Merry Christmas from TPL Racing

Merry Christmas to everyone from your friends at TPL Racing! We wish you a happy and safe holiday season!!

Team Update Dec 2009

TPL racing is pleased to announce the following signings. MRA Expert #97 Fred Marriot (seen above) will be returning to TPL Racing as our sponsored rider in 2010. Fred will be racing the TPL 2010 Suzuki GSXR1000 with addtional sponsorship from Formula Suzuki, Freightliner Manitoba, Sport Bike Track Gear, Knox, Arlen Ness, Hotbodies, Primo Pizza, Grant Medical Services and Morrel Racing. Fred expects 2010 will be his best season yet!!




2009 CMA 600cc expert champion #66 Dr Garry Murray (seen above) will be racing a 2009 Kawasaki Ninja ZX6RR in 2010. Garry is sponsored by TPL Racing, Freightliner Manitoba, Sport Bike Track Gear, Knox, Arlen Ness, Hotbodies, Grant Medical Services and Morrel Racing. Garry expects to retain his CMA #1 600 plate in 2010!!

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Its not Roadracing but.....

Took Christian to a Vikings game this weekend. 29 hour trip, 14 hours of driving, seeing the smile on the kids face during the game..priceless!!

Lightweight Superbike!!

I was lucky enough to find a nice used lightweight superbike to race in 2010. Thanks to Ducati Omaha for helping me set the bike up! It is big fun to ride and way faster than I thought!

Hit while crossing the street?

My mother was hit by a car while crossing the street. The driver of the car was texting and driving but my Mom was also not at a cross walk. Now my Mom and I have both been hit by cars. I was on a motorcycle but still thats got to be rare!

Preparing for 2010.

As of today here is what I can tell you about TPL Racing for 2010. First of all the team will be a little smaller in 2010 because novice racer Danny St Jean will not be racing in 2010. Danny has decided to concentrate on other aspects of his life which include becoming the president of the MRA for the next 3 years.

Bruce Macaulay has been promoted to expert and will be racing a GSXR 600 in the expert class. Bruce is still learning so we expect he will even go faster on a brand new bike with all the trick parts.

Jason Morell will be returning on his 2008 GSXR 750. Jason will also be supplying the team tires through Morell Racing.

Rod Snyder is switching to Ducati this year and riding an 1198S in Superbike and a 900SS in Lightweight superbike.

Team riders Garry Murray and Fred Marriot are expected back but they are still in negotiations with sponsors so there is nothing to report at this time.

TPL Racing has also adopted two newbie racers for 2010. Kawasaki rider Cynthia Karpan will continue receiving support from TPL Racing as will Gordon Alton who will be racing a GSXR600 for the novice championship.

We expect to add some important new sponsors in 2010 so keep dropping by to see whats going on!

Safety wiring course offered to new racers!!

Attention new racers!!

The MRA in conjuction with TPL Racing, Capitol Motosports and Formula Suzuki will be offering a safety wiring how to course. Learn how to tips on saftey wiring as we prepare a race bike for the 2010 season. If you have had trouble finding the proper information this is your chance to see a bike prepared. Interested parties can respond by sending me an email rod@tplracing.com

Pizza and pop will be served!

Thanks to our sponsors for their support!

Ducati 1198 parts starting to trickle in

Some more of the Ducati 1198 parts are arriving which is great because I can start installing them and getting the bike ready for whatever track we end up heading to this winter. I still cant make up my mind on the brand of exhaust but the Mircrotec ECU from DucShop seems like the best option for fuel and Ducati Traction Control management. Thanks to Sportbike Track Gear for hooking me up with the Vortex Clip-ons!

Winter track get-a-way meeting this Friday

Hey people we are having a meeting at the Thirsty Lion Friday at 7:30 to discuss travel plans for this winter!! See ya there!

Yamaha Champions Pro School or not?

For the last few years I have felt like some old habits are keeping me from being a better rider! I have been giving serious consideration to the Yamaha Champions School in Las Vegas. It's the only school out there that offers specific training for racers. The reviews are good and the deductible for a crash is $200.00

Guess I will think about it this week and then decide.

Shop cleaning time is here!

All of the bikes are now at the shop (plus a few) and it is a giant cluster! I cleaned up a little today but its going to take a major team effort to get things organized.

