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Schmidt Wins OMRRA Overall Championship Again

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Schmidt Wins OMRRA Overall Championship Again

The Oregon Motorcycle Road Racing Association held its last race of the season on Sunday, October 23. The #1 plate was again awarded to Canadian, and OMRRA Racer Alan Schmidt, who managed to squeak past local fast guy Christopher Ancien, by just 3 points. OMRRA racer Todd Frey, piloting a Suzuki SV650 took the #3 plate, followed by another local, Tamer Kekhia with #4. Rounding out the top 5 was Cedric Smith of Camano Island, Washington, who took the #5 plate on a bike he built that put an RSF450 engine into a RS125 frame. 1 – Alan Schmidt – Kamloops, BC 2 – Christopher Ancien – Hillsboro, OR 3 – Todd Frey – Newberg, OR 4 – Tamer Kekhia – Tigard, OR 5 – Cedric Smith – Camano Island, WA

Schwantz Team Donates GNF Endurance Race Purse To WERA Soft Barrier Fund

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Schwantz Team Donates GNF Endurance Race Purse To WERA Soft Barrier Fund

Kevin Schwantz Suzuki School Donates Winnings to Road Atlanta Airfence Fund Kevin Schwantz, Jamie James and Ted Cobb participated in the Final Round of the Dunlop/WERA National Endurance held October 14th in conjunction with the WERA Grand National Finals held at Road Atlanta. The Team had a promoter option for the Round and won the 4 Hour Endurance Race with 127 laps completed. Schwantz called WERA Motorcycle Roadracing after the event and requested that the Team’s Purse be donated to WERA’s effort in raising money for Airfence for the Road Atlanta facility. WERA has been using any fine money and any donated money toward the purchase of permanent Airfence for Road Atlanta. WERA has purchased twenty sections, Road Atlanta has 10 sections deployed by the Roadracing World Action Fund to demonstrate soft barrier effectiveness and Road Atlanta is going to match WERA on any purchase they make for the facility. WERA also has purchased a shipping container to store the Airfence on property. “AMA Pro Racing and the Roadracing World Action Fund have deployed portable Airfence at our GNF for the past several years and we are grateful to have this. WERA would like to see Airfence kept at Road Atlanta that could be used by all motorcycle events at the facility and that would be easier to deploy. Thanks to Hugh Fleming of the AMA for his hard work in getting their fence up for us and we hope one day to make his job easier with the permanent barriers. Thanks to Kevin and his team for their generous donation and we will put it toward another section of Airfence for Road Atlanta,” said Evelyne Clarke, President of WERA Motorcycle Roadracing. “Our goal is to get Road Atlanta done and move on to another facility on our venue that could use permanent Airfence.” Anyone wishing to donate to the Road Atlanta Air Fence Project can do so through WERA Motorcycle Roadracing or through the Roadracing World Action Fund by designating donations as being for soft barriers deployed at WERA events. For further information contact WERA at (770) 720-5010.

Suzuki Presented With 2005 World Superbike Manufacturer Cup In Japan

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Suzuki Presented With 2005 World Superbike Manufacturer Cup In Japan

Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra team manager Francis Batta visited Suzuki Motor Corporation in Japan this week and presented the factory with the World Superbike Championship Manufacturer Cup – their first in the 18-year history of the series. Batta, who met with Senior Marketing Director Shinzo Nakanishi, Managing Director Sadayuki Inobe and Director Yoshihiko Kakei, said: “First place by Troy Corser and a top-five by Yukio Kagayama led us to the top of the podium in the Manufacturer Championship. We wouldn’t have achieved these results without the assistance of Suzuki distributors in Europe. “Unlike a prototype MotoGP race machine, Superbikes depend largely on stock parts and we appreciate that Suzuki has developed a brilliant motorcycle in the GSX-R1000.” Mr Inobe said: “We believe that good results in the Superbike class will raise the morale of distributors and dealers and large promotion for sales of market models. I believe we owe much of the current worldwide popularity of GSX-Rs to the great performance of Team Alstare.” Added Mr Kakei: “I consider that the World Superbike has been playing a significant role in activating motor sports and sales promotion of market models. In this top category of the production bike we look forward to further brilliant accomplishments of Alstare with our GSX-Rs and we are sure that they can do it.” Team Alstare has been entering the World Superbike Championship on Suzukis since 1999 and has used the machinery ever since in the 1000cc Superbike, 600cc Supersport and 1000cc Superstock classes. In 1998 and 1999, Alstare won the Supersport class and were Manufacturer Champion in 1998 and 2002. Pictured from left: Francis Batta, Suzuki’s Senior Marketing Director Shinzo Nakanishi and Managing Director Sadayuki Inobe.

