Team Motorrad at Daytona

[BMWIVAN]

Here is some video from Daytona -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTItUKGCHMY

race report to follow.

[John Lyon]

Very nice, video. I found myself braking and twisting my wrist while watching it.

[Sideshow_S]

Got to looooooovee the high bank.

[ExarKunONe]

Did Joey ride in that race too? Or was it just Frank?

[BMWIVAN]

Just me and Frank. Here is another video from this week. This one is me winning AHRMA BOT F2 on the R1200S on Monday. I also won the same class on Tuesday but didn't have the camera on the bike.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTxOcFm8tpM

[John Lyon]

Now that's what I'm talkin about! Nice ride!

You seem to have power on everyone, both coming out of the corners and on the straights - or are you just quicker on the throttle? Imagine if you had the higher gearing.

That must have felt really good running down through the gears after the checkered flag (sounded good too), and then pop the wheelie. Well done and congratulations.

Are people starting to get used to getting zapped by a BMW?

[Deans BMW]

Ivan, enjoyed meeting ypu and your crew at Daytona....how is the battery holding up?

[Bob Hancock]

Most excellent Ivan! Thanks for letting us posers see how this thing will really run. If I may be so bold, however, ....ole man rant mode ON.....tell the kid who is overlaying the motor music with some friggin' guy screamin' and beatin' on a drum to shut the frak UP! I want to turn the sound up and here you run that thing, not listen to a refugee from the mosh pits scream his inane bull*****. ole man rant mode OFF.
Thank you. We return to our regularly scheduled programing.

[Dr. Curve]

Ivan, what rear end are you and Frank using on the bike. 2.62 perhaps?

Say hello to Frank for me. I wrote a nice story about him one time.

[Deans BMW]

Ivan had the 2.62 rear drve out of the RT on that bike. The yellow bike that Ivan road is the silver bike that we won with last year. Rather than put on display as it has been all over the country, we (SJBMW) got it running to use as a backup bike in case it was needed. It was completely un touched from its 8 hour win at the Daytona 8 hour last October and has been used as a display in the motorcycle shows all over the country. Ivan and his crew did a yoeman job of converting to their body work and such in time to race. You would not belive how many race miles are on that bike and it still runs great. There are at least 3 endurance races on it, one of which is the the Moto ST 8 hour plus countless sprint races. Origional gearbox and origional motor, all stock.

Another point, Ivan and his crew are great guys, enjoyed meeting them very much, we are honored that we had a chance to help.

[Dan Alexander]

Hey, thanks Ivan ... that got the adrenalin flowing this morning!

[BMWIVAN]

I'm glad you guys are enjoying the videos. There are some pics and a race report available now on my bmwxplor webpage.

http://www.bmwxplor.com/riders/bmwivan

Dean - Thanks for the kind words and all of your help!

[muzza]

Are you guys running a Zard exhaust on it ?

[boxercup]

Greetings,

WOW! Competitors Helping Competitors!

FROM BMWIVAN's site:

March 08, 2007 15:42

Daytona Race Report
My endurance racing team, Team Motorrad, just returned from a great week at Daytona. We had some ups and downs, but everything worked out in the end.

On Tues. Feb. 27th Brad Phillips, Jim Blakney, Gary Walker and I left the race shop and headed down to Roebling Road in Savannah, GA., to participate in AHRMA practice scheduled for Wednesday. The sky was clear and it was promising to be a nice day as we unloaded the R1200S and the vintage BMW’s from the trailer on Wednesday morning. We were able to get in a full day of practice, and made some minor neccesary adjustments to the machines in preparation for Daytona. We loaded everything back up for the Thursday drive down to Daytona. Frank Shockley met up with us later in the evening at Ivy and Elaine’s house, friends who where gracious enough to give us a place to stay for the night.

A rainy but warm Thursday morning greeted us as we left Savannah and headed to Daytona. By the time we arrived the rain was done and the sun was coming out. We suffered through registration, found our garage, and set everything up for the week.

Dawn arrives early on race days. We drove to the track in the dark on Friday morning, talked about strategy and prepared ourselves for the day. Our first order of race business at Daytona was on the schedule for Friday, the CCS Team Challenge Race. Frank and I entered the R1200S for a little more practice in preparation for Sunday’s MOTO-ST event. The start of the race went well, with Frank riding strong and towards the front. I took over the bike after about 45 minutes, and we continued to forge ahead. Toward the end of my session, the bike began to show signs of impending doom, popping out of fifth gear as I would climb out of the chicane and onto the banking. On a street bike this might be a nuisance, but when you are shifting at redline on a racebike, you can only get away with a problem like this for so long before catastrophe occurs. A loss of power and trail of smoke signaled the end a few laps later.

