Dan Cryderman looking forward to new Pro Bike and Sled Series drag race series

Suzuki rider will compete in bike and sled series which starts at Cayuga Dragway to open season

Dan Cryderman said he will be ready for the opening round in the new Pro Bike and Sled Series (PBSS) for the inaugural season in motorcycle and snowmobile drag racing action.

“I’m looking forward to this new series,” said the Pro Bike rider who will campaign his 2004 Suzuki. “It should be an interesting year.”

The PBSS will be comprised of bikes and sleds, which will feature a Quick 16-machine qualified field of eight bikes and eight snowmobiles.

Presented by Wiseco Performance Products, competitors will run on a Sportsman ladder in dial-in racing.

Cryderman’s bike was built by Raceworks Canada, and the engine is a Suzuki-based GS version with a displacement of 1640 cc. The engine is equipped with a Vortex2 cylinder head from Ward Performance. Cryderman estimates the engine has close to 300 horsepower, “and works pretty well.”

Fast by Gast from Grand Island, New York supplies the 48mm Lectron carburetors, along with the five-speed billet transmission, which allows the rider to shift gears under full engine power.

Cryderman added the bike was built to run in Top Gas, an 8.20 index class that used to be contested in AMA (American Motorcycle Association) drag racing. That series has now folded, and he said the new PBSS came along at the right time for him.

He started racing the Suzuki in 2005, and his best speed down the quarter mile to date has been 169- mph. Crew chief for the team is Jeremey Van Bastelaar, who helps Cryderman service the bike between rounds.

The first event for the Pro Bike and Sled Series will take place May 20-22 for the Victoria Day Weekend Challenge at the Cayuga Dragway of Toronto Motorsports Park.

For more information contact Bruce F. Mehlenbacher at Bruce@PBSS.ca

About the Pro Bike & Sled Series (PBSS):
The Pro Bike & Sled Series, organized early in 2011, was established as an alternative for motorcycle and snowmobile teams to compete on a regular basis in an organized and professional environment.

In 2011 the Pro Bike & Sled Series will compete at Toronto Motorsports Park in Cayuga, Ontario and the Grand Bend Motorplex in Grand Bend, Ontario.

The Series is comprised of a Quick 16 qualified field of the eight quickest Motorcycles and the eight quickest snowmobiles, and presents the best in ET-style, dial-in drag racing, competing on this Sportsman ladder. After eliminations in both classes, the final Motorcycle entry and the final Snowmobile entry pair off to determine the event Champion.

The maximum dial-in will be 9.50-seconds for the quarter-mile. Competitors will race in the eight-second range at a speed of 150 mph and above.

The Series provides $1000 to win for each event and $2500 for the annual Championship Point Award Series Champion, payouts very popular with competitors and will provide large fields of race vehicles.

The Pro Bike & Sled Series is committed in providing a professional atmosphere for its teams. It also provides solid media and logistic support, ensuring itself as one of the most popular drag race series running these types of race vehicles.

The Pro Bike & Sled Series presented by Wiseco Performance Products competes in conjunction with the Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA), www.PMRA.ca, and the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, www.Quick32.ca, in six weekend-long events throughout the 2011 racing season, offering race fans a solid, well-rounded performance of drag racing action.

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For more information contact:

Bruce Mehlenbacher
Telephone: (905) 772-1800 Ext. #22
Cellular: (905) 517-5345
Fax: (905) 772-1799
E-mail: Bruce@PBSS.ca
Website: www.PBSS.ca

Tim Miller
Media Director
Telephone: (905) 870-1456
E-mail: Tim@PMRA.ca