WESTON PEICK SIGNS WITH TEAM CHAPLIN / PERORMANCE TUNING KAWASAKI FOR THE 450 NATIONALSÿ


Weston Peick.

Chaplin Kawasaki rider Gavin Gracyk needs to have knee surgery to repair injures sustained at the Dallas Supercross. Gavin could be out for three to six months, which means that the new Team Chaplin Kawasaki will not be able to use his services during the 2011 AMA 450 Nationals. Bad news for Gavin, but good news for Weston Peick..
 
Weston Peick will be Gavin’s replacement?and has the letter of intent in his possession. Weston was 11th last week in Dallas and 12th the week before in Toronto. Weston will fly back to Massachusetts after the Seattle Supercross for a week of initial testing and then again after Vegas to get his setup finalized.
 
Chaplin Kawasaki will start testing with fellow teammate Les Smith next Wednesday (he’ll spend two weeks at Chaplin doing outdoor testing). John Dowd will be helping with getting the bikes dialed in the meantime.
 
Team manager Phil Alderton says, “If we they can get everything ready in time we would like to race the May 14-15 USGP at Glen Helen. It would be a good shakedown for the team going in to the first race at Hangtown.”

ABOUT THE TEAM

With over 60 years of experience between them, the core infrastructure of the team will be made up of Phil Alderton (team manager), Brian Berry (assistant manager) and Kenny Germain (senior tech).

Phil Alderton is the founder of the legendary Honda of Troy and Yamaha of Troy race teams. Phil led his teams to 8 outdoor wins, 40 supercross wins as well as four AMA 125/250F East/West Supercross championships. He was most recently the team manager for the returning HOT motocross team during last year’s outdoor series.

Brian Berry, from Ludlow, Mass is a former Team Yamaha and Suzuki factory mechanic. Brian worked with John Dowd for many years and helped him win the 1998 125 West Supercross championship.

Kenny Germain, or Kenny “G” is a former YoT and Honda factory mechanic who worked with Ernesto Fonseca during his professional career. Kenny was instrumental in the development of the Yamaha 250F and helped Fonseca win two 125 Supercross championships in 1999 and 2001. Kenny has recently relocated back to Massachusetts where he has been busy building “Kenny G’s Performance Tuning.” Performance Tuning (www.kennygpt.com) is located in Chicopee, Mass. And specializes in race modifications for all off road motorcycles as well as servicing street bikes and ATV’s. Kenny can be reached at 413-348-5714.

Alex Adams is also from Massachusetts and is the official team owner. Alex is a long time enthusiast and at 22-years-old is one of the youngest team owners in the history of the sport.

Chaplin Kawasaki is owned by Kenny Ives. Kenny is also a long-time enthusiast and his dealership is one of the largest and most successful in New England. Chaplin Kawasaki has sponsored John Dowd for the last couple of years and has decided to increase their involvement with the sport in order to bolster their mail order and Internet parts business. Dealer inquiries and information can be directed to Kenny Ives at 860-455-1233 or www.chaplinkawasaki.com.

Sponsorship opportunities and information: Phil Alderton can be reached at (310) 704-4506 and / or [email protected].

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