Team Öhlins USA Adding Rider to its Challenge of AMA Pro Motocross Championship2011-03-31 20:09Hendersonville, North Carolina: With huge anticipation and piles of pride times two, Öhlins USA announces the launch of its first racing team, set to campaign the 2011 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship series. The mission of Team Öhlins USA is to showcase Öhlins’ advanced suspension technology in motocross racing in North America, and to provide promising, up-and-coming riders the chance to develop their skills in the atmosphere of a factory team with professional technicians. Team Öhlins USA is looking to add one more rider to its three-rider rostrum. Set to enter competition at the June 11th round of the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship, at High Point Raceway in Mount Morris, Pennsylvania, Team Öhlins USA’s riders to date are Michael Clarke (with an “e”) and Garret (one “t”) Toth. The team will be competing on the latest version of the Yamaha YZ450F, winner of numerous magazine shootouts for best Dirtbike of the year. Promising riders wishing to apply to be a member of Team Öhlins USA need to send a biography and race history to Stacey Berger: stacey.berger@ohlinsusa.com, or by mail to 703-C South Grove Street, Hendersonville, NC 28792. Please, no phone calls or texting. Stacey Berger, Öhlins USA’s Off Road Manager, said, “Stepping up to having our own racing team is a huge challenge that we’re really looking forward to. We’ll be at the track to support every rider using our products, but regularly working closely with our three dedicated riders sharing our mission will allow us to meet our goals quickly, benefitting every Öhlins racer. We’ve got high expectations and we’re looking at the season with great anticipation. We’ve worked with Garret and Michael in the past and believe in their developing abilities. It will be great to see who else we’re able to add to the team.” Team Öhlins USA is supported by a number of sponsors, including Yamaha; GYTR; Triangle Cycles of Danville, Virginia; MX1 West; Acerbis; Ariete; Yoshimura; Kenda Tire; No Toil; Shoei Helmets; Langston Racing Academy, which has been instrumental in providing top-level training for the riders; HIT Center (High Intensity Training) of Jacksonville. Öhlins USA distributes and services the world’s leading performance suspension for automobiles, motorcycles, ATVs, and snowmobiles. Öhlins develops its proprietary and innovative suspension components at the highest levels of racing from open-wheel car racing, to Moto GP, to off-road competition on two and four wheels. Öhlins USA also provides training for service centers and dealers. www.Ohlinsusa.com. Source: Öhlins USA Click here to visit our forums to discuss this story |
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