GTO Race From Miller Official Results

Knapp Wins Lucas Oil Superbike Challenge GTO Race At Miller Motorsports Park News Article // RoadracingWorld.com

Real Time Update From Miller

More info: Toye DID in fact lay the bike down. Picked it up and got back on the track to finish the race. We're guessing there is a "no re-entry" rule in place which resulted in the DQ.

Real Time Update From Miller

Toye was disqualified from competition, not yet sure of the reason. Gary Orr finishes 18th officially.

Real Time Update From Miller

Race one of the World Superbike race at Miller airing on Speed channel NOW.

Real Time Update From Miller

No word yet on where Toye sits in the rankings. $5 bet going around the shop that Toye still beats Gary Orr.

Real Time Update From Miller

Correction. Announcer was wrong. Toye ran off the track but kept the bike up. Back on the track now but buried way back.

Real Time Update From Miller

Toye crashes out. No injury reported. Stay tuned for further information.

Real Time Update From Miller

Race at the half way point. Toye still in front with 5 laps to go.

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Toye still in the lead. Knapp closing with less than a second between them.

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2nd lap by Toye 1:52.00

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After 2 laps Toye leads by 1 second.

Real Time Update From Miller

Track green again. Toye takes holeshot again. Gary Orr mixing it up toward the back off the pack.

Real Time Update From Miller

Red flag just came out rider down in turn 1. Restart pending.

Real Time Update From Miller

Toye is first into turn 1 off the start! Holeshot taken.

Another Quick Update From The Race Team

Toye Holds On To GTO Pole Position At Lucas Oil Superbike Challenge At Miller News Article // RoadracingWorld.com

Just A Quick Update...

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Toye On Provisional Pole For GTO Class Of Lucas Oil Superbike Challenge At Miller News Article // RoadracingWorld.com

Installment #1: From Showroom Bike to Superbike!

It seems like forever ago when this project started, but that’s simply because there has been so much going on. As a matter of fact the official start date for this racing program was on April 23rd, 2010. So we’re still very new to the game, but in this first installment we’re going to cover what it took to get the S1000RR, fresh off the San Diego BMW showroom floor, from a street bike to a super bike.
After Seth, owner of Locust Storage and major investor in to program, had put the break in miles on the “A” bike it was delivered to Lee’s Cycle Service only two weeks before its first outing at the upcoming CA State Championship round at Buttonwillow Raceway Park. On Monday Jeremy had one test with a mildly prepped S1000RR, thanks to Gary Orr, owner of San Diego BMW Motorcycles, offering his bike as a test mule. This allowed the team to begin the tear down of the new bike with a plan in mind of what had to be done.
The first part, as you may all expect, involved removal of many stock components on the bike. The usual suspects included, but are not limited to;


o Stock body work and stock seat
o Lights (this required special steps however)
o Stock Pegs
o Stock Exhaust
o Emissions equipment
o ABS Pump
o Stock Battery
o Stock Triple Clamps and Handle bar weights
o Stock Suspension
o Stock Chain and Gearing
o Oil Change
o Side stand (custom plug)
o Exhaust Servos
I’m 100% positive there are things that I’m forgetting, but that covers most of the bases. At this point we had ourselves a pretty bare motorcycle, definitely a good opportunity to have a look at what BMW did with the Chassis. What do you think?


Now it was time to put it all back together with the new bits that we had;
o Akrapovic Titanium Exhaust
o Attack Rear Sets (GP Shift Pattern)
o Ohlins 30mm Fork Cartridge Internals
o Ohlins TTX Shock
o Catalyst Bodywork, painted by MC Pro Design
o Attack Triple Clamps
o Speed Cell Lithium Battery Pack
o Power Commander, with Auto Tune Module
o Afam Gearing
o Did Chain 520
o Brembo Master Cylinder
As you can see the transformation is quite stunning. Now this S1000RR is ready for some wins and lap records!

Toye is two wins in two races in Tooele!!!

What a weekend! Jeremy and the S1000RR not only won both races they entered in, but went FOUR seconds faster that he did the last time he was on this track! Miller part 1 turned out to be a great prequel. Weather threatened, but never really became a factor. All we really had to deal with was sweatshirt weather! Jeremy really loved the track and was able to put in some monster miles on Friday.
Good thing because we missed the cutoff for the 6 hour race they were holding on Saturday and didn’t even get to touch the track. So with only Friday practice and two sessions in the morning Sunday it was going to be tuff, but Jody worked his butt off dealing with chatter, braking issues, etc. and gave Jeremy everything he needed to win both races on Sunday!
This was a tall order with talented names like Geoff May, Taylor Knapp, and other AMA regulars in the mix, but the S1000RR and Toye were more than up for it no matter what it took.

His first race (mainly just a warm-up for the afternoon’s premier event) went flawlessly. Jeremy leapt from his spot on the front row and from that point on the rest of the field was just a memory! By the end of the first lap he had a two second gap and never looked back.
Once the Superbike Race started it was time to go toe to toe with Taylor Knapp. After yet another great start Jeremy put his head down and kept motoring. Taylor ended the first lap in 4th and had a lot of work to do to catch the super quick number 57 at the front of the field, but with both riders turning laps in the low 52’s they were the ones who were going to decide the top step of the podium. After the halfway point the number 44 of Knapp had latched onto the back of Toye and was clinging on to his draft down the ¾ mile front straight away at Miller Motorsports Park. On the final corner final lap they were close enough to touch, but the power of the S1000RR pulled a nice gap to the finish! Everybody is talking about how nicely this sets things up for next week at the Lucas Oils Superbike challenge during the World SBK weekend!


