Dom racing slowly in US

[Dom]

Hi all

Sorry, havn't wrote for a while as been alittle busy cruising round the country making a fool of myself. The last couple of months have seemed worse than spending time in Iraq at the moment with battlefields only a block away and landmines keeping me on my toes. But I guess life is never perfect and hopefully I coming back from war soon.

At the end of July, after a month off racing, we rocked up to Laguna Seca. I had picked Mummy up from the airport and off we trot to the track in my mates motorhome. I was lucky enough to race at Laguna last year and with the limited time on track again this year, having raced there before was a blessing of soughts. Practise went o.k with my times 1.5 seconds faster than last year but the bike not really working too well. As qualifying came around, the times got slightly slower and I ended up back in 29th on the grid. The race was left till after the Moto GP race on the Sunday afternoon and with sweltering track and air temperatures, we took off for the start of a 28 lap battle. The race turned out to be a struggle with some bike issues really hampering the end result. I ended up crossing the finish line in 22nd and dropped one place to 15th in the championship.

I was set to go out east for a month as we had three AMA Superbike rounds out there in succession. I came to realise that with no trusting Chevy Astro van which had died a horrible death one winters night a month before, transportation might become an issue. Well there is nothing that Ebay can't fix so 20 minutes on the computer and bang, transportation complete. And with 5 hours on a beautiful Greyhound bus(the vomit of transportation), I had a nice new friend to hangout with, Mr Dodge Ram truck. So with a 3700km test drive, we ended up out in Ohio for the 8th round of the AMA Superbike Championship.

Ohio turned out to be a continuation of the struggles from Laguna Seca. Chasing a bike that will work all weekend is turning out to be like trying to reach for the shelf with candy on it, the shelf that children try but can never reach. I ended up qualifying in 26th and finishing with a 12th and 17th after racing at 7pm on the Sunday night. I got away with a lucky weekend as alot of people struggled with crashes and mechanicals but left the track as puzzled as a Fear factor contestant stuck in Jeopardy. I slowly ticked away the days with my week off in between staying at a friends house catching up on the soap operas and all that other important stuff in the world today.

Travelling out to Virginia for the next round was nice as Virginia is one of the nicer states and has abit of natural beauty to it not to mention the beautiful $30 motel that Mum folks out for. Ya got to love Mums. Well, we got out to Virginia International Raceway on the Wednesday and setup the pits, beautiful camper and all. I road at VIR last year and tho it is one of the nicest tracks in the country, it takes alot to get a good lap together as the whole track is one big combination. Practise was a struggle trying to chase my front end issues and also getting back up to speed from last year. Qualifying on Friday didn't turn out to much as my footrest fell to bits after 3 laps thanks to my mechanic(me). Saturday morning came around and so did qualifying. Round and round I went trying to get together a lap that would put me on the grid as Mat Mladin(top dog) had smashed the lap record and with there being a time cut off I had to sought my act out. Well there is a first time for everything and sadly for me that was today. I missed qualifying by 0.2 going a second slower than last year and ended up mopping back to my pits with something in my eye, I swear. I sat there and watched the racing looking at my championship fall to bits as I dropped back to 17th in the table. Its not the time of year to do stuff like this as I'm starting to talk to people about next year and stuff like that so DNS's kinda suck.

Well, after my non performance of Virgina, we cruised down to Florida to hang out at my Aunties/Mums sister. It's all hard work down here catching up on the soaps and what not so hopefully I can survive before we head off to the next round at Road Atlanta on the 31st of August.

Catch ya later
Dom

[cowpoos]

hope you sort you setup problems soon dude!! yours still doing frickin awesome!

[Clivoris]

Maate. Glad to read that you're not giving up on things. At least you're faster than the turkey that came last in both F3 races last weekend in the Actrix Vic Club Winter Series. :doh:

[Kickaha]

Good onya Dom, it's really good to have these reports and see how you're getting on over there :yes:

[slowpoke]

Thanks for the report, Dom. Don't worry about getting a bit teary in the pits either, the girls love that emo stuff..........

[Cleve]

Thanks for the report Dom, a really interesting read.
Good luck with getting it all together for the next rounds and look forward to more stories.

[FruitLooPs]

Thanks for the report, Dom. Don't worry about getting a bit teary in the pits either, the girls love that emo stuff..........

