American Flat Track: Henry Wiles Racing Honda In AFT Singles In 2020

David Swarts

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December 17, 2019

American Flat Track: Henry Wiles Racing Honda In AFT Singles In 2020

American Honda and Richie Morris Racing Recruit Henry Wiles for Singles Championship Hunt

American Flat Track’s all-time winningest TT rider to campaign CRF450R

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (December 16, 2019) – American Honda Motor Co. and Richie Morris Racing have signaled their intention to make an all-out assault on the AFT Singles championship with the blockbuster signing of Henry Wiles to contest the 2020 American Flat Track season aboard a Honda CRF450R.

After returning to the scene following more than 25 years away and coming within six points of claiming the AFT Singles title in 2019, American Honda is set to increase their involvement and support of RMR for the upcoming season.

“RMR has been a great partner, earning second place in the 2019 AFT Singles championship during our first year of collaboration,” said Brandon Wilson, Manager of Advertising & Motorcycle Sports at American Honda. “For 2020, we’re excited to have Henry Wiles on a CRF450R, and we look forward to him and the team continuing Honda’s proud history in the sport of dirt track racing.”

The addition of Wiles is a monumental development destined to send shockwaves throughout the paddock and the clearest sign possible regarding the seriousness of the RMR/American Honda effort.

“It’s an honor to have American Honda back with RMR in an even larger capacity in 2020,” said Richie Morris, owner of Richie Morris Racing. “I’m so excited that this partnership includes the recruitment of Henry Wiles. In my opinion, Henry is one of the best flat track pros to ever swing a leg over a 450; RMR is proud to have him. We’re certain that he’s the right man to bring home the championship in 2020.”

“King Henry” is arguably one of the most accomplished Singles riders in the history of the sport. The Winn, Michigan, native was crowned GNC1 Singles Champion in 2009 and 2010, and boasts 26 career premier-class victories aboard four-stroke singles, including a string of 14 straight at the legendary Peoria TT.

In fact, from 2009 to 2016 (the final year singles were included in the premier category), he won half (19 of 38) of the races he started on single-cylinder equipment.

Wiles is AFT’s all-time winningest TT rider with 19 victories in the discipline and stands equal with Chris Carr at the top of the order in Short Track wins at nine. He ranks 11th in career American Flat Track wins at 30, having also demonstrated the ability to take the checkered flag first aboard twin-cylinder machinery and at Half-Mile venues. That versatility was well demonstrated in 2018, when he finished as the AFT Twins championship runner-up with six podiums and 13 top-fives.

Regarding his impending move into the AFT Singles class, Wiles said, “Richie gave me a call and was talking about going and winning a 450 championship. It’s absolutely exciting to be associated with American Honda, and I’m walking on to a good team that already has some things sorted out. That’s going to be good for me… and I think it’s going to be bad for everybody else. Richie was very up front with me about what the goal is. They’ve got everything in place, and Richie has won championships before. He’s a team owner who knows how to put the right people in place to do just that.”

Wiles will team with returning RMR rider Cole Zabala, who registered five top-10 finishes in AFT Singles action a year ago with RMR.

“Cole is truly a good kid,” Morris said. “He’s not afraid of hard work and I admire that. He learned much last season and is important to one of our associate sponsors, Tucker Powersports. It’s going to be fun to watch him learn from Henry and become the future of American Flat Track.”

Zabala said, “I’m really excited to continue the relationship with RMR and American Honda. Last year was a huge improvement in my program, and I’m stoked for this upcoming season!”

American Flat Track will start its highly anticipated 2020 season with the first-ever Daytona 200 and Daytona TT Doubleheader at Daytona International Speedway. It all kicks off at the peak of Daytona Bike Week on Saturday, March 14, 2020. Tickets start at just $35 online and are available for purchase now at www.americanflattrack.com.

How to Watch:

NBCSN and TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold are the official homes for coverage of American Flat Track. For the 2020 season, NBCSN’s coverage of AFT remains in highly coveted programming slots within two weeks of each event. The complete schedule for AFT on NBCSN can be viewed on the AFT website. TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold—the most-robust motorsports offering in the digital marketplace—is a cornerstone of AFT’s digital strategy, providing live streaming coverage of every event and maintaining an active archive of all AFT content.