Toye
“It’s super cold, but pretty good, the thing is without a whole lot of changes, not even gearing, we went out with the Ohlins forks, within the 4th lap I was quicker than with the Honda still with the bike no being to my liking. The bike is just able to get around the track at a good pace. I knew right then we’re in this!
At the end of day Friday we found that the new suspension bits made in house and from AK were a bit help, giving more compliance, and more confidence. On Saturday we didn’t even touch the track on because we we’re too late 6hr.
Sunday we had two races in even colder weather. We started out on B bike for a quick comparison/shakedown, and we’re pleasantly surprised. It was it’s first time ever on the track and already 1.5 faster than the CBR with a stock shock! For the second practice we tried a new set of carbon fiber wheels from BST and bike didn’t have the same feeling. So we rushed around to try and compensate for wheels before F1. The race was good, we went fastest, but still had front end feel issues. Not what we had had two days before in practice.
Superbike was the same, but got off the line worse. It was the power of that S1000RR that took me to turn one first. We got out front and went pretty good, but had brake issues. There were some times where it would have been a pretty good photo being sideways at 170 miles per hour. Anyways we started with a good gap on the first couple laps. Taylor Knapp reeled us in, but couldn’t get up all the way. We have some things to work out before next weekend, but we’ll be ready! It’s pretty amazing that we’re already going this good and the bike isn’t even set up the way I like it yet. I can’t wait to see it’s full potential!”

Preview of Coming Attractions

I wanted to take this opportunity to inform you of our upcoming posts. Part of this race project is to gather as much information as possible while we develop this new BMW superbike. So, over the next few weeks I'm going to bring to you what we've found in categorical installments such as;

- electronics
- engine
- chassis/frame
- suspension
- extras

The first post will cover the frame and chassis. I'll run through what it took to take a street bike off of the show room and turn in into a lap record setting superbike!

Progress!!!!!!! Rain or Shine...

We're here at Miller Motorsports Park! The weather yesterday was great, and we we're able to make quite a bit of progress! It only took Jeremy 4 laps on the S1000RR to beat his best time on the CBR! It looks like rain today though so we'll see how the TC and ABS work!

Shipped!

The last 24 hours definitely mean a race weekend. Last night the team was at the shop until well after 2 in the morning to get the bikes ready (still waiting on parts to show up in the morning mind you). The transport arrived we took a few hours to load all of the teams gear and left right around 3pm.

If you want to check out the rig that we'll be in at the track this weekend go to www.evotoursusa.com

What a rush!!

It's been a little while since we've last spoke so let me catch you up on things! As you know from previous post the first weekend went very well and drew a lot of attention to the program.

Starting sooner than later Roadracingworld.com will be covering the project with installments in their magazine, and we've also picked up support from a carbon fibre wheel manufacturer BST, AK forks, and Devil Exhauts. Most of these partnerships will be visible on the bike at Miller this coming weekend whch was a big hustle to get ready for!

In two weeks we've had;
- one motor completely apart
- forks shipped out and returning the day before we leave
- all bodywork repainted
- electronics refined
- fuel tested
- parts fabricated
- spares shipped from Germany
- the list keeps going.....

In fact there are still things we'll be finishing up overnight to have the bikes ready to leave tomorrow. More posts will be following so keep checking back!

P.S. Be sure to check us out on Facebook as well @ San Diego BMW Racing powered by Lee's Cycle

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SD BMW Racing off to a stellar start!!!

The first round of the California State Championship Series took place at Buttonwillow Raceway Park in Southern California on May 8-9th 2010 in conjunction with round 4 of the WERA West Sportsman series. The rider stirring up the most attention at the event was undoubtedly Jeremy Toye of San Diego. Jeremy’s new ride was announced just two weeks before the Series started when a new partnership was formed between San Diego BMW Motorcycles and Lee’s Cycles Service with special sponsorship provided by Locust data storage. The new team was formed with the intention of competing in, and winning, the California State Championship and showing the capabilities of the new production Superbike king, the 2010 BMW S1000RR.


The team managed to do this in Spectacular fashion. With limited time on the track, Jeremy was entered in the morning’s A Superstock race as a warm-up for the premier race in the afternoon, Formula 1. On the first complete lap of the race Jeremy set the new lap record of 1:46.06, besting the previous lap record by more than two tenths of a second. Needless to say the S1000RR is good, but in the F1 we proved it was the best bike on track.

Starting from the front row Jeremy was second going into turn one behind the KTM RC8 of James Randolf with Tigert in 3rd, Brant Wiwi in 4th, and Corey Sarros (the former lap record holder) rounding out the top 5. It was a well fought battle, but on the penultimate lap Jeremy made his move to the front of the field and opened a small gap to start the final lap. With the KTM running off track at the infamous Bus Stop corner it left Sarros and Toye to fight for the win. In the last half of the lap Sarros made a strong push to close the gap to the BMW, but in the end it was simply too much and Jeremy took victory number one in the CA State Championship.

Jeremy Toye (1st Place): “Yeah, we had a really good battle there, and for sure had a good time. This was a really good weekend to kick this bike off. We still have a lot of stuff in the works. We saw a lot of things this weekend and we learned of things on the bike this weekend and there is a lot more potential for sure! I couldn’t be happier! Just to put things into perspective I sat down and went wow! This things first race lap ever on a track we set a new lap record, second race lap ever actually sampled some soil, but then we came back to win the premier event. So everything went pretty close to plan. I can’t wait to do the other two rounds in the championship. Infineon is one of my favourite tracks of all to ride, and Willow I kind of know that place.

Additionally the team plans to compete in the Lucas Oil Superbike Challenge at Miller Motorsports Park during the World Superbike Weekend on May 31st, and the Laguna Seca Round of AMA Nationals supporting the Moto GP.