May 25, 2009

MISSISSAUGA, ON – The GoLo Racing team participated at the first round of the Parts Canada Superbike Championship, which was a highly anticipated race at Calabogie Motorsports Park. The team manager, Rahul Dua, was committed in preparing his team for this track which for them was relatively new. Indeed, due to the team’s limited experience at Calabogie, much necessary track time was required in order to get the Suzuki GSXR motorcycles setup for the first National race of the 2009 season.

The featured riders Trombino, Huffman and Dua who began the testing sessions by learning the track quickly and dialing in the suspension with strong contributions from Accelerated Technologies Tuner John Sharrard. The detailed attention from John Sharrard was a vital component in getting the motorcycles dialed in and providing Trombino and Dua with greater confidence in their bikes, considering that both riders suffered serious injuries that ended their racing season last year. Sean Huffman, a rookie pro rider, was extremely anxious to get his # 777 GSXR 1000 rolling around the circuit and learning this relatively new track. Furthermore, Rahul Dua was eager to have a new start on this same track that ended his racing season last year.

A large portion of the practice sessions was dedicated in sorting out the proper gearing ratios and setting up the bikes as closely as possible to an ideal race set-up. However, this left Trombino, Huffman and Dua with limited time for the fine tuning of their bikes. The GoLo Racing team was looking forward to the qualifying session so they could work on some last minute details on the Suzuki GSXR motorcycles to improve their standings during the race on Sunday May 24th.

Unfortunately, some of the changes made during the qualifying session back fired and the riders suffered a loss of a few positions, which was a letdown for them. The GoLo Racing team was not easily discouraged and they gathered all their resources and worked around the clock to get the setup done properly during Sunday morning’s practice sessions and had the GSXR’s ready for the season’s opening race.

On Sunday afternoon the track conditions were perfect for the race while the riders took their spots on the grid and the spectators eagerly waited for the race to begin. The Pro Superbike main event was full of excitement as Frank Trombino and Sean Huffman made some exciting passes during the race bringing a rush to the crowd at the Calabogie Motorsports Park. Frank Trombino finished fifth on the GoLo Racing Suzuki GSX-R750 after he passed both Alex Welsh and Steve Crevier on the final lap. “I was constantly fighting with the factory bikes throughout the race and saved the best moves for the last lap on my perfectly setup GoLo Racing Suzuki GSXR 750” said Frank Trombino. Sean Huffman continuously kept pushing himself during the race and this determination allowed him to move up the field during the race and charged to grab a solid fifteenth place finish. In the AM 600 Sport Bike, Rahul Dua showed great determination riding while hurt and staying top ten during the race and after making some key passes he finished securing a ninth position. Dua is scheduled for another surgery in June but focused to give his 200% and riding a complete season. Overall all the riders showed great motivation on the race track and are looking forward to the next round.

GoLo Racing is preparing for the Parts Canada Superbike Championship round #2, which is scheduled to take place at Montreal’s Mirabel ICAR circuit on June 11-14, 2009. For more information, fans and supporters can always check the team’s latest updates at www.GoLoRacing.com.

The GoLo RACING.com Team is sponsored by BASF, Hillcrest Suzuki, Pirelli/Orion Motorsports, Hot Lap Events, Built by Bark, Rockstar Motorsports, JD Graphics, ACME Slate, New Tech Auto, Accelerated Technologies, First Place Trailers, Mimic Industries, Uber Racing, NEXO Sports, Flack Jackets, Parts Canada, High Side HealthCare, Aloyas Custom Printing, Hi5 Exposure, International Auto Brokers, Vortex Racing, Jana H2o, Hey Addy.com, Training-Ground and GTAmotorcycle.com

From a release issued by GoLo Racing