Yamaha Champions Riding School Bringing Roger Hayden, Spanish-Speaking Instructors To PBIR In January

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December 17, 2019

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Yamaha Champions Riding School Bringing Roger Hayden, Spanish-Speaking Instructors To PBIR In January

Yamaha Champions Riding School Returns to South Florida with Guest Instructor Roger Hayden

Millville, NJ – December 2019 – Yamaha Champions Riding School is returning to Palm Beach International Raceway on January 30th – 31st, 2020 for a full ChampSchool, ChampDay, and ChampGrad program. Multiple AMA Pro Racing Champion, Roger Hayden, will be joining the ChampSchool team at PBIR as a special guest instructor. PBIR will also see the debut of ChampEspanol with fluent Spanish-speaking instructors Emerson Amaya, Michael Henao, and a special guest instructor.

“The south Florida motorcycle scene is one of the best in the country and we are constantly getting requests to bring ChampSchool down south,” said ChampSchool CEO Nick Ienatsch. “We are extremely happy to be able to come back to Palm Beach International Raceway with a fleet of Yamaha rental bikes, Alpinestars gear, Arai Helmets, and some special guests.”

Joining YCRS for the first time is the 2007 AMA Supersport Champion and MotoAmerica Superbike winner Roger Hayden. Roger started racing at six years old and was already well known when he turned pro in 1999. Roger has raced in AMA Superbike, MotoAmerica Superbike, AMA Pro Flat Track, World Superbike, Moto2, and MotoGP. In 2007 Hayden was the AMA Supersport Championship and he has won 7 MotoAmerica Superbike races.

“Roger is one of the best motorcycle riders in the world with wins and championships at the highest level. When he reached out to us about joining the team, we nearly fell over ourselves to say yes,” said ChampSchool CEO Nick Ienatsch. “The sport of motorcycling has been really good to Roger and now that he is officially retired, he is looking to give back. What better way to give back to the motorcycling community than to pass on riding knowledge gained from more than 20 years riding at the highest levels?”

New for 2020 is ChampEspanol. There are over 41 million Spanish speaking people in the United States and they love motorcycles. In order to deliver the best possible product for our Spanish speaking friends in Florida, we are debuting the ChampEspanol program with two fluent Spanish speaking instructors and a special Spanish speaking guest.

“ChampEspanol is the first step in expanding ChampSchool into other languages,” said Ienatsch. “Although ChampSchool will be taught in English, we will have three fluent Spanish instructors to translate and interpret our ChampSchool specific terms. Michael and Emerson are both amazing instructors that have been with ChampSchool for many years. This program will be super helpful for all of our Spanish speaking students.”

Learn more about the Yamaha Champions Riding School Palm Beach International Raceway event on January 30th – 31st, 2020 and year end discounts at www.champschool.com

About Yamaha Champions Riding School:
Yamaha Champions Riding School (ChampSchool) is the nation’s premier motorcycle training program. ChampSchool is the evolution of the Freddie Spencer High-Performance Riding School and is led by racer, author, and former right-hand man of Spencer, Nick Ienatsch. ChampSchool uses “Champions Habits” to teach all riders the skills and techniques used by the top riders in the world to go faster safer, while concentrating on the way in which modern motorcycles are designed to be ridden. ChampSchool is dedicated to making all motorcycle riders safer and more in control of their riding, no matter what type of riding they do. For more information visit www.champschool.com

Yamaha Champions Riding School is proudly sponsored by:
Yamaha Motor Corporation USA, Dunlop Motorcycle Tires, Alpinestars, Arai Helmets, YamaLube, GYTR, Chatterbox, GB Racing, ModOp, Chickenhawk Tire Warmers, Techspec, PSR, Payless Rental Cars, Motion Pro, and N2 Trackdays.

