Stoffer aiming to perpetuate Sonoma success
By: Jack Korpela

Sonoma Pre Race -GEICO-backed NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle racer, Karen Stoffer, currently ranked No. 6 in the POWERade point series, is eager to recreate her good fortune at the Sonoma, Calif. Infineon Raceway, for this weekend’s Fram-Autolite NHRA Nationals.
Stoffer has a long history of success at the venue as a bracket racer and a pro. Last season she finished runner-up.

“We love to race there,” Stoffer said. “We’ve been here countless times for divisional races and all-in-all the track has been very good to me. We consider it our home track because it’s the closest to our shop.”

Stoffer is coming off of a valuable bye week for the Pro Stock Motorcycle class. The downtime gave the team a chance to overhaul the motorcycle in preparation for the final seven races.
“We definitely want to make every single run count from here on out,” Stoffer said. “The championship is still very much up for grabs.”

At the tour’s last event, the oxygen-starved Mopar Mile High Nationals from Denver, Co., Stoffer qualified eighth with a 7.44 at 180 mph. In qualifying Stoffer represented the quickest Vance and Hines-powered Suzuki. She is currently the top Vance and Hines Suzuki in the point series and trails Harley-backed point leader Andrew Hines by only 198.

Stoffer extended a special thanks to all of the 2006 sponsors.
Geico Motorcycle Insurance 1-866-326-2036, Mac Tools, Bates Leathers, NGK, Airtech, Wrath Motorsports, Square One Graphics, and Vance and Hines Motorsports.