| January
2008 News
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AMA Grand
National Flat Track Racer Nichole Cheza will be running under the
Global Products Name for 2008. In addition to Global Products,
National Cycle will also be heavily involved. A mutual sponsorship
has been awarded earlier this week.
National Cycle, Inc. is the world leader in windshield
manufacturing, with more distribution than any other windshield
company in the world. We are the OEM supplier to BMW,
Harley-Davidson, Honda, Kawasaki, Polaris, Suzuki, Triumph, and
Yamaha-- companies who share our philosophy of quality design and
manufacturing.
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| 2007-’08
Toyota AMA Arenacross Series Comes To Youngstown, OH & Hampton,
VA |
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After a wild weekend of racing in Louisville, Ky., the
2007-’08 Toyota AMA Arenacross Series moves to Youngstown’s
(Ohio) Chevrolet Centre for two nights (Feb. 1-2) of professional
indoor arenacross racing between some of the world’s top racers
competing in the country’s premier arenacross series. The same
weekend the Toyota AMA Arenacross Series will also race in Hampton,
Va., at the Hampton Coliseum – setting the stage for some
interesting race strategy in terms of which racers will show up at
what venue.
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| Centra
Bank Returns as Presenting Sponsor of the Kawasaki/Monster Energy
National Motocross at High Point Raceway |
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Racer Productions announced today that Centra Bank has
renewed its role as presenting sponsor of the High Point Pro
Motocross National. The race moves from its traditional date to
Father’s Day weekend this season.
Racer Production’s event director, Tim Cotter, said:
“Having Centra Bank as a part of the High point family is a
tremendous asset to the event. Centra’s presence in the Tri-State
area allows us to attract a different demographic as well as
introducing our racing constituents to extreme banking.”
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| Chad Reed
Wins Monster Energy® Supercross Inside AT&T Park |
| Team San
Manuel’s Chad Reed, of Tampa, Fla., won his third Monster Energy®
AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, race at AT&T Park
despite a rain-soaked track before 37,322 fans. Battling the pouring
rain, Yamaha of Troy’s Jason Lawrence, of Carlsbad, Calif., won
the first Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites class race of his
career.
Tonight’s race marks the first-time ever that Monster Energy®
Supercross will be broadcast in high definition on CBS Sports. The
one-hour broadcast takes place Sunday at Noon EST.
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| AMA
announces results of Board of Directors election |
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The American
Motorcyclist Association has announced the results of its recent
elections for the AMA Board of Directors. In the Southeast Region,
incumbent Carl Reynolds of Danville, Virginia, was re-elected. In a
special election in the Northeast Region to fill a Board vacancy,
Joseph W. Bromley of Warrington, Pennsylvania, was elected.
In addition to his experience as a dealer and promoter, Mr. Reynolds
has been active in the AMA for more than 30 years. He first joined
the AMA Board of Directors in 1991 and previously served as
chairman.
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| NEW
HARLEY-DAVIDSON SOFTAIL CROSS BONES MAKES DARK DEBUT |
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MILWAUKEE
(January 21, 2008) – The new Harley-Davidson FLSTSB Softail Cross
Bones cuts the aggressive profile of an authentic custom bobber, but
with some dark twists that deliver a wickedly fun and emotional
riding experience.
The
new Softail model was announced today at the Harley-Davidson Winter
Dealer Meeting in San Antonio. With the retro look of a Springer
front end and other post-war era bobber styling cues like a sprung
solo seat, half-round rider footboards, Gloss Black round air
cleaner cover and chopped front fender, the Softail Cross Bones
rides with a Black and Polished Twin Cam 96B powertrain, 6-speed
Cruise Drive transmission and truly unique Softail suspension.
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| BUELL
ULYSSES XB12XT IS EAGER FOR ACTION |
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EAST
TROY, Wis. (January 21, 2008) – Imagine a motorcycle that is just
as comfortable carving canyons as it is eating up miles of highway
and back roads on a long distance tour. That kind of adventurous
versatility is distinctly delivered by the 2008 Buell Ulysses
XB12XT.
