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Pegram Made AMA Grand National Flat Track Main Event On Aprilia-powered Machine

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Pegram Made AMA Grand National Flat Track Main Event On Aprilia-powered Machine

From a press release issued by Larry Pegram’s publicist:

AMA Pro Racer, Larry Pegram made history on Sunday, September 26th. He is now the first rider to put an Aprilia in an AMA Flat Track final. Pegram who has been concentrating on AMA Superbike and Formula Xtreme this year on Yamahas, has made a few starts in the AMA Flat Track series and is also racing the entire AMA Supermoto schedule.

Larry took the David Lloyd Aprilia powered project bike to the finals after an exciting win in the last semi-final race. He had to fight it
out with Geo Roeder, JR Schnabel, and Bryan Bigelow most of the race and ultimately held off Roeder for the win.

“I wanted to secure the use of my race number, #72 for all events I race in. I have used 72 for years and now I have it for Supermoto and Flat
Track too.” (In Flat Track you must place in a National event to secure a pro number.) Said Pegram. Next for Pegram is the AMA Superbike and FX finals at VIR. Larry only needs a solid finish in FX to secure his 5th place in points. He is also hoping to finish in the top 10 in Superbike with the goal of a top 5 in both races. “That would be a great end to a season of challenge on our privately funded and quickly organized team.”

And Now To Answer The Question, Where Is Qatar?

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And Now To Answer The Question, Where Is Qatar?

A link courtesy of Travis Ryan:

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/qa.html.

Club Racer Dies Following Crash At Summit Point Raceway

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Club Racer Dies Following Crash At Summit Point Raceway

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First-year Novice racer Justin Baccino (#469) died Sunday, September 26 from injuries sustained during a WERA Sportsman series race at Summit Point Raceway in Summit Point, West Virginia.

According to WERA Operations Manager Sean Clark, Baccino crashed in the Turn Five area of the track and was hit by a following rider who could not avoid Baccino.

A viewing is scheduled for Wednesday from 2:00 – 9:00 p.m. with funeral services slated for Thursday, September 30, according to a posting by Greg Winslow, a friend of Baccino, on the WERA.com BBS.

Flowers, cards, messages can be sent to:

Justin Baccino
c/o Blair – Lowther Funeral Home
P.O. Box 561
106 East Independence St.
Perryoplois, PA 15473

WERA West In Las Vegas This Coming Weekend

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WERA West In Las Vegas This Coming Weekend

From a press release:

Fastrack Riders Las Vegas Update

Fastrack will be in Las Vegas at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend Saturday October 2nd running on the 1.75 mile ten turn Classic Course with WERA West hosting their last race of the season on Sunday. There are still spaces available so to avoid the post registration fee please sign up ASAP. We expect the temperature to be in the low 80’s.

Fastrack and WERA West have decided to run a modified layout of the track we raced back in May. We are going to run the 1.75 mile layout on both Saturday and Sunday. Several riders who have ridden this layout state it is safer and makes for closer racing.

Please note that camping will not be available for this event and will not be available for the October 23rd and 24th event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. LVMS had an event where an accident occurred when they allowed camping and for that reason, their legal department has advised them against it.

This is the last WERA West event of 2004 with battles still going on for the championship in a few classes. WERA West will be announcing their 2005 schedule in the next few weeks and the series will be expanded to a seven month series.

Thank you everyone for a great sell out event at Willow Springs this past Monday. We had a great event and the weather was perfect.

To book a reservation or for any questions please call or e-mail Dana Webb @ 877-560-2233 or [email protected]

More On Gobert Winning CCS Races/Testing At VIR

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More On Gobert Winning CCS Races/Testing At VIR



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Aaron Gobert won two CCS sprint races September 25-26 while testing changes to his Graves Yamaha YZF-R1 Superstock bike at the site of the AMA season finale, Virginia International Raceway (VIR).

“(Jamie) Hacking didn’t get to do the (team) test (in early-August), so he hadn’t ridden a 1000 there and wanted to come. So if you bring one guy you have to bring everybody, you know,” said Gobert, when asked about the origin of the test, which was attended by Gobert, Hacking, Jason DiSalvo but not Damon Buckmaster.

While Hacking and DiSalvo pitted during the CCS races to make changes, Gobert made every hot lap he could and ended up winning the GTO solo endurance event, which he holeshotted from the fifth row, and the Unlimited Grand Prix, without serious challenge.