The 1198 is getting new brake lines this weekend and a new Brembo 19x18 master. I ordered orange lines from our sponsor Galfer but actual color is more of a salmon! OMG they are something else and not in a good way! I will also mount the Starlane GPS this weekend.

The 900SS lightweight superbike needs some lighter wheels! Aftermarket magnesium wheels are legal so I have to find a way to get them!

Went to the MRA meeting tonight, not much new as the Sports Federation guys got their wires crossed and assume we where runners who ran on roads. Oh well the next meeting will be with the right guy. Night!

New Rules for 2010?

I have been hearing that the MRA is considering changing the race distances in 2010. The Superbike race might now go back to 20 laps and the 600 race might be a 15 lapper. I have also heard some rumblings about the Dash for Cash race being dropped. Time will tell but it could be really cool if we get some changes!

Not much else going on, lots of buzz about taking the race bikes to Las Vegas and doing some racing/trackday stuff down there over the winter.

Settling in for Winter

Well all of the bikes are upstairs in the shop and it looks like we have some fun work ahead of us before spring. I can't wait to start tearing shit apart and making things better. I am super happy with the Ducati 900SS but I might make a few mods to her before spring. The 1198S just needs a few more parts and it could be the best bike I have ever ridden. Cynthia has some sweet parts for her Ninja and we need to build Bruce a GSXR600 monster if he is going to get on the podium every round next year!!

Jason is keeping his GSXR750 and Garry is searching for a Ducati 848 but if he can't find the right deal he will be sticking with the Ninja 600RR. Danny is taking the year off from racing to take over the president roile of the MRA. I am not sure what Freddie is up to but no doubt we will find out soon!

2010 Testing Begins

TPL Racing traveled to Mid America Motorplex in Iowa last weekend to begin testing the new bikes for 2010. Riders Rod Snyder and Garry Murray where able to put in over 90 laps each during the test.

Photos by www.vivamotorsiklo.com

The 1198S is coming home!!

I finally found a Ducati 1198S at a price that made sense to convert into a race bike for 2010. I have been dreaming of riding a Ducati 1198S with traction control since it was announced last winter.

Thanks to Formula Suzuki for all of their support in 2009. I think my GXSR1000 is a fabulous race bike in the right hands as Lennon Stevens is proving every race weekend.

Thanks to Andy and Thorsten for driving to Texas and back to get the bike over the Labour day weekend. You guys rock!

Race Reports coming!

Sorry for the delay in the race report but I can't type fast with this thumb!

Broken Thumbs Suck!

I crashed my YZ450 while doing some cross training so I couldnt the race this weekend. Gotta tell ya it was pure hell watching the other guys race. Thank god for Bud Light Lime and hot weather! I cant believe how much the lap times are coming down!

The doc says I should be ready to race next round so here is hoping!

MRA Expert Extreme Championship Points after two Rounds

RIDER
1 Lennon Stevens 201
2 Myron Groening 163
3 Fred Marriot 122 *TPL Racing
4 Charlie Caldbick 92
5 Rod Snyder 76 *TPL Racing
6 Wayne Koski 55
7 Jason Morrel 54 *TPL Racing
8 Garry Murray 45 *TPL Racing
9 Travis Fredborg 41
10 Craig Stieben 38
11 Steve Jackson 36
12 Tyson Labbe 34
13 Franc Alvarado 33
14 Bruce Anning 26
15 Dave Fraser 26
16 Grant Isfeld 25
17 Mark Stevens 10

"Houston we have a problem"

Note to self, if your GSXR wheel goes on way too easy then you are prolly missing a spacer! Thank god nothing other than this happened as I was trying to set a fast lap at the time. That's two self-induced mechanical failures this year that could have ended badly.

Mid week Update!

Not much new to report, I took the #12 bike apart to make sure that the ISC valve was operating properly as I am having a hot stalling problem. I will continue testing that tonight and then prep the bike for the next race.

It's Italian bike night tomorrow!! Hope to see everyone there!!!

MRA Gimli Round Results July 5th 2009

TPL RACING INFORMATION


Sunday, July 5th, 2009
Manitoba Road Race Association Round #2.

Gimli Motorsports Park, Gimli, Manitoba, Canada.
Weather: Cold, Overcast, Rain on Saturday and 24C, warm and sunny Sunday

TPL racing continued it’s 2009 race season will another strong weekend in round two of the MRA Championship Series. Team riders Bruce Macaulay, Danny St Jean, and Fred Marriot finished on the podium in Sundays races.


