PBSS
Champion Dan Cryderman ready for new PBSS season
PBSS gets underway May 15-17 at Grand Bend
THAMESVILLE, ON – Reigning Pro Bike & Sled Series champion Dan Cryderman feels he will be in a shooting 
gallery when he takes to the track this year, but he said he is fine with that.
Yes, I have got the target on my back, he said, referring to his status as the Pro Bike rider all the competition will be out to beat. But I like it.
The PBSS will enter its fifth season this year and is presented by Wiseco Performance Products.
Cryderman was dominate on his Suzuki last year with two wins and two runner-up positions.
Powered by a 1640-cc Vortex II engine in a Raceworks chassis with a five-speed automatic transmission and FBG 48-mm Lectron carburetors, Cryderman has posted quarter-mile times in the high-seven second range at speeds of 165 mph.
Angelo Falzone ready to take to the track with his PBSS Pro Bike Suzuki
Drag racing season opener May 15 at Grand Bend
MAPLE, ON – Although he has not raced for several years, this upcoming season will be not only a return to drag 
racing but the first for Pro Biker Angelo Falzone in the Pro Bike & Sled Series presented by Wiseco Performance Products.
I decided to get back into it, said Falzone, who will be entering the PBSS after taking some time away from the sport. I plan at first to go slow and easy. I am kind of rusty but I am going to be doing lots of testing and polishing up on my skills.
The Falzone Racing machine is a 1994 Suzuki RF900 R motorcycle, running a 1260-cc Suzuki engine which sits in the PMFR chassis. The bike runs a carburetor fuel system and a five-speed transmission.
New power on tap for John Orfanidis PBSS Team
Quality Automotive Suzuki Pro Bike ready for the season to get underway at the Grand Bend Motorplex
TORONTO, ON – With new power in his Pro Bike Suzuki, Pro Bike & Sled competitor John Orfanidis is hoping to 
get down the track quicker this year.
Always a strong qualifier, Orfanidis, from Toronto, ran the entire PBSS schedule in 2014 and plans to do so in 2015. Off-season, he made a 7.28-second pass and qualified sixth of 22 in the pro-open Class at the prestigious Man (Manufacturers) Cup at South Georgia Motorsports Park, and hopes to better this effort with a new engine for the Suzuki.
Sitting in a 1999 Suzuki GSX-R with a Tracs chassis, the Vance & Hines 1755-cc naturally aspirated engine is fueled by Lectron carburetors and would run in the mid-seven second range at speeds approaching 180 mph in regular PBSS competition.
Orfanidis has been in the sport since the early 1980s and has been a strong contender during his seasons with the PBSS.
Night of Champions honors drag racing teams in the PMRA, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the PBSS
BURLINGTON, ON – The 10th annual Night of Champions was held at the Holiday Inn Burlington Hotel and Conference Center in Burlington, 
Ontario to honor the winners in the Pro Modified Racing Association, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series.
Teams from all three drag race series were on hand to accept their awards for the final event of the 2014 season. The PMRA has now celebrated its 10th season of operation, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, presented by NAPA Auto Parts, its sixth season, and the PBSS, presented by Wiseco Performance Products, its fourth season.
The night included talks from several drag racing and media personalities, along with the naming of two new champions. On hand were several Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame Inducted members, including Bob Slack, Norris McDonald, editor of the Toronto Star Wheels, and Bruce Mehlenbacher, who is not only Director of Operations for all three series, but was inducted into the CMHF several years ago along with his family. John Waldie was also on hand and spoke to the audience about his involvement in the sport.
The Pro Bike & Sled Series Countdown to the 2014 Championship
Pro Bike Rider Dan Cryderman – Champion
CAYUGA, ON – Pro Bike rider Dan Cryderman had another stellar season on the Pro Bike & Sled Series tour, winning the Championship Point 
Award Series for his second consecutive year.
This season was the fourth for the popular drag race series, which is presented by Wiseco Performance Products.
Riding his Suzuki, Cryderman, from Thamesville, Ontario, took a win in the season opener at the Grand Bend Motorplex, and went to the final round in the next race at Martin, Michigan, losing to Mark Catanzaro of Kimball, Michigan.