For Information:
Yamaha Champions Riding School – www.champschool.com
855-RIDEYCRS

Suzuki International Series: Richard Cooper Wins, Takes Points Lead In New Zealand

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December 17, 2019

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Suzuki International Series: Richard Cooper Wins, Takes Points Lead In New Zealand

Visiting Suzuki star Cooper snatches series lead

Visiting British superbike champion Richard Cooper has shown once again that he’s a fast bike racer and a fast learner too.

He arrived at Manfeild, on the outskirts of Feilding, for the second of three rounds in this year’s Suzuki International Series at the weekend, again having virtually no knowledge of the tar-sealed terrain he’d have to tame.

Even so, from the first moment he set out on his borrowed Suzuki GSX-R1000 motorcycle, he was circulating at eye-watering speeds and showed he was ready to again challenge the cream of domestic and international superbike racers, just as he had done at the series opener at Taupo a week earlier.

A quick learner, Cooper had wasted no time at reaching top speed at Taupo and it was a similar story at Manfeild – however, instead of settling for finishing behind Whakatane’s Damon Rees and Australian Lachlan Epis, as he had been forced to do at Taupo, it was now Rees and Epis, and all the other superbike heroes too, who were doing the following.

Cooper qualified fastest in the premier Formula One class at Manfeild on Saturday and the scored a hat-trick of wins over the weekend, enough for him to take over the series lead in the glamour F1 class and he now heads to the final round, on the public streets of Whanganui on Boxing Day, with a one-point advantage over Rees, with Christchurch rider Alastair Hoggenboezem third overall after Manfeild, albeit a massive 32 points further back.

“Once I got that first race out of the way (with a win over Rees), I felt I was in control for the rest of the weekend,” said the 36-year-old Cooper, from Nottingham.

“The Manfeild track was fortunately quite easy for me to learn and that helped. You have to maximise the exit on the corners which the Suzuki is good at and the work I’ve been doing with the Ohlins (suspension) guy over the past few days has paid dividends because we’ve had a bike that can do race distance and can also do a single fast lap if needed to.

“We have not set the world on fire, but we’ve done what we have needed to do, if that makes sense.

“It’s not over yet. We still have to race at Whanganui and I know I’ll be up against it. I understand it will be Damon Rees’ first time on a superbike at Whanganui, just as it will be for me, but I think he is on top of his form at the minute and you find, as a rider, that when you’re on top of your form, it doesn’t matter where you race, you can turn it on when you need to.

“I think Damon is going to come out all guns blazing at Whanganui and it’s going to be tight between us for the championship, but it would be nice for me to win it for the guys at Suzuki who have helped me … it would be a nice way to cap off my holiday here.”

Cooper’s credentials are impeccable – he is the 2019 British Superbike Superstock 1000 champion and also finished on the podium at the famous North West 200 event in Ireland earlier this year.

Other class leaders after the second round of three at Manfeild at the weekend are Upper Hutt’s Rogan Chandler (Formula Two, 600cc); Taumarunui’s Leigh Tidman (Formula Three); Hamilton’s Jesse Stroud (GIXXER Cup); Whanganui’s Ashley Payne (Formula Sport/Bears, senior); North Shore’s Gui Mendes (Formula Sport/Bears, junior); Napier’s Eddie Kattenberg (Post Classics, Pre 89, senior); Woodville’s Kieren O’Neill (Post Classics, Pre 89, junior); Auckland’s Peter Goodwin and Kendal Dunlop (F1 sidecars); Tauranga’s Barry Smith and Tracey Bryan (F2 sidecars); Whanganui’s Richie Dibben (Supermoto).

MotoGP: Andrea Iannone Provisionally Suspended For Failed Anti-Doping Test

David Swarts

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December 17, 2019

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MotoGP: Andrea Iannone Provisionally Suspended For Failed Anti-Doping Test

FIM Antidoping

FIM Grand Prix World Championship

Rider Andrea Iannone provisionally suspended

The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) has advised Italian Grand Prix rider Andrea Iannone that he is provisionally suspended pursuant to Article 7.9.1 of the 2019 FIM Anti-doping Code (CAD). The decision to provisionally suspend Mr Andrea Iannone was mandatory following the receipt of a report from the WADA accredited laboratory in Kreischa b. Dresden (Germany) indicating an Adverse Analytical Finding of a non-specified substance under Section 1.1.a) Exogenous Anabolic Androgenic Steroids (AAS) of the 2019 Prohibited List, in a urine sample collected from him at an in-competition test carried out by the FIM at the round of the FIM Grand Prix World Championship held in Sepang, Malaysia on 3 November 2019.

