This last month has been pretty crazy for us as we’ve been working on the bikes we ran during Daytona Bike Week as well as our new J&M XR750 chassis. We completely stripped down the C&J framed XR750 we ran during Bike Week in order to fully inspect everything and get both frames powder coated. We usually do this as a matter of course after Daytona as there is normally enough time between race dates.

When we removed the swing arm from the C&J XR750 frame we discovered that for some reason the swing arm quill axle was seized up in the frame tab threads as well as in the bearings. Apparently dirt had made its way in there and fetched everything up. In order to get the swing arm quill axle out we had to grind off the head of the bolt and then drill the end of the quill axle until the remnant was past the edge of the frame. After that we were able to detach the swingarm and thereafter remove the rest of the quill axle. Needless to say, it was a real pain in the neck, but we got it all taken care of and have replaced the quill axle and the bearings. As the internal threads in the frame tab were slightly damaged, we had to weld on a new nut for the quill axle to thread into; as it turns out, this is a somewhat common fix for these C&J frames.

After everything was taken apart and inspected, we sent the parts to a local shop where the parts were powder coated. We've found that the powder coating is the only thing that holds up fairly well to the flying dirt and rock of this form of racing.

After getting the frames and swing arms back from powder coating, we put everything back together and set our new engine into the C&J frame. We decided to put this new engine into the older chassis as we know that it will work for the Springfield Mile; this is the bike I qualified third fastest at the Mile last Fall. This machine is now completed and ready for action.

In the case of the new J&M frame, we have it assembled into a rolling chassis with the exception of the new Penske shock we have on order. The shock should be arriving any day now. The XR750 engine we will put into this frame is still awaiting some subcomponent work to be completed before we can reassemble the engine. The main things that needed refreshing were the cylinders, crank assembly, and the heads. We decided to have the crank and head work done locally by a guy that does this for several of the Michigan riders. It looks as though we'll be replacing the beryllium bronze valve seats, titanium valves and springs to get everything up to snuff on the heads; the heads are reportedly very good in terms of port configuration. Right now it looks as though we may have an oversized crank pin installed to rebuild the XR750 crank assembly. This is a common practice for the XR750 crankshaft; when needed, the big ends of the rods are honed slightly oversized and an oversized crank pin is fitted using new 3/16" needle rollers.If this is needed, we will be using the special German made crank pin, cages, and roller sets that Mark Bremer and Leo had sourced some time back. According to the German firm that designed and made these components, they are supposed to be superior in material strength and precision than the Harley sourced parts. I think that it is kind of cool that a relatively small team such as ours is trying stuff that might give us an edge in performance and hopefully, reliability.

The 450's are basically all set as far as the chassis go. Mad Dog is still working on the engine we broke during Daytona, but it isn''t far from being ready. Once again, I'd like to thank Mad Dog, my Mom and Dad, my Grandma, Ted McDermitt, Eric and Van Snedeker, and all of our sponsors and supporters for their help thus far this year.

Outside of the bike preparations, I have also been doing a lot of work on the cars I repair for resale. This is mainly how I make ends meet in between races. The Mustang that I been working on for the last couple of weeks is finally on the road now and I’ve posted it for sale.

In between everything I've been doing a lot of physical training getting ready for the season so that I am in shape and ready to go with no excuses. It looks like the Springfield TT is going to be our first race of the rest of the season and I will be as ready to go as possible in order to fulfill my commitment to our sponsors/supporters. The budget for our team is really tight this year as I think it is for everyone so we can’t afford to go racing just for a little purse anymore. I'm more committed than ever to getting the jobdone. Hope to see you at the races! - Logan

The Motorcyclist's Post

Orville Sheldon of N.F. Sheldon Harley-Davidson/Buell

Bruce Lyskawa of Bruce Transportation Group

Snedeker Racing

Barnett Tool & Engineering

Fuchs-Silkolene Powersports Lubricants USA

Esjot Sprockets

Brisk Spark Plugs

Mad Dog

G2 Ergonomics

Tiger Skins Number Plates

Nology

Digatron USA

Baer Racing Products

Mark Bremer/Ontrack Systems

Seymour Investigative Services, LLC

Arai Helmets

As I left off in last month's report, Leo had made arrangements for us to attend the Twentieth Annual Performance Racing Industry Show in Orlando, Florida. Clear weather in the 80's was enjoyed during this year's show which took place on December 6, 7 and 8 at the Orange County Convention Center, located southwest of downtown Orlando off of Interstate 4.

The PRI people reported that this year's show was bigger than ever, with some 1450 companies manning 4200 booths inside the 1,000,000 square foot building. NASCAR's 2007 Busch Series Champion Carl Edwards kicked off the show on Thursday morning during a breakfast provided for attendees. Besides all the celebrities and great exhibits, this year's PRI show featured the 2nd Annual Snap-On All Stars Karting Classic race presented by the IRL which was run in a parking area just outside of the convention center on a specially built track. The Karting All Stars Masters Division was won this year by Grand-Am driver Michael Valiante; second place went to ICC Champ Gary Carlton with third place taken by Indy 500 winner Buddy Rice. Only at PRI can you see and meet these guys face to face; it's really amazing who you can run into down there. As Leo's been around a whole lot longer than I have, he would point out people that I might have only heard of; pretty cool. I sure wish that I could have had a crack at those guys on the karts; it really looked like a lot of fun.