The young Australian didn’t claim the wins, however, saying, “We told them to disqualify us. We told them don’t give us points and don’t give us prize money. We didn’t want to interfere with the points and prize money for the guys who are working hard to get there, you know? One guy told me he spent all day Friday fitting tires at some other ride day to be able to afford to come to the race. It makes you feel bad if you go there and take all their money and points and that kind of stuff. It was track time. That’s all it was, really.”

And it was valuable track time, according to Gobert, “It was a good day. I got a lot out of it. I got my bike feeling 100 times better than what it felt at the test, the front end feel. I had a completely different fork spec than DiSalvo and Hacking and, I think, Buckmaster, as well. As soon as I went to their set-up, it was just an incredible difference. I’m looking forward to coming back here for the AMA race now.”

As for Gobert’s wedding, which was originally planned for October 6 in Australia – after the postponed AMA season finale September 17-19 at VIR, Gobert has changed his wedding plans in favor of defending his AMA Superstock Championship points lead at the re-scheduled AMA season-ender October 9-10. Gobert is now planning to marry his longtime girlfriend Melanie Riley over Halloween weekend in Sydney, Australia.


More On Last Weekend’s WERA National Endurance Series And National Challenge Series Races At Barber Motorsports Park

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More On Last Weekend’s WERA National Endurance Series And National Challenge Series Races At Barber Motorsports Park

From a press release issued by Team Velocity Racing:

Team Velocity Racing Wins WERA Endurance Race at Barber Motorsports Park

LEEDS, Ala. – Team Velocity Racing rode to the win during round nine of the WERA National Endurance Series, a four-hour race held at Barber Motorsports Park on Saturday, September 25. Chuck Ivey, Bradley Champion and Steven Breckenridge rode the Team Velocity Racing Yamaha YZF-R1 to a one-lap margin of victory.

The win has extended the team’s lead in the Heavyweight Superstock class championship and moved them up to third in overall series points.

Champion started the race for the team, taking the lead and staying out front for the first 20 minutes. After Champion finished his stint, he pitted and handed the bike over to Ivey while the team maintained a position of second overall.

Ivey’s stint was cut short when the red flag came out 15 minutes after the start of the second hour for a crash. When the race was restarted with just 20 minutes remaining in the first half, Ivey moved into the lead.

At the end of Ivey’s stint, he pitted and the crew hurriedly put fresh tires on the Superstock Yamaha before Breckenridge went out onto the track, maintaining the team’s lead.

Champion did the same as he finished the final half hour of the race, riding a wheelie for his cheering team as he crossed the finish line. The win is Team Velocity Racing’s second overall win this season in the endurance series.

“The red flag really played in our favor for tire wear and stops. We didn’t have to take that extra pit stop that normally kills us,” said Ivey. “We had a lot of teamwork and effort, and we wound up with the win.”

“The race was a lot of fun. We didn’t have Reuben here, unfortunately,” said Breckenridge, referring to team rider Reuben Frankenfield, who was injured two weeks ago at the previous round. “But it was good to see that the three of us could pull together since he wasn’t here. The crew did an awesome job on all of the pit stops.”

“I went out for the last half hour, and just had to maintain consistent lap times and keep us in the lead. The team was giving me good signals so I knew where we were. As a team it’s always nice to get an overall win, and as a rider it’s great to take the checkered flag. I’m really glad Chuck called me to do this and that I could be a part of the team this year.”

The tenth and final round of the WERA National Endurance Series will be a four-hour race at Road Atlanta on Friday, October 15.

More information about Team Velocity Racing can be found at www.TeamVelocityRacing.com

More, from a press release issued by Proforma:

BRANDON PARRISH WINS SECOND STAR SCHOOL AWARD AT BARBER WERA NATIONAL

Second-year road racer Brandon Parrish won the STAR Motorcycle School 600 Superstock Novice race at the WERA National Challenge Series weekend at Barber Motorsports Park on September 26th. By winning, Brandon gets the opportunity to attend a STAR Motorcycle School free of charge within the next year.

Parrish also won the first STAR Motorcycle School 600 Superstock Novice event of 2004 at the WERA Cycle Jam at Virginia International Raceway on May 23rd. He attended the STAR School at Barber Motorsports Park on August 30-31, and he must have learned some things from Jason Pridmore and the staff.

Brandon won yesterday’s 10-lap race by 27.5 seconds over second place finisher Carter Burkholder and 41 other competitors. In addition, Brandon won both the 600 Superbike and 750 Superstock races, and finished second in the 750 Superbike race. “Attending the STAR School at the end of August at Barber definitely helped my win in the 600 Superstock class,” said Parrish, the 22-year-old from Louisville, Kentucky. “The lines and the pointers given by the instructors and Jason really helped a lot. I can’t say enough good things about the STAR School, and I can’t wait to head out for the next school.”

