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Team AMSOIL Gathers Top 10 Finishes in Opening Motocross Rounds
San Bernardino, Calif.
The opening round of the 2009 AMA Motocross season was held May 23 at Glen Helen Raceway Park in San Bernardino, Calif., where all four Team AMSOIL 250 riders finished in the top 10. Rookie racer Justin Barcia got off to a great start in his first professional moto, passing teammate Trey Canard for the lead and holding it for the first half of the 14-lap race. Although he eventually succumbed to arm-pump, he finished the race in ninth. Teammates Canard, Brett Metcalfe and Blake Wharton finished third, seventh and eighth respectively. In moto two, Barcia again busted out to an early lead, leading 10 of the 13 laps before being passed by Ryan Dungey and Tyla Rattray. Barcia finished third, giving him sixth overall; Canard finished eighth, giving him fifth overall; Metcalfe finished sixth, giving him seventh overall and Wharton finished 10th, giving him 10th overall. In the 450 class, Dan Reardon started sixth in the first moto, but a fall on lap two put him back in 16th. Working his way forward, he eventually finished 10th. After dropping out of moto two with a bent front-brake caliper carrier, Reardon finished 17th overall.

Sacramento, Calif.
All four Team AMSOIL 250 riders finished in the top 10 once again at the second round of the 2009 AMA Motocross season held May 30 at Hangtown Classic in Sacramento, Calif. Canard finished third in the first moto and second in the second moto for a second place podium finish, Metcalfe finished fifth in the first moto and fourth in the second moto for fourth overall, Wharton finished ninth in the first moto and fifth in the second moto for seventh overall and Barcia finished second in the first moto and 29th in the second moto for 10th overall. In the 450 class, Reardon finished seventh in the first moto and fifth in the second moto for sixth overall.

 

 

 

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Perry King takes the racing challenge at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days - Actor will join fellow AMA Board Member Charles Goman on track at this summer's AMA Racing Vintage Grand Championships

PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- Long-time motorcyclist and American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) Board Member Perry King has battled injustice as Cody Allen in the NBC series "Riptide," global warming as President Blake in the movie "The Day After Tomorrow," and societal norms as Chico in "The Lords of Flatbush." But the accomplished actor has faced few challenges that stack up to the one he'll tackle this July 24-26 at the AMA Racing Vintage Grand Championships at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio: racing a vintage off-road bike.

"Vintage racing seems fitting to me," said King, who has raced cars but never competed on a motorcycle despite decades of riding experience. "I'm pretty vintage myself now. I feel like a vintage guy, and I love motorcycles, so it seems like a perfect fit."

Accepting the invitation of fellow AMA Board member and vintage motorcycle racer Charles Goman, King will line up with Goman to race in the vintage hare scrambles and motocross programs at the event, which are part of AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, a three-day celebration of motorcycling heritage that includes bike shows, seminars, North America's largest motorcycle swap meet and vintage and post-vintage competition.

Goman said that King showed particular enthusiasm in vintage racing at a recent AMA Board of Directors meeting. Goman was happy to oblige King's interest.

"Perry and I just hit it off, and I let him know about coming out and vintage riding," Goman said. "I offered him a ride on one of my bikes, and he was very interested in doing it. I told him I normally ride the hare scrambles and then vintage motocross, and he was game."

While King said he's thrilled and excited to compete at the AMA Racing Vintage Grand Championships, he doesn't intend to ride on the edge in either the woods during the hare scrambles or on the track during motocross.

"There are just three rules: don't crash, don't crash, don't crash," King said. "You just can't heal the way you can when you're young. I do tend, certainly in cars, to find it hard not to go for it. But I want to make sure I have many years left of fun. I'm not looking for the red mist to descend over my eyes."

Goman is an Ossa aficionado, and will likely loan King a 1974 Ossa Phantom 250 to ride at the AMA Racing Vintage Grand Championships.

"I don't know much about it, but I love everything with two wheels, so I know I'll love it," King said. "If I were Charles, though, and I had more than one race bike, I'd give the other guy the more difficult one to ride."

King said that the vintage racing program isn't the only activity he's looking forward to at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days.

