rag Specialties has announced a new relationship with G2 Motorsports, one of the most successful Pro Stock Motorcycle teams in NHRA. G2 Motorsports’ co-founders, George Smith, President, and George Bryce, Director of Racing, have put together a potentially championship-winning team in 2006.
Drag Specialties will sponsor Chip Ellis to ride the G2 Motorsports S&S Cycle powered Buell in the NHRA POWERade Tour for 2006. Ellis finished fifth in the POWERade Pro Stock points in 2005 and is looking forward to stepping it up this year.
     “Drag Specialties is the leading V-Twin aftermarket distributor and it’s great to work with them and expand their business within the NHRA community,” commented George Bryce.
Jeff Fox, President/CEO of Drag Specialties added, “Drag Specialties is proud to be part of the G2 Motorsports racing efforts and we’re looking forward to some exciting NHRA racing this season.”
     Look for the G2 Motorsports sponsored by Drag Specialties to be up front in this year’s POWERade Pro Stock Championship Series. For a schedule and other info on the series, log on to: www.nhra.com or catch the action on race weekends on ESPN2.

ith the eyes of the motorcycle racing world fixed on Daytona International Speedway for the famed Daytona 200 Week By Honda, a new professional motorcycle road racing series—sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) of Pickerington, Ohio and organized by Professional Motorsports Productions of Toronto, Ontario, Canada—was announced during Bike Week at the “World Center of Racing.” The Daytona Beach-based Grand American Road Racing Association will assist the series with administrative and commercial support.
    The new series, which specializes in long-distance team racing, will be known as MOTO-ST (Moto Sport Twins). Negotiations are currently underway for the inaugural MOTO-ST race to be held on the traditional road course at Daytona International Speedway this fall. Plans call for an eight-hour event featuring a substantial awards program to run during the Biketoberfest weekend in October.
     “This is an exciting day for our sport,” said MOTO-ST Director of Competition Colin Fraser. “While there are several different forms and classes of motorcycle ‘sprint’ racing, long distance team racing and competition for twin cylinder machines has been under-served. We feel strongly that—through a logical and well-managed rules package—MOTO-ST will establish itself quickly with participants and spectators alike.”
     The 2007 National Championship schedule for MOTO-ST will consist of up to six points-paying endurance races. Event purses will be substantial and will feature lap prizes for the class leaders. Pirelli has been named as the sole supplier of MOTO-ST tires for the 2006 inaugural event as well as the first full season of competition in 2007. All competitors will use Sunoco GT unleaded fuel and horsepower limits will be enforced by a Dynojet chassis dynamometer.
MOTO-ST will consist of two classes, Grand Sport Twins (GST) and Sport Twins (ST), and all motorcycles homologated for competition will be powered by twin-cylinder, four-stroke engines. Each machine will have its own list of specifications, including maximum horsepower and minimum weight. The MOTO-ST rules package will be completed and contingency and industry support will be finalized over the next 90 days, as will the full 2007 schedule.
     Due to the long-distance nature of the events, each team will be allowed to use as many as three riders per race. Timed practice will determine the starting grid, which will be set up in rows of two with separate rolling starts for each class.
Safety car procedures will be in place for full-course caution periods, and the highest-placed lapped motorcycles in both classes will be allowed to make up one lap during any full-course caution. Scoring will be handled by transponders, giving teams on pit road instant and complete information on their status. Two-way radio communication between riders and their crews will be allowed and encouraged.
     MOTO-ST management will have the benefit of an advisory board with extensive motor sports experience, both in motorcycle racing and other disciplines, and the board will guide the series rules and policies. The advisory board includes Colin Fraser, AMA Hall of Fame members Steve McLaughlin and Don Emde, Grand American Road Racing Association President Roger Edmondson, Brumos Porsche President and General Manager Bob Snodgrass, Grand American Road Racing Association Director of Competition Mark Raffauf, experienced motorcycle tuner and road racing journalist Kevin Cameron, Roadracing World founder and editor John Ulrich and Grand American Road Racing Association Deputy Director of Competition Scott Spencer. For more info call Professional Motorsports Productions at 416-510-2687.

he AMDRAGS American V-Twin motorcycle drag racing series has opened up its featured Outlaw Pro Stock class to allow nitrous oxide as well as small-displacement carbureted nitro-fueled machine.
“A lot of racers and manufacturer have suggested we expand the rules for the Outlaw Pro Stock,” said AMDRAGS race director Matt Polito. “We looked hard at these changes and got a lot of support across the board. This is going to be a real outlaw class and I think the racers and fans will really respond to it.”
    The OPS class will now allow traditional Pro Dragster bikes and Pro Gas bikes with the exception of turbochargers. “Turbocharged machines present such performance potential, they are a real problem for us,” continued Polito. “We felt it won’t be long before the turbo bikes would dominate the class. We decided not to allow them because it would be too difficult to maintain parity with the configurations that we do allow.”
    For more information on AMDRAGS racing, or to sign up for the Thunder Alley Race School visit www.AMDRAGS.com or call 203/425-8777, ext 56.