Mr Andrea Iannone has the right to request and attend the analysis of his B sample.

Mr Andrea Iannone is provisionally suspended with effect from 17 December 2019. He is therefore barred from participating in any motorcycling competition or activity until further notice. Under Article 7.9.3.2 CAD, Mr Iannone may request lifting of his provisional suspension.

Under the World Anti-Doping Code and the FIM Anti-Doping Code, the FIM is unable to provide any additional information at this time.

MotoAmerica: Monster Energy Attack Performance Yamaha Tests With Jake Gagne At Chuckwalla

David Swarts

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December 16, 2019

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MotoAmerica: Monster Energy Attack Performance Yamaha Tests With Jake Gagne At Chuckwalla

The new Monster Energy Attack Performance Yamaha Racing MotoAmerica Superbike team tested Sunday and Monday, December 15-16, with new rider Jake Gagne at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, and according to the Californian, he is happy with everything about his new ride.

“I was thrilled,” to get signed to the new Monster Energy Attack Performance Yamaha team, Gagne told Roadracingworld.com Monday at the track. “It [happened] the weekend when Garrett [Gerloff] was in [Magny-Cours] France.

“Keith [McCarty, Yamaha Motorsports, Racing Division Manager] told me, ‘I think Garrett’s going to sign the Ten Kate Yamaha deal, and if so, we’re good.’ I was so pumped. Then that next day, Garrett text me and said it didn’t work out with Ten Kate. So I was like, ‘Oh, sh-t! I got all my hopes up for nothing.’ But luckily {Gerloff] was able to put together that deal with the GRT Yamaha team. Then I was like, ‘Yes!’ It was like an emotional roller coaster real fast.

“I’m pumped. I’m happy Keith and Richard [Stanboli, Monster Energy Attack Performance Yamaha Racing owner] and everybody gave me the opportunity. I’m pumped for Garrett, too. I know he’s going to do good.”

The Monster Energy Attack Performance Yamaha Racing team held their first test of the 2019-2020 off-season at Buttonwillow Raceway Park in October. According to Stanboli, four-time and defending MotoAmerica Superbike Champion Cameron Beaubier tried his team’s 2019 Yamaha Superbike (as ridden by JD Beach) and an updated 2019 YZF-R1 Superbike while Gagne spent most of his time trying out the Superbike raced by Gerloff in 2019.

“It was great!” Gagne said. “Right away, I felt really comfortable. I remember riding R1’s in the past, so it felt like kind of right at home again.”

For the test at Chuckwalla, Gagne switched to the team’s updated 2019 Superbike “test mule,” as Stanboli called it.

“Today was better than yesterday. The track time and conditions are a bit better. It’s a little windy and cold, but we’re getting a bunch of laps, and we need laps,” said Gagne. “We’re working on electronics stuff, chassis stuff. We just getting me more and more comfortable so we can start trying stuff and feel what does what and try some changes and help me understand the bike. We’re just trying stuff to understand the bike, both for me and the team, and it’s going really well.”

Stanboli said his team will continue working with its updated 2019 Superbikes during the winter and may not switch to their new, 2020-model Yamaha YZF-R1 Superbike until the official MotoAmerica test at Barber Motorsports Park in March 2020.

Markus Reiterberger Will Race BMW In 2020 Asia Road Racing Championship

David Swarts

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December 16, 2019

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Markus Reiterberger Will Race BMW In 2020 Asia Road Racing Championship

Markus Reiterberger to ride the BMW S 1000 RR in the Asia Road Racing Championship in 2020.

Markus Reiterberger to race for Onexox BMW TKKR Racing Team in the 2020 season.

