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Aprilia USA Comes Aboard With A Section Of Air Fence

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Aprilia USA Comes Aboard With A Section Of Air Fence

Aprilia USA became the first motorcycle manufacturer to openly support our Air Fence fund-raising drive by pledging $2900 for one 30-foot section.

That pledge brings our total to $26,299 and nine sections (270 feet) of Air Fence to protect our racers.

Aprilia’s Robert Pandya said, “Aprilia USA is proud to support AMA road racing. Though the Aprilia Mille and Mille R have been homologated only as recently as the 2001 Daytona 200, with a handful of Aprilia privateers taking to the track, we know that AMA Superbike is the premier racing class in North America. With racing in our bloodlines, it is our duty to help increase the popularity of the sport we love, by decreasing the chance of a catastrophic accident. We can only hope that our section of Air Fence never sees its intended use, but should a rider on any brand motorcycle push friction beyond its limits, we hope that an Air Fence is there to protect them from serious impact.”

We thank Aprilia USA for caring enough about racers in America to buy a section of Air Fence.

Anonymous Donor Kicks In $4725 And Six Sections Of Air Fence It Is!

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Anonymous Donor Kicks In $4725 And Six Sections Of Air Fence It Is!

An anonymous donor has kicked in another $4725 to our Air Fence fund and made it six beautiful 30-foot sections to protect our racers from hitting solid walls and embankments at AMA Nationals.

That’s $17,400 raised in 24 hours, plus another $250 personal donation from Al Ludington, who works for Team Kawasaki with Eric Bostrom. Ludington’s personal donation should in no way be considered an endorsement of this project by his employers, who have not yet seen fit to contribute. New total: $17,650.

No one who saw the TV footage of Grant Lopez hitting a concrete wall during the 1999 AMA National at Phoenix International Raceway, or watched the helicopter carry him away, or saw the look on the faces of his mother and sister, needs us to explain why we are doing this.

It is a shame that AMA Pro Racing has its collective head so far up its collective ass that individual racers, mechanics, parents of racers, race team owners, enthusiasts and fans have to collect the money to buy the Air Fence so urgently needed, but if that’s the way it is, it’s still worth the effort to not have to watch another rider air-lifted away after hitting a bare wall.

The current contributor list looks like this:

Anonymous $4725
John Ulrich/Roadracing World $2900
Marc Salvisberg/Factory Pro Tuning $1450
Bob Dragich/Roadracing World $1450
Bob Blandford/N.E. Sportbike Assn. $1100
Chuck Warren/Arclight Suzuki $1000
Jim Rashid/4&6 Cycle $1000
Don Lemelin/Scuderia West $500
Kevin Erion/Erion Racing $500
Edward S. Siccardi, Jr. $300
Brian Mitchell $250
Al Ludington $250
Papa Thiam/WERA BBS $200
Pat Stricker $ 100
Gary Rand $100
Michael Roberson/WERA BBS $100
Sean Jordan/WERA BBS $100
Army Of Darkness $100
Stuart Gregg $100
Pinky’s Pizza/Lippman Racing $100
Bob Szoke $100
TyrSox $100
Ron West/Omzig Productions $100
Joe Facer $100
Preston Rash $100
Geoff Maloney/GP Tech $100
Melissa Berkoff/Neighbor Of The Beast $100
Ceasar Gonzales/WERA BBS $100
Dorina Groves $100
Tyler Sandell $ 50
David J. Kopfinger $ 50
Aaron Loyd $50
Martin Voelker $50
Steve Hopkins $50
Louis DeBlois $50
Leigh Taunton/EMGO $50
Randy Sinisi $50
Josh Loverant $25

To pledge a contribution, call Roadracing World at (800) 464-8336 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, when operators will be standing by. Credit cards accepted.

Pledges can also be made by e-mailing [email protected]

Readers should feel free to call their parts, tire and accessory suppliers and urge them to make a contribution to improve safety conditions for AMA racers. For that matter, contact local dealers and ask them to encourage their OEMs to contribute.

For background information, see Time To Take Back The AMA post from Tuesday morning.

Stay tuned for more details.

Big Donation From North East Sportbike Association Puts Air Fence Fund Well On Way To Five Sections

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Big Donation From North East Sportbike Association Puts Air Fence Fund Well On Way To Five Sections

An $1100 donation from Bob Blandford of the North East Sportbike Association put our Air Fence fund well on the way to buying five 30-foot sections. All of which means that soon we’ll be able to protect riders from hitting 150 feet of solid wall or embankment at AMA Superbike Nationals.

The total raised in less than 24 hours is now $12,675. Significantly, motorcycle manufacturers remain on the sidelines while dealers, race team owners, parents of racers, and individual riders and enthusiasts are stepping up to buy the Air Fence that AMA Pro Racing has not been able to figure out how to pay for. Donations are flowing in to Roadracing World headquarters by check made out to AMA Pro Racing and via credit card.

