Kent Stotz tops 200 mph five
times, sets new AMA Pro Street ET and speed records at BikeWeek
Nationals
March 7, 2006
With one round of the 2006 AMA/Prostar series in the record books,
Honda Rider’s Club of America (HRCA)-sponsored drag racer
Kent Stotz has earned a new nickname around the paddock: Mr. 200
MPH.
The four-time national champion scorched the competition on his
turbocharged Honda CBR1100XX with five consecutive 200-plus mph
passes on his way to the Pro Street class victory at the BikeWeek
Nationals at South Georgia Motorsports Park, Valdosta, Ga., March
4-5. It was an unbelievable show for fans, who witnessed Stotz
setting and resetting ET and top speed records a total of 10 times
in all.
Photo by Matt Polito, www.dragbikephotos.com
In qualifying on Saturday, Stotz set new records for ET and top
speed with a 7.303-second run at 201.10 mph. But that was just
the beginning. After ripping off a 7.307-second pass at 200.62
mph in the first round of eliminations on Sunday, he lowered the
ET record again in round two with a 7.284-second run, again topping
200 mph at 200.32 mph. Then in the semi-finals he eclipsed both
the ET and top-speed records with an incredible run of 7.275 at
201.82. His performance in the final was another marvel of consistency;
the 7.284 run at 201.46 marked the fifth time in two days that
Stotz topped 200 mph, an Olympian feat in street tire drag racing.
Stotz’s early-season success follows a strong finish in
2005 when he set the quickest ET and fastest top speed for the
Pro Street competition--7.358 seconds at 196.87 mph--at the AMA/Prostar
World Finals in November in Gainesville, Fla. “We are happy
beyond words,” exclaimed Stotz. “Late last year, we
discovered how to put down consistently fast runs on the Honda
CBR1100XX. This weekend was validation that we are going in the
right direction. The Honda motor has always been amazingly powerful
and bulletproof. Now we’re getting all that power to the
ground and the results speak for themselves.”
Racing fans heading to Daytona for Bike Week are in for a treat.
The record-setting 550-plus horsepower CBR1100XX will be on display
in the HRCA tent at the Honda pavilion located just outside of
Daytona International Speedway, Wednesday through Saturday, March
8-11. Stotz Racing will also have its latest racing thoroughbred--the
liter-class CBR1000RR--on display in the HRCA paddock. Stotz is
currently developing Honda’s most popular sport bike for
drag racing and expects to contest the turbocharged machine at
upcoming races this season.
Stotz Racing salutes all of its
sponsors for 2006: the Honda Rider’s Club of America,
Velocity Racing Turbo Systems, Joe Rocket, Pingel Enterprise,
Honda Pro Oils, Star Racing, Scorpion Helmets, JE Pistons, RC
Components, AirTech, Falicon Crankshaft Components, BST Wheels,
Schaumburg Honda, and HyperPro Racing Suspension.
Next stop for Stotz Racing will be the 15th Annual AMA/Prostar
Nationals at Atlanta Dragway, Commerce, Ga., April 1-2.
About Stotz Racing
Stotz Racing is at the forefront of street tire motorcycle drag
racing in America. Formed by renowned motorcycle drag racer Kent
Stotz in 1995, Stotz Racing earned AMA Prostar Street Bike Shootout
titles in 1995, 1998, 2001 and 2002. In 2004, Stotz Racing’s
turbocharged Honda CBR1100XX became the first Street Bike to set
the 200 mph record (7.25 seconds at 200.49 mph). Stotz currently
holds the ET and top speed records in the Pro Street class, 7.275
seconds at 201.82 mph. Sponsored by the Honda Rider’s Club
of America, Stotz Racing is also the record holder of the AMA
Prostar Horsepower Challenge in the Import V-Twin Cruiser Open
class on a Honda VTX1800, set in 2005.
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