January 27, 2009

A RELEASE FROM SPONSOR, M

For immediate release:

Motion Pro sponsored racer Peter Lenz set the mark for young talent at Las Vegas Classic Course this last weekend. At only 11 years old, Peter won 3 expert classes during the races on Sunday. He was the youngest expert rider competing all weekend, riding against riders like Benny Solis, and Austin DeHaven, both of whom have international experience.

The weekend was full of ups and downs for Peter. He had a tough job ahead of him learning the intricacies of his newly acquired 1996 Honda RS125 GP bike and just how fast it could go. He got up to speed on the technical track quickly, and was impressed with his new ride. Peter spent the last season on a RS Honda chassis with a CRF150R engine, not nearly as powerful as the 125cc two stroke GP engine.

“The 125 is a lot of fun, it just corners so well, I am still learning how fast it can go. There are some really nice bikes out there, but I am still learning to get the most out of this one,” commented Peter.

Saturday ended badly in the Solo 20 Expert Race, even though he had led most of the laps of the race on heavily used tires. While leading Peter lost the front and went down in Turn 7, luckily he was unharmed, and the bike only suffered minor damage.

“Motion Pro’s tools helped repair the bike quickly in a stressful situation. Peter wouldn’t have made it back out in time without the Motion Pro T-handles,” commented Peter’s friend Brian Ens.

Thirty minutes later Peter headed back out to the track for the make-up F2 race from the last round at Fontana. He started 8^th on cold new tires, as the need to repair his bike caused him to miss the warm-up lap. The leaders gapped Peter in traffic while he had limited traction; he started to close the gap once his tires came in but was only able to manage a respectable third.

 Sunday dawned a new day, and became one of the best racing days in Peter’s young career.  The WERA Mini race was first up; Peter was gridded in first spot.  Riding his RS chassis CRF150R, Peter and his fellow racer were never more than three bike lengths apart the entire race. They traded the lead several times. Peter took the final lead change with a late braking pass in turn one, and held onto the position for the win.

In the second Formula 2 race Peter started from the front row and took advantage of it as he quickly slotted into fifth place behind two 650s and two 125s (Bennie Taylor and Benny Solis). Peter made his way past Taylor, a 650 and Solis to make his way into second. He hounded the leading 650 looking for a way around the more powerful machine. Peter took advantage of his machines superior cornering ability, passing around the outside in the same corner he had crashed in on Saturday. Peter took his first WERA Expert win.

His last race of the weekend was the premier 125cc GP race. This race pitted Peter’s 1996 nearly stock bike against some very serious, very expensive machines. Peter got off the line well and slotted into 3rd place. He made his way into second on lap one and proceeded to pursue the leader (Bennie Taylor) who had already pulled out a gap. Peter and Taylor pulled out a 3 second gap on the following Solis and Matter. Peter again used turn seven to his advantage as he passed Taylor for the lead with a couple to go. Peter pulled out a one second lead finishing 1.1 seconds ahead of Taylor for the win. Ryan Matter, running Peter’s spare engine, finished the race in 3rd.

“I had a really fun weekend, just racing with guys like DeHaven and Solis really made it a challenge. Those guys are fast and have raced in Europe with the Rookies Cup. I haven’t raced in Europe since I was eight. I am looking forward to getting back over there to race again,” commented Lenz.

After a long weekend’s racing, Peter headed home with three first place trophies and some great racing experience. Peter would like to thank everyone at WERA for believing in him, and allowing him to complete at his young age.

Learn more about Peter and his racing adventures at: http://www.peterlenz.com/
 

A RELEASE FROM SPONSOR, FNB Racing

For Immediate Release

FNB Racing supported riders Peter Lenz and Bennie Taylor shine at round #2 of WERA West racing in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The weekend saw a large stable of talented young 125 riders in attendance including US Red Bull Rookie Cup riders Austin DeHaven, Benny Solis and 2008 WERA West 125GP Champion Ryan Matter.

Up and coming racers Peter Lenz and Bennie Taylor made their presence felt at Las Vegas Classic Course this past weekend. In one of the best races all weekend, Peter and Bennie finished 1st and 2nd in the 125GP race.

This was to be Peter's third race weekend ever on a 125GP machine and only his second time at the Las Vegas course. Peter only 11 years old, won his 1st ever expert WERA Race and won 3 expert class races on Sunday on his 1996 Honda RS125 with a Brian Ens built BigB racing engine.

Bennie showed his maturity by backing up his strong podium finishes at Auto Club Speedway with solid podium finishes in Las Vegas.

Team owner Justin Watkins picked up a few top 5 finishes in Vegas as well.

