ROCKSTAR MAKITA SUZUKI PRIMED FOR SAN FRANCISCO

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ROCKSTAR MAKITA SUZUKI PRIMED FOR SAN FRANCISCO



Team Suzuki Press Office - January 28.

After Ryan Dungey's storybook start to the season, Rockstar Makita Suzuki is preparing to take to the track in San Francisco this weekend for the fourth round of the AMA/ FIM Supercross Championship.

So far, Rockstar Makita Suzuki has taken home the winner's trophy at two out of three races and Dungey hasn't finished lower than second all season.

Team Manager Roger DeCoster is pleased with the way the season has started. "I knew Ryan was a podium guy," DeCoster said. "I was confident in him and he's doing even better than just getting on the podium. He's the most consistent racer out there and he's winning." With the help of DeCoster and the rest of the team, Dungey has led 43 out of 60 laps in 2010.

Despite the great start to the season, the team is focused. "The team needs to keep its feet on the ground and do one race at a time," DeCoster said. "We're doing well but the championship is a long way off. We cannot get carried away and think this is it."

Dungey showed a lot of patience on the track for Anaheim 2 and he was very calculating in his race approach. Starting in about fifth place, Dungey methodically moved his way up until he took over the lead on lap 14. "When you have the guys ahead of you, it's important to not get over your head," Dungey said. "It was still early in the race and anything could happen; I didn't want to throw it away but at the same time I wanted to make those passes." Dungey finished the race with more than three seconds on the next competitor.

"This week, I'm going to work on some stuff that we need to work on, that we could be better in," Dungey said. "We're just going try to carry the momentum and remember it's one race at a time and also to have fun, enjoy it, and let the rest come." With 72 accumulated points, Dungey is currently the leader in the Supercross class.

The Suzuki RM-Z450 that both Dungey and his team mate Austin Stroupe pilot in the Supercross class is also a winner this year. The 2010 fuel-injected 450 nabbed the holeshot in every Main Event so far and it has gotten the holeshot in five out of six heat races. There is no doubt the RM-Z has plenty of power straight off the gate and the racers are using it to its full potential.

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O’Neal and MotoConcepts Yamaha Join Together for 2010!

Courtesy of O'neal

November 20, 2009

Simi Valley, CA

O’NEAL, established in 1970 has chosen to support and partner with MotoConcepts Yamaha Racing for 2010! 

The MotoConcepts Yamaha team is packed with talent featuring Matt Goerke and Daniel Reardon in the Premier 450 class.  Both Matt and Daniel earned considerable success during the last racing Season.  Matt earned the overall victory in the 2009 Outdoor National race at Southwick while Australian Champion Daniel, was a regular feature on the podium throughout the entire season.

The following top lites class riders from MotoConcepts Yamaha will also be racing with O’NEAL’s Hardwear Protective apparel and All New O’NEAL 8 Series Helmets throughout the 2010 Racing Season; Ryan Sipes, Vince Friese and Travis Baker. 

Sipes, has earned his reputation as a talent to watch having achieved numerous impressive finishes in professional Supercross and Outdoor events in recent seasons.  Both Friese and Baker have torn up the competition in the amateur ranks each earning several Lorreta and Mini O titles! 

For all of the MotoConcepts Yamaha riders the training is relentless as the clock ticks towards the start of the 2010 Supercross Series.

MotoConcepts is a leader in innovative manufacturing techniques and has created an entire line of Moto essentials that are “Must Haves” for the true enthusiast/racer.  Check out www.motoconcepts.com today.

O’NEAL Racing has been at the forefront of the Motocross industry since 1970!  O’NEAL has been, and will always be the ultimate in quality products for racing!  Check out www.oneal.com and learn all about O’NEAL’s 40 full years of non-stop product development.

Jeff Alessi is a proud member of the MotoConcepts Yamaha Racing Team.  Jeff will be continuing his relationship with Alpinestars for the 2010 racing season and will be wearing Alpinestar boots and racing apparel in all events.

AMA Racer No. 2 Now Available

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Press Release from American Motorcyclist Association
The second issue of the American Motorcyclist Association's newest publication, AMA Racer, is now available. In addition to highlighting all AMA-sanctioned amateur competition, this issue includes additional coverage of vintage racing and previews the first AMA Racing Vintage Grand Championships, set for July 24-26 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, during AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days.

The latest issue is available at AmericanMotorcyclist.com/AMARacer.

AMA Racer is a new publication that delivers racing-related news, views and advice about the competitive events that we sanction. It is published periodically and includes information such as racing regulations, race reports, racer profiles, events and more. Although limited print copies of each issue are available, most readers access the publication electronically at the above website.

Those competing in AMA-sanctioned events and those interested in AMA-sanctioned events can click here to sign up to receive e-mail notifications when new issues are published. If you are already subscribed to one of the AMA's e-mail lists, you will be instructed on how to edit your profile an add AMA Racer notifications when you click on the above link.

Editorial and advertising inquiries can be sent to AMARacer@ama-cycle.org.