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ELI TOMAC HOPES TO RACE AT MUDDY CREEK
T
he early report from the
GEICO Honda Team says
that Eli Tomac will most likely suit
up and race for next weekend's
Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross at
Muddy Creek in Blountville, Ten-
nessee, June 6.
Tomac, who won the first five
450 motos of the year before
crashing and suffering a dislo-
cated shoulder in the second
moto at Thunder Valley, May 30,
is "just fine," according to the
team.
"Eli is receiving further evalu-
ation following a dislocated
shoulder in the second moto,"
GEICO Honda team co-owner
Jeff Majkrzak said. "The Asterisk
medical team was able to put
his shoulder back in place at the
track, and Eli is otherwise just
fine. We hope to have him back
next week."
If Tomac does compete, he'll
no doubt have to deal with the
pain and instability that usually
go along with this injury.
Tomac now trails Ryan Dung-
ey by three points and has little
opportunity to let the injury heal,
with the Muddy Creek National
coming up this weekend and the
High Point National in Pennsyl-
vania next week before there is a
break in the series.
"I had a good little battle with
Ken there and snuck around
him," Tomac said of the second
moto at Colorado. "Then at
that point I tried to stay on two
wheels because this track is
really, really rutted today. It can
come up and bite you."
HALL OF FAMER PHIL SCHILLING PASSES
F
ans of the great Cycle maga-
zine and the early Ducati
Superbike ridden by Daytona
Superbike winner Cook Neilson
are mourning the death of Hall of
Famer Phil Schilling. Mr. Schil-
ling passed away on May 26.
Teaching at the University of
Wisconsin when Hall of Famer
Cook Neilson asked him to be-
come managing editor of Cycle
magazine, Schilling flourished
at Cycle and over time became
one of the most influential moto-
journalists ever.
A skilled tuner, Schilling also
excelled at the racetrack. In 1977,
Schilling and Neilson entered a
Ducati, famously known as "Old
Blue," in the Daytona 200 and
gave Ducati its first AMA Super-
bike win in the United States.
Schilling and Neilson's chroni-
cling of their efforts as well as
other teams and riders helped
give AMA Superbike racing a
major boost at a time that it was
a lowly support road racing
class. They were instrumental in
helping push the series to the
premier motorcycle road racing
championship in America.
To learn more about the life
and career of Phil Schilling, a
member of the Hall of Fame
Class of 2011, see his biog-
raphy at www.motorcyclemu-
seum.org/halloffame/detail.
aspx?RacerID=448
Eli Tomac won't
let his injured
shoulder keep
him from suiting
up at Muddy
Creek.
