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Proceeds From the $30,000
Custom Brass Balls Bobbers Goes to The
Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund
June 26, 2009, 2009, Oklahoma City,
OK - Darwin Motorcycles, manufacturer of
Brass Balls Bobbers & Choppers, is happy
to announce that K&N Engineering has
come onboard to support the "Win the
Military Bobber for the Troops Raffle,"
which is slated to be given away on
October 15 - 18, 2009 at Biketoberfest
in Daytona.
Brass Balls Bobbers is raffling off
their award-winning Military Build-off
Bobber to raise funds to build a
hospital for traumatic brain injuries
for the brave men and women in the
United States Armed Forces. The hospital
is being built through The Intrepid
Fallen Heroes Fund.
K&N's air and oil products reduces wear
of engine parts, decreases the carbon
footprint due to reusable materials,
increases performance and economy
through better air intake control. To
support the "Win the Military Bobber for
the Troops Raffle," K&N will provide a
complete set of oil and air filters for
an entire family of vehicles that
include all two, three and four wheel
variety. This includes motorcycles, jet
skis, ATVs, cars and trucks.
"We appreciate the freedom that the
military is providing us and we
wanted to support them in their time
of need," explained Johnny Jump,
Brand Manager - Powersports Division
- K&N Engineering, Inc. "This
promotion will allow us to highlight
he important work that is being
accomplished at The Intrepid Fallen
Heroes Fund."
Brass Balls Bobbers' "Win the Military
Bobber for the Troops Raffle" is online.
Enthusiasts can now twist the throttle
on their mouse and navigate to
http://www.fallenheroesfund.org
/Donate/Donation-Raffle.aspx or
www.brassballsbobbers.com to
make a donation to support our troops.
"The goal of Win the Military Bobber
for the Troops Raffle is to raise
the necessary funds for veterans
suffering from traumatic brain
injury (TBI) and psychological
health issues." "Now individuals
that support the military can
participate in this event online and
may just come home with a custom
Bobber."
About Intrepid Fallen Heroes
Fund
Begun in 2000 under the auspices of the
Intrepid Museum Foundation, and
established as an independent
not-for-profit organization in 2003, the
Fund has provided more than $65 million
in support for the families of military
personnel lost in service to our nation,
and for severely wounded military
personnel and veterans. These efforts
are funded entirely with donations from
the public, and hundreds of thousands of
individuals have contributed to the
Fund. 100% of contributions raised by
the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund go
towards these programs; all
administrative expenses are underwritten
by the Fund's Trustees.
About Darwin Motorcycles
Darwin Motorcycles was created in June
2006 by motorcycle designer Dar
Holdsworth. The firm has mastered the
ability to fuse timeless old-school bike
styles with key racing designs. The
company manufactures a range of custom
bikes, including special one-off builds,
choppers, and its Brass Balls Bobbers
line. The Oklahoma-based custom bike
manufacturer specializes in building a
line of track-inspired quality bikes for
the "average Joe." The factory is
located at 401 S. Blackwelder
Ave.,Oklahoma City, OK 73108. Visit the
company online at
www.darwinmotorcycles.com.
Dar Holdsworth's Creed
"I believe in America and American made
products, especially for the American
motorcycling culture. It's our duty as
industry leaders to keep the quality of
our products high, as well as keeping
our company strong. I source quality
American-made products and market
American innovation." Sponsors
Sponsors for the Win The Military Bobber
for the Troops Raffle include
Bikernet.com, AFT Customs, Torian
Chopper Leathers, Saddlemen, Biker Pros,
IronWorks Magazine, D&D Performance
Enterprises, Cyclesource Magazine and
K&N.
About Brass Balls Bobbers
When the Lucas Oil Indy Mile AMA Pro
Flat Track Grand National was revived in
2008 as a part of the Red Bull
Indianapolis GP weekend, thousands of
fans packed the legendary course at the
Indiana State Fairgrounds in
Indianapolis.
