I worked for the AMA at Road America last weekend and the racing was great!
On Monday after hanging out for a few hours with the gang from Sportbike Track Time I started driving to a new track in Canada called ICAR.
ICAR is part of an airport in Montreal, it’s a cement track and there are some bumps but the lay out is fun and the wall’s aren’t to close, the traction is great. I rode my CBR 600 F1 in a track day on Wednesday and I’m racing in the Honda CBR125 Challenge.
I’m also working for the Parts Canada Superbike Championship, I’m in charge of paddock parking so you know the rigs are all lined up nice and the rental cars have been kicked out. I’m also working in tech, I‘ll be using my Mega Max/CMS as part of tech to make sure no one is bending the rules or their frame.
The Honda CBR125 Challenge is for novices only. As a pro guests rider I’m not allowed to finish on the box but I’m only 5th fastest right now so this may not be a problem. I’m working with the kids doing classroom stuff, track walks, lead/follow and practice starts. The riding is tough because it’s hard for me to hang off enough with the stock pegs. But I love all the thinking involved trying to keep my speed up and make up for the 60 extra pounds that I have over the kids.

Do you remember Liko Miles of Miles Ahead Racing? Liko did well with his new settings at the AFM race the week after our AMA race at Infineon. Here is what he had to say:

“Well, we knew that the real test of all the new information we learned from the AMA weekend at Infineon would be the AFM race the next weekend. For those who don’t know here is a quick recap: Ed helped me (Liko Miles) at the AMA round at Infineon as my crew chief and along with his experience and knowledge (as well as the new Mega Max machine) we made HUGE changes to my setup. This new set up was good enough for a top 20 finish in the Daytona Sportbike Race and a load of confidence going into my club race. Back on tires and fuel that I am comfortable with (AMA uses spec fuel and tires) I proceeded to set my fastest laps ever at Infineon (FYI last season I was on a 750) and get three second places in my races, narrowly losing out to Lenny Hale, who is a very fast boy! All of this was done on a stock shock and forks! (Revalved by Lindemann Engineering) Big thanks to Ed Sorbo, Jim Lindemann, David Hall and Bill Wickersham for helping elevate my game and I can’t wait for the next race! See you at the track!”

Liko’s next AFM race is at Thunder Hill. Look for him to have another great weekend.

I’ll be at the WERA races this weekend at Miller Motorspors Park. On Saturday I’m riding with Team Chicago in the 6 hour. I’m free on Sunday for crew chief work.

Liko did well at Infineon. Race one on Saturday started with lots of bumping and getting bounced off track as part of the big turn two crash. 33rd on the re-start Liko fought back to 23rd at the finish. After Sundays race we had ice-cream because Liko took 19th. Look for a good result from this weekends AFM races when Liko puts his new set up to good use with the tires he knows.

Instead of working for the AMA at Infineon this weekend I’ll be crew chief for Liko Miles. Liko is a privateer who started racing in Hawaii. Liko races a GSXR600 in Daytona Sportbike, his race number is 193 and the team name is Miles Ahead Racing. Come find us in the pits and check out my Mega Max/CMS system in action.

We had good weather and great racing at Road America! Riders Angus and Adam, the two A’s said the cylinders I ported made more and better power than the Yamaha Kit cylinders. Adam went two for two with another win but this time he had to fight all the way for it, pulling out a 2.29 last lap to take the win with a last turn pass. Team mates Mike and Jim took 6th and 7th. Angus was 7th and having a blast when a hose clamp broke dumping the water into the catch fairing and killing the engine. He was credited with 12th.

Young, Ben Young was back with RAT Racing after recovering from his big pre-season testing crash. His Dad, Scott showed his determination by working all weekend to find and fix all the bugs in Ben’s new bike. Working out these bugs resulted in a poor grid spot for Ben but a good fight as he battled his way to a strong 4th place in the 125 race.

You can find me next working for AMA Pro Racing at the Infineon race May 15th to 17th.

My next event will be the USGPRU East race at Road America, May 1st to 3rd. From there I’ll head to Buffalo for a gig on the 5th then back west on I-80 to Infineon for the AMA race May 15th to 17th. If you are near my route we can hit a track day or race and save on travel costs. As of now I am available for the WERA event at Miller, May 23rd to 24th. Also for the WSB event at Miller, May 29th to 31st. And any events in between.

The USGPRU 250 GP race at Jennings GP went well. RAT riders took 1st, 4th, 7th and 10th. Adam Roberts, RAT’s fastest rider was fastest in practice, Q’ed on pole and lead the race from start to finish. I met the new owner of my ’93 TZ when his Dad asked for advice, small world.

I have some work to do here at my shop on customer bikes and to my RV and trailer. I’ll be at Willow Springs next weekend for the WSMC races taking care of John Ulrich and his TZ then on to Road America for round two of USGPRU East with RAT Racing.

The AMA race at Auto Club Speedway went well, I work as an official for AMA Pro Roadracing.
My next event is the USGPRU event at Jennings GP on April 3rd to 5th. I’ll be working with RAT Racing.