"I'm a motorcycle addict. If it's motorcycles, it fascinates me. I'll be in heaven there," King said. "I have 26 bikes now, and half of them are vintage. I like them all in different ways. Certainly one favorite is a '68 Bonneville that I built from a basket case in 1977, then used up and rebuilt again. Another is a '71 BMW R60. It had been sitting in the corner of some guy's shop, and he just wanted it to go away. I got it for 600 bucks. It took me two hours to clean the carbs and put a battery in it, and it was running. I just love old bikes."

Goman added that the people are an equally big attraction of AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days.

"Just seeing everybody and meeting all these old and new friends is great," Goman said. "It's a fair thing to say that in the vintage racing world, if it wasn't for the people I've been meeting, I'm not sure I'd still be doing it. When it comes to AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, the motorcycles are great, but it's really the people -- in the pits, in the swap meet or on the track -- who do it for me."

King and Goman will race in the inaugural AMA Racing Vintage Grand Championships. The AMA Racing Vintage Grand Championships will crown AMA National Champions in road racing, motocross, hare scrambles, dirt track and trials. Winners of select classes will earn AMA National No. 1 plates to defend at the 2010 AMA Racing Vintage Grand Championships.

In addition, the rider with the highest cumulative point total in select dirt-track and road-racing classes will be honored as the AMA Track Racing Vintage Grand National Champion, and the rider with the highest cumulative point total in select motocross, hare scrambles and trials will be the AMA Off-Road Racing Vintage Grand National Champion.

More information and online entry forms are at AMARacing.com and AMAVintageMotorcycleDays.com.
 
About AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days
AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days includes vintage racing, North America's largest motorcycle swap meet, bike shows, demo rides of current production bikes, motorcycling seminars, stunt shows, the new product Manufacturers' Midway and club corrals featuring marque and regional clubs. The Marque of the Year for 2009 is BSA, whose bikes became synonymous with racing in the United States when the brand swept the top five positions at the Daytona 200 in 1954. The Classic Clubs this year will be the Sandcast Only Owner's Club (SOOC), and the International CBX Owners Association.

This year will be particularly special because it commemorates the 85th anniversary of the AMA and will feature a parade of classic motorcycles representing the past 85 years. Volunteers are encouraged to contact the Museum about participating in the parade. Information is at MotorcycleMuseum.org.

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Crash kills biker - The Post-Star - HAGUE - A 39-year-old Massachusetts man attending Americade was killed Friday when he lost control of his motorcycle on Route 9N in Hague, the Warren County Sheriff's Office reported.
Police said Russell M. Gjeltema of Leominster, Mass., was northbound on Route 9N on the north side of Tongue Mountain when he entered a sweeping left-hand curve. Police said his motorcycle, a 2004 Suzuki 1300 Hayabusa, skidded before hitting a guard rail.
Police said Gjeltema was thrown as a result of the impact and the motorcycle continued in a northerly direction, crossing both lanes of travel.
According to authorities, Gjeltema was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said he was traveling with two other motorcyclists, and that he and his traveling companions were attending the Americade Motorcycle Rally, a large annual gathering of motorcycle enthusiasts.
Police said excessive speed entering the curve is believed to be the cause of the accident.
Members of the Hague and Bolton fire departments and emergency squads responded and assisted at the scene, police said. 

