Archive for March, 2008

Podcast - Robin Hartfiel Talks Supermoto with Marche Karger

Motorcycle Product News veteran, Robin Hartfiel, talks with Karger about the Stateline Supermoto Challenge at Buffalo Bill’s Resort & Casino in Primm, Nevada, just a couple of hours from L.A. and less than an hour from Las Vegas. TEAM KTM HMC is using it as a tune up for the 2008 SuperMoto season.

Over 400 amateur and pro racers are expected to converge at the Stateline Supermoto Challenge to compete in Supermoto, Quad, UTV (Side X Side) racing.

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AMA Racing News

The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) has announced changes to the schedule for the 2008 AMA Supermoto Championship. The first round for the 2008 season will begin on July 13, 2008 at Pacific Raceways in Seattle.

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From: AMA Pro Racing
By Jim Kimball

With the proliferation of Four Strokes and perimeter frames, getting to your carburetor is like performing surgery! Now, thanks to James Troutman, the founder of AMR, jetting your high-tech four stroke dirt bike just got much easier.

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In just a few days the largest three day racing event in North America will host hundreds of pro and amateur Quad, Supermoto and UTV (Side X Side) racers have already signed up for the Stateline Supermoto Challenge through xbux.com.

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Jeff Ward has decided to forgo his original planned retirement to again race the entire 2008 AMA Supermoto series with Team Troy Lee Designs. Wardy has previously won the series championship in 2004, and 2006. In 2007 Wardy finished 2nd in the points, and in 2008 he will be attempting to raise his current AMA title count to 10.

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This motorcycle is the ultimate weapon for ambitious street-fighters. And Mitch Hansen, the Team Owner of multiple National Championships, wants one in his stable. Continued»

From: AMA Supermoto
By Jim Kimball

Just as in the upper end Faction pant, the SHIFT Strike pant utilizes and simple articulated waist and ratchet enclosure that operates easily and very efficiently. But even before you get them on, you realize how lightweight they are – much of the lightness is no doubt due to the low profile, yet prominent, TPR logos.

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The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) announced today that the Association has entered into an agreement in principle to sell the sanctioning, promotional and management rights for its AMA Pro Racing properties to the Daytona Motorsports Group (DMG), based in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Led by Roger Edmondson, the founder of the CCS motorcycle racing series and currently the President of the Grand American Road Race Series LLC, and Jim France, Vice Chairman/Executive Vice President of NASCAR, DMG will assume responsibility for the AMA Superbike Series, the AMA Motocross Series, the AMA Flat Track Series, the AMA Supermoto Series, the AMA Hillclimb Series and ATV Pro Racing. The agreement in principle does not include the AMA Supercross and AMA Arenacross Series, the rights to which are held by Live Nation. Daytona Motorsports Group will license the use of the AMA name and trademarks to promote their motorcycle racing activities.

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