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Matt King (414) 343-7634
matt.king@harley-davidson.com
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RICHIE
MORRIS RACING BUELL THIRD AT MOTO-ST HOMESTEAD 500K
Higbee
and Bilansky Battle Back to Podium Finish from Three Laps Down
HOMESTEAD,
Fla. (April 14, 2007) – Richie Morris Racing/Daytona
Harley-Davidson/Buell riders Shawn Higbee and Dan Bilansky raced a
Buell XB12R Firebolt back from an early three-lap deficit to place
third in the Grand Sport Touring (GST) class at the Homestead 500K,
the second round of the SunTrust MOTO-ST Series.
Six
laps into the race, the Richie Morris Racing Buell was forced to make
an early pit stop to bleed their brakes, putting the team three laps
behind the GST class leaders. Hard riding by Bilansky and Higbee and
smooth pit work allowed the team to climb back onto the podium. The
Richie Morris Racing Buell team completed 108 laps and finished 16th
overall. They continue to lead the GST point standings.
The
James Gang Racing/Hoban Brothers Buell XB12R sponsored by Hal’s
Speed Shop and Buell of Appleton and ridden by Paul James and Jeff
Johnson raced at the front of the GST class and battled for the lead
until a warped rotor forced the team to make several unscheduled pit
stops in the final 40 minutes of the event. This dropped the team back
to fifth in GST and 21st overall with 105 laps completed.
The
GST class was won by the RPM Motorsports/Keesee Racing Ducati shared
by the father-and-son team of Todd and Kyle Keesee, who completed 110
laps of the 2.21-mile Homestead-Miami Speedway road course to finish
12th overall. Second in GST and 15th overall
went to the Touring Sport Ducati Racing team of Pete Friedland,
Phillip Green and Frank Shockley, who completed 109 laps.
The
Roadracingworld.com Suzuki SV1000S shared by Chris Ulrich and Michael
Barnes was the overall winner of the event and of the Buell Motorcycle
Company Super Sport Twins (SST) class, completing 117 laps at an
average speed of 89.563 mph. The Sport Twins (ST) class was won by the
Pair-A-Nines Racing Kawasaki EX650 shared by Jimmy Felice and Jay
Springsteen, who finished 13th overall.
The
next race on the 2007 SunTrust MOTO-ST schedule is the VIR 500K, April
27-29 at Virginia International Speedway, Alton, Va.
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