Great name for a race track: Race City. Calgary, Canada. If you don’t like the weather, wait a few minutes. Round two and three of the Parts Canada Superbike Championship. The teams are all parked and we got two practices today. This is a new track for me, number 49.

The track is a drag strip and road course combined. 14 turns including fast and slow esses, sweepers and a bus stop chicane.

The big news is that we have 29 racers in the Honda CBR125R Challenge so far and still may get more. Most of us are pitted under the Honda trucks awning, two rows deep.

Greg White of Speed TV is our guest rider on bike number 12.

One of the cool things that happened today is: Toni got her grove back! We know this because she passed me back!

Q is tomorrow, then racing on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
You should be here.

My friend Bruce Lind is showing off. This is his list of tracks he has ridden.

Pacific Raceways
Pacific w bus stop
Pacific w/o drag strip
Westwood
Westwood reverse
Portland
Vacaville
Daytona
VIR Full
VIR North
Summit Point
Bryar Park – Loudon
NHIS
Dallas
Ontario
Riverside
Orange County
Laguna original
Laguna GP
Sears Point 11 turn
Infineon 10 turn
Buttonwillow
Willow Springs
Edmonton
Shannonville
Mosport
Charlotte
Miller full
High Plains
Topeka
Road America
RA with Bus stop
Road Atlanta gravity
Road Atlanta
Putnam Park
Gateway
Brainerd
Indianaoplis raceway
Nelson Ledges
Pukekohe
Wanganui
Manfield
Ruapuna
Levels
Invercargil
New Jersey – Lightning
New Jersey – Thunderbolt
Barber
Monroe
Streets of Aberdeen

Bruce Lind
Bruce Lind Racing, LLC
TZ Parts & The BLRTC

Road America was a mixed bag for us. Some rain but mostly shine. We did well in practice and Q learning a new track and testing some set up stuff that worked well. But in both races different brake issues put us in the gravel outside of Canada Corner. Sometimes things just don’t go your way. See you at Mid-Ohio.

I got home on Monday around Noon and went to sleep. I have some repairs to do on a Ninja 250 and some megaphones to install on another. If you think a Totsubo pipe is loud don’t pit near Tony next month at Streets!

I wear two hats at the PCSC races, pit parking and 125 coach. The pits at ICAR are small and the club racers who join us are use to parking any way they want. I set up the pits in nice rows with wide fire lanes. This requires that all the extra cars park outside the pits, in P-1 parking. Each day I have to chase all the extra cars out. Everyone has a reason why they should get to keep their car in their pit but I make all of them move because that is the only why to remain fair. The best parking story this weekend was the guy who left his car in front of his pit in the fire lane for about an hour. I saw the car when he first pulled in and hoped he was just dropping stuff off. When I checked back he was on track for his 20 minute practice. The keys were in the car so I moved it. I was walking back to his pit with a note and his keys when he rode back from practice. The funny part came after the races on Sunday when he came to tech with his beer as we were loading. His complaint started with “my car was only there for 3 seconds.”

In the Honda CBR125R Challenge we had 21 racers including me. A few of the new parents made a stink about having the coach in the race. This resulted in me starting from the last row in Saturdays race. Order was restored on Sunday and I started from my Q spot of 3rd in race two. I finished 4th in both races but I don’t count in the points so I’m listed last in the results.

Check out the Parts Canada Superbike Championship web site, click on the CBR125R Challenge Series button on the left and watch the on board video from my bike.

Next stop is AMA at Road America where I’ll do my best to give Elena a winning set up.

Wow, 21 of us in the Honda CBR125R Challenge and I’m only 5th fastest.
I’ll need to brake out a little Something-Something tomorrow!

Another reason that you should race in the Parts Canada Superbike Championship: Free Thursday practice at the first race of the season! Regular practice starts on Friday.

There were 15 of us practicing today for the Honda CBR125R Challenge. After practice we did a little classroom at the big Honda truck then did a track walk. We except more to join us tomorrow and Saturday. On Friday we have two practices. On Saturday we Q and race. Then we race again on Sunday.

Follow my link to the PCSC web site on the right side of my page to get the full story about our races at ICAR.

I’m also in charge of parking and I want to thank all the teams for working with me to make our paddock look better than it ever has.

Great School Day

Honda Canada hosted a track day for Honda CBR125R Challenge racers and CBR125R street riders last Friday at Mosport International Raceway’s Rider Development Track.

The day started with bike and sticker tech to make sure everyone is ready for the new season. PCSC staff were on hand for tech as well as timing and scoring.

I was there to coach along with Brian Williams and reigning Honda CBR125R Champion Steven Nickerson. We did lead/follow with all 19 riders from Noon till 5 pm. New and returning racers had fun and learned while knocking the rust off or riding on track for the first time.

All indications point to a great season of racing and it starts next weekend at ICAR.

The Honda CBR125R Challenge National Championship is sponsored by Pirelli tires, Armour Bodies race bodywork, Elka shock absorbers, Z-1 Cycle frame sliders and Arrow exhausts.

I’m flying to Canada tomorrow for the Honda CBR125R Challenge school at Mosport on Friday the 21st. I hope to see all of you at the school and racing again this year.

If you want to reach me when I’m in Canada the best way is on my cell, 909 838-4587. Don’t leave a voice message, I can’t receive them in Canada for a reason known only to Verizon. I’ll see your number and return your call as soon as I can. Text messages work too.

I can check my e mail when I can find a place to plug into the web.

I’m ready to race, are you?

Sunday’s race did not go as planed. I used a soft front tire when we needed a medium front tire. Elena lead for a few laps then faded to 3rd as the tire went off. Bad luck on the last lap put us in 5th at the finish.

The next race is at Road America, June 4th to 6th. Stay tuned, Elena has more wins to come.

Just a quick up-date, because I’ve been working late and need to get some sleep.

We Q’ed 8th. Got a great start. Held onto the lead group in 5th. Moved to 4th when someone ran off. Then a red flag. We made a small change. Grided 4th on the restart but this time her great start netted 2nd. Back to 3rd in turn 2 battled for 2nd for a few laps, took 2nd. Then a bold braking moved into turn 9 to take 1st. History is made by the bold.

We have another race tomorrow. I have a plan. The tires are mounted. The bike is ready. The rider is fast.

Elena Myers is sponsored by Lucas Oils, RoadracingWorld.com, RMR and Suzuki.