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2008 News
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| 67th Daytona
200 by Honda Preview |
The 67th Daytona
200 by Honda takes place on Saturday, March 8 at Daytona
International Speedway, with the on-track activities getting
underway on Wednesday, March 5.
Illustrious History
The Daytona 200 is the most storied motorcycle race in the United
States, which has enjoyed a great many legendary performances over
the years starting with the victory of Ed ‘Iron Man’ Kretz Sr.
aboard an Indian Sport Scout on the beach in the inaugural 200-miler
back in 1937
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| MICHAEL
JORDAN MOTORSPORTS SUZUKI RETURNS TO DAYTONA |
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Michael Jordan
Motorsports Suzuki returns to Daytona International Speedway March
3-5, 2008 for the season opener in the AMA Superbike series.
New to the Jordan Suzuki starting line-up this season is rider Geoff
May. May, a former AMA Superbike Rookie of the Year, finished
fourth in overall points in the 2007 AMA Superstock series and
earned six top-five finishes, including four podium finishes, in
nine race starts. He joins Aaron Yates, who returns to the
Jordan Suzuki team for a second season.
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| SHOEI
RETURNS AS PRESENTING SPONSOR OF AMA SUPERSPORT CHAMPIONSHIP |
The American
Motorcyclist Association is pleased to announce that Shoei is
returning as presenting sponsor for the 2008 AMA Pro Honda Oils
Supersport Championship presented by Shoei.
"Shoei Safety Helmet is thrilled to once again be the
presenting sponsor for the Supersport Championship for the sixth
consecutive year and we look forward to another exciting season of
some of the best roadracing action anywhere," said Shoei
Marketing Manager Bret Milan.
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| AMA FLAT
TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP ADDS TWO EVENTS FOR 2008 |
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AMA Racing
announced today that two new events have been added to the 2008 AMA
Flat Track Championship schedule. For the first time, Grove City,
Ohio (July 11-12), and Billings, Mont. (Aug. 2) will each host a
race.
“We’re extremely excited that we are working together to bring a
Mile race to the hometown of the AMA,” said Michael Weiss, General
Manager of Beulah Park. “Columbus deserves to host this race and
we are determined to put the Beulah Mile on the map as one of the
premier events in the country.”
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| Final
Monster Energy Supercross Race at the Historic RCA Dome Set for This
Weekend |
| The 17th and
final Monster Energy® Supercross, an FIM World Championship, race
at Indianapolis’ historic RCA Dome will take place this Saturday.
Last weekend in Atlanta Honda’s Davi Millsaps (AMA Supercross
class) and Torco Fuels Honda’s Trey Canard (AMA Supercross Lites)
each earned the first wins of their respective careers, and they
will bring that momentum into the RCA Dome this weekend.
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| BUELL
RACERS SET FOR 2008 RACING SEASON OPENER AT DAYTONA |
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MILWAUKEE,
Wis. (February 22, 2008) – Buell racing champions and contenders
return to action as teams open the 2008 motorcycle roadracing season
at Daytona International Speedway next week. Deeley H-D/Buell
Canada/Ruthless Racing rider Dave Estok will defend his 2007
American Sportbike Racing Association (ASRA) Pro Thunderbike
championship aboard a Buell Firebolt XB12R in the first round of the
ASRA National road racing series on March 1, while five Buell teams
are entered in the SunTrust MOTO-ST Daytona 300 endurance race
scheduled for March 2.
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| MOTORCYCLE
MONSTER RULES IN COLORADO SPRINGS |
| The Motorcycle
Monster and Sturgis Bike Weeks, Glencoe Campgrounds “stole the
show” at the 18 annual Super Show and Swap Meet at Phil Long
Convention Center in Colorado Springs on Feb. 16 th and 17th.
Exciting motorcycle act, The Motorcycle Monster teamed up
again with award winning Sturgis Bike Weeks Glencoe Campground team
to give show attendees a rare look at the Motorcycle Monster in
person. World renowned bike and custom car builders gave visitors
ample to take in, as world class builders of both motorcycles and
hot rods were featured.
