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Brian Childree To Race In Dynojet Pro Sportbike at Arai Mountain Nationals

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From a press release issued by BC49 Racing:

Director of the Utah Sport Bike Association’s New Racer Experience Brian Childree will make his Pro Sportbike debut during the Arai Mountain Nationals Superbike Shootout at Miller Motorsports Park on May 24-25 2014.

Childree won five UtahSBA Class Championships in 2013 and is excited to have the opportunity to race against the fastest Pro Sportbike racers in the country, and race with the UtahSBA on the same weekend.

“It’s been a lot of work for the Superbike Shootout and the UtahSBA to make this happen, and racing in a Professional event in front of my local family and friends will be the payoff”, Childree said. It’s great exposure for our club, and for the New Racer Experience. I want to  help as many new riders as possible to get involved in the sport I love. What better way than to race with the best?”

BC49 Racing would like to thank Honda Suzuki of Salt Lake, Apex Trackdays, Nitron Suspension, Kabuto Helmets, Spidi, Vortex, Galfer, Proformance Motorcycle Dyno Tuning, Chicken Hawk Racing, and XT Racing.

Tickets for the May 24-25 2014 Arai Mountain Nationals at Miller Motorsports Park are $6 per day for adults and are available at the gate, with kids 12 and under admitted free of charge; and parking is free.

America’s top professional Superbike and Sportbike riders will be competing at Miller Motorsports Park this weekend in the GEICO Motorcycle Superbike Shootout presented by Yamaha, which will be part of the Utah Sport Bike Association’s (UtahSBA) Vortex Masters of the Mountains series

Top Pro Riders To Compete In Arai Mountain Nationals

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From a press release issued by Miller Motorsports Park:

Nation’s Top Superbike and Sportbike Riders Competing at Miller Motorsports Park This Weekend
Pro classes added to Utah Sport Bike Association event

TOOELE VALLEY, UTAH (May 20, 2014) — America’s top professional Superbike and Sportbike riders will be competing at Miller Motorsports Park this weekend in the GEICO Motorcycle Superbike Shootout presented by Yamaha, which will be part of the Utah Sport Bike Association’s (UtahSBA) Vortex Masters of the Mountains series.

The GEICO Motorcycle Superbike Shootout presented by Yamaha is a three-race series created by John Ulrich, longtime publisher of Roadracing World magazine and racing team owner, to provide race teams and their sponsors additional exposure in the western United States after AMA Pro Road Racing’s 2014 six-race schedule included only one event in the west. The first two events in the series were held in California, on April 26-27 at Auto Club Speedway and May 3-4 at Sonoma Raceway. This weekend’s event, dubbed the Arai Mountain Nationals, will be the final event in the series. All three Superbike Shootout events will be televised on a tape-delayed basis on MAV TV starting in June. The UtahSBA races will be televised live online at www.IgniteMedia.com.

“We are really looking forward to the GEICO Motorcycle Superbike Shootout this weekend,” said John Larson, General Manager of Miller Motorsports Park. “We know our fans will enjoy having the country’s best motorcycle road racers back in Utah, and we appreciate the hard work among John Ulrich, the teams and the Utah Sport Bike Association in bringing this event to Miller Motorsports Park.”

“We owe it to road racing fans to have national-level professional events here in the west,” Ulrich said. “Our series of three Pro Superbike races and three Pro Sportbike races held in conjunction with three existing regional events fits neatly into a five-week time frame and finishes with UtahSBA at Miller Motorsports Park. You couldn’t ask for a better racetrack and a better racing group to work with, and thanks to both for helping this effort to rebuild our sport in the United States.”

“Sharing a weekend with some of the best professional racers and teams in the world is a unique opportunity,” said Dana Wilson, Treasurer of the UtahSBA, “and our volunteers and racers couldn’t be more excited. Alongside the pros, we have club racers from all over the west and Canada battling for championships. We’ll see some great racing action, and it looks like we’ll have beautiful weather, too.”

The Utah Sport Bike Association will add two classes – the RaceFuelZ Pro Superbike class and the Dynojet Sportbike class – to their normal roster of classes for this weekend, which will be Round 2 of their 2014 championship. All the top professional teams have competed in the first two rounds with the top names in American motorcycle road racing – including three-time AMA Superbike champ Josh Hayes, 2013 AMA Sportbike champ Cameron Beaubier (now in the Superbike class), Garrett Gerloff, Jake Zemke, Martin Cardenas, Roger Hayden, Chris Clark, Chris Ulrich, J.D. Beach and young phenom Joe Roberts.

Also on the schedule for this weekend are Round 3 for the sports cars of the National Auto Sport Association’s Utah Region and Round 3 of the Utah Kart Championship. The Masters of the Mountains will be competing on MMP’s West Course on both Saturday and Sunday, while NASA Utah will be racing on the East Course. The UKC event will take place at the Miller Kart Track on Saturday only.

Of particular note for fans is the fact that, since this weekend was originally conceived as an amateur racing weekend, ticket prices will be only $6 for adults, with kids 12 and under admitted free of charge.

