Archive for March, 2009

HINES TAKES SCREAMIN’ EAGLE® V-ROD® TO HOUSTON SEMI-FINALS Hines Sets Track Record to Lead Qualifying; Krawiec Advances to Second Round   HOUSTON, Texas (March 29, 2009) – Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines rider Andrew Hines rode a Harley-Davidson V-Rod® to the No. 1 qualifying position and advanced to the semi-final round in Pro Stock Motorcycle eliminations [...]

Congress votes to close more than 2 million acres nationwide to off-highway vehicles PICKERINGTON, Ohio — By a 285-to-140 vote, U.S. House members on March 25 approved a bill that closes more than 2 million acres of public land nationwide to off-highway motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles and all other motorized vehicles, the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) [...]

March 25, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Pete terHorst Phone: (877) 877-8969 E-mail: peter.terhorst@sympoint.com Omnibus public lands bill scheduled for vote: Take action now PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) is urging all motorcyclists to contact their U.S. representatives to vote “No” on H.R. 146, known as the Revolutionary War and War of [...]

Close Racing Highlights Opening Rounds of AMA Pro Daytona SportBike presented by AMSOIL Parity Reigns Supreme as New Daytona SportBike Class Sees Several Manufacturers Contend FONTANA, California (March 22, 2009) – The new AMA Pro Daytona SportBike presented by AMSOIL class has lived up to its billing as a showcase of close racing, top international [...]

Mladin and Eslick Double Up on Wins in Suzuki AMA Pro Superbike Challenge at Auto Club Mladin Sweeps American Superbike; Eslick and Buell Take Two Daytona SportBike Wins FONTANA, California (March 22, 2009) – Mat Mladin and Danny Eslick doubled up on race wins in the Suzuki AMA Pro Superbike Challenge at Auto Club Speedway [...]

AMA Pro SuperSport presented by Shoei Race Rescheduled for Saturday at Auto Club Speedway FONTANA, California (March 21, 2009) – The AMA Pro SuperSport presented by Shoei final, originally scheduled for Sunday, March 22 at 11 a.m. local time has been rescheduled to run today, Saturday, March 21 following the scheduled 4 p.m. AMA Pro [...]

AMA Pro SuperSport presented by Shoei Race Rescheduled for Saturday at Auto Club Speedway FONTANA, California (March 21, 2009) – The AMA Pro SuperSport presented by Shoei final, originally scheduled for Sunday, March 22 at 11 a.m. local time has been rescheduled to run today, Saturday, March 21 following the scheduled 4 p.m. AMA Pro [...]

AMA Pro and Miller Motorsports Park Announce Cancellation of AMA Pro Road Racing Events AMA Pro Daytona SportBike and SuperSport Races to be Rescheduled at Another Venue DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (March 20, 2009) – AMA Pro Racing and Miller Motorsports Park officials jointly announced today that the AMA Pro Road Racing events previously scheduled to [...]

HINES RIDES SCREAMIN’ EAGLE® V-ROD® TO GAINESVILLE SEMI-FINALS Krawiec Wins One Round in NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Season Opener GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 15, 2009) – Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines rider Andrew Hines advanced to the semi-final round in Pro Stock Motorcycle eliminations at the AC Delco NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. The opening round of [...]

March 16th, 2009 – After only 2 championship races, Australian Andrew Pitt on his Honda has taken a firm lead in the world standings in the Supersport class of motorcycle racing. Thanks to two second places – the first on his home circuit on Philip Island and than on Saturday, March 14th at Losail in [...]