On Friday night after the show closed for the day they also had the running of the Third Annual Mopar-PRI Sprint & Midget Classic presented by DHL; this race is run over at the nearby Orlando Speedworld. The PRI Show sets up buses to take everyone over that want to go. This year's 40 lap Sprint car final was won by Bobby East, and the 40 lap Midget race was won by Dakoda Armstrong. The whole PRI Show experience is really amazing; it shows that there's a lot more money in that business which allows the show promoters to do such a great job for the attendees as well as the exhibitors.

As far as what we saw of particular interest at the show this year, we came across an outfit that is making magnesium swing arms for some of the 450 motocross bikes as well as magnesium wheel hubs. They were really light compared to the stock aluminum but after talking to the engineers about our dirt track application, they admitted to us that with being lighter their parts were not as strong. They told us that while a Motocross team has been testing them with few problems they expressed concern with our speeds and subsequent loads actually being higher. Therefore we left the booth impressed but not really sure how such parts would work for us. This is how it goes when you're looking at different stuff that's out there; not everything is suitable for your particular racing situation.

We did come across a shock company that we may be working with to develop a new shock for the race bikes. These guys design their shocks such that all compression and rebound adjustments are made external to the shock such that you don't usually have to do any re-valving; pretty high tech. We're hoping to follow up on this lead and so I may be making a trip to Chicago to consult with their US representative. As we work through this connection I'll keep you posted.

As has been the trend since we started attending the PRI Show, we saw more motorcycle racing people this year than ever before. It seemed as though there was a lot of interest in engine management/traction control related stuff by the motorcycle people attending the PRI Show this year. Regarding this topic, the latest unsubstantiated rumor is that the AMA is basically going to allow the use of engine management systems with the logic that they cannot adequately keep them from being used due to the technical nature of some of the devices available as part of the standard engine management package on some machines such as the Suzuki twins. Rampant speculation within the dirt track community is that some people may already have used such systems this year for traction control. We met and talked with some exhibitors at the show involved in this area, and were told that system components can be made so small as to be difficult to detect; these can be added to pretty much any digital based ignition system to control engine rpm ramp rate; effectively creating a form of traction control. We were told that such devices monitor engine rpm through their connection to the ignition system. When the unit's microprocessor senses that the ignition speed (engine speed) increases at a rate higher than a pre-programmed setpoint, the unit retards the ignition timing in one or both cylinders slightly. This change in ignition timing is said to be so subtle as not to be audibly noticeable. We were told by some exhibitors at PRI that the latest systems can be made as small as a jump drive that you'd use for your PC. See Mark Bremer's comments on his efforts to get the real story on the AMA rule changes for 2008 that may be allowing the use of engine management systems/traction control following my report.

One of the dirt track guys we ran into at PRI was Kenny Tolbert, Chris Carr's mechanic. We talked to him for a bit and the topic of engine management/traction control and the status of the series, but the show is so big that you have to keep moving or you are not going to get to everything that you want to see. Among the other dirt track people we met up with was Eddie Adkins; Eddie was accompanied by dirt track sponsor and supporter Eric Snedeker.

On the return trip from Orlando late Sunday afternoon, Leo and I were flying into the Newburg, New York airport on a direct flight. Because of weather conditions in Newburg on Sunday evening December ninth, the airline eventually decided to send the plane back to JFK as Newburg couldn't deal with the icy conditions they were having on the ground.

After considerable delay they loaded us all onto a bus and drove back to the Newburg airport where Leo's car was; in the end the trip from JFK to Newburg took us over four hours due to the delays and traffic. I guess you could say that was our welcome back to the great frozen North. To top that off we got to the car to find about a half inch of solid ice on it that had to be scraped off. To make matters worse we couldn't find Leo's ice scraper in the car so we had to wait until the defroster finally softened up the ice on the windows so we could knock it off by hand. We eventually got back to Leo's place in Shelton, CT about 4am Monday morning. We ended up having to wait until Tuesday to get the plates for the box truck so I could get on the road for Michigan. By late afternoon Tuesday I headed out of Connecticut for Michigan, arriving home late Wednesday afternoon. Since returning home with the new box truck, my dad, my grandpa and I have been putting in many hours to get it set up the way that it needs to be for the race team.

We decided to construct a partition towards the front of the box so we could have room to put in a futon couch that we can use on the road or for sleeping. This required us to build an independent framework that ties into the floor and walls. We had to build our own framework to ensure strength; the roof of the box has a white fiberglass type material that lets in light but it has no real structural strength. We also put in a layer of sub floor in the back on which we laid some stick down tile. We are now making the tire racks that will be connected to the partition and above the bike tie-down chocks that Mark Bremer made us. Speaking of Mark, he called as I was finishing this report to tell me that he sent out some new wheel hub nuts he made for us, along with some new wrenches. He came up with his own design to replace the aluminum nuts we currently use for the A&A/Kennedy wheels as well as the Jupiter wheels. This change should allow us to use the same wrenches for all of the applications, along with the much needed new nuts; thanks to Mark for his efforts.

We've still got some cabinets that we'll install in the garage section of the truck, and thereafter we'll take care of small stuff like adding a nitrogen bottle rack. I'm really stoked about the way it's turning out. After the inside is done I'm planning on painting the whole truck black before we apply any of the lettering, so it should be a nice looking setup for sure. I want to thank Leo and our sponsors for helping us get into this new truck. I also want to thank my Grandpa for all of his help and for letting us use his barn to work on the truck. I especially want to thankmy Dad for all of his help on this and for his help throughout this past season. Before I forget to mention it, I was lucky enough to bag a ten point buck before Christmas; he was a monster, and just in time for the holidays.

