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IN THE WIND P32 FLAT TRACK RETURNS TO PHOENIX A MA Pro Flat Track will be making a return to the Phoe- nix area for the first time in 30 years with the Law Tigers Arizona Mile, scheduled as round four of the 2016 AMA Pro Flat Track sea- son on Saturday, May 14 at Turf Paradise in Scottsdale, Arizona. "Arizona is a spectacular motorcycle market and a great place to put on events," said race promoter Chris Morgan. "We recognize the value of Arizona, the enthusiasm of the motorcycle market and how much of a perfect market it is for an AMA Pro Flat Track event." The Arizona Mile will be the first race in the area since 1986, when Bubba Shobert won a Half-Mile event in Phoenix aboard the Honda RS750. With that victory, Shobert completed the "Grand Slam" of winning a Mile, Half-Mile, Short Track, TT and Road Racing main event. Looking to add to the sport's history in the state, the stars of AMA Pro Flat Track will be geared up for Turf Paradise as the first Mile event of the season. The race, being presented locally by Buddy-Stubbs Harley- Davidson, will be an "afternoon twilight event," meaning that the gates will open at noon and the race will start at 3:00 p.m. In ad- dition to the AMA Pro Flat Track action on the racetrack, there will be a variety of family-friendly entertainment including stunt performances and a vendor area. For more information and to purchase tickets for the Law Tiger's Arizona Mile, please visit http://www.ArizonaMile.com. CN Mile racing returns to Phoenix. NEBRASKA, TENNESSEE STRIKE OUT AGAINST HELMET LAWS, AT LEAST FOR NOW A bill to repeal Nebraska's mandatory motorcycle helmet law passed the state Legislature's Trans- portation and Telecommunications Committee by a 5-1 vote, and two senators immediately promised to filibuster efforts to get the bill through. State Sen. Dave Bloomfield (R-Hoskins) has made the bill his priority this session. The bill would allow riders 21 and older to choose whether to wear a helmet and would establish a brain injury trust fund, using a $19 hike in motorcycle registration fees. A bill sponsored by Tennessee Rep. Jay Reedy (R-Erin) that would exempt drivers and passen- gers 21 or older from the requirement to wear a helmet while operating or riding a motorcycle, if the person is covered by health or medical insur- ance other than insurance through TennCare, is stalled in the House Finance Committee while Reedy tries to answer questions from legislators. Reedy took the bill "off notice," but said it is not dead this session. There will be no further con- sideration of the bill unless Reedy asks to bring it back up. Speaking of helmets, in Bhagalpur, India, motorcyclists caught riding without a helmet will not be allowed to buy fuel, as well as facing fines and other penalties. Bhagalpur District Magistrate Adesh Titarmare enacted the new penalty after several motorcycle crashes were attributed to "non-use of helmets," according to a report in the Times of India newspaper. Bhagalpur requires all motorcyclists and their passengers to wear hel- mets while riding. CN