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SCORE: Factory FMF/KTM Racing Takes on Baja 500 (Video)

FMF Racing Press Release:

Check out the Factory FMF/KTM Off Road team as they race their way to a podium finish at the 2013 SCORE/Baja 500. Featuring Kurt Caselli, Mike Brown, and Ivan Ramirez.

The Factory Team took off in 3rd position at the start of the race. Team rider Kurt Caselli was the first rider out. By the 105 mile marker he had already moved the team into the lead by 2 seconds with the adjusted time. Caselli then got hung up in a large wash section and lost the lead. At race mile 190 he was approximately two minutes down from the leaders when he suffered a hard crash. The team got quickly got him medical attention, while the spare rider, Justin Jones, took off on the bike to get to the next pit area for repairs.

2013 SCORE/Baja 500 Race Footage:

Approximately 30 miles later, Jones got to the pit where the mechanics quickly set to work to repair the damage to the bike. After the repairs were made, Jones got back on course now in 3rd place. He rode another 30 miles at which point he handed the bike to Mike Brown. Brown quickly started making back time lost from the crash and repairs, and was able to move the team back to 2nd position at mile marker 345.

Shortly after moving into 2nd, Brown encountered a front brake issue which had stemmed from the earlier crash. He stopped at the next pit around mile marker 380 to have it repaired and to pass the bike to the final member of the team, Ivan Ramirez.

The bike was mended once more and Ramirez charged onward to the finish. The team crossed the line in 2nd place approximately 22 minutes down from the winning team. “We are obviously bummed that Caselli crashed, but thankful he was not seriously injured in the high-speed crash,” commented Team Manager Antti Kallonen. “Considering our crash and a few mechanical issues, we are happy to walk away with a 2nd place finish. We are also proud of the KTM support team of Kendall Norman and Ryan Abbatoye for finishing 3rd and putting another KTM team on the podium. We have to look at where we can improve on this ride and set our focus now on the SCORE/Baja 1000 where we hope to pull off a victory.”

2013 Baja 500 Pro Motorcycle Results:

1. Timmy Weigand / Colton Udall / David Kamo (Honda)
2. Kurt Caselli / Ivan Ramirez / Mike Brown (KTM)
3. Kendall Norman / Ryan Abbatoye (Honda)
4. A.J. Stewart / Justin Morgan / Chris Brown (Honda)
5. Robby Bell / David Pearson / Steve Hengeveld / Taylor Robert (Kawasaki)
6. Francisco Arredondo / Ryan Dudek (Honda)
7. Mike Johnson / Rex Cameron / Francisco Septien / Shane Esposito (Honda)
8. Adam Neuwirth (Honda)
9. Jim O’Neal / Roberto Villalobos / Ricky Brabec / Max Eddy (Honda)
10. Mark Samuels / Cory Freeman (Honda)

For more information: www.fmfracing.com

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Saturday, 08 June 2013 19:18

Your tires maintain your bike’s contact with good ol’ Mother Earth, so you’ll want to keep them safe and sound - abusing tire safety can be dangerous to your health.  So, check and/or inflate your front and rear tires before each ride.  Then, be sure to replace them when necessary.

Check
Inspect your tires for pressure, cuts, and wear  - casually each time you pump up your tire, and thoroughly every 200 miles or so. 

Inflate
Bike tires can lose pressure overnight and may typically lose 10-20 PSI per week.
Recommended maximum inflation pressure is listed on the sidewall of the tire (in PSI).  Typically inflate to manufacture’s recommended maximum.  However, research has found that (contrary to logic) some high-pressure 120 PSI road tires perform better, ride more comfortably, and roll better at 115 PSI.  Experiment with your tires and see if you can tell a difference.  Another exception to riding at maximum PSI is during wet or inclement weather conditions - slightly lower PSI will increase the tires’ surface contact with the road and provide more traction.  Mountain bike tires will run slightly lower PSI depending on terrain, as well. 
Also, if you don’t have one already, invest in a good floor pump with a built-in pressure gauge and the capability to inflate both Schrader and Presta valves – you’ll be more than glad you did.

