IN
THE
WIND
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Bollinger Wins
Union AMA
East Hare Scrambles
T
he opening round of the SRT-AMA East Hare
Scrambles Series got underway in Union, South
Carolina, February 17, and Husqvarna rider Trevor
Bollinger came away with the overall win.
Bollinger grabbed the holeshot and never looked
back. By the halfway point of the first lap, he had already carved out a 30-sec-
ond lead. His lead steadily grew until it was to well over a minute by the finish.
Bollinger would cruise to victory over Yamaha rider Ricky Russell who passed
Kawasaki rider Jonathan Johnson early in the race and never relinquished the spot.
Johnson finished out the day on the podium in third, while Austin Lee (Honda)
and Evan Earl, riding a 125cc Yamaha, rounded out the top five overall.
In the AA class Taylor Johnson was holding down the point on the last lap
when he ran out of gas, handing the AA-class win to Michael Beeler Jr. (KTM) in
eighth overall. Johnson ended up second in class after refueling.
Kenneth Held
Safer Motorcycling Research
Consortium Announced
H
onda, BMW, Harley-David-
son, Indian, Kawasaki and
Yamaha have all joined together in
the effort to increase riding safety
in the United States. Through
data-driven approaches and col-
laboration with other entities, the
"Safer Motorcycling Research
Consortium (SMRC) will seek to
improve on-road safety for motor-
cyclists.
Following is a release from the
newly formed organization:
American Honda Motor Com-
pany, BMW Motorrad, Harley-
Davidson Motor Company,
Indian Motorcycle Company,
Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.
and Yamaha Motor Corpora-
tion, U.S.A. have teamed up to
form the Safer Motorcycling
Research Consortium (SMRC).
The organization was formally
incorporated in Washington, DC
as a 501(c)(6) non-profit entity
to develop strategies to advance
and integrate on-road motorcy-
clists' safety through data driven
research and collaboration with
relevant stakeholders.
The Board of Directors, ap-
pointed by the founding mem-
ber companies, will coordinate
and facilitate pre-competitive
research activities in collabora-
tion with the interests of relevant
federal agencies. SMRC will
also include input from associ-
ate members consisting of other
OEMs, motorcycle industry sup-
pliers, and technical or scien-
tific organizations engaged in
the field of on-road motorcycle
safety.
The Safer Motorcycling
Research Consortium is com-
mitted to increasing the safety
of riders through the pursuit
of meaningful pre-competitive
research and advancement of
modern traffic safety.
For more information, please
visit SaferMotorcyclingResearch-
Consortium.org. CN
OVERALL
1. Trevor Bollinger (Hus)
2. Ricky Russell (Yam)
3. Jonathan Johnson (Kaw)
4. Austin Lee (Hon)
5. Evan Earl (Yam)
6. Kyle McDonal (Bet)
7. Brody Johnson (Yam)
8. Michael Beeler Jr. (KTM)
9. Anthony Federico (Yam)
10. Taylor Johnson (Yam)
(L-R) Ricky
Russell, Trevor
Bollinger and
Jonathan
Johnson fill the
podium. PHOTO:
KENNETH HELD