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| AMA
announces Board election results |
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INDIANAPOLIS
-The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) announced the election
results for corporate members of the Board of Directors following
the Association's two-day Board meeting in Indianapolis, February
15-16.
New members elected
at the corporate members meeting on February 16 were Wayne Curtin,
Harley-Davidson Motor Company; Nick McCabe, Ducati North America;
and Jim Williams, Kawasaki Motors Corporation. Curtin and Williams
replace the corporate members from their respective companies who
had previously announced their intention not to seek re-election -
Ken Sutton of Harley-Davidson Motor Company and Croft Long of
Kawasaki Motors Corporation. Andy Goldfine of Aerostich/Riderwearhouse
was re-elected to another term.
The newly elected
corporate members join Southeast Region incumbent Carl Reynolds of
Danville, Virginia and Northeast Region member Joseph Bromley of
Warrington, Pennsylvania, each of whom was recently elected from the
general membership.
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| AMA
and Cycle Trader announce traditional Gypsy Tours for 2008 |
| PICKERINGTON,
Ohio - The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) Road Riding Group
and Cycle Trader, the market leader in online and print motorcycle
classified advertising in the United States are pleased to announce
four VIP Gypsy Tours for the 2008 road-riding season.
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| AMA
provides update on search for promotional racing partners |
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Indianapolis
- The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) provided an update on
the Association's ongoing effort to find promotional partners for
its professional racing series after the conclusion of the
organization's board meeting in Indianapolis, which concluded
Saturday, February 16.
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| SAN DIEGO
HARLEY-DAVIDSON AND HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY RECOGNIZE AFRICAN
AMERICANSÕ CONTRIBUTION TO MOTORCYCLING |
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San Diego, Calif. - In honor of the
rich and often unrecognized contributions of African Americans to
motorcycling history, San Diego Harley-Davidson is hosting a
celebrity-filled event during Black History Month. The daylong
celebration will take place on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008 from 11am - 4pm
at San Diego Harley-Davidson located on 5600 Kearny Mesa Rd. in San
Diego.
San Diego Harley-Davidson's Black History
Month event is expected to draw motorcycle enthusiasts, fans and
participants from the San Diego area in addition to motorcycle club
members from all across the country. To bring even more excitement
to the festivities surrounding the event, San Diego Harley-Davidson
is hosting a free concert featuring hip hop legend DMC (Run DMC),
the Bill MaGee Blues Band, and 145th Blues Band. Additionally, a
special comedy hour will be part of the festivities featuring
special guest comedians Damon Wayans, Jr. and Esau McGraw.
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| AMA
concerned about new threat to motorcycle safety training funds |
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Mary Peters is urging Congress to allow
states to divert federal money now used for motorcycle training
and awareness to instead promote the use of motorcycle helmets,
the American Motorcyclist Association reports.
Peters sent letters
to House and Senate leaders this week asking for the change.
Ed Moreland, AMA
Vice President for Government Relations, expressed concern that
diverting federal motorcycle safety funds to promote helmet use
could harm rider training courses and motorcycle awareness
programs that are already underfunded in many states.
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| Monster
Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Metcalfe & Stroupe Are Both Top
Five O/A In WSX Lites Points Chase |
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Monster
Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Brett Metcalfe charged from a 10th
place start in the WSX Lites main event in San Diego this past
Saturday to nearly make the podium, settling for a hard-fought 4th
place finish at Round Six of the 2008 Monster Energy AMA Supercross,
an FIM World Championship, tour.
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| Lawrence
Steals Lites Class Points, Will Stage Defense in Houston Saturday
Night |
| In a startling
turn of events, the Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites class’
championship has changed hands and was taken over by Yamaha of
Troy’s Jason Lawrence, of Carlsbad, Calif., last Saturday night at
San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium. Lawrence captured his third
consecutive AMA Supercross Lites class win and removed Rockstar
Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey, of Belle Plaine, Minn., from the
enviable number-one position. This Saturday night for as low as $10,
fans can watch this epic duel go down at Houston’s Reliant
Stadium. The AMA Supercross class race will air on CBS Sports
Sunday, February 17 at Noon, and the AMA Supercross Lites class race
will air on SPEED Friday, February 22 at Noon.
