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Shimoda To Pro Circuit Kawasaki
J
o Shimoda, who was left without a ride
following the closing of the Geico Hon-
da Team, found a new home with 250cc
Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki
Team. The promising young star will join
teammates Austin Forkner, Jordon Smith,
Cameron McAdoo and Seth Hammaker.
"Jo Shimoda became available late
last season," said Mitch Payton, Pro
Circuit owner. "We feel that with his
tremendous talent and the new 2021
Kawasaki KX250, it will be a recipe for
success. Jo showed flashes of bril-
liance in his rookie supercross season
and finished out the motocross season
with a career-best moto podium finish."
Shimoda said, "I am just really thank-
ful and excited for this opportunity and
I plan to make the most of it." CN
AMA Ice Race Grand Championship
Announced
I
ce racers will have two opportunities to
compete for AMA number-one plates in
2021, with AMA Ice Race Grand
Championship events scheduled three
weeks apart in January and February
in Wisconsin.
The first event is a Grand Prix-style
competition on January 17 that will run in
conjunction with the Steel Shoe Fund's
annual three-hour endurance race on
Kettle Moraine Lake at the Tiki Beach Bar
and Resort in Campbellsport, Wisconsin.
The second event, the High Voltage Ice
Races, takes place February 6 on a half-mile oval
at Miller's Bay in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
This is the second year that the High Voltage
Ice Races will be sanctioned as an AMA Grand
Championship. Proceeds go to support pancreatic
cancer research. There is no admission fee for
spectators, but donations to the We Care Fund are
encouraged. CN
Jo Shimoda has found a new home on the Monster
Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki Team.
AMA ice racing will feature two major
one-off championships in 2021.