STAR Motorcycle School and WERA Motorcycle Roadracing created this sponsorship program to provide up-and-coming Novice level riders with riding, training and race strategy instruction from two-time AMA and World Endurance champion Jason Pridmore and the award-winning STAR School staff.

More, from a press release issued by Mad Kaw Racing:

Eric Taylor is currently in stable condition at UAB Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama awaiting surgery for injuries he sustained while riding his Mad Kaw Racing endurance bike during Round 9 of the Dunlop/WERA National Endurance Series. While the incident was out of view to most officials and spectators along pit road, Barber is equiped with a state of the art video system, which has cameras placed in every turn, allowing constant monitoring and digital recording of the racing action. WERA officials were kind enough to run a playback of the incident for the Mad Kaw crew to review after they returned from vistiting Eric in the hospital.

The following description comes from team manager Ivan Messina. “As Eric entered high speed turn ten, it appears that the back stepped out and started a lowside. Tray Batey of Vesrah Suzuki was close behind Eric, getting ready to put him a lap down. As Eric separated from the bike and began sliding across the track, Tray had nowhere to go. Eric slid from the mid-turn apex right to the curbing at the exit, directly in the line Tray was committed to. The Vesrah bike jumped Eric’s midsection, sending Tray and the bike into the air in a forward somersault. Tray never let go of the bike, and the bike proceeded to land on top of him as he went into the ground head first. I don’t know how he walked away.”

Eric was transported directly to UAB Medical Center, where he was diagnosed with multiple pelvic fractures. Tray was able to remount the Vesrah bike and head back to the pit area, where the Vesrah team repaired the bike and continued in the race. Mad Kaw Racing was forced to retire due to extensive damage to the bike and a need to see to Eric’s condition.

According to Ivan: “As it stands now Eric is done with his racing adventures for a while. The team is planning on putting things back together for the GNF if possible, we will just have to see what we can do.”

Recent Wedding

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Recent Wedding

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Racers Tiffanie Ragasa and Stephen Bowline were married September 20, in Muir Beach, California.




Montgomery Wins With CMRA At Oak Hill

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Montgomery Wins With CMRA At Oak Hill

Central Motorcycle Roadracing Association Championship Series
Round nine
Oak Hill Raceway
Henderson, TX
Sept. 25-26, 2004

By Shan Moore

Kawasaki-mounted Craig Montgomery was the big money winner at round nine of the Central Motorcycle Roadracing Association?s Championship Series held at Oak Hill Raceway, near Henderson, Texas, taking home over $4500 in manufacturer’s contingency and CMRA purse money. Montgomery won the C Superstock and C Superbike Expert races en route to the cash and took control of the series points standings in each class as a result.

Despite a forecast for thunderstorms over the weekend, which materialized as an all-day drizzle on Saturday, 419 sprint entries and 37 mini endurance teams filled the grids at Oak Hill for the penultimate round of the series.

On Saturday, round five of the K&N Motorcycle Formula Mini Endurance Series hosted by the Central Motorcycle Roadracing Association, which paid a $500 purse, got underway in wet conditions and after four hours of racing, Mystery Dance (Chuck Ergle, Derek Delpero and Steve Guynes) took the overall win, finishing 115 laps. Four laps back was Team Jesus (Zac Chapman and Mike Humphries), with Indenile Racing (Dustin Dominguez and Les Banta) finishing third overall and first Formula 6 bike, eight laps off the lead. In fourth was defending series champs Team K&N (Tyler McDonald and Will Gruy), with STD Racing (Emmett Dibble, Pat Brown, Chris Reed) in fifth (Second Formula 6). First overall in the Formula 7 class went to Team Lean (Danny Mosley, Bobby Palmer, Phillip Fisher).

Jeff Grant (Kaw ZX-6R) topped Saturday’s $1500 purse Pace American Trailers Red River Challenge Expert race. Grant needed only to finish ahead of Suzuki GSX-R750-mounted Danny Dominguez to clinch the RRC championship, but went one better by winning the 50 minute race by a 28 second margin. Tyler McDonald (Yam WR450) was second with Craig Montgomery (Suz SV650) in third and Dominguez fourth.

CMRA up-and-comer Chris Romeo (Suz SV650) won the Novice division in a good race over Seth Cooke (Suz GSX-R600) and Chris Bean (Suz GSX-R600).

Derek Wagnon (Hon RS60) and Jayme Jernigan (Apr RS50) provided some tight racing in the AF1-sponsored Formula 5 race, which featured a $250 purse. Jernigan came out on top with Wagnon in second and Kyle Rivers, riding a Derbi GPR in third. Richard Eads (YSR XR100) won the Formula 7 division ahead of David Wilson (Yam YSR50) and Walker Keene (Hon XR100).