The
new Buell Ulysses XB12XT model was introduced today as the second
model in the Buell Ulysses family of adventure sportbike
motorcycles, which possess the handling and soul to own every
corner.
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| HARLEY-DAVIDSON
CONTINUES EPIC RIDE WITH ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME CONCERT EVENTS |
| MILWAUKEE
(January 21, 2008) –
Harley-Davidson’s 105th Anniversary Celebration in late
August is shaping up as the music event of 2008 with today’s
announcement that Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, along
with Billboard 200’s top-selling artist Daughtry, will headline
separate concerts over the course of the four-day event in
Milwaukee.
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| HARLEY-DAVIDSON
SPONSORS ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP |
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MILWAUKEE
(January 19, 2008)
- Harley-Davidson Motor Company has teamed up with the Ultimate
Fighting Championship®
(UFC®)
and World Extreme Cagefighting®
(WEC™)
organizations as a presenting sponsor and exclusive motorcycle
sponsor.
“This
is the first major worldwide sports sponsorship for Harley-Davidson
outside the motorcycle/automotive category,” said Harley-Davidson
Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Mark-Hans Richer.
“We see our brand embodied in these fighters: young, aggressive,
hard working individuals who cut against the grain.”
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| AMA Rights: February
2008 |
An attack linked
to al-Qaida and terror threats against the Dakar Rally forced
organizers to cancel the annual race on the eve of the 5,760-mile
trek across North African desert scrubland and savannah.
It was the first time the automobile, motorcycle
and truck rally has been called off in its 30-year history. In a
statement, organizers blamed "threats launched directly against
the race by terrorist organizations", the Dec. 24 killings of a
French family and international tensions.
The race's central appeal - its course through
African deserts, scrubland and savannas - is also its weak point,
making it difficult to protect thousands of people as they cross
remote regions. 550 car, truck and motorcycle drivers were expected.
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| Bad Boy
AX Rider Still The Man To Beat |
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Chad Johnson,
riding # 10 for the Bad Boy Power Drink Honda TUF Racing Team, has
an eight point lead in the AX division in the 2008 Toyota AMA
Arenacross Series after an impressive showing last weekend. Johnson
ended up on the podium on Friday and Saturday night, January 11th
and 12th, at the 1st Mariner Arena, located in the historic inner
harbor in Baltimore, Maryland.
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| AMA
consolidates and strengthens its communications function |
| Pickerington,
Ohio -- The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) announced
measures today that are designed to consolidate and strengthen its
communications operations and enhance the AMA's ability to deliver
its message to members, the motorcycling community and the public.
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| Women Riders
Have Chance to Join Harley-Davidson Daytona Women's Day Ride |
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MILWAUKEE (January 11, 2007) –
Harley-Davidson female enthusiasts are encouraged to enter for a
chance to win a spot on the Harley-Davidson Women's Day Ride, held
March 4, 2008, and join Karen Davidson, great-granddaughter of one
of the Company's founders, as well as the six Get Down to Daytona
contest winners on the last leg of their ride into Daytona.
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| AMA
CONSOLIDATES AND STRENGTHENS ITS COMMUNICATIONS FUNCTION |
The American
Motorcyclist Association (AMA) announced measures today that are
designed to consolidate and strengthen its communications operations
and enhance the AMA’s ability to deliver its message to members,
the motorcycling community and the public.
“In September we outlined a new vision for the AMA and one of our
primary objectives is improved communications, both internally and
externally,” said AMA President and CEO Rob Dingman. “To that
end, we have centralized our communications functions for member
services and racing. In addition, we have retained industry veteran
Pete terHorst and his firm, SymPoint Communications, to provide the
AMA with strategic communications direction and counsel.” Dingman
added that terHorst will be working closely with AMA staff to bring
focus, coherence and efficiency to the Association’s
communications efforts.
