LE Tonglet

LE Tonglet will be a member of Matt Smith’s MSR Racing Pro Stock Motorcycle team for the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil. Smith announced Tuesday his plan to add the 19-year-old Tonglet as a teammate of Angie McBride's. Tonglet will be aboard the Frameworksmg.com Buell that Smith rode to the 2007 NHRA Full Throttle world championship.

Oona Elmore, owner of Frameworks Marketing Group, said she was pleased to help Tonglet – the youngest son of former rider Gary Tonglet and brother of GT Tonglet – get his first Pro Stock Motorcycle ride at the U.S. Nationals. “LE is a talented rider, and we are looking forward to watching him race this weekend,” said Elmore.

Tonglet won the 2007 and 2008 Destroyer-class championships in the All Harley Racing Association.

Frameworks Marketing Group creates vinyl wraps for race teams (including NHRA), transporters, trailers, and motor coaches in addition to trucking fleets. It is on South Pointe Boulevard (also known as Nitro Alley) in Brownsburg, Ind.

“Frameworks provided the opportunity for us to run a second bike for this prestigious race,” said Smith, who rides the Don Schumacher Racing Nitro Fish Suzuki, “and I wanted to give LE a shot to see what he can do. He’s young, small, and he’s already run a couple of races this year.”

McBride, Smith’s fiancée, will be aboard the Nitro Fish Pro Stock Buell that won four times in six final rounds last season. “We were going to be at Indy already, so it was just as easy to take two bikes,” added Smith. “She will be running the Karl Klement motor that I built for him, and LE will have one of my motors.”

“I can’t wait,” said Tonglet. “I’m excited. I’ve never ridden a Buell before, but it should be an easy learning curve. I rode a Suzuki at Houston and Atlanta this year, but the motor blew up at Atlanta.”