In the Combined Formula 4/Formula 6 race, Will Gruy (Yam TZ85) edged Tyler McDonald (Yam TZ85) by 0.244 seconds for the win, with Anthony Smith (Hon RS80)in third. George Crain (Kaw KLX125L) was top Formula 6 rider with HP Patman (Hon NS50R) in second and Nick Gruy (Yam TTR125) in third.

In Sunday’s sprint-race action, Andy Galindo, Will Gruy and Eric Falt joined previously mentioned Craig Montgomery as money-class winners with Galindo beating out a hard-charging Bryan West to claim first-place money in the Formula 1 division; Eric Falt topped Ronnie Lunsford and Michael Nellis to win the lion?s share of the $250 purse offered in the Mr. Corder Formula 40 Heavyweight Expert race; and Will Gruy took top money in the Heavyweight Twins Expert and 125 GP races which both paid a $500 purse.

Other Expert winners included CMRA sophomore Expert John Orchard, who took his first expert win in the B Superbike Expert class, Tyler McDonald who handed Jason Pirtle his first loss of the year in the D Superbike Expert race, Bryan West in the A Superbike Expert race and Pirtle, who took wins in the Formula 2 and Lightweight Twins Expert classes. Also, Chris Vinson won the Classic Unlimited class and David Wilson won the Vintage Superbike class, while Kyle Martin topped the Super Motard divison.

In the Novice ranks, Jon Francis won four events while Kyle Rivers and Craig Thomson were two-class winners.

Delayed-action AMA SuperMoto TV Starts Wednesday

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Delayed-action AMA SuperMoto TV Starts Wednesday

From a press release issued by AMA Pro Racing:

AMA Supermoto television season set to begin

PICKERINGTON, Ohio (Sept. 27, 2004) — The 2004 AMA Supermoto Championship on the Outdoor Life Network (OLN) kicks of Wednesday night, Sept. 29, at 8 p.m. Eastern (5 p.m. Pacific) with the first round of the championship from Copper Mountain, Colo.

The opening round, held in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, should provide a beautiful backdrop for the television program.

In addition to great racing action fans will be treated to insider features such as a profile on Doug Henry, a segment about Ben Carlson’s bike set-up and a fun piece with new sideline reporter Erin Bates riding the track.

The revamped broadcast team this year includes Robbie Floyd providing play-by-play coverage of the races, Jerry Bernardo, bringing his one-of-a-kind style of color commentary and newcomer Erin Bates, who will be handling feature and pit reporting.

The AMA Supermoto Championship will be featured in primetime on Wednesday nights throughout the fall and winter.

2004 AMA SUPERMOTO BROADCAST SCHEDULE
OUTDOOR LIFE NETWORK – ALL TIMES EASTERN

Date, Time, Event

Sept. 29, 8 p.m., Copper Mountain, CO

Sept. 29, 11 p.m., Copper Mountain, CO

Oct. 2, 3:30 p.m., Copper Mountain, CO

Oct. 6, 8 p.m., Nashville, TN

Oct. 6, 11 p.m., Nashville, TN

Oct. 9, 3:30 p.m., Nashville, TN

Oct. 20, 8 p.m., Nashville, TN

Oct. 20, 11 p.m., Nashville, TN

Oct. 23, 3:30 p.m., Nashville, TN

Oct. 13, 8 p.m., Reno, NV

Oct. 13, 11 p.m., Reno, NV

Oct. 16, 3:30 p.m., Reno, NV

Oct. 30, 3:30 p.m., Reno, NV

Nov. 3, 8 p.m., South Boston, VA

Nov. 3 , 1 p.m., South Boston, VA

Nov. 6, 3:30 p.m., South Boston, VA

Nov. 10, 8 p.m., Del Mar, CA

Nov. 10, 11 p.m., Del Mar, CA

Nov. 13, 3 p.m., Del Mar, CA

Nov. 17, 8 p.m., Las Vegas, NV

Nov. 17, 11 p.m., Las Vegas, NV

Nov. 20, 3:30 p.m., Las Vegas, NV

Check your local listings.

The Answer To The Question, Whatever Happened To Racers Brian Livengood And Ted Cobb

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The Answer To The Question, Whatever Happened To Racers Brian Livengood And Ted Cobb

From a press release issued by Shani Cobb:

With 107 entries, the final round in SEMRA’s seven round mini road racing series saw the crowning of six class champions and the overall points champion, Ted “Cannonball” Cobb. Winning six of the seven rounds in the GP85 class, Cobb took home the $1000 cash purse.