On Saturday, August 29, 2009 from
2:00pm to 10:00pm, the second running of
the Lucas Oil Indy Mile AMA Pro Flat
Track Grand National will again welcome
race fans on the Red Bull Indianapolis
GP weekend; but with some spectator
improvements. For the 2009 event,
officials are set to make good on
fan-suggested improvements and ensure
the overall experience.
The Promotion Company-Family Events
produces the Lucas Oil Indy Mile. Mike
Moore, Family Events President said:
"We had an overwhelmingly positive
first year as the producer of the
Lucas Oil Indy Mile; but, it was not
perfect. We know from the post-race
comments we've received that we need
to iron out a few rough spots. The
suggestions we've received focus on
a few basic issues. We intend to
address all of them. We're looking
forward to playing host to a huge
crowd again on August 29th. The fans
last year got to see just what a
great show that AMA Pro Flat Track
can be. The speed, the close racing,
the passing, and the all-out
competition are unmatched. We're not
going to change any of that. We're
just going to take what we learned
from our first run and step up our
game in accommodating the fans."
Moore announced several specific
improvements planned for the 2009 Lucas
Oil Indy Mile AMA Pro Flat Track Grand
National:
Two jumbo video screens will be used
this year. Only one screen was used in
2008. They will be positioned so that
Grandstand viewers will have clear
sightlines to enjoy the close-up video
coverage of the event. Announcer stands,
etc. will not block views of the
screens.
Traffic and crowd flow will be made
smoother for 2009. Fairgrounds staff
will be expanded to allow more gates to
be open, more staff to park, more ticket
sellers, and improved security. These
enhancements, along with an earlier gate
opening time should speed entrance to
the event. Again, bike-only parking will
be accommodated on the street behind the
grandstand.
More concession stands will be opened
for the event to sell food, soft drinks,
and beer which should ease any long
lines for refreshments.
A safe solution is being developed by
the producers, AMA Pro Flat Track
officials, and key riders to move the
racing line along the main stretch in
from the wall. If the riders are moved
in, the geometry of the track improves
for racing, and fans in the grandstand
have a better view of the action. In
2008, plans to move the riders in from
the wall had to be largely scrapped when
rainy weather left only a brief window
for track preparation.
Tickets on sale now
Anderson man killed in wreck on Muncie
Bypass - Muncie
Star Press - Jason H. Shirley,
33, of Anderson, was killed in a
motorcycle wreck on the Muncie Bypass
early Saturday morning.
A Delaware County sheriff's deputy,
after seeing debris on the highway near
Memorial Drive, stopped to investigate
what happened and found Shirley's body.
He was pronounced dead at the moment of
discovery at 12:15 a.m. Saturday.
Delaware County Coroner Jim Clevenger
believes that Shirley was not wearing a
helmet. He noted cause of death as blunt
trauma to the head.
It is also believed that Shirley was
traveling at an excessive speed, perhaps
as much as 100 miles per hour. There is
no evidence of another vehicle's
involvement in the accident and there
appear to be no witnesses.
Deerfield Beach: Deputy injured on
motorcycle - Sun-Sentinel.com -
A Broward County sheriff's deputy was
injured slightly Saturday morning when a
car swerved in front of his motorcycle.
Deputy David Roberts was headed to a
funeral assignment at 9:50 a.m. when the
accident occurred on an Interstate 95
off ramp at Southwest 10th Street.
A white Acura TL swerved into the lane
Roberts was in, causing him to go onto
the road shoulder, said Sheriff's Office
spokeswoman Keyla Concepcion. Roberts
went down a bank and into a steel beam.
He was able to partially dismount the
motorcycle before impact.
Concepcion said Roberts had minor
injuries and was taken to North Broward
Medical Center as a precaution.
The Acura made a U-turn and left the
scene, according to the Sheriff's Office
report.
NY motorcyclist killed in I-95 crash in
Greenwich -
Norwalk Advocate - A 24-year-old
Dutchess County (N.Y.) woman was killed
late Thursday night on Interstate 95 in
Greenwich when she hit the back of a
truck with her motorcycle and was struck
by two other vehicles after she fell off
her bike, state police said.
