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AMA announces 2010 AMA Racing East Hare Scrambles Championship Series schedule

December 14th, 2009 3 comments

PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) announced today the 2010 schedule for the AMA Racing East Hare Scrambles Championship Series. The series awards AMA No. 1 plates across a range of age, skill and displacement classes to some of the country’s fastest woods racers.

“We’re excited to continue offering this series to our youth and adult amateur hare scrambles racers,” said AMA Director of Racing Joe Bromley. “Along with the counterpart series in the West, this championship includes courses that range from tight woods to open desert. But because racers only have to compete in their regions to earn national recognition, following either complete series is less taxing on the racing budget.”

Hare scrambles are conducted on long, marked-loop courses through woods or desert and over rugged natural terrain. Events feature a designated number of laps or time limit, typically two hours. Competitive riders not only need to be fast, but also physically fit enough to maintain a race pace for hours.

The youth series runs in conjunction with the adult program starting with Round 3. Typically, youth classes run on Saturdays, and adult classes run on Sundays.

The initial round of the 2010 AMA Racing East Hare Scrambles Championship Series will be promoted by Racer Productions and be held March 7 in Washington, Ga. The series will then hit South Carolina, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Minnesota and New York before the finale in Lynnville, Ind.

The Saturday youth program will join the series in Berwick, Pa., on April 18. The youth series then will combine with the adult series in New Jersey through the finale in Indiana.

2010 AMA Racing East Hare Scrambles Championship Series Schedule

Round 1
No Youth classes
March 7
Racer Productions
Rita Coombs
(304) 284-0084
info@gnccracing.com
http://www.gnccracing.com/
LOC:  Washington, Ga.
 
Round 2
No Youth classes
April 11
Racer Productions
Rita Coombs
(304) 284-0084
info@gnccracing.com
http://www.gnccracing.com/
LOC:  Union, S.C.
 
Round 3
May 1: Youth
May 2: Amateur
Tri-County Sportsmen
Dennis McKelvey
(609) 390-3772
drm3772@yahoo.com
http://www.teamhammer.org/
LOC: Dorchester, N.J.
 
Round 4
May 29: Youth
May 30: Amateur
Sugar Camp Racing
Scott Schwalbe
(715) 272-1101
sugarcampracing@frontiernet.net
http://www.sugarcampent.com/
LOC: Rhinelander, Wis.
 
Round 5
July 18: Youth and Amateur
Rausch Creek Powersports
Tiffany Tobias
(570) 682-4600
tiffany@rauschcreekracing.com
http://www.rauschcreekracing.com/
LOC:  Valley View, Pa.
 
Round 6
July 31: Youth
Aug. 1: Amateur
High Mountain Dirt Riders
Mike Soudas
(570) 954-7799
mike@cycleplayground.com
http://www.hmdr.org/
LOC: Catawissa, Pa.
 
Round 7
Aug. 7: Youth
Aug. 8: Amateur
Range Riders MC
Paul Otto
(763) 229-1177
paul.otto@comcast.net
http://www.rangeridersmc.org/
LOC: Hill City, Minn.
 
Round 8
Aug. 28: Youth
Aug. 29: Amateur
Knobby Acres
Cindy Davis
(607) 756-5277
mcdavis409@yahoo.com 
http://www.wnyoa.net/ 
LOC: Cortland, NY

Round 9
Sept. 18: Youth
Sept. 19: Amateur
IN, IL, KY Enduro Riders
Kenny Moore
(812) 549-8385
kenmoore80@aol.com
http://www.blackcoal.org/
LOC:  Lynnville, Ind.

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BMW Recalls Some K1300GTs and K1300Ss

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The following is a recall notice from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration…

Vehicle Make / Model:   Model Year(s):
     BMW / K1300 GT   2009-2010
 
     BMW / K1300 S   2009-2010
 
Manufacturer: BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC Mfr’s Report Date: DEC 04, 2009
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 09V471000 NHTSA Action Number: PE09052
 
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Potential Number of Units Affected: 2019
Summary:
 BMW IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 AND 2010 K1300 S AND K1300 GT MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 11, 2008 AND NOVEMBER 19, 2009. POOR FUEL QUALITY MAY LEAD TO SMALL DEPOSITS WITHIN THE THROTTLE BODIES. DURING ENGINE OPERATION IN A LOW RPM RANGE, TYPICALLY NEAR IDLE SPEED (WHEN COMING TO A STOP) AIR FLOW COULD BE SUFFICIENTLY RESTRICTED AND ENGINE STALLING COULD OCCUR.
Consequence:
 ENGINE STALLING COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy:
 BMW WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JANUARY 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-201-307-4000.
Notes:
 OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION’S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TOHTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV .

Grass Flats

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Hooters Bike Night in Bradenton, Thursday Dec. 17

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Wednesday bike night at Banana Boat

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