Fred Marriot #97 Expert: Over the break TPL racing changed just about everything on Fred’s bike to make him more comfortable on his 2008 Suzuki GSXR 750. The changes helped him drop his lap times and get closer to the front but the front three guys are still a few seconds faster. “ I had an issue with traction today, the bike is now steering well but I can’t carry any speed through the faster turns because I am sliding around. I am not sure what the issue is but I will try a harder compound on the front and see if that improves the feel for the next round”

Race 1 Dash for Cash-4th
Race 3 Superbike-3rd
Race 4 Freightliner Formula Extreme-3rd
Race 5 Open Production-3rd


Garry Murray #66 Expert: Overall Garry had a strong weekend collecting valuable points in the 600 championship and is currently second in the championship. Garry’s ZX6R performed well over the weekend, but felt he could have finished higher in the standings. A poor choice in front tire compound resulted in the inability to run fast lap times and he was off pace for the day. Garry will be discontinuing the use of the D.O.T tires and permanently move to the Bridgestone slicks.

Race 1 Dash for Cash 10th
Race 2 600 Supersport 5th
Race 3 Superbike 9th
Race 4 Freightliner Formula Extreme 10th
Race 5 Open Production 8th


Rod Snyder #121 Expert: Rod is coming to terms with his 2008 GSXR1000 but a mechanical error installing the rear wheel lead to a failure of the rear brake carrier in the last practice session. Rod was able to borrow TPL satellite rider Francisco Alvarado’s GSXR750 A-bike to complete on race day which relegated Francisco to his B-bike. “I can’t thank Francisco enough for lending me his bike. A few other racers had bike issues today and were not able to race so Francisco lending me his A-bike was way way beyond the call of duty for sure. I had some great battles out there today and we mostly came out on top” Despite not having any time on Fran’s bike this year I felt right at home!

Race 1 Dash for Cash-7th
Race 3 Superbike-5th
Race 4 Freightliner Formula Extreme-5th
Race 5 Open Production-5th


Jason Morell #43 Expert: Like the rest of my team mates I also made some suspension changes and was able to lower my lap times. Thanks to the team for all their help and support. We hope to see all of you next round

Race 1 Dash for Cash-10th
Race 3 Superbike-10th
Race 4 Freightliner Formula Extreme-8th
Race 5 Open Production-7th


Bruce Macaulay #63 Novice: “I want to thank the team for getting my suspension set up for the weekend. The bike felt really balanced and I was able to shave a second off my personal best lap time in the first practice session of the weekend. I'm really happy with the race results and I'm looking forward to the next round”

Race 1 Dash for Cash-2nd
Race 3 Superbike-1st
Race 4 Freightliner Formula Extreme-1st
Race 5 Open Production-1st


Danny St Jean #34 Novice: “Another good round for myself, I fought with Bruce & Andrew through all races, received 2 second place finishes in Superbike & Open, and two third place finishes in Dash For Cash, and Formula Xtreme. I had a few scary moments with the front in the first race going through turn 1, bike just did not want to stick, adjusted air pressure and changed the suspension adjustments, things were better. By the end of the Superbike race, my front tire was pretty much finished and I just muscled the bike around for the rest of the day. Want to thank Andrew & Bruce for all the fun, next time I want a race win though. I'd like to thank my teammates for all their help in setting up my bike, and to the team principal for bringing my bike to the track, and helping with all things necessary to race. I would also like to thank my wife Carla for coming out to the track and helping in the pits”

Race 1 Dash for Cash-3rd
Race 3 Superbike-2nd
Race 4 Freightliner Formula Extreme-3rd
Race 5 Open Production-2nd

Team Principal Rod Snyder:
"I am very proud of the team, we had another great result and the points are shaping up nicely. I have to give top marks to Jason who has really begun to gel with his GSXR750. Freddie and Danny podiumed and Bruce took the top spot three times so naturally we are elated"


TPL Racing would like to thank our sponsors for helping us race!

Freightliner Manitoba Ltd, Formula Suzuki, Superbike Toy Store, Sportbike Track Gear, Knox Body Armor, Capitol Motosports, DP brake pads, Galfer Brake Lines, Hot Bodies race bodies, MC Pro Design paint, Morell Racing, Bridgestone Racing Tires, Medical Grant Services.