As I radioed our crew chief Gary with the news, it occurred to me that we were done. Without a backup bike our weekend was finished. In an effort to eek out a little more from our bike over the winter we had inadvertently sabotaged ourselves. The lesson here: don’t mess with it if it ain’t broke. The crash truck took me back to the paddock and a solemn reception from the crew.

Looking for a little sympathy, I headed over to the garage San Jose BMW was using just down from ours. I fully expected my tale of woe to fall on deaf ears, as they were busy preparing thier own machines and participating in some practice races. Instead they were very receptive to my story. So much so that they offered to let us use their backup bike, and not just any backup bike, but the bike that actually won the Inaugural MOTO-ST event the previous Fall. I couldn’t believe it. Of course there were details to be worked out, but after a long night of anticipation we were handed their spare bike midday Saturday. After having no hope of racing on Sunday, our weekend was starting to look up, and thanks to one of our competitors no less!

The winning San Jose bike had been on the show circuit all winter, and was still in roughly the same condition it had been in at the conclusion of the 8-Hour race the previous October. As soon as we received the bike we went to work. The valves were adjusted, all the fluids changed, bodywork, shocks, rearsets and final drive swapped out for ours, new spark plugs and a new alternator belt. We also installed our radio system and on-board camera. By the time the garages closed on Saturday night, the bike was as ready to race as it could be.

On Sunday morning we were given one short 15 minute practice session before the race. We sent Frank out to suss up the situation. The question on everyone’s mind: would the borrowed bike work? The crew waited with anticipation as Frank circulated the track. When he came in he was all smiles. The bike worked well and was ready to race.

We took our grid position at 1:30pm, and at 2:00pm Frank and the rest of the field peeled off into turn one. 50 minutes later Frank came in to pit, the crew gassed the bike up, and I climbed on for my first of two sessions. She was working well, and I handed the bike over to Frank after another 50 minutes with no issues. The crew changed a tire at this stop, and it went great. Total time including coming down pit road and going back out, under 50 seconds! When Frank handed the bike off to me for the last session, the only thing I could think was, “don’t crash!” I didn’t, and crossed the line as the checkered flag flew.

We were placed in 7th overall. To finish the race at all was a tremendous achievement considering our obstacles. To be a top-ten finisher on a borrowed bike was more than we could hope for.

It turns out San Jose BMW had a mechanical problem near the end of the race, and I was sorry to hear it. They led most of the race prior to their problem, and they were looking good to make it two wins in a row. Without them we would have packed up and headed home, and I really have to thank them and all of the Team Motorrad crew for making the opening round of the 2007 season one to remember.

Ivan

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What class SJ BMW displayed!

TOP CLASS COMPETITOR! AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED THEY WON THE RACE BECAUSE OF THIS RANDOM ACT OF BMW KINDNESS~!
I am sorry that they had some engine problem~!

DNF= DAMN NICE FRIEND!
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Nice work/finish Ivan!

[BMWIVAN]

Thanks Robert. San Jose went above and beyond, no question. They are still my heros.

Give me a call when you have some time.

[bcdaum]

Ivan,

Great videos...but I heartily agree with 'ole man Bob Hancock' about the supposed "music" in the background. If there is any way to repost the videos WITHOUT the "music" in the background, I am sure most of us would really like to just hear the music of the pipes on the bike. I was there on Monday and it really does sound much better withouth the "music". Ole man rant off.

Bob

[itchybro]

Ivan and Co. Thanks so much for the vids.

After viewing a few laps I can see why people aren't crazy about riding the motorbike at Daytona. It looks pretty creepy!

The concrete wall doesn't wig me out as much as that armco, with what looks like big ruts just off the track, that comes up at you real quick (2nd or 3rd turn?).

Then again, it could be the grainy video and the horizon flipping back and forth that's a bit disorienting.

Either way, I like the second vid MUCH better. More fun to be the passer than the passee!

Great stuff!

[JonyRR]

after hearing that story I'll always attempt to spend money at SJBMW first. What a class act they are.
Good ride also, BTW!