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R&D Yamaha Mike Follmer Racing Team was awarded with the Best Pit Crew award at the Mark Hahn Memorial 300. There is no doubt about it that Team Follmer was well prepared and looked like a Nascar Team. Pit stop refuel was done most times in less than 30sec. meanwhile the race craft was checked through out before entering the water again. Mike Follmer is not only a true professional racer but a dedicated person to whatever he is involved to. Soon we will present his business and Team base.

Team Pastorello made sure with every time that the race craft was coming for a pit stop refuel at the same time Francis Chabauty was checking up the oil level. He also had pressurized cans with certain quantity of oil (a trick that it is used from motorcycle endurance teams) and if it was needed Francis could add oil very fast. No wonder Pastorello Team managed to win Mark Hahn 300 race. Its next appearance will be at Karu Jet.

The new “drop-in” R&D C8 Monster Compressor Wheel and Exducer Seal Plate Kit installs directly into the OEM supercharger without any modification. The new C8 delivers “horsepower you can feel” with instant throttle response, aggressively improved low and mid range acceleration, and intensified top end performance. The new C8 features a light weight, high flow, 8 blade design with 8 supporting splitter veins and an increased exducer compression height over stock. R&D’s larger exducer height and aggressive blade design is the key to improving CFM airflow volume throughout the RPM range. The increased exducer height dimension increases the size of the supercharger by enhancing air pumping volume and efficiency. The C8 out performs any OEM sized compressor wheel in its boost pressure classification. After all, its airflow volume gains that increase horsepower. The R&D Monster Wheel Kit produces 18 plus pounds of boost pressure @ 8700-8900 rpm, 16+ @ 8500-8600 rpm. The new drop-in R&D C8 also offers superior off throttle surge over other 16-18 pound boost wheels. Less surge increases supercharger clutch reliability. The new R&D C8 series compressor wheels offer the highest levels of airflow and horsepower gains available for the 1.8L Yamaha engine. A properly tuned C8 set up (with supporting modifications) can produce well over 325+ horsepower. In addition, the rotating group of the new C8 Monster Wheel combined with the R&D Billet Supercharger Shaft is the undisputed Light Weight Champ, no other rotating group on the market is lighter or more powerful. Less is More: In sum, the R&D C8 Monster Wheel and Shaft weighs less, has far less surge over competitors’ wheel kits, rockets to 80 in less seconds and carves through corners in less time than any other wheel and shaft on the planet. Hit the throttle, hang on and discover the astounding sensation that less IS more …much, much more. R&D facts: Aggressive throttle response, increased horsepower, Increased boost pressure ( 12 P.S.I. over stock @ 8800 rpm), Increased airflow volume ( 14-15 pound per minute gain), 100+ horsepower increase (with R&D R3 ECU), 350+ horsepower w/supporting parts, Precision balanced (turbo specs .012-.027 gram inches), Utilizes O.E.M. Reprogrammed R3 ECU ignition system, Utilizes O.E.M. fuel injectors w/R&D RRFPR, R3, and Powershot, 91 octane pump gas friendly with R3 ECU, Less weight and surge, Easy installation. C8 Modification Requirements: R&D High Performance Pro Series Intercooler Kit w/R&D Greddy BOV, R&D Rising Rate Fuel Pressure Regulator Kit, R&D R3 ECU upgrade to allow 8500-8850 RPM, R&D Powershot, R&D Engine/intercooler Cooling Kit, R&D Twin Prop Boost rating; 12 @ 7800, 15/16 @ 8400-8500, 17 @ 8700-8800, 18 @ 9200-9500). NOTE: The C8 Monster Wheel will work best in sea level to 2000 ft. elevations, or in ambient air temperatures between 60 and 100 degrees. NOTE: The C5 Monster Wheel Kit will require serious impellor upgrades; call R&D for the latest in impellor suggestions. Contact R&D for intercooler suggestions, and impellor pitch/nozzle combination that will be best for your performance level or application. R&D stocks the largest selection of custom impellors for the SHO/FZ/FZR. Available from R&D, Pt. # 612-25008…Retail $649.95

Rius was the fastest riders in the first 5 laps of Mark Hahn 300 race laping consistently at 8 minutes and something lap by lap before his safety tow rope fell off inside the engine compartment, caught by the drive shaft and caused all sort of problems from then and onwards. Rius managed to get fixed the mess and got into the race again and proved to be fast ones more before he DNF-ed due to other mechanical problems.

We test the new Kawasaki 300X at Body Beach and we learn crucial information for its design and features by Graig Warner and Minoru Kanamori. Top speed was rated at 67mph stock, and 72mph on its unrestricted version. We rode both, read all about it under the Tests section.

We tested the Yamaha VXR three days before Mark Hahn 300 race and we saw R&D preparing it especially for this race, which won its class. Read all about the new Yamaha under the Tests section. How it performs, how fast it is and how simple to take care of. Soon we will present the test of the R&D’s Stage 1 kit too.

Female riders Nikky Goudreau and Lark Schmitt were the only women out on the lied on Mark Hahn 300 Race. The girls were riding a Yamaha FZR of Team Follmer that was prepared by R&D. They kept a good pace from start to finish and managed to bring the FZR on 9th place which is a great achievement bearing in mind that the water was rough out there at the north part of the course.