AMA Pro Racing has issued a trio of road racing Competition Bulletins dated January 22. The first allows all AMA licensed riders to participate in Thursday practice, eliminating the ban on ill-defined “factory riders;” sets the pit-road maximum speed at 50 mph for all events, including Daytona; and requires primary and spare racebikes to be marked as such before tech inspection. The second allows the use of a single number on the front and rear of motorcycles with large ram-air ducts and low profile tailsections. The third deals with the new ride-through penalty.

Competition Bulletins

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Alexandra Palace – 26th 28th January 2007 Hawk Kawasaki will be displaying at ‘The Ally Pally Motorcycle Show’, which takes place at London’s historic Alexandra Palace, from Friday 26th to Sunday 28th January 2007 – ~http://www.superbike.co.uk/allypally/~ Hawk Kawasaki’s race truck will be parked outside the main entrance and their stand W310 is situated in the main hall, ~http://www.superbike.co.uk/allypally/floorplan.pdf~. On display they will have eight machines ranging from Historic Kawasakis through to the modern-day racebike. Also the all-stylish JBL Sound bike will be on with Superbike Magazine stand as their centre piece. Zion Motorsport Supplies will also be part of the stand with a full range of Bitubo Suspension, Threebond Products, Brembo Brakes, Dymag Wheels, Renthal Sprockets, Tsubaki Chain, Pro Bolt, Rock Oil, Hawk Clothing and accessories, the Official BSB Calendar and the Hawk Kawasaki Playstation 2 Game. Orders will be taken for the new 2007 ZX6-RR Bodywork and Rearsets. Hawk Kawasaki riders Peter Hickman and David Hallett will be on hand to sign autographs throughout the weekend. For more details see www.hawkkawasaki.co.uk

LARRY PEGRAM TO RACE FORMULA XTREME IN 2007 WITH SCORPION SPORTS SPONSORSHIP Factory Ducati, Formula Xtreme rider Larry Pegram recently signed with Scorpion Sports for the 2007 racing season. The decision was made final last week after Larry received a helmet from one of Scorpion Sports Regional Sales Managers, Dan Proffer. “I have followed Larry’s career for 20 years,” says Dan and “I’ve always been impressed with his consistency and professionalism, Larry will be and excellent representative for furthering the ScorpionExo brand while helping us build on our already technically innovative focus.” Scorpion Sports is extremely excited to have a team of this caliber on board for 2007. With ScorpionEXO helmets and Pegram Racing joining forces we can bring the retail customer and professional road racer one step closer, innovation stems from athletes pushing the limits of any product. Pegram will debut the new graphics and features at the annual Daytona 200, which will already be on store shelves. “I am very pleased to add ScorpionExo helmets to our list of sponsors,” said Larry, “this helmet is incredible, the comfort and features of this helmet far surpass my expectations.” More, from a press release issued by Motonation: BMW’s Nate Kern covers his extremities with Spidi and Sidi products. BMW’s main road racer in the USA, Nate Kern extended his relationship with Motonation into 2007 by agreeing to again wear the Spidi Penta glove and Sidi Vertigo Corsa Air boots in all his racing activities in 2007. Nate is the Defending CCS MA/SE Champion for two consecutive years on a “BMW” was a rider on the winning team of the inaugural Sun Trust MotoST “8 Hours at Daytona” and will be chasing the ASRA Pro Series Thunderbike championship and Sun Trust MotoST championship in 2007. For additional information please visit www.motonation.com

FIRST PERSON/OPINION Via e-mail: It is with great sadness, and a heavy heart that we report the passing of Glenn McComb as a result of injuries sustained from an accident riding his bike back to his pit from tech inspection at our track day at Buttonwillow on Saturday January 20th. There will be a celebration of Glenn’s life this Sunday, January 28th. Time: 11:00am-2pm Place: Glenn’s House 3519 Eugene Place Normal Heights, CA 92116 To send regards and well wishes to the family, you may email them to [email protected] Our deepest solace and sympathy to Glenn’s friends and family, we know he will be missed. Dustin Coyner TrackDaz, LLC Riverside, California