WSMC Racer To Make Appearance At ‘Bike Night’ In Huntington Beach, California

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WSMC Racer To Make Appearance At ‘Bike Night’ In Huntington Beach, California

Team Miramar Motorsports/Advanced Kawasaki will be appearing at a local Southern California bike night today 10/26.

Rider Helmut Kohler Jr. will be appearing at the Bravo Burger “Bike Night” in Huntington Beach, CA on Wednesday. The team hauler and race motorcycle (a 2005 Kawasaki ZX-6RR) will be on display and the rider and crew will be on hand to answer questions and take photos with all in attendance. Advanced Kawasaki discount coupons will also be available. The event begins at 7:00pm local time. The team truck will be arriving at approx. 7:30pm and will be available until 9:00pm. The event is located at:

Bravo Burger 19102 Beach Blvd. Huntington Beach, CA 92648

Team Miramar Motorsports/Advanced Kawasaki can next be seen on the track at Willow Springs Int’l Raceway on 11/19-20 in the monthly WSMC race series. More information can be found at www.advancedkawasaki.com

Infineon Raceway Releases 2006 Major Event Schedule

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Infineon Raceway Releases 2006 Major Event Schedule

Infineon Raceway Announces 2006 Schedule SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) “” The 18th consecutive visit by the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series will highlight a truly diverse schedule at Infineon Raceway in 2006 as the facility will feature everything from stock cars to bicycles on the world-famous road course and drag strip. Raceway officials today unveiled the 2006 Big O Tires Racing Season schedule, which is headlined by the Dodge/Save Mart 350 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series, June 23-25. The three-day event “” one of the biggest sporting weekends each year in Northern California “” will also feature the SCCA SPEED World Challenge. The SPEED World Challenge will boast main events in both GT and Touring Car classes, with one of the features scheduled to take the green flag following the Dodge/Save Mart 350 on Sunday, June 25. Tickets will be available to the general public for every event on the 2006 schedule beginning Thursday, Dec. 1, and stay tuned for a “First Fan Promotion” that will reward two lucky race fans with lifetime passes to Infineon Raceway. The promotion is scheduled to take place at the raceway on Dec. 1. “The versatile nature of this facility provides a tremendous range of options as we assemble our racing calendar each year,” said Steve Page, president and general manager of Infineon Raceway. “That variety is reflected in our 2006 schedule, with something to offer every race fan. It’s going to be a terrific year.” The season will feature two consecutive weekends of world-class drag racing, kicking off with the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, which will return for a 19th consecutive year with the FRAM Autolite NHRA Nationals, July 28-30. The lightning-quick quarter-mile drag strip produced seven track records and one world record in 2005, and similar results are expected in 2006. The following weekend will feature the NHRA Summernationals Division 7 Drag Races, which moves from its traditional Fourth of July weekend to Aug. 4-6. The IRL IndyCar® Series will return for a second straight year in 2006, Aug. 25-27, and will be joined by the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series, giving both open-wheel fans and sports-car racing fans an action-packed weekend. This will mark the first-ever Sonoma Valley appearance by the Grand-Am Series and its sleek Daytona Prototypes. The Ferrari Challenge, which visited Infineon Raceway in 2004, will return with a full weekend of racing, May 12-14, in a variety of classes, including Ferrari 360 Modena. Several historic Formula One Ferraris will also be on display. The following weekend, May 19-21, will boast the best in motorcycle racing with the Kawasaki AMA Superbike Showdown, presented by Supercuts. The Goodguys Nitro Nationals Nostalgia Drag Races will also move from its traditional April date to Fourth of July weekend (July 1-2). The raceway will switch to pedal-power for a third consecutive year, July 14-16, for the Infineon Technologies Cougar Mountain Classic cycling event. The event will feature the best in road cycling, mountain biking, gravity racing, running and more. The complete main-event calendar for 2006 is as follows: 2006 MAJOR-EVENT SCHEDULE: · Ferrari Challenge: May 12-14. · Kawasaki AMA Superbike Showdown, presented by Supercuts: May 19-21. · Jaguar Wine Country Classic Vintage Car Races: June 3-4. · Dodge/Save Mart 350 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup: June 23-25. · Goodguys Nitro Nationals Nostalgia Drag Races: July 1-2. · Infineon Technologies Cougar Mountain Classic (cycling): July 14-16. · FRAM Autolite NHRA Nationals, presented by Supercuts: July 28-30. · NHRA Summernationals Division 7 Drag Races: Aug. 4-6. · IRL IndyCar® Series: Aug. 25-27. For ticket information, please call 800-870-RACE (7223) or visit www.infineonraceway.com.