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Bikers, friends remember shooting victim - Times Leader - WILKES-BARRE – A candlelight vigil was held Friday night honoring 38-year-old Joseph Benson, who was shot to death four days ago outside Liam’s Place, 780 N. Washington St.
About 75 family and friends, patrons and employees of the tavern lit candles around a vase filled with white roses on the sidewalk across from the North End establishment where Benson spent his last moments in the early morning hours on Tuesday.
Friends from Benson’s motorcycle club gave a tribute, smoked their tires and revved their bikes loud before heading to Plains Pub for a Budweiser, Benson’s favorite beer.
“Everyone knew him and loved him. It’s just a terrible situation,” Erin Piazza, 32, a bartender at Liam’s who spearheaded the vigil. “There’s no reason for a life like his to end like this. He’s a standup guy. He would have given you the shirt off his back.”
Funeral services will be held 9:30 a.m. today at John V. Morris Funeral Home in Wilkes-Barre followed by a funeral Mass in Sacred Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Church.
About 200 bikers from the Wyoming Valley Motorcycle Club are expected to lead the procession from the church to the Saint Mary’s Roman Catholic Cemetery, South Main Street, in Hanover Township.
“All the guy tried to do is be himself and break up a fight,” said Don Bly, 30, a member of the biker club who was Benson’s friend.
One of two men charged in connection with the shooting, Benji M. Benjamin, 22, surrendered Wednesday to authorities a day after police say he gunned down Benson outside Liam’s.
Benjamin is jailed without bail on homicide charges at Luzerne County Correctional Facility.
The second gunman, Don D. Farrell, 28, remains at large.
Farrell, whose last known address is 45 N. Sherman St., Wilkes-Barre, faces charges of aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless endangerment and carrying firearms without a license. He is accused of shooting Liam’s employee, Christopher Krisanda, 40, in the leg.
Krisanda, of Bensalem, is in stable condition at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township, a nursing supervisor said.
Farrell and two other men arrived at the tavern around 1:25 a.m. Tuesday, arrest papers state. A fight between Farrell and Krisanda later spilled outside where witnesses alleged Farrell shot Krisanda.
Police say Benson, of Wilkes-Barre, followed a group of people across the street and began arguing with Benjamin, who fired five shots from a .25-caliber handgun, hitting Benson four times.
Benson died shortly later at Geisinger Wyoming Valley.
Benjamin and Farrell were believed to have sped away in the same vehicle after the shootings.
Farrell is considered armed and dangerous.
Anyone with information about his whereabouts is urged to contact the city police department at 826-8106.

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Big changes to this year's R.O.T. Rally - KVUE-TV Austin -  For the first time in the Republic of Texas Biker Rally's 15 year history, organizers are restricting the age of who is allowed into festivities at the Exposition Center.
Only people 18 and up will be allowed in.
"It was a very hard decision for the promoters to make, but they felt that it was the right decision to make. They did what they had to do," said Denise Garcia a spokesperson for the R.O.T. Rally.
The decision comes a year after an anonymous person took more than 300 pictures at last year's event. Many of the photos show men and women completely nude, some of them in sexually suggestive poses. Other pictures show children at the event. It's unclear how many of the children saw the questionable behavior.
Last year Travis County Sheriff Greg Hamitlon expressed concern after other pictures showed some of his deputies who were working security at the Expo center sitting in golf carts as women could be seen behind them dancing in the nude on poles.
An internal investigation later revealed no wrongdoing on the part of the deputies.
"The officers said that they did see some underage people out there, but didn't see any of them consuming alcoholic beverages. They did not see any of them around when the individuals they saw were walking around in the nude," said Sheriff Hamilton in a 2008 interview with KVUE.
R.O.T. Rally organizers say the new restriction in age is already having an impact. The organizers have seen 15 percent decrease in the number of participants and revenue so far.
"We certainly hope that that decrease will subside itself or offset itself when the rally comes around beginning Thursday," said Garcia.
In an effort to draw families the R.O.T. Rally is hosting an event featuring Robbie Knievel, the son of famous daredevil Evil Knievel. Knievel will attempt to jump three, 52-foot semis in front of the Texas State Capitol, Friday June 12th at 11 p.m.
The event is free to the public. V.I.P. seating will cost $20 dollars a person.
The 2009 R.O.T. Rally kicks off next Thursday.
More than 40,000 motorcycles and 200,000 people are expected.
The Austin Convention and Visitor's Bureau estimates the event brings $38 million dollars to the Austin economy. 

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Biker killed in crash with moose - The Lewiston Sun Journal - ENFIELD (AP) - A 59-year-old man has died after his motorcycle struck a moose on Route 2 in Enfield.
Officials say Peter Dauphinee of Enfield was killed almost instantly in the Wednesday night accident in a 55-mph zone about three miles north of the Route 155 intersection.
Chief Deputy Troy Morton of the Penobscot County Sheriff's Office told the Bangor Daily News that it was dark at the time and it doesn't appear that there was anything Dauphinee could have done to avoid the crash.
Morton said Dauphinee, who was thrown from his bike, was not wearing a helmet, but it probably would not have made much difference if he had been.
The moose was severely injured and was put down.