Support from BMW Motorrad Motorsport.

Races in Asia and Australia.

Munich. Markus Reiterberger (GER) will be back in the saddle of a BMW S 1000 RR again in 2020. The 25-year-old will race for the Onexox BMW TKKR Racing Team in next season’s Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC), where he will ride a Superstock version of the new RR.

The Asia Road Racing Championship is growing in popularity around the world, attracts big names from the international motorcycle racing scene, and is the most important championship in Asia. This season, it is holding race events in Asia and Australia. The team is one of the most successful ones in the ARRC. In the 2019 season, they celebrated the win of the Rider title with Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman (MAS).

The Onexox BMW TKKR Racing Team is a private customer team. BMW Motorrad Motorsport will provide extensive support for Reiterberger’s involvement in the 2020 ARRC season.

“We are delighted that Markus will still be part of the BMW Motorrad Motorsport family,” said BMW Motorrad Motorsport Director Marc Bongers. “We are confident that he will be one of the top riders in the Asia Road Racing Championship from the very first race. He is very familiar with the BMW S 1000 RR and, in the Onexox BMW TKKR Racing Team, he will be racing for one of the strongest teams in the series. We at BMW Motorrad Motorsport will do our bit to make it a successful season by offering technical support, among other things.”

“I am already excited about the Asia Road Racing Championship and am looking forward to riding with the Onexox BMW TKKR Racing Team in the coming season,” said Reiterberger. “This championship is getting stronger all the time and is attracting more and more international interest, including from manufacturers. The squad has shown this season that it is one of the best teams in the series. I think we can achieve a lot together in 2020. I have shown that I do well on the Superstock versions of the RR, not least as Superstock European champion. All the ingredients for a strong season are in place and I am looking forward to getting started.”

“It is splendid to have Markus Reiterberger in the Onexox BMW TKKR Racing Team for the 2020 season,” said Team Principal Bobie Farid. “He brings with him a wealth of motor racing experience, and that can only push the Onexox BMW TKKR Racing Team forward. It will be a marvellous learning curve for the team to become more competitive and set a new standard of performance in the Asian Road Racing Championship. The Onexox BMW TKKR Racing Team is keen to build on our strong performance with Azlan Shah in 2019, and we obviously would like to continue winning races and scoring podium finishes consistently. We will be working hard with our partners to be competitive, and it will be about building a winning mentality across all aspects of the Onexox BMW TKKR Racing Team as well. We expect the on-track rivalry between the teams to be relentless, but we believe the team will be at the sharper end of the grid in the 2020 season.”

Richard Varner Named Chairman Of The Board For Petersen Automotive Museum

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December 16, 2019

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Richard Varner Named Chairman Of The Board For Petersen Automotive Museum

Petersen Automotive Museum Names Richard Varner Chairman of its Board of Directors

Varner, who has served as treasurer since 2013, will assume the duties of chairman and lead the Petersen into the future as it aims to expand globally, Peter Mullin to become vice chairman

LOS ANGELES (December 16, 2019) – The Petersen Automotive Museum has announced the promotion of Richard Varner to chairman of its board of directors, effective January 2020. Having served as treasurer since 2013, Varner brings more than 40 years of experience as a respected business leader, car collector, vintage racer and professional motorsports series co-owner to his new role.

“Richard Varner brings a wealth of knowledge and passion to our board of directors,” said Petersen Automotive Museum Executive Director Terry L. Karges. “His financial stewardship as treasurer has helped position the Petersen as one of the leading automotive museums in the world. He has proven his business acumen over a career that spans racing and energy trading to the creation of MotoAmerica, one of the rare success stories in modern American motorcycle racing. Peter Mullin laid the groundwork for the Petersen’s success over the past seven years, solidifying the museum as an iconic Los Angeles institution dedicated to the history and preservation of the automobile. Varner will now carry the torch, as the museum seeks to inspire the next generation of automotive enthusiasts worldwide.”

