From a press release issued by Vmoto:

The Bell Microproducts Vmoto Vintage Challenge

Mountain View, CA. Vmoto announced today a new series for vintage road racing motorcycles on the West Coast of the United States and a new series sponsor, Bell Microproducts.

The Bell Microproducts Vmoto Vintage Challenge will be contested in a series of races at Portland on July 9-11, Reno on September 18-19, Thunderhill on October 16-17, and the final round at Laguna Seca on November 22-23.

In keeping with Vmoto’s philosophy of vintage racing, points will not only be given for best finishing position, but also most consistent lap times and most period correct bike. The winners in each of the Vmoto classes will receive free entry to all 2005 Vintage Challenge events. In addition, all late entry fees will be dropped for the 2004 Vintage Challenge.

Vmoto classes: Class 1 ‹ Pre-War GP (to September 1939)

Class 2 ‹ Post-War GP (from October 1939 to September 1949)

Class 3 ‹ Grand Prix (from October 1949 to December 1968)

Class 4 ‹ Formula 750 (from January 1969 to December 1972)

Regularity ‹ Any pre 1974 road or race bike is eligible

To enter the series go to http://www.vintagemoto.com or call the Vmoto
office at 650-903-4882

Vmoto is pleased and honored to welcome Bell Microproducts as the 2004 Vintage Challenge Sponsor!

About Bell Microproducts
Bell Microproducts is an international, value-added provider of a wide range of high-technology products, solutions, and services to the industrial and commercial markets. The company’s offering includes semiconductors, computer platforms, peripherals, and storage products of various types including desktop, high-end computer and storage subsystems, fibre channel connectivity products, RAID, NAS and SAN storage systems, back-up products, storage management software, and extensive support, integration and installation services. Bell Microproducts is an industry-recognized specialist in storage products and is one of the world’s largest storage-centric value-added distributors.

The company’s products are available at any level of integration, from components to subsystem assemblies and fully-integrated, tested and certified system solutions. The company adds value with a broad range of services including testing, software loading, kitting, mass storage system integration, and computer system integration. Trained and certified technical personnel complete each of these processes at Bell Microproducts’ ISO 9001:2000 facilities. Bell Microproducts markets and distributes more than 125 brand name product lines, as well as its own Rorke Data storage brands, to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), contract electronic manufacturing services (EMS) customers, value-added resellers (VARs) and system integrators in the Americas and Europe. More information can be found in the company’s SEC filings, or by visiting the Bell Microproducts Web site
at http://www.bellmicro.com.