Stoffer's Championship Chase Moves to West Coast

The NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle category has seen furious competitiveness in 2007. After eight rounds of racing Geico-backed Karen Stoffer continues to maintain her top-five standing in the PowerAde point series. Currently she is ranked fourth and represents one of two Suzuki riders in the top five.

This weekend Stoffer returns to her home near the West Coast and the track she won the 1993 Division 7 championship at as a bracket racer, Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif.

"I love this track. Everybody here is awesome and there are a lot of true motorcycle fans out here. We've done well here," Stoffer said. "We have a lot of data on what combinations work well. One of our goals this weekend is to run a six-second pass here. We've done it at four other tracks but we have never done it here."

Infineon Raceway, renown as one of the quickest tracks on the NHRA tour will be a far cry from the notoriously slow high altitude of Denver, which Stoffer ran in two weeks ago.

"We're going from the slowest track to the fastest track," Stoffer said. "We're going from 9,200 feet to 800 feet of corrected altitude. It's two totally different tuning combinations and it's hard on the tuner but I have a lot of faith in Gary (Stoffer, crew chief)."

Also the Thrill Seekers TV crew will be following Stoffer throughout the weekend as part of a special episode focusing on the Geico Pro Stock Motorcycle team.

Stoffer went on to extend special thanks to all of the 2007 sponsors and supporters.
Geico Motorcycle Insurance 1-866-326-2036, Speed Dawg, Mac Tools, Bates Leathers, NGK, Airtech, Wrath Motorsports, Square One Graphics, Vance and Hines Motorsports, Suzuki Extended Protection, and Genuine Scooters