Brock-backed Woska wins Super Sport title

Brock Davidson, owner of Brock’s Performance Products and the first man to put a street bike in the sevens, and Vince Woska, a young aspiring rider climbing the no-bar ranks, accomplished what they intended to (when they first teamed up in 2001) at the 2006 AMA/Prostar National Finals in Gainesville, Fla, Nov 3-5.

Vince Woska

After barely missing out on the elusive No. 1 plate over the last few years, Woska got off to a ferocious start in 2006 and needed only to qualify at the tour’s final event to consummate his championship quest. Not only did he qualify, but he also won the race.

“It feels really good,” Woska said. “It feels like all of the hard work we have put in over the last six years has finally paid off.”

Woska finishes the year with three event wins – Valdosta, Memphis, and most recently, his final round victory over Brock’s Performance Products supported rider, Danny Payton, in the Gainesville final.

Danny Payton

“When Vince first came to me in 2001, he was just like any other kid out there that wanted to succeed in drag racing,” Davidson said. “I watched Vince and his father, Vince Sr., get a dose of how difficult this class really is. It was great to see all of their hard work pay off. Vince has developed into an exceptional rider, and Vince Sr. has become a great tuner.”

Davidson says that in a very limited class such as Super Sport, it’s the hard work, practice, and testing of different products and combinations that make all the difference.

“Since you can’t do much of anything to the bikes, you have to try everything,” said Davidson, who also won the Super Sport championship in 2005 with Rickey Gadson. “Vince is a big rider for Super Sport. He is 50 pounds heavier than some of the riders in that class, but he was still able to find a way to win. It was great. Vince qualified number one at every race except one and set high MPH in the class at every race. Dave-O (Owen), with all of his Maxton experience, helped teach Vince little tricks about getting more miles per hour out of the bike in the quarter.”

For now, Woska will remain on cloud nine for quite some time. “We had a lot of fun,” Woska said. “Brock is a big part of our success, and I want to thank him in particular.”

For 2007 Woska is contemplating moving up to one of the quicker no-bar classes.

Woska thanked:

• Brocks Performance Products
• Vanson Leathers
• Hindle Performance Exhaust
• Alisyn Synthetic Lubricants
• Richie’s Tires /Pirelli Tires
• Öhlins Advanced Suspension Technology
• Innovate Motor Sports
• Vortex Racing
• American Suzuki
• World Wide Bearings
• AMA/Prostar
• Califf Photography
• Report by Clycle Drag

“Thanks to Lang and Lee Hindle of Hindle Performance Exhaust,” Woska said. “Lang and Lee Hindle have been working with Brock’s Performance to produce the fastest exhaust systems for Sportbikes on the planet, and we have been fortunate enough to have been given the opportunity to prove it on the track. Thank you for your support and a great product.”

Thanks to Dean Shields of American Made Cycles, in Dayton Ohio, “for letting us tie up his shop 3 days each month during the race season.”

Special thanks to Dave "Dave-O" Owen for all his support and expertise before, during, and after each event.

Thanks to TEAM VANSON - Pat, Debbie, Renee, Bill, and “K” for keeping us in food and drink during the event”

Vince Woska again thanked Brock Davidson of Brock's Performance Products. “None of this would be possible without his support, time, effort, and friendship,” Woska said.

Davidson owns and operates Brock’s Performance Products, which specializes in a vast array of performance products for sport bikes, for racing, and for street applications. Brock’s Performance Products can be reached at (937) 912-0054. For more information log onto www.BrocksPerformance.com