After Missing 3 Rounds, Caylor Back With Another Top 10

Lexington, OH ( 23 July, 05) - Chris "Opie" Caylor and Team EMGO Taiwan returned to Formula Extreme with a solid 10th place finish at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Caylor had missed the previous three rounds due to the birth of his son, Matthew Evan, and Laguna not having an FX event.

The weekend started off on the right foot with Caylor quickly getting back up to speed aboard his Suzuki GSX-R 600 and qualifying onto the second row. "I haven't been at home sitting on my butt and watching TV." said Caylor while he helped load the team trailer. "I've been training on my bicycle harder than I ever have and I went to a few of the closer club level races just to stay in practice. Most people would enjoy a few weeks off from their job but being away from the track and the team has just made me more 'hungry'."

Caylor thanks Emil Gomez and the rest of the crew at his sponsor EMGO Taiwan. "As usual, they've been awesome, especially during these past few months. Emil has been very supportive and understanding with the time I've taken. He understands and supports my family values and knows that I have and will give my all to get the team to the podium these last rounds. Even last week when their office flooded in the heavy rain in Atlanta, Emil was checking that I was ready and had every thing I needed to get back on the bike. No one could ask for a better sponsor than I have with EMGO Taiwan."

Even after qualifying so high on the grid and running consistently quick lap times, Caylor wasn't completely satisfied with his finish. "I completely blew the start. We'd put a new motor in for this race and it, of course, has a new clutch in it. I didn't take that into account and practice my starts as I should of. I was running the same pace as the guys in front of me but was already behind because of my start. You can bet I won't make that mistake at the next round!" Caylor finished by giving his view on a common myth that racers get slower after having a child: "There's no way that's true. I definitely have more drive. I got diapers to buy!"