Chicken Hawk Tire Warmers Accepting Racer Support Requests For 2006 Season

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Chicken Hawk Tire Warmers Accepting Racer Support Requests For 2006 Season

Chicken Hawk Racing Tire Warmers announces they are now accepting sponsorship resumes in hard copy form for the 2006 season. Sponsorship resumes will be accepted until December 31, 2005. Remit resumes to: 54 Elizabeth St. Suite 16, Red Hook, NY 12571. No phone calls please.

Tedesco Nominated For AMA Pro Racing/SPEED Channel Athlete Of The Year

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Tedesco Nominated For AMA Pro Racing/SPEED Channel Athlete Of The Year

PICKERINGTON, Ohio (Oct. 25, 2005) After a standout 2005 campaign Ivan Tedesco has earned his first nomination for the AMA Pro Racing SPEED Channel Athlete of the Year. Tedesco’s dream season included defending his AMA 125 West Supercross title, winning his first AMA 125 Motocross Championship and closing the year as a member of the triumphant Team USA Motocross of Nations squad. Long considered a supercross specialist, Tedesco, a New Mexico native who now resides in Southern California, furthered that belief by winning his second AMA 125 West Supercross Series in April. The 24-year-old Monster Energy Drink/Pro Circuit Kawasaki rider, who rides the No. 30 bike, took six straight podium finishes in the 125 West class, including wins at Anaheim II and III in Angel Stadium. That consistency earned him the championship, wrapping up the series with a round remaining. While it was no surprise that Tedesco scored another supercross title, his big breakthrough came during the grueling AMA Motocross Championship presented by FMF, where he proved that he could be a motocross champion. Tedesco went 1-1 at Thunder Valley Motocross Park in Lakewood, Colo., in July to score his first national victory. That win catapulted him into the series lead, a position he would never relinquish. He followed his Thunder Valley National victory with a win at Washougal to build a large points lead, which he held to the end of the season with solid finishes throughout the final rounds. Based in part on his performance in motocross, Tedesco was named to join Ricky Carmichael and Kevin Windham to represent the United States in the prestigious Motocross of Nations. The trio brought back the trophy to America for the first time in five years. “It feels good to be recognized with my first Athlete of the Year nomination,” Tedesco said. “This season will be one I’ll never forget. To win the West Supercross title, the outdoor nationals and then the Motocross of Nations was really more than I could have hoped for. The only bad thing about it is that it’s going to be hard to top this season.” Emerging as motocross champion in his sixth year of pro racing was the highlight of the year for Tedesco. “I worked really hard to improve my motocross skills and it paid off,” Tedesco explained. “I knew I’d put in the work, but there were a lot of talented riders in the class and to be able to come out on top was a great personal accomplishment.” Tedesco plans on moving up and contesting the AMA Supercross and Motocross Championships next year. The AMA Pro Racing SPEED Channel Athlete of the Year Award is the highest honor an AMA racer can receive. Past recipients include such legendary names as Bob Hannah, Scott Parker and Kenny Roberts, among others. Generally speaking, the award goes to the rider judged to have had the most successful racing year. A “lifetime achievement” approach can also be considered if the season complements a remarkable career. A selection panel made up of AMA and AMA Pro Racing staff, field staff and volunteer leadership is named by the AMA Pro Racing CEO and that panel evaluates nominations and determines the final winner. The 2005 AMA Pro Racing SPEED Channel Athlete of the Year will be named at the AMA Pro Racing Championship Awards Banquet, on Sunday, Nov. 20, at Paris Las Vegas. The five nominees will be announced in the weeks leading up to that event. About AMA Pro Racing AMA Pro Racing is the leading sanctioning body for motorcycle sport in the United States. Its properties include the Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series, the AMA Motocross Championship presented by FMF, the AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited, the AMA Ford Quality Checked Flat Track Championship and the AMA Supermoto Championship. For more information about AMA Pro Racing, visit www.amaproracing.com.

