MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North America Superbike racer Chris Ulrich raised more money for the Roadracing World Action Fund by giving rides on the back of his two-seat Superbike to 36 donors on Sunday at Auto Club Speedway. The event, held in conjunction with a Fastrack Riders track day, brought the total number of people who have taken a two-seat Superbike ride on a racetrack with Ulrich to 900, without incident. Ulrich covered 87 laps with passengers on the back of his GEICO Suzuki GSX-R1000–about 200 miles–during the day.
The event raised $2,145 for the Roadracing World Action Fund (RWAF), a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to deploying soft barriers to help reduce rider injuries at racetracks nationwide. In the last decade, Ulrich has raised about $52,000 for the RWAF by giving two-seat Superbike rides on the racetrack.
Donors who took rides on the back of the GEICO Suzuki two-up Superbike on Sunday included:
Amber Arnett
Todd Berk
Alison Bushnell
Megan Campbell
Kathy Cullen
Savannah Fant
Matt Fleming
Anthony Frank
Jim Freeman
Chris Glines
Maribel Gomez
Gemma Guerrero
Anthony Hernandez
Alison Holguin
Cynthia Hsu
Christina Keele
Robert Lavey
Michael Liu
Jemwell Martinez
Gavin McNamara
Matthew Phillips
Zsolt Poczos
Kayla Proctor
David Rankin
Richard Russo
Imad Samhat
Dan Sharp
Kei Shirai
Ashley Stevenson
Anchalee Thorngoen
Nhan Tran
Jessica Valentine
Mitsu Ueda
Susana Waggener
In addition, racer Tony Serra made a $200 donation but did not take a two-seat Superbike ride.
Dunlop supplied tires for the fund-raiser, including KR448 front and KR449 7455-compound rear slicks.
During the racing season, Ulrich gives rides on his two-seat Superbike to broadcasters and reporters prior to MotoAmerica Superbike weekends, to help them understand and get excited about motorcycle road racing.
The 2015 Suzuki GSX-R1000 Superbike has been modified to carry a passenger and makes 190 horsepower at the rear wheel. It has reached 170 mph with a passenger at Auto Club Speedway.