PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF YAMAHA
VOL. 50 ISSUE 36 SEPTEMBER 10, 2013
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Briefly...
No Go For Stoner
Wet conditions on both
days at the Motegi circuit
in Japan prevented twotime World Champion
Casey Stoner from completing his testing duties
for HRC. Stoner is scheduled to test the bike again
the first week of October.
decision on Friday to race.
Herlings won both motos to secure the overall
at his home race.
Rockstar Bud Racing Kawasaki's Dylan Ferrandis finished second with a 2-3 tally and Herling's
teammate Jordi Tixier battled injury to finish third
with a 3-4 tally at the final race of the year.
diligently to put together a winning team for 2014."
David Lloyd did not want to go into the reasons
Wiles was released and sent a short reply to an
email that read: "It was an incredibly difficult decision that had to be made for the progress of the
team. It is difficult because Henry is a friend that I
care for."
What makes the departure of Wiles even more
of a head scratcher is that he is still in the hunt for
the 2013 AMA Grand National Championship title
with just two rounds (the Santa Rosa Mile and the
Pomona Half-Mile) remaining. Wiles is currently
ranked fifth in the standings - 25 points out of the
lead.
It is known that Wiles was not happy when Lloyd
Brothers picked up former champ Jake Johnson
last month after Johnson left Zanotti Racing. Wiles
stated that he felt the addition of Johnson would
make things "chaotic" with the team. Wiles finished
ahead of Johnson in all four races since Johnson
has come on board with Lloyd Brothers.
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Styke To GPs
Australian motocrosser
Luke Styke has been
signed by the Kemea Reytec van de Laar Yamaha
team for the 2014 FIM
MX2 World Championship. The 21-year-old is
the newly crowned Australian MX2 Champion.
AIMExpo Gets
Roberts
The American International Motorcycle Expo
(AIMExpo) has named
three-time World Champion Kenny Roberts as
its "American International
Motorcycle Champion."
In this role, Roberts will
serve as the proverbial
face of AIMExpo, joining
in the celebration of the
inaugural show in October with the entire powersports marketplace – industry, trade, media and
consumers.
And Pickers Too
AIMExpo has also announced that Frank Fritz,
one half of History's popular television series "American Pickers," will be ap-
pearing at the inaugural
event and hosting two
presentation and meet &
greet sessions. Fritz will
be discussing the value of
and his love for collectible
and vintage motorcycles,
as well as showcasing a
portion of his personal
collection on October 1819 at the Orange County
Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.
More Pegram TV
Larry Pegram's the "Superbike Family" is back in
action for a third season to
document the 2013 AMA
Pro National Guard Superbike series. The "Superbike Family" is a reality
show based on the excitement, adventure, trials
and tribulations of Foremost Insurance Group
sponsored racer Pegram
and his family-based racing team. The reality series will air next year, but
you can watch full episodes of season one and
two on the Foremost Blog
at blog.foremost.com.
Martin For Le Mans
Tyco Suzuki's Guy Martin
will race the 24 Hours of
Le Mans final World Endurance Championship
round in France on September 21 for the R2CL
Suzuki team.
Safety Crew
The FIM has announced
that the following riders
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