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October 2011 Motorcycle News
XR Showdown Raises the Stakes for the 2012 AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 Series Championship
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 27, 2012) - With new teams, riders and sponsors participating in the opening round of the AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 Series season opener at the Daytona International Speedway, the XR1200 division, now in its third season, has never looked better. And if the thrilling finish on the high banks that saw podium finishers Kyle Wyman, Tyler O'Hara and Michael Barnes cross the line separated by less than half a second is any indicator of what's in store, it's goin…
Dunlop Signs on With M1 PowerSports as Presenting Sponsor of 2012 Triumph Big Kahuna Triple Crown
Courtesy of M1 Powersports and AMA Pro Racing:
DENVER, Colo. (March 28, 2012) - Dunlop, the Official Tire of AMA Pro Racing, has signed on with M1 PowerSports as the Presenting Sponsor of the 2012 Triumph Big Kahuna Triple Crown, three events on the 2012 AMA Pro Road Racing schedule. The first round of the Triumph Big Kahuna Triple Crown presented by Dunlop Tire, the Triumph Big Kahuna Atlanta, kicks off April 20-22, 2012 at Braselton, Ga.'s Road Atlanta.
"Dunlop is a household name…
Harley-Davidson Rocks Beach Street, Speedway in Daytona
MILWAUKEE (Feb. 21, 2012) – Harley-Davidson will fire up the riding season at Daytona Bike Week 2012 with a collection of the latest and greatest motorcycles and more at Riverfront Park on Beach Street and at Daytona International Speedway.
"We know that Daytona Bike Week signals the start of motorcycle season, and Harley-Davidson has been part of that tradition since the beginning," said Steve Piehl, Harley-Davidson Director of Customer Experience. "Not only will we give riders a chance to enj…
Kyle Wyman Repeats AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 Win at Daytona
Daytona Beach, Fla. (March 16, 2012) — Kyle Wyman won a classic four-rider drafting battle on the last of seven laps to earn his second consecutive victory in the season-opening AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 series race at Daytona International Speedway March 16.
Riding under the Kyle Wyman Racing/Kuryakyn/Riders Discount banner, the 22-year-old racer from Macedon, NY, who started from the pole position, out-drafted veterans Michael Barnes (Bartels’ Harley-Davidson) and David Estok (Trev De…
2012 DAYTONA 200 Week Recap: AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 Series
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 23, 2012) - Just as he did at Daytona International Speedway one year ago, young Kyle Wyman outfoxed his more experienced rivals to score a dramatic victory in the AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 Series season opener.
Following a strong Saturday morning final qualifying effort that saw the 22-year-old set a lap record for the Vance & Hines XR1200 Series with a time of 2:05.633, Wyman gridded up for the afternoon final on pole position alongside Barte…
Ruger Temporarily Suspends Acceptance of New Orders
SOUTHPORT, CT --Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE-RGR), announced today that for the first quarter 2012, the Company has received orders for more than one million units. Therefore, the Company has temporarily suspended the acceptance of new orders.
Chief Executive Officer Michael O. Fifer made the following comments:
• The Company's Retailer Programs that were offered from January 1, 2012 through February 29, 2012 were very successful and generated significant orders from retail…
Gary Nixons Spirit Rides to Second in Daytona 200
Release Courtesy of Jason DiSalvo and AMA Pro Racing:
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 21, 2012) - Celebrating the life of the late Gary Nixon, racer Jason DiSalvo completed the hardest ride of his life while running the number and livery of this sixties superstar, earning second place in the 71st running of the Daytona 200.
Team Latus Motors and Jason DiSalvo dedicated this event to Gary Nixon, sharing their admiration for this racer who passed away seven months ago. DiSalvo’s Triumph Daytona 675R…
Champion Chat: Roland Sands (Part 1)
From AMA Pro Racing:
AMAPro: You’re designing the official Big Kahuna surfboards that will be given out at the Big Kahuna Nationals this year, how has the design been coming along?
RS: It’s been cool working with Motorcycle-Superstore.com, they’re a great crew, and I also had an opportunity to work with some of my friends over at Hurley Surfboards, who are shaping the surfboards. So we’re going to be creating something that’s not only a cool art piece for these guys but it will actually be…
Michael Jordan Motorsports Riders Bostrom and Hayden Top the Charts in Final Day at Miami Speedway
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (March 21, 2012) - AMA Pro Road Racing conducted an official test at Homestead-Miami Speedway this week which gave more than 50 riders an important opportunity to prepare their motorcycles in advance of the Big Kahuna Miami, scheduled for September 21-23, 2012. With many of AMA Pro's top teams in attendance, riders and crews went to work perfecting their racecraft on a track that hasn't been on AMA Pro Road Racing's calendar since 1996. Setting the bar high, the Michael…
AMA Pro Racing Announces 2012 Schedule for AMA Pro Flat Track Harley-Davidson Insurance Grand National Championship
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (December 21, 2011) - AMA Pro Racing is pleased to announce the 2012 AMA Pro Flat Track schedule. The 19-round 2012 AMA Pro Harley-Davidson Insurance Grand National Championship presented by Motorcycle-Superstore.com schedule has 16 confirmed dates and three additional events in final negotiations.
