"Ride The Rio" Goes To The Races!

 

It's not often you get to sponsor a race bike. Actually, my idea to approach my racing friend Tim Haas, to allow me to become one of his sponsors, was not very well thought out. I thought, "What a neat idea!" but I didn't think much beyond that.

 

The idea was simple: The kind of people that go to the local club races are the kind of people that would enjoy "Ride The Rio".  Not only that, but Tim is an instructor for Lone Star Track Days and he uses his RC51 race bike for track day instruction. And, just like the folks that go to the races, the people that attend track days, generally, are the folks that would be a good fit for attending RTR.

 

So I called Tim. "Hey, Buddy ol' pal, how're ya doin'?" I did my best to make him think it was a "casual call", friend to friend. We chit-chatted a bit, and then I asked. "Tim, if I gave you some money, would you put a few "RideTheRio.Com" stickers on the race bike?"

 

Without even hesitating, Tim said, "Of course! I'd love to! I love "Ride The Rio"!" And Tim wouldn't even take any money! I insisted, and we finally agreed exactly what "Ride The Rio" would do for Tim's race efforts. As Tim warmed to the idea, he suggested tipping me upside down and shaking me for any loose change that might fall out of my pockets. Nice guy.

 

Tim races his Honda RC51 Superbike in the SuperTwins Expert and the Heavyweight Supersport Expert classes of the CMRA (Central Motorcycle Roadracing Association) in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. Though he's missed a couple of races, he stands a close 7th overall in Heavyweight Supersport, and a solid 7th overall in SuperTwins with two race weekends still to come. The RC51 is a real looker, and it's only his first season on the big Twin. He's certain that, with more suspension work, he'll get the chassis sorted out and begin to move up in the field.

 

Tim's a super guy and a good racer, and he's spreading the good word about RTR. We know that he'll get to the top the podium soon!

 

Visit the CMRA web site to track Tim's progress, and visit RTR for the latest on the HSTA rally famous for being "In the middle of winter, in the middle of nowhere" - and now: At The Races!