 Schnitz
Backs Indy Test & Tune
Schnitz Racing puts up test & tune fees for Funnybike
and Top Fuel racers
On Friday,
August 8, the day before the fastest, quickest motorcycles
start competition at the famous Indianapolis Raceway
Park, Schnitz Racing, a leading distributor of high
performance parts and accessories for motorcycles, will
pay the $40 track fee for any registered racer wishing
to test a Funnybike or Top Fuel bike.
The track-sponsored
Tune & Test event will run from 1 to 7 pm on Friday,
August 8, at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Normal entry
fees will be $40 for the Tune & Test. All registered
racers are encouraged to enter, but only Funnybike and
Top Fuel racers will have the tab picked up by Schnitz.
Saturday and
Sunday will feature all of these machines in fierce
battle for the AMA/Prostar points, at the Pingel Thunder
Nationals taking place at the same track and location.
Racers, make
sure you check the schedule and make time for the Tune
& Test. Fans, why not get to the track early and
buy a weekend pass to see the top motorcycle drag racers
in the world, test and tune their machines. Then join
us for two full days of racing on Saturday and Sunday
at one of the finest facilities in the world.
Links:
AMA/Prostar
Recognized by Military
Free admission for military, gets motorcycle drag racing
national acclaim
Since 2002, AMA/Prostar
has offered free admission for military personnel at
all races. This program was today recognized by Richard
B. Meyers, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for
the U.S. Department of Defense.
AMA/Prostar races are now
official events as part of Operation Tribute to Freedom.
Operation Tribute to Freedom is an officially recognized
program that includes a list of over 1000 events that
pay or have paid tribute to the military for their dedication
and service. To be part of
this, corporations and citizens must have submitted
their special events or tributes to the Department of
Defense for consideration. AMA/Prostar is proud to have
been recognized.
Keith Kizer,
President and CEO of AMA/Prostar, said that all serving
members of the U.S. military would be given free spectator
admission to
all remaining events in the 2003 season. This applies
to both active duty personnel and to persons serving
in the reserve components. A
special, daily adult spectator pass will be available
for only $10 to family members, retirees and Department
of Defense (DoD) civilian employees. To take advantage
of this special offer, members will be required to present
a valid military I.D. card at the gate.
"We want to do something
for the men and women who have dedicated themselves
to defending our nation," said Kizer, "especially
now, with all that has happened since September 11th.
We included reservists, because so many of them have
been ordered to active duty, and they truly are an integral
part of our nation‚s defense. These people are
sacrificing in ways most of us don‚t even recognize,
much less
appreciate. We decided to include family members in
this offer, so our soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines
can afford to bring the whole
family. Those family members are part of the team, and
they give up a lot, too, when Mom or Dad are deployed."
"Our remaining events
are located reasonably near significant military installations
-Fort Knox and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
(Indianapolis, IN), McGuire Air Force Base (Atco, NJ),
Maxwell Air Force Base (Montgomery, AL) and Naval Air
Station Jacksonville (Gainesville,FL). We certainly
hope some of our service members will act upon this
offer. They'll see some awesome machinery and great
racing, and we'll do our best to make them feel like
part of the Prostar family."
The four
remaining 2003 AMA/Prostar events:
-
The Pingel
Thunder Motorcycle Nationals at Indianapolis, Indiana,
August 9-10
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The Orient
Express US Motorcycle Nationals at Atco, New Jersey,
September 6-7
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The Schnitz
Fall Nationals at Montgomery, Alabama, October 4-5
-
The Prostar
World Finals at Gainesville, Florida, November 14-16
August
9-10
AMA/Prostar Pingel Thunder Motorcycle Nationals
Indianapolis Raceway Park, Indianapolis, IN
For
the 14th year, AMA/Prostar will host an all-motorcycle
national event in the home or racing, Indianapolis Raceway
Park.
NHRA's
Indianapolis Raceway Park is one of the most historic
tracks in the timeline of motorcycle drag racing, as it
was home to legendary motorcycle drag racing pioneer,
Elmer
Trett.
Pingel
Enterprise, the event sponsor, is the largest manufacturer,
specializing in Drag and Street Performance Products for
motorcycles. Their full line of fuel valves, air shifters,
wheel chocks, switches and controls have become the world
standard, and found on all of the top drag racing motorcycles.
More
than 500 racers in 13 categories. Featuring Top Fuel bikes,
the quickest motorcycle class in the world with speeds
exceeding 230 mph, 6-second, nitrous oxide powered, Pro
Mods, turbocharged Funny Bikes, factory hot rod Pro Stocks,
showroom stock street bikes, and several others in side-by-side
racing. Also, manufacturers row features top vendors and
manufacturers on display.
The Pingel Thunder Nationals will feature Top Fuel and
Larry “Spiderman” McBride, the first person to eclipse
the five-second barrier. AMA/Prostar is the only series
in the United States that Top Fuel motorcycles in a championship
series. No doubt, Kent Stotz and Rickey Gadson will again
be battling it out in Streetbike Shootout to see who has
the fastest, quickest street legal bike in the world.
Only at a AMA/Prostar event can you be sure to see the
fastest, quickest bikes on the planet.
A
ticket is a pit pass and gives you full access to speak
to the riders and teams that are making history in the
world of motorcycle drag racing.
Streetbike
Chaos
Streetbike
riders that do not choose to enter the race day event
can pass tech procedures and buy a pass for the evening
Streetbike Chaos. This is for the hard-core street racer.
It's a compromise for the rider who has spent lots of
money building the ultimate performance machine, yet looks
away from conventional racing.
Important Note to 600
SS Riders
600 SS Riders,
I have just
spoke with Bruce at VP. He suggest that we use VP MR1
as an alternative spec fuel for 600 SuperSport for the
remainder of the year, since we are going to allow a VP
product in addition to Nutec. This is all due to Nutec
not having fuel to us prior to first round of qualifying
at Norwalk. Next year's spec fuel and blend will be reviewed
at the end of the year. So, VP MR1 or Nutec can be
used at all remaining races.
-Scooter
I
See Stunt People!
For the third year, the motorcycle stunt team TiltedVisions
will be once again entertaining the crowds at the AMA/Prostar
hosted Pingel Thunder Nationals, in the home of racing,
Indianapolis Raceway Park Aug 9 - 10.This popular Indy
stunt riding team has been building national recognition
for 4 years by performing at drag strips, parades, charityevents,
and national competitions. The team, consists of Bill
Buffington, Aaron Mull, Print Givens, Lee Collins. Media
contact for the team, Print Givens says "We enjoy
the event because we get to be at the same venue with
many popular drag racers, we get a great response from
the crowd, and of course the smell of burning rubber whether
it be from our tires or not." The team will have
a display selling their newly released video 2 Far Back
as well as "I See Stunt People" t-shirts.
Local Riders
Invited to Compete
Today’s high-powered sport motorcycles are capable of
200 MPH top end speeds off the showroom floor, this makes
them prime candidates for the drag strip, not Main Street
USA!.
Racers
are welcome off the street in our Street E.T. event and
others depending on qualifications. By allowing these
riders to compete shows that the racetrack is the only
place to safely and legally practice racing skills. In
addition they have the chance to win cash prizes and awards.
Riders must be licensed drivers, and have a complete set
of attached leather jacket and pants, leather gloves,
above the ankle boots and an ignition cutoff switch. New
racers must take a qualifying pass and conform to basic
safety regulations and a tech inspection. For advance
information, they can call 256-852-1101.
For
more information contact AMA/Prostar at (256) 852-1101
or visit www.amaprostar.com
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