The next milestone on the horizon is getting the XR750 engine work done. As of now the plan is for me to bring the engines down to Eddie Adkin's place in Virginia to get the work done. I'm hoping we can get the work done before the end of January. As the winter freeze sets in up here in Michigan it will soon be time to hit the ice again and do some riding. Joe Maney's been working on the small bike stuff already, and we should be in great shape there as usual. Thank you Joe for all your help. I can't wait to ride the ice !!!

See you next month. Logan

This Just In:

Team Motorcyclist's Post and Logan Myers are very pleased to announce that Fuchs-Silkolene USA will be back on board as a productsponsor for 2008. Team Engineer Mark Bremer reports; "The Silkolene line of high performance lubricants is second to none.We've been running their products in all of our own engines and transmissions with great success. If you have an engine you really care about, it's worth running the best. Their ability to produce extremely high quality products specifically tailored for the severe demands of professional competition is why more Grand National level XR750's are running Silkolene's Castorene R40S than anything else.

The XR750 only carries about a quart and a half of oil which reaches temperatures well over 250 degrees running mostly wide open during a 25 lap main event on the mile; there's not many more severe duties for an air-cooled engine than that. We've been running Silkolene's Comp 4 10w-40 in the Honda 450 based machines and engine builder Joe Maney reports he's found little wear characteristics. We also use Silkolene's Synthetic Gear oils, Synthetic Brake Fluid, Pro RSF fork oil, Brake Cleaner, and also their Pro Cool product for the liquid cooled single engines. In every case the Silkolene products perform consistently well despite tough racing conditions. For more information on the entire Fuchs-Silkolene product line, check out www.silkoloene.com ."

In addition, we are pleased to announce that long time Team Motorcyclist's Post sponsor Ontrack Systems will be providing the team a new XR750 racing chassis for the 2008 season. The new chassis will be the latest in design from J&M Racing Products, tailored to fit team rider LoganMyers. Team Rider Logan Myers reports; "I want to thank Ontrack Systems ( www.get-ontrack.com ) for stepping up to the plate with the new chassis this year; now we'll be able to have two completely competitive XR750's for the 2008 season. I'm working with Mike Owens at J&M to make the frame fit me in specific areas. It should really be a great base on which to build."

Team Motorcyclist's Post is proudly sponsored by:

The Motorcyclist's Post

Orville Sheldon of N.F. Sheldon Harley-Davidson/Buell

Bruce Lyskawa of Bruce Transportation Group

Barnett Tool & Engineering

Fuchs-Silkolene Powersports Lubricants USA

Esjot Sprockets

Brisk Spark Plugs

Mad Dog

G2 Ergonomics

Tiger Skins Number Plates

Nology

Digatron USA

Baer Racing Products

Mark Bremer/Ontrack Systems

Seymour Investigative Services, LLC

Arai Helmets

Half-mile; GNC Twins
Phone/Fax: (419) 991-1491

Hello Team Motorcyclist's Post Sponsors/Supporters,

I hope everyone has been keeping well. I must apologize for the delay in getting the Team Update out to you all now that the 2007 racing season has drawn to a close. Not to make excuses, but I’ve had some family related issues to work through as of late, and these have put me behind the eight ball in regards to the race team. Now that the situation has been resolved, I am hopeful that we can keep the ball rolling into 2008.

I have taken the liberty to attach a couple of photos along with the December 07 Team Update herein for your review. In this issue of the Update, Logan hits the trail for USA Race Park in Tucson and follows through to the cancelled Las Vegas event. In addition to the report, there are also some season wrap-up comments toward the end of this article that I have provided as reflection on the season as a whole. Along with the customary sponsors listing that appears at the end of the article, this work is published in the December issue of The Motorcyclist's Post which is now hitting the streets.

One of the two photos attached herein is of Logan at the Monticello, New York round of the AMA Ford Quality Checked Dirt Track Series back in September.

Logan at the Monticello

If you may recall, Logan was running extremely well early on, and qualified seventh fastest going into his heat race where he was unfortunately knocked down by another rider. Up until that point everything was going our way that night; that’s racing as they say.

The other photo attached herein is of the new Team Motorcyclist's Post Transporter.

The new Team Motorcyclist’s Post Transporter...for those of you that wish to provide sponsor graphics for the transporter,call MCP Publisher Leo Castell at  203-606-1515

Leo just returned home this past week after picking up the new truck in PA. The truck is a late model F-450 van chassis with 7.3L diesel and an oversized box unit with attic. The decision was made to procure a new rig as we had a few mechanical issues with the old transporter this summer. Going forward, Leo and Logan will be getting the rig squared away and painted up for next season. For those of you that wish to provide sponsor graphics for the transporter, I would encourage you to call and talk to Leo Castell about size and details. Leo's direct cell phone number is 203-606-1515. You can call Leo anytime about sponsorships or race team related items.

I know that Logan did attend and compete in the Gene Romero West Coast Series Finale in Pomona, California this past weekend. As I have not talked to Logan since before he headed out a week ago, I do not as yet have any details on what happened out there. I know Logan wanted to thank all of our sponsors as well as Eric Snedeker for his support to make the trip to California possible.