Jillian Bragg, of Holmes, N.Y., was
pronounced dead at the scene of the
crash, which shut down all three
southbound lanes of the highway just
before Exit 4 around 11:30 p.m.,
according to an accident report.
Investigators say Bragg was traveling at
a high rate of speed in the left lane of
the highway and was trying to change
lanes when the accident occurred.
Bragg struck the rear of a truck with
her 2008 Kawasaki Ninja, which ejected
her from the bike and into the path of a
Harley Davidson that side-swiped her and
a Nissan Sentra that hit her, the
accident report said.
Paramedics from Greenwich Emergency
Medical Service found Bragg on the left
shoulder of the highway.
"Once they arrived on the scene, they
determined that the patient had passed
away at the scene," said Joseph Soto,
director of operations for GEMS.
Bragg, who was wearing a helmet at the
time of the accident, died of multiple
blunt-trauma injuries, said officials at
the state Office of the Chief Medical
Examiner in Farmington.
None of the other drivers involved in
the accident were injured, nor were they
charged with any motor vehicle
infractions, according to the accident
report, which said the crash is still
under
investigation.
All four vehicles were towed from the
accident scene.
First Selectman Peter Tesei said he was
alerted of the accident Friday morning
by the Fire Department.
"It's the second one we've had," Tesei
said, referring to a May 9 motorcycle
accident that took the life of a town
man.
Keith Crocco, 39, died of multiple
injuries after rear-ending a vehicle on
of I-95 north near Exit 2.
3 killed, 7 injured in drive-by shooting
at pizza restaurant -
Los Angeles Times -
PICO RIVERA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities
in the Los Angeles area say three people
have been killed and seven others
injured in a drive-by shooting outside a
pizza restaurant where a motorcycle
group was hosting an event.
Los Angeles County sheriff's Deputy
Keith Ho says 10 people gathered in the
parking lot of the restaurant in Pico
Rivera were shot at from a moving
vehicle Saturday evening.
Ho says three people died at the scene.
Seven others were hospitalized in stable
condition.
Nobody inside the restaurant was
injured.
A biker group known as the Old School
Riders was hosting an event at the time.
Ho says investigators are trying to
determine if the shooting was gang
related. No arrests have been made.
Pico Rivera is about 15 miles east of
downtown Los Angeles.
Bikers ride to benefit injured Cape
Coral officer -
The News-Press - Black clothes
and tattoos were the order of the day
Saturday as dozens of bikers gathered in
North Fort Myers to make a fund-raising
ride for a critically injured Cape Coral
motorcycle police officer.
Officer Damien Garcia was injured on
duty June 2 when he collided with an SUV
that pulled in front of him at Cultural
Park Boulevard and Southeast Van Loon
Terrace.
Garcia was airlifted to Jackson Memorial
Hospital June 16 and remains in critical
condition.
"Damien (Garcia) is a friend of mine,
and the motorcycle community is like a
brotherhood," said Dave Lawler, 52, who
helped organize Saturday's event.
"We just want to do what we can for
Damien and make sure his daughter is
taken care of," Lawler said.
The ride began at Victory Lane Cafe on
Hancock Bridge Parkway with registration
at 9 a.m.
By 8:45 a.m., motorcycles were rumbling
into the cafe's parking lot.
KSU (kick stands up) took place a bit
after 11 a.m., and the bikers headed for
Geo's Italian Restaurant on Ceitus
Terrace in Cape Coral.
At Geo's, live music was provided by
Matter of Faith, and there were raffles,
door prizes and vendors.
A bike night block party fund-raiser for
Garcia also was held Saturday night at
Sun Sports Cycle and Watercraft in Fort
Myers.
Collisions like Garcia's can be avoided,
said Kurt Berkholtz, 47, of Cape Coral.
"It's important that the community be
aware of motorcycles and cops on
motorcycles," he said. "Pay attention on
the road and realize that there are
motorcycles out there."
