Boulder Motor Sports and Shane Turpin to Race at MMP World Superbike

Miller Motorsports Park hosts a round of the FIM World Superbike Championship during 26 to 28 May 2012, and many of the world's best motorcycle racers will melt rubber in pursuit of winning - or at least finishing in the points - on the Utah circuit. Alongside them will be a name well-known to US fans of AMA Pro Racing, riding a Boulder Motor Sports Ducati 1198R will be Shane Turpin. You may also know him from the Yamaha Champions School, where he instructs, or from his many Championships accumulated from his time in the MRA series in Colorado, or for him riding for Segway / MotoCzysz in the TTXGP (see photo above). Please get in touch with him and wish him well! He could use a few sponsors...


http://tinyurl.com/csbafjr

AMA Taking Applications for Utah WSBK & AMA California Hillclimb

That's right, the AMA is taking applications for qualified racers to take a wild-card position at the Miller Motorsports Park round of the 2010 World Superbike Championship. The event will take place over 29 - 31 May 2010 in Utah. The deadline is 23 April 2010, so get yours in soon! The AMA will choose two riders each for World Superbike and World Supersport, with Infront Motorsports choosing two more for Superbike and 10 more for Supersport. For the details, please see the press release after the link.

http://tinyurl.com/yhwyhep

The AMA California Championship Hillclimb starts this weekend at the Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area - that's this Saturday and Sunday at the off-road park, which is near the town of Tracy. The details are about all you will find after the link, but you get all you need there too.

http://tinyurl.com/yjvmpoh

Thursday Morning Moto News - Gary Mason, Volunteers for WSBK & Monster Energy

MSS Colchester Kawasaki rider Gary Mason has been using some unusual techniques to get ready for the 2010 British Superbike Championship season. Mason took the Privateer crown last year, but this year he will be a full-on Superbike racer. He wants to be ready for it, so he is getting himself healthy. For more, please take the link.

http://tinyurl.com/yad7tcl

This is just a short post as it is a request for volunteers to help out with the 2010 World Superbike round at Miller Motorsports Park in Utah. Take the link for the contact information if you are willing to lend a hand!

http://tinyurl.com/ycvgcyk

Monster Energy - well known energy drink producer - has teamed up with Dorna, rights holder to MotoGP, to sponsor the Le Mans round of the MotoGP Championship. Monster will be the official naming rights holder to the French Grand Prix for the next two years now. For the details, please take the link.

http://tinyurl.com/ydrw929

Even More New Year's Eve News from the Moto World, Part 2

Didn't expect this news to make it, but here it is...

There is a sweet bike which was found on eBay by the bloggers at Motorcycle Classics - a 1984 Kawasaki GPz550. Now, this bike may not be very interesting to you, but to me it was a very significant motorcycle. They were everywhere when I was growing up back then and they were certainly hard to miss when on the street. This model has over 37,000 miles on it, but it was very well taken care of...take a look!

http://tinyurl.com/y9pfynx

Next, we have a trip to the Bonneville Vintage GP at Miller Motorsports Park in Utah. This is just an article describing what happened at the 4th annual event in 2009 - and noting why you should not miss the 2010 running. Anyone who enjoys classic or historical motorcycles and motorcycle racing will enjoy this event like none before it!

http://tinyurl.com/y8z7m6c

Well, we also have a concept motorcycle which borrows heavily from the Confederate models in its design. The RK Racer is - of course - based on a Buell 1200 engine (not sure which one they mean) and it has many sharp edges. See if you think it is any better than what the Louisiana manufacturer (Confederate) produces and take a long look.

http://tinyurl.com/yecbhtm

And, yet another list of concept and prototype motorcycles which the author of the post hopes will one day enter production for sale to us mortals. It is very similar to many others you may have read, but it has plenty of pictures for which you are bound to produce your own drool! Some of these are simply gorgeous!

http://tinyurl.com/ydvcglc

Dates Announced: 2010 Bonneville Vintage GP at Miller Motorsports Park

The AHRMA and Miller Motorsports Park have now announced when you will be taking a vacation...well, I wish we all could do so to attend this event! It will be held during 3 - 5 September 2010 in Utah. The usual races will be held, speed trials will be going on at the Salt Flats, swap meet, vendor booths and some demo rides will be offered. It is - as the other two were - not to be missed if you can get your time off from work...

http://tinyurl.com/ykf9en6

A Utah Adventure on Kawasaki's KLR650

This is a dream trip of mine - and, probably yours too - to Utah's back-country. Talk about an adventurous group! The KLR650 held up very well on the trip and took the author to places he thought inaccessible. If you are on the lookout for a relatively inexpensive, but well-sorted and well-made dual-purpose bike, Kawasaki has built this machine for you!

