Ruthless to run XR1200 and Sport Bike

From Ruthless Racing

Ruthless Racing Inc. has officially announced its continued involvement in the Parts Canada Superbike Series for 2011. Ruthless Racing Inc. will run two classes this year, the Harley-Davidson XR1200 class and Pro Sport Bike.

Dave Estok will race on a Ruthless Racing Inc.-prepared Buell and Harley-Davidson XR1200. Estok won the 1996 Harley-Davidson 883 World Championship and in the same year the Buell Lightening Championship. He also has three ASRA Thunder Bike titles under his belt. He has been participating in the Canadian Superbike Series for the last five years and put forth a strong fourth place finish in the Pro Sport Bike Series in 2010.

Darren James comes to the grid this year on his Harley-Davidson XR1200 and his Buell, both motorcycles prepared by Ruthless Racing Inc. James has two Canadian National Thunder Bike Championships in 2005 and 2006. He also won the CCS National Thunder Bike Championship in Daytona in 2003. Teamed up with Jeremy McWilliams, James spent the 2010 season racing for Warr’s Harley-Davidson in the UK and participated in the Harley-Davidson XR1200 Trophy Cup in the British Superbike Series. He finished fourth overall for the year while McWillams took the championship. 

“I am really excited to see this XR1200 series come to fruition this year in Canada," said James, who also serves as team manager. "It’s the first year this class runs in the Parts Canada Superbike series and I have wanted nothing more than to make sure we start with a full grid. There has been a ton of interest from racers wanting to get on a Harley-Davidson and, come Round 1 at ICAR, I really hope that they all end up on that grid. A full grid makes for exciting racing and that’s what we want to show the fans. These bikes are all so evenly matched that it really comes down to the rider. It’s going to be a ton of fun out there.”