Vesrah - WERA Endurance 2007

Vesrah.  The name says it all.

Mark Junge at Road America pitting. 

Mark and the team wear Komodo's FX line of race suits and gloves.

Mike Morgan at Road America wearing the Komodo FX race suit and FX gloves.

Tony Meiring - AMA Formula Xtreme

Tony "The Tiger" Meiring

Tony began riding motorcycles when he was just two years old. By age four he started dirt track riding and accumulated multiple regional and national championships during his youth. At age fourteen, Meiring began roadracing and quickly reached the top level of competition as a factory rider by the age of nineteen. When not racing, Meiring enjoys dirt bike riding and golf. Residence: Tracy, California Birth date: October 11, 1983 Height: 5'6" Weight: 130 lbs. Turned Pro: 2000 Pro Results: (5) podiums including (1) race win. 2005 26th(Superbike), 21st(Superstock) 2004 11th (Supersport) 2003 7th (Supersport), 4th (Superstock) 2002 11th (Supersport), 6th (Superstock) 2001 20th (Superbike), 6th (Superstock) 2000 44th (Supersport)

Safety First Racing - 2006

Opie Caylor - AMA Formula Xtreme

Hometown: Oak Ridge, TN
Residence: Marietta, GA
Birthdate: September 11, 1973
Hobbies: Hanging out with friends, cycling, working on my house… not necessarily my hobby, but it is my wife’s!
Favorite Thing about Racing: Winning Races
Hero:   Vincent Haskovec
Favorite Olympic Sport:  Cycling
Dream Car:  1968 Shelby Mustang 350H
Dream Date:  Elizabeth Hurley
Favorite Movie: Empire Strikes Back
Favorite Chick Flick: Message in a Bottle
Favorite Food:  Italian
Favorite Group:  Linkin Park
Favorite Place on Earth:  VIR

• 2005 WERA Sportsman Series 600 Supersport National Champion
• 2005 Suzuki GSX-R600 Cup Champion
• ’94 bought my first sportbike to pick up chicks, never picked up one
• Deals Gap rider
• ’95 took a race school and struggled as a novice
• 2 National Championships in Endurance
• 3 Sprint race National Championships
• 2002 AMA Road Race Horizon Award winner

KWS SUZUKI - 2006

John Haner - AMA Superbike

2005 22nd (SB), 5th (STK)
2004 10th (SB), 13th (STK)
2003 28th (SB), 9th (STK)

Career Highlights:

2005 Haner competed in the AMA Superstock series, earning top-five finishes at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and Road Atlanta... Raced in the AMA Superbike Championship, earning three, top-10 finishes... Raced with Lion Racing Suzuki team.
2004 Haner raced in the AMA Superbike Championship, earning three, top-six finishes... Contested the AMA Superstock series, his best result a seventh-place at Road Atlanta... Raced with Hooters Suzuki team.
2003 Haner earned his best AMA Superstock result of sixth-place at Mid-Ohio... Raced in AMA Superbike, best result 12th-place in Barber Motorsports Park race #2... Raced with Shogun Racing Yamaha team.

Aprilia USA - 2006

Henry Wiles - Flat track

Henry grew up in Blanchard, Michigan in the epicenter of the largely Midwestern sport of Professional Flat Track Racing.  If you’ve never had the opportunity to stand in the infield and watch these racers pin their big v-twins down the straight and hurl themselves, bar to bar, into huge power slides at around 140mph, well then… you haven’t experienced one of the most adrenalin pumping moments in all of two wheels.  In a very short time, Henry has succeeded in etching his name in the minds of even the top veterans of the sport. 

Henry earned his professional license in 2003 and has been very busy building his successful racing resume ever since.  2005 was a breakout year for the charismatic young racer, marked by his second in a row win of the Peoria TT.  He is only the fifth rider in history to accomplish this record.  From there, Henry saw the podium at Daytona and the Springfield TT and this tenacious competitor went on to earn four more top five finishes and 11th overall for the season…an incredible accomplishment given the years of experience and raw talent of the veteran filled field. 

In 2006, Henry had a feeling that Aprilia has what it takes to help make him a champion and he moved to his new team.

Rockwall Honda - 2006

Ty Howard - AMA Formula Xtreme

A bit about Ty and how he started his career:

"I grew up dirt tracking and riding motorcross.  I become a professional dirttracker at 16 years old and won the AMA pro sport class at the Springfield Mile that year.  I began roadracing at 18 in the AMA Harley Davidson 883 Twinsport class.  I finished 6th at the Peoria TT at age 19 before switching to roadracing full time.  Since then I have won more than 30 regional titles in the CMRA and WERA." 

Professional Accomplishments:
 - 7 AMA Sports National titles
 - Earned the CMRA #1 plate twice. ( 05-06 )
 - Currently holds the track record at every CMRA race track 
 - Finished 4th in 2002 at mid ohio in the AMA superstock class
 - Finished 8th overall in Formula Extreme in the 2006 AMA season   

Keeping his focus:
"I train daily on my bicycle as well as doing an occassional bicycle race.  I also offer private racing lessons and am the lead instructor at the Ridesmart motorcycle riding school."

Safety First Racing - 2005

Shea Fouchek - AMA 600 Supersport

Shea Fouchek at Road Atlanta.

Shea walked away from the accident unhurt.  Here he is demonstrating the hard way the safety of the Meso suit and Meso Race Gloves.

Team Komodo - RPS

Danny Kelsey - 2006 CMRA

Danny was impressive in his first ever outing as an expert. He started the 2006 year out as a provisional yellow-shirt novice. He competed in his expert sprint races at Mid Ohio producing podium finishes of 5th 600 Superstock, 2nd 1000 Superstock, 4th 1000 Superbike and 4th Formula 1000. He finished 7th in 750 Superstock action. Danny will now go on to compete in the AMA Sports 600 Superstock shootout October 1st during the AMA ProRacing weekend.