The current list of contributors follows:

John Ulrich/Roadracing World $2900
Marc Salvisberg/Factory Pro Tuning $1450
Bob Dragich/Roadracing World $1450
Bob Blandford/N.E. Sportbike Assn. $1100
Chuck Warren/Arclight Suzuki $1000
Jim Rashid/4&6 Cycle $1000
Don Lemelin/Scuderia West $500
Kevin Erion/Erion Racing $500
Edward S. Siccardi, Jr. $300
Brian Mitchell $250
Papa Thiam/WERA BBS $200
Pat Stricker $ 100
Gary Rand $100
Michael Roberson/WERA BBS $100
Sean Jordan/WERA BBS $100
Army Of Darkness $100
Stuart Gregg $100
Pinky’s Pizza/Lippman Racing $100
Bob Szoke $100
TyrSox $100
Ron West/Omzig Productions $100
Joe Facer $100
Preston Rash $100
Geoff Maloney/GP Tech $100
Melissa Berkoff/Neighbor Of The Beast $100
Ceasar Gonzales/WERA BBS $100
Dorina Groves $100
Tyler Sandell $ 50
David J. Kopfinger $ 50
Aaron Loyd $50
Martin Voelker $50
Steve Hopkins $50
Louis DeBlois $50
Leigh Taunton/EMGO $50
Randy Sinisi $50
Josh Loverant $25

To pledge a contribution, call Roadracing World at (800) 464-8336 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, when operators will be standing by. Credit cards accepted.

Pledges can also be made by e-mailing [email protected]

Readers should feel free to call their parts, tire and accessory suppliers and urge them to make a contribution to improve safety conditions for AMA racers. For that matter, contact local dealers and ask them to encourage their OEMs to contribute.

For background information, see Time To Take Back The AMA post from Tuesday morning.

Stay tuned for more details.

Contributions Toward AMA Air Fence Off To A Good Start

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Contributions Toward AMA Air Fence Off To A Good Start

Significant contributions to buy Air Fence for AMA Pro Racing came in after our first post on the subject Tuesday, kicked off by the first two contributors, Arclight Suzuki owner Chuck Warren and roadracingworld.com reader Pat Stricker.

While individual readers, private race teams and motorcycle dealers are calling and pledging money or putting donations on credit cards, no money has yet been pledged by any of the manufacturers involved in AMA Pro Racing.

But AMA Superbike racer Jordan Szoke’s father, Bob Szoke, has called and contributed.

Contributions paid or pledged so far equal $11,575 or just $25 less than the $11,600 needed to buy four 30-foot sections of Air Fence, and came from the following:

John Ulrich/Roadracing World $2900
Marc Salvisberg/Factory Pro Tuning $1450
Bob Dragich/Roadracing World $1450
Chuck Warren/Arclight Suzuki $1000
Jim Rashid/4&6 Cycle $1000
Don Lemelin/Scuderia West $500
Kevin Erion/Erion Racing $500
Edward S. Siccardi, Jr. $300
Brian Mitchell $250
Papa Thiam/WERA BBS $200
Pat Stricker $ 100
Gary Rand $100
Michael Roberson/WERA BBS $100
Sean Jordan/WERA BBS $100
Army Of Darkness $100
Stuart Gregg $100
Pinky’s Pizza/Lippman Racing $100
Bob Szoke $100
TyrSox $100
Ron West/Omzig Productions $100
Joe Facer $100
Preston Rash $100
Geoff Maloney/GP Tech $100
Melissa Berkoff/Neighbor Of The Beast $100
Ceasar Gonzales/WERA BBS $100
Dorina Groves $100
Tyler Sandell $ 50
David J. Kopfinger $ 50
Aaron Loyd $50
Martin Voelker $50
Steve Hopkins $50
Louis DeBlois $50
Leigh Taunton/EMGO $50
Randy Sinisi $50
Josh Loverant $25

To pledge a contribution, call Roadracing World at (800) 464-8336 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, when operators will be standing by. Credit cards accepted.

Pledges can also be made by e-mailing [email protected]

Readers should feel free to call their parts, tire and accessory suppliers and urge them to make a contribution to improve safety conditions for AMA racers. For that matter, contact local dealers and ask them to encourage their OEMs to contribute.

For background information, see Time To Take Back The AMA post from Tuesday morning.

Stay tuned for more details.

Wegman Benefit Fund To Raffle Off Yamaha Dirt Bike

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Wegman Benefit Fund To Raffle Off Yamaha Dirt Bike

The Wegman Benefit Fund, which raises money for injured road racers, is raffling off a Yamaha TT-R125 dirt bike, with chances selling for $10 each. The raffle will be held April 27-29 during a CCS weekend at Road America. Details are available at www.wegmanfund.org

The Wegman Benefit Fund is a 501(3)c non-profit organization and is endorsed by Roadracing World. Contributions are tax deductible.

What Is Air Fence?

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What Is Air Fence?

Air Fence is an inflatable energy-absorbing system placed in front of anything hard that might be hit by a crashing road racer, like a steel barrier or an embankment. For more about Air Fence, click on this link:

http://www.airfence.com

Fate Of Isle Of Man TT To Be Announced Tomorrow

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Fate Of Isle Of Man TT To Be Announced Tomorrow

The Isle of Man Council Of Ministers met today to discuss the fate of the famed TT, and the recent cancellation of the Northwest 200 in Northern Ireland to stem the spread of foot and mouth disease (aka hoof and mouth disease)from England is likely to influence the decision.

Farmers favor the cancellation, saying that missing the TT will set back the tourism industry one year while an invasion of foot and mouth disease will force the destruction of herds that have been built up over decades.

Up-to-date information is available from www.iomonline.co.im

Now Suzuki’s In And It’s 10 Sections Of Air Fence

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Now Suzuki’s In And It’s 10 Sections Of Air Fence

Moments ago, an e-mail came in from American Suzuki Motor Corporation’s Mel Harris pledging $2900 for a section of Air Fence.