:laugh:

Cheers for the read Dom, hardwork always pays off in the end mate so stick at it. :headbang:

Reckon we should package Shaun Harris up and post him out to fix ya setup issues :2thumbsup

[Clivoris]

:laugh:

Reckon we should package Shaun Harris up and post him out to fix ya setup issues :2thumbsup

:lol:Now that we know how hard he is to properly break, we wouldn't even have to bother wrapping him very well. Hell, throw him out of the plane as he's flying over your van. While he's still going through rehab might be worth putting out a mattress for him to land on though.

[Tim 39]

Stick at it Dom, after the toughest times come the best rewards. You're doing extremely well given th lack of help you have at the moment

[Maido]

Qualifying 1 at road atlanta

1 1 1:20.454 113.655 Ben Spies Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:20.454
2 66 1:20.783 113.192 Mathew Mladin Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:20.783
3 40 1:22.283 111.128 Jason Disalvo Yamaha YZF-R1 1:22.283
4 32 1:22.314 111.087 Eric Bostrom Yamaha YZF-R1 1:22.314
5 77 1:22.337 111.056 James Ellison Honda CBR1000RR 1:22.337
6 98 1:22.339 111.054 Jake P Zemke Honda CBR1000RR 1:22.339
7 20 1:22.520 110.809 Aaron W Yates Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:22.520
8 22 1:22.803 110.430 Tommy Hayden Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:22.803
9 95 1:22.833 110.391 Roger Hayden Kawasaki ZX-10R 1:22.833
10 2 1:22.865 110.348 Jamie A Hacking Kawasaki ZX-10R 1:22.865
11 59 1:23.485 109.529 Jake Holden Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:23.485
12 99 1:23.634 109.333 Geoff May Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:23.635
13 727 1:24.394 108.349 Jamie Stauffer Yamaha YZF-R1 1:24.394
14 18 1:24.656 108.014 Chris Ulrich Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:24.656
15 88 1:24.762 107.878 Luca Scassa MV Agusta F4-1000R 312 1:24.762
16 101 1:25.259 107.250 Gary Mason Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:25.259
17 311 1:25.417 107.051 Robertino Pietri Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:25.417
18 50 1:25.449 107.011 Matt D Lynn MV Agusta F4-1000R 312 1:25.449
19 44 1:25.521 106.921 John Haner Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:25.521
20 62 1:25.983 106.346 David Weber Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:25.983
21 292 1:26.011 106.312 Keith D Marshall Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:26.011
22 61 1:26.371 105.868 Scott Jensen Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:26.371
23 907 1:26.387 105.849 Ben Thompson Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:26.387
24 38 1:26.490 105.723 Dean Mizdal Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:26.490
25 68 1:26.978 105.130 Dominic Jones Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:26.978
26 97 1:27.399 104.624 Scott E Carpenter Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:27.399
27 298 1:28.245 103.621 Manuel I Garza Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:28.245
28 302 1:28.731 103.053 Santiago Villa Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:28.731
29 232 1:29.062 102.670 Chad Rolland Yamaha YZF-R1 1:29.062
30 269 1:30.606 100.920 Johnny Rock Page Yamaha YZF-R1 1:30.606

[johnsv650]

well done dom,
it must have been another good race....
well done......

[k14]

Yeah and one more race to go this weekend. Another top 15 finish hopefully. Go dom :)

[Maido]