“I’ve been involved in professional motorcycle racing for decades,” said Ulrich, “and I can assure you that it has been many, many years since fans were able to see the country’s top motorcycle road racing teams for only $6 a day. This is an unbelievable deal, and I hope the fans will recognize that and take advantage of it.”

For more information about Miller Motorsports Park, call 435-277-RACE (7223) or visit the track’s website at www.MillerMotorsportsPark.com. For more information about the GEICO Superbike Shootout presented by Yamaha, visit their website at www.SuperbikeShootout.com. For more information on the Utah Sport Bike Association, visit their website at www.UtahSBA.com. For more information on the Utah Region of the National Auto Sport Association, visit their website at www.NASAUtah.com.

About Miller Performance

Miller Performance oversees three operational units: Miller Motorsports Park, a state-of-the-art motorsports facility for automobiles, motorcycles, karts and off-road vehicles located 35 minutes from Salt Lake City in Tooele, Utah; the Ford Racing School, the world’s only Ford-sponsored driving school that includes the Boss Track Attack, Raptor Assault and ST Octane Academy programs, plus a Teen Driving School and Highway Safety School; and Oneiro, a logistics company specializing in automotive driving programs. For more information, visit www.MillerPerformanceUSA.com.

Miller Performance is part of Miller Sports Properties, which includes the NBA Utah Jazz; MiLB Triple-A Salt Lake Bees; EnergySolutions Arena; KJZZ 14 Television; The Zone Sports Network (97.5 FM, 1280 AM, 960 AM); the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah men’s professional cycling race; and All-Star Catering.

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Pro Superbikes, Sportbikes Returning to Miller Motorsports Park

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Motorcycle racing enthusiasts throughout Utah and the Intermountain West will get a nice bonus over the weekend of May 24-25 when the top professional Superbike and Sportbike racing teams return to Miller Motorsports Park in conjunction with Round 2 of the Utah Sport Bike Association’s (UtahSBA) Vortex Masters of the Mountains championship.

The pro teams will visit Utah as part of a three-race independent series put together by John Ulrich, publisher of Roadracing World magazine and a longtime team owner, due to the lack of pro national races in the western United States. The series will begin April 26-27 at California’s Auto Club Speedway, moving on to Sonoma Raceway on May 3-4 and finishing up at Miller Motorsports Park. Plans are being finalized to provide television coverage for all three events.

The weekend will include a full field of Pro Superbike and Pro Sportbike teams, plus a full slate of racing for the amateur UtahSBA teams. Also on the weekend schedule are Round 3 of the National Auto Sport Association’s (NASA) Utah Region championship and Round 3 of the Utah Kart Championship. The UtahSBA and Pro teams will compete on the 2.2-mile West Course at Miller Motorsports Park, while the sports cars of the NASA Utah Region will compete on the 2.18-mile East Course. Tickets for the event are priced at only $6 per day for adults, with kids 12 and under admitted free of charge.

“We are very excited to welcome back all the top professional Superbike and Sportbike teams to Miller Motorsports Park,” said John Larson, General Manager of Miller Motorsports Park. “We appreciate the hard work and cooperation among John Ulrich, the teams and the Utah Sport Bike Association to bring this event to fruition, and we know that our dedicated motorcycle racing fans will support it wholeheartedly.”

Ulrich said he was motivated to create this three-race series to fill the gap in the schedule, give the teams more opportunities to race and provide exposure for their sponsors and provide motorcycle racing fans in the western United States with more opportunities to see their favorite athletes compete.

“We owe it to road racing fans to have national-level professional events here in the west, and when I saw that there wasn’t anything scheduled this side of the Mississippi River, I decided I had to do something about it,” Ulrich said. “Our series of three Pro Superbike races and three Pro Sportbike races held in conjunction with three existing regional events fits neatly into a five-week time frame and finishes with UtahSBA at Miller Motorsports Park. You couldn’t ask for a better racetrack and a better racing group to work with, and thanks to both for helping this effort to rebuild our sport in the United States.”

The UtahSBA has been an integral part of the racing family at Miller Motorsports Park since the track opened in 2006, and they are excited to have North America’s top racing teams compete with them.

“We’re very excited to be part of a professional road racing event of this caliber,” said Dana Wilson, Treasurer of UtahSBA. “Roadracing World has always been a supporter of our Vortex Masters of the Mountains series, so when I read John’s editorial outlining his vision for a new pro series, I reached out to see how we could help. UtahSBA runs a great regional series, and tracks don’t get any better than Miller Motorsports Park, so it seemed to be a good fit. With all the big teams coming in May, I’m sure we’ll see some longstanding West Course records fall.”

Among the riders who will be competing during the weekend include J.D. Beach, Cameron Beaubier, Garrett Gerloff, Jake Zemke, Martin Cardenas, Roger Hayden, Chris Clark, Chris Ulrich, Melissa Paris and young phenom Joe Roberts, along with three-time Superbike Champion Josh Hayes.

“It’s great to have the opportunity to go back to Miller Motorsports Park, a place that has always held a special place in my heart,” said Hayes. “I’m happy we’re going back to Utah and going to ride around a big, fast racetrack. We definitely never get to ride our motorcycles enough, and any opportunity to do laps on our motorcycles and practice our profession is definitely welcome.”

