Pat Henderson

STOW, OH – Avon Motorcycle Tyres is proud to partner with the Garage Girls
Ultimate Biker Makeover contest again this year by providing a set of Avon tires
for the 2007 Yamaha VStar 1300: Venom on the front (MT90B16) and Cobra on
the Rear (180/65B16). Through this special competition, applicants were asked
to submit a 600-word essay explaining why they would like to be selected for
this special opportunity along with a photo. Submissions were narrowed down

to four finalists. The four finalists were then submitted for public voting on the
Garage Girls website at www.garage-girls.com.

Contest winner Pat Henderson shared a personal story about making many
sacrifices in order to provide for her children. Those sacrifices included giving

up her motorcycle. Now that her children are grown, she turned to Garage Girls
for help in fulfilling her dream of riding again.

Pat will receive her prize awards along with runner-up Mary Pinkerton at the
Carlisle Bike Fest on Saturday, July 23. The Carlisle Bike Fest will be held
July 22-24 in Carlisle, Pa. is mid-Atlantic’s premier motorcycle event. Tens
of thousands of bikes and open-air enthusiasts will cruise in for non-stop
entertainment including local rides, industry guests, custom builders, the
Garage Girls, test rides, motorcycle giveaways and live bands all weekend.
Visit www.garage-girls.com or http://www.carsatcarlisle.com/ce/events/bikefest/
for more information.

Former 2008 Arenacross Lites champ Tyler Bright kicked off the 2011 East Coast Supercross Lites series in Houston, riding for the legendary Jimmy Weinert. Joining #709 Bright on “The Jammer’s” pro team this season will be #89 Taylor Futrell and #244 Ryan Zimmer.

Weinert says he wanted to call attention to his new MX training facility, so what better way than to showcase some rising stars and help them refine raw talent? “Opening a training facility has long been a dream of mine,” says Weinert. “I have always liked working with both upcoming riders and professional racers.” The 20-year-old Bright brings the best of both categories to the team after a successful stint with the Foremost Insurance/Jim Neese Arenacross Team and some earlier Supercross racing.

“I used to race Loretta’s, Ponca City, the Mini Os, but I never really was the top amateur or anything like that,” admits Bright. “But I just kept plugging away, and my parents kept supporting me. I ended up making four Supercross main events and had four Top 20 finishes in the outdoor nationals in 2008.” However unfortunate injuries hindered his 2009/10 season, but he is now fully healed and pumped up to be racing again.

“We are happy to join Jimmy Weinert in supporting Tyler this season,” says Scorpion’s marketing/advertising maven, Suzie Kirby. “We were pretty bummed when he was hurt before his first outdoor national last year and glad to have him back in the saddle. Tyler is totally dedicated to Scorpion and super pumped to be racing for Jammer’s team!”

“Super pumped” is an accurate description as Bright will be competing in Scorpion’s VX-24 helmet featuring the trademarked AIRFIT® technology. Now riders can pump up the proprietary cheek pad inflation system to ensure the perfect fit. The VX-24 also maximizes protection with a polycarbonate shell combined with a state-of-the-art dual density EPS liner to absorb maximum energy. In fact, this combination meets or exceeds all Snell/DOT safety standards.

Above and beyond passing the protection test, Scorpion’s KwikWick® washable moisture wicking comfort liner will be helping Bright keep his cool no matter how hot the action may get. Speaking of cool, an all new Aero-tuned front ventilation system and redesigned rear exhaust ports ensure plenty of airflow over the scalp.

“In addition to a superior fit, Tyler will also be making a statement at the track with the Impact, Vortech and Hellraiser graphics this season,” says Suzie Kirby. Be sure to give Tyler Bright and the rest of the Jimmy Weinert Racing Team a shout-out at the track during the SX series this season.