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| Toyota AMA
Arenacross Series Interview: Keith Johnson |
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Riding high off
his Saturday night Toyota AMA Arenacross Series main event win in
Grand Rapids (Mich.), FiberWise Pasta/Rock River Powersports /
Fly’s Keith Johnson was rolling back to his home in Albuquerque,
N.M., catching call after call congratulating him on his win.
The veteran of many Toyota AMA Arenacross Series and Monster
Energy® Supercross battles, Johnson is actually on a double high in
that his wife, Jennifer, is just a couple short months away from
giving birth to their first child.
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| Discriminatory
Legislation to be Heard in Committee |
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Attention Florida
Motorcyclists
House Bill 137, legislation that singles out motorcycle operators
for discriminatory treatment for alleged traffic violations, will be
heard in the House Committee on Infrastructure on January 10, 2008.
See
the latest Action Alert in the Florida
StateWatch section of the AMA
Rapid Response Center or click
here for direct access to the Action Alert.It's important to
make your voice heard before this discriminatory legislation gains
support in the Florida House of Representatives.
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| Toyota AMA
Arenacross Series returns to Dallas’ Reunion Arena |
| The Toyota AMA
Arenacross Series – the nation’s premier indoor competition dirt
bike racing series - returns to Dallas’ Reunion Arena for one big
night of professional indoor motocross racing this Saturday (Jan.
12).
This past weekend the Toyota AMA Arenacross split with two races
in Grand Rapids, Mich., and a Saturday night only race in Kansas
City, Mo. Splitting the wins in Grand Rapids were Brock Sellards (Babbitt’s
Online/Kawasaki on Friday and Team Fiberwise Pasta/Yamaha’s Keith
Johnson on Saturday. Winning the Kansas City event was Ti
Lube/Honda’s Teddy Maier.
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| 2008
HILLCLIMB SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED |
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AMA Racing
announced today the Hillclimb championship schedule for 2008. A new
addition to the series is an event to be held in Dickeyville, Wis.,
on June 29.
The 2008 AMA Hillclimb Championship schedule follows:
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| H.O.G.
MEMBERS WON'T "WANT TO MISS A THING" |
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MILWAUKEE (January 2, 2008) - Today, the
Harley Owners Group (H.O.G.) announced that legendary rockers
Aerosmith and Kid Rock will headline its 25th Anniversary concert at
Miller Park, home of the Milwaukee Brewers, on Thurs., Aug. 28,
2008. The ticketed concert caps the free day-long Club H.O.G. 25
anniversary celebration that coincides with Harley-Davidson's 105th
Anniversary events during Labor Day weekend in Milwaukee.
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| Toyota AMA
Arenacross Series Tuesday Interview: Ohio’s Nathan Skaggs |
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One of the
surprises running up front during this year’s Toyota AMA
Arenacross Series races has been Ohio’s Nathan Skaggs. After
taking the AMA Arenacross Lites class victory on the opening night
of Des Moines (Iowa), Skaggs hasn’t let up a bit, challenging
every weekend for both Lites class and AMA Arenacross class wins.
Skaggs is currently in 10th place overall in the Toyota AMA
Arenacross Series standings and has accumulated 51 points towards
his AMA Supercross Lites class license.
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| Monster
Energy® Supercross and Asterisk Mobile Medical Enter Multi-Year
Agreement |
| Live Nation
Motor Sports, Inc., announced today a two-year, extended agreement
with Asterisk to continue their support and medical presence at all
Monster Energy® AMA Supercross an FIM World Championship, races.
Dr. John Bodnar, Medical Director of the AMMC and Medical
Director of the AMA's Medical Advisory Board, will oversee emergency
medical services for injured riders at all Monster Energy®
Supercross races. Through the program's sponsorship, Asterisk will
underwrite the Medical facility and staffing costs.
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