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D&D Cycles Racing Update
June 17, 2008
AFTER A GREAT QUALIFYING SESSION AT BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK ON APRIL 18TH, ROB
McLENDON STARTED THE AMA SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP FORMULA EXTREME RACE IN 17TH POSITION,
WITH A QUALIFYING TIME OF 1:31:627.
ROB STARTED THE RACE DAY ON SATURDAY, THE 19TH, WITH HIGH EXPECTATIONS, FEELING AS THOUGH
A TOP 10 FINISH WOULD BE IN HIS SIGHTS.
APPARENTLY, PLANNING ON RACING AN AMA RACE THE DAY BEFORE YOUR WEDDING DAY MAY LEAD TO
A TAD BIT OF LACK OF FOCUS.
UNFORTUNATELY, IN THE FIRST LAP OF THE RACE IN TURN 5, AFTER CLIMBING TO 7TH POSITION, ROB HIGH-SIDED IN ONE OF THE TURNS. AFTER GETTING BACK ON THE BIKE AND INTO THE RACE, HE WAS SOON BLACK FLAGGED BY THE SAFETY OFFICIALS. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A HOLE IN THE ENGINE WAS CAUSING AN OIL LEAK, SO THAT WAS THE END OF THE RACE DAY.
AFTER THE CRASH AT BARBER, OUR BIKE WAS DOWN FOR EXTENSIVE REPAIRS/REBUILD. IT WAS ASSEMBLED
JUST HOURS BEFORE OUR TEAM LEFT FOR ROAD AMERICA IN WISCONSIN THE DAY BEFORE PRACTICE.
A NUMBER OF ISSUES FACED THE TEAM AFTER DRIVING THROUGH THE NIGHT TO ARRIVE AT ROAD AMERICA.
ARRIVING JUST IN TIME TO PRACTICE THE AFTERNOON SESSION AT ROAD AMERICA ON THE 5TH, ONE
LAP WAS MADE OF THE COURSE BEFORE A DELUGE HIT, AND NEVER REALLY STOPPED.
ROB WAS NEVER ABLE TO LEARN THE TRACK OR GET UP TO SPEED, AND THE SAME WENT FOR THE FRIDAY
MORNING PRACTICE SESSION, AS THE RAIN CONTINUED TO FALL.
ONCE QUALIFYING BEGAN, THE SKIES STARTED CLEARING, AND ROB HOPED TO GET A FEW LAPS IN UNDER DRY
TRACK CONDITIONS TO START BECOMING FAMILIAR WITH THE TRACK.
THAT WAS ALSO NOT TO BE, AS THE AMA OFFICIALS CONTINUED TO CALL HIM IN FOR SMOKE COMING FROM THE BIKE. THE OFFICIALS THOUGHT IT WAS OIL, BUT IT WAS ACTUALLY SMOKE FROM THE TIRES RUBBING ON THE FENDER SECTIONS. AS WE SAID, THIS BIKE WAS PUT TOGETHER WITH NO TEST LAPS, LITERALLY RIGHT BEFORE IT WAS LOADED INTO THE TRAILER.
ROB NEVER WAS ABLE TO SHAKE OUT THE BUGS AND GET UP TO SPEED FOR QUALIFYING. SO THE FORMULA EXTREME RACE AT ROAD AMERICA FOR HIM WAS A BUST.
LOOK FOR ROB'S TEAM D & D CYCLES TO BE AT MID-OHIO ON JULY 25-26-27, FOR A.H.R.M.A. RACING IN THE SOUND OF THUNDER CLASS, AND THE FOLLOWING WEEK ALSO AT MID-OHIO FOR THE AMA SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP FORMULA EXTREME RACE.
QUOTED ROB "I'M LOOKING TO RE-ESTABLISH MYSELF AND TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES' DAYTONA 675 AS A FORCE TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY IN OHIO".
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