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White Brothers and Honda Announce Agreement


White Brothers to sponsor Honda Supercross and Motocross Racing Teams

Torrance, Calif. ? American Honda Motors, Inc. and White Brothers


Performance Products are pleased to announce a multi-year partnership


agreement.





As an official sponsor of Honda's factory race team, White Brothers


E-Series Exhaust Systems will be used exclusively on all Factory Honda


4-stroke race equipment in 2002, starting with Nathan Ramsey's debut on the


Factory Honda CRF450R at the season opening Supercross on January 5th in


Anaheim.





In addition White Brothers will be racing Honda CRF450R's in the AMA


Eastern and Western Regional 4-stroke Motocross Nationals and at select


outdoor Nationals. Piloting the Honda CRF450R's for White Brothers will be


current 4-stroke National Motocross Champion Spud Walters and Paul


Carpender, National #42, of Ithaca New York.





"We are very pleased to bring White Brothers into the Honda racing family,"


said Ray Blank, vice president of Honda's Motorcycle Division.  "As leaders


in our industry, Honda Racing and White Brothers will see "Performance


First" reach new heights in the coming years."




About Honda


American Honda Motor Co., Inc. is the sole distributor of Honda

motorcycles, scooters, ATVs and personal watercraft in the U.S.  American

Honda's Motorcycle Division conducts the sales, marketing, and operational

activities for these products through Honda authorized dealers.  For

further information about Honda products, racing teams, programs, and

dealer locations, visit the Honda web site at: www.honda.com.



About White Brothers




White Brothers is a global distributor of high-performance motorcycle parts


and accessories, as well as a manufacturer of performance exhaust systems


for 4 ? stroke motorcycles. White Brothers was founded by Tom and Dan White


in 1975 as an outgrowth of their hobby, racing motorcycles. Today, White


Brothers is a multi-million dollar business employing over 150 enthusiast


employees.