From a press release issued by Norm Viano, Law Dog Sports Management:

It’s that time of the year for Ben Bostrom. Time for the thrilling Laguna Seca round of the AMA Chevy Trucks Superbike Championship. Although currently sitting 5th in the standings, Ben is only 28 points behind the current leader, brother Eric Bostrom. Truth is, the title is still a four, or maybe even five man battle that Ben hopes to win. He was looking fast at Brainerd a couple weeks ago, passing brother Eric before tire troubles forced him into pit lane.

“We really made progress there at Brainerd despite the tire troubles that set us back a bit. But now I’m getting ready to ride my Superbike and also the Honda 600 at Laguna. I’m obviously a little bummed out that we can’t ride in World Superbike, but the 600 race should be fantastic. We got a chance to put a few laps on it recently and the thing is really fast.

“But I’m just looking forward to Laguna Seca this weekend. I love that place. We’ll have a pretty short program, riding as early as tomorrow, and then racing on Friday and Saturday. Sunday I’ll be spectating. I kind of wish I was running that RedBull Supermoto race now, as my whole weekend would be non-stop action! But I’m still looking forward to the weekend. It’ll be great to see all my friends from World Superbike, including all the staff there too. There’s such a good group of people that participate in that series, and I’m looking forward to seeing them all.”


More, from a press release issued by Raven Communications on behalf of Brian Stokes:

MARIETTA, Ga.- Team Embry rider Brian Stokes announced today that WWW.FREEWEBTOWN.COM will be sponsoring him for the remainder of the 2003 season.

Stokes races a Suzuki GSX-R750 in the AMA’s Genuine Suzuki Accessories Superstock series for Team Embry. In his first year with the team and first full season of AMA competition, Stokes has earned a finish as high as 10th, which came at Brainerd International Raceway in June.

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“I’m really happy to have acquired this sponsorship in conjunction with Team Embry,” commented Stokes. “I’m excited about this new partnership, and we hope to get a lot of good results during the remainder of the season. Privateers like us wouldn’t be able to race if it weren’t for the generosity of our sponsors, and we are always searching for partnerships like this.”

Stokes’ next race weekend with the Superstock series is at Laguna Seca, July 11-13.


More, from a press release issued by Proforma:

HAS/SHOGUN RACING READY FOR LAGUNA SECA

The HAS/Shogun Racing team will be back in action at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca this weekend, July 10-13, for the combined AMA/World Superbike event. Rider John Haner is fully fit and ready to race following carpal tunnel surgery on his right wrist on June 13th. John’s teammate Heath Small continues to heal after surgery to repair tendon damage to his left hand after crashing at Pikes Peak Raceway on June 1st. Heath is attending therapy daily and expects to be back racing at the Virginia International Raceway round, possibly earlier.

In the four weeks since their last event, the HAS/Shogun team has gone through both of Haner’s Suzuki GSX-R750s mechanically, and John tested both of them, and his wrist, at Motorsport Ranch in Cresson, TX on Saturday before leaving for Laguna Seca.

“I got a chance to test at Cresson,” said Haner. “I did quite a few laps on both bikes, did some good lap times, and I didn’t have any problems with my hand or wrist. My hand was a little sore in the palm, but the doctor said that was to be expected.”

John will race in both the Genuine Suzuki Accesories Superstock and the Chevy Trucks Superbike events at Laguna Seca.