Velocity Racing enjoyed a remarkably successful debut at the AMA/Prostar MRE Sunshine Nationals, where it conquered the Street Bike Shootout category with team member Mike Slowe setting a new elapsed-time record and winning the event.

“It was a great feeling. What a perfect way to start things off,” said Slowe, who shattered the record during his very first official pass with the team.

“We’ve worked very hard during the off-season and I think we can do some damage this year,” Velocity owner Barry Henson said.

Velocity team members/customers impressively swept the top four spots of qualifying with Kent Stotz forth at 7.76, Chuck Cunningham third at 7.63, Henson second at 7.53, and most notably newcomer Slowe’s pole-setting record blast of 7.47.

“We’ve revamped our turbo systems and I couldn’t be happier with the results,” Henson said. “Mike Slowe is a true champion and is an incredible addition to our team this season. Cunningham showed up to Gainesville with a Hayabusa that had a Velocity Racing race kit on it and we were all shocked at the quality of workmanship Chuck and Lee Cunningham put into the bike. It was one of the nicest Shootout bikes I had ever seen. It was good to see Kent back on track. We know he’ll be in the hunt for the championship as usual. My Blackbird was just the same old bike it was at the World Finals, very consistent.”

Even after the 2003 winter rule change that said these machines were prohibited from using the combination of nitrous and turbos, Henson’s reliable Blackbird bettered its former record without nitrous.

“Everybody overestimated what the nitrous was doing to my bike,” Henson said. “All I had to do was turn the boost up one poundand it equaled what the nitrous was doing to my bike. The turbo is what is responsible for the numbers.”

Henson predicts that these fearsome street legal rocket ships actually have room for improvement and are capable of surpassing the already lofty records this season.

“There’s more in them for sure,” Henson said. “We’re going to have both bikes freshly prepped for the next race, I will be on the Hayabusa next race and Mike will be riding the Blackbird. Our goal this year is for me and Mike to finish one-two in the championship hunt.”

Next up for Velocity Racing will be the AMA/Prostar Elmer Trett Nationals from Atlanta, GA on April 3rd-4th.

Velocity Racing appreciates all of its sponsors and thanked them for supporting the quickest street bikes on the planet; Turbo by Garrett, Falicon, A.P.E, .J.E. pistons, Hyperpro, Adams performance, Trac Dynamics, Dragbike.com, Psychobike.com, Web Cams, Total Kaos Performance, Motul, and Vanson

You can join the Velocity Racing team by calling 1-866-41-SPEED or logging onto www.velocityracing.com

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