• Woodcraft Press

  From a press release issued by Woodcraft:Woodcraft and Baker Race Gear have collaborated for the past several years to make Tire Bakers brand tire warmers. This partnership has resulted in the production of two lines of warmers that utilize some of the most advanced features on the market today, including the piggyback digital controls that are exclusive to Tire Bakers.Brian Baker of Baker ...

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  Thursday, May 18th, 2006 | POSTED AT: 8:05 AM
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• RecLeisure Open House This Weekend

  Recreational Leisure will be having an open house this weekend.  The best day to attend is Saturday between 10am-4pm.  There will be discounts on all parts and gear, along with live music, mini-motard demos and other stuff I don't even know about. :)We'll be bringing the race bike to display as well, so if you're in the area of Farmington Hills, stop by, hang ...

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  Thursday, May 18th, 2006 | POSTED AT: 7:56 AM
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• 2006 WERA – Autobahn 5/12-14 Sunday

  Sunday Sprint Race Recap: The forecast Sunday morning again called for rain, following the pattern that had occurred both Friday and Saturday. We were sadly disappointed however in that no rain fell whatsoever during the course of the day. If you've ...

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  Tuesday, May 16th, 2006 | POSTED AT: 5:00 PM
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• AMA Announces 2006 GNC’s

  In a press release from Roadracing World, The AMA has announced plans for the upcoming 2006 Roadrace Grand National Championships; an event where I was fortunate to win the Lightweight Extreme National Championship back in 2004 on the SV650.Mid-Ohio is a historic track, and with it being completely repaved this year, it will without a doubt be even better ...

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  Monday, May 15th, 2006 | POSTED AT: 1:09 PM
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• Monday Morning Grind

  Definitely a grind this morning, as we arrived back in Michigan around 1:30am from Illinois.  One thing of note.  Autobahn may call itself a "Country Club", but the track bumps and poor water drainage make it feel anything but ..I'll have pictures and a race report to follow shortly.  More to come in the next day or so ..

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  Monday, May 15th, 2006 | POSTED AT: 8:40 AM
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• Blame it on the Rain

   Continuing the Wi-Fi experience for the second weekend, there's not much new coming from the cloudy skies of Joliet.  As the picture above shows, we spent enough time away from the track today to snap a picture of our new friendly visitor.We were up ...

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  Saturday, May 13th, 2006 | POSTED AT: 10:50 PM
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• Rain Men

   Cold and rainy was the weather today.  We mounted rains and even toyed with mounting intermediates at one point - with half the track starting to dry before the clouds opened up again with more rain.  We're pitted near Chris Knight, Sherri Trautman (who came to help Chris, even without her ...

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  Friday, May 12th, 2006 | POSTED AT: 10:32 PM
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• Autobahn National Preparations

  T-minus 3 hours and counting before we leave for the Chicago area (Joliet more specifically), and our first WERA National of the season.  Gina, my dad (Joe) and myself are making the trip, with James meeting us there late tonight.  The weather forecast looks grim; cold and wet Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  No matter though, as we're ready to mount the rain tires and give it ...

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• Love Tap

  In the first race this past Sunday, I thought I had felt a little tap/bump behind me, exiting the carousel on the first lap of the C-Superbike race; which did turn out to be the case.  Check out the following video courtesy of Christian Volcko which shows it.  Also notice the guy in the second wave trying to sneak in a good start:...

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  Wednesday, May 10th, 2006 | POSTED AT: 2:53 PM
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• Latest Pictures

   Pictures from Nelson Ledges have been posted in the gallery section.  Photography is courtesy of Marsha Kraft, with special contributions and thanks to Eric Johnston who sent a few great shots that he took this past weekend.  The photo above is one of Dave Grey ...

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