That brings our total to $29,199 or 10 full sections (300 feet) of Air Fence for our AMA racers.

American Suzuki is one of the most active manufacturers in AMA racing, fielding many teams in various classes and types of racing.

We thank American Suzuki for standing up and kicking down cash for all AMA racers.

The contribution list now looks like this:
Anonymous $4725
John Ulrich/Roadracing World $2900
Aprilia USA $2900
American Suzuki Motor Corp. $2900
Dennis Smith/Sport Tire Services $1500
Marc Salvisberg/Factory Pro Tuning $1450
Bob Dragich/Roadracing World $1450
Bob Blandford/N.E. Sportbike Assn. $1100
Chuck Warren/Arclight Suzuki $1000
Jim Rashid/4&6 Cycle $1000
Scott Willock $1000
Don Lemelin/Scuderia West $500
Kevin Erion/Erion Racing $500
Pinky’s Pizza of Walnut Creek $500
Doug Gonda $500
Edward S. Siccardi, Jr. $300
Dan Fischer/Copier1.com $300
David Finniff $300
Brian Mitchell $250
Al Ludington $250
Tim Simpson $250
Papa Thiam/WERA BBS $200
Bill Capshaw/ICE Motorsports $200
Scott Decker $200
Jim Williams/13x.com $125
Pat Stricker $ 100
Gary Rand $100
Michael Roberson/WERA BBS $100
Sean Jordan/WERA BBS $100
Army Of Darkness $100
Stuart Gregg $100
Pinky’s Pizza/Lippman Racing $100
Bob Szoke $100
TyrSox $100
Ron West/Omzig Productions $100
Joe Facer $100
Preston Rash $100
Geoff Maloney/GP Tech $100
Melissa Berkoff/Neighbor Of The Beast $100
Ceasar Gonzales/WERA BBS $100
Dorina Groves $100
Philip Rusin/RC51.net $100
Allen “Spence” Spencer $100
Matt Wadsworth $100
Dean N. De St. Croix $100
Tony Tugwell $100
Bart Fuqua $100
Tyson Kamp $75
Nelo Hakola $50
Tyler Sandell $ 50
David J. Kopfinger $ 50
Aaron Loyd $50
Martin Voelker $50
Steve Hopkins $50
Louis DeBlois $50
Leigh Taunton/EMGO $50
Randy Sinisi $50
Danny Hull $50
Team Skidmark Racing $50
Greg Gabis $29
Josh Loberant $25
S.C. Pittman $20

To pledge a contribution, call Roadracing World at (800) 464-8336 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, when operators will be standing by. Credit cards accepted.

Pledges can also be made by e-mailing [email protected]

Readers should feel free to call their parts, tire and accessory suppliers and urge them to make a contribution to improve safety conditions for AMA racers. For that matter, contact local dealers and ask them to encourage their OEMs to contribute.

For background information, see Time To Take Back The AMA post from Tuesday morning.

Stay tuned for more details.

Buell Takes The Lead With $5800 Donation And Now We’re Close To 13 Sections Of Air Fence

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Buell Takes The Lead With $5800 Donation And Now We’re Close To 13 Sections Of Air Fence

Former AMA road racer Erik Buell, now Chief Technical Officer at Buell Motorcycle Company, kicked in $5800 for two complete sections of Air Fence. That, along with $500 from Jerry Wood of the Penguin Racing School and individual donations from Patrick Mee, Dave and Jason Parker, Vance Hacecky, Ned “Peanut” Brown of NESBA/TPM, David McElvain of NEDOD, racers Brian Stokes and Chris “Opie” Caylor, Brendan Guy, Charles P. Tomes and Marietta Motorsports, puts our Air Fence fund at $36,824 or almost 13 complete sections (390 feet) of Air Fence to protect our AMA racers.

Our goal is to raise $87,000 to buy 30 sections of Air Fence, which will give AMA racers 900 linear feet of inflatable barrier protection, or 810 more feet than they now have from the three sections of Air Fence (one of which leaks) purchased by AMA Pro Racing many years ago.

In his e-mail making his pledge, Erik Buell wrote “Cool deal, John. Thanks for putting this together, my friend. Where were you and those fences when I was racing? I might walk a little younger today if they had been around!”

In a FAX to Roadracing World following his $300 pledge, Brendan Guy issued this challenge to members of the AMA Pro Racing Board of Directors:
“Like you, I am tired of watching my heros (and tomorrow’s heros) get hurt needlessly. I challenge the AMA Board of Directors to each match my small donation ($300). It’s their job to care about racer safety, and if they can’t care as much as I do, or you do, then we ought to throw them out and bring in people that can and do care.”


