I now understand the meaning of the word “endurance”. I am amazed at the ability of the Yamaha YZF-R6 to take that kind of abuse. When we put this team together our experienced endurance riders pointed to the eight hour race on the schedule and talked about tire changes, rider order, fatigue, and bike maintenance. Talking about an eight hour race and competing in an eight hour race are two very different things. In preparation, we worked with Shandra Crawford ...
Following a 3rd place at MSR Houston in the first round of the 2013 CMRA Big Bike Endurance season, Crazy Dog Racing raced to another podium finish at Texas World Speedway on March 23rd, again taking 3rd place in class. The race weekend began on Friday with all five team members taking turns on the A and B bikes to get reacquainted with the track and to ensure both bike setups were suitable for all riders. Preemptive race strategy and planning, however, went out the window with a less-than-ideal ...