Peter Lenz
1st - WERA Mini race 2
1st - 125GP
1st - F2
2nd - WERA Mini race 1
3rd - F2 Makeup
DNF - LW Solo

Bennie Taylor
2nd - 125GP
2nd - F2 Makeup
3rd - LW Solo
4th - F2

Justin Watkins
5th - B Superstock
5th - B Superstock Makeup
7th - MS Solo
7th - B Superbike
8th - C Superstock
DNS - C Superbike

After a long weekend's racing, Peter, Bennie and Justin headed home with several trophies and smiles on their faces. FNB Racing would like to thank all the 125 riders that came out to Vegas this past weekend, you all put on a great show!  We would also like to thank everyone at WERA for believing in the up and coming youth riders, and allowing them to complete with such a great organization.  Peter and Bennie would also like to thank all their personal sponsors for their support, helping them make their dreams come true.

FNB Racing has been a supporter of Peter and Bennie since they began racing a little over 5 years ago. We are proud to watch them take their winning attitude and skills to the next level on the larger 125cc machines.

Learn more about FNB Racing http://www.fnb-racing.com

Sunday, August 17.



Peter Lenz raced 6 classes with his home mini club, NMRRA in McMinnville, OR for the first time this year. He entered 6 classes aboard 3 different bikes and walked away from the competition each race sealing 6 decisive wins.

August 17 - MAC - McMinnville, OR (NMRRA)

1st Stock 50 nsr50

1st Mod 50 nsr50

1st Mini 50 GP nsr50

1st Formula Extreme ktm65

1st 65 Class ktm65

1st Formula GP rs150r

Peter set the 125 lap record at Firebird Raceway on March 1.

Young American motorcycle road racer, Peter Lenz, couldn't ask for more after his stellar results this weekend's joint Canadian National (CNMRA), Can-Am Championship (CAMRC) races held in Abottsford, British Columbia. During Sunday's main events Peter won all his races but one, in which he finished second after starting from the back row.



A big thank you to racers Josh Galster, Justin Watkins and Jake Holden for relaying Peter's RSF150R home from California in time for Eric Dorn and EDR Performance to do a tune-up before the race weekend. Another big thank you to Barry Wressell of KFG for his late Friday evening work rebuilding the two forks with completely blown seals. Without the help of these guys this weekend would not have happened the way it did.



Saturday practice and qualifying heats were not without incident. Peter's Honda NSR50 made a very unhealthy noise during qualifying and was parked. Race Director, Brian Ens, offered his personal NSR to Peter to allow him to continue the weekend. And while leading the Under-21 Formula GP qualifier, Peter was hit by another rider sending his RSF150R to the tarmac, resulting in Peter qualifying dead last.



Peter came out swinging in Sunday's morning practice and there was no doubt that he had his game face on and was ready to race.



Peter and his competitors put on a good series of races throughout the day. Through all the action Peter was able to win the Spec Supersport, Formula Thunder, Under-21 Spec Supersport, and Formula GP races. And even though he started on the last row, Peter was able to make his way through traffic to finish on the rear wheel of Bodie Edie in the hard fought Under-21 Formula GP race.



“I enjoyed the Formula Thunder class the most, it was the first time that I had ever raced with my dad,” commented Peter.



“The track was pretty tight and narrow, I was able to keep Peter behind me for a couple corners and finished 2nd and 3rd in the motos,” said Peter's father, Michael Lenz.



“(Laughs) You forgot to mention I was lapping you, Dad. I would have passed you sooner, but wanted to wheelie past you on the exit,” smiled Peter as he gave his father a hug.



Additionally Peter won all four of the concurrently run Can-Am Motorcycle Racing Championship classes; Vortex Racing NSR Cup, Motion Pro Super 50, Sudco and RK Excel America (co-sponsored) Formula Extreme, and the Pro Honda Oils & Chemicals Formula GP. Peter also leads all four CAMRC classes in the overall championship points.



All told, the weekend would be memorable for a number of reasons. This was the last planned trip to Canada for racing as Peter shifts his focus towards GP bikes stateside, but in particular because of that “race” with his dad.



Peter will be in action again August 8-10th with the CMRRA at the Streets of Willow Springs.



Peter Lenz is supported by his Mom and Dad, California Superbike School, Arai Helmets, EDR Performance, Pro Honda Oils & Chemicals, FNB Racing, Vortex Racing, Performance Under Gear (PUG), Pro Caliber Motorsports, RK Racing Chains, Spiegler Brake Lines, MiniGPX.com, PMP, Miller Paint and Graphics, Motion Pro, Barnett Clutches, SBS Brake Pads, Spider Grips, Chicken Hawk Racing, All Things Drywall, and KFG / GP North.



http://www.peterlenz.com

American, Peter Lenz, and Canadian, Bodie Edie, dominated the second round results of the Can-Am Mini Motorcycle Roadracing Championship held in Calgary, Alberta this past Monday. This round of the series was run by the CNMRA (Canadian National Mini Roadracing Association) as part of their regular national series.