GPR STABILIZER TO PARTNER WITH CORONA EXTRA HONDA RACING FOR 2007 GPR Stabilizer is proud to announce their sponsorship of the Corona Extra Honda Racing team for the 2007 road race season. GPR Stabilizer will support this high-profile team of riders James Ellison and Gary Mason with their high-performance steering dampers while developing and refining new GPR products. The 2003 World Endurance Champion, James Ellison joins the championship-winning Corona Racing team after two years in MotoGP. He’ll ride the team’s Honda CBR1000RRs in the premier AMA Superbike class. Gary Mason will focus on the AMA Supersport championship on the all-new Honda CBR600RRs, coming to the team with extensive experience in the British Superbike Series. “It’s great to be involved with this team,” said Jeff Norman of GPR Stabilizer. “They’ve got a strong team with lots of experience, great riders and equipment, and they’re involved in marketing that will help us get our GPR Stabilizers in front of a whole new audience. Look for exciting new things to come from our partnership with the Corona Extra Honda Racing team!” Corona Extra Honda Racing Team principal Tim Saunders said, “We are looking forward to expanding our relationship with GPR Stabilizers that started last year. The new stabilizers look awesome and our riders are ready to put them to good use!” With their background in aerospace design and machining, GPR Stabilizer manufactures and sells the world’s finest steering dampers and accessories. All design, testing, machining, laser engraving, packaging and shipping of the finished kits is done in-house in San Diego, California. GPR Stabilizer kits are available through local dealers, and are distributed in the U.S. by Lockhart Phillips USA, Parts Unlimited and Tucker Rocky. For more information, please call (619) 661-0101 or visit www.gprstabilizer.com. In the U.K. and Europe, please call GPR Stabilizer U.K. at 44-01945-58-58-42. For Information on the Corona Extra Honda Racing Team, please visit www.corona-racing.com.

Motorcycle SUPERSHOW’s New Layout Delights Toronto Showgoers Wednesday, January 24, 2007 (Toronto) The continent’s largest and most comprehensive motorcycle show, the North American International Motorcycle SUPERSHOW, came to Toronto at the beginning of the month. The show, now in its 31st year, continued to welcome great audiences of motorcycle enthusiasts, seeing more than 55,000 visitors during its three day run. Over 400 exhibitors and four huge Accessory Superstores guaranteed visitors found everything they need for the 2007 riding season all under one roof. Feedback from visitors to the SUPERSHOW indicates a strong positive response to the new, larger format, especially the layout of the seven individual halls, each having its own theme. With Hall 1 and 2 dedicated to Touring & Cruisers, Halls 3 and 3A as Industry Showcases, Hall 4’s Racing & Performance theme, Hall 4A’s focus on Classics & Vintage and Hall 5’s extraordinary Chopper & Custom Bike Showcase, there was something for everyone at this year’s SUPERSHOW. Wider, carpeted aisles throughout all the seven halls also made for a more comfortable journey through the 425,000 square feet of exhibits at the Toronto International Centre. American Thunder’s Michele Smith wowed guests with her fabulous smile and outgoing personality, taking time for photo and a few words with every fan and show off her personally designed Jewel G’s and tattoo shirts that were a hit with the growing numbers of women visiting the Show. Also, female racer Vicki Gray was a huge hit, promoting her new company Motoress, the goal of which is to provide resource, training and advocate for females in all diversities of motorcycling. The Canada Cup Championships saw more than 200 showbikes competing for a jackpot of $50,000. First Place in the Pro Builders Class went to Michael Long of Zeel Design in St-Pierre, Quebec for his fabulous ‘Bulldog’ custom. As Best Bike in Show, he took home $12,000 cash, a six foot trophy and the Canada Cup for the finest showbike in the nation. Long dominated the awards, as he also won second place for his Biker Build Off winning ‘Bobster’ creation, with an additional $7,000 in prize money. Hall 5 featured the best of the best in bike building with custom motorcycles from across Canada as well as U.S. entries from New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania and California. Established in 1976, the SUPERSHOW is North America’s largest consumer motorcycle show. Produced by Bar Hodgson Productions Inc, the SUPERSHOW is dedicated to presenting the finest the motorcycle industry has to offer for every type of motorcycle enthusiast, in seven halls of the Toronto International Centre. Show dates for 2008 are January 4th 6th at the Toronto International Centre.

Superstock FIM Cup 1000 Xerox Ducati Junior Team Testing Valencia 20th & 21st January 21-year-old Brendan Roberts made his debut appearance at the weekend on the new Ducati 1098 which he will be riding in this year’s European Superstock Championship with the Factory Ducati Xerox Junior Team. The South Australian rider had his first test on his new bike at the technical Spanish circuit, Valencia. Having not ridden since October, Roberts settled into the new team, bike and circuit quickly setting a best lap time on Sunday of 1.38.7. Commenting he said “It was a whole new learning experience for me this weekend and I just wanted to bed everything in gently and not make any mistakes. I’ve never ridden a twin cylinder before and we made a lot of progress in the two days. It was good to work with the team and move things forward, the bike is great, extremely fast and living up to the positive reports that I have read about it to date. I was a little sore after the first day, due to lack of riding but that will improve as our testing programme continues. After two months back home in Australia, I feel refreshed and ready for the season opener at Donington Park in April. This is good news for me as Donington is a track I know very well and feel comfortable on, although the British weather maybe against us so early on in the year. We have a number of tests scheduled in before the season starts, Valencia being the last in late March. Hopefully we can gather a comparison between the bike now and then as it transforms to a complete package. I’m confident that it will be a strong season for myself and the team.”

