New Canadian stock wheelbase record!

Ethan Barkley runs a big number in Mission August 22-23. The previous record held by Cory Lacroix at 9.43 has stood for some time. Saturday morning Ethan posted a 9.390 @ 152.3. Never satisfied, Barkley dropped a bomb with a 9.343 @ 152.2 Sunday morning. This bike has minimal mods, Brock pipe, lowered, Brock ultra lite clutch mod, power commander, -1 back sprocket, BMC filter and short velocity stacks. Pump fuel and foot shifted to boot, a true streetbike! Photo by Frankie Nelson

Solid results and new record in Med. Hat!

Looking to extend his lead in both Street and Pro Street Championship standings, Barkley was looking to put up some good numbers. Qualifying went well, 3rd in Pro Street and 4th in Street. Again, Ethan won the King of the Hill on Saturday night, with a perfect 9.650 on a 9.65 dial abourd his '09 Busa, "snow white". In eliminations, Ethan came in runner up in Street breaking out with a 9.619 on his 9.65 dial. In Pro, he was also runner up but not before setting a new CMDRA speed record of 186.19 mph! Photo by Laura Barkley

Spectacular results at Ashcroft!

The 3rd stop on the CMDRA circuit had teams return to Ashcroft B.C. Barkley was able to once again dominate the competition. Qualifying #1 in Pro Street, and #2 in Street. Ethan took the win in Saturday night's King of the Hill competion with a 9.480 on a 9.48 dial in the finals on the '09 Busa! On Sunday he finished runner-up in Street and won in the Pro Street class, setting low E.T. of the event in the finals with a 8.19 @ 181! Photo by Laura Barkley

A less than perfect weekend in Edmonton

Edmonton is normally one of EB Speed's best tracks. This year, the first stop started off well. Qualifying number two on both bikes, things looked promising heading into Sunday's eliminations. Unfortunately in PS the bike crept in the semi-finals, causing a red light. Then an internal engine issue in the pits on the GSX-R hampered Barkley from making the call in the semi's on the Street class Busa. Photo by Laura Barkley

Barkley sets new CMDRA record in Grand Bend. 7.97 b/u 7.86!

In the CMDRA portion of the Grand Bend weekend, Ethan qualified #1 with the 7.86 pass. In the first round he suffered a loss to eventual event winner Richard Peppler, but not after posting a wild 7.974 pass on one wheel! That run is now be the new benchmark for the Canadian Series. Photo by Devils Advocate

Barkley competes against the best in the business in C.F.S.B.S. in Grand Bend.

Ethan came into Grand Bend with high hopes. After posting the best time in the morning test session things looked good. After round 1 qualifying he was #1 with the only 7 second run on the property at 7.86 @ 177mph. But he couldn't better that performance as he couldn't come up with the proper tune for the track and lost in the first round. Photo by fastpixs.com

Suzuki Demo Day @ Walt Healy Motorsports

Ethan was on hand Saturday June 13th for Walt Healy's Suzuki Demo day. Both the Street Class 2009 Hayabusa and the Pro Street turbocharged GSX-R1000 were on display. Customers had the opportunity to test ride some of Suzuki's 2009 model lineup and get an up close look at these racing machines. Photo by Laura Barkley

Barkley Dominates Season Opener

Picking up where he left off last September, Barkley takes another double win. The tricky surface was not kind to the teamlast season in Ashcroft, but Ethan was dialed in for 2009. Opting for a mere 63" of wheelbase he drove away from the competition. Qualifying #1 with a 8.14, Low E.T of 8.10 and a top speed of 177+ mph. Photo by Laura Barkley