Topeka & Gateway

[Ducati23]

Anyone read the fine print on the Topeka money races? They are not really going to have purses that large unless there is huge grids.  I wonder if the fast guys from Moto ST will walk away with whatever money they do pay out. Who wants to ride against Doug Polen in a money race? 

Who's going to Gateway on the 16th & 17th?  I'd hate to be the only one there...

[RMGSXR124]

I'll be at HPT on Sat. and Gateway on Sunday. See you there. :)

[Jack_Brock]

Who wants to ride against Doug Polen in a money race?

Big deal, what has he ever won?













Kidding!  I am really on the fence on this one.  I think it will be possible to win a few hundred at HPT, and the competion ought to be good.  I know Dan and Anthony will be in St. Louis, so I'd love to be there, but more time and money to get there and back.  HPT's cutoff is tomorrow, so I've got to decide soon.

[SnacktimeKC]

I'll be at HPT on Sat. and Gateway on Sunday. See you there. :)

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I'm pumped to be racing against the MotoST guys to include Dougie.  -Snack

[backMARKr]

Jack ...come to Gateway!!!

Kyle and I will be there.....BTW...If anybody needs decals,etc....let us know sooner as opposed to later and we can bring them along....

[Burt Munro]

Anyone read the fine print on the Topeka money races? They are not really going to have purses that large unless there is huge grids. 

From what I saw on the payout information they have it set up in 3 tiers - 20+ bikes, 16-19 bikes and 15 or less bikes.  Most of the classes are set up to payout to about 1/2 of the grid.  For Amateur riders this looks like a great program to me.

For the MW, UNL and Superbike races there may not be many of the MOTO-ST guys who will have bikes that will be competitive for those classes.

[PJ]

Yes, scroll down through the rules and you can see the payout per class by grid size.

http://hpt.com/store/catalog/hrrs.php

It's great to have purses to race for. Kudos to HPT for putting this event on. I hope we get a good turnout of racers.

And don't forget about the grudge match drag races on Saturday night.

[benprobst]

Ill be there. May even bust out the LW bike.

[PJ721]

Hey PJ...

Unfortunately there's no way to get my SV out there ....It's our 1st time @ HPT - so I'm hoping we have enough room to bring out Wilson's SV - along with the ST bike and Helmbach's SV so the guys take advantage of the races on Saturday and get some more seat time -  just not sure if that will leave room for pit bikes...and the rest of the gear.

so once again I will be doing the long haul and wont be getting on track....the price I pay to help the team   

but it sure does look like it will be a fun weekend - got any tips for us  ::)

[tstruyk]

Sounds like we may have some decent LW grids at GIR

dan, anthony, clayton, Kevin, ben...

becka? jack? Dave?  

any MW folks coming out to play?

[HPT]

UPDATE:  We have extended Pre-registration deadline for the Battletwin & Superbike Shootout until Tues. Aug. 12th as all grids are based on Qualifying NOT pre-registration order. This will allow for racers on the fence to determine if this opportunity fits their schedule. We will allow for day of event registration, 15.00 more per class.

You can download the form here: http://hpt.com//store/catalog/pdfs/HRRS_SUPERBIKE_SHOOTOUT.pdf

For those running in the GP region, our event schedule was designed NOT to adversely affect the CCS-GP races on Sun. @ Gateway as best we could so we put many activities on Sat. with a economical race practice on Fri. (85.00). Participation in our race should not preclude any racer from maintaining status, or improving position in the GP regional points series; it is possible to do "both" with a road trip down I-70.

Assuming a racer participates in practice on Fri., with a single race entry on Sat. He/she would have a full day of race practice (Fri.), 2 warm up sessions and a qualifier with a 10 lap supersprint race on Sat. and a chance to win $$$, both AM & EX for the price of a standard trackday.

Of course, as Nick identified, our event also provides a chance to literally rub elbows with many MOTO-ST pros, competing both on Sat. and Sun. An excellent opportunity to step up your level of competition with the professional racers of MOTO-ST.

As Paul stated, we have Motorcycle Grudge Match Drag Racing on Sat. night for 15.00 to resolve any long standing feuds/grudges or simply to gain bragging rights. 

Additionally for spectators, friends and familiies we have multiple Vendors & Dealer Displays; BACA (Bikers Against Child Abuse ) display; TSRBikeShow.com Bike Show benefitting LULAC; National Guard display w/ climbing wall, mechanical bull, M1Abrams Tank, Bradley Vehicle, Paladin howitzer; Calendar Girls (Women of Washburn Calendar) & one of our sponsor(s) benefit -> Hooters Girls (trophy girls)  and more.

Hope to see you at the races.
HPT

[Ducati23]

Regardless of how HPT spins this, scheduling a one off race that advertises to pay big money like no one else does at any other time well after the CCS GP schedule was announced is going to hurt the GP series.  It is located in the back yard of the majority of GP riders and on the same weekend as the GP series has to travel for most series riders a fair distance.

It does adversely affect the GP series. It would be stupid to pretend it doesn't. Many are going to go where the money is. Some will save the travel money. HPT is buying the grids with payouts. Probably wouldn't have nearly the effect if it was scheduled against one of the events at tracks much closer to HPT, say MAM or MPH, but at GIR it would be much more damaging. Knowing the bad blood that exists between one of the HPT people and Track Addix doesn't help to lend any credibilty to HPT's claims either.  I'll call it like I see it a cheap shot by HPT. No matter how you spin it there was 43 weekends that didn't conflict.