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eginning with the July 17-19 AMA/FIM North
American Road Racing Championship round
at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, the Superbike
and Superstock 1000 race bikes will be noticeably
louder. At that race, MotoAmerica, the series orga-
nizers, will be implementing a new rule that will al-
low the bikes to be much louder, from 107 decibels
to 115 decibels.
"I've always been a fan of
bikes that make noise," Mo-
toAmerica's Chuck Aksland said.
"When MotoGP went to four-
strokes, Kenny, the team, and
I were big proponents of letting
people hear what those machines really sound
like.
"Superbikes are the baddest race bikes in the
U.S.," Aksland said. "In my opinion, and in the
opinion of a lot of other people, the sound that
currently comes from a Superbike doesn't identify
with its actual performance."
"When MotoGP bikes fire up," Aksland said,
"you know what to expect. We want our fans to
think about Superbikes the same way."
"I did a straw poll of the racetracks on our
schedule," Aksland said, "and everybody thought
it was a great idea. It's good for fans and relates
noise to performance, as it should be. Everybody
is pretty pumped."
Superbikes and
Superstock
1000 will have a
different sound at
Laguna Seca.
HAAKER, AARON ANNOUNCE ENDUROCROSS SCHOOL
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op AMA EnduroCross racers Colton Haaker and Geoff Aaron
announced they are teaming up to offer an EnduroCross rid-
ing school. The class, slated to take place on July 18-19 at Colton
Haaker's Perris, California, home, will offer riders the chance to
learn the fundamentals of EnduroCross and trials techniques.
Multi-time EnduroCross winner Colton Haaker and 10-time Na-
tional Trials Champion Geoff Aaron will serve as instructors.
Training will take place on Haaker's private EnduroCross track,
consisting of all the traditional EX obstacles including logs, rocks,
matrix, firewood, tractor tires and more. Classes are open to
80cc riders and above.
Available as an optional two-day camp, the Haaker-Aaron
school not only promises top level training, but games, food, fun
and prizes, etc., plus a possible guest appearance by FMF "star"
Joey Mac!
For more information, including pricing, email EXriding-
schools@yahoo.com.
Want to learn EnduroCross skills from
some of the best? Now's your chance!
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
JEAN
TURNER