Drivers on cell phones are a threat to
bikers, Berkholtz said.
Like Lawler, Miami Police Department
motorcycle policeman Manny Cuquejo, 52,
was among Garcia's many friends
participating in the motorcycle ride.
"Because of my police background, I can
identify with Damien," he said. "On a
personal aspect, I know him. He went to
school with my sons and
daughters-in-law. I'm just proud to be
here helping a fellow officer."
For Gary Walker, 29, of Cape Coral,
Garcia was more than a friend and
neighbor: Garcia encouraged him to apply
to the police academy.
Walker starts at the academy July 6.
"The first day we moved in, Damien came
over and welcomed us to the
neighborhood," Walker said. "We trained
together to get me in shape for the
academy, and that was after his full day
at work.
"He's down-to-earth and has a big heart.
He always thought that if you help
others, it will come back to you. Guys
like that are hard to come by."
Dalworthington Gardens motorcyclist dies
- Fort Worth Star
Telegram - GRAND PRAIRIE — A
37-year-old Dalworthington Gardens man
died late Saturday after he laid down
his motorcycle to try to avoid another
vehicle at Pioneer and Great Southwest
parkways in Grand Prairie. A driver
traveling in the opposite direction
turned left in front of Oscar
Carmichael, who lost contact with his
motorcycle, which then struck the
vehicle, police said. It is unknown
whether the vehicle struck Carmichael or
whether speed played a factor.
Police ID man killed in bike crash
Friday - Grand
Forks Herald - The Larimore,
N.D., man killed in a motorcycle crash
Friday morning near Fessenden, N.D., was
identified today as Roger Ready, by the
state Highway Patrol.
Ready, 61, was driving his 1998 Honda
motorcycle west on U.S. Highway 200 in
Wells County, 24 miles southeast of
Harvey, N.D., near Fessenden, about 9:15
a.m. Friday when he lost control and was
ejected from the bike.
Conditions were clear, sunny weather,
and the roadway was dry and normal, but
it had a sign warning drivers of broken
pavement, the Patrol reported. .
Ready was riding with motorcyclists,
members of the American Legion Riders
who were heading to western North Dakota
to begin the American Legion Legacy
ride, according to an internet posting
by another rider. The group “hit debris
in the road,” said the ride in a posting
on the Web site www.roadstarraider.com.
“Four bikes went down and our chaplain,
Roger Ready, didn’t make it,” the rider
said.
No other vehicle or person was involved
in causing the crash, or sustained
serious injuries, according to the
Patrol.
Ready was taken to the Harvey Medical
Center where he died of his injuries.
Ready was not wearing a helmet, the
Patrol said.
Ready was a member of Christian
motorcycle groups, was active in the
Church of the Nazarene in Larimore, did
mission work and was a member of the
Patriot Guard, a motorcycle group that
provides solidarity and security at
military funerals.
Sedalia motorcyclist dies in
three-vehicle crash -
News-Leader.com -
A Sedalia motorcycle rider died and a
Kansas man was injured in a
three-vehicle crash in Camden County
today.
Robert Sinclair, 49, was wearing a
helmet at the time of the accident, when
his northbound 1982 Honda motorcycle
crossed the center line and hit a
southbound Chevrolet Silverado in the
side, according to a report from the
Missouri Highway Patrol.
The cycle then re-entered the northbound
lane, but crossed the center line a
second time and hit a southbound Odyssey
head-on.
Sinclair was pronounced dead at the
scene, according to a report from the
Missouri Highway Patrol.
Bonnor Springs, Kan., resident Shawn
Blancho, 32, driver of the Odyssey SUV,
suffered moderate injuries. He was taken
to Lake Regional Hospital in Osage
Beach.
Holt resident Herbert Bowers, 72, driver
of the Silverado, was not injured.
Both Blancho and Bowers were wearing
seat belts.
The accident occurred around 11:45 a.m.
on Missouri 7, about 1/10 of a mile
north of Route EE.
