4/2008
Sipp scores win at Heartland Park Topeka!
Topeka, KS – Bison Racing / Zero 7 Design Concepts rider Walt Sipp won round two of the ASRA Thunderbike
Championship, held at a chilly Heartland Park Topeka circuit. Qualifying went well even on used tires from the previous AMA
weekend. Walt qualified on the front row (2nd) with a 1:49.752. Nate Kern was on pole with a lap of 1:49.619 after early pole
man Dave Estok’s time was dis-allowed for not being able to make the post qualifying dyno run. Sipp said, “I’m pretty happy
with how things are going. If I would have known I had a shot at pole I would have put on new tires! It still feels good to be on
the front row at my home track!”
For the race on Sunday, Walt was confidant he could run the pace at the front. “I’m sure I can run with Nate and Dave. I just
can’t let Nate get the holeshot” said Sipp. As it turns out, his fears were realized when he missed second gear on the start and
ended up being fifth going into turn one. He made quick work of the first two riders and set off after Kern and Estok who had
already started pulling away. Soon though he was on Kern’s back wheel and made the pass coming on to the front straight.
Walt said, “Man, I don’t think I could have gotten away worse! I was happy I was able to reel in the guys as fast as I did after
my mistake at the start.” Walt soon started making progress on Estok while opening a gap on Kern. Just after half way though,
Sipp came upon a frustrated Estok obviously having mechanical issues. Sipp said, “I saw Dave having problems and I knew
this one was mine. I knew I had a slight gap on Kern so I decided to just try to maintain the gap. I really used up my tires trying
to catch those guys.” However, he backed it down too much and Kern was able to re-pass Sipp over the tunnel turn coming to
the white flag. “Nate came by me and I told myself no more taking care of the tires – he’s not going to steal this one. I was able
to get by him going into turn one. I just put my head down went as hard as I could. As it turns out Kern and I turned our fastest
laps on the last lap. Thankfully mine was a little quicker (1:48.209 to a 1:48.459). I would have like to been battling with Dave
for the win, but I was only .3 of his track record (1:47.9) so it proves I would have been there no matter what. I know he’ll be
strong the rest of the season as will Kern and the rest of the guys. Right now I’m just going to savor the win and go into the
next race wanting more!”
With the win at HPT and a fourth in Daytona, Walt moves up to second in the points only eight behind the leader Kern.
2/2008
Mentor, OH, February 27, 2008 – Zero 7 Design Concepts, a division of Leroy-Thompson, today announced its sponsorship
of Walt Sipp, AMA Superbike Championship racer and ASRA licensed road racer.
Scott Webster, Owner of Leroy-Thompson and Zero 7 Design Concepts, commented: "Having worked with Walt on several
projects, it was a natural progression to support him in his racing career. I admire his drive and determination.”
Walt has been involved in some form of racing his entire life, beginning with cars and drag bikes. He began his road racing
career in 1999 after attending Learning Curves Roadracing School. He also attended the Kevin Schwantz School. He
finished second in his very first race and has been hooked ever since. Be sure to watch Walt compete in the 67th edition of
the most prestigious motorcycle race in America, the Daytona 200. The race takes place at Daytona International Speedway
on March 8th during Daytona Bike Week. The race will also be aired on The Speed Channel. Check your local listings.
Zero 7 Design Concepts, located just outside of Cleveland, Ohio, is an in-house graphic design and print facility equipped
with the latest design software, full color printer and vinyl plotter. In addition to general print work, Zero 7 specializes in large
format color banners, vehicle and trailer wraps and unique logo and graphic design.
Leroy-Thompson specializes in handcrafted motorcycles and custom parts, and has been featured in the book The Art of the
Bobber, in numerous motorcycle industry magazines and was featured on an episode of “Biker Build-Off” on The Learning
Channel in 2007. Visit Zero 7 Design Concepts and Leroy-Thompson on the web at www.zero7designconcepts.com and www.
leroythompsonchoppers.com or call 440-266-1635.
10/2007
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.
