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AMA: Harley Davidson Sponsors 833cc National Dirt Track Series

10 February 1998

HARLEY-DAVIDSON SPORTSTERS RETURN TO TACK IN 1998

WESTERVILLE, Ohio -- The Harley-Davidson 883 Sportster engine has over
thirty years of history behind it. Now known as the "evolution motor," the
883 made its debut on the 1957 Harley-Davidson Sportster and has been
continuously developed and refined to its present-day use on both road and
track. In recognition of that history and with the support of the
Harley-Davidson Motor Company, in 1998 the former AMA 883cc National Dirt
Track Series will be entitled the Harley-Davidson Sportster Performance
Series. 

Harley-Davidson's sponsorship of the Sportster Performance Series has made
possible the broadcast of 10, prime-time 1998 Grand National Dirt Track
shows on ESPN2. The 1998 Grand National Dirt Track broadcast schedule will
be announced at the end of February. 

Davey Camlin won the 1997 883cc National Dirt Track Series title riding for
the Moroney's Harley-Davidson team, and he enters the 1998 season as the
reigning champion of the Harley-Davidson Sportster Performance Series.
"Last year was my first racing with the 883 Sportster motor, and I fell in
love with it," said Camlin. "It's an incredibly durable and dependable
motor, and it's very fast, with great mid-range and top-end power." 

Art Gompper, racing promotions manager for Harley-Davidson, is proud of
Camlin and Harley-Davidson's racing history. "The Harley-Davidson Motor
Company has been involved with AMA Dirt Track racing for a long, long
time," said Gompper. "We feel the Sportster Performance Series gives dirt
trackers the opportunity to excel at this great sport without spending the
kind of money it takes to field a competitive Grand National Championship
machine. We've already seen some bright young stars shine on the Sportster
dirt-trackers, and we look forward to seeing many more."

The Harley-Davidson Sportster Performance Series kicks off May 17 at the
Delaware State Fairgrounds in Harrington, Del. 

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