Replace
Replace your tire(s) if you see any cuts, tears or significant signs of wear.  For example, seeing casing thread is definitely a sign of wear.  Bear in mind that your rear tire will wear faster because more weight load is being distributed to it.  Unless otherwise damaged, tires should typically be replaced every 1 to 2 years depending on use. 

Happy riding!

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Mark Dotson, CEO of A All Animal and competitive motorcyclist, competed in The Ohio Mile.

| June 13, 2013

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Editor’s note: Mark Dotson, CEO of A All Animal and competitive motorcyclist, competed in The Ohio Mile, in June. Dotson contributed the following first-person account of race.

The June 2013 race at The Ohio Mile was a time when everything came together for A Animal Control Racing. The weather on Saturday was picture perfect. We normally battle a headwind on this track, but this day the wind was calm and great speeds were to be had.

We wanted to get out on the track early and be one of the first to make a pass. The density altitude was 1260 feet when it was time to make our first pass and we threw everything at it to make a great launch. The bike pulled hard in the crisp cool air and at the half mile trapped 202.3381 mph. The back half of the track was even better and the bike picked up a ton of speed to hit the traps at 229.3578!

This pass became the official Fastest Nitrous Bike in The Standing Mile in the World, previously held by Guy Caputo of Tiger Racing Products at a speed of 228.803 and was a 9 year old record.

Sunday came and provided some decent weather with sun and some wind. The density altitude was over 2000 feet on our first run and the bike clicked off a 226.9269 for another record in the Modified Partial Streamlined Blown Fuel 1650 class.

The next pass up the bike slowed down a mile per hour as the winds were picking up and the bike went through the traps at a brisk 225.7903.

The final pass of the meet developed an issue with the bike breaking up when the nitrous came in and we had to shut it down and coast through the traps. That certainly is the way it is in motorcycle racing!

This weekend added another 3 Land Speed Records to the rider, Mark E. Dotson’s credit and bumped him up the list 14 spots to land 39th in the Top 50 Fastest Bikes in The Standing Mile in The World.

With a 202.3381half mile speed, Mark will be #9 on the list of those over 200 in the half mile. There are only 13 riders to have ever achieved this record.

Mark E. Dotson now holds all 4 of the Modified Partial Streamlined Fuel Non Pushrod records in the 1350cc and above category and 2 of the 4 Modified Partial Streamlined Blown Fuel Non Pushrod records, the 1650 and 2000cc.
A All Animal Control Racing now has 12 Land Speed Records and will be chasing after many more in the future.

Thank you to our many great sponsors who make our racing program a winning team: Applied Racing Components, Brisk Racing, Brock’s Performance, Canaan Printing, Casto’s Motorcycle Sales, Catalyst Racing Composites, DW Photos, Fish’s Customs, Parton Signs, Pin Point Auto, Port-Tech Heads, Schnitz Racing, Tiger Racing, Two Wheel Werkz, Web Cam Racing Cams and Worldwide Bearings.

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Wednesday Night Mountain Bike Racing (2013)

The Wednesday Night MTB Races will have a 1-lap Novice and Junior division, a Sport and Single Speed division with 2-laps, and a 3-lap Expert/Pro division. Each lap is 4 miles of challenging, scenic, fast single track trails, up and down the foothills surrounding Folsom Lake. The Wednesday Night MTB Races are a great way to enjoy weeknight mountain biking. The fun course has a mixture of downhills and climbs combined with beautiful single track through the woods and along the lakeshore at Folsom Lake State Park.

Web registration is available. Opens on 2013-06-12. Closes on 2013-07-24.

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Cost: $20/$25 race day
License: none
Course Description: The Wednesday Night MTB race course is on multi-use trails within the Granite Bay State Park on Folsom Lake. The course features a fun, challenging combination of twisting single-track, wide double track, rolling cross-country with some sand and a bit of pavement. The course is perfect for first-timers and exciting fun for all levels. Please be respectful of other trail users including hikers and equestrian riders in this state park. All events are rain or shine, the course is great to ride in all weather.