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| FIVE
YEARS STRONG, HARLEY-DAVIDSON CONTINUES SUPPORT OF “BLACK BIKERS
IN THE PARK” |
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MILWAUKEE
– Engines will be revving and the fun will be firing on all
cylinders as Harley-Davidson Motor Company celebrates its fifth year
supporting “Black Bikers in the Park” at Daisy Stocking Park in
Daytona Beach. Activities scheduled at the Harley-Davidson
Experience include a fashion show, Women’s Rider’s Edge
Seminars, product displays and even a temporary tattoo parlor for
kids. An added attraction is Harley-Davidson’s “Hot
Model” competition that is sure to rev up onlookers.
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| San Diego
Monster Energy AMA Supercross Race Report |
| Team San
Manuel’s Chad Reed, of Tampa, Fla., won his fourth consecutive
Monster Energy® AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, race of
the season at Qualcomm Stadium before 64,251 fans. Yamaha of
Troy’s Jason Lawrence, of Carlsbad, Calif., won his third
consecutive Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites class race and
advanced into the championship points lead.
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| National
#43 ready to ROCK! |
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With the season
opener two weeks away, "Slammin" Sammy Halbert, National
#43 is ready to rock. Halbert, the 2006 AMA Flattrack Rookie
of the Year will start his season at the first AMA Hot Shoe event on
Feb 29 at Oglethorpe Speedway Park in Pooler, GA. Sammy will
be riding his new Harley Davidson XR 750, sponsored by Bill Halbert
(aka Grandpa Bill). The bike will be maintained and tuned by
Sammy's dad Will Halbert making this truly a family GNC effort for
the 2008 season. During bike week Sammy will be riding a
Weirbach Racing 450 Honda in the singles classes at the Hot Shoe
events as well as the two GNC short tracks races at the famed
Daytona Stadium.
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| Harley-Davidson
Daytona Women’s Day Ride Increases Count to 500 |
| MILWAUKEE
– On March 4, 2008, in Daytona, Fla., 500 Harley-Davidson women
riders will join together in what the Motor Company believes will be
the largest women’s ride in the Company’s 105-year history.
Originally, the Harley-Davidson Women’s Day Ride, benefiting
Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), was to be limited to 105
women; but after an incredible response from women riders asking to
join the ride, Harley-Davidson decided to increase the size to
accommodate 500 women.
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| HARLEY-DAVIDSON
HAS COOL BIKES, HOT TIME SET FOR DAYTONA |
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MILWAUKEE
– Engines will be revving and the fun will be firing on all
cylinders as the Ocean Center Arena will be the heart of
Harley-Davidson at Daytona Bike Week 2008.
From
the latest bikes and accessories to electrifying music and
entertainment to inspiring events like the Women’s Day Ride with
500 female riders and the Ride-In Show contest, the official
Harley-Davidson schedule of events for the 67th Annual Bike Week at
Daytona Beach, Fla., includes something for anyone with a passion
for motorcycles and taste for rebellion.
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| Reed Sweeps
Anaheim Races |
| Team San
Manuel’s Chad Reed, of Tampa, Fla., captured his fourth Monster
Energy® AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship race, tonight at
Angel Stadium in front of 43,785 fans. Yamaha of Troy’s Jason
Lawrence, of Carlsbad, Calif., won his second consecutive Western
Regional AMA Supercross Lites class race.
Reed won the $1,500 Progressive Holeshot Award in the AMA
Supercross class main event and never looked back. Torco Fuels
Honda’s Kevin Windham, of Centerville, Miss., followed Reed trough
turn one with Red Bull Honda’s Davi Millsaps, of Cairo, Ga., in
third.
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