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IN THE WIND P28 BISCEGLIA JOINS MAD RACING SUZUKI M att Bisceglia, who has spent his first few years as a pro on the GEICO Honda squad, has found a new home for the next two years. The former AMA Motocross Horizon Award winner has signed with the MAD Racing Team and will ride a Yoshimura/Dirt Candy Graphics-supported Suzuki RM-Z250 in both Supercross and motocross. Rookie Daniel Baker will join Bisceglia on the team, both having signed a two-year deal. In Supercross, Bisceglia will compete in the 250 West Championship and Daniel the East Championship. "With Matt and Daniel, I feel like we can contend for race wins right out of the gate," said MAD Rac- ing owner Mike Davignon. "We are giving them the very best equipment on the market thanks to our new partnership with Suzuki, and I've also hired Sebastien Tortelli to train and tutor these guys to make them the very best they can be." "I'm pumped for a new start on a fired-up team, and I already feel amazing on the bike after just the first few days," Bisceglia said. "This is a very focused group of people, and I'm proud to be with them. Mike and Mary Kay Davignon are so supportive of everything we are doing, and I'm honored they are showing so much faith in me. It will be exciting to see where this year takes us." "I've always been impressed with Matt," Davi- gnon said. "He's shown tremendous starting-line ability and he's led enough laps to prove he can ride with anyone." "I got a call from Mike and he blew me away by flying to Kentucky and signing me to a sweet two-year deal," Baker said. "I'm so psyched and I want to do everything I can to pay him back. The best way to do that is ride hard every second I'm on this bike." CN Matt Bisceglia has joined the Suzuki-supplied MAD Racing Team. 2016 AMA NATIONAL ENDURO SCHEDULE T he NEPG released its tentative schedule for the 2016 AMA Kenda National Enduro Champion- ship. Currently, one event in March is still listed as "to be announced" and there is one less round compared to the 2015 season. Enduro regulars will see at least five new venues in 2016, including the return of the Cherokee National in Greensboro, Georgia. The 2016 AMA Kenda National Enduro Championship schedule is as follows: February 7: SERMA, Sumter, SC March 20: TBA April 10: Acadiana Dirt Riders, Forest Hill, LA May 22: Cherokee Enduro Riders, Greensboro, GA June 19: River Valley Enduro Riders, Huntersville, MN July 24: Brandywine Enduro Riders, Cross Fork, PA August 28: Ohio Woods Riders, Zanesville, OH September 18: Missouri Mudders, Park Hills, MO October 23: Tulsa Trail Riders, Tulsa, OK There will be at least five new venues on the National Enduro schedule next year. PHOTOGRAPHY BY SIMON CUDBY