Contact Rod Snyder, Team Principal

TPL Racing Canada
2058-B Logan Ave
Winnipeg, MB
R2R 0H9

TPL Racing USA
276 Cavalier Street South
Pembina, ND
58271

PH 204-294-1282
FX 204-694-2000


Website: www.tplracing.com
Blog: http://tplracing.blogspot.com/

BIR Short Course June 22nd 2009

Bruce and I made the road trip down to BIR to try out the new short course at speed! It was Africa hot and muggy as hell but we had a great day! I even managed to slide the back end in turn two and live! Good times!

Street Ride.

What a great day for a ride! I cant recall a day with less wind! Anyhoo we went from Deacons Corner to Warroad then from there to Thief River Falls. We took all the little back roads we could find and most were abandoned! Thank you Garmin!

Carmella is maybe not so fixed!

So Carmella the Derbi Scooter died again on the way home from the dealer. Props to them though as they sent a tech out to try and fix it roadside! That didnt work but hey good try!

Humm maybe god is telling to buy a Vespa!

Carmella she is fixed

The TPL Derbi scooter has been repaired and is ready to be picked up! 16kms to the first warranty claim is just not that good. Hopefully she will be good from now on!

Bike work begins tomorrow after a five day break. First up Freddies. Time to return to his specs for the next round.

Ciao!

TPL RACING INFORMATION

Manitoba Road Race Association Round #1 at Gimli Motorsports Park, Gimli, Manitoba, Canada
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Weather: Cold, Overcast, WindyTemperature: Sunday 6c

TPL racing started the year off in excellent fashion with team riders Garry Murray, Bruce Macaulay, Danny St Jean, and Fred Marriot finishing on the podium in the Sundays races despite the unseasonably cold weather and strong winds.


Fred Marriot #97 Expert: Fred struggled with the suspension settings on his new Suzuki GSXR 750 and was unable to run the sub one minute laps times of the front three racers. However even though he did not perform to his full potential he did score valuable point towards the overall championship. The team will take a look at his bikes geometry over the break and see what we can do to make it more comfortable for him.
Race 1 Dash for Cash-4th
Race 3 Superbike-4th
Race 4 Freightliner Formula Extreme-3rd
Race 5 Open Production-3rd


Garry Murray #66 Expert: Garry had a good day on his new Kawasaki Ninja ZX6RR highlighted by a hard fought, come from fifth battle for third in the 600 Supersport race.
Race 1 Dash for Cash 10th
Race 2 600 Supersport 3rd
Race 3 Superbike 9th
Race 4 Freightliner Formula Extreme 11th
Race 5 Open Production 9th


Rod Snyder #121 Expert: Rod had a mixed day, his race results where not that good but his lap times where good enough to run in the guys in front of him if he could get a decent start. Rod had terrible starts on his new GSXR1000. Twice he stalled and left the start line after the pack was in the first turn. In the other two races he got back of the pack starts which hindered his ability to get to the front.
Race 1 Dash for Cash-8th
Race 3 Superbike-8th
Race 4 Freightliner Formula Extreme-7th
Race 5 Open Production-7th


Jason Morell #43 Expert: Jason spent the race day basically getting to know his new GSXR750. Unlike the rest of us Jason has been busy farming not doing pre-season testing down in the States. Jason improved throughout the day and really enjoyed the new Suzuki GSXR.
Race 1 Dash for Cash-12th
Race 3 Superbike-12th
Race 4 Freightliner Formula Extreme-9th
Race 5 Open Production-8th


Bruce Macaulay #63 Novice: Bruce had a break out day on his Suzuki GSXR 750 with three wins and one third place result. Bruce was consistently fast and did a fantastic job of controlling his races from the front.
Race 1 Dash for Cash-1st
Race 3 Superbike-1st
Race 4 Freightliner Formula Extreme-1st
Race 5 Open Production-2nd


Danny St Jean #34 Novice: Danny started his rookie season in fine fashion with three second place finishes.
Race 1 Dash for Cash-2nd
Race 3 Superbike-2nd
Race 4 Freightliner Formula Extreme-2nd
Race 5 Open Production-3rd

Team Principal Rod Snyder:“We're pleased that we got through the weekend with good results and no incidents. We had quite a few podium finishes which tells me we are only going to do better in the upcoming races. I was especially pleased to see Garry (Murray) fight back from fifth to third in the 600 Supersport race and of course Bruce Macaulay and Danny (St Jean) dominating the novice races with the one, two finishes” Basically I sucked so I better pick it up or I will have to fire myself"


TPL Racing would like to thank our sponsors for helping us race!
Freightliner Manitoba Ltd, Formula Suzuki, Superbike Toy Store, Sportbike Track Gear, Knox Body Armor, Capitol Motosports, DP brake pads, Galfer Brake Lines, Hot Bodies race bodies, MC Pro Design paint, Morell Racing, Bridgestone Racing Tires, Medical Grant Services.

