| December
2007 News
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| Double Race
Weekend for Toyota AMA Arenacross Series |
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The Toyota AMA
Arenacross Series returns to Grand Rapids’ (Mich.) Van Andel Arena
for two nights of pro indoor arenacross racing action beginning this
Friday, Jan. 4, and running through Saturday, Jan. 5. Kansas
City’s Kemper Arena will host one night of arenacross racing
Saturday, Jan. 5 on another double race weekend. Honda’s Chad
Johnson holds the current points lead 130-127 over fellow Honda
rider Josh Demuth.
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| Monster
Energy® AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, Unified Racing
Championship Details Announced |
| The American
Motorcyclist Association (AMA) and the Fédération Internationale
de Motocyclisme (FIM) are pleased to announce the Monster Energy®
AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship. The 2008 championship,
for the first time ever, will combine both the AMA sanctioned
Supercross Series and the FIM sanctioned World Supercross GP
programs into a single, consolidated championship and will crown one
supercross champion.
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| NEW TALLBOY
SEAT FOR HARLEY-DAVIDSON TOURING MODELS |
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MILWAUKEE (Dec.
21, 2007) - Tall riders can dial in long-range comfort with the new
Tallboy Seat (P/N 52099-08, $299.95) from Harley-Davidson Genuine
Motor Accessories. Designed for 2008 Touring models, this new
Tallboy seat moves the rider back two inches to provide additional
arm and leg room for the long-limbed rider. The seat height is
similar to stock, and the slight bucket shape offers additional
lower back support.
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| NEW CHROME
FLUSH-MOUNT FUEL CAP AND GAUGE KIT |
| MILWAUKEE (Dec.
21, 2007) - The new Chrome Flush-Mount Fuel Cap and Gauge Kit
($198.95) from Harley-Davidson Genuine Motor Accessories combines a
pop-up fuel filler that when installed and sealed looks identical to
the flush fuel gauge. With a simple push the fuel filler cap pops up
to be twisted off by the rider. The flush fuel gauge features
individual LED lamps that shine through a mirror-coated glass that
glows when the ignition is switched on.
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| AMA HOSTS
SOUND SYMPOSIUM |
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Nearly
three dozen individuals representing user groups, manufacturers and
the aftermarket industry attended an AMA-hosted symposium in
Southern California on Wednesday, November 12 to discuss
sound-related issues facing the motorcycle industry.
AMA President and CEO Rob Dingman led the meeting along with several
AMA and AMA Racing staff members. "This was a chance for us to
sit down with key industry experts and exchange ideas on how to
solve the problems associated with excessive motorcycle sound,"
said Dingman.
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| Winners
Announced in Harley-Davidson’s “Get Down to Daytona” Contest |
| MILWAUKEE
(December 19, 2007) – The winners in the Harley-Davidson Get Down
to Daytona Contest were announced today and will receive an expense
paid road trip for two from Atlanta to Daytona Bike Week ’08
alongside Karen Davidson, great-granddaughter of one of the
Company’s founders, as well as a three nights stay in Daytona.
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| 2007
Seminole Hard Rock Roadhouse Star Studded Bash |
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HOLLYWOOD, FLA – December 18,
2007 – The Seminole Hard Rock Roadhouse Tour made it's final
stop for 2007 in true Hard Rock style joined by two of America's
favorite rockers, legendary Aerosmith frontman, Steven Tyler and
Motley Crue's Vince Neil.
The weekend kicked off at the Seminole
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida with Steven
Tyler's donation of a new outfit to the Hard Rock that he presented
while perched on one the first bikes on the road from his new Red
Wing Motorcycle company.
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| INTERVIEW:
Andrew Short |
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Team Honda’s
Andrew Short really impressed me in the 2007 AMA Toyota Motocross
Championships Presented by FMF. Not only was it his first year
on the 450 in the Motocross class, Short had come back from a long,
injury-induced layoff. Taking a few races to get going, the
25-year old was soon a regular podium guy; in particular gathering a
pretty dominant moto win in Texas - as the 2007 season wound down,
Short was in contention for his first AMA Championship!
