Bel-Ray Announces Partnership with CLS Monster Energy Kawasaki Pro Circuit

Bel-Ray Company, Inc. recently announced their partnership with Team CLS Monster Energy Kawasaki Pro Circuit for the 2012 and 2013 World Motocross racing seasons.

Bel-Ray will be the official lubricant supplier to the team in the MX1, MX2 and EMX2 classes as they compete for the World Championship. For 2012 the team consists of French racers Christophe and Sebastien Pourcel in the MX1 class and English rider Tommy Searle and Belgian Joel Roelants in the MX2 class. French racer Maxime Desprey will complete for the team in the EMX2 class. The riders are all considered to be favorites for world championship victories during the 2012 season.

“We are very happy to begin this two year partnership with Bel-Ray for our 3 teams MX1, MX2 and EMX2," said team owner Jean Jacques Luisetti.

"We do our maximum to have the same partners for our three programs. Bel-Ray has always been prestigious with a big involvement in competition. It does correspond exactly to the image we want to keep for us.”

The team will be using the complete line of Bel-Ray high performance lubricants including the popular Thumper Racing Works 4T Engine Oil, Blue Tac Chain Lube and 6 in 1 Multi Purpose Lubricants during the 2012 season in all of their racing and test bikes.

“We are very excited about this partnership with Team CLS. As the premier team in World Championship motocross racing, all 5 of the teams racers can win on any given day, and the performance advantages Bel-Ray provides will certainly help them attain the top step of the podium,” said Bel-Ray CEO Jennifer Liquori.

For more information about Bel-Ray, visit their racing exclusive site www.belrayracing.com.

The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame recently named Marilyn Stemp and Steve Piehl to its board of directors.

Stemp is a pioneering figure in the motorcycle industry, founding IronWorks Magazine with her late husband, Dennis, and becoming the first female editor of a nationally circulated, mainstream motorcycle magazine. She also revived their trade magazine, Iron Trader News; edits the monthly Kiwi Indian News; contributes to several powersports media outlets; and is the founding editor of Sturgis Rider Daily. Stemp is a noted editor and writer of several motorcycle-focused books. Her consistent support for charitable efforts in the industry include the annual Biker Belles Celebration, Las Vegas BikeFest and as campaign chair for the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum’s development plan in 2014. She co-founded the Flying Piston charity events taking place in Daytona and Sturgis each year and is a National Ambassador for All Kids Bike. Stemp was inducted into both the Las Vegas Motorcycle Hall of Fame and the Sturgis Museum's Hall of Fame in 2018, and in 2022 she was recognized as one of the Top 100 Women in Powersports by DealerNews.