MRA Advanced Riders School Gimli June 6th

TPL Racing Team Members Garry Murray, Fred Marriot, Jason Morell, and Rod Snyder acted as the lead intructors at the MRA Advanced Riders school. It was a huge success with 48 students turning out!! Special Thanks to George Wai for his continuing support of rider training!

Above Garry Murray and Jason Morell take their group through the line in turn nine.

Bla Bla Bla! Shut up old man and let us ride!

TPL Tent!

Here is the new tent! All of us are super happy with the way it turned out! Thanks Pro-Wheel!

Tired!

Well the first race weekend is in the books! I would like to thank all my team mates for an awsome weekend! My body feels like I got hit by a truck! Who knew riding all those school laps would be so demanding on a body! More tonight!!

Crunch Time!

I was able to get Danny's, Freddies, and my bike serviced tonight so that just leaves Cynthia's to finish tomorrow. Jason is taking his bike in for a dyno run in the AM to set up the TEKA mapper for the fuel injection. Garry was working on his bike so rode Carmella over for a quick beer!! Bruce called and he is working to have his bike done by Saturday!

Our TPL circus tent arrived so we will have it for the first race!! Plus our team jackets came in!!! Things are coming together!!!

Say hello to our new pit scooter! Carmella!

After walking 19 miles 43 times at Mid-America to look at the timing and scoring we decided that a pit scooter was required! So here she is!

Since Derbi is a spanish company we have decided to name her Carmella.

The Actual model is the Derbi Red Bullet! Kinda looks more orange than red but hey its perfect for running errands.

Where is all the time going?

It's hard to believe that the first MRA race weekend is coming up so fast! I can't seem to catch up and get all the stuff I need done finished. I need more hours in a day.

The MRA school is another concern, I hope its not a busy as I fear it might be. I have been getting an ever increasing number of emails regarding the school. This could really be the start of something!!!

One more sleep!

The bikes are loaded waiting for the ride to Ducati Rev's Mid America! Can't wait! Hopefully I can try the new street fighter on the track and do some more break-in on the GSXR1000. Pictures and a report to follow!! Thanks to Jason for hepling me with the tires and Pumba for setting the race ECU trim on the Sport Classic!

Remember kids, you are going to be dead for a very very long time..........................

Arrrrrrggg Spring Cold!

Yuk I have a cold. Why now when I need to get stuff done? This blows. NyQuil and Rye might be the ticket!!

Ducati's and Slipper Clutches

Well after 3 months of talking about it I finally installed the slipper clutch in the Sport Classic. Thanks to Garry and Jason for providing moral support and tooling so I could get the job done. Also thanks to Appleton Estates Rum and my good friend ice!

Off to the border at 7:30am with Fran followed by a little oil change action on the GSXR1000! Tomorow night it's dinner at the Murray's and a little Thirsty Lion bar action!

Later peeps! Good on ya!

Ducati ST3 from Mesa to Winnipeg May 5-7

The rear tire says it all. 3785kms in 58 hours. I have no ride pictures because I never stopped for longer than a piss. The ST3 was near perfect for those 13 hour days in the saddle.

Average Speed 78.9MPH

Fuel Economy 33.1MPG

Top Speed 124.6MPH

Highlights:

1) The 4 corners area. Great twisty roads, no cops, Wile E Coyote landscape. HWY 163

2) Eisenhower Tunnel Colorado. 11, 013ft and a raging snowstorm! Dude it looked like the "Shining" up there! I70

3) Aberdeen South Dakota. Pheasant capitol of the free world. Watching these hunting shows you would think its hard to kill one! Just drive on the road, I dodged thousands! HWY 281

4) Blowing through a radar trap in the Rockies in the snow. Maybe it was shock of them seeing bike but I was speeding and the cops just smiled as I raced down the 40 mile road to Denver. I70

5) Monument Valley. Just like the post cards! HWY 163

6) Moab to I70. HWY 128 along the river is simply magic! Watch for the free range cattle!!

