DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (October 21, 2007) - Deeley H-D/Buell Canada rider Steve
Crevier rode a Buell XBRR to victory in the American Sportbike Racing
Association (ASRA) Pro Superbike race at the 24th Annual Race of Champions at
Daytona International Speedway. At the same event, Deeley H-D/Buell
Canada/Ruthless Racing rider Dave Estok scored a comfortable win in Pro
Thunderbike, capping a season that saw him secure the 2007 ASRA Pro Thunderbike
championship at the previous ASRA National event in Summit Point, W.V.
Crevier, a multiple Canadian National roadracing champion and the 1998 AMA
600 Supersport champion, took the pole for the ASRA Superbike race with a lap of
1:52.817 on the Daytona road course. He then led from the pole in an 8-lap race
run in wet conditions and won by 5.62 seconds. Chris Fillmore was second on a
Kawasaki ZX-6R. Crevier’s victory was the first win for a Buell XBRR at a
National-level event in the United States. Jeff Wood, the 2007 ASRA Pro
Superbike Champion, dropped out of the race after two laps.
Riding in dry-to-wet conditions, Estok was fourth in qualifying for the Pro
Thunderbike race. Richard Cooper was fast qualifier with a lap of 1:59.136 on a
BMW. Estok got a good start and was leading after one lap of the eight-lap
National in dry conditions. On lap two, Hal’s H-D/Buell/Hal’s Speed Shop rider
Dan Bilansky and Deeley H-D/Buell Canada/Ruthless Racing rider Darren James came
together while running second and third, causing both Buell riders to crash.
James was done for the day, but Bilansky, the 2006 ASRA Pro Thunderbike
champion, continued after picking up his motorcycle. Estok cruised to an easy
win, finishing 36.5 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher, BMW R1200S rider
Brad Hendry. Julio Fuentes was third on a Ducati, followed by Olivier Spilborghs
on a Buell XB12R. Bilansky finished the race in 10th position.
Buell riders took the top-five positions in the final ASRA Pro Thunderbike
season standings. Estok finished with 253 points, followed by Bilansky with 183,
Joe Rozynski (Sound Waves/Hal’s Speed Shop) 149, James 147, and Sam Rozynski
(Sound Waves/Hal’s Speed Shop) 135.
In Championship Cup Series (CCS) sprint racing at Daytona, Crevier won Expert
SuperTwins on a Buell XBRR, Bilansky won Expert Thunderbike on a Buell XB12R,
and Hoban Brothers Racing/H-D/Buell of Appleton rider Jeff Johnson won Expert
Lightweight F40 on a Buell XB12R.
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