Check out the team at: http://www.weinerttrainingfacility.com/race-team/pro-team

Freestyle rider and upcoming Throttle Nation cover boy Luke Duke gives his account of Stunt Wars in Orlando, Florida. Click the link to see how he fared against the other top riders in the sport.

LUKE DUKE STUNT WARS SPORTBIKE FREESTYLE REPORT

Source: Shift Racing

After the event come have some drinks and warm up with the grill at

Sunset Bar & Grill.
W7905 High Ridge Rd
Fort Atkinson, WI 53538
tel: 920-563-5702

*Article from the East Coast Timing Association website

This September was the fifth annual Top Speed Streetbike Challenge at Maxton and as always there was some competitive heads up racing in the six classes formed by the events sponsor Throttle Nation Magazine. For those of you that attended the meet and were at the riders meeting on Saturday, you were able to meet the staff of Throttle Nation. They also had a nice area setup where they gave away magazines and decals for the racers.

Throttle Nation really stepped up for the rider’s prizes in 2010. This year each class winner received a new full face helmet from Scorpion, and a sportbike style jacket (Textile or Leather) from Dragon Rider Jackets. Motul also gave each class winner two oil changes of their race proven Motul 5100 Semi-Synthetic blend engine oil. AXO donated two motorcycle backpacks that were awarded to the fastest rookie of the event (Phillip Campbell) and the rider with the most class wins (Don Hass). And lastly Moto Skins donated a full bike wrap to the fastest speed of the Challenge (Don Hass)

Below are the class winners for 2010 and as you see we had a good mix of new winners and repeats. The fastest bike of the Challenge was Don Hass at 236 mph and he is the only five time (consecutive) winner of the event. We also had a new entry to the Challenge with land speed veteran Phillip Campbell taking the unlimited turbo class with a solid 226mph run.

We also had two different riders to win two classes, Greg Neal and Ransom Holbrook. Not only did Ransom win two classes, he did it on the same bike by running his Suzuki Hayabusa in the naturally aspirated and the Nitrous unlimited classes. Ransom also made the highlight reel by dragging a pair of nitrous bottles down the track behind his bike on his 215mph class winning pass. I think the safety inspectors will be taking an extra hard look at Ransom’s bike at the next event. Greg Neal won the 650cc and 1000cc naturally aspirated classes on his Kawasaki ZX-6 and ZX-10.

Overall it was another great event and we want to thank all the riders and Throttle Nation Magazine for their support as well as all those companies that supplied the prizes.

The current batch of Icon customs are based on the dirt oval, choppers and cafe racers. Enter Cold Dead Fingers, Anemic, The Snakecharmer, and both lastly and leastly, The Kitten. Armed with large knobbed tires we sent this batch of air-cooled combatants to war with Team Icon in the gravel strewn outskirts of North Portland. An event that would eventually become known as the Container Yard Classic. Featuring Nick “Apex” Brocha, Ernie “E-Dub” Vigil, Eric Hoenshell and Jason Britton.

(Fond Du Lac, WI, September 3, 2010)

Yamaha Motor Corporation has come on board to provide assistance and support for Perry Prichard’s world record attempting 24 Hours for Haiti.

Yamaha will be providing support for Perry’s two Yamaha dirt bikes he will be using to attempt a world record to raise money for relief from the hurricane that destroyed most of the country of Haiti.

Proceeds generated by 24 Hours for Haiti, Inc. through the fundraiser will be distributed to, and utilized in, furthering the efforts of The Lazarus Project Haiti (http://www.lazarusprojecthaiti.org). The Lazarus Project Haiti is an organization with a multifaceted approach for meeting the needs of the people of Haiti. Through providing homes for disabled and orphaned children, to sharing medical care and education through the schools and clinic, they strive to meet as many practical needs as possible in this struggling country.

24 Hours for Haiti, Inc. has been organized to conduct fund raisers for health and food relief domestically and internationally by utilizing 24 Hour events as it’s focal point for entertainment and marketability.

Website: http://www.24hoursforhaiti.com