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Race Recap
3/4-3/6
4/22-4/24
5/21-5/22
5/28-5/30
6/17-6/19
6/24-6/26
7/22-7/24
Road America        (FUSA)
Elkhart Lake, WI
Pikes Peak International
Raceway        (AMA)
Colorado Springs, CO
Summit Point Raceway
(FUSA)
Summit Point, WV
New Hampshire Intl.
Speedway        (FUSA)
Loudon, NH
Virginia International
Raceway        (FUSA)
Alton, VA
Mid-Ohio Sports Car
Course        (AMA)
Lexington, OH
Daytona International
Raceway        (FUSA)
Daytona Beach, FL
05 Schedule
8/12-8/14
Barber Motorsports Park
(FUSA)
Birmingham, AL
8/26-8/28
Virginia International
Raceway        (AMA)
Alton, VA
9/9-9/11
Autobahn Country Club
(FUSA)
Joliet, IL
10/21-10/23
Daytona International
Speedway        (FUSA)
Daytona Beach, FL


Daytona, FL – Walt Sipp finished 14th in the opening round of the
Formula USA Thunderbike Championship. Qualifying was held on
Sunday morning due to a time shortage making for a full day.  The
day was full of ups and downs for the Blue Springs Harley-Davidson
sponsored Buell rider. After his best Daytona qualifying to date; 7th
1:54.650 things appeared to be going well. “I’m real happy with the
way the bike ran in qualifying. It looks like to curse has been lifted,”
said Sipp.

The curse looked to be a thing of the past through the halfway point
in the race, “I was catching the 3rd place rider through the new, more
technical infield. I knew my first Daytona podium was in sight.” That
seemed to be the turning point though. Three laps from the end, the
engine started running poorly and began dumping oil on the left side
of the bike. He slowly started loosing ground to third and fell into
clutches of a battle for fifth on the white flag lap. As he entered the
new west horseshoe, the oil on the rear tire became too much and he
low sided. After the help from the corner workers, he was able to pick
the bike up and make it across the line 14th, albeit with no shift lever.
After the race, Sipp found he had damaged his hand, “I stopped in the
care center to get my pinky finger looked at. I basically ground the
knuckle down to the bone. I had to head to Halifax for a small
operation, but it will be fine for Road America.”

Look for Walt and the Blue Springs crew to better there position at the
next round April 22-24 at Road America. He will also be visiting
Daytona again in October to see if he can finally conquer the curse!
Walt Sipp is supported by: Blue Springs Harley-Davidson, Lockhart
Phillips, Sprocket Specialists, KBC Helmets, EBC, Sidi and Dunlop.
Find out more at www.waltsipp.com .