The contribution list now looks like this:

Erik Buell/Buell Motorcycle Company $5800
Anonymous $4725
John Ulrich/Roadracing World $2900
Aprilia USA $2900
American Suzuki Motor Corp. $2900
Dennis Smith/Sport Tire Services $1500
Marc Salvisberg/Factory Pro Tuning $1450
Bob Dragich/Roadracing World $1450
Bob Blandford/N.E. Sportbike Assn. $1100
Chuck Warren/Arclight Suzuki $1000
Jim Rashid/4&6 Cycle $1000
Scott Willock $1000
Don Lemelin/Scuderia West $500
Kevin Erion/Erion Racing $500
Pinky’s Pizza of Walnut Creek $500
Doug Gonda $500
Jerry Wood/Penguin School $500
Edward S. Siccardi, Jr. $300
Dan Fischer/Copier1.com $300
David Finniff $300
Marietta Motorsports $300
Brendan Guy $300
Brian Mitchell $250
Al Ludington $250
Tim Simpson $250
Papa Thiam/WERA BBS $200
Bill Capshaw/ICE Motorsports $200
Scott Decker $200
Jim Williams/13x.com $125
Pat Stricker $ 100
Gary Rand $100
Michael Roberson/WERA BBS $100
Sean Jordan/WERA BBS $100
Army Of Darkness $100
Stuart Gregg $100
Pinky’s Pizza/Lippman Racing $100
Bob Szoke $100
TyrSox $100
Ron West/Omzig Productions $100
Joe Facer $100
Preston Rash $100
Geoff Maloney/GP Tech $100
Melissa Berkoff/Neighbor Of The Beast $100
Ceasar Gonzales/WERA BBS $100
Dorina Groves $100
Philip Rusin/RC51.net $100
Allen “Spence” Spencer $100
Matt Wadsworth $100
Dean N. De St. Croix $100
Tony Tugwell/TZ250.com $100
Bart Fuqua $100
Brian Stokes $100
Chris “Opie” Caylor $100
David McElvain/NEDOD $100
Ned “Peanut” Brown/NESBA/TPM $100
Vance Hacecky $100
Patrick Mee $100
Dave and Jason Parker $100
Tyson Kamp $75
Nelo Hakola $50
Tyler Sandell $ 50
David J. Kopfinger $ 50
Aaron Loyd $50
Martin Voelker $50
Steve Hopkins $50
Louis DeBlois $50
Leigh Taunton/EMGO $50
Randy Sinisi $50
Danny Hull $50
Team Skidmark Racing $50
Greg Gabis $29
Josh Loberant $25
Charles Tomes $25
S.C. Pittman $20


To pledge a contribution, call Roadracing World at (800) 464-8336 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, when operators will be standing by. Credit cards accepted.

Pledges can also be made by e-mailing [email protected]

Readers should feel free to call their parts, tire and accessory suppliers and urge them to make a contribution to improve safety conditions for AMA racers. For that matter, contact local dealers and ask them to encourage their OEMs to contribute.

For background information, see Time To Take Back The AMA post from Tuesday morning.

Stay tuned for more details.

Now It’s Eight Sections Of Air Fence For Our Racers

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Now It’s Eight Sections Of Air Fence For Our Racers

Individual donations from Spence Spencer, Scott Decker, David Finniff, Danny Hull, Matt Wadsworth, Dean De St. Croix, Greg Gabis, Scott Willock, Tim Simpson, S.C. Pittman, Tony Tugwell, Bart Fuqua and Doug Gonda as well as business donations from Jim Williams/13x.com, Pinky’s Pizza Parlor of Walnut Creek, California and Team Skidmark have pushed our Air Fence Fund to $23,399 or enough for eight sections (that’s over 240 feet) of beautiful Air Fence to protect AMA racers from hitting hard stuff if they crash.

Special thanks go to Scott Willock for a generous $1000, Pinky’s Pizza for $500 and Doug Gonda for $500.

The donation list now looks like this:

Anonymous $4725
John Ulrich/Roadracing World $2900
Dennis Smith/Sport Tire Services $1500
Marc Salvisberg/Factory Pro Tuning $1450
Bob Dragich/Roadracing World $1450
Bob Blandford/N.E. Sportbike Assn. $1100
Chuck Warren/Arclight Suzuki $1000
Jim Rashid/4&6 Cycle $1000
Scott Willock $1000
Don Lemelin/Scuderia West $500
Kevin Erion/Erion Racing $500
Pinky’s Pizza of Walnut Creek $500
Doug Gonda $500
Edward S. Siccardi, Jr. $300
Dan Fischer/Copier1.com $300
David Finniff $300
Brian Mitchell $250
Al Ludington $250
Tim Simpson $250
Papa Thiam/WERA BBS $200
Bill Capshaw/ICE Motorsports $200
Scott Decker $200
Jim Williams/13x.com $125
Pat Stricker $ 100
Gary Rand $100
Michael Roberson/WERA BBS $100
Sean Jordan/WERA BBS $100
Army Of Darkness $100
Stuart Gregg $100
Pinky’s Pizza/Lippman Racing $100
Bob Szoke $100
TyrSox $100
Ron West/Omzig Productions $100
Joe Facer $100
Preston Rash $100
Geoff Maloney/GP Tech $100
Melissa Berkoff/Neighbor Of The Beast $100
Ceasar Gonzales/WERA BBS $100
Dorina Groves $100
Philip Rusin/RC51.net $100
Allen “Spence” Spencer $100
Matt Wadsworth $100
Dean N. De St. Croix $100
Tony Tugwell $100
Bart Fuqua $100
Tyson Kamp $75
Nelo Hakola $50
Tyler Sandell $ 50
David J. Kopfinger $ 50
Aaron Loyd $50
Martin Voelker $50
Steve Hopkins $50
Louis DeBlois $50
Leigh Taunton/EMGO $50
Randy Sinisi $50
Danny Hull $50
Team Skidmark Racing $50
Greg Gabis $29
Josh Loberant $25
S.C. Pittman $20

To pledge a contribution, call Roadracing World at (800) 464-8336 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, when operators will be standing by. Credit cards accepted.