The team will be heading to Orlando, Florida during the first part of December to attend the Performance Racing Industry Show. We were among the very first motorcycle race team folks to attend the show several years ago; the PRI Show is the pre-eminent trade show in the western hemisphere for automotive racing technology. We have long felt that the exhibited technology viewable at PRI might help in our race team development. We naturally provide media coverage of our PRI visit which will be published in a subsequent issue of The Motorcyclist's Post.

It is our hope that perhaps we will see some of our product sponsors at the Orange County Convention Center; if you're going to be at the show, please let me know.

Looking towards next season, it is our hope that all of our sponsors and marketing partners will return for another season. While we didn't have the successes on track that we had anticipated this year, it was by no means a failure. At 20 years of age, Logan Myers is one of the younger GNC riders out there who many within the sport see as being a legitimate title contender in the future and always a threat on race day. Logan has gained a tremendous amount of experience each and every time out this year; this will no doubt help as we look toward Daytona next spring.

Thanks for your continued support,

Mark Bremer

Team Motorcyclist's Post

Team Motorcyclist's Post Race Report - USA Race Park Tucson, Arizona

Team Motorcyclist's Post rider Logan Myers traveled southwest to compete in a double header round of the AMA Ford Quality Checked Dirt Track Series this past Friday and Saturday night on the 3/8 mile banked clay oval of USA Race Park in Tucson, Arizona.

Beginning with the season finale of the Singles Championship on Friday, September 28, Logan rode his Bruce Transportation Group/Joe Maney prepared Honda CRF450 based framer into a qualifying spot from his semi to make the 18 rider national main event. As is usual in these Singles Series events, the competition is extremely tough; no less than 52 of the top professional riders in the USA were entered in Friday’s event. Logan ran a smart race on what became a fairly narrow groove track to finish a respectable 13th in the 25 lap final.

On Saturday, Logan rode extremely well on the Team Motorcyclist's Post XR750, posting the 15th fastest time in the early qualifying rounds with a lap time of 20.944 seconds at an average speed of 85.943 m.p.h.. Logan looked in good shape to earn a direct transfer from his heat until a fuel system problem ended his effort. Logan rode well in his semi, but could not make up enough ground from the back row on the narrow groove track to position himself for the transfer.

Race Team Manager Leo Castell had this to say about Logan's performance; "Once again Logan Myers proved that he can compete at this level. After driving over 36 hours from Michigan to Tucson, Logan represented his team and his sponsors very well this weekend. Logan's performance on Friday showed that the Bruce Transportation/Joe Maney prepared Hondas are competitive with some of the top privateer and factory backed equipment out there on the circuit. And in terms of Saturday's Twins race, if it hadn't been for a fuel hose failure, I’m sure Logan would have had the Team Motorcyclist's Post XR750 in the main two nights running.

All of our sponsors, marketing partners and fans should be very proud of the effort this young man has put forth this season under less than ideal conditions. As you read this press release, Logan is making preparations for the AMA season finale in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday while remaining in the region with some other race teams. While Mark Bremer and I were not able to make it out to Tucson, I will be making the trip to Las Vegas for this weekend's race. I'd like to thank all of our sponsors and marketing partners for their support this season, and I would encourage each and every one of you to come back next year. We are looking to take this program to the next level, and if everyone grabs an oar it would make it easier for all. This young man deserves a chance to fulfill his dream, and I believe he can get it done under the right circumstances."

Monticello, New York Half-mile Aaron Creamer Memorial

September 15, 2007

Monticello Raceway, nestled in the Catskill Mountains north of New York City is normally home to horse racing, but on Saturday, September 15th the crushed pea-stone half-mile played host to round 18 of the AMA Ford Quality Checked Dirt Track Series.

After a storm cell came through the region on Friday night, conditions on Saturday were mostly sunny but Fall like. Although some speculation surrounded the potential for success of this first time event, a near capacity crowd witnessed some of the best dirt track racing action of the season as the Rolling Thunder Show got underway Saturday afternoon.

For their part, Team Motorcyclist's Post and rider Logan Myers made a strong showing this past Saturday night. Team Manager Leo Castell had this to report; "Logan and the team did a great job Saturday at Monticello Raceway. The guys did a great job of having the N.F. Sheldon’s Harley-Davidson XR750's ready to do battle on the crushed pea stone surface. We owe thanks to Eddie Adkins for helping us get a second XR750 together in time for this weekend, and the bikes worked great. Right out of the gate Logan was fast, posting qualifying practice times which placed him as high as fifth fastest before finishing seventh fastest with a combined best lap time of 25.346 seconds at an average speed of 71.017 mph. Things were looking good for Logan to get a direct transfer from his heat race until a downed rider's bike took him out in the turn three area. The guys did a great job of repairing the bike in time for Logan to make the start of his semi where he had to start on the second row. Logan rode extremely well, but just missed a qualifying transfer spot by one position after coming in third."

Castell continued; "I want to thank all the Northeast dirt track fans who made it out for Buddy Ford's race; I think there were quite a few Canadians there on Saturday as well. From the looks of things Saturday, I'd guess the race was a success and would hope that we’ll be back at Monticello in the future. This race should provide clear evidence that the sport of professional motorcycle dirt track is viable when the right people are involved. For ourpart, The Motorcyclist's Post publication provided quite a bit of exposure for this event in the northeast region over the past six months, and I think it paid off for the sport as a whole."