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Domnarski Farm XC MTB Race 2013: Squishy Tire Sprint Finish

Photo Courtesy of Matt Domnarski - Joanne Grogan, me, and Ellen Noble

In 2009, I raced one of my first "expert" races at Domnarski Farm - back before we called it cat 1.  This was the first year that the Root 66 Series visited the venue, and it was same the year I got the iron rider award for finishing every race in the series.  Racing sport (now cat 2) all season, I moved up to expert after nationals (which were at Mt. Snow), and finished the season out at the Farm after having completed the Marathon race at Landmine the week before.  It was an awesome start to what has become a real passion in my life.  It took me 2 hours and 53 minutes to complete two laps on the course  that year.  Last year, I finished at about 2 hours and 16 minutes, and this year it took almost two minutes longer...  regardless, this was by far my best performance there.

There were only three of us in the pro/open field at the starting line, but as usual, it was a stacked field.  Ellen Noble is the junior national cyclocross champion, and Joanne Grogan is a strong racer on the cyclocross scene as well.  My goal for the race, as usual, was to stay with the leaders.  As always with my starts, I chose to ease into it.  The course starts out with a fair amount of climbing, at it was over 80 degrees out, so I didn't want to make myself sick on the first lap.  Joanne was having some trouble settling in, so I made a pass as soon as we hit double track and tried to make my way up to Ellen who had already put a decent gap on us.  I kept her in sight on the double track, but when we hit the singletrack, I managed to loose site of her.  In the past, I've found that area to get bottlenecked with racers, but this year, I rode that section without anyone to pass or anyone trying to pass me - it was nice and I was able to relax and settle in.  

The first lap went pretty well.  I rode a little bit sloppy and flubbed some stuff I should have rode smoothly, but I managed to keep my pace in check and stop myself from overheating.  The loose rocky fireroad downhills had lines made by the many sets of tires plowing down them, so I was able to relax in those sections where I normally ride horribly.  As I came towards the end of the first lap, I was told that Ellen was only about a minute ahead of me.  Hearing that and knowing that I was feeling pretty good, I knew it was time to get moving.  

I went into the second lap telling myself to relax and ride strong.  As I started the climb up "halfway hill,"  I looked ahead and saw a rider in the distance.  I immediately honed in on the bright pink socks and knew that it was Ellen.  Telling myself not to count my eggs before they hatch, I tried not to get too excited as I consistently closed the gap.  I kept the heat on, but tried to prevent myself from blowing up.  As I came into the singletrack before the infamous power line climb, I was mentally preparing myself to close the gap and take the lead.  Unfortunately, I made a sloppy move in the singletrack and burped my rear tire...  as I started to climb, I could hear a strange hissing sound.  Coincidentally, a cicada was buzzing right in time with the air leaking from my tire so I let myself think that's all it was.  As I completed the series of climbs and cornered back into the woods, I knew that I had a problem.  At that point, I started deliberating on whether or not I should stop and put air in or just be careful and keep going.  It was really squishy.  

Skyler in the background (photo courtesy of M. Domnarski)

Definitely lost 50% of my air.  10 psi is a little too soft.

Ultimately, what prevented me from putting air in my tire was the fact that my CO2 pump was in the bag hanging under my saddle, and it's a complete pain in the ass to get that thing unzipped.  It would have taken me twice as long as normal because I would have been so flustered at having to stop.  Well I  think about it now, I should have stopped... or better yet, I should have just been carrying that pump in my pocket like I used to do...  anyhow, I did not stop.  I kept going - cursing every time I felt my rim hit a rock.  Somehow, I managed to stay with Ellen.  When I was finally able to pass her, I should have been aggressive and stayed in the lead, but I was worried I would make my situation worse if I got too crazy.  Being as gentle as I could, I kept up with her... right down the very last downhill.  I don't usually ride close to other riders - especially going down hill, but I knew I was close enough that even if the tire gave out, I could run if I had to.  We ended up coming into the finish area for an epic sprint to the line.  Bummer about that tire...

Regardless of the tire issue, that was one of the most exciting races I've had to date.  It was nice to be able to actually race someone at the end.  We were actually back and forth a bit, and I had to make decisions that I knew would affect the outcome of the race for me...  THAT is what makes racing extraordinarily fun!!  

results (photo courtesy of M. Domnarski)

Domnarski Farm always has the best payout!  $200 for 2nd! Thanks, Matt!!

Ladie's podium: Joanne Grogan 3rd, Ellen Noble 1st, and me 2nd (photo courtesy of M. Domnarski)