June 26, 2007 - Close Call for LeoVince Pegram Racing Ducati Team in Utah
Pegram Pulls the Holeshot - But Loose Fork Cap
Costs Team Valuable Positions
Columbus, Ohio (June 26, 2007) – The Formula Xtreme race at Miller Motorsports started with Larry Pegram pulling the holeshot from eighth position on the starting grid on his modified Ducati 749R . This was the team’s first holeshot this season.
Larry led the race until Josh Hayes got around him on the first lap. On the second lap, Chaz Davies pushed Pegram wide which moved him back to seventh position, where he stayed until the ninth lap when the cap on one of the front forks worked its way loose. Larry finished the last four laps with one fully-functioning fork, and in fourteenth place.
“I was pumped to get the holeshot and was hoping to finish on the podium again this weekend, but it wasn’t in the cards. I was lucky that the fork cap came loose in a slow turn; otherwise it could have been ugly for me. After the cap came loose, my focus was to finish as high as possible to salvage points,” commented Larry.
Larry qualified in eighth with a 1:54.769.
After Round 6 of the Lockhart-Phillips USA Formula Xtreme, Larry Pegram is in fourth place overall with 130 points.
The Formula Xtreme class will not be racing at the next event at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on July 20 – 22, 2007. Larry’s next race will be at his home track at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, the weekend of August 3 -5, 2007.
About LeoVince Pegram Racing Ducati
Hebron, Ohio-based LeoVince Pegram Racing Ducati is a professional superbike race team competing in the AMA Superbike Championship. The team is owned and managed by Larry Pegram, a third-generation motorcycle racer. The team competes in the Formula Xtreme class on a modified Ducati 749R. Additional information about the team can be found on their web site at www.pegramracing.com.
Team sponsors include - Ducati North America / LeoVince Exhaust / Dunlop / WPS / Lockhart Phillips / Fieldsheer Leathers / Scorpion Helmets / Power Stands / Robb Report Motorcycling / Motion Pro / Motul Oil / Sidi / Dymag / Braking Rotors/ Barnett Clutches / Hot Bodies Racing / VP fuels / EBC / Vortex / Power Stands / Spiegler / Desmo Ohio/ Options Italia / Wiseco / Cometic /Canal Road Racing / Build-Momentum.com / Triangle Cycle.com / TNG Scooters / Domino Grips / Wiley-X Eyewear
Costs Team Valuable Positions
Columbus, Ohio (June 26, 2007) – The Formula Xtreme race at Miller Motorsports started with Larry Pegram pulling the holeshot from eighth position on the starting grid on his modified Ducati 749R . This was the team’s first holeshot this season.
Larry led the race until Josh Hayes got around him on the first lap. On the second lap, Chaz Davies pushed Pegram wide which moved him back to seventh position, where he stayed until the ninth lap when the cap on one of the front forks worked its way loose. Larry finished the last four laps with one fully-functioning fork, and in fourteenth place.
“I was pumped to get the holeshot and was hoping to finish on the podium again this weekend, but it wasn’t in the cards. I was lucky that the fork cap came loose in a slow turn; otherwise it could have been ugly for me. After the cap came loose, my focus was to finish as high as possible to salvage points,” commented Larry.
Larry qualified in eighth with a 1:54.769.
After Round 6 of the Lockhart-Phillips USA Formula Xtreme, Larry Pegram is in fourth place overall with 130 points.
The Formula Xtreme class will not be racing at the next event at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on July 20 – 22, 2007. Larry’s next race will be at his home track at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, the weekend of August 3 -5, 2007.
About LeoVince Pegram Racing Ducati
Hebron, Ohio-based LeoVince Pegram Racing Ducati is a professional superbike race team competing in the AMA Superbike Championship. The team is owned and managed by Larry Pegram, a third-generation motorcycle racer. The team competes in the Formula Xtreme class on a modified Ducati 749R. Additional information about the team can be found on their web site at www.pegramracing.com.
Team sponsors include - Ducati North America / LeoVince Exhaust / Dunlop / WPS / Lockhart Phillips / Fieldsheer Leathers / Scorpion Helmets / Power Stands / Robb Report Motorcycling / Motion Pro / Motul Oil / Sidi / Dymag / Braking Rotors/ Barnett Clutches / Hot Bodies Racing / VP fuels / EBC / Vortex / Power Stands / Spiegler / Desmo Ohio/ Options Italia / Wiseco / Cometic /Canal Road Racing / Build-Momentum.com / Triangle Cycle.com / TNG Scooters / Domino Grips / Wiley-X Eyewear