News By Topic: Motorcycle Racing

American Honda Motor Company's Motorcycle Division Expands Racing Contingencies

Feb 27, 2004

February 26, 2004 For Immediate Release American Honda Motor Company's Motorcycle Division Expands Racing Contingencies Torrance, CA - American Honda Motor Co., Inc., announces it's racing contingency program for 2004. The 2004 contingency program will post more than 7 million dollars at over 700 events across the coun ... Continue reading

ArcaEx Driver Dario Franchitti 2004 Toyota Indy 300 Fact Sheet

Feb 25, 2004

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2004 Most Popular Driver Voting Web Site Launches Friday

Feb 13, 2004

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.--Feb. 13, 2004-- Earnhardt Jr. 'defends' his title after winning in 2003 Friday the 13th will be the start of a "lucky" season for one NASCAR Nextel Cup driver - not on the track, but online as the 2004 Grands!(R) Biscuits NMPA NASCAR Most Popular Driver Award officially opens at www.mostpopulardriv ... Continue reading

Ramsey and CRF250R Get Their First Win

Feb 10, 2004

AMA Supercross Series 250cc/125cc West Round 6: San Francisco, CA February 7, 2004 Ramsey and CRF250R Get Their First Win Nathan Ramsey is no stranger to winning main events and he's no stranger to winning on a Honda CRF four-stroke either. At the Pontiac Silverdome in 2002, Ramsey gave the CRF450R its first 250 Superc ... Continue reading

AMD64 Technology Speeds into Professional Motorcycle Racing with Ducati Corse Team

Feb 5, 2004

-- AMD today announced that Ducati Corse, the racing team division of Italian high-performance motorcycle manufacturer, Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. , plans to implement a server cluster based on the AMD Opteron(TM) processor, as well as AMD Opteron processor-based workstations in its research and development department ... Continue reading

AMD64 Technology Speeds into Professional Motorcycle Racing with Ducati Corse Team

Feb 5, 2004

MILANO, Italy--Feb. 5, 2004-- Ducati Corse team selects high-performing AMD Opteron(TM) processor-based solutions for its research and development department AMD today announced that Ducati Corse, the racing team division of Italian high-performance motorcycle manufacturer, Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. , plans to implem ... Continue reading

Race Ramblings from the desk of Wayne Cloth

Feb 2, 2004

Congrats to the New England Patriots on winning the best Super Bowl in YEARS, 31-28 over the Carolina Panthers! No tune outs on this one, as it went down to the wire! With the completion of the Rolex 24, the 2004 racing season has officially begun! The Nextel presence at Daytona was very visible, as everywhere it HAD s ... Continue reading

AMA Supercross Series : Windham, Ramsey and Preston shine in soggy San Diego

Jan 27, 2004

AMA Supercross Series 250cc/125cc West Round 4: San Diego, CA January 24, 2004 Windham, Ramsey and Preston shine in soggy San Diego On a rare cold and soggy San Diego evening, a crowd of 61,062 inside Qualcomm Stadium warmed up quickly and a collective effort by the Red Riders was the culprit. In both the 125 and 250 m ... Continue reading

AMA: Windham and Preston Podium Anaheim 2

Jan 19, 2004

AMA Supercross Series 250cc/125cc West Round 3: Anaheim, CA January 17, 2004 Windham and Preston Podium Anaheim 2 After his breakthrough win in Phoenix last week, Kevin Windham returned to Anaheim, California's Edison International Field for round three of the AMA Supercross Series with a burden lifted from his shoulde ... Continue reading

Kawasaki Riders Give Infineon Raceway Thumbs Up

Jan 16, 2004

JPEG IMAGE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST Contact: John Cardinale Infineon Raceway 707-933-3907 Kawasaki Riders Give Safety Improvements at Infineon Raceway Thumbs Up SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) - A trio of Kawasaki riders was finally able to tackle the road course at Infineon Raceway on Thursday for a test session, and ... Continue reading

Bridgestone to Supply MotoGP Tires to Kawasaki Racing Team for 2004 Season

Jan 15, 2004

JapanCorp: <http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> Bridgestone to Supply MotoGP Tires to Kawasaki Racing Team for 2004 Season Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 15, 2004 - (JCN Newswire) - Bridgestone Corporation has announced that it will begin supplying tires to the Kawasaki Racing Team for MotoGP racing in the 2004 season. Kawasaki ... Continue reading

19th Annual Daytona Beach Motorsports Expo During Daytona Speedweeks

Jan 13, 2004

Consumer and Trade Event Featuring Manufacturers' Displays, Onsite Racing, Sponsorship Give Away Contest, the Motorsports Garage, Driver Autograph Signings, Driver Related Book Signings and More BALTIMORE, Jan. 12 -- Emerging from the shadows of the Daytona International Speedway and Speedweeks, is the 19th Annual Dayt ... Continue reading

Diamond Powersports' New Drag Bike Chain Breaks World Speed Record

Dec 16, 2003

SUNRISE, Fla., Dec. 16 -- Diamond Powersports (BULLETIN BOARD: DPWS) CEO Pierre Elliot is pleased to announce that the company's new Drag Bike Chain has broken a thirteen-year world speed record with stable speeds above 300 mph. The world record was broken by Sam Wheeler on a Kawasaki ZX-11 using the Diamond Powersport ... Continue reading

Honda's Carmichael Injured

Nov 27, 2003

11/26/03 For Immediate Release Carmichael Injured Torrance, CA: American Honda announced today that Ricky Carmichael, defending AMA 250 Supercross and AMA 250 National Motocross Champion sustained a knee injury while pre-season testing for the 2004 season. Carmichael was examined by his doctor earlier today with the re ... Continue reading

Campbell And Hengeveld Rule Baja On XR650R

Nov 25, 2003

11/24/03 For Immediate Release SCORE Desert Series Round 3: Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico November 21, 2003 The 36th-annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 will go down as toughest one ever, with just 153 of the 272 original starters able to finish. Despite the long, dusty day and cold, foggy night, ... Continue reading