A Wichita, Kansas native, Varner has been collecting and restoring automobiles and motorcycles for several years; his passion led to the formation of professional motorcycle road racing series, MotoAmerica. In addition to serving on the Petersen board of directors, Varner is the Chairman of the California Highway Patrol 11-99 Foundation and a member of the Dean’s Advisory Board at the University of Nebraska School of Business, his alma mater.

“To be tapped as the next chairman of the Petersen is very humbling in several ways,” said Richard Varner. “From following Peter Mullin’s capable and outstanding leadership, to having the board vote their confidence, and most of all to be associated with the Petersen, what it has become and what it will continue to evolve to be. Because of the Petersen team’s hard work plus the guidance and vision of the board of directors, the museum is poised to become a living thing—a thought leader and place where people can come together acknowledging the past while also discussing the impacts of the automobile and the global needs of mobility in the future.”

As Varner assumes the highest position on the Petersen board of directors, Peter Mullin will assume the role of vice chairman. Varner and Mullin are joined on the board by Founding Chairman and current Vice Chairman Bruce A. Meyer, Vice Chairman David A. Sydorick, Secretary William Ahmanson, Michael A. Hammer, Vin Di Bona, Kent Kresa, Charles E. Nearburg, Gregory Penske, Bobby Rahal, Richard K. Roeder, Dr. Sabrina Kay, William E. Connor, McKeel Hagerty and two honorary board members—Dr. Wolfgang Porsche and Charles Gordon Lennox, 11th Duke of Richmond.

To learn more about the Petersen Automotive Museum, please visit www.petersen.org.

ABOUT THE PETERSEN

The Petersen Automotive Museum Foundation The Petersen Automotive Museum Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) charity. The museum is located at 6060 Wilshire Blvd. (at Fairfax) in Los Angeles, 90036. Admission prices are $16 for general admission adults, $14 for seniors and $11 for children ages 4 to 17. Active military with ID, personal care attendants and children under age 4 are admitted free. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For general information, call 323-930-CARS or visit www.Petersen.org.

Zero Motorcycles Appoints Mike Cunningham Vice-President Of Sales – Americas

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December 16, 2019

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ZERO MOTORCYCLES NAMES MIKE CUNNINGHAM AS VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES – AMERICAS

Cunningham to lead Zero’s fast-growing Americas sales team with more than 20 years of experience in senior management within sales and dealer development

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. – Zero Motorcycles, the global leader in electric motorcycles and powertrains, today announced industry veteran Mike Cunningham as the company’s Vice President of Sales for the Americas. Cunningham, who previously served as Zero’s Director of U.S. Sales and Dealer Development, boasts more than 20 years of senior management experience in sales and dealer development for numerous international motorcycle brands.

“Mike is a lynchpin for overall sales operations at Zero, and we’re looking forward to seeing the Americas region reach new heights under his continued leadership,” said Zero Motorcycles’ CEO Sam Paschel. “He’s been a leader in the powersports industry for decades and brings Zero his incredibly valuable perspective, having served as both a dealer principal and a sales executive with major manufacturers over his career.”

With a wealth of industry connections, insight and experience, Cunningham will bolster Zero’s global leadership team during a key transformative moment in time for both Zero and the electric motorcycling industry. He assumes a VP role in a year that saw Zero introduce both its industry-leading SR/F, and its Black Forest DSR as a new global model.

Prior to joining the team at Zero, Cunningham held several senior management roles at Triumph Motorcycles, Piaggio North America, and Easyriders, preceded by 20 years as owner/operator of his own multi-line motorcycle dealership. In his free time, he continues to make time to ride when not spending time with friends and family.

About Zero Motorcycles:

Zero Motorcycles is the global leader in electric motorcycles and powertrains. Designed and crafted by hand in California, Zero Motorcycles combines Silicon Valley technology with traditional motorcycle soul to elevate the motorcycling experience for intelligent, innovative riders around the world.

Sonoma Raceway Hosting “Laps For Charity” January 11, 2020

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December 16, 2019

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Sonoma Raceway Hosting “Laps For Charity” January 11, 2020

Drive Your Car on Track at Sonoma Raceway

Laps for Charity Supports Sonoma County Kids, Jan. 11

SONOMA, Calif. – Ever dreamed of tackling the Sonoma Raceway road course in your own car? You can enjoy some high-speed thrills, all in the name of charity, as the Sonoma chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities (SCC) hosts its 7th annual Laps for Charity on Saturday, Jan. 11.