Pledges can also be made by e-mailing [email protected]

Readers should feel free to call their parts, tire and accessory suppliers and urge them to make a contribution to improve safety conditions for AMA racers. For that matter, contact local dealers and ask them to encourage their OEMs to contribute.

For background information, see Time To Take Back The AMA post from Tuesday morning.

Stay tuned for more details.

Aprilia USA Comes Aboard With A Section Of Air Fence

Aprilia USA became the first motorcycle manufacturer to openly support our Air Fence fund-raising drive by pledging $2900 for one 30-foot section.

That pledge brings our total to $26,299 and nine sections (270 feet) of Air Fence to protect our racers.

Aprilia’s Robert Pandya said, “Aprilia USA is proud to support AMA road racing. Though the Aprilia Mille and Mille R have been homologated only as recently as the 2001 Daytona 200, with a handful of Aprilia privateers taking to the track, we know that AMA Superbike is the premier racing class in North America. With racing in our bloodlines, it is our duty to help increase the popularity of the sport we love, by decreasing the chance of a catastrophic accident. We can only hope that our section of Air Fence never sees its intended use, but should a rider on any brand motorcycle push friction beyond its limits, we hope that an Air Fence is there to protect them from serious impact.”

We thank Aprilia USA for caring enough about racers in America to buy a section of Air Fence.

Anonymous Donor Kicks In $4725 And Six Sections Of Air Fence It Is!

An anonymous donor has kicked in another $4725 to our Air Fence fund and made it six beautiful 30-foot sections to protect our racers from hitting solid walls and embankments at AMA Nationals.

That’s $17,400 raised in 24 hours, plus another $250 personal donation from Al Ludington, who works for Team Kawasaki with Eric Bostrom. Ludington’s personal donation should in no way be considered an endorsement of this project by his employers, who have not yet seen fit to contribute. New total: $17,650.

No one who saw the TV footage of Grant Lopez hitting a concrete wall during the 1999 AMA National at Phoenix International Raceway, or watched the helicopter carry him away, or saw the look on the faces of his mother and sister, needs us to explain why we are doing this.

It is a shame that AMA Pro Racing has its collective head so far up its collective ass that individual racers, mechanics, parents of racers, race team owners, enthusiasts and fans have to collect the money to buy the Air Fence so urgently needed, but if that’s the way it is, it’s still worth the effort to not have to watch another rider air-lifted away after hitting a bare wall.

The current contributor list looks like this:

Anonymous $4725
John Ulrich/Roadracing World $2900
Marc Salvisberg/Factory Pro Tuning $1450
Bob Dragich/Roadracing World $1450
Bob Blandford/N.E. Sportbike Assn. $1100
Chuck Warren/Arclight Suzuki $1000
Jim Rashid/4&6 Cycle $1000
Don Lemelin/Scuderia West $500
Kevin Erion/Erion Racing $500
Edward S. Siccardi, Jr. $300
Brian Mitchell $250
Al Ludington $250
Papa Thiam/WERA BBS $200
Pat Stricker $ 100
Gary Rand $100
Michael Roberson/WERA BBS $100
Sean Jordan/WERA BBS $100
Army Of Darkness $100
Stuart Gregg $100
Pinky’s Pizza/Lippman Racing $100
Bob Szoke $100
TyrSox $100
Ron West/Omzig Productions $100
Joe Facer $100
Preston Rash $100
Geoff Maloney/GP Tech $100
Melissa Berkoff/Neighbor Of The Beast $100
Ceasar Gonzales/WERA BBS $100
Dorina Groves $100
Tyler Sandell $ 50
David J. Kopfinger $ 50
Aaron Loyd $50
Martin Voelker $50
Steve Hopkins $50
Louis DeBlois $50
Leigh Taunton/EMGO $50
Randy Sinisi $50
Josh Loverant $25

To pledge a contribution, call Roadracing World at (800) 464-8336 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, when operators will be standing by. Credit cards accepted.

Pledges can also be made by e-mailing [email protected]

Readers should feel free to call their parts, tire and accessory suppliers and urge them to make a contribution to improve safety conditions for AMA racers. For that matter, contact local dealers and ask them to encourage their OEMs to contribute.

For background information, see Time To Take Back The AMA post from Tuesday morning.

Stay tuned for more details.

Big Donation From North East Sportbike Association Puts Air Fence Fund Well On Way To Five Sections

An $1100 donation from Bob Blandford of the North East Sportbike Association put our Air Fence fund well on the way to buying five 30-foot sections. All of which means that soon we’ll be able to protect riders from hitting 150 feet of solid wall or embankment at AMA Superbike Nationals.

The total raised in less than 24 hours is now $12,675. Significantly, motorcycle manufacturers remain on the sidelines while dealers, race team owners, parents of racers, and individual riders and enthusiasts are stepping up to buy the Air Fence that AMA Pro Racing has not been able to figure out how to pay for. Donations are flowing in to Roadracing World headquarters by check made out to AMA Pro Racing and via credit card.