CCS Moving Again

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CCS Moving Again

CCS is moving today, the company leaving the new headquarters it moved into recently. According to CCS sources, Clear Channel Entertainment Motor Sports has moved a merchandising operation that shared office and warehouse space with CCS, and was still working on a final lease agreement with the landlord anyway. The company is now looking for office space without a 100,000-square-foot warehouse attached and in the meantime, CCS employees are moving company records and equipment into the garage at CCS boss Kevin Elliott’s house. A notice posted on the company’s website, www.ccsracing.com, reads: Moving Championship Cup Series will be moving offices within the next month. We would like to thank everyone for being patient with us during our last move. Please contact us only through email until we secure a new phone number. All the new contact information will be posted after the Race of Champions. You can contact CCS and Formula USA by emailing any of the people below: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected].

Yamaha Testing With Hacking And DiSalvo At Daytona, Buell Cancels, And Haydens Are Testing Kawasakis In Japan

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Yamaha Testing With Hacking And DiSalvo At Daytona, Buell Cancels, And Haydens Are Testing Kawasakis In Japan

Yamaha is testing Formula Xtreme racebikes with riders Jamie Hacking and Jason DiSalvo at Daytona today. The test is part of the company’s preparations for the 2006 Daytona 200 and is being subsidized by Dunlop. Buell had scheduled a test for several dealer teams yesterday but was blown out by bad weather and emergency crew scheduling problems associated with Hurricane Wilma. Meanwhile, Tommy and Roger Hayden are testing Kawasaki racebikes in Japan.

24 Hours Of Le Mans, Bol d’Or Back On World Endurance Championship Schedule In 2006

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24 Hours Of Le Mans, Bol d’Or Back On World Endurance Championship Schedule In 2006

7 Race 2006 Calendar Includes Le Mans and Bol d’Or The 2006 World Endurance Championship calendar has been announced by the FIM (Federation International de Motocyclisme). The inclusion of the two 24 Hour classic French races is a key development for the championship, creating a strong basis for future growth. 2006 World Endurance Championship Calendar April 17: Assen 500km Netherlands April 22/23: Le Mans 24 Hours France May 20: Albacete 8 Hours Spain June 18: Zolder 1000km Belgium July 30: Suzuki 8 Hours Japan August 12/13: Oschersleben 24 Hours Germany September 16/17: Bol d’Or 24 Hours (Magny Cours) France The seven events include races of four different formats and add up to a staggering 98 hours of racing over six months, six countries and two continents. The three 24 hour races at Le Mans, Oschersleben and the Bol d’Or will be classic tests of the performance and stamina of both man and machine. The two 8 hour events at Albacete and Suzuka will test competitors in gruelling heat and at Suzuka humidity. The Assen 500km (approximately three and a half hours) and Zolder 1000km (approximately six and a half hours) races will put the emphasis on lap times and faultless pit stops. The two classic French 24 Hour races rejoin the championship after a four year break. Both were cornerstones of the championship through the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s and their return will be welcomed by the competitors, spectators, sponsors and the championship organisers. The two races were last part of the World Endurance Championship in 2001. That season’s Le Mans 24 hour race was won by GMT94, who became World Endurance Champions in 2004, while the 2001 Bol d’Or was won by Suzuki Castrol, winners of the 2005 World Endurance Championship.