“I had some good competition against Brian Livengood and up and comer 10 year old Miles Thornton all season,” said Ted Cobb. “Those guys made me work for it, we had a blast!”

More information can be found at, www.SEMRA.org


Pegram Made AMA Grand National Flat Track Main Event On Aprilia-powered Machine

From a press release issued by Larry Pegram’s publicist:

AMA Pro Racer, Larry Pegram made history on Sunday, September 26th. He is now the first rider to put an Aprilia in an AMA Flat Track final. Pegram who has been concentrating on AMA Superbike and Formula Xtreme this year on Yamahas, has made a few starts in the AMA Flat Track series and is also racing the entire AMA Supermoto schedule.

Larry took the David Lloyd Aprilia powered project bike to the finals after an exciting win in the last semi-final race. He had to fight it
out with Geo Roeder, JR Schnabel, and Bryan Bigelow most of the race and ultimately held off Roeder for the win.

“I wanted to secure the use of my race number, #72 for all events I race in. I have used 72 for years and now I have it for Supermoto and Flat
Track too.” (In Flat Track you must place in a National event to secure a pro number.) Said Pegram. Next for Pegram is the AMA Superbike and FX finals at VIR. Larry only needs a solid finish in FX to secure his 5th place in points. He is also hoping to finish in the top 10 in Superbike with the goal of a top 5 in both races. “That would be a great end to a season of challenge on our privately funded and quickly organized team.”

And Now To Answer The Question, Where Is Qatar?

A link courtesy of Travis Ryan:

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/qa.html.

Club Racer Dies Following Crash At Summit Point Raceway

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First-year Novice racer Justin Baccino (#469) died Sunday, September 26 from injuries sustained during a WERA Sportsman series race at Summit Point Raceway in Summit Point, West Virginia.

According to WERA Operations Manager Sean Clark, Baccino crashed in the Turn Five area of the track and was hit by a following rider who could not avoid Baccino.

A viewing is scheduled for Wednesday from 2:00 – 9:00 p.m. with funeral services slated for Thursday, September 30, according to a posting by Greg Winslow, a friend of Baccino, on the WERA.com BBS.

Flowers, cards, messages can be sent to:

Justin Baccino
c/o Blair – Lowther Funeral Home
P.O. Box 561
106 East Independence St.
Perryoplois, PA 15473

WERA West In Las Vegas This Coming Weekend

From a press release:

Fastrack Riders Las Vegas Update

Fastrack will be in Las Vegas at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend Saturday October 2nd running on the 1.75 mile ten turn Classic Course with WERA West hosting their last race of the season on Sunday. There are still spaces available so to avoid the post registration fee please sign up ASAP. We expect the temperature to be in the low 80’s.

Fastrack and WERA West have decided to run a modified layout of the track we raced back in May. We are going to run the 1.75 mile layout on both Saturday and Sunday. Several riders who have ridden this layout state it is safer and makes for closer racing.

Please note that camping will not be available for this event and will not be available for the October 23rd and 24th event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. LVMS had an event where an accident occurred when they allowed camping and for that reason, their legal department has advised them against it.

This is the last WERA West event of 2004 with battles still going on for the championship in a few classes. WERA West will be announcing their 2005 schedule in the next few weeks and the series will be expanded to a seven month series.

Thank you everyone for a great sell out event at Willow Springs this past Monday. We had a great event and the weather was perfect.

To book a reservation or for any questions please call or e-mail Dana Webb @ 877-560-2233 or [email protected]

More On Gobert Winning CCS Races/Testing At VIR



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Aaron Gobert won two CCS sprint races September 25-26 while testing changes to his Graves Yamaha YZF-R1 Superstock bike at the site of the AMA season finale, Virginia International Raceway (VIR).

“(Jamie) Hacking didn’t get to do the (team) test (in early-August), so he hadn’t ridden a 1000 there and wanted to come. So if you bring one guy you have to bring everybody, you know,” said Gobert, when asked about the origin of the test, which was attended by Gobert, Hacking, Jason DiSalvo but not Damon Buckmaster.

While Hacking and DiSalvo pitted during the CCS races to make changes, Gobert made every hot lap he could and ended up winning the GTO solo endurance event, which he holeshotted from the fifth row, and the Unlimited Grand Prix, without serious challenge.