Sipp scores win at Heartland Park Topeka!
Topeka, KS – Bison Racing / Zero 7 Design Concepts rider Walt Sipp won round two of the ASRA Thunderbike
Championship, held at a chilly Heartland Park Topeka circuit. Qualifying went well even on used tires from the previous AMA
weekend. Walt qualified on the front row (2nd) with a 1:49.752. Nate Kern was on pole with a lap of 1:49.619 after early pole
man Dave Estok’s time was dis-allowed for not being able to make the post qualifying dyno run. Sipp said, “I’m pretty happy
with how things are going. If I would have known I had a shot at pole I would have put on new tires! It still feels good to be on
the front row at my home track!”
For the race on Sunday, Walt was confidant he could run the pace at the front. “I’m sure I can run with Nate and Dave. I just
can’t let Nate get the holeshot” said Sipp. As it turns out, his fears were realized when he missed second gear on the start and
ended up being fifth going into turn one. He made quick work of the first two riders and set off after Kern and Estok who had
already started pulling away. Soon though he was on Kern’s back wheel and made the pass coming on to the front straight.
Walt said, “Man, I don’t think I could have gotten away worse! I was happy I was able to reel in the guys as fast as I did after
my mistake at the start.” Walt soon started making progress on Estok while opening a gap on Kern. Just after half way though,
Sipp came upon a frustrated Estok obviously having mechanical issues. Sipp said, “I saw Dave having problems and I knew
this one was mine. I knew I had a slight gap on Kern so I decided to just try to maintain the gap. I really used up my tires trying
to catch those guys.” However, he backed it down too much and Kern was able to re-pass Sipp over the tunnel turn coming to
the white flag. “Nate came by me and I told myself no more taking care of the tires – he’s not going to steal this one. I was able
to get by him going into turn one. I just put my head down went as hard as I could. As it turns out Kern and I turned our fastest
laps on the last lap. Thankfully mine was a little quicker (1:48.209 to a 1:48.459). I would have like to been battling with Dave
for the win, but I was only .3 of his track record (1:47.9) so it proves I would have been there no matter what. I know he’ll be
strong the rest of the season as will Kern and the rest of the guys. Right now I’m just going to savor the win and go into the
next race wanting more!”
With the win at HPT and a fourth in Daytona, Walt moves up to second in the points only eight behind the leader Kern.
2/2008
Mentor, OH, February 27, 2008 – Zero 7 Design Concepts, a division of Leroy-Thompson, today announced its sponsorship
of Walt Sipp, AMA Superbike Championship racer and ASRA licensed road racer.
Scott Webster, Owner of Leroy-Thompson and Zero 7 Design Concepts, commented: "Having worked with Walt on several
projects, it was a natural progression to support him in his racing career. I admire his drive and determination.”
Walt has been involved in some form of racing his entire life, beginning with cars and drag bikes. He began his road racing
career in 1999 after attending Learning Curves Roadracing School. He also attended the Kevin Schwantz School. He
finished second in his very first race and has been hooked ever since. Be sure to watch Walt compete in the 67th edition of
the most prestigious motorcycle race in America, the Daytona 200. The race takes place at Daytona International Speedway
on March 8th during Daytona Bike Week. The race will also be aired on The Speed Channel. Check your local listings.
Zero 7 Design Concepts, located just outside of Cleveland, Ohio, is an in-house graphic design and print facility equipped
with the latest design software, full color printer and vinyl plotter. In addition to general print work, Zero 7 specializes in large
format color banners, vehicle and trailer wraps and unique logo and graphic design.
Leroy-Thompson specializes in handcrafted motorcycles and custom parts, and has been featured in the book The Art of the
Bobber, in numerous motorcycle industry magazines and was featured on an episode of “Biker Build-Off” on The Learning
Channel in 2007. Visit Zero 7 Design Concepts and Leroy-Thompson on the web at www.zero7designconcepts.com and www.
leroythompsonchoppers.com or call 440-266-1635.
10/2007
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.
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