http://tinyurl.com/yfj8njj

Miller Motorsports Park Motorcycle Racing Season Finale

3 - 4 October 2009 - this weekend - is the final weekend of motorcycle racing at Miller Motorsports Park until 2010. The last series will be the Plaza Cycle Masters of the Mountains Series event put together by the circuit, the Utah Sportbike Association and the American Motorcyclist Association. The weekend will feature 19 different classes competing for contingency money, trophies and points. Sound fun to me!

http://tinyurl.com/yaxsdko

Series of Reports from Bonneville Vintage GP

This came to me via a group post (F-160 Group on Yahoo) and I figured that others might enjoy it as well. Ken Bingenheimer from the 'Examiner' was at the event and produced several articles about his weekend. If you were not there, this is a good way to catch up on the action from last weekend.

http://tinyurl.com/kscbyf

Doug Polen's Bonneville Vintage GP CB160 Victory

Doug Polen took time to come out to Miller Motorsports Park last weekend to participate in the Bonneville Vintage GP. He had already set up a ride on a Honda CB160 for that class and managed to claim victory on a machine he had never ridden before that weekend. That is what I call a professional racer!

http://tinyurl.com/pl687k

Photos from Miller Motorsports Park Bonneville Vintage Grand Prix

I did not find much news on the AHRMA Bonneville Vintage GP last weekend, but I did manage to get a mail from a local group who were there. These are some photos taken at the event, so please enjoy!

http://tinyurl.com/nvaxbs

Even more photos! http://tinyurl.com/num4og

Bonneville Vintage GP Concours d'Elegance at MMP

Miller Motorsports Park is hosting the Bonneville Vintage GP and many other motorcycle-related events this weekend out in Tooele, Utah. I would love to be there for this as there is just so much activity! The first report form the event that I have seen is after the link; it is the Concours d'Elegance...

http://tinyurl.com/mo3xj3

Very Busy Day for Bonneville Vintage GP Participants

It was tough to find anyone not working on something at Miller Motorsports Park in Utah today. The racers were practicing and the vendors and show staff had plenty to set up. Photos of this follow the link.

http://tinyurl.com/m55haw

Heading to Bonneville GP - Get Ready for "Cycle Fest"

Miller Motorsports Park is getting closer and closer to being a destination in and of its own. This coming weekend will see the Bonneville GP, the final of the AMA Pro Racing Supermoto Championship (the Mammoth Mountain event has been cancelled), the local Plaza Cycle Masters of the Mountains races, Utah Supermoto Championship, a Concours d'Elegance and a swap meet! Wow!

http://tinyurl.com/lufu4n

Bonneville Vintage GP and Concours - An Ever More Important Event

At Miller Motorsports Park this weekend, the AHRMA will host the Bonneville Vintage GP. This you may already know if you keep track of such things - or, if someone actually reads my blog - but there is more. After the link, you will find an article on the event and its growing importance. And, if you keep track of the author, he will provide photos aplenty and cover the happenings at the Tooele, Utah track.

http://tinyurl.com/mfkpx9

Action at the Bonneville Vintage GP - Press Release

The Bonneville Vintage GP will be an event worth attending - just look at all that is going on there from 4 to 6 September 2009!

http://tinyurl.com/luvcrz

Doug Polen to Race CB160 at Bonneville Vintage GP

Those CB160 racers are mostly based nearby my tidy little home outside of Portland, OR. I have been a member of their group - just idly watching and reading the news - for some time as I wanted to join their ranks (a lay-off has prevented that for the time being, but not for long). As Doug Polen will be joining them at the Bonneville Vintage GP on Saturday, September 5, I should direct you to the link:

http://tinyurl.com/nseotl

Also, take a look at his 1on1 Race School!

Coming Soon: 4th Annual Bonneville Vintage GP

Time is running out to get your entry into the Bonneville Vintage GP at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah. If you are planning to race in the event, you need to go to the website immediately and get your entry form completed and submitted.

http://bonnevillevintagegp.com

If you just plan on attending the race and surrounding events, make sure you have your travel planned soon. Fortunately, there are plenty of rooms available in nearby Salt Lake if all else fails. How could you not want to watch the AHRMA vintage motorcycle racing and the BUB Motorcycle Speed Trials!?! It is an amazing range of motorcycles from everywhere...but all wanting to go FAST.

It will all take place between September 4 & 6, 2009:

http://tinyurl.com/lyakm3