Castell added; "At this point our team is making final preparations for the last three scheduled events on the AMA calendar; the Tucson, AZ doubleheader event at USA Race Park on September 28 & 29 and the season finale on October 6 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Having just talked with Logan this afternoon, I know that he is in great shape and is feeling good about our situation. Like most teams on the series circuit however, we could use additional support as the costs associated with the sport at this level have gone up considerably due to fuel costs and other concerns. As we look beyond the end of the racing season and toward Daytona next spring, we’re interested in gaining additional support from potential sponsors. I would encourage anyone interested in getting involved with this sport to call me directly at 203-606-1515 or email me at lcastell@snet.net.

Team Motorcyclist’s Post is proudly sponsored by:
The Motorcyclist’s Post www.motorcyclistspost.com
Orville Sheldon of N.F. Sheldon’s Harley-Davidson/Buell
Dave Sedlack of Performance Harley-Davidson/Buell
Bruce Lyskawa of Bruce Transportation Group
Eric Snedeker
Motion Pro
Tiger Skins Number plates
Barnett Tool & Engineering
Esjot Sprockets USA
Silkolene Powersports Lubricants
Brisk Spark Plugs
Nology Engineering
Digatron USA
Arai Helmets
Mark Bremer/Ontrack Systems
Seymour Investigative Services, LLC
G2 Ergonomics

Back on track following Springfield Mile

Following a string of disappointing results this season due mostly to equipment related issues, Team Motorcyclist's Post rider Logan Myers turned in an impressive performance at this past Sunday's Springfield Mile. Riding the Team Motorcyclist's Post XR750 Logan posted the third fastest lap in the timed qualifying sessions and made his first Grand National Twins Mile main by direct transfer from his heat race.

Team Manager and The Motorcyclist's Post Editor in Chief Leo Castell had this to say about the team; "This weekend was a mixed bag for us, but in the end we left Springfield with smiles on our faces. Logan wasn't able to get the Bruce Transportation/Joe Maney prepared Honda CRF450 into the Short Track main on Saturday; for some reason he just couldn't manage the new egg shaped track configuration as well as he needed to. On a positive note
however, Logan went out and trounced everyone in the "B" main. Coming into Sunday's Mile, Logan had yet to qualify for a Twins national this year; I think he may have felt a little pressure from that, but he sure didn't show it
Sunday. People that follow the series may know that earlier this season we entered into a cooperative arrangement with RCS Racing to run the Twins events on their equipment. Unfortunately it became clear to us that the RCS
Racing camp was a little overtaxed with trying to take care of both Logan and a second team rider. To that end, we decided before I-96 that we'd have our machine ready to go in case of equipment related problems. As it worked out, Logan rode our bike at the single-file narrow-groove I-96 where he qualified well but failed to make the main due to a poor start in his heat race which in turn relegated him to a back row start for his semi."

Castell continued; "In the first timed session at the Springfield Mile Logan posted an impressive 34.774 second lap which equated to an average speed of 103.526mph. I've been around this sport long enough to know that there aren't that many riders out there who have run into or below the 34 second range. Sunday wasn't without it's trials for us however, as we discovered after that timed session that a front cylinder stud had broken off inside the engine case. Thanks to the help of Eddie Adkins, Logan's dad Dwayne, and Wade Camlin, we were able to actually make the necessary repairs just in time for Logan to line up for his heat race. Logan did a great job dealing with the situation mentally as he drove the bike into a transfer spot while dealing with a subsequent fuel delivery issue which we corrected thereafter. After running as high as fourth on the restarted main event, Logan couldn't match the straightaway speed and slowly faded back to finish sixteenth. Watching from the sidelines, we soon realized that we were off by about a tooth on the final gearing. Logan did what he could to make up the difference; riding faster through the turns, but the gearing we had on the bike would not allow the bike to reach the straightaway speeds needed to stay in the draft during the race. I've never questioned our twenty year old rider's ability to compete and win at this level; I think Logan's performance on Sunday should help set the record straight for those that might have some question. To that end, Team Motorcyclist's Post is continuing to move forward as we are making preparations for the Monticello, New York race on September 15. I want to thank all of our sponsors and marketing partners for their support and encourage them to stay involved as we head towards the last four scheduled AMA races this year. I would strongly encourage anyone wishing to become part of a team with a winning mindset to contact me directly at 203-606-1515. We've already made initial plans for next year and would like to include any additional parties that are interested in being part of a team with the focus towards winning with one of the best young prospects in the
sport. We have room on board our team for support at all levels for both business entities and private parties; don't be shy, give me a call and we'll work something out. "Team Motorcyclist's Post is sponsored by: The Motorcyclist's Post -  www.motorcyclistspost.com .

Castle Rock, Washington Update

Coming into this weekend's double header round of the AMA Quality Checked Ford Flat Track Championship Series at Castle Rock Raceway, Logan and the Team have suffered through a string of bad luck, in some instances related to mechanical gremlins. Throughout this time Logan has consistently displayed the ability to run with the top national riders by posting competitive qualifying times during several of the series rounds only to be handicapped by a difficult starting position in his heat/semi or in some cases, suffering equipment related setbacks that have relegated him to his back up motorcycle. Such was the case at Saluda, Greenville, and Hagerstown.

