On A Mission to Secure Buell Race Bikes for Barber Museum
Sweden based family company , Buell specialist and ' Flame Keeper ' NCCR has announced a mission to secure Erik Buell ' s EBR 1190 IOMTT and WSBK race bikes for the Barber Motorsport Museum . With help of Buell fans worldwide , project ' BringTheBikesHome . com ' aims to be able to donate three EBR 1190 race bikes to the Barber Collection . The donation will be supported by a raffle of 100 Erik Buell Racing memorabilia prizes , including an original EBR 1190 RS race bike . Limited posters and booklets accompany each raffle slot . The donation ceremony at Barbers Advanced Design Center , with Erik Buell and former Buell racer Mark Miller as guests of honor , will be on the 20th of May 2023 at the MotoAmerica weekend . Erik Buell is quoted as saying : " Barber Motorsport Park is an incredible American treasure and represents George Barber ' s supreme passion for motorcycles and motorcycle racing . I cannot express enough my gratitude that in the Barber Museum he has built the quintessential display of Buell and EBR motorcycles and memorabilia . " Adding these EBR racers is the perfect topper , as the 1190 RS represents my decades awaited ultimate American superbike . John
Dimbylow with Splitlath Motorsport and his riders did a tremendous job bringing it to iconic races like the Macau GP and the Isle of Man ." For the Barber Motorsport Museum , Nick LaCasse said : " Erik Buell ' s story of developing and building the American sports bike is an important part of U . S . motorcycle history . We have a long-standing relationship with Erik and are proud to have a collection of his work . From now , being able to tell the story of EBR ' s Isle of Man TT Racing , and having one of the original World Superbikes on display is an exciting addition to our collection ." Jens Krüper of NCCR in Sweden ( Northern Classic , Custom & Race AB ) explained : " When we took over the inventory from British race team Splitlath Motorsport , Barber Motorsport Museum was the first on the list to contact . Nowhere else is the heritage of Erik ' s work better represented than in its collection . The Barber Museum had proved for many years that it gives the bikes from East Troy / Wisconsin the space and attention they deserve . " The bikes mark the peak in V-twin road racing technology and competed in some of the world ' s most difficult races . To preserve that history , make it accessible for the public and tell the stories , Barber is by far the best place ."
The NCCR name should sound familiar . Two years ago , some 30 years after Ducati ' s legendary but limited production Supermono demonstrated the potential of converting a V-twin engine into a balanced single-cylinder , Jens and his NCCR team unveiled a new NCCR Rotax / Buell ' Helicon ' SuperSingle - performing the same trick as Ducati on the Rotax made Buell Helicon engine . The Helicon was the basis of the final generation of original Buell machines , including the 2007-on 1125R and 1125CR , and went on to form the basis of the Erik Buell Racing 1190 models that emerged from the ashes after Harley-Davidson closed Buell in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis , with power ranging from 146 hp to 185 hp . Jens and Northern Classic , Custom & Race was EBR ' s European partner . The company looks after the original EBR WSB race bikes , and the EBRs that
Indian Motorcycle DTRA Europe Hooligan Race Team
Indian Motorcycle has announced that it is to continue its support for the growth of Hooligan Racing in Europe with the Hooligan class now to be renamed the Indian Motorcycle
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Hooligan Championship 2023 . Following the recent U . S . race team announcements , it has announced the signing of Jamie Kimber and Gerard Bailo to contend the 2023 DTRA Hooligan class in Europe . Indian Motorcycle also continues its longterm support and promotion of flat track racing in Europe with sponsorship that sees the class renamed as the ' Indian Motorcycle Hooligan Championship 2023 '. Indian Motorcycle says its continued partnership with the DTRA ( the UK based Dirt Track Riders Association ) will " help to ensure the future of grassroots motorcycle sport and the development of youth riders in Europe . As a result , European flat track racing has grown substantially in recent years , being one of the most accessible and respected entry points to the sport outside of North America ." Anthony Brown , DTRA founder ,
commented : " Indian Motorcycle has helped to grow the Hooligan class in the DTRA since its inception and we are honored and happy to have them along for the ride in 2023 . It will be great to see a mixture of UK and overseas riders battle it out on Indian Scouts and FTRs against the rest of the Hooligan field . With some new tracks and events to be announced in the coming weeks , the 2023 Hooligan Championship is set to be the best one yet ." Jamie Kimber is an Indian Motorcycle Academy scholarship graduate , riding the Indian Scout Hooligan for the 2022 season , scoring 4th in the overall championship . She will ride the Indian FTR as a fully-fledged member of the team in 2023 . Gerard Bailo started in Supermoto racing , but has been committed to Flat Track since 2017 . He had his best season in 2022 , winning the FIM Flat competed at Macau and the IoM TT . NCCR plans to make these converted V-twin single engines available along with chassis kits and may even offer complete machines . Located at Hay-on-Wye / Wales in the United Kingdom , the Splitlath Motorsport Team raced from 2014 on the EBR 1190 RS at the Macau GP , on the IoM TT and at the Chinese Pan Delta series with mostly American riders like Cory West , Brandon Cretu , Shelina Moreda and Mark Miller . From 2015 on , Splitlath was the Erik Buell Racing ( EBR ) factory race team . www . BringTheBikesHome . com
Track World Championship . Gerard will compete in the Indian Motorcycle Hooligan series aboard the Indian FTR 1200 prepared by S & S Cycle . The Dirt Track Riders Association has announced dates for a full series of seven rounds in 2023 , and there will be five Hooligans rounds . The Dirt Track Riders Association ( DTRA ) is run by riders and racers to promote European flat track racing . The series has grown year on year and is gaining popularity with riders from all disciplines of motorcycle sport from Rookie riders to Pro racers . The DTRA has been instrumental in growing all forms of dirt track racing outside of the USA and the DTRA supported ' Indian Motorcycle Flat Track Series ' has grown to become the largest amateur championship outside of North America . www . dirttrackriders . co . uk www . indianmotorcycle . co . uk
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