Nice job Dom

1 66 Mathew Mladin Henderson, NV Suzuki GSX-R1000 22 --- American Suzuki / Yoshimura US / Motorex / Dunlop / Galfer / NGK / VP / AFAM / Showa / Sharkskinz / RK
2 1 Ben Spies Longview, TX Suzuki GSX-R1000 22 6.591 American Suzuki / Yoshimura US / Motorex / Dunlop / Galfer / NGK / RK / VP / AFAM / Showa / Sharkskinz
3 2 Jamie A Hacking Denver, NC Kawasaki ZX-10R 22 16.428 Monster Energy / Kawasaki Motors Corp
4 20 Aaron W Yates Milledgeville, GA Suzuki GSX-R1000 22 16.903 Jordan Suzuki / Gatorade / Hanes / Upper Deck / Oakley / Dunlop / Yosh / Gemini / MMI / BPD / Vortex / DID / NGK / Maxima / Sharkskinz / Motion Pro / K&N / Zero Gravity / CHR / RocLun / Kicker / Ogio / Ancra / WCSN / Teknic / Sidi / STAR School / HJC
5 98 Jake P Zemke Paso Robles, CA Honda CBR1000RR 22 21.077 American Honda / Dunlop / Alpinestars / Shoei / Parts Unlimited / Red Bull / Troy Lee / Z Gallerie
6 95 Roger Hayden Owensboro, KY Kawasaki ZX-10R 22 22.948 Monster Energy / Kawasaki Motors Corp
7 50 Matt D Lynn Ball Ground, GA MV Agusta F4-1000R 312 22 44.938 MV Agusta / Fast by Ferracci / Marzocchi / Spectro / Millenium Tech / Revit / DID Chain / Sharkskinz / Battery Tender / BMC AirFilter
8 88 Luca Scassa Willow Grove, PA MV Agusta F4-1000R 312 22 53.939 MV Agusta / Fast By Ferracci / Marzocchi / Spectro Oil / Millenium Tech / RevIt / DID Chain / Sharkskinz / Battery Tender / BMC Air Filter
9 59 Jake Holden Eatonville, WA Suzuki GSX-R1000 22 58.655 Jordan Suzuki / Gatorade / Hanes / Upper Deck / Oakley / Dunlop / Yosh / Gemini / MMI / BPD / Vortex / DID / NGK / Maxima / Sharkskinz / Motion Pro / K&N / Zero Gravity / CHR / RocLun / Kicker / Ogio / Ancra / WCSN / Teknic / Sidi / STAR School / Shoei
10 22 Tommy Hayden Owensboro, KY Suzuki GSX-R1000 22 American Suzuki / Yoshimura US / Motorex / Dunlop / Galfer / NGK / RK / VP / AFAM / Showa / Sharkskinz
11 61 Scott Jensen Peoria, AZ Suzuki GSX-R1000 22 HALOF Racing / Suzuki / Bar Code Spec. / Pirelli / So Cal Trck Days / JQ Moto / Vortex / Leo Vince / BG Oils / Motion Pro / Goodridge / HotBodies / FWR Cstms / Regina / Suzuki Tire Wrmrs / ACT Rcng Lthrs / Arai
12 907 Ben Thompson Anchorage, AK Suzuki GSX-R1000 22 Millenium Tech / KWS Mtrsprts / American Suzuki / Dunlop / Ron Ayers Mtrsprts / Dunlop / Pit Bull / Leo Vince / GP Tech / Penske / Komodo / Catalyst Comp / VP / EK / Wiseco / BG Lubrcnts / WebCam / Perf Friction / Shock Dctr / Worldwide Bearing / 0 Gravity / XT Rcng / APE / CTR Susp / Chknhwk / K&N / Hel Brakeline / ESP / Fiieldsheer
13 62 David Weber Alpharetta, GA Suzuki GSX-R1000 22 Millenium Tech / KWS Mtrsprts / American Suzuki / Ron Ayers Mtrsprts / Dunlop / Pit Bull / Leo Vince / GP Tech / Penske / Komodo / Catalyst Compsts / VP / EK / Wiseco / BG Lubrcnts / Webcam / Perf Friction / Shock Dctr / Wrldwd Bearing / ZeroGravity / XT Rcng / APE / CTR Susp / ChickenHawk / K&N Fltrs / Kel Brakelines
14 44 John Haner Austin, TX Suzuki GSX-R1000 21 --- Millenium Tech / KWS Mtrsprts / American Suzuki / Dunlop / Ron Ayers Mtrsprts / Dunlop / Pit Bull / Leo Vince / GP Tech / Penske / Komodo / Catalyst Comp / VP / EK / Wiseco / BG Lubrcnts / WebCam / Performance Friction / Shock Dctr / Worldwide Bearing / Zero Gravity / XT Rcng / APE / CTR Suspnsn / Chickenhawk / K&N / Hel Brakeline
15 68 Dominic Jones Indianapolis, IN Suzuki GSX-R1000 21 --- NFS / Pro Honda OIls / Sunoco / Ogio / Smith Optics / Mac Tools / Motion Pro / Leo Vince / Galfer / Braking / GP Tech / Yoyodyne / Vortex / High Roller / Suzuka Tire Warmers / Barnett ClutchePlates / Hinson Clutches / Brembro Brakes / ACT / Arai 16 298 Manuel I Garza El Paso, TX Suzuki GSX-R1000 21 --- ESP / Dunlop / Leo Vince / Maxima / GPR / VP / Payans Citgo / Suzuki / Vortex / Drivin / Edge Mtrsprts / ASMA Roadrace SW / Mr Dollar
17 97 Scott E Carpenter Raleigh, NC Suzuki GSX-R1000 19 --- Ron Ayers Mtrsprts / Pirelli / KWS Mtrsprts / Teknic / Leo Vince / Shoei / EBC / Millenium Tech / PitBull / Motul / VP / Penske / Trackside Rcr Spply / Contiental Cargo Trailers / SDG USA / Tapeworks / SharkskinzThemosman Susp / EK / LP USA / Cornerspeed Race Schools / Goodridge USA / Chicken Hawk Tire Wrmrs
18 292 Keith D Marshall Canton, GA Suzuki GSX-R1000 13 --- Cyclespace.com / Team Embry / Pirelli / Oxtar / Vortex / Arai / Lookwell / Held / EBC / Silkolene / Hotbodies / Ohlins / Thermosman / K&N / VP / Chickenhawk / Spyder Leatherworks / Dynojet / T-Force / Yoyodyne
19 38 Dean Mizdal Huntington Beach, CA Suzuki GSX-R1000 11 --- "M" Racing / Motul / Airtech / EBC / Shoei / U.S. Chrome / Lockhart Phillips / Race Tech / Metro Motorcycle / Helimot
20 32 Eric Bostrom Malibu, CA Yamaha YZF-R1 9 --- Yamaha Motor Corp
21 40 Jason Disalvo Stafford, NY Yamaha YZF-R1 8 --- Yamaha Motor Corp USA
22 77 James Ellison Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Honda CBR1000RR 5 --- Corona Extra Honda / Parts Unlimited / Cycle Gear / Joe Rocket / Castrol / GPR / HotBodies / Dunlop / Sidi / Motion Pro / VP / Ohlins / Brembo / K&L / Galfer