'Retreads' visit Carthage -
Carthage Press -
The heat and hard economic times may
have kept the numbers down at this
year’s Gateway Regional Retread, but it
certainly didn’t dampen the enthusiasm
for those who made it from as far away
as Louisiana and Mississippi.
According to Gateway’s Regional Director
Lloyd Smith, the name “retreads” comes
from the name of vehicle tires used
during World War II. The act of
retreading (putting new treads on used
tires) was a process that permitted many
civilians during the war years to
continue to use their vehicles when
their tires wore out, as new tires were
very hard, if not downright impossible,
to obtain during those rationing days.
“Similarly,” Davis wrote on the group’s
Web site, “many of us began our
motorcycling years back when we were
young. When we got married and started
raising a family, many of us had no time
or money available for such luxuries as
motorcycles. However, once the children
were on their own, and free time and
more money were available, our thoughts
of motorcycles returned — and we were
itching to get back on the bikes we
loved so much. So in a way, we were “retreaded.”
And so retreads found themselves this
week inside Carthage’s Big Red Barn RV
Park. One of the only requirements for
members to enjoy the group is that they
have to over 40 and must have a love for
the motorcycle.
Smith has been riding motorcycles for
more than 50 years.
“In 1947 I had my mother’s cousin come
visit us and he was on a Harley Davidson
and he gave me a ride,” Lloyd said
Saturday. “I was only 7 at the time and
right then and there, sooner or later, I
knew I’d ride me a motorcycle.”
And he did. His first cycle was a
Cushman Highlander scooter. Later, he
graduated up to a 350cc Triumph. Today,
he and his wife, Barbara, own six Harley
Davidsons. Selecting which one they ride
together depends on the weather, their
mood, what type of riding they want to
do and what his wife is wearing.
So why does he choose a motorcycle to
the comforts of an enclosed,
air-conditioned car?
“It puts you in contact with nature. You
go down in highway and if there’s rain
in the air you can smell it, if a
farmer’s just cut his pasture you can
smell it, if in the fall and riding down
the hw and a fireplace going in some
farm house you can breath that in. You
can’t do that in a car.”
Man killed on motorcycle in
head-on accident -
KRCG -
CAMDEN COUNTY -- A Sedalia man has died
after he drove his motorcycle into on
coming traffic and hit a car head-on
just before noon Saturday a little north
of Route EE in Camden County.
The Highway Patrol says Robert Sinclair,
49, was driving northbound when he first
swerved into oncoming traffic and hit a
car on the side. Sinclair than drove
back to his side of the road before
serving in the southbound lane again and
hit 32-year-old Shawn Blancho's car head
on.
Sinclair was pronounced dead at the
scene.
Blancho, of Bonner Springs, Kansas was
transported to Lake Regional Hospital
with moderate injuries.
Motorcycle Accident Claims Life
Of Temple Man -
KWTX - BELL COUNTY (June 27,
2009)—A motorcycle rider from Temple
died of his injuries after a Saturday
morning head-on collision with an SUV on
FM 2483 in Morgan’s Point.
The accident occurred at around 11 a.m.
Saturday at the intersection of FM 2483
and Lake Forest Drive, Morgan’s Point
Police Chief Randy Dixon said.
The motorcyclist, whom Dixon identified
as Alan McClure, 55, of Temple, was
taken to Scott & White Hospital where he
later died about 90 minutes after the
accident.
Dixon said McClure was headed west on FM
2483 approaching Lake Forest Drive when
the driver of the SUV, who was
identified only as a Harker Heights
resident, turned left on FM 2483 and
into the path of the oncoming
motorcycle.
“It appears the driver of the motorcycle
was not wearing a safety helmet,” Dixon
said in a press release Saturday.
Neither the two adults nor the juvenile
in the SUV was injured.
The driver of the SUV will be charged
with failure to yield right of way,
Dixon said.
Morgan’s Point police are investigating
the fatal accident with assistance from
the Temple Police Department’s accident
reconstruction unit, Dixon said.