7) My Frank Thomas riding suit! It worked at all temperatures!!!!

Where is Spring!

Hello everyone, there has been allot going on since my last post. Then team went to Hastings Nebraska to practice at Motorsports Park Hastings and I rode my new ST3 from Mesa Arizona to Winnipeg, Manitoba. The bikes are working well and the guys are all riding really well.

Garry's Ninja is done!

Check it out! the Ninja is done and looking sweet! Nice paint by Garry!

Those red wheels are rockin on the red bike!

Details, Details

I hate finishing race bikes! It takes forever to go over everything and make 100% sure its done right! Especially when you are dealing with multiple bikes!!!!

Never look for stuff on ebay because................

The next thing you know you are an owner of something!!! Yesterday after about three seconds of deliberation and with way too little thought, I bought a Ducati ST3 sport tourer in Mesa AZ? WTF was I thinking? Now I have to figure out how to get it home!! Oh well, I have always wanted one so now the dream is a reality and I stole it!

I like the fact that the bike is the most sporting bike in its class. It is more than capable of doing a track day or a 700 mile ride!!

Capitol Rules!

Congrats to Dave and Rachel from Capitol for raising over $18,000 for cancer research with their Small Bikes Big Heart mini bike race! It goes to show how awsome the motorcycle community is when it comes to helping out!!

From Drab to Fab! Check out Scooter Ho's ride!

We started to mount the race bodies last night!

Cynthia's is 50% done but as usual nothing is perfect when it comes to race bodies.

It's looking pretty sweet but it's not the hot pink we ordered!

I guess we will just order a roll of pink fur and do some racing stripes down the middle!! Sweet!

World of Wheels Pictures MRA Booth

Looks like the crew did a nice job on the MRA Booth! Hopefully we made some new friends and perhaps some racers!!

Hey Peeps!

Not much going on over here in Quebec. It's cold and mega windy here so I have not really explored much today. Meetings start tomorrow and then home!

I got a call from Hetty @ Pembina Parcel and she reminded me that the Red River is going to crest on Thursday and we should have all of our packages out of her warehouse by then. That includes our race bodies!

It's almost April so Nebraska is right around the corner!!

World of Wheels and Quebec City!

Well it turns out that the motorcycle show and my board meeting in Quebec City are on the same weekend! This will be the first bike show I have missed in a while. The Manitoba Roadracing Assoc has a nice booth going in the show and TPL satellite racer Francisco's GSXR750 will be on display on the stand! Hopefully someone will take a few pictures and we can post them up!

Meanwhile the family and I are going to Quebec before my meeting to do some touristy stuff. I posted a couple of picture of Quebec City so you could get a feel for how non-north american looking it is. In the top picture the big building that looks like a castle is our hotel. It's called Le Château Frontenac. Cool!

Stay gold people!!

Team introduction tickets done.

The team intro invites are done, here is a sample. I think Kedrick printing did a fine job. In person they are intense!

The crappy part is we only have room for 60 people with the liquor license so its going to be hard to invite everyone we want.

Going to the shop today to take the forks off my bike and install the Ohlins 25mm kits. Jason is doing some safety wire drilling on his bike.

G-Money and Jogi are headed to Barbados today! I am Jellin!

Akillya's rules for a perfect motorcycle life #1

Rule #1. "Just because someone races don't assume you can trust them, or that they are good people"

Unfortunately, I learned this the hard way. While 98% of the people you meet racing are fine outstanding citizens there are always a few self-serving mofo's who will screw you in a heart beat. Keep your guard up and it if feels bad it probably is bad.

We dont have them yet but cool or what!

Ooowwww, ahhhhhh check out the Arlen Ness rain covers for the leathers......sweet or what!! They shall be mine!!!! Mooohahahahah...ha...haha.....hahaahaha

Pit Shirt Prototypes Mark 1.0

Big Sand made a first pass on our pit shirts today so I thought I would post them up so you all could see them. The color on the old Blackberry camera is not so good! Version 2.0 will have bigger logos front and back.

Meeting the guys and gal at the TPL Labs tonight for a little work.

Cynthia needs her rack removed.........on her Sprinter Van.

Mike needs his Akra pipe Hindlized after his get off at Brainerd.

Plus we have a couple of Steering dampers to mount up on Jay and Freddies bikes!

BTW I found another Sprinter in SoCal today so maybe we will get to go there for Easter and drive that bi-atch home!! Travis might even have a bike for us to pick up there by then!