Of the 16 confirmed events, the fire-breathing Grand National Twins will appear 10 times, which includes five half-mile and five mile tracks, and the 450cc Grand Nati…
Roger Lee Hayden Returns to Michael Jordan Motorsports in 2012
From a Press Release Issued by Michael Jordan Motorsports:
EAST TROY, Wis. (December 14, 2011) – Michael Jordan Motorsports (MJM) is pleased to announce that Roger Lee Hayden will once again represent the Army National Guard and its more than 358,000 Soldiers on its #54 machine during the 2012 AMA Pro Racing National Guard SuperBike Championship.
“I’m really excited to be returning to Michael Jordan Motorsports and representing the Army National Guard again,” said Hayden. “The team and I reall…
Ben Bostrom Returns to Michael Jordan Motorsports in 2012
From a Press Release Issued by Michael Jordan Motorsports:
East Troy, Wis. (December 15, 2011) –
Michael Jordan Motorsports (MJM) is pleased to announce that Ben Bostrom will be returning to the team for a second season. Bostrom will compete in the 2012 AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike championship on the team’s #23 Jordan Suzuki bike.
Bostrom, the eldest of the Bostrom brothers, achieved an overall fifth place finish in AMA Pro SuperBike competition in 2011, where he saw podium multiple…
Injury Delays 2012 Supercross Start for Hondas Trey Canard
12/09/2011 - Torrance, CA
American Honda announced today that Team Honda Muscle Milk rider Trey Canard will miss the opening rounds of the 2012 Supercross Championship after injuring his collarbone in a crash during practice while preparing for the season opener at Anaheim, CA. Canard and the team were making preparations for the upcoming Supercross season when the incident occurred.
"Trey suffered a fracture to his collarbone when he crashed at a team test," said Team Honda Muscle Milk Manag…
AMA Pro Racing and Sunoco Announce Multiyear Extension of AMA Pro Road Racing Partnership and Expansion to AMA Pro Flat Track
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (December 12, 2011) - AMA Pro Racing, America's premier professional motorcycle racing organization, and Sunoco, a world leader in the manufacturing of high quality race fuels, have expanded their established partnership with a multiyear agreement which now names Sunoco as the Official Fuel of AMA Pro Road Racing and AMA Pro Flat Track. AMA Pro Racing is also pleased to announce that beginning in 2012 the lucrative Sunoco "Go The Distance" Award, previously presented exclusiv…
2011 Pro Singles Champion Mikey Martin Signs with Bonneville Performance Team
From a press release by Bonneville Performance Team:
PORT ORANGE, FL (December 5, 2011) – The flat track phenom who raced his way to the 2011 AMA Pro Motorcycle-SuperStore.com Pro Singles championship, Mikey Martin, is on his way to the Grand National circuit in 2012 as Triumph’s factory rider.
Martin starts his rookie season with the Bonneville Performance team put together by Bill Gately, who has been racing and perfecting the big British twin for several years,. “What drew us to Mikey …
AMA Pro Racing and M1 PowerSports Announce Three Exciting New Events as part of 2012 AMA Pro Road Racing Schedule
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (December 2, 2011) - AMA Pro Racing will be working in conjunction with M1 PowerSports for promotion of three exciting new events as part of the 2012 AMA Pro Road Racing schedule. Each of the three events promoted by M1 PowerSports, formally known as M1 Entertainment, will be modeled after the highly successful AMA Pro Road Racing events that the group promoted and grew over a 10 year span at racetracks in the Southeast.
The original Big Kahuna events …
2012 AMA Pro Road Racing Event for Mid-Ohio Confirmed
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (November 23, 2011) - AMA Pro Racing officials announced Wednesday the addition of Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course to the list of renewals for the 2012 AMA Pro Road Racing calendar. The event is scheduled for the weekend of July 13 - 15, 2012 and will mark the 30th consecutive year that the series has raced at the 2.4-mile natural road course nestled in the scenic rolling hills of Lexington, Ohio.