[cowpoos]

Go dom!!!!!!!! I bet he's stoked with that result after the last few rounds!!!!

[codgyoleracer]

Stick at it Dom, There are some damm good names on that list of finishers mate & most have either been around a while or been / are involved in some pretty substantial support teams. Hope someone throws you a bone soon aye , Glen :soon:

[Tim 39]

good on ya Dom keep it up

[t3mp0r4ry nzr]

WOW!! came home in front of ex MOTO GP James Ellison. good work, great results!

[Shaun]

Dom is doing a truly amazing job in the USA.

Some may read his results, and think Ho Hum? but, I can guarantee you all, that he is the only rider in the USA Superbike scene, that drives himself to and from the races, that sets his own tent up for the meeting, and works on his own bike all the time.

This young man is a true sales man for the KIWI way of doing things!

I am involved in a site in the USA that Dom has a pressense on as well, a few people off this USA site have helped in different ways with things for him like the rides I first arranged to get Dom over to the USA 2 years ago. He is very well liked and respected for what he is doing, but all say the same thing,

HE NEEDS A MANAGER IN THE USA AND A BETTER SHOW APPEARANCE

He needs a sport related buisness manager to make contacts for him, and to help build his profile in the USA, to help obtain some sponsors to move him forward. He needs a semi professional enviroment to operate from to put on a good of the track show. I am talking with a few managers that I know about this at the moment.

If Dom can secure a way of staying racing in the USA for 2 more years, he will become one of the top riders in the Superbike scene, he is very tallented and will help open a lot more doors for other NZ riders with enough help.

TEAM KIWI ( BIKE RACING) IN THE USA?

It would be fantastic to be able to build a NZ based team for racing in the USA, ie, the NZ sponsor would own 2 bikes and a motorhome with appropriate awnings to set this team up.

We could get behind Dom's programme and help drive him forward, with the focus being, opening doors for more young NZ riders for the future. If this team was put in place, most of the money spent to set it up, could be recovered with sale of the equipment at seasons end, the motor home could be imported to NZ and sold along with the bikes, they would sell for a lot more here in NZ, than they would in the USA, I could all but gaurantee a full return on the out lay.

Having the team in place over there, would open marketing doors, for companies either in the NZ market place or the USA market place, again a gain for all involved.

So, how can we go about finding a USA or NZ based sponsor, that would be interested in looking at this idea, we need a company that is prepared to out lay approx $ 55-000 NZ dollars to make this achievable?

Would love to read any serious thoughts on this please, this is a project that we can all be involved in.

[cowpoos]

Dom is doing a truly amazing job in the USA.

Some may read his results, and think Ho Hum? but, I can guarantee you all, that he is the only rider in the USA Superbike scene, that drives himself to and from the races, that sets his own tent up for the meeting, and works on his own bike all the time.