No Sprinter for You!

Oh well I didnt get the Sprinter! It sold yesterday the same day I saw the ad!!! What are the odds of that? Actually pretty good I bet.

Not much else new. MRA meeting tonight. The MRA Rule Book is done and I am so happy to get that monkey off my back!

I spoke to Chad today and our race bodies are done and will be shipped Thursday!!!

Later.....................

Has the Mothership Landed?

Has our search ended? Is it possible that we finally found her? I sure hope so because everytime I gaze upon her sleek euro lines I get a little misty! A couple of free candy stickers and she is ready to go! Ok that was sick but a little funny right.......

Now who is flying to Florida to get her? Bueller?

Welcome Knox and Pro-Wheel to the team!

Good news for the team, we signed a support deal with Knox body armor! The team will be using their back and chest protectors!! http://www.planetknox.com/product.htm

We will also be using a Pro-Wheel pit tent in 2009. No more chasing an EZup down the pits on a windy day!! Thanks Pro-Wheel!!

http://www.prowheelracing.com/index.php

This just in........Winter is boring!

Here is a picture of Freddie and Myron in 2008!!

Hey now. Well we worked on the bikes last night at ye old shop. I think I screwed up more than I fixed. Cynthia's prototype GPR damper kit came in so we hooked that up, Danny was working on his clutch switch jumper and that was about it.

DP sent us a huge care package of pads and swag so we ripped throught that.

WSBK is on Saturday, can't wait.

I have to go to the border and pick some more parts! Hell Ya!

GSXR Town

Here is a picture of how the bikes looked today. Kinda lonely really. As you can see the bodies have not arrived yet. The good news is that is allowing us to catch up on other team related stuff. The Daytona 200 is on TV tonight and it sounds like at least 30 people are coming out to the Thirsty Lion to see it.

Thursday Update.

The team came in and we worked on the bikes last night. Danny installed his new chain and sprockets while Fred and I installed the forks on his bike. I was also able to strip down Christian's KX65 so I could power wash it and install the new body. The Daytona veiwing party is tomorrow so that will be a good chance to see some of the racers. I should also mention that we will be using Tyr Sox tire warmers this season. Morell Racing has them if anyone needs a set.

That is it! Stay Gold!

Slow day today.

Yikes not much going on today. No bike work and no signs of spring. I did hear from Dave at Capitol Motosports that the GSXR 600 sold so that is great news. On a personal note I need to start training to get this body ready for summer. OMG I am a cow!

Sunday Bloody Sunday!

Conrats to Ben Spies for doing so well in his first WSBK race. Whoever doubted him should be marrying a goat right now. Not much else new today. I applied the new decal kit to the new plastic on Christian's KX65 this morning. I also spoke to Chad at MC Pro Design http://www.mcprodesign.com/ about the paint on the team bikes so I expect we will be seeing some bodies soon. Garry picked up my Ohlins 25mm fork kit at the border so I will install that this week and then set the preload on my bike. We also have to install the Race Tech revised forks that Dave Rand http://www.capitolmotosports.com/ put together for Freddies bike.

It's Friday!

The weekend is here! This is an especially good weekend because WSBK has its first 2009 season race in Phillip Island. Formula Suzuki is having us over to watch the race at the dealership.

TPL wise we continue to get more of the little details completed as we prepare for testing in Nebraska in May. Race bodies are being painted and bolts are being drilled!

Night!

Enough working on the blog for today! Have I mentioned that I cannot wait for the spring to come so we can all ride our motorcycles. This is the longest winter ever!

Shop Work Last night!

The guys can in last night and we worked on the bikes. Much progress was made and we are now nearing the point where we could mount body work if we had it. Fran's motorcycle is done. Cynthia's is pretty close and mine is 96% there. The team leathers are at Guy Anthony and our pit crew shirts and hats are supposed to be done soon!

Feb 23 2009

Welcome to the new TPL Racing Blog! Stop by and keep up with our race progress during the 2009 Season.

Right now we are preparing our motorcycles for the upcoming season. This year four of us have new bikes so there is lots of work to be done.


We try and meet every Wednesday so we can complete the bikes before our first event in May. The photo below shows what the bike should look like if we get our work done! That's TPL racer Jason Morell on the left, myself in the middle and Garry Murray on the right





Below is a picture from last season. You are looking at the TPL hospitality center and beer fridge!