Schmidt Wins OMRRA Overall Championship Again

The Oregon Motorcycle Road Racing Association held its last race of the season on Sunday, October 23. The #1 plate was again awarded to Canadian, and OMRRA Racer Alan Schmidt, who managed to squeak past local fast guy Christopher Ancien, by just 3 points. OMRRA racer Todd Frey, piloting a Suzuki SV650 took the #3 plate, followed by another local, Tamer Kekhia with #4. Rounding out the top 5 was Cedric Smith of Camano Island, Washington, who took the #5 plate on a bike he built that put an RSF450 engine into a RS125 frame. 1 – Alan Schmidt – Kamloops, BC 2 – Christopher Ancien – Hillsboro, OR 3 – Todd Frey – Newberg, OR 4 – Tamer Kekhia – Tigard, OR 5 – Cedric Smith – Camano Island, WA

Schwantz Team Donates GNF Endurance Race Purse To WERA Soft Barrier Fund

Kevin Schwantz Suzuki School Donates Winnings to Road Atlanta Airfence Fund Kevin Schwantz, Jamie James and Ted Cobb participated in the Final Round of the Dunlop/WERA National Endurance held October 14th in conjunction with the WERA Grand National Finals held at Road Atlanta. The Team had a promoter option for the Round and won the 4 Hour Endurance Race with 127 laps completed. Schwantz called WERA Motorcycle Roadracing after the event and requested that the Team’s Purse be donated to WERA’s effort in raising money for Airfence for the Road Atlanta facility. WERA has been using any fine money and any donated money toward the purchase of permanent Airfence for Road Atlanta. WERA has purchased twenty sections, Road Atlanta has 10 sections deployed by the Roadracing World Action Fund to demonstrate soft barrier effectiveness and Road Atlanta is going to match WERA on any purchase they make for the facility. WERA also has purchased a shipping container to store the Airfence on property. “AMA Pro Racing and the Roadracing World Action Fund have deployed portable Airfence at our GNF for the past several years and we are grateful to have this. WERA would like to see Airfence kept at Road Atlanta that could be used by all motorcycle events at the facility and that would be easier to deploy. Thanks to Hugh Fleming of the AMA for his hard work in getting their fence up for us and we hope one day to make his job easier with the permanent barriers. Thanks to Kevin and his team for their generous donation and we will put it toward another section of Airfence for Road Atlanta,” said Evelyne Clarke, President of WERA Motorcycle Roadracing. “Our goal is to get Road Atlanta done and move on to another facility on our venue that could use permanent Airfence.” Anyone wishing to donate to the Road Atlanta Air Fence Project can do so through WERA Motorcycle Roadracing or through the Roadracing World Action Fund by designating donations as being for soft barriers deployed at WERA events. For further information contact WERA at (770) 720-5010.