The current list of contributors follows:

John Ulrich/Roadracing World $2900
Marc Salvisberg/Factory Pro Tuning $1450
Bob Dragich/Roadracing World $1450
Bob Blandford/N.E. Sportbike Assn. $1100
Chuck Warren/Arclight Suzuki $1000
Jim Rashid/4&6 Cycle $1000
Don Lemelin/Scuderia West $500
Kevin Erion/Erion Racing $500
Edward S. Siccardi, Jr. $300
Brian Mitchell $250
Papa Thiam/WERA BBS $200
Pat Stricker $ 100
Gary Rand $100
Michael Roberson/WERA BBS $100
Sean Jordan/WERA BBS $100
Army Of Darkness $100
Stuart Gregg $100
Pinky’s Pizza/Lippman Racing $100
Bob Szoke $100
TyrSox $100
Ron West/Omzig Productions $100
Joe Facer $100
Preston Rash $100
Geoff Maloney/GP Tech $100
Melissa Berkoff/Neighbor Of The Beast $100
Ceasar Gonzales/WERA BBS $100
Dorina Groves $100
Tyler Sandell $ 50
David J. Kopfinger $ 50
Aaron Loyd $50
Martin Voelker $50
Steve Hopkins $50
Louis DeBlois $50
Leigh Taunton/EMGO $50
Randy Sinisi $50
Josh Loverant $25

To pledge a contribution, call Roadracing World at (800) 464-8336 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, when operators will be standing by. Credit cards accepted.

Pledges can also be made by e-mailing [email protected]

Readers should feel free to call their parts, tire and accessory suppliers and urge them to make a contribution to improve safety conditions for AMA racers. For that matter, contact local dealers and ask them to encourage their OEMs to contribute.

For background information, see Time To Take Back The AMA post from Tuesday morning.

Stay tuned for more details.

Contributions Toward AMA Air Fence Off To A Good Start

Significant contributions to buy Air Fence for AMA Pro Racing came in after our first post on the subject Tuesday, kicked off by the first two contributors, Arclight Suzuki owner Chuck Warren and roadracingworld.com reader Pat Stricker.

While individual readers, private race teams and motorcycle dealers are calling and pledging money or putting donations on credit cards, no money has yet been pledged by any of the manufacturers involved in AMA Pro Racing.

But AMA Superbike racer Jordan Szoke’s father, Bob Szoke, has called and contributed.

Contributions paid or pledged so far equal $11,575 or just $25 less than the $11,600 needed to buy four 30-foot sections of Air Fence, and came from the following:

John Ulrich/Roadracing World $2900
Marc Salvisberg/Factory Pro Tuning $1450
Bob Dragich/Roadracing World $1450
Chuck Warren/Arclight Suzuki $1000
Jim Rashid/4&6 Cycle $1000
Don Lemelin/Scuderia West $500
Kevin Erion/Erion Racing $500
Edward S. Siccardi, Jr. $300
Brian Mitchell $250
Papa Thiam/WERA BBS $200
Pat Stricker $ 100
Gary Rand $100
Michael Roberson/WERA BBS $100
Sean Jordan/WERA BBS $100
Army Of Darkness $100
Stuart Gregg $100
Pinky’s Pizza/Lippman Racing $100
Bob Szoke $100
TyrSox $100
Ron West/Omzig Productions $100
Joe Facer $100
Preston Rash $100
Geoff Maloney/GP Tech $100
Melissa Berkoff/Neighbor Of The Beast $100
Ceasar Gonzales/WERA BBS $100
Dorina Groves $100
Tyler Sandell $ 50
David J. Kopfinger $ 50
Aaron Loyd $50
Martin Voelker $50
Steve Hopkins $50
Louis DeBlois $50
Leigh Taunton/EMGO $50
Randy Sinisi $50
Josh Loverant $25

To pledge a contribution, call Roadracing World at (800) 464-8336 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, when operators will be standing by. Credit cards accepted.

Pledges can also be made by e-mailing [email protected]

Readers should feel free to call their parts, tire and accessory suppliers and urge them to make a contribution to improve safety conditions for AMA racers. For that matter, contact local dealers and ask them to encourage their OEMs to contribute.

For background information, see Time To Take Back The AMA post from Tuesday morning.

Stay tuned for more details.

Wegman Benefit Fund To Raffle Off Yamaha Dirt Bike

The Wegman Benefit Fund, which raises money for injured road racers, is raffling off a Yamaha TT-R125 dirt bike, with chances selling for $10 each. The raffle will be held April 27-29 during a CCS weekend at Road America. Details are available at www.wegmanfund.org

The Wegman Benefit Fund is a 501(3)c non-profit organization and is endorsed by Roadracing World. Contributions are tax deductible.

What Is Air Fence?

Air Fence is an inflatable energy-absorbing system placed in front of anything hard that might be hit by a crashing road racer, like a steel barrier or an embankment. For more about Air Fence, click on this link:

http://www.airfence.com

Fate Of Isle Of Man TT To Be Announced Tomorrow

The Isle of Man Council Of Ministers met today to discuss the fate of the famed TT, and the recent cancellation of the Northwest 200 in Northern Ireland to stem the spread of foot and mouth disease (aka hoof and mouth disease)from England is likely to influence the decision.

Farmers favor the cancellation, saying that missing the TT will set back the tourism industry one year while an invasion of foot and mouth disease will force the destruction of herds that have been built up over decades.

Up-to-date information is available from www.iomonline.co.im

Now Suzuki’s In And It’s 10 Sections Of Air Fence

Moments ago, an e-mail came in from American Suzuki Motor Corporation’s Mel Harris pledging $2900 for a section of Air Fence.

That brings our total to $29,199 or 10 full sections (300 feet) of Air Fence for our AMA racers.