The young Australian didn’t claim the wins, however, saying, “We told them to disqualify us. We told them don’t give us points and don’t give us prize money. We didn’t want to interfere with the points and prize money for the guys who are working hard to get there, you know? One guy told me he spent all day Friday fitting tires at some other ride day to be able to afford to come to the race. It makes you feel bad if you go there and take all their money and points and that kind of stuff. It was track time. That’s all it was, really.”

And it was valuable track time, according to Gobert, “It was a good day. I got a lot out of it. I got my bike feeling 100 times better than what it felt at the test, the front end feel. I had a completely different fork spec than DiSalvo and Hacking and, I think, Buckmaster, as well. As soon as I went to their set-up, it was just an incredible difference. I’m looking forward to coming back here for the AMA race now.”

As for Gobert’s wedding, which was originally planned for October 6 in Australia – after the postponed AMA season finale September 17-19 at VIR, Gobert has changed his wedding plans in favor of defending his AMA Superstock Championship points lead at the re-scheduled AMA season-ender October 9-10. Gobert is now planning to marry his longtime girlfriend Melanie Riley over Halloween weekend in Sydney, Australia.


More On Last Weekend’s WERA National Endurance Series And National Challenge Series Races At Barber Motorsports Park

From a press release issued by Team Velocity Racing:

Team Velocity Racing Wins WERA Endurance Race at Barber Motorsports Park

LEEDS, Ala. – Team Velocity Racing rode to the win during round nine of the WERA National Endurance Series, a four-hour race held at Barber Motorsports Park on Saturday, September 25. Chuck Ivey, Bradley Champion and Steven Breckenridge rode the Team Velocity Racing Yamaha YZF-R1 to a one-lap margin of victory.

The win has extended the team’s lead in the Heavyweight Superstock class championship and moved them up to third in overall series points.

Champion started the race for the team, taking the lead and staying out front for the first 20 minutes. After Champion finished his stint, he pitted and handed the bike over to Ivey while the team maintained a position of second overall.

Ivey’s stint was cut short when the red flag came out 15 minutes after the start of the second hour for a crash. When the race was restarted with just 20 minutes remaining in the first half, Ivey moved into the lead.

At the end of Ivey’s stint, he pitted and the crew hurriedly put fresh tires on the Superstock Yamaha before Breckenridge went out onto the track, maintaining the team’s lead.

Champion did the same as he finished the final half hour of the race, riding a wheelie for his cheering team as he crossed the finish line. The win is Team Velocity Racing’s second overall win this season in the endurance series.

“The red flag really played in our favor for tire wear and stops. We didn’t have to take that extra pit stop that normally kills us,” said Ivey. “We had a lot of teamwork and effort, and we wound up with the win.”

“The race was a lot of fun. We didn’t have Reuben here, unfortunately,” said Breckenridge, referring to team rider Reuben Frankenfield, who was injured two weeks ago at the previous round. “But it was good to see that the three of us could pull together since he wasn’t here. The crew did an awesome job on all of the pit stops.”

“I went out for the last half hour, and just had to maintain consistent lap times and keep us in the lead. The team was giving me good signals so I knew where we were. As a team it’s always nice to get an overall win, and as a rider it’s great to take the checkered flag. I’m really glad Chuck called me to do this and that I could be a part of the team this year.”

The tenth and final round of the WERA National Endurance Series will be a four-hour race at Road Atlanta on Friday, October 15.

More information about Team Velocity Racing can be found at www.TeamVelocityRacing.com

More, from a press release issued by Proforma:

BRANDON PARRISH WINS SECOND STAR SCHOOL AWARD AT BARBER WERA NATIONAL

Second-year road racer Brandon Parrish won the STAR Motorcycle School 600 Superstock Novice race at the WERA National Challenge Series weekend at Barber Motorsports Park on September 26th. By winning, Brandon gets the opportunity to attend a STAR Motorcycle School free of charge within the next year.

Parrish also won the first STAR Motorcycle School 600 Superstock Novice event of 2004 at the WERA Cycle Jam at Virginia International Raceway on May 23rd. He attended the STAR School at Barber Motorsports Park on August 30-31, and he must have learned some things from Jason Pridmore and the staff.

Brandon won yesterday’s 10-lap race by 27.5 seconds over second place finisher Carter Burkholder and 41 other competitors. In addition, Brandon won both the 600 Superbike and 750 Superstock races, and finished second in the 750 Superbike race. “Attending the STAR School at the end of August at Barber definitely helped my win in the 600 Superstock class,” said Parrish, the 22-year-old from Louisville, Kentucky. “The lines and the pointers given by the instructors and Jason really helped a lot. I can’t say enough good things about the STAR School, and I can’t wait to head out for the next school.”