This once-a-year-opportunity invites participants to take their vehicle for a few laps around the 12-turn road course. For just $150, this experience includes a pre-lap classroom safety briefing with professional drivers, three lead-follow laps around the 2.52-mile circuit, a picture of the car on track, plus a “hot lap” in the instructor’s car.

All proceeds benefit Sonoma County youth organizations through SCC, the charitable arm of Sonoma Raceway, which has distributed $6.8 million to Sonoma County youth groups since 2001.

Time slots are available between 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11. Participants must be at least 18 years old; passengers are not permitted. All cars must have shoulder strap seat belt restraints, mufflers and pass a basic technical inspection. For more information or to reserve a spot, visit www.speedwaycharities.org/events/sonoma/7th-laps-for-charity/registration/ or contact Cheri Plattner at [email protected].

MotoE World Cup: Tech3 E-Racing Signs Tommaso Marcon, Lukas Tulovic For 2020

David Swarts

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December 16, 2019

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MotoE World Cup: Tech3 E-Racing Signs Tommaso Marcon, Lukas Tulovic For 2020

Marcon and Tulovic to line up for Tech3 E-Racing in 2020

The young duo of Tommaso Marcon and Lukas Tulovic is set to form the spearhead of Tech3 E-Racing in the FIM Enel MotoE World Cup in 2020, competing in seven races from May until November.

The 19-year-old Italian Marcon competes with the same goal, following selected Moto2 World Championship appearances and two successful years in the FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship. Likewise, the 19-year-old German Tulovic arrives fresh from his first permanent year in the Moto2 World Championship and is eager to fight for the second ever MotoE crown.

Tommaso Marcon

“I’m very, very happy to be part of Tech3 E-Racing for 2020 and I’m also very happy to test the MotoE bike, as it’s very important. My expectation for the upcoming season and also the target is to fight for the FIM Enel MotoE Cup championship and I guess that’s the target of the whole team. I’ll give my maximum to achieve that.”

Lukas Tulovic

“I’m very thankful to Hervé Poncharal and the entire Tech3 E-Racing team for the chance to compete in the MotoE Championship. I’m looking forward to this category, I already followed the races, as they are short, but very exciting. It’s impressive how fast you can go with these heavy machines, which the boys showed this year. Hector Garzo already did very well this year, so I hope I can do as well as him. I’m there to fight at the front, which is my mission and I’ll train hard for this during this winter. I can’t wait for the first tests and the first race!”

Hervé Poncharal

Team Manager

“I’m very proud and happy to finally announce our 2020 Tech3 E-Racing MotoE team for the upcoming season. Clearly, we have seen that the young riders have been performing incredibly well in 2019 and I believe this is a trend that everybody will want to follow, so I decided to do this as well. Our riders will be Tommaso Marcon from Italy, 19 today, turning 20 at the end of this year and Lukas Tulovic from Germany, turning 20 halfway through the 2020 season, so very young line-up, one rider from Italy, one rider from Germany. Tommaso finished third in the FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship and Lukas scored points in his rookie Moto2 World Championship season. Tommaso is going to ride again in the FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship in 2020 and Lukas will be racing in the World Supersport Championship as well. We are very excited and believe that these two guys will be front-runners. We will keep the same team presentation and are very glad to have Total Hi-Perf on board with us for the second year in a row and we can’t wait to start testing with the Energica bike. Year one was a great challenge, producing great racing, but I believe everybody knows more about MotoE racing now, so 2020 will be even more exciting and even more professional and hopefully, Tech3 will be part of the front. So, welcome to Tommaso, welcome to Lukas!”

American Flat Track: Henry Wiles Racing Honda In AFT Singles In 2020

December 17, 2019

Henry Wiles. Photo by Todd Boone, courtesy of AFT and RMR Honda.