he second annual Kids & Chrome Project hit the ground running in 2006, building momentum for what is certain to be another incredible event to help some really exceptional kids.
Last year’s inaugural event, held in Spearfish, South Dakota during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, proved to be a huge success. Enough money was raised for the Kids & Chrome Project in 2005 to put a significant dent in the 2.2 million dollar goal set by Children’s Care for its new hospital in Rapid City, enabling them to serve children from across the nation with special healthcare and educational needs such as cerebral palsy; traumatic brain injury; spina bifida; autism; Down Syndrome; behavioral challenges; and learning, motor and speech delays. Children's Care Hospital & School believes all children deserve the help they need to reach their greatest potential.
     Kids & Chrome Project 2006 will once again include an exclusive first-class dining experience, raffles, auctions and the opportunity to meet and mingle with motorcycling’s Who’s Who. If you have a big heart and are interested in being a part of this incredible event as a sponsor or donor contact Bob Illingworth 623-544-2923 or lobbymc@yahoo.com
Here’s a list of sponsors already signed on for the 2006 event:

     V-Twin Magazine; Covington’s Cycle City; Thunder Mountain Customs; House of Kolor; Sturgis Harley Davidson; TP Engineering; Independent Cycle Inc.; Proper Chopper Inc.; Accurate Engineering; S&S Cycle; Performance Machine; Corbin Inc.; Arlen Ness Enterprises; American Thunder Promotions; Anderson Studios; Baker Drivetrain; Barnett Performance Products; Biker Incite; BikerNet.com; Phil Chastagner; Crazy Horse Painting; Danny Gray Enterprises; Daytec Center; Don Emde Productions; Finishline Design Inc.; GH Marketing; HardBikes; Hawg Wired; Illingworth/Slater; Tom Kurtz; Price/Motzko; National Premium; Paul Yaffe Originals; David Perewitz Customs; Rivera Engineering; Rodman Billet; Harlan Schillinger; Donnie Smith Invitational; Kim & Cheryl Sutter; Terry Components; The Cycle Exchange; Throttle Threads; David Uhl Fine Arts; Valiant Vineyards; Weld Wheels; Wimmer Custom Cycle.

For more information on event tickets visit the official website www.kidsandchrome.com

rag Specialties has named Doug White as a new Sales Rep in the central region. Doug received his Bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University in 1998 then attended Law School at Capital University in Columbus, OH. for two years before moving into the powersports industry. He has been involved with the AMA & AMA Pro Racing for 10 years and most recently worked for A.D. Farrow Co. Harley Davidson & Buell as a parts salesman in Columbus, OH. White currently owns and rides a 1979 Yamaha XS1100F, a 2000 Honda RC51 and a 2006 FLHXI-Street Glide. When not working, Doug can be found as a spectator at dirt track races and road races. His other hobbies include mountain biking, hiking or riding out on the open road. Welcome to the team Doug!

Jeremy McWilliams pushes off from the pits at Daytona for a practice run on the Buell XBRR. Photo by Don Emde.

orthern Ireland’s Jeremy McWilliams, a rider who has competed at the MotoGP level, was one of four competitors in this year’s Daytona 200 aboard a Buell XBRR, thus being eligible for the new $10,000 prize offered this year for the top placing rider in the 200 on a Buell or Harley-Davidson-powered machine. The award, named after Cal Rayborn, the last rider to win the Daytona 200 on a Harley-Davidson, was sponsored by Drag Specialties and Cycle World Magazine.
     Despite minor gremlins that cropped up throughout the practice and qualifying sessions, McWilliams logged in some impressive lap times, considering it was his first-ever visit to the famed Daytona International Speedway and aboard a motorcycle competing in its first-ever race. But nonetheless, McWilliams qualified 8th fastest and ran in the top 10 for much of the first half of the race until mechanical problems put him out. He was officially listed in 52nd place in the final results of the 2006 Daytona 200, but as the highest placing Buell rider was awarded the $10,000 prize.
     With 50 Buells XBRR going into the marketplace in 2006, the battle for the Cal Rayborn Award in 2007 will surely intensify and should provide something new and exciting for Harley-Davidson and Buell fans to follow.