Undaunted by the lack of on-track results thus far, Logan traveled out to Castle Rock this weekend with RCS Racing team mate Bryan Bigelow to compete in Friday’s TT and Saturday's Short Track events. Riding the Bruce Transportation Group/Joe Maney prepared Honda CRF450 based machine, Logan ran very well at the TT course on Friday, posting the 22 nd fastest overall time in qualifying. Logan fought a tough battle in his semi, ending up third and one spot from a qualifying position.

Coming into Saturday's Short Track event, Logan was no doubt determined to change his fortunes. He ran extremely hard through timed qualifying on the tight course, but came up 34 fastest with only about two-tenths of a second separating him from qualifying for a front row starting position for his heat. In fact, Logan was just a few tenths back from the fastest qualifier; not much more than the time it takes to blink your eyes!! Logan was relegated to a second row start for his heat where he finished a respectable seventh out of twelve riders. Logan really put his head down and won what turned out to be the fastest semi, earning a well deserved qualifying spot in the 18 rider National.

In the main event, Logan ran a very consistent race after starting from the back row and fought his way into a very respectable 10th place finish. Furthermore, Logan showed improved physical stamina by passing former Six-time Grand National Champ Chris Carr in the closing laps of the race.

Logan had this to say to me this morning; "I'd really like to thank all of our sponsors who have helped out this year and have remained patient throughout. I'd also like to thank Bryan Bigelow for sharing his ride out to Washington State. Coming into this season, I really thought in my heart that we'd be competing for a top ten position in the series points chase. Well, so far things haven't worked out as well as we had planned. After feeling so close to being competitive at some of the races this year, it seemed as though something would crop up to keep us out of contention. In light of that I wanted to come out to Castle Rock and make something positive happen. After ending up one spot out of qualifying for the TT on Friday, I was determined to make it into the main at the Short Track last night. The Bruce Transportation/Joe Maney prepared Honda CRF450 based machine ran strong all night, and I felt faster in the closing laps of the race than at the beginning. Making my first national main has kind of lifted a monkey off my back, and I’m really looking forward to the rest of the season."

Team Motorcyclist's Post/RCS Racing is sponsored by:

The Motorcyclist’s Post, Performance Harley-Davidson, N.F. Sheldon Harley-Davidson/Buell, Reiman's Harley-Davidson, Eric Snedeker, Gutterridge Harley-Davidson, Bruce Lyskawa of Bruce Transportation Group, Barnett Tool & Engineering, Motion Pro, Esjot Sprockets, Silkolene Powersports Lubricants (Fuchs-Silkolene USA), Brisk Spark Plugs, Mad Dog, G2 Ergonomics, Nology, Digatron USA, Mark Bremer/Ontrack Systems, Tucker Rocky, Tiger Skins, Arai Helmets, and Seymour Detective Agency.

Best regards,

Mark Bremer
Team Motorcyclist’s Post/RCS Racing
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Team Motorcyclist’s Post/RCS Racing Update - June 22, 2007 

I just wanted to pass along three photos that Leo sent me this afternoon from this past weekend’s American Canadian Challenge Series races up in Canada. As was covered in our most recent update, Logan won the series and is shown in one of the attached photos with promoter Buddy Ford who is presenting him the plaque.

Logan racing at the Canadian Challenge Series

Logan with 450 at the Canadian Challenge Series

Logan Myers with Canadian Challenge Series promoter Buddy Ford

I spoke to Logan this afternoon; he was about an hour out from Don Camlin’s place in Rock Island, Illinois. Logan sounded in good spirits and expressed to me that he’s ready for Joliet.

For those that can’t make it to the Joliet race (like me), it should be viewable if you have a high speed internet connection by going to: www.liveisports.com

Thanks for your support,
Mark Bremer
Team Motorcyclist’s Post/RCS Racing
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Team Motorcyclist’s Post/RCS Racing Update - June 21^. 2007 

Following last Saturday’s double win at the St. Marcel, Quebec short track, the team traveled to the city of Ayers Cliff, also in the province of Quebec. Sunday's race was the third and final race of the three day "American-Canadian Challenge Series", brought together in a cooperative effort between New England's Sideways Promotions and long time Canadian dirt track promoter Buddy Ford.

Canadian Buddy Ford is also promoting the AMA GNC race scheduled for September 15 in Monticello, NY. For its part, The Motorcyclist's Post is working in cooperation with Buddy Ford to help promote the Monticello, NY race; the Post has also worked cooperatively in the successful promotion of the Hagerstown, MD GNC race run at the end of July for the last few years.

Leo Castell filed this report as he was making his way back from Canada late Sunday night.

"As previously reported, the plan was to run the Bruce Transportation Group Honda 450 framer in both the 450 Pro class and the Open Pro class. The Ayers Cliff track in Quebec is a narrow cushion, so we figured the small bike would work the best there. Right out of the gate it was pretty clear that Logan was the fastest rider there; the bike was running extremely well and handling great. Logan ran away with the 450 Pro race after getting a great holeshot. In the Open Pro race, Logan had a good dice going with one other rider when we developed a problem with the engine. Logan was coming down the back straight-away when all of a sudden white & blue smoke came pouring out. With only a few laps remaining, Logan’s race was done."

