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AMA: FAST Gets Award for Promoting Superbike Series at Laguna Seca

11 December 1997

1997 WORLD SUPERBIKE ROUND AT LAGUNA SECA WINS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZER AWARD

WESTERVILLE, Ohio -- SBK Superbike International Ltd., presenter of the
Federation Internationale Motocyclist (FIM) World Superbike Series,
recently announced that First Auto Sports Television (FAST)  has received
the World Superbike Organizer Award for the promotion of the July 1997
World Superbike round at Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, Calif.  

According to SBK International, FAST won the award for "the promotion and
the spectacular nature of the event which will be a point of reference in
1998 for all the World Superbike Championship organizers." 

Dan Murphy, president of FAST, thanked AMA Pro Racing staff for their
"can-do" attitude in dealing with the complexities of a World Superbike
event.  FAST will also present the 1998 World Superbike round at Laguna
Seca Raceway and the 1998 AMA Superbike Series at Road Atlanta on May 29 - 31.

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