Three injured in two St. Louis County
motorcycle crashes -
FOX 21 Online -
Three people were injured in two
separate motorcycle accidents just
minutes apart Saturday afternoon in
northern St. Louis County.
At 1:07 p.m., a motorcycle carrying
Henry and Barbara Braegelmann, both 52
and of Richmond, Minn., ran off the road
at the corner of Clyde and East Townline
roads in Fayal Township.
The Braegelmanns both were wearing
helmets.
Henry Braegelmann, who was driving, was
transported by Eveleth Ambulance to
Virginia Regional Medical Center.
Barbara Braegelmann was transported by
Eveleth Ambulance to St. Mary's Medical
Center in Duluth.
There was no word Saturday night on
their conditions; the accident remains
under investigation.
In the second crash, at 1:24 p.m.
Saturday, Norma Neshein, 59, of Eagan,
Minn., lost control of her motorcycle
while making a left turn from County
Highway 100 to northbound Minnesota
Highway 135 in White Township.
Neshein was wearing a helmet. She was
transported by Hoyt Lakes Ambulance to
White Community Hospital in Aurora, then
transferred to St. Mary's Medical Center
in Duluth.
There was no word Saturday night on
Neshein's condition; the accident
remains under investigation
Guns of Justice Motorcycle Club
rides on Saturday in memory -
WHAS 11.com - Many
people in Kentuckiana will never forget
the day Louisville police officer Peter
Grignon was shot to death.
His memory and the sacrifice of other
officers are being honored today with a
53 mile ride; by The Guns of Justice
Motorcycle Club.
Jeffersonville officers reveal details
about their recovery
Second Jeffersonville officer moved to
rehab facility
Jeffersonville firefighters remodel home
of wounded officer
Dispatch tapes from shooting reveal
delay in finding one officer
Officers' families share details since
the shootings, thank community for
support
Officers injured in shooting begin
healing process
Recovery will be a long journey for
wounded officers
Dattilo’s family speaks out
Standoff ends when suspect takes his own
life
Blood drives, donation accounts set up
to honor injured Jeffersonville police
officers
One-by-one they rounded the corner into
the Harley Davidson parking lot, the
starting point of the 53 mile ride to
Dixie Hwy. They were braving the heat in
honor of Patrolman Keith Broady and his
partner Corporal Dan Llawhorn.
Keith Broady said, “It gives me goose
bumps thinking about it.” And Dan
Lawhorn said “It’s nice to know that
that many people would come out and
support us.”
The two Jeffersonville police officers
were ambushed and shot in the line of
duty in February.
This 5th annual Grignon Memorial Bike
Rride is a fundraiser for the two; with
around 400 bikers donating $20 to ride.
The event is named for Peter Grignon, an
LMPD officer, who was shot and killed in
the line of duty in March, 2005.
Brad Woolridge, the event organizer,
said “We don’t want people to forget the
sacrifices that Peter and the other
officers in our community paid.”
This event is all about support, not
just for Broady and Lawhorn, but for
Rebecca Grignon, Peter’s widow and Sue
Wells, the widow of Randy Wells, the
chief of police for the Forest Hills
neighborhood, who was killed in 2007.
Sue Wells said, “There are times that i
don’t think about it every second of the
day. I can go for a couple of days, and
then I’ll get a zing and it’s a
remembrance; a sad remembrance.” Rebecca
Grignon said, “It’s overwhelming and
it’s very comforting to know that people
stand together. And it’s good for the
community to see that and it’s good for
the community to join in. It wasn’t
anything that we set out to do. But
they’re turning it into a great thing
for us.”
Broady rode along with the group as they
made their way onto the interstate. He
said he’s honored that this many people
came out to ride by his side.
The 150 plus motorcylists raised about
$3000 on Saturday.
Officer Broady said he’s feeling pretty
good, but still in the healing process.
He was shot in the torso in an area
unprotected by his vest. Lawhorn said he
still has some lingering leg pains, but
he’s taking it day to day. The ride
ended at the Texas Roadhouse on Dixie
Highway.
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