In last year’s contest, the Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki team dominated the AMA Pr…
Krawiec Rides Harley-Davidson To NHRA World Championship
Pomona, California (November 13, 2011) – Harley-Davidson® Screamin' Eagle®/Vance & Hines rider Ed Krawiec is the 2011 NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion. Krawiec clinched the title with a second-round win at the Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway that eliminated Lucas Oil Buell rider Hector Arana Jr., the only rider in the field with a chance to overtake Krawiec for the championship. Krawiec advanced to the final round and lost to his Harley-Davidso…
Army National Guard and AMA Pro Racing Announce Extended Partnership and Introduction of Year-End Points Fund
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (November 21, 2011) - Officials from AMA Pro Racing and the Army National Guard announced today an extension of their existing partnership, which names the Army National Guard as the Official Department of Defense Branch of AMA Pro Road Racing and title sponsor of AMA Pro Road Racing's premier AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike class. Additionally, AMA Pro Racing will be naming a new $50,000 year-end points fund for the SuperBike division in honor of America's soldiers a…
Harley-Davidson Honors Active And Retired Military At Home And Abroad For Military Appreciation Month
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 1, 2011 – Harley-Davidson Motor Company will celebrate Military Appreciation Month once again this November with a number of efforts to show its support and gratitude for the men and women in the military. One way the company will do that is by teaming up with the United Service Organizations (USO).
Harley-Davidson will welcome donations at its nearly 650 dealerships throughout the country on behalf of the USO Nov. 1 through Dec. 31. The donations will be used to assemble care …
Krawiec Wins All-Harley Final At Las Vegas NHRA Nationals
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (October 30, 2011) – Harley-Davidson® Screamin' Eagle®/Vance & Hines rider Ed Krawiec rode a Harley-Davidson® V-Rod® to win the Pro Stock Motorcycle eliminations at the Big O Tires NHRA Nationals at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Krawiec defeated his Harley-Davidson® Screamin' Eagle®/Vance & Hines teammate Andrew Hines in the final. With one event remaining on the season schedule, Krawiec holds a 69-point lead in the Full Throttle NHRA Countdown to the Championship.
"This p…
AMA Pro Racing Announces $60,000 Year-End Points Fund for AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 Series in 2012
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (November 7, 2011) - AMA Pro Racing is proud to announce the introduction of the XR Showdown, a $60,000 year-end points fund that riders in the AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 Series will be competing for during the 2012 AMA Pro Road Racing season. The XR Showdown, which is supported by Vance & Hines and the Harley-Davidson Motor Company, will be offered in addition to the $10,000 purse plus posted contingency available each weekend, meaning that well over $…
Barber Motorsports Park Announced as Seventh Contract Renewal for the 2012 AMA Pro Road Racing Schedule
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (November 7, 2011) - AMA Pro Racing announced today that Barber Motorsports Park will once again play host to the stars of AMA Pro Road Racing, becoming the seventh track to renew for the 2012 season. The event, scheduled for June 22 - 24, 2012, will mark the tenth consecutive year that the series will visit the picturesque 2.38-mile natural road course in Birmingham, Ala. since the facility opened in 2003.
Last year's Barber SuperBike Classic proved to be a pi…
AMA Pro Racing Announces Contract Renewals for Six Tracks on the 2012 AMA Pro Road Racing Schedule
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (October 28, 2011) - AMA Pro Racing is pleased to announce contract renewals for six tracks on the 2012 AMA Pro Road Racing schedule.
The series will feature the same class structure in 2012. On most race weekends, fans can expect to see doubleheaders for AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike, AMA Pro Daytona SportBike and AMA Pro Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport, while the AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 Series will continue to battle it out in a si…
Vesrah Suzuki Getting Lined up for the 2012 AMA Pro Racing Season
UNION GROVE, Wis. (October 19, 2011) - Vesrah Suzuki will have Cory West returning to the team next year to compete in the 2012 AMA Pro Racing Daytona SportBike championship. The team has also signed 2011 AMA Road Race Horizon Award winner Jake Lewis to compete in the 2012 AMA Pro Racing Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport class with the decision to run the East or West Coast championship to be made after the 2012 AMA Pro Racing schedule has been released.
Jake will be working with W…
Johnson Takes Home AMA Pro Harley-Davidson Insurance Grand National Championship No 1 Plate After Pomona Win
POMONA, Ca. (October 16, 2011) - Jake Johnson took home the coveted AMA Pro Flat Track Harley-Davidson Insurance Grand National Championship presented by Motorcycle-Superstore.com No. 1 plate Saturday night with a commanding win at the AMA Pro Flat Track Season Finale, which took place on the big cushion half-mile at the LA County Fairplex in Pomona, Ca.