Leo continued; "Logan rode very well this weekend, winning the majority of races he entered and taking the Am-Can Challenge Series overall. Outside of a couple of equipment related glitches, it was a very positive weekend and Logan got some valuable track time. Logan is now back in Michigan where he’s unloaded the small bikes so Joe Maney can get to the bottom of the engine problem we had in Sunday’s race. Today Logan is scheduled to head to Donny Camlin’s shop in Rock Island, Illinois with our 750 so they can get the bike setup as a back-up machine for the remainder of the GNC schedule. Logan should make it down to Donny Camlin's race shop by this afternoon so they can be ready for round three of the AMA Ford Quality Checked Flat Track Championship Twins race at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Illinois this Saturday, June 23.  I'd like to thank Logan's cousin Carter for traveling this weekend with Logan and helping out in the pits; also my brother Roger and his girlfriend Joyce for their help. Mark Bremer really helped us out in Rochester, NH; making the 400 mile round trip from Connecticut on his bike last Friday."

Team Motorcyclist's Post/RCS Racing is sponsored by: The Motorcyclist’s Post, Performance Harley-Davidson, N.F. Sheldon Harley-Davidson/Buell, Reiman's Harley-Davidson, Snedeker Construction, Gutterridge Harley-Davidson, Bruce Transportation Group, Barnett Tool & Engineering, Motion Pro, Esjot Sprockets, Silkolene Powersports Lubricants (Fuchs-Silkolene USA), Brisk Spark Plugs, Mad Dog, G2 Ergonomics, Nology, Digatron USA, Baer Racing Products, Jupiter Wheels, Mark Bremer/Ontrack Systems, Tucker Rocky, Tiger Skins and Arai Helmets.

Mark Bremer
Team Motorcyclist’s Post/RCS Racing
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Team Motorcyclist’s Post/RCS Racing Update - Ben Campanale Half-Mile Rochester, NH June 15. 2007 

Team Motorcyclist's Post/RCS Racing rider Logan Myers was among several GNC regulars who ventured to the Northeast region for the Fifteenth Annual New England Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Dealer's Association running of the Ben Campanale Half-Mile. The race honors the memory of the late Ben Campanale, a motorcycle racer from Worcester, Massachusetts who was a two time Daytona 200 winner back in the 1930's. Along with the promise of a great night of racing, the clear skies and moderate temperatures attracted a great crowd to the Rochester Fairgrounds. The Friday evening event has become part of the annual Laconia Bike Week Rally which draws thousands of motorcyclists to the nearby Lakes Region of New Hampshire.

Logan being interviewed in the Winner's Circle

450 Pro Class

Logan was clearly among the fastest riders in the 450 Pro class, taking the pole position by winning his heat after an early lap dice with New York State rider Matt Weidman. Logan got a great hole shot in the 450 main and never looked back, winning the race by almost half a lap. Logan had this to say at the trophy presentation; "The Bruce Transportation Group Honda 450 ran really strong all night. A long time friend of ours, Joe Maney, builds our singles motors up in Michigan, and he does a fantastic job. I'd like to give special thanks to Bruce Lyskawa for supporting our singles program but I certainly don't want to forget to thank everyone that provides us with support. Mark Bremer, Roger Castell, and my cousin Carter spun the wrenches tonight, and together we had the 450 pretty well dialed in." 

750 Pro Class 

The team worked hard to get the Performance Harley-Davidson/ N.F. Sheldon Harley-Davidson XR750 chassis dialed in on the narrow cushion track. Logan earned a front row start for the ten rider main event and after a great start held second position for the early laps, falling in behind current AMA GNC Twins Champion Kenny Coolbeth. While the team had improved the handling of the bike significantly, Logan gradually dropped back as the track became rougher with each passing lap. Logan eventually settled into a fourth place finish.

Logan had this to say afterwards; "We worked on the chassis setup all night and made significant improvements. The Performance Harley-Davidson / N.F. Sheldon Harley-Davidson XR750 ran really well for the most part; Mark Bremer did a great job overcoming some minor starting issues that seemed to come up tonight. The bike worked really well for the first few laps in the main, but as the track became rutted and bumpy in the turns, I got kind of wore out trying to man-handle the bike in order to keep pace with Kenny. One of the things I’ve been working on is my physical fitness and upper body strength that become so important on nights like this. On the up side, we've learned some additional stuff about set up for these kinds of tracks that we'll take forward from here." 

This just in…..

After the races Saturday night the team traveled from Rochester, New Hampshire to Canada, stopping overnight along the border.

Long time Canadian dirt track promoter Buddy Ford scheduled two Canadian races this weekend in Quebec Province as part of a three day - three race series coinciding with the Rochester, NH event. You should be aware that Buddy Ford is also promoting the AMA GNC race scheduled for September fifteenth in Monticello, NY. For its part, The Motorcyclist's Post is working in cooperation with Buddy Ford to help promote the Monticello race; the Post has also worked cooperatively in the successful promotion of the Hagerstown, MD GNC race run at the end of July for the last few years.  

Saturday’s race was run at a quarter-mile banked clay oval in St. Marcel, Quebec. Logan won two races Saturday night, one on the Bruce Transportation Group Honda DTX450 and the other on the Bruce Transportation Group Honda 450 framer.