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| MotorcycleMonster.com
"Unleashes the Beast" in Daytona |
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Popular motorcyclist event website www.motorcyclemonster.com recently went public with their newest Motorcycle Monster character in Daytona Beach Florida. “The Motorcycle Monster” was unleashed at Biktoberfest in a test to see how the motorcycle public, and media would respond to such an outrageous beast. At over 6” Ft 7’ inches tall, this armor clad Yellow Biker caused such a stir on Main St., on the final Sat. of
Biketoberfest, that police had to help with crowd control
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| J&M
Racing Products Frames Champion Kenny Coolbeth Jr |
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AMA Grand National Flat Track Champion Kenny
Coolbeth Jr. has announced he will be framed by J&M Racing
Products. Defending his championships in 2008, Coolbeth seeks to
boost his singles program by switching frames.
“I rode a J&M Framer recently and felt ten
times more comfortable then I do on my others. I was pretty shocked
at the difference in handling, steering and traction control and
thought this is what I need to win races,” expressed Coolbeth.
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| 2008
AMA FLAT TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED |
AMA Racing
has announced the tentative schedule for the 2008 AMA Flat Track
Championship.
2008 season highlights include a return to the Indiana State
Fairgrounds’ legendary Indy Mile on Sept. 13 for an event to be
held in conjunction with the 2008 Red Bull Indianapolis GP at the
famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Additionally, visits to the mile
track at Vernon Downs in Vernon, N.Y., on May 31 and Bedford
Speedway’s half-mile oval in Bedford, Pa., on June 27 are also
planned.
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| Exciting
Competition, Increased Exposure and Improved Schedule for '08 AMA
Motocross |
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With the recent
schedule released by AMA Pro Racing of the 2008 AMA Toyota Motocross
Championship Presented by FMF, fans of the venerable outdoor
motocross series can now expect a season filled with close
competition, excellent marketing and television exposure, as well as
an improved racing schedule.
The new schedule features a more condensed and travel-friendly
circuit and is a result of communication with teams, riders and
sponsors. The 2008 series will include all 12 returning venues
repositioned to create better travel patterns with less down time
and potentially improved weather. The start of the series has also
been pushed back two full weeks in an effort to allow teams and
riders additional time to prepare for the switch from supercross to
motocross.
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| Interview:
David Vuillemin |
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like just yesterday when David Vuillemin left France and the World
Motocross GP’s and moved to America – but that was back in
2000. Vuillemin quickly established himself as a serious
Championship contender.
Now almost eight years later, the 30-year old is considered a
veteran. Like former Team Yamaha teammate Timmy Ferry, DV is
an excellent test rider, while still being fast enough to land on
the podium. This past year David not only finished as
Top Privateer in Supercross, he also finished the series in sixth
– one point behind fifth place finisher (and former Makita Suzuki
rider) Ivan Tedesco.
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| AMA
OVERTURNS PENALTIES |
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AMA Racing has
overturned the penalties assessed to riders Martin Cardenas, Jake
Holden and Aaron Yates at the season-ending AMA Superbike
Championship event at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on Sept. 16, 2007
after conducting a thorough review of the evidence submitted in
appeal.
The infractions concerned page 31, section 3.5 Engines, b, of the
2007 AMA Superbike Rulebook: “Except as noted, all internal and
external engine parts must remain stock with no modification…”
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| The
men behind the machines at Moroney's race team |
| Pat Moroney
knows the addictive power of the smell of race gas mixed with
flat-track dust and the burst of speed from a race bike. He's been
handlebar-deep in motorcycle racing since he was old enough to climb
onto one.
But a year ago, one thing made him think seriously about
quitting.
It happened on the first lap of the Grand National at Sedalia,
Missouri, on August 25. His rider, Will Davis, and several others
tangled and crashed. Davis, one of the genuine good guys among the
riders on the AMA Flat Track Championship circuit, did not survive.
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| GEOFF
MAY JOINS MICHAEL JORDAN MOTORSPORTS SUZUKI TEAM FOR 2008 |
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Michael Jordan Motorsports Suzuki is pleased to announce that Geoff
May, a former AMA Superbike Rookie of the Year, has signed a
contract to race in the AMA Superbike Championship series for the
team during the 2008 season.
May, who finished fourth in overall points in the 2007 AMA
Superstock series, 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. Last
season, Yates also had six top-five finishes in the Superstock
class, including four podium finishes and a race win. While both
riders will race Suzuki GSX-R1000’s, May will concentrate on the
Superstock Championship, while Yates will compete in both the AMA
Superstock and Superbike classes.
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