Motorcycle Talk Show for September 13, 2011 – Blake Young, Jeffrey Heininger, Rob Harris, Don Emde, Rob Dingman www.pitpassradio.com Advance, North Carolina (September 13, 2011) – Top talent and industry insiders from the motorcycle world give their uncut opinions and race stories. Get your weekly motorcycle news live from Pit Pass Moto Weekly. Pit Pass Moto Weekly is now heard in over 50 countries around the world. 5 pm to 7 pm Pacific – Motorcycle Radio streaming individual interviews from www.pitpassradio.com, or download the program from our archives to your ipod or mp3 player anytime. Blake Young, Superbike Racer – Rockstar Makita Suzuki Blake Young ended his 2011 season with a victory at New Jersey Motorsports Park but unfortunately it was not enough for him to secure the championship he had worked so hard for all season. The final race kept fans on the edge of their seats with crashes, passes and crucial championship points up for grabs. In the end Blake showed that he is made of championship material even if his seven wins this season were not enough to get him the title www.suzuki-racing.com/championship.aspx?SRS_ID=1 Jeffrey Heininger, AMA Legends and Champions Weekend The AMA Legends & Champions Weekend features history’s motorcycling legends, today’s amateur champions and collectible motorcycles of every genre. For 2011, the event returns to the Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa in Las Vegas, Nevada, Nov. 18-20. Kicking off the weekend is the 2011 Motorcycle Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Friday evening. The 10th Annual Motorcycle Hall of Fame Dave Mungenast Memorial Concours d”Elegance bike show takes place the next day, showcasing many of the country’s most impressive original and restored classic motorcycles. The weekend culminates with the AMA Racing Championship Banquet on Sunday, where amateur AMA Racing champions of all ages will be recognized for their accomplishments. www.americanmotorcyclist.com/events/legendsandchampions Rob Harris, Mad Bastard Scooter Rally The Mad Bastard Scooter Rally is an 800 km (or so) scooter ride through some great Canadian scenery all the while collecting as many “mad” points that you can along the way, with the winner getting a brand new scooter to go home with! The location of the rally varies every time, but for 2011 it headed to the town of Barrie, just north of Toronto, Ontario. The Mad Bastard Rally is not just about completing the route within your allotted class time. Oh no, if you want to have a good crack at winning the main prize then you’re going to have to collect as many “mad” points along the way as you can. These points are awarded for various acts of madness, both set by the Rally staff and created by participants for being an imaginative (mad) bastard. www.madbastardrally.com www.cmgonline.com Don Emde, Publisher, Motorcycle Historian Emed is a well known publisher, historian and communication specialist in the motorcycle industry. He and his late father Floyd are the only father and son to have each won the Daytona 200. Floyd’s 1948 Daytona winning Indian Big Base Scout hangs over the door at the Daytona store of J&P Cycles. Emde plans to recreate the 1914 coast to coast ride of Erwin “Cannon Ball” Baker who completed the ride on an Indian Motorcyle of the period. Emde and Joe Colombero will recreate the ride on KTM990’s. CannonBallproject.com and is sponsored in part by Parts Unlimited and KTM. www.CannonballProject.com Rob Dingman, CEO and President – American Motorcyclist Association On Aug. 12, 2011 President Barack Obama signed into law H.R. 2715 that exempts youth ATVs and motorcycles from the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) of 2008, known as the lead law. The CPSIA, which went into effect on Feb. 10, 2009, banned the making, importing, distributing or selling of any product intended for children 12 and under which contains more than a specified amount of lead in any accessible part that might be ingested. Youth off-road vehicles were caught in the crossfire. The new law is a victory that is the result of nearly three years of intensive efforts by the AMA and its partner organization, the All-Terrain Vehicle Association (ATVA), their members and millions of advocates of responsible OHV recreation. www.americanmotorcyclist.com Crew at Pit Pass Radio Scott Casber, Tony Wenck, Ed Kuhlenkamp, Jack DeLeon. Pit Pass Moto Weekly is a syndicated motorcycle talk show heard across the U.S. on radio stations and around the world via the internet at www.pitpassradio.com. The show airs every Tuesday from 5-7 pm Pacific, 6-8 pm Mountain, 7-9 pm Central, and 8-10 pm Eastern at www.pitpassradio.com.