The thundering action of the SunTrust MOTO-ST Series will explode on to the airways beginning Tuesday, November 18th.

Four of the seven events from this year’s series will be broadcast on SPEED TV per the following schedule.

Running one hour in length and beginning with coverage of the 2008 Daytona 300, each show will feature both spectacular non-stop action-packed racing and select interviews and will be broadcast at 1:00 p.m. (EST).

Daytona 300 Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Road America 500K Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Thunderbolt 500K Tuesday, December 2, 2008

8 Hours At Daytona Finale Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Be sure to tune in to SPEED and see and hear the thunder and watch the James Gang/Hoban Brothers race team in action!

Thanks to your help and support, James Gang/Hoban Brothers Racing wrapped up a national championship race season at Daytona International Speedway this past weekend.

Riders Paul James and Jeff Johnson took second place in class and seventh overall in the ASRA Team Challenge 2-hour endurance race on Friday. With class wins in three of five rounds we competed in, our Daytona podium finish sealed the Team Challenge GT Lights national title for us.

As a bonus, our championship winning Buell Firebolt XB12R was displayed in the Buell demo area at Daytona for the rest of the weekend and will also appear in the Buell booth during the International Motorcycle Show tour this winter.

Due to GrandSport Twins class podium finishes in every MOTO-ST race of the season, the team was also in position to win a second national endurance championship on Saturday during the gruelling 8-Hours of Daytona race.

Trailing the defending champions #77 Touring Sport Ducati team by just two points going into the final round and riding a season long podium streak, we were aiming for the class win and another national title.

Unfortunately, luck was not on our side, as Jeff got taken out by the #77 Ducati team in a racing accident on just the seventh lap of the race. Our crew, led by Mike Kirkpatrick and John Dahmer, repaired the bike quickly and got us back on track, but we had a huge mountain to climb.

After some hard riding, we clawed our way back into 3rd in class by the halfway point, and felt we were in a good position to win the championship. Then our third team rider Walt Sipp crashed in a suspected oil spill in the West Horseshoe and tore a hole in our Buell Firebolt's frame/fuel tank.

The crew saved the day again and got us back out with an amazing display of ingenuity and team effort. But we lost too much time in the pits. Two subsequent stops to repair oil leaks related to the crash sealed our fate: a seventh place finish that dropped us from second to third in final season points.

We truly appreciate your support of the James Gang/Hoban Brothers race program in 2008. And we dedicate our season total of 5 class wins and 14 podium finishes, as well as our ASRA national championship and third place in the MOTO-ST GST class to our family, friends and sponsors. We couldn't do it without you.

We especially remember our fallen friends, Jim Holmen and Greg Holman, who although they never knew each other, shared the common bond of motorcycling and racing. We'll never forget you.

For 2009, we anticipate another great season of racing as MOTO-ST joins the AMA Superbike series as a regular addition to the program in 6-8 national rounds. We'll also race in select ASRA national and Championship Cup Series regional events.

Thanks again for your support of another championship winning season.

Jeff is starting the race today. Bikes are rolling. Crew and riders are amped.

I'll ride second. Walt third.

Reports on the fly as I can.

Jeff crashed early in his stint. He was taken out by the #77 Ducati in a racing accident.

We fixed the bike as best we could and Jeff's back on track.

The #77 is back on track too.

More drama.

We had moved into 3rd and then Walt crashed and cracked the frame. The crew was amazing and fixed the bike again. Thank God for epoxy.

2.5 hrs to go. We are back in the race, but we need help to win the title.

Still more drama. Walt brought the bike in with an oil leak. Crew hard at work again. We can't seem to buy a break today, but we're not giving up.

Unfortunately, our oil leak fix was only temporary as Jeff oiled the tack in the International Horseshoe to bring out a red flag. We brought the bike back in and replaced the oil cooler.

I took the bike back out for the last 15 minutes of the race. At least we finished.

We took 7th in class and 23rd overall. Sadly, not only did we lose the championship title, we dropped to third in the final standings.

So battered, bruised but unbroken in spirit, we will pack up and head home tomorrow with our heads held high knowing we did the best we could do in some tough conditions.

Thanks everyone, family, friends and sponsors for a great season. We couldn't do it without your support.

One down and one to go! We finished 2nd in class and won the ASRA Team Challenge GT Lights championship today at Daytona International Speedway.

We also had 2 hours of MOTO-ST practice tonight. We were 3rd quickest in class, but just 3/10ths of a second out of second and about a second off the leader's pace. The 8 Hours of Daytona race is tomorrow and we are just 2 points out of the championship lead. We know what we have to do!

We just Pizza Uno dinner with the crew and the young boys are out on the town.

More later...

We are on the way to Daytona with two national titles on the line this weekend. In the RV are Mike, Jeff, Rita, John, Zach, Alex and me. PJ, Rocco, Jim and Ben are joining us down there.

We're about 120 miles out of Memphis and watching Talladega Nights on the DVD player. Shake and Bake!

More later.