This young man is a true sales man for the KIWI way of doing things!

I am involved in a site in the USA that Dom has a pressense on as well, a few people off this USA site have helped in different ways with things for him like the rides I first arranged to get Dom over to the USA 2 years ago. He is very well liked and respected for what he is doing, but all say the same thing,

HE NEEDS A MANAGER IN THE USA AND A BETTER SHOW APPEARANCE

He needs a sport related buisness manager to make contacts for him, and to help build his profile in the USA, to help obtain some sponsors to move him forward. He needs a semi professional enviroment to operate from to put on a good of the track show. I am talking with a few managers that I know about this at the moment.

If Dom can secure a way of staying racing in the USA for 2 more years, he will become one of the top riders in the Superbike scene, he is very tallented and will help open a lot more doors for other NZ riders with enough help.

TEAM KIWI ( BIKE RACING) IN THE USA?

It would be fantastic to be able to build a NZ based team for racing in the USA, ie, the NZ sponsor would own 2 bikes and a motorhome with appropriate awnings to set this team up.

We could get behind Dom's programme and help drive him forward, with the focus being, opening doors for more young NZ riders for the future. If this team was put in place, most of the money spent to set it up, could be recovered with sale of the equipment at seasons end, the motor home could be imported to NZ and sold along with the bikes, they would sell for a lot more here in NZ, than they would in the USA, I could all but gaurantee a full return on the out lay.

Having the team in place over there, would open marketing doors, for companies either in the NZ market place or the USA market place, again a gain for all involved.

So, how can we go about finding a USA or NZ based sponsor, that would be interested in looking at this idea, we need a company that is prepared to out lay approx $ 55-000 NZ dollars to make this achievable?

Would love to read any serious thoughts on this please, this is a project that we can all be involved in.
Fonterra [new zealands biggest company] has a huge presence in USA part owns preocessing plants in mexico...sells a huge amount of products in the america's...
They might well be a company well worth approching...as 55k is but a couple of drops on milk in a bucket to a company that big!!!

[Tim 39]

Dom is doing a truly amazing job in the USA.

Some may read his results, and think Ho Hum? but, I can guarantee you all, that he is the only rider in the USA Superbike scene, that drives himself to and from the races, that sets his own tent up for the meeting, and works on his own bike all the time.

This young man is a true sales man for the KIWI way of doing things!

I am involved in a site in the USA that Dom has a pressense on as well, a few people off this USA site have helped in different ways with things for him like the rides I first arranged to get Dom over to the USA 2 years ago. He is very well liked and respected for what he is doing, but all say the same thing,

HE NEEDS A MANAGER IN THE USA AND A BETTER SHOW APPEARANCE

He needs a sport related buisness manager to make contacts for him, and to help build his profile in the USA, to help obtain some sponsors to move him forward. He needs a semi professional enviroment to operate from to put on a good of the track show. I am talking with a few managers that I know about this at the moment.

If Dom can secure a way of staying racing in the USA for 2 more years, he will become one of the top riders in the Superbike scene, he is very tallented and will help open a lot more doors for other NZ riders with enough help.

TEAM KIWI ( BIKE RACING) IN THE USA?

It would be fantastic to be able to build a NZ based team for racing in the USA, ie, the NZ sponsor would own 2 bikes and a motorhome with appropriate awnings to set this team up.

We could get behind Dom's programme and help drive him forward, with the focus being, opening doors for more young NZ riders for the future. If this team was put in place, most of the money spent to set it up, could be recovered with sale of the equipment at seasons end, the motor home could be imported to NZ and sold along with the bikes, they would sell for a lot more here in NZ, than they would in the USA, I could all but gaurantee a full return on the out lay.

Having the team in place over there, would open marketing doors, for companies either in the NZ market place or the USA market place, again a gain for all involved.

So, how can we go about finding a USA or NZ based sponsor, that would be interested in looking at this idea, we need a company that is prepared to out lay approx $ 55-000 NZ dollars to make this achievable?

Would love to read any serious thoughts on this please, this is a project that we can all be involved in.

that's an awesome idea!!!!

[TonyB]

Fonterra [new zealands biggest company] has a huge presence in USA part owns preocessing plants in mexico...sells a huge amount of products in the america's...
They might well be a company well worth approching...as 55k is but a couple of drops on milk in a bucket to a company that big!!!
Good point! *runs off to make a phone call*