February 26, 2004
Milwaukee, WI - Buell Motorcycle Company and Buell Riders Adventure Group (BRAG), the factory sponsored club for Buell owners, recently announced a new roadracing support program for 2004, with $70,500 in contingency paid to racers aboard Buell motorcycles in the eight-round national Formula USA Thunderbike class. Buell and BRAG will offer Buell racers $8,000 per race in contingency paid back to 15th place, in addition to Formula USA�s $2,000 Thunderbike purse, plus a $6,500 championship bonus for Buell racers paid back to 5th place, supplemented by Formula USA�s $5,500 championship bonus.
�We�re proud to support the efforts of privateer Buell racers in Formula USA�s National Thunderbike class, and with BRAG�s help, we were able to increase the purse of our contingency program by 15 percent,� said Erik Buell, Chairman and Chief Technical Officer of Buell Motorcycle Company.
The Formula USA Thunderbike class will be a featured event at all eight Formula USA National Road Race Series rounds. The events will be held at Daytona International Speedway, February 26-29; Road America, April 23-25; Summit Point Raceway, May 29-31; New Hampshire International Speedway, June 18-20; Virginia International Raceway, June 25-27; Barber Motorsports Park, August 13-15; Las Vegas Classic Course, September 24-26; and the Daytona finale, October 22-24. Buell�s Henry Duga and the Buell Racing Support Van will be present at each F-USA National event to provide assistance to Buell racers.
Formula USA�s 2003 Thunderbike class champion Dave Estok is expected to defend his title against fellow Buell racers Dan Bilansky, Bryan Bemisderfer, Jeff Johnson, Richie Morris, Joe Roszynski and many others, including riders aboard Suzuki, Ducati, Honda, Yamaha and BMW motorcycles.