Suzuki Presented With 2005 World Superbike Manufacturer Cup In Japan

Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra team manager Francis Batta visited Suzuki Motor Corporation in Japan this week and presented the factory with the World Superbike Championship Manufacturer Cup – their first in the 18-year history of the series. Batta, who met with Senior Marketing Director Shinzo Nakanishi, Managing Director Sadayuki Inobe and Director Yoshihiko Kakei, said: “First place by Troy Corser and a top-five by Yukio Kagayama led us to the top of the podium in the Manufacturer Championship. We wouldn’t have achieved these results without the assistance of Suzuki distributors in Europe. “Unlike a prototype MotoGP race machine, Superbikes depend largely on stock parts and we appreciate that Suzuki has developed a brilliant motorcycle in the GSX-R1000.” Mr Inobe said: “We believe that good results in the Superbike class will raise the morale of distributors and dealers and large promotion for sales of market models. I believe we owe much of the current worldwide popularity of GSX-Rs to the great performance of Team Alstare.” Added Mr Kakei: “I consider that the World Superbike has been playing a significant role in activating motor sports and sales promotion of market models. In this top category of the production bike we look forward to further brilliant accomplishments of Alstare with our GSX-Rs and we are sure that they can do it.” Team Alstare has been entering the World Superbike Championship on Suzukis since 1999 and has used the machinery ever since in the 1000cc Superbike, 600cc Supersport and 1000cc Superstock classes. In 1998 and 1999, Alstare won the Supersport class and were Manufacturer Champion in 1998 and 2002. Pictured from left: Francis Batta, Suzuki’s Senior Marketing Director Shinzo Nakanishi and Managing Director Sadayuki Inobe.

WSMC Racer To Make Appearance At ‘Bike Night’ In Huntington Beach, California

Team Miramar Motorsports/Advanced Kawasaki will be appearing at a local Southern California bike night today 10/26.

Rider Helmut Kohler Jr. will be appearing at the Bravo Burger “Bike Night” in Huntington Beach, CA on Wednesday. The team hauler and race motorcycle (a 2005 Kawasaki ZX-6RR) will be on display and the rider and crew will be on hand to answer questions and take photos with all in attendance. Advanced Kawasaki discount coupons will also be available. The event begins at 7:00pm local time. The team truck will be arriving at approx. 7:30pm and will be available until 9:00pm. The event is located at:

Bravo Burger 19102 Beach Blvd. Huntington Beach, CA 92648

Team Miramar Motorsports/Advanced Kawasaki can next be seen on the track at Willow Springs Int’l Raceway on 11/19-20 in the monthly WSMC race series. More information can be found at www.advancedkawasaki.com

Infineon Raceway Releases 2006 Major Event Schedule

Infineon Raceway Announces 2006 Schedule SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) “” The 18th consecutive visit by the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series will highlight a truly diverse schedule at Infineon Raceway in 2006 as the facility will feature everything from stock cars to bicycles on the world-famous road course and drag strip. Raceway officials today unveiled the 2006 Big O Tires Racing Season schedule, which is headlined by the Dodge/Save Mart 350 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series, June 23-25. The three-day event “” one of the biggest sporting weekends each year in Northern California “” will also feature the SCCA SPEED World Challenge. The SPEED World Challenge will boast main events in both GT and Touring Car classes, with one of the features scheduled to take the green flag following the Dodge/Save Mart 350 on Sunday, June 25. Tickets will be available to the general public for every event on the 2006 schedule beginning Thursday, Dec. 1, and stay tuned for a “First Fan Promotion” that will reward two lucky race fans with lifetime passes to Infineon Raceway. The promotion is scheduled to take place at the raceway on Dec. 1. “The versatile nature of this facility provides a tremendous range of options as we assemble our racing calendar each year,” said Steve Page, president and general manager of Infineon Raceway. “That variety is reflected in our 2006 schedule, with something to offer every race fan. It’s going to be a terrific year.” The season will feature two consecutive weekends of world-class drag racing, kicking off with the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, which will return for a 19th consecutive year with the FRAM Autolite NHRA Nationals, July 28-30. The lightning-quick quarter-mile drag strip produced seven track records and one world record in 2005, and similar results are expected in 2006. The following weekend will feature the NHRA Summernationals Division 7 Drag Races, which moves from its traditional Fourth of July weekend to Aug. 4-6. The IRL IndyCar® Series will return for a second straight year in 2006, Aug. 25-27, and will be joined by the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series, giving both open-wheel fans and sports-car racing fans an action-packed weekend. This will mark the first-ever Sonoma Valley appearance by the Grand-Am Series and its sleek Daytona Prototypes. The Ferrari Challenge, which visited Infineon Raceway in 2004, will return with a full weekend of racing, May 12-14, in a variety of classes, including Ferrari 360 Modena. Several historic Formula One Ferraris will also be on display. The following weekend, May 19-21, will boast the best in motorcycle racing with the Kawasaki AMA Superbike Showdown, presented by Supercuts. The Goodguys Nitro Nationals Nostalgia Drag Races will also move from its traditional April date to Fourth of July weekend (July 1-2). The raceway will switch to pedal-power for a third consecutive year, July 14-16, for the Infineon Technologies Cougar Mountain Classic cycling event. The event will feature the best in road cycling, mountain biking, gravity racing, running and more. The complete main-event calendar for 2006 is as follows: 2006 MAJOR-EVENT SCHEDULE: · Ferrari Challenge: May 12-14. · Kawasaki AMA Superbike Showdown, presented by Supercuts: May 19-21. · Jaguar Wine Country Classic Vintage Car Races: June 3-4. · Dodge/Save Mart 350 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup: June 23-25. · Goodguys Nitro Nationals Nostalgia Drag Races: July 1-2. · Infineon Technologies Cougar Mountain Classic (cycling): July 14-16. · FRAM Autolite NHRA Nationals, presented by Supercuts: July 28-30. · NHRA Summernationals Division 7 Drag Races: Aug. 4-6. · IRL IndyCar® Series: Aug. 25-27. For ticket information, please call 800-870-RACE (7223) or visit www.infineonraceway.com.