For more information about Miller Motorsports Park, call 435-277-RACE (7223) or visit the track’s website at www.MillerMotorsportsPark.com. For more information on the Utah Sport Bike Association, visit their website at www.UtahSBA.com.

About Miller Motorsports Park:

Miller Performance is part of Miller Sports Properties, which includes the NBA Utah Jazz; MiLB Triple-A Salt Lake Bees; Miller Performance, consisting of Miller Motorsports Park, the Ford Racing School and Oneiro, an event management company; EnergySolutions Arena, which seats nearly 20,000 fans; KJZZ-14 Television; 1280 The Zone Sports Network; Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah, men’s professional cycling race; and All-Star Catering.

Motorcycle racing enthusiasts throughout Utah and the Intermountain West will get a nice bonus over the weekend of May 24-25 when the top professional Superbike and Sportbike racing teams return to Miller Motorsports Park<!–more–> in conjunction with Round 2 of the Utah Sport Bike Association’s (UtahSBA) Vortex Masters of the Mountains championship.

The pro teams will visit Utah as part of a three-race independent series put together by John Ulrich, publisher of Roadracing World magazine and a longtime team owner, due to the lack of pro national races in the western United States. The series will begin April 26-27 at California’s Auto Club Speedway, moving on to Sonoma Raceway on May 3-4 and finishing up at Miller Motorsports Park. Plans are being finalized to provide television coverage for all three events.

The weekend will include a full field of Pro Superbike and Pro Sportbike teams, plus a full slate of racing for the amateur UtahSBA teams. Also on the weekend schedule are Round 3 of the National Auto Sport Association’s (NASA) Utah Region championship and Round 3 of the Utah Kart Championship. The UtahSBA and Pro teams will compete on the 2.2-mile West Course at Miller Motorsports Park, while the sports cars of the NASA Utah Region will compete on the 2.18-mile East Course. Tickets for the event are priced at only $6 per day for adults, with kids 12 and under admitted free of charge.

“We are very excited to welcome back all the top professional Superbike and Sportbike teams to Miller Motorsports Park,” said John Larson, General Manager of Miller Motorsports Park. “We appreciate the hard work and cooperation among John Ulrich, the teams and the Utah Sport Bike Association to bring this event to fruition, and we know that our dedicated motorcycle racing fans will support it wholeheartedly.”

Ulrich said he was motivated to create this three-race series to fill the gap in the schedule, give the teams more opportunities to race and provide exposure for their sponsors and provide motorcycle racing fans in the western United States with more opportunities to see their favorite athletes compete.

“We owe it to road racing fans to have national-level professional events here in the west, and when I saw that there wasn’t anything scheduled this side of the Mississippi River, I decided I had to do something about it,” Ulrich said. “Our series of three Pro Superbike races and three Pro Sportbike races held in conjunction with three existing regional events fits neatly into a five-week time frame and finishes with UtahSBA at Miller Motorsports Park. You couldn’t ask for a better racetrack and a better racing group to work with, and thanks to both for helping this effort to rebuild our sport in the United States.”

The UtahSBA has been an integral part of the racing family at Miller Motorsports Park since the track opened in 2006, and they are excited to have North America’s top racing teams compete with them.

“We’re very excited to be part of a professional road racing event of this caliber,” said Dana Wilson, Treasurer of UtahSBA. “Roadracing World has always been a supporter of our Vortex Masters of the Mountains series, so when I read John’s editorial outlining his vision for a new pro series, I reached out to see how we could help. UtahSBA runs a great regional series, and tracks don’t get any better than Miller Motorsports Park, so it seemed to be a good fit. With all the big teams coming in May, I’m sure we’ll see some longstanding West Course records fall.”

Among the riders who will be competing during the weekend include J.D. Beach, Cameron Beaubier, Garrett Gerloff, Jake Zemke, Martin Cardenas, Roger Hayden, Chris Clark, Chris Ulrich, Melissa Paris and young phenom Joe Roberts, along with three-time Superbike Champion Josh Hayes.

“It’s great to have the opportunity to go back to Miller Motorsports Park, a place that has always held a special place in my heart,” said Hayes. “I’m happy we’re going back to Utah and going to ride around a big, fast racetrack. We definitely never get to ride our motorcycles enough, and any opportunity to do laps on our motorcycles and practice our profession is definitely welcome.”

For more information about Miller Motorsports Park, call 435-277-RACE (7223) or visit the track’s website at www.MillerMotorsportsPark.com. For more information on the Utah Sport Bike Association, visit their website at www.UtahSBA.com.

About Miller Motorsports Park:

Miller Performance is part of Miller Sports Properties, which includes the NBA Utah Jazz; MiLB Triple-A Salt Lake Bees; Miller Performance, consisting of Miller Motorsports Park, the Ford Racing School and Oneiro, an event management company; EnergySolutions Arena, which seats nearly 20,000 fans; KJZZ-14 Television; 1280 The Zone Sports Network; Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah, men’s professional cycling race; and All-Star Catering.