Paul James races his Hoban Brothers/Harley Davidson of Appleton-backed XR1200 at Mid-Ohio last year. If you look closely enough on his instrument cluster you can see that James clocked a 1:43.46 on the previous lap according to his onboard lap timer. His best lap in last year’s XR1200 race was nearly a second-and-a-half better at 1:42.026.

Paul James races his Hoban Brothers/Harley Davidson of Appleton-backed XR1200 at Mid-Ohio last year. If you look closely enough on his instrument cluster you can see that James clocked a 1:43.46 on the previous lap. (Larry Lawrence photo)