Chicken Hawk Tire Warmers Accepting Racer Support Requests For 2006 Season

Chicken Hawk Racing Tire Warmers announces they are now accepting sponsorship resumes in hard copy form for the 2006 season. Sponsorship resumes will be accepted until December 31, 2005. Remit resumes to: 54 Elizabeth St. Suite 16, Red Hook, NY 12571. No phone calls please.

Tedesco Nominated For AMA Pro Racing/SPEED Channel Athlete Of The Year

PICKERINGTON, Ohio (Oct. 25, 2005) After a standout 2005 campaign Ivan Tedesco has earned his first nomination for the AMA Pro Racing SPEED Channel Athlete of the Year. Tedesco’s dream season included defending his AMA 125 West Supercross title, winning his first AMA 125 Motocross Championship and closing the year as a member of the triumphant Team USA Motocross of Nations squad. Long considered a supercross specialist, Tedesco, a New Mexico native who now resides in Southern California, furthered that belief by winning his second AMA 125 West Supercross Series in April. The 24-year-old Monster Energy Drink/Pro Circuit Kawasaki rider, who rides the No. 30 bike, took six straight podium finishes in the 125 West class, including wins at Anaheim II and III in Angel Stadium. That consistency earned him the championship, wrapping up the series with a round remaining. While it was no surprise that Tedesco scored another supercross title, his big breakthrough came during the grueling AMA Motocross Championship presented by FMF, where he proved that he could be a motocross champion. Tedesco went 1-1 at Thunder Valley Motocross Park in Lakewood, Colo., in July to score his first national victory. That win catapulted him into the series lead, a position he would never relinquish. He followed his Thunder Valley National victory with a win at Washougal to build a large points lead, which he held to the end of the season with solid finishes throughout the final rounds. Based in part on his performance in motocross, Tedesco was named to join Ricky Carmichael and Kevin Windham to represent the United States in the prestigious Motocross of Nations. The trio brought back the trophy to America for the first time in five years. “It feels good to be recognized with my first Athlete of the Year nomination,” Tedesco said. “This season will be one I’ll never forget. To win the West Supercross title, the outdoor nationals and then the Motocross of Nations was really more than I could have hoped for. The only bad thing about it is that it’s going to be hard to top this season.” Emerging as motocross champion in his sixth year of pro racing was the highlight of the year for Tedesco. “I worked really hard to improve my motocross skills and it paid off,” Tedesco explained. “I knew I’d put in the work, but there were a lot of talented riders in the class and to be able to come out on top was a great personal accomplishment.” Tedesco plans on moving up and contesting the AMA Supercross and Motocross Championships next year. The AMA Pro Racing SPEED Channel Athlete of the Year Award is the highest honor an AMA racer can receive. Past recipients include such legendary names as Bob Hannah, Scott Parker and Kenny Roberts, among others. Generally speaking, the award goes to the rider judged to have had the most successful racing year. A “lifetime achievement” approach can also be considered if the season complements a remarkable career. A selection panel made up of AMA and AMA Pro Racing staff, field staff and volunteer leadership is named by the AMA Pro Racing CEO and that panel evaluates nominations and determines the final winner. The 2005 AMA Pro Racing SPEED Channel Athlete of the Year will be named at the AMA Pro Racing Championship Awards Banquet, on Sunday, Nov. 20, at Paris Las Vegas. The five nominees will be announced in the weeks leading up to that event. About AMA Pro Racing AMA Pro Racing is the leading sanctioning body for motorcycle sport in the United States. Its properties include the Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series, the AMA Motocross Championship presented by FMF, the AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited, the AMA Ford Quality Checked Flat Track Championship and the AMA Supermoto Championship. For more information about AMA Pro Racing, visit www.amaproracing.com.

