It’s been a while since we had some Ninja Racing Porn on here… This is a video from the WSMC Ninja 250R Cup Race September 21, 2008 at Willow Springs Raceway in Rosemond California. This video was shot from from the bike of AMA racer Jeff Tigert Richard Barnett of www.racebikerentals.com.
So Richard over at RaceBikeRentals.com sent in some great news. It looks like AFM and WERA (National) will be adopting the rules we run at WSMC for the Ninja Cup for the 2009 season. What does this mean? Time to start scowering the internet for 08’s to build yourself a track bike!
Don’t have the cash for a Track Bike? Don’t know if racing is for you? No Worries, RaceBikeRentals.com will be renting 250’s for these events.. Seriously.. How awesome is that?
Details:
Links: RaceBikeRentals.com, AMF, WERA
Do you love all things Ninja Racing like I do? I love seeing these videos — Makes me wish there was a track closer then 3 hours away to me.. 
Here is great video from the June 14th, 2008 WERA race @ Talladega. Not sure who the rider is — and the rest of the details are pretty vague — but a good watch never the less.
Hairu over at Kawiforums started the ball rolling on contacting WERA about a possible 2009 class:
I contacted WERA about a 2009 Ninja cup. They said that they would do it if Kawasaki supported the contingency. I then contacted the contingency department at Kawasaki and they expressed interest in supporting a 2009 WERA 250 Ninja Class. If you are interested in racing your 250r in WERA next year, let Kawasaki know. You can reach their contingency department at teamgreen.contingency@kmc-usa.com
If you’re interested in racing, or atleast supporting the idea of a 250 class, make sure you show your support.
I love watching these Ninja 250R Racing Videos on YouTube… In fact, they have inspired me to start looking for some track classes this summer. In the mean time tho, I’m going to have to settle for some office chair admiration.
This video is of some practice laps at Willow Springs in California, and it’s just fun to watch, and listen to. If you notice, some of the larger sweeping turns the rider is flat out on the throttle the whole time. To give you an idea of the 250’s Performance in this video, This rider was running lap times of about 1:45 — Which is about the same as the SCCA record for a Spec RX-7 on that track. The difference is, besides motocycle vs. cager, is the Ninja was getting 50+MPG, and the rider never needs to start a sentence with “To understand the rotary, you need to first understand rounded triangles…” 
This is the first video I have found on Youtube with the Ninja 250R taking some track time. The rider is Kawiforums member ‘cajuntlr’ and the track is “No Problem Raceway in Belle Rose”.
And, before you ask.. The exhaust on that bike is the Area-P, Which I must say sounds absolutely awesome..
