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Mar.2&3- Boys run test & tune in Bradenton, Florida.

Mar.5&6- Orlando Races - Devin runs a 6.97 @208mph, and wins fuel shootout

- Mike does a first ever side by side parachute pull on a motorcycle

Apr.2&3-Mike is in Virginia for an exhibition, and makes a 6.57 second run!!

Next race will be Tulsa, Oklahoma April 16-17th. Good luck, boys, run safe!!

APR 16&17 - Severe weather played havoc down south in Tulsa, OK, this time around. Friday lots of wind and rain, Saturday off to a slow start. Mike missed first round, had two rough runs and qualified 4th. Craig was off to a rough start as well, but ran a 7.89 @ 166.70 mph second round and 7.95 @159mph in his third, qualifying 6th overall. Devin did great with a first round 6.89 seconds @187mph, 2nd run 7.08 @192, third 7.03 @198 and qualified 5th. Due to weather on Sunday, the race was shortened up to 1/8 mile and although all three boys were taken out on their first rounds, Mike and Craig both ran in the outlaw race, and Mike had a stellar run, with a 4.33 second @177mph on the 1/8th!! Fastest et in pro fuel all weekend. Better late than never! Craig ran a 4.73 in the 1/8 mile to win the second straight grudge match against Rich Vreeland. Craig ran a second 1/8 mile time of 4.95 and Mike a 4.42.

APR 29th- Mike crashes at 160mph during test & tune in Rockingham, NC, picks himself up, surveys the damage, his and the bikes, pulls out the original rocket and still goes on to run 200mph that weekend. Back to Canada, lick our wounds and fix our shit.

Watch the video, could of been a lot worse, but it's not for the faint of heart.

JUNE 10th- Getting back on track (literally) we will be racing in Edmonton this weekend at Castrol Raceway. Come on out and cheer us on! Stop by the pits, see what goes on behind the scenes, just say hi. We'd love to see you. Hope to have great stuff to post next week!

JULY 16-17 - Mike was invited to race a Top Fuel bike with the IHRA in Grand Bend, Ont, where he dropped a cylinder but still ran a 6.75 @178mph, and made it 60' in 1.10 seconds!

The rest of the team drove to Ashcroft for CMDRA races, where Devin ran a 4.67 in the 3rd round qualifying on the 1/8th mile, and Craig ran a 7.75. Overall a good weekend with Craig taking 1st place again.

AUG 6-7 - Had good and bad runs in Medicine Hat this past weekend, but mostly great numbers. Mike and Devin raced against each other, with Mike running a pass of 6.69 sec @199 mph and Devin finishing right behind him with a 7.17 sec @188 mph. Mike later ran a 6.70 sec @196 mph and Devin had a his best runs ever, 6.80 @ 176.55 mph, and his last run, a 6.69 sec @ 199.52 mph!! Craig blew up late Saturday, fixed it all up that night,went on to win 2nd place on Sunday. Great job, boys, we enjoyed watching you!

AUG 20-21-Craig runs 7.53, followed by a 7.52, qualifying last, but winning first. Devin won round one, then taken out in round two by Nate Gagnon. Devin takes a spin on Mike's old pro fuel bike and runs against Jay Turner, qualifying #2, and runner-up in the final. Mike runs the new top fuel, gaining seat time.

SEPT 10-11- CMDRA finals in Edmonton. Mike went out first again, Devin ran some decent numbers and Craig won first.

SEPT 12- CMDRA Banquet was held in Nisku, and from it, Pete took home "WRENCH OF THE YEAR" and Craig placed 1st for pro drag.

NOV 4-6- Vegas - Still struggling after a disappointing season, and one of the best of the best, from New Jersey, Joey and his wife Rose Stranotti offered their knowledge and assistance and let us pick their brains for the weekend. we got better and better but still not there. He suggested we should stay and test another day. As we're getting ready and packing up for the airport, got ok to stay, we were so close, we couldn't bring ourselves to go home, so as soon as someone mentioned another race, we were heading east! Valdosta, Ga, greatest track ever!

NOV 11-13- The Superbowl of Racing! The Manufacturers Cup is the largest world wide motorcycle racing event held in Valdasta, Georgia, and it proved to be the greatest track ever for us, living up to it's hype. Mike had the most excillarating ride of his life, pushing the limits with a 6.25 second @ 228 mph on the top fuel, making him the fastest rider on two wheels in Canada! Following on the heels of this amazing run, Devin pulls off another impressive top fuel run of 6.42 seconds @ 222mph, putting him in the top 8 fastest riders in the world!

What a way to finish the year! Lots of ups and downs throughout 2011, but they persevered and came out on top!