Endurance Racer(s) Wanted for 2005 Season

[TLR696CCS]

Wanted: Endurance Racer(s)
Lone Wolf Cycles is accepting applications we are looking for one, possibly two racer(s) to be part of a new forming
Endurance Race Team for the 2005 season. This team will be competeing at selected events in the WERA National Endurance Series and the FUSA Team Challenge Series.
1. We ask that the racer have at least 2 seasons of road racing experience and has raced at least 8 weekends, within those 2 seasons. He/she can be an Amateur or Expert.
2. The plicant should live in one of the following states: NY, NJ, CT, PA. This makes it easier to get together for track days, open practice, meetings.
3. The applicant should have track knowledge of Summit Point Main Course, VIR-North, Loudon Raceway.
4. The applicant must agree to the conditions mentioned within the Endurance Team Rules stated below.
Endurance Racebike Setup / Team Costs / Team Rules
Lone Wolf Cycles will supply a stock 2003 Kawasaki ZX6RR and spares to the Endurance Team Riders for use in practice and competition. Lone Wolf Cycles will pay 70% of the total cost to bring the above mentioned motorcycle up to Middleweight Superbike specifications. The other 30% of these costs will be split evenly between the other members of the Endurance Team. The upgrades will be Suspension (front&rear), Race Exhaust, Motorwork (port/polish, Kawasaki Race cams, Rearsets, Racebodywork, Engine case covers and clip-ons. Approx. cost per team rider $400.00, to be paid no later then January 1, 2005.

Team Costs/Rules
1. All Endurance Team Riders will deposit $500 into a Crash Allocation Fund no later then February 15, 2005.
2. All Endurance Team Riders will split costs evenly between them for all of the following expenses:
a) Entry Fees
b) Practice Fees
c) Tires
d) Fuel
e) Mechanic/Crew
f) Brake pads
g) Safety equipment
h) Transponder fees
3. The expenses listed in Point #2 will be collected no later then 14 days prior to the scheduled event. In the case of a last minute cancellation by a team rider, his prepaid funds will be credited to him for the next event he participates in.
4. In case of a crash: Repairs and parts costs will be paid as follows: The rider who crashed the bike pays the first $400 in damages, then the remaining costs will be split by the other team riders. These funds will be taken out of the Crash Allocation Fund, that each rider has paid into. Thereafter all riders will bring their funds in the Crash Allocation Fund back up to $500.

Lone Wolf Cycles wishes to help provide a cost effective way for the indiviual racers with the team to get plenty of track/race experience with a fun atmosphere. Lone Wolf Cycles is the vehicle in which the team and racers become better prices on the equipment and parts we need. Since an Endurance Team uses more of everything: tires, fuel, spare parts, Lone Wolf Cycles is able to secure better prices from distributors and manufacturers for this reason. Please send your resume to:

Lone Wolf Cycles
133 Middle Island Blvd.
Middle Island, New York 11953

or email: Lonewolfcycles@optonline.net

Input, comments, constructive critisism, question are of course welcome!  :D

[Jeff]

Input, comments, constructive critisism, question are of course welcome!  :D

Move to the midwest.

[TLR696CCS]

Jeff,
Move to the MidAtlantic Region  ;)

[RADRB8]

MD was not mentioned... ??? and SCREW Louden... ;D Not sure if I could be comfortable on a KAWI...?

[WebCrush]

and SCREW Louden...

why?  i don't remember ever seeing you there before.  don't knock it before you try it

[Jeff]

Jeff,
Move to the MidAtlantic Region  ;)

:) I was there from 97-99.  Lived about 3 mi from summit point, right on that very road (forget the name of it).  It was always nice riding in the shennendoah mts, but if it wasn't for me moving to Iowa (land of flat/straight/corn), I wouldn't be racing.  Now I'm in WI, back where I started (grew-up) some 15 years after I left.  

You've got a good looking program.  Would definitely be something I'd like to run in the MW, but I haven't seen any sponsor interested in running an endurance program like yours.  (of course that might be due to the lack of endurance races in the MW).

[K3 Chris Onwiler]

What if I lied and said I was from PA?

[KBOlsen]

My Mom lives in Delaware... does that count??

[Bernie]

Damn Dave.  That sounds like a sweet deal.  :D

[dylanfan53]

My Mom lives in Delaware... does that count??

Hey, I was born in Pittsburgh and used to live in NJ.  I got two out of four. Can I just have the bike?  ;D

[TLR696CCS]

Hey Bernie...and hello to another tiller rider Kim..
when my website is up and running, you will see a tribute to the much beloved TLR..I miss mine, I want to race SuperTwins again, about all I can do is get a Duc, then I will be bankrupt!! :o
I have two carbon copies 03 ZX6RR's now I need something that rumbles to race Heavyweight and Twins with.. hmmm.
AHH yes sorry to the residents of MD and WV you should be included in the search,, since I do know a fair amount of good racers from those states  ;D.
The weather has been so good up here, I say we can train  on what's left of Bridgehampton Raceway, that's only 35 minutes from me.. though we will need a golf cart to ride the other half of the track that is buried  under 18 holes of greens, fairways and sandtraps AAAARRRGGHHHHHHH!  >:(  

[TLR696CCS]

As far as Loudon goes, 2005 will be my first experience there too, hmm maybe I can follow my old street riding comrade Steve Giaccomaro around
Loudon for a few laps doing 1:13's YAHHHHH!!
Hoping to convince him to race other tracks next season, on second thought he will just cut into my points..LOL  ;D

