Apr
08
VIDEO: BikerTV 2011
The following episodes aired in January and February:
The Royal Distributing / MBP Ducati 1198S that Michael Leon will race in the 2011 RACE SuperSeries will be equipped with suspension provided by Elka Suspension. The team will continue their relationship with suspension tuner John Sharrard of Accelerated Technologies who is also an authorized Elka distributor. John will provide trackside support and collaborate with the engineers at the Elka factory to further develop a suspension package for the Ducati. Read more…
It is with great pleasure that the Royal Distributing / MBP Team announce a new partnership with Double Dog Moto. Engineers based in San Francisco, Double Dog Moto specializes in manufacturing unique motorcycle exhaust systems and structural carbon fiber tails. Their exhausts and composite monocoque tails are homologated in the national AMA series in the USA and rapidly spreading to racers and street riders around the world. Read more…
Royal Distributing, Martin Brickwood Performance and roadracer Michael Leon will continue their partnership for the 2011 racing season. The team will add Tony Stufko to the lineup, as a development rider, in an effort to further expand its exposure in the Amateur classes. Current plans are to compete in the RACE SuperSeries at Shannonville Motorsport Park. Michael will ride the same 2009 Ducati 1198S that he used to win 10 races last season and the Heavyweight Sportsman and Liquid Cooled Thunder Championships. Tony will compete on his 2008 Ducati 848 which has an increased engine capacity of 1040cc. Read more…
Motorcycle racer Michael Leon and the Royal Distributing / MBP Team will be featured in two upcoming episodes of Biker TV. The shows will air this upcoming weekend Jan 22/23 and next weekend Jan 29/30. Each show will have a 15 minute segment following the team members as they attempt to wrap up two championships at Round 6, the final event of the 2010 RACE Superseries held at Shannonville Motorsports Park.
Biker TV is aired Saturdays at 11:30 AM on ACCESS in Alberta, on Sundays at 10:30 AM on The “A” Channel Network Ottawa, Halifax, London, Victoria and on Sundays at 11:00 AM on The “A” Channel Network GTA/Barrie. This national broadcast reach now exceeds 20 million Canadians!
The whole Royal Distributing Team invites everyone to tune in and then let us know what you think.
The Royal Distributing / MBP Superbike Team would like to thank Royal Distributing, Martin Brickwood Performance, Dunlop, Pro 6 Cycle, Double Dog Moto, Nexo Sports, Camo Customs, Eurocorsa, Speedymoto, MRA Windscreeens, Bell Helmets, Armour Bodies, Accelerated Technologies and CVR Motors.
Royal Distributing / MBP rider Michael Leon was presented with the Tony Marchese Memorial Award at the season ending RACE Awards banquet this past weekend, held in Trenton, Ontario.
Michael attended the banquet with his wife Jennifer; MBP owners Guy Martin and Janet Brickwood, Mechanic and longtime friend Carlos and his girlfriend Sonia, and friends Dave Smith and Louise Markuzitch.
st Place overall Championship plaques for the Heavyweight Sportsman and Liquid Cooled Thunder classes were also presented to Michael during the evening’s activities. Read more…
It was a fantastic finale for Royal Distributing / MBP rider Michael Leon at Round 6 of the RACE Superseries, held September 24-26 at Shannonville Motorsport Park, the final race of the season. Michael won both the Liquid Cooled Thunder and the Heavyweight Thunder Races. The victory in Heavy weight secured the Championship by 22 points over rival Jim Proulx, who was forced to compete with an injured shoulder. Michael had already secured the Thunder Championship at the previous round. Read more…
Royal Distributing / MBP rider Michael Leon secured the Liquid Cooled Thunder Championship and extended his points lead in Heavyweight Sportsman after winning in both classes at Round 5 of the RACE Superseries, held September 3-5 at Shannonville.
The team arrived at Shannonville on Friday morning with a freshly built motor in the Guy Martin tuned Ducati 1198S, excited to see how a new engine configuration would run on the racetrack. The team worked with John Sharrard of Accelerated Technologies to try and adjust the motorcycle setup to deal with the additional power of the new engine. Read more…
The plan of attack for the Royal Distributing / MBP Superbike for Round 4 of the RACE Superseries, held July 16-18 at the Shannonville Long Track, was to regain confidence from the spectacular highside that rider Michael Leon suffered at the previous event. Off his usual form, and running 2 seconds off of the pace that he set at their last visit to the Long Track, Michael finished second in the Liquid Thunder and third in the Heavyweight Sportsman classes. With two rounds remaining, he maintains his lead in both championships.
Head tuner, Guy Martin of Martin Brickwood Performance, had worked extremely hard, right up to the last minute to return the team’s Ducati 1198S to working order. The damage from the round 3 crash had been extensive. The final parts were only received the morning before practice began. With hard work, Guy and MBP Mechanic “Curly”, had the bike ready to go at the track Friday morning. Read more…
The above photos were taken by S. Komes. The Ducati gets some air time as it follows Michael, tumbling through the grass at the exit of turn 4. MJ Boucher looses the front after running onto the grass.
The asphalt in Shannonville’s Fabi track turn four is still as hard and unforgiving as ever. Royal Distributing / MBP Superbike rider Michael Leon was reminded of this during a spectacular highside crash on the opening lap of the Round 3 Superbike final held on Sunday June 20th. Read more…