American Suzuki is one of the most active manufacturers in AMA racing, fielding many teams in various classes and types of racing.

We thank American Suzuki for standing up and kicking down cash for all AMA racers.

The contribution list now looks like this:
Anonymous $4725
John Ulrich/Roadracing World $2900
Aprilia USA $2900
American Suzuki Motor Corp. $2900
Dennis Smith/Sport Tire Services $1500
Marc Salvisberg/Factory Pro Tuning $1450
Bob Dragich/Roadracing World $1450
Bob Blandford/N.E. Sportbike Assn. $1100
Chuck Warren/Arclight Suzuki $1000
Jim Rashid/4&6 Cycle $1000
Scott Willock $1000
Don Lemelin/Scuderia West $500
Kevin Erion/Erion Racing $500
Pinky’s Pizza of Walnut Creek $500
Doug Gonda $500
Edward S. Siccardi, Jr. $300
Dan Fischer/Copier1.com $300
David Finniff $300
Brian Mitchell $250
Al Ludington $250
Tim Simpson $250
Papa Thiam/WERA BBS $200
Bill Capshaw/ICE Motorsports $200
Scott Decker $200
Jim Williams/13x.com $125
Pat Stricker $ 100
Gary Rand $100
Michael Roberson/WERA BBS $100
Sean Jordan/WERA BBS $100
Army Of Darkness $100
Stuart Gregg $100
Pinky’s Pizza/Lippman Racing $100
Bob Szoke $100
TyrSox $100
Ron West/Omzig Productions $100
Joe Facer $100
Preston Rash $100
Geoff Maloney/GP Tech $100
Melissa Berkoff/Neighbor Of The Beast $100
Ceasar Gonzales/WERA BBS $100
Dorina Groves $100
Philip Rusin/RC51.net $100
Allen “Spence” Spencer $100
Matt Wadsworth $100
Dean N. De St. Croix $100
Tony Tugwell $100
Bart Fuqua $100
Tyson Kamp $75
Nelo Hakola $50
Tyler Sandell $ 50
David J. Kopfinger $ 50
Aaron Loyd $50
Martin Voelker $50
Steve Hopkins $50
Louis DeBlois $50
Leigh Taunton/EMGO $50
Randy Sinisi $50
Danny Hull $50
Team Skidmark Racing $50
Greg Gabis $29
Josh Loberant $25
S.C. Pittman $20

To pledge a contribution, call Roadracing World at (800) 464-8336 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, when operators will be standing by. Credit cards accepted.

Pledges can also be made by e-mailing [email protected]

Readers should feel free to call their parts, tire and accessory suppliers and urge them to make a contribution to improve safety conditions for AMA racers. For that matter, contact local dealers and ask them to encourage their OEMs to contribute.

For background information, see Time To Take Back The AMA post from Tuesday morning.

Stay tuned for more details.

Buell Takes The Lead With $5800 Donation And Now We’re Close To 13 Sections Of Air Fence

Former AMA road racer Erik Buell, now Chief Technical Officer at Buell Motorcycle Company, kicked in $5800 for two complete sections of Air Fence. That, along with $500 from Jerry Wood of the Penguin Racing School and individual donations from Patrick Mee, Dave and Jason Parker, Vance Hacecky, Ned “Peanut” Brown of NESBA/TPM, David McElvain of NEDOD, racers Brian Stokes and Chris “Opie” Caylor, Brendan Guy, Charles P. Tomes and Marietta Motorsports, puts our Air Fence fund at $36,824 or almost 13 complete sections (390 feet) of Air Fence to protect our AMA racers.

Our goal is to raise $87,000 to buy 30 sections of Air Fence, which will give AMA racers 900 linear feet of inflatable barrier protection, or 810 more feet than they now have from the three sections of Air Fence (one of which leaks) purchased by AMA Pro Racing many years ago.

In his e-mail making his pledge, Erik Buell wrote “Cool deal, John. Thanks for putting this together, my friend. Where were you and those fences when I was racing? I might walk a little younger today if they had been around!”

In a FAX to Roadracing World following his $300 pledge, Brendan Guy issued this challenge to members of the AMA Pro Racing Board of Directors:
“Like you, I am tired of watching my heros (and tomorrow’s heros) get hurt needlessly. I challenge the AMA Board of Directors to each match my small donation ($300). It’s their job to care about racer safety, and if they can’t care as much as I do, or you do, then we ought to throw them out and bring in people that can and do care.”


The contribution list now looks like this:

Erik Buell/Buell Motorcycle Company $5800
Anonymous $4725
John Ulrich/Roadracing World $2900
Aprilia USA $2900
American Suzuki Motor Corp. $2900
Dennis Smith/Sport Tire Services $1500
Marc Salvisberg/Factory Pro Tuning $1450
Bob Dragich/Roadracing World $1450
Bob Blandford/N.E. Sportbike Assn. $1100
Chuck Warren/Arclight Suzuki $1000
Jim Rashid/4&6 Cycle $1000
Scott Willock $1000
Don Lemelin/Scuderia West $500
Kevin Erion/Erion Racing $500
Pinky’s Pizza of Walnut Creek $500
Doug Gonda $500
Jerry Wood/Penguin School $500
Edward S. Siccardi, Jr. $300
Dan Fischer/Copier1.com $300
David Finniff $300
Marietta Motorsports $300
Brendan Guy $300
Brian Mitchell $250
Al Ludington $250
Tim Simpson $250
Papa Thiam/WERA BBS $200
Bill Capshaw/ICE Motorsports $200
Scott Decker $200
Jim Williams/13x.com $125
Pat Stricker $ 100
Gary Rand $100
Michael Roberson/WERA BBS $100
Sean Jordan/WERA BBS $100
Army Of Darkness $100
Stuart Gregg $100
Pinky’s Pizza/Lippman Racing $100
Bob Szoke $100
TyrSox $100
Ron West/Omzig Productions $100
Joe Facer $100
Preston Rash $100
Geoff Maloney/GP Tech $100
Melissa Berkoff/Neighbor Of The Beast $100
Ceasar Gonzales/WERA BBS $100
Dorina Groves $100
Philip Rusin/RC51.net $100
Allen “Spence” Spencer $100
Matt Wadsworth $100
Dean N. De St. Croix $100
Tony Tugwell/TZ250.com $100
Bart Fuqua $100
Brian Stokes $100
Chris “Opie” Caylor $100
David McElvain/NEDOD $100
Ned “Peanut” Brown/NESBA/TPM $100
Vance Hacecky $100
Patrick Mee $100
Dave and Jason Parker $100
Tyson Kamp $75
Nelo Hakola $50
Tyler Sandell $ 50
David J. Kopfinger $ 50
Aaron Loyd $50
Martin Voelker $50
Steve Hopkins $50
Louis DeBlois $50
Leigh Taunton/EMGO $50
Randy Sinisi $50
Danny Hull $50
Team Skidmark Racing $50
Greg Gabis $29
Josh Loberant $25
Charles Tomes $25
S.C. Pittman $20


To pledge a contribution, call Roadracing World at (800) 464-8336 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, when operators will be standing by. Credit cards accepted.

Pledges can also be made by e-mailing [email protected]

Readers should feel free to call their parts, tire and accessory suppliers and urge them to make a contribution to improve safety conditions for AMA racers. For that matter, contact local dealers and ask them to encourage their OEMs to contribute.

For background information, see Time To Take Back The AMA post from Tuesday morning.

Stay tuned for more details.

Now It’s Eight Sections Of Air Fence For Our Racers

Individual donations from Spence Spencer, Scott Decker, David Finniff, Danny Hull, Matt Wadsworth, Dean De St. Croix, Greg Gabis, Scott Willock, Tim Simpson, S.C. Pittman, Tony Tugwell, Bart Fuqua and Doug Gonda as well as business donations from Jim Williams/13x.com, Pinky’s Pizza Parlor of Walnut Creek, California and Team Skidmark have pushed our Air Fence Fund to $23,399 or enough for eight sections (that’s over 240 feet) of beautiful Air Fence to protect AMA racers from hitting hard stuff if they crash.

Special thanks go to Scott Willock for a generous $1000, Pinky’s Pizza for $500 and Doug Gonda for $500.

The donation list now looks like this:

Anonymous $4725
John Ulrich/Roadracing World $2900
Dennis Smith/Sport Tire Services $1500
Marc Salvisberg/Factory Pro Tuning $1450
Bob Dragich/Roadracing World $1450
Bob Blandford/N.E. Sportbike Assn. $1100
Chuck Warren/Arclight Suzuki $1000
Jim Rashid/4&6 Cycle $1000
Scott Willock $1000
Don Lemelin/Scuderia West $500
Kevin Erion/Erion Racing $500
Pinky’s Pizza of Walnut Creek $500
Doug Gonda $500
Edward S. Siccardi, Jr. $300
Dan Fischer/Copier1.com $300
David Finniff $300
Brian Mitchell $250
Al Ludington $250
Tim Simpson $250
Papa Thiam/WERA BBS $200
Bill Capshaw/ICE Motorsports $200
Scott Decker $200
Jim Williams/13x.com $125
Pat Stricker $ 100
Gary Rand $100
Michael Roberson/WERA BBS $100
Sean Jordan/WERA BBS $100
Army Of Darkness $100
Stuart Gregg $100
Pinky’s Pizza/Lippman Racing $100
Bob Szoke $100
TyrSox $100
Ron West/Omzig Productions $100
Joe Facer $100
Preston Rash $100
Geoff Maloney/GP Tech $100
Melissa Berkoff/Neighbor Of The Beast $100
Ceasar Gonzales/WERA BBS $100
Dorina Groves $100
Philip Rusin/RC51.net $100
Allen “Spence” Spencer $100
Matt Wadsworth $100
Dean N. De St. Croix $100
Tony Tugwell $100
Bart Fuqua $100
Tyson Kamp $75
Nelo Hakola $50
Tyler Sandell $ 50
David J. Kopfinger $ 50
Aaron Loyd $50
Martin Voelker $50
Steve Hopkins $50
Louis DeBlois $50
Leigh Taunton/EMGO $50
Randy Sinisi $50
Danny Hull $50
Team Skidmark Racing $50
Greg Gabis $29
Josh Loberant $25
S.C. Pittman $20

To pledge a contribution, call Roadracing World at (800) 464-8336 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, when operators will be standing by. Credit cards accepted.

Pledges can also be made by e-mailing [email protected]

Readers should feel free to call their parts, tire and accessory suppliers and urge them to make a contribution to improve safety conditions for AMA racers. For that matter, contact local dealers and ask them to encourage their OEMs to contribute.

For background information, see Time To Take Back The AMA post from Tuesday morning.

Stay tuned for more details.

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