The Can-Am Mini Motorcycle Roadracing Championship has the support of people like Becca Livingston of Spider Grips. “Spider Grips sees the Can-Am Mini Motorcycle Racing Championship as a terrific way for young riders to develop their talents and to showcase the thrill of road racing at all levels. Spider's advanced technology helps these young riders compete fiercely on the track and we're very excited to see the results after each round of racing.”



Series favorite, Peter Lenz, arrived Sunday afternoon expecting to have the scheduled practice to come to terms with the track (a new direction for him) and his second time in the saddle of his RS85. The practice time was cut short and Lenz had only one ten minute session to learn the track and set-up his bike before 6-lap heat races started. His rush resulted in a very uncharacteristic crash for Lenz as he unfortunately lost the front of his RS85 on the grass and broke the frame and sidelined the ride. Lenz used the heat races to learn from his competition and stole pole from Bodie Edie with last corner passes in both the Vortex Racing NSR Cup and Motion Pro Super 50 qualifying races. Lenz also took pole in Formula Extreme, a class that was sparsely attended at this round. Edie took pole in Formula GP with a solid win on his RS85.



Monday saw Lenz and Edie continue their form from the previous day as the two young riders showed the fast way around the track. Lenz won the Vortex Racing NSR Cup with Edie second, joined by old-timer and AMRA president, Jay Fox, on the podium.



NSR mounted Lenz continued his streak with a win in Motion Pro Super 50 again followed by NSR mounted Edie with Ontario resident and OMMRA multi-time champion, Lee Kuhn Jr. rounding out the podium aboard his CBR125, making it an all Honda podium. Lenz also took the win in Sudco and RK Excel America Formula Extreme aboard his KTM65.



The main event was the Pro Honda Oils & Chemicals Formula GP. Lenz jumped out to a quick lead as he got the holeshot. He wasn't able to hold off Edie long for as soon as they hit the straight Edie's RS85 motored past Lenz and his underpowered KTM65 backup ride. Folks were looking forward to a rematch of the Edmonton race a month before where both boys were on RS85s and trading paint with the races decided in the final seconds. This time Edie had a commanding lead and was able to pull out almost a second a lap on Lenz. Canadian Superbike racer Dave Sadowski had spent the last four days racing his ZX-10 at the Superbike National next door and joining in on the mini fun, was able to close down to five seconds of Lenz, but not any closer.



The series is in action again July 26-27 in Abbotsford, British Columbia, hosted by the PCMRA as part of the CNMRA series. For more information on the series please visit http://www.canamroadracing.com

California Superbike School, June 1, 2008 at Barber Motorsports Park, video from school instructor, Dylan Code

Help Peter Race

Due to rising gas prices and lack of financial support, several scheduled races have been cut from the season until financial support is offered in gas gifts cards or direct cash. Please contact us at Peter's website right away and help Peter finish the season. Peter does not currently receive any monetary support for his racing.

It isn’t often that a racer will travel 24 hours to a race in another country with a bike he had never ridden, but that is exactly what Peter Lenz did this past weekend. The results were very good all things considered. Peter ended up with two second place finishes on the new bike and two wins on his two trusty steeds and a tough fourth place finish in the rain.



Peter’s 1994 Honda RS85 was only finished at 4am Friday morning. The bike is powered by a bone stock 1998 Honda CR85 motor and was dyno’d by Eric Dorn of EDR Performance the day before, putting out 18.8hp. Other Formula GP motors have been known to produce easily over 10 more horsepower than the motor Peter was going to run. It was going to be a challenging weekend on a number of fronts.



Peter rode at Stratotech Park Raceway in Edmonton, Alberta one year prior when he rode his 50cc and 65cc MiniGP bikes in the CMA sanctioned CNMRA event. He enjoyed the track so much, he was willing to make the long drive to repeat last year’s wins.



After only one practice session, Peter put the RS85 on the front row with the second fastest qualifying time behind 13-year old Bodhi Edie from Warman, Saskatchewan. He also made a good showing with the Honda NSR50 and his KTM65, taking pole in several classes.



Come Sunday the weather turned from 70 degrees and sunny to cold and rainy. Even though Peter lives in Washington state he has minimal rain racing experience and the first race of the day was patchy wet. After loosing the front and rear multiple times in the opening laps of the Under 21 Spec class aboard his NSR50, Peter settled into a safe pace and came home a distant 4th.