[WebCrush]

As far as Loudon goes, 2005 will be my first experience there too, hmm maybe I can follow my old street riding comrade Steve Giaccomaro around
Loudon for a few laps doing 1:13's YAHHHHH!!
Hoping to convince him to race other tracks next season, on second thought he will just cut into my points..LOL  ;D

Steve's a good guy, I grew up a town over from him.  How about including the state of Mass in your search? :D :D  I do Loudon, Summit and VIR all the time. :D :D :D

[TLR696CCS]

Adam, I met Steve about 5 years ago, after coming back to Long Island after 10 years in Europe. Met him through mutual friends, I started riding  Sundays
with a group of 7 to 10 guys, some ex road racers, racing around the backroads of LI for a couple of years, till a few of us started racing and realised what were doing on the street was stupid, probably a story most of us here can tell. I grew up in Miller Place and Middle Island, where are you from on LI?
Actually I haven't seen Steve in a while, both of us busy working and racing, he has also concentrated on Loudon, where my home track is Summit Point.
That also being the reason why I did not include MA residents in the search, since I figured their main track will be Loudon and I plan on going there 2 maybe 3 times in 2005, the FUSA date and 1, maybe 2 other weekends. I want racers who can make Tune&Test days at Summit Point, since those are really the best days to get a good amount of laps in. We can talk further about it. I plan on going to Summit Point, VIR, Loudon, Roebling Road, Nashville, Nelson Ledges, among some possible others.

[TLR696CCS]

Lone Wolf Cycles Endurance Team welcomes
Scott Harwood (WVracer97) to the fold, knowing he will bring his gritty and consistant on track performance to the team!!!  ;D
I raced against Scott many times this past season and look forward to having him as a teammate in 2005. Of course in the world of sprints, there will be trading of paint  :D .....How many days and counting till the first Mid Atlantic race...or 2005 VIR trackday???? By January I will be having full withdrawl symptoms!!    

[cbrf4_269]

What tires will you be racing on.  I have pitted next to Scott most of this year and watch most of his races.

[wvracer97]

Thanks for the welcome Dave-- it's going to be a great season and killer opportunity for track time and comraderie while running my AMA point bulding sprint effort ;)

To everyone else out there-- Dave is a great guy and has his head on straight.  I look forward to being a part of his effort.

The only question I have is:  If I ride for Lone Wolf Kawasaki and Team SKS Honda, does that make me a HondaSaki Rider ;D ;D

We look forward to seeing you all next year!

[H0RT0NF4i]

congratulations scott.....glad to hear you got on man!!  can't wait to do some more racing with ya next year!!!

[rsmith]

Damn, you were serious about endurance racing.    :o

Program sounds cool.  Shoot me an email so we can chat.

[TLR696CCS]

Yes Rob I am serious, I also have considerd you as potentially being with the team. I will shoot you an email when I get back home. right now Annette and I are in Nashville visiting my mom and here I am at a Kinko's paying 20 cents a minute for this response  :o..... Hello to Sam and also the two four legged critters.......  Well time is ticking.. cathch all of you later  ;D

[TLR696CCS]

The tire issue has still not be decided upon.. I have faithfully raced on Pirelli's and love em..  but it is also a financial question.  I tested Michelin's at VIR and di poorly due to my stupid lack of setup. I was running wide in every turn and not going really good, it is a wonder what dropping the front end 10mm will do, after doing that at Summit on NOvember 1st, I felt more comfy on them.  TBD with tires

[oldguy]

How many races are you going to do next year? (I don't have a resume 'cause I'm slow, but I just wondered)

[TLR696CCS]

Doug,
I would say 10 weekends total, give or take one.
More would be great, but it depends on the financial help I get, to push it further, oh yeah, then I have to figure I need to take time off from my 9 to 5 job to do that. A few of the weekends may just be the Endurace day, of course I am going to try and do as many CCS sprint events as possible. Obviously I can lay out more definintive plans when the 2005 CCS/FUSA and WERA schedules come out.

[oldguy]

Awesome. The WERA endurance sched is out, but the sprints aren't. I've been known to be a pit beyotch a time or two if you need help over this way. I'm pretty close to Nelson Ledges. [Edit] I stand corrected, the other scheds are out. Now I need to know when the Wegman is  ;D

[TLR696CCS]

Doug,
I appreciate the info as well as you offer to be pit help at Nelson Ledges. The plan is to race at Nelson this coming season. What other tracks do you go to?? Summit Point is home base for me, even though I live in NY. Keep in touch.

[TLR696CCS]

This is a bump...  also thanks to all of you who have so far sent your inquiries  ;D  

[TLR696CCS]

Still taking applications here.... Adam Vella, give me a way to contact you if you are interested.
Bueller...Bueller....Bueller...

SAVE FERRIS!!!!  

Even if some of you don't end up on the endurance team, I will still be looking to support sprint racers with good deals on used and new parts!!!  

Message to WVRacer97, Scott, I received your email, I have been busy working overtime, actually wrote out a respone/newletter, now all I need to to do is type it and email it out.  ;D

[WebCrush]

I appreciate the interest but I frankly don't have the funds to buy into your endurance team.  I still trying to fund ways to build a budget to do the AMA and FUSA rounds. :D

Wanna fund my attempt at the D200? :D