Thursday, January 28, 2010

plus 3, The Vyrus 987 C3 4V: the world's most powerful production motorcycle - Gizmag

plus 3, The Vyrus 987 C3 4V: the world's most powerful production motorcycle - Gizmag

The Vyrus 987 C3 4V: the world's most powerful production motorcycle - Gizmag

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 09:00 PM PST

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The name Vyrus may not be familiar to motorcycle enthusiasts when they begin reading this article, but by the end of it, there's every chance it will be at the top of their list of "dream bikes." The small Rimini-based Italian company is currently best known for producing the Bimota Tesi 2D, but the company's new, top-of-the-range, Vyrus 987 C3 4VV naked superbike is just about to propel it to even greater world renown, leapfrogging past a gaggle of superbikes to become the most powerful production motorcycle in the world. It's more powerful than Ducati's Desmosedici RR, MV Agusta's F4 312RR, Suzuki's Hayabusa or Kawasaki's ZZR1400. The hub-centre-steered Vyrus runs a 211 bhp supercharged 1198cc 1098R Ducati engine, weighs just 158 kg and costs EUR 65,000 (US$91,700).

The 4VV is the lightest and most powerful of four Vyrus variants.

The base model 984 C3 2V comes with a 100 bhp two valve 1000DS air-cooled Ducati engine, weighs in at a featherweight 150 kg and sells for EUR 33,400 (US$47,000). Just to put that weight in perspective, a MotoGP bike weighs 148 kg.

Next up the ladder is the 985 C3 4V, which weighs in at 157 kg, uses a 155 bhp 999R water-cooled Testastretta Ducati engine and costs EUR 50,000 (US$70,500).

Second from top is the 155 kg 987 C3 4V which sells for EUR 55,000 (US$77,500) and uses a water-cooled 1098R 1198cc Ducati engine producing 184 bhp

Finally, the range-topping 987 C3 4V V takes the 987 C3 4V and adds EUR 10,000, a supercharger, three kilograms, 27 bhp and, of course, the title of being the world's fastest production motorcycle.

Take a close look at the Vyrus in the photo gallery and you'll see the machine is full of innovation and incredible attention to detail, and very much a production of Vyrus' owner, Ascanio Rodorigo.

The essence of the Vyrus brand is adequately encapsulated by this short outline from Rodorigo which explains his passion for detail:

I was a young boy, at the airport of Rimini the Ferrari Team came with a tester and a F40 to make brakes homologation. My father, a jet fighter pilot, was invited to participate and was inside the car. Happy and excited by the adventure. I walked around the car and looked at every particular. Lights, dashboard, internal equipment, everything did tell me I thought that was the best thing I could see at that time, the enthusiasm of my father become virulent because his approval of noise, velocity, real sensations and feeling. What a beauty!

My dream was a production of little series of bikes that could give me the fantastic sensation of a Race GP motorcycle but with lights and lateral stand!

The rear swing arm hand bended and welded to be the strongest and lightest possible, the special bolts machine worked to save 3 grams each, the seat with 8 mm foam to have the best feeling in drive, the carbon fibre everywhere, the fuel tank cap screw type, the bleeding system of fuel and engine vapour running in carbon fibre canisters, injection and ignition controlled by the most advanced computer, cable wiring almost invisible but the most complicate available, Racing style dashboards, the best brakes. All the best for a "Championship with a license plate": the dream became true with Vyrus. I never had compromise since was young boy, why should I change now?

So what's it like to ride?

The most experienced, knowledgable and best known motorcycle road tester in the world is Brit Alan Cathcart. Cathcart rode the unblown Vyrus and his report is available online here.

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Posted: 28 Jan 2010 08:53 PM PST

VanLeeuwen is New GNCC Sponsor Coordinator - Motorcycle USA

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 02:05 PM PST

Racer Productions, producers of the Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series, is proud to announce the hiring of Dean VanLeeuwen as the GNCC Sponsor Coordinator of the series.

VanLeeuwen will draw on five years of experiences as ATV Event Coordinator for Gear Racewear to ensure the smooth running of the vendor and pro pit area at the GNCC events.