CCS Moving Again

CCS is moving today, the company leaving the new headquarters it moved into recently. According to CCS sources, Clear Channel Entertainment Motor Sports has moved a merchandising operation that shared office and warehouse space with CCS, and was still working on a final lease agreement with the landlord anyway. The company is now looking for office space without a 100,000-square-foot warehouse attached and in the meantime, CCS employees are moving company records and equipment into the garage at CCS boss Kevin Elliott’s house. A notice posted on the company’s website, www.ccsracing.com, reads: Moving Championship Cup Series will be moving offices within the next month. We would like to thank everyone for being patient with us during our last move. Please contact us only through email until we secure a new phone number. All the new contact information will be posted after the Race of Champions. You can contact CCS and Formula USA by emailing any of the people below: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected].

Yamaha Testing With Hacking And DiSalvo At Daytona, Buell Cancels, And Haydens Are Testing Kawasakis In Japan

Yamaha is testing Formula Xtreme racebikes with riders Jamie Hacking and Jason DiSalvo at Daytona today. The test is part of the company’s preparations for the 2006 Daytona 200 and is being subsidized by Dunlop. Buell had scheduled a test for several dealer teams yesterday but was blown out by bad weather and emergency crew scheduling problems associated with Hurricane Wilma. Meanwhile, Tommy and Roger Hayden are testing Kawasaki racebikes in Japan.

24 Hours Of Le Mans, Bol d’Or Back On World Endurance Championship Schedule In 2006

7 Race 2006 Calendar Includes Le Mans and Bol d’Or The 2006 World Endurance Championship calendar has been announced by the FIM (Federation International de Motocyclisme). The inclusion of the two 24 Hour classic French races is a key development for the championship, creating a strong basis for future growth. 2006 World Endurance Championship Calendar April 17: Assen 500km Netherlands April 22/23: Le Mans 24 Hours France May 20: Albacete 8 Hours Spain June 18: Zolder 1000km Belgium July 30: Suzuki 8 Hours Japan August 12/13: Oschersleben 24 Hours Germany September 16/17: Bol d’Or 24 Hours (Magny Cours) France The seven events include races of four different formats and add up to a staggering 98 hours of racing over six months, six countries and two continents. The three 24 hour races at Le Mans, Oschersleben and the Bol d’Or will be classic tests of the performance and stamina of both man and machine. The two 8 hour events at Albacete and Suzuka will test competitors in gruelling heat and at Suzuka humidity. The Assen 500km (approximately three and a half hours) and Zolder 1000km (approximately six and a half hours) races will put the emphasis on lap times and faultless pit stops. The two classic French 24 Hour races rejoin the championship after a four year break. Both were cornerstones of the championship through the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s and their return will be welcomed by the competitors, spectators, sponsors and the championship organisers. The two races were last part of the World Endurance Championship in 2001. That season’s Le Mans 24 hour race was won by GMT94, who became World Endurance Champions in 2004, while the 2001 Bol d’Or was won by Suzuki Castrol, winners of the 2005 World Endurance Championship.

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