Team Manager Leo Castell had this to report after I woke him from a sound sleep early Sunday morning; "I wish you didn't have to call so early. We didn't leave the track until 2:30 this morning. They ran quite a few classes of motorcycles up here along with mini sprints and stuff. Logan was clearly the fastest rider out there last night, getting the starts nailed almost every time and winning both of the classes we entered. We'll be headed out of here this morning to get to a half-mile track in Ayers, Quebec where we plan on running the Bruce Transportation Group Honda 450 framer. The Ayers track is a narrow cushion, so the small bike will work the best there. The Joe Maney prepared bikes ran and handled great; we only had to make some gearing and tire changes which made things fairly easy." 

Team Motorcyclist's Post/RCS Racing is sponsored by: The Motorcyclist's Post, Performance Harley-Davidson, N.F. Sheldon Harley-Davidson/Buell, Reiman’s Harley-Davidson, Snedeker Construction, Gutterridge Harley-Davidson, Bruce Lyskawa of Bruce Transportation Group, Barnett Tool & Engineering, Motion Pro, Esjot Sprockets, Silkolene Powersports Lubricants (Fuchs-Silkolene USA), Brisk Spark Plugs, Mad Dog, G2 Ergonomics, Nology, Digatron USA, Baer Racing Products, Jupiter Wheels, Mark Bremer/Ontrack Systems, Tucker Rocky, Tiger Skins and Arai Helmets.

Team Motorcyclist's Post/RCS Racing Update - June 11, 2007

The Team Motorcyclist's Post transporter rolled into the Montgomery County Fairgrounds Saturday June ninth for the Thirty-seventh Annual Old Time Newsies Race. The two day charity event, which features a Bike Night on Friday evening as well as Saturday's dirt track motorcycle races is done as a benefit for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Miami Valley area in Dayton, Ohio. Saturday's race program was an AMA Sanctioned Hot Shoe event that included 450 experts, 750 experts, and a 450 pro-sport class.

750 Expert Class

This was Logan's first experience running an XR750 on the narrow half-mile quasi-cushion track. As the afternoon practice sessions began, the team experienced some unexpected problems with the XR750 which resulted in Logan having to make his first laps on the bike in his scratch heat; essentially without any practice. The team worked feverishly to rectify an ignition problem in the front cylinder that was traced to a bad plug wire, coil, and ignition module. With the bike running strong, Logan went out in his scratch heat and rode well, although the bike setup was not close enough for him to run competitively. After making several chassis changes to the XR750, some of which were based on input from former team tuner Eddie Adkins, Logan got a great start from the back row in his heat race and earned a hard fought fifth place finish in the 12 rider field to qualify for the main. In the main event, Logan got a less than stellar start from the back row and worked hard to claw his way forward. In the end Logan rode well but finished tenth.

Team Manager Leo Castell reported; "Coming into Dayton we had hoped we could finish better on the 750 than we did. However, I think as a team we did an excellent job of dealing with adversity in the form of unforeseeable electrical problems which cropped up after we got here. Not having ridden an XR750 on this track before, and without any practice laps, Logan did a tremendous job to qualify the bike for the main event; finishing tenth fastest out of almost 30 riders."

450 Expert Class

The Bruce Transportation-Joe Maney prepared Honda CRF 450 based framer was really working great right out of the transporter; the team only making one gearing change along with a couple of minor chassis adjustments. It was obvious to most that Logan was among the fastest and likely the smoothest in a field of some 30 riders. Logan got a great start in his scratch heat and ran away from the field. In his heat, Logan got another great start and had the lead in what was essentially a two rider race until the final lap when Jared Mees got under him going into turn one. Logan pressed for the re-pass, but wasn’t able to get by before the checker flag.

In the 450 main, Logan didn’t get as good a start and fell in around tenth position at the end of the first lap. From there, Logan quickly went to work and within a couple of laps was running fifth with a gap to the lead group. Logan inherited the fourth spot when young Matt Weidman low-sided in turn four. Logan held fourth until the final lap when JR Schnabel on the factory supported Suzuki got around him on the outside in turn two. Logan pushed to retake the fourth spot, but couldn’t get by before the checkered flag.

Logan had this to say afterwards; "I had hoped to do better than what we did tonight; especially with the 450. The Bruce Transportation – Joe Maney prepared 450 Honda ran great; we certainly weren't lacking for power anywhere; the track got a little pushed off and slick in the turns. The XR750 ran really strong after the guys got the ignition problem corrected; but without any practice we had to roll the dice on setup and were kind of behind the eight ball this time around. I look forward to coming back to Dayton next year as we'll be in a lot better shape as far as setup and I'll have had some experience running the track on the 750."

Next up for the team is to run the Canadian-American Challenge Races which will take place this coming Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (June 15, 16, 17). The three race series will kick off this Friday on the half-mile cushion at Rochester, NH where the team currently plans to run the 450 Expert and 750 Expert classes.

Team Motorcyclist's Post/RCS Racing would like to thank the following sponsors: The Motorcyclist's Post, Performance Harley-Davidson, N.F. Sheldon Harley-Davidson/Buell, Reiman’s Harley-Davidson, Snedeker Construction, Gutterridge Harley-Davidson, Bruce Lyskawa of Bruce Transportation Group, Barnett Tool & Engineering, Motion Pro, Esjot Sprockets, Silkolene Powersports Lubricants (Fuchs-Silkolene USA), Brisk Spark Plugs, Mad Dog, G2 Ergonomics, Nology, Digatron USA, Mark Bremer/Ontrack Systems, Tucker Rocky, Tiger Skins, Arai Helmets, and Seymour Detective Agency.