"Coming to work for Racer Productions is something I have wanted to do for quite awhile and I'm very happy that our time has finally come to work together," VanLeeuwen said. "For me, it's a perfect fit. I can draw off of the relationships that developed in the several fantastic years I spent with Gear Racewear, of which I'm very grateful for, plus I get to be a part of what is the center of the MX and off-road universe. As the GNCC sponsor coordinator, I'm very much looking forward to the opportunities, challenges and excitement of the upcoming 2010 race season and being successful doing my part in making the GNCC events and all of Racer Productions events the very best they can be."

VanLeeuwen joined Gear Racewear in 2003 and worked under John Ayers as ATV Event Coordinator, coordinating with teams and promoters at events and implementing the production plans for each event. VanLeeuwen was brought on board at Racer Productions on January 1, 2010, and will now oversee the pro-pit and vendor areas at all 13 rounds of the Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series. VanLeeuwen will communicate with sponsors between races to ensure a continued strong relationship with GNCC partners.

"Dean has worked a lot of events in his career," said Jeff Russell, GNCC Trail Boss. "His years of experience will be a great asset to GNCC Racing. With Dean helping sponsors and running the vendor and pro pit areas, that will take the burden off of me and put me back on the track with Buren Hamrick, ensuring an even better experience for the riders as well as sponsors and vendors."

The 2010 Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series kicks off on February 27- March 2 as part of Daytona Bike Week at the Westgate River Ranch Resort in River Ranch, Florida, with the Parts Unlimited River Ranch GNCC. ATVs race on Sunday, February 28, and bikes race on Tuesday, March 2.

For more information, check out the official series website at www.GNCCRacing.com

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Series Horsepower Challenge sponsor news ... - Motorsport.com

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 12:46 PM PST

NHRA EXTENDS K&N HORSEPOWER CHALLENGE CONTRACT

GLENDORA, Calif. (Jan. 28, 2010) -- NHRA announced today it has signed a contract extension with K&N Engineering, Inc., locking in the company's sponsorship of the popular K&N Horsepower Challenge, a lucrative bonus event for Pro Stock competitors, through the 2012 event.

The K&N Horsepower Challenge is a special race-within-a-race bonus program for the top Pro Stock drivers in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series. The K&N Horsepower Challenge is contested during the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio. The race features a special elimination pairing with eight Pro Stock drivers in the field, including seven who accumulate the most points in qualifying during the 23-race Challenge series, and one driver who is selected to the starting lineup for the event via a special fan vote.

As part of the K&N Horsepower Challenge, K&N will conduct a fan promotion during the running of the series and will present a new Harley-Davidson motorcycle to a lucky fan during the finals of the K&N Horsepower Challenge. In the promotion, eight lucky fans will receive a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park for the event, where one fan will be selected as the winner of the Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Each finalist will be paired with a K&N Horsepower Challenge driver during pre-race ceremonies and will be introduced on stage with the driver.

"We are pleased to extend the sponsorship of this important bonus event for Pro Stock racers with our friends at K&N Engineering," said Gary Darcy, senior vice president of sales and marketing, NHRA. "The K&N Horsepower Challenge certainly brings an increased level of excitement to the NHRA Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals."

The winner of the K&N Horsepower Challenge will earn $50,000, and the runner-up will earn $10,000. The two semifinalists will earn $3,000 each, while the four first-round finishers will receive $2,500 each.

"K&N is committed to making the Horsepower Challenge the premier Pro Stock event at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park," said Steve Williams, vice president, K&N Engineering. "This year we are paring up eight lucky fans with the top eight drivers for a chance to win a Harley-Davidson Street Bob motorcycle, all they have to do is go to KNfilters.com, vote for their favorite driver and register to win."

The K&N Horsepower Challenge features an overall purse of $145,000. In addition to the $76,000 K&N Horsepower Challenge, K&N also will award $69,000 in qualifying bonuses to quick Pro Stock qualifiers throughout the K&N Horsepower Challenge series. Low qualifiers earn $3,000 at each of the 23 events in the Challenge series.

Last season Jeg Coughlin claimed his third title in the prestigious race-within-a-race bonus event. Other past winners of the K&N Horsepower Challenge include Greg Anderson, Dave Connolly, Kurt Johnson, Warren Johnson, Darrell Alderman, Larry Morgan, Jim Yates, Bruce Allen and Bob Glidden.

K&N Engineering has been a major NHRA contingency sponsor for many years and has been the title sponsor for several NHRA national events in the past.

-source: nhra

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