In the weeks leading up to the culmination of the 2011 AMA Pro Harley-Davidson Insurance Grand National Championship, calculators…
Brad Baker Brings the Lloyd Brothers Motorsports Ducati-Powered Flat Tracker Home Fifth at Calistoga
Johnstown, Ohio (Oct. 5, 2011) - AMA Pro Racing Grand National Flat Track Series Rookie of the Year, Brad Baker, put in another solid ride at the Calistoga, CA Half-Mile National. Baker immediately made his presence known in timed qualifying by setting fastest lap at 24.493 seconds – 73.490 mile per hour average around the tacky half-mile oval. Baker remained on top of the time charts throughout both qualifying sessions to claim the pole position for heat number one.
“Qualifying first tonigh…
Krawiec And Harley V-Rod® Lead NHRA Countdown Battle
MOHNTON, PA. (October 3, 2011) – Harley-Davidson® Screamin' Eagle®/Vance & Hines rider Ed Krawiec retained his lead in the NHRA Full Throttle Countdown to the Championship, winning one round of eliminations at the rain-delayed Auto-Plus® NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway. The Pro Stock Motorcycle class ran one round on Sunday, and then continued racing on Monday.
Krawiec won on Sunday, defeating Shawn Gann on the Dirt World Nation Buell. On Monday, Krawiec lost in the second round to SA…
Coolbeth Takes Factory Harley To Sixth Place At Calistoga
CALISTOGA, Calif. (October 1, 2011) –Harley-Davidson® Screamin' Eagle® Factory rider Kenny Coolbeth raced to a sixth-place finish in the AMA Pro Harley-Davidson Insurance Flat Track Championship event at Calistoga Speedway. Coolbeth placed second in his heat race and won the Dash for Cash bonus sprint. The 25-lap main was won by Zanotti Racing/Schaeffer`s Harley-Davidson rider Jake Johnson, who took the series points lead with one race left on the 2011 schedule.
Coolbeth's Harley-Davidson XR750…
The Pomona Half-Mile is Back Bigger and Better Than Even Before
CALISTOGA, Calif. (Oct. 5, 2011) - On October 15th, when the Harley-Davidson Insurance AMA Pro Flat Track Finals get underway at the Fairplex in Pomona, Calif., it will mark the return of the famed Pomona Half-Mile.
With just one race remaining, this year’s championship will all come down to the AMA Pro Flat Track Finals and lies between three riders. A total of 29 points will be on the line and everything will boil down to this final race.
Currently leading the point chase by four points is r…
Brad Baker Brings the Lloyd Brothers Motorsports Ducati-Powered Flat Tracker Home Fifth at Calistoga
Johnstown, Ohio (Oct. 5, 2011) - AMA Pro Racing Grand National Flat Track Series Rookie of the Year, Brad Baker, put in another solid ride at the Calistoga, CA Half-Mile National. Baker immediately made his presence known in timed qualifying by setting fastest lap at 24.493 seconds – 73.490 mile per hour average around the tacky half-mile oval. Baker remained on top of the time charts throughout both qualifying sessions to claim the pole position for heat number one.
“Qualifying first tonigh…
Chris Fillmore to Serve as Grand Marshal for 17th Annual Bruce Rossmeyer Ride for Children
Eustis, Fla. (Oct. 4, 2011) - Lending their support to this year's Bruce Rossmeyer Ride for Children, a fundraiser for Camp Boggy Creek, will be Grand Marshals: Actor Mark Boone, Jr. from the hit television series Sons of Anarchy; Chris Fillmore, professional road racer and the 2011 AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR 1200 Series National Champion; and Will Barclay, winner of the 2011 Hoka Hey Challenge, a grueling 10,000 mile race across the 48 contiguous states. They will be joined by radio…
AMA Pros Women of Flat Track
CALISTOGA, Calif. (Oct. 1, 2011) - As you look out at the field at tonight’s Calistoga Half Mile, you will see a full contingent of the world’s best flat track competitors. While most are young men, upon a closer look, you will find that three of these AMA Pro riders are young women.
Competing in the AMA Pro Grand National Championship Expert Twins class is 24 year old Nichole Cheza. Hailing from Clio, Mich., Cheza joined the ranks of pro racers in 2004 and has more than earned the respect of…
Jake Johnson Captures AMA Pro Harley-Davidson Insurance Grand National Championship Points Lead with Win at Calistoga
CALISTOGA, Ca. (October 2, 2011) - Defending Grand National Champion Jake Johnson captured the AMA Pro Flat Track Harley-Davidson Insurance Grand National Championship presented by Motorcycle-Superstore.com points lead with a win Saturday night at Calistoga Speedway, located in the picturesque wine country of Calistoga, Ca. Johnson deftly piloted his Zanotti's Racing Harley-Davidson, leading 22 laps of the 25 lap main event and crossing the stripe 1.855 seconds before Kings Kustoms / White…
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