STAR Motorcycle School and WERA Motorcycle Roadracing created this sponsorship program to provide up-and-coming Novice level riders with riding, training and race strategy instruction from two-time AMA and World Endurance champion Jason Pridmore and the award-winning STAR School staff.

More, from a press release issued by Mad Kaw Racing:

Eric Taylor is currently in stable condition at UAB Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama awaiting surgery for injuries he sustained while riding his Mad Kaw Racing endurance bike during Round 9 of the Dunlop/WERA National Endurance Series. While the incident was out of view to most officials and spectators along pit road, Barber is equiped with a state of the art video system, which has cameras placed in every turn, allowing constant monitoring and digital recording of the racing action. WERA officials were kind enough to run a playback of the incident for the Mad Kaw crew to review after they returned from vistiting Eric in the hospital.

The following description comes from team manager Ivan Messina. “As Eric entered high speed turn ten, it appears that the back stepped out and started a lowside. Tray Batey of Vesrah Suzuki was close behind Eric, getting ready to put him a lap down. As Eric separated from the bike and began sliding across the track, Tray had nowhere to go. Eric slid from the mid-turn apex right to the curbing at the exit, directly in the line Tray was committed to. The Vesrah bike jumped Eric’s midsection, sending Tray and the bike into the air in a forward somersault. Tray never let go of the bike, and the bike proceeded to land on top of him as he went into the ground head first. I don’t know how he walked away.”

Eric was transported directly to UAB Medical Center, where he was diagnosed with multiple pelvic fractures. Tray was able to remount the Vesrah bike and head back to the pit area, where the Vesrah team repaired the bike and continued in the race. Mad Kaw Racing was forced to retire due to extensive damage to the bike and a need to see to Eric’s condition.

According to Ivan: “As it stands now Eric is done with his racing adventures for a while. The team is planning on putting things back together for the GNF if possible, we will just have to see what we can do.”

Recent Wedding

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Racers Tiffanie Ragasa and Stephen Bowline were married September 20, in Muir Beach, California.




Montgomery Wins With CMRA At Oak Hill

Central Motorcycle Roadracing Association Championship Series
Round nine
Oak Hill Raceway
Henderson, TX
Sept. 25-26, 2004

By Shan Moore

Kawasaki-mounted Craig Montgomery was the big money winner at round nine of the Central Motorcycle Roadracing Association?s Championship Series held at Oak Hill Raceway, near Henderson, Texas, taking home over $4500 in manufacturer’s contingency and CMRA purse money. Montgomery won the C Superstock and C Superbike Expert races en route to the cash and took control of the series points standings in each class as a result.

Despite a forecast for thunderstorms over the weekend, which materialized as an all-day drizzle on Saturday, 419 sprint entries and 37 mini endurance teams filled the grids at Oak Hill for the penultimate round of the series.

On Saturday, round five of the K&N Motorcycle Formula Mini Endurance Series hosted by the Central Motorcycle Roadracing Association, which paid a $500 purse, got underway in wet conditions and after four hours of racing, Mystery Dance (Chuck Ergle, Derek Delpero and Steve Guynes) took the overall win, finishing 115 laps. Four laps back was Team Jesus (Zac Chapman and Mike Humphries), with Indenile Racing (Dustin Dominguez and Les Banta) finishing third overall and first Formula 6 bike, eight laps off the lead. In fourth was defending series champs Team K&N (Tyler McDonald and Will Gruy), with STD Racing (Emmett Dibble, Pat Brown, Chris Reed) in fifth (Second Formula 6). First overall in the Formula 7 class went to Team Lean (Danny Mosley, Bobby Palmer, Phillip Fisher).

Jeff Grant (Kaw ZX-6R) topped Saturday’s $1500 purse Pace American Trailers Red River Challenge Expert race. Grant needed only to finish ahead of Suzuki GSX-R750-mounted Danny Dominguez to clinch the RRC championship, but went one better by winning the 50 minute race by a 28 second margin. Tyler McDonald (Yam WR450) was second with Craig Montgomery (Suz SV650) in third and Dominguez fourth.

CMRA up-and-comer Chris Romeo (Suz SV650) won the Novice division in a good race over Seth Cooke (Suz GSX-R600) and Chris Bean (Suz GSX-R600).

Derek Wagnon (Hon RS60) and Jayme Jernigan (Apr RS50) provided some tight racing in the AF1-sponsored Formula 5 race, which featured a $250 purse. Jernigan came out on top with Wagnon in second and Kyle Rivers, riding a Derbi GPR in third. Richard Eads (YSR XR100) won the Formula 7 division ahead of David Wilson (Yam YSR50) and Walker Keene (Hon XR100).

