunderstorm engine worked
flawlessly. It was a total team effort.”
The Richie Morris Racing/Daytona Harley-Davidson/Buell team was running third on the same lap as
the GST leader when their chain derailed in the third hour of the event. The Richie Morris Racing
team repaired the Buell XB12R and returned to the race, completing 205 laps to place eighth in
GST. The result dropped the Richie Morris Racing team from first to second in GST season points,
188 to 183, to Touring Sport Ducati. James Gang Racing finished the season third in GST, with 181
points.
In the first complete season of the SunTrust MOTO-ST Series, Buell teams won four of six GST
races and at least one Buell team placed on the podium at each event.
At Daytona, the overall MOTO-ST win and first place in the Buell Motorcycle Company SuperSport
Twins (SST) class went to Roadracingworld.com Suzuki 18 (Chris Ulrich/Gary Mason/Cory West) on
a Suzuki SV1000S that completed 234 laps in 8:01.06.454. The SST class championship was
clinched prior to Daytona by Aprilia USA 1 (Ty Howard/Ben Thompson/Henry Wiles). Eleventh
overall and first in the ST (Sport Twins) class was the Speedwerks 87 Suzuki SV650 (Hawk
Mazzotta/Scott Ryan/Brian Kcraget), which completed 218 laps.
Buell Motorcycle Company, a subsidiary of Harley-Davidson, produces sport motorcycles,
motorcycle parts, accessories and apparel. To learn more about Buell motorcycles, visit your local
Buell dealer today and experience the pure streetfighter attitude, style and performance only found
on board a Buell. For the Buell dealer nearest you, pull into www.buell.com.
Walt Sipp is supported by: Bison Racing, CRG, Lockhart Phillips, Sprocket Specialists, Vortex, KBC
Helmets, EBC, Sidi and Dunlop.
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