Winner's Circle MIR 10/04/09

Tragedy Strikes HTP

September 23, 2009. After their return from Rockingham Dragway, it was business-as-usual at HTP Performance Inc. Owner/Crew Chief Cecil Towner went back to the dyno and turning wrenches. Unfortunately, a customer improperly-installed his sidewinder and left his bike to be dyno tuned. The oil cooler line lying on the headers of his new exhaust caught fire and engulfed the bike... and Cecil. He received third degree burns to his right leg and spent 2 weeks in the Critical Care Hospital of MCV. His father, and team member, "Big Cec" stepped up and ran the shop and race program while Cecil was in the hospital. They travelled to MIR to compete, knowing they had to do well to secure the points lead. Cecil would call each round to instruct his father of tune adjustments and ride suggestions from his hospital bed. It was an amazing team effort that resulted in a WIN for HTP in Maryland. Keith Thompson has now greatened his points lead in the MIROCK series. Entering the Finals in November, Keith needs only to qualify and win one round in order to claim the Championship for the second year in a row. Team HTP was also without Cecil on their trip to the AMA race in Norwalk, OH. They didn't come home with a win at the Track or Treat Nationals, but managed to increase their points lead in the series. Keith Thompson and Jeremy Teasley have been battling for the number one spot all season and it will come down to the Finals November 13-14 in Valdosta, GA.

Real Street in Straighliner Mag

To view the online version of Straighliner Magazine, America's Only All-Motorcycle Drag Racing magazine, visit http://www.mygazines.com/title/4496. Read about HTP on pages 14-15 & 18-19!!

2 Wins for Team HTP! Atco, NJ. Sept 12-13.

Orient Express U.S. Nationals. BST REAL STREET WINNER! AMA VS. MIROCK REAL STREET SHOOTOUT WINNER! CONGRATULATIONS KEITH THOMPSON!

AMA Dragbike - Atco, NJ

From Brock's Performance Team Report Keith Thompson is arguably the hottest rider in Real Street racing right now. Riding a GSXR-1000 out of the HTP Performance camp the defending MIROCK champ claimed a double win at Atco winning the event title and taking the win in the special AMA vs. MIROCK Real Street Shootout sponsored by Brock’s Performance. The win was the second AMA Dragbike national event win of the year for Thompson. He has four final round appearances in MIROCK action this year and currently leads the points in both series. Thompson qualified off the top of the sheet in the seventh spot during Sunday’s one-shot qualifier but came to life in round one of eliminations with a 8.03 to make him the second quickest rider of the event to #1 plateholder Jeremy Teasley. Teasley went out in the second round getting by veteran John Hall and then Darion Payne to earn a semifinal single. On the other side of the ladder Coby Adams, team owner and crew chief to Rickey Gadson, was quickly becoming the sentimental favorite, going deep into eliminations and making the final in just his third appearance in the class and the first since Atco of last year. The highly anticipated final was not to be as Adams spit a shim out in the semis and was not able to make the final. Thompson staged the bike under power and took the green for the win. Thompson took the Shootout win over fellow Brock’s-suppored/ TiWinder- equipped Hayabusa of Ashon Dickerson. The win gives Thompson a slim, two-point lead over defending series champ Teasley. “This one is going down to the wire,“ said Brock. “ It’s a little bit of redemption for Keith because he felt he was wronged at Indy when Teasley was reinstated after being disqualified. He really bounced back from that by winning both classes at Atco. That is what champions are made of.”

!! UPDATE !!

Apologies for the delay. Team HTP has been VERY busy traveling up and down the East Coast competing. Since their record-breaking showing in Martin, MI, Team HTP has continued to be successful in both AMA and MIROCK Series. Real Street Rider, Keith Thompson, has gone to the finals in every MiRock race since (FBR Shop Bike Nationals, Fast by Gast WPGC Bike Fest, Schnitz Racing Summer Sizzler, Honda-Suzuki of Sanford Bike Open) He has maintained the points lead, but is fighting to keep his position over Rickey Grayson & Jeremy Teasley. In other HTP News, the Prostreet Bike bettered the national Nitrous record, running 7.42s at AMA's Pingel Thunder Nationals in Indianapolis, IN. The HTP team has been experimenting with the Wizard of Nitrous system this 2009 season with great success. Typically a car nitrous system, we have worked very closely with the company to perfect its motorcycle applications. Interested in the Wizard of Nitrous system? Call us at the shop. 804.340.0800. We are proud to be a US distributor for the company.