Copyright 2002, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

By David Swarts

Three-time AMA Superbike Champion Doug Chandler is close to coming to terms to ride for No Limits Honda in the 2003 AMA Formula Xtreme and Supersport series. That’s the word from No Limits rider and team co-owner Jason Curtis.

“Yeah, we’re pretty close,” Curtis told Roadracingworld.com Friday at Daytona. “What we’re waiting for right now is for his (Chandler’s) guys to look over the deal and see if it works out for him. We’ve been working on it for some time, almost a month. It’s in his hands now.

“We’d still like to bring Lance (Isaacs) over because Lance did not do a bad job for us last year. We’d like to bring Lance over to ride 600 only if there’s enough money.” Isaacs finished fifth in the 2002 AMA Formula Xtreme Championship on a No Limits Yamaha YZF-R1.

Curtis also stated that he had hired former Erion Honda mechanic Dave Presler and former Bruce Transportation Group Honda mechanic Poncho Rangel to work with him and had hired ex-Damon Buckmaster Formula Xtreme Crew Chief John Asher to work with Chandler. A second mechanic will be hired to work with Asher and Chandler.