AHRMA has released results of the 2006 election for Trustees; three-year terms on the AHRMA Board have been won by Dick Mann, Fred Mork, Bob Goodpaster and Jeff Smith. For more, go here: ~http://www.ahrma.org/whatsnew.htm~

Teri Gorrell joins Scorpion Sports as the Media Relations and Rider Support Manager. In addition to maintaining constant contact with magazine editorial staff and sponsored riders to ensure fresh innovative product is always available; will also with coordinate special events and advertising campaigns. Teri comes to Scorpion Sports from ICON where she managed the sales for 12 States in addition to working with Magazine Editors and the ICON development team. Prior to shifting gears into the motorcycle industry in 2004, Teri is a former Staff Sergeant with nine years of honorable service in the Marines. “Having a disciplined pro like Teri join the Scorpion Nest will enable us to really get focused on our rider support programs, special events and media placement now,” says Eric Anderson, VP of Sales and Marketing, “All this helps build the brand which now with Teri on board will be getting stronger by the minute.”

HARLEY-DAVIDSON FINANCIAL SERVICES SELECTS METAVANTE’S GHR SYSTEMS TO PROVIDE WEB-BASED FINANCING SOLUTION FOR MOTORCYCLE LOANS MILWAUKEE, Jan. 24, 2007 Metavante Corporation, the banking and payments technology subsidiary of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (NYSE: MI), today announced that it has signed an agreement with Harley-Davidson Financial Services (HDFS) to provide a Web-based loan origination system for HDFS’ motorcycle loan business. HDFS will use technology created by GHR Systems, Inc., a Metavante Lending Solution, to streamline the loan origination process and provide Harley-Davidson dealers with electronic application and document generation for loans. GHR will provide HDFS with its CreditWorxTM platform, which automates loan underwriting, audit, funding, and documentation. GHR Systems from Metavante is a leading provider of lending automation technology and services for the consumer, residential mortgage and small business industries. The Retail Finance Solutions unit of GHR Systems offers complete consumer vendor financing solutions for manufacturers, distributors, retailers and lending partners. “As a state-of-the-art Web-based loan origination and decision engine solution, CreditWorx will provide HDFS with a single, enterprise-wide platform for its consumer loan origination process,” said Rick Arends, executive vice president, Retail Financing Solutions unit of GHR Systems. “It is designed for information application processing, automated and manual decisioning, and documentation preparation.” “Our relationship with HDFS is a significant milestone in expanding our point-of-sale financing operations in the United States and we welcome HDFS to the Metavante Lending Solution’s growing community of North American clients, which include five of the top power sports recreational manufacturers in the world and six of the top 20 U.S. mortgage lenders,” said Gary Refinski, Metavante executive vice president. Metavante Lending Solutions provides technology and service solutions for mortgage, home equity, consumer and indirect retail finance loan origination. Lending solutions are provided for point-of-sale origination, processing, closing, automated underwriting, decisioning, and business process management, as well as processing, settlement and document generation services. Metavante Lending Solutions are used to better market, sell, process, and close loans through all distribution channels, including retail, wholesale, Internet, and correspondent. Metavante Lending Solutions helps clients of all sizes, from community banks to the top financial institutions in North America. About Harley-Davidson Harley-Davidson Financial Services (HDFS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE: HOG), provides wholesale and retail financing, insurance, and credit card programs to Harley-Davidson and Buell dealers and riders in the U.S., Canada, and select European countries. HDFS finances riders’ purchases of Harley-Davidson® and Buell® branded motorcycles, parts, accessories and general merchandise. HDFS also offers motorcycle insurance, an extended service plan, and other protection plans. HDFS offers Harley-Davidson and Buell dealerships floor plan financing, dealership and garage insurance and insurance coverage for events and rentals. About Metavante Metavante Corporation delivers banking and payments technologies to financial services firms and businesses worldwide. Metavante products and services drive account processing for deposit, loan and trust systems, image-based and conventional check processing, electronic funds transfer, consumer healthcare payments, electronic presentment and payment, and business transformation services. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Metavante ( www.metavante.com ) is wholly owned by Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (NYSE: MI).