In the Combined Formula 4/Formula 6 race, Will Gruy (Yam TZ85) edged Tyler McDonald (Yam TZ85) by 0.244 seconds for the win, with Anthony Smith (Hon RS80)in third. George Crain (Kaw KLX125L) was top Formula 6 rider with HP Patman (Hon NS50R) in second and Nick Gruy (Yam TTR125) in third.

In Sunday’s sprint-race action, Andy Galindo, Will Gruy and Eric Falt joined previously mentioned Craig Montgomery as money-class winners with Galindo beating out a hard-charging Bryan West to claim first-place money in the Formula 1 division; Eric Falt topped Ronnie Lunsford and Michael Nellis to win the lion?s share of the $250 purse offered in the Mr. Corder Formula 40 Heavyweight Expert race; and Will Gruy took top money in the Heavyweight Twins Expert and 125 GP races which both paid a $500 purse.

Other Expert winners included CMRA sophomore Expert John Orchard, who took his first expert win in the B Superbike Expert class, Tyler McDonald who handed Jason Pirtle his first loss of the year in the D Superbike Expert race, Bryan West in the A Superbike Expert race and Pirtle, who took wins in the Formula 2 and Lightweight Twins Expert classes. Also, Chris Vinson won the Classic Unlimited class and David Wilson won the Vintage Superbike class, while Kyle Martin topped the Super Motard divison.

In the Novice ranks, Jon Francis won four events while Kyle Rivers and Craig Thomson were two-class winners.

Delayed-action AMA SuperMoto TV Starts Wednesday

From a press release issued by AMA Pro Racing:

AMA Supermoto television season set to begin

PICKERINGTON, Ohio (Sept. 27, 2004) — The 2004 AMA Supermoto Championship on the Outdoor Life Network (OLN) kicks of Wednesday night, Sept. 29, at 8 p.m. Eastern (5 p.m. Pacific) with the first round of the championship from Copper Mountain, Colo.

The opening round, held in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, should provide a beautiful backdrop for the television program.

In addition to great racing action fans will be treated to insider features such as a profile on Doug Henry, a segment about Ben Carlson’s bike set-up and a fun piece with new sideline reporter Erin Bates riding the track.

The revamped broadcast team this year includes Robbie Floyd providing play-by-play coverage of the races, Jerry Bernardo, bringing his one-of-a-kind style of color commentary and newcomer Erin Bates, who will be handling feature and pit reporting.

The AMA Supermoto Championship will be featured in primetime on Wednesday nights throughout the fall and winter.

2004 AMA SUPERMOTO BROADCAST SCHEDULE
OUTDOOR LIFE NETWORK – ALL TIMES EASTERN

Date, Time, Event

Sept. 29, 8 p.m., Copper Mountain, CO

Sept. 29, 11 p.m., Copper Mountain, CO

Oct. 2, 3:30 p.m., Copper Mountain, CO

Oct. 6, 8 p.m., Nashville, TN

Oct. 6, 11 p.m., Nashville, TN

Oct. 9, 3:30 p.m., Nashville, TN

Oct. 20, 8 p.m., Nashville, TN

Oct. 20, 11 p.m., Nashville, TN

Oct. 23, 3:30 p.m., Nashville, TN

Oct. 13, 8 p.m., Reno, NV

Oct. 13, 11 p.m., Reno, NV

Oct. 16, 3:30 p.m., Reno, NV

Oct. 30, 3:30 p.m., Reno, NV

Nov. 3, 8 p.m., South Boston, VA

Nov. 3 , 1 p.m., South Boston, VA

Nov. 6, 3:30 p.m., South Boston, VA

Nov. 10, 8 p.m., Del Mar, CA

Nov. 10, 11 p.m., Del Mar, CA

Nov. 13, 3 p.m., Del Mar, CA

Nov. 17, 8 p.m., Las Vegas, NV

Nov. 17, 11 p.m., Las Vegas, NV

Nov. 20, 3:30 p.m., Las Vegas, NV

Check your local listings.

The Answer To The Question, Whatever Happened To Racers Brian Livengood And Ted Cobb

From a press release issued by Shani Cobb:

With 107 entries, the final round in SEMRA’s seven round mini road racing series saw the crowning of six class champions and the overall points champion, Ted “Cannonball” Cobb. Winning six of the seven rounds in the GP85 class, Cobb took home the $1000 cash purse.

“I had some good competition against Brian Livengood and up and comer 10 year old Miles Thornton all season,” said Ted Cobb. “Those guys made me work for it, we had a blast!”

More information can be found at, www.SEMRA.org


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