In the Formula GP race aboard his stock RS85 Peter was determined to show that there is more to riding than horsepower alone as he took his underpowered RS85 and made his way in front of early leader, Canadian Superbike regular Dave Stokowski. He also fought off the continual hounding of Edie with his own seemingly rocket ship powered RS85. When he was passed by power Peter made his way back around Edie in the corners. As the race progressed Peter continued to learn the track with his new big wheeled bike and made it harder and harder for Edie to pass him down the straights as Peter got better and better drives down the long Stratotech straights. The race was by far the best with Edie and Peter swapping the lead several times, riding within inches of each other. The race came down to the last two corners when they came upon a lapper, Peter who was leading went around the outside while Edie went underneath. The lapper stood up as Edie went underneath pushing Peter wide and killing his drive to the line. Edie was able to pull out the win by a bike length over Peter.



Bodhi Edie and Peter squared off again on their RS85s in the Under 21 Formula GP race. This time Peter got the holeshot and easily led the race until his bike wouldn’t shift and Edie got by. Peter started to loose touch with Edie as the shifting problems continued and severe chatter developed. Peter brought his bike home two seconds back of Edie for second place. Upon returning to the pits it was obvious what the issue was, the swingarm bolt had lost its nut and backed out - far enough that it was preventing the shiftlever from moving and the chatter Peter had felt was in fact the swingarm working itself loose of the frame. Peter was lucky to even bring the bike back to the pits let alone turn the lap times he did and finish only two seconds back.



In the Spec Supersport race Peter put his 2004 Honda NSR50 out to a sizable lead and brought home the win. Peter repeated the performance aboard his KTM65 in the Formula Thunder race winning again by a sizable margin.



Due to the current price of gas and the lack of financial backing Peter’s race season has been shortened and additional dates are also at risk. A shortened race schedule is now posted on Peter website: http://peterlenz.com/schedule/

Peter will be riding this weekend at his local track in McMinnville, Oregon.



Peter Lenz is sponsored by his Mom and Dad, California Superbike School, Arai Helmets, EDR Performance, Pro Honda Oils & Chemicals, FNB Racing, Vortex, Performance Under Gear (PUG), Pro Caliber Motorsports, RK Racing Chains, Spiegler Brake Lines, MiniGPX.com, PMP, Miller Paint and Graphics, Motion Pro, Barnett Clutches, SBS Brake Pads, Spider Grips, Chicken Hawk Racing, All Things Drywall.

2 videos added to YouTube from Peter's days with the California Superbike School & the CodeRACE school from April 2008. See videos to watch.

Apr 03, 2008, From a press release issued by California Superbike School

10-year old motorcycle road racer Peter Lenz has taken another big step in his riding development. Peter spent this past Saturday and Sunday at The Streets of Willow Springs riding at the California Superbike School. That was immediately followed by two days with the CodeRACE School. By the end of the four days Peter had shown exactly why Keith Code and the California Superbike School are continuing their full support of the little guy for the 2008 season.



"My staff and I have been coaching Peter for the past 2 1/2 years and are proud of his riding accomplishments. Having Peter come to our regular schools and to our RACE program only re-enforced our original estimation of how worthwhile a competitor he is and what a great student of the art can accomplish. Peter is very dedicated, very alive and very fast," stated Keith Code.



After four days of coaching, Peter's lap times dropped into the 1:28s which is about six seconds off documented 125GP lap times. Rather impressive when you take into account Peter was riding an 85GP class Honda RSF150R (an RS125 with an CRF150R powerplant) and the 22 horsepower motor had to take on the infamous Willow Springs winds.



“I was excited and nervous when I first went out on the track with all the grown-ups, but after a couple minutes I forgot about that and just did the drills like I was supposed to. I had a great time and I learned a lot. They fixed lots of things with my riding. Dylan, Misti, Will, Stuman, and of course Keith were all great and made me feel part of their team. I can't wait to go back later this month,” commented Peter.



Riders under the age of 14 are eligible to attend the California Superbike School under certain conditions. Parents of under age riders should contact the California Superbike School office for more information by calling toll-free, (800) 530-3350 to see if they qualify for the age exemption granted to Peter by the School's insurance carrier.



For more information on the California Superbike School, CodeRACE School or Keith Code to see how you can Discover the Art, visit www.superbikeschool.com or call (800) 530-3350.



For more information on Peter Lenz visit www.peterlenz.com.

Peter is sponsored by: California Superbike School, American Honda, Arai Helmets, EDR Performance, Pro Honda Oils & Chemicals, FNB Racing, Vortex, Performance Under Gear (PUG), Pro Caliber Motorsports, RK Racing Chains, Spiegler Brake Lines, MiniGPX.com, PMP, Miller Paint and Graphics, Motion Pro, Barnett Clutches, SBS Brake Pads, Spider Grips, Chicken Hawk Racing, All Things Drywall, and his mom and dad.

Peter Lenz with Superbike School staff:  Will Eikenberry, Dylan Code, Misti Hurst, and Keith Code