The Pro Bike & Sled Series Countdown to the 2014 Championship
Pro Bike Rider Mark Catanzaro – Second Place
CAYUGA, ON – Pro Bike rider Mark Catanzaro did very well in his first year of Pro Bike & Sled Series competition, placing second in 
Championship Point Award Series for the 2014 season.
Presented by Wiseco Performance Products, the PBSS has completed its fourth year of operation.
Catanzaro, of Kimball, Michigan, qualified well for all PBSS races he entered on the Catanzaro Racing Suzuki, and won two events, including US 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Michigan and the season-ending race at Grand Bend. His bike is capable of mid eight-second times on the quarter-mile at speeds up to 150 mph.
Powering the 1992 Suzuki Katana 1100 is an 1150-cc engine fuelled with a 42-mm Mikuni flat slide carburetor sitting in a Kosman Chassis and shifted with a 123 automatic transmission.
The Pro Bike & Sled Series Countdown to the 2014 Championship
Pro Bike Rider Curtis Beck – Third Place
CAYUGA, ON – Riding his Suzuki on the Pro Bike side of the Pro Bike & Sled Series, Curtis Beck placed third in championship points for the 
2014 season.
This year was the fourth season for PBSS competition, presented by Wiseco Performance Products.
Beck, who is from Milton Ontario, qualified for all events entered, with several semi-round placings on his bike, which is capable of times in the low eight-second range at speeds of around 160 mph in the quarter-mile.
The Suzuki 1150 of Beck and the Second Chance Racing team is powered by a 1500-cc engine with a Lectron 44 fuel system and 123 automatic transmission all sitting in a Koenig 3chassis. Along with racing the Suzuki, Beck also acts as crew chief, with assistance from Greg Legge.
The Pro Bike & Sled Series Countdown to the 2014 Championship
Pro Bike Rider Ted Glinny – Fourth Place
CAYUGA, ON – Riding his 2000 Kawasaki Ninja in the 2014 Pro Bike & Sled Series tour, Ted Glinny experienced a year of highs and lows.
The former PBSS champion, from Milton, Ontario, started well with a runner-up finish in the series opener at Grand Bend, losing to 2014 champion Dan Cryderman in the final. After a second-round placing at Martin, Michigan, Glinny did not race at the inaugural PBSS event at Empire Dragway, but was back in form for the next Grand Bend race, where he went rounds and was eliminated once again in the final, and once again by Cryderman. For the final race of the year, he was taken out in the first round.
Glinny’s Kawasaki runs a 1425-cc Kawasaki engine which sits in a frame that is stock in front and has a moly rear-half. The engine uses a Lectron fuel system and shifts through a GPZ 1-2 automatic transmission. The mount is capable of turning the quarter-mile in the low and mid-eight second range at speeds over 150 mph. For all the PBSS events Glinny entered this season, he qualified in the top five in the program.
The Pro Bike & Sled Series Countdown to the 2014 Championship
Pro Sled Rider Jessica Tourloukis – Fifth Place
CAYUGA, ON – One of the more colorful entries on the Pro Bike & Sled Series tour for 2014 was the Pro Sled entry of Jessica Tourloukis of 
Innisfil, Ontario.
Known as the Psycho Princess, Tourloukis qualified and raced in all PBSS events during the year and placed fifth in Championship Point Award Series.
Presented by Wiseco Performance Products, the PBSS recently finished its fourth year of competition.
Riding her 2002 Arctic Cat, Tourloukis’ season was highlighted with a semi-round appearance at Empire Dragway. Her sled is capable of running in the low nine-second range at speeds of up to 130 mph on the quarter-mile. The Arctic Cat is powered by a 1000-cc engine.
Cryderman wins the PBSS championship for second consecutive year
Taking back to back titles is Dan Cryderman, who won the PBSS Championship Point Award Series title with his Pro Bike entry. The PBSS, which began in 2011, and is presented by Wiseco Performance Products, has now completed its 2014 season.
Cryderman, of Thamesville, Ontario, had a strong points lead going into the final event, the Thunder by the Beach weekend at the Grand Bend Motorplex. The Suzuki rider qualified number one in the field and went to the final to make sure he remained the champion.
All went well over the weekend, said Cryderman after the race. The bike ran well, the track was in good shape, and we had no problems.
