Corey
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I don't know who does and doesn't receive the e-mail blast about the race schedule of events, but everyone should know. If it is important stuff, those that are not on the e-mail list for some reason they too should have this information.
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AFM members, please read all below. This message contains details on our Sonoma May 3-4th round, class sponsors, and club sponsors that have signed on as well as a few changes in track procedures. This is important stuff! Stay tuned for more info to follow as it’s finalized.
We are proud and honored to be included in what many hope will be a historic event and series for national road racing in the United States. The AFM was picked as the first club to be included in the GEICO Superbike Shootout presented by Yamaha and has worked with the promoter, Team Hammer, since its inception.
Things are going to be a bit tight, a bit high energy and one of the coolest experiences many of us will have in our racing careers! Please thank the AFM Board and workers for their dedication and hard work making this all happen for the club and for all of you!
NEW INFORMATION:
· Gate entry to Sonoma in May: 2 for 1 with 2014 AFM license before 9AM Saturday entry. Arrive before 9AM Saturday with your AFM license and receive a 2 for 1 entry through the gate. This applies to Friday as well. You must show your AFM 2014 hard card to take advantage of this offer. After 9am, the gate fee is $25 per person for the weekend, no exceptions.
· Garages: Garages for the May 3-4th Sonoma round will be very limited to AFM racers. Most of the garages will be occupied by Factory support Pro Superbike and Pro Sportbike teams in an effort to duplicate the look and feel of past Pro events at Sonoma. As Pro teams are still being added to the event, garages for AFM’ers will be assigned very close to the event date and may even be assigned on Friday night. Ed Lloyd has a list of those who are on the waiting list for garages.
· Event paddock and arrival time: We are able to move into the paddock at 5PM Friday, however AHRMA will likely still be packing up from their event in the paddock. Expect 6PM or so to be the earliest the AFM will be able to start loading the paddock. Paddock space will be very limited. In an effort to organize this, AFM Tech and Sonoma Staff will help direct Vendors, AFM Racers, and Pro racers to their appropriate pit areas. AFM pits will be organized with racers pitting in rows and nose to tail. Space will be very limited so please work with the paddock chiefs (tech and assigned) to make this an easy process. We may, or may not, be able to accommodate vehicles in the pits aside from tow vehicles. As we won’t have a firm count on AFM’ers showing up to race until a bout May 1st, stay tuned for any updates. Be assured, there is a good plan in place to direct and pit all of you. We don’t expect a lack of space, given everyone pits efficiently.
· Camping: Camping is allowed for no cost in the paddock per the usual arrangement with Sonoma. Oversize motorhomes may have to pit near the rider RV’s on this dirt parking lot near the administration offices where the Pro’s had their RV’s when the AMA was at Sonoma.
· Tech/ Registration: Tech will be located in the first garage (door 1) near the Media center/ registration. Registration will be in its normal location on the lower floor of the media center near pit out. Races can be added/ dropped here and all riders will need to come to registration to pick up their pink registration sheets. Tech questions will be answered at tech@afmracing.org Entry questions will be answered at entry@afmracing.org
· Red Flag Rule: For this round ONLY, the board modified the Red Flag rule to the following: Upon a red flag condition, Waving Red and black flags tell a rider to slow to a caution pace and exit the track at pit lane (T11). Do not stop on the track and do not pull off and stop, unless instructed to do so. Please watch corner workers for signs of debris and riders on track ahead. Please use caution when riding around to exit.
· Hot Pit access: We will NOT be using the hot pits for tire warm up/ practice starts. NO COUNTER COURSE RIDING IN THE HOT PITS ALL WEEKEND LONG. Various teams will have canopies and equipment in the hot pits and thus, we will not be able to use them for counter course riding at the far end. All riding will be in the direction of track travel all weekend long. Tuning, suspension adjustments, and general pit access as normal is allowed all weekend long.
Hot pit access will be controlled by track security. Wrist bands will be issued for pit crew who will need hot pit access. Remember, no red or yellow shirts in the hot pits (flag colors) as well as, closed toe shoes only. We will have WiFi on pit lane for live timing and scoring.
· Pro Superbike/ Sportbike races: Want to be on TV? For the first time in history, the AFM will be sanctioning and running two Televised Pro Superbike and Sportbike races in a normal AFM weekend. All AFM experts with class legal bikes are encouraged to participate. Both races will be run under existing AMA Pro Racing Superbike and Sportbike rules packages. Sunoco GTX260 spec fuel will be required and will be available in the paddock for purchase. Dunlop Spec AMA tires will also be required and available for sale in the paddock from Dunlop. Race distance will be the same as the standard AMA distance.
Entry fee is $150 per class for AFM members, which includes qualifying and one Sunday Professional race. Both races will be live steamed on Road Racing World’s website with help from Axial Video along with all of the AFM racing action for the weekend For the first time in AFM history, two one-hour shows for each Pro race will be televised on MAVTV!
Registration for this race can be added upon check in to the May event, trackside. Riders that are entered who meet the 118% lap time cutoff will be able to run the Saturday qualifying session for Pro class races. Qualifying cutoff times for the pro series races are 108% of pole for Dynojet Sportbike class and 107% for RacefuelZ Superbike class. Racers who do not meet the qualifying cutoff will not receive a refund for their entry fee. Spec tires and spec fuel will not need to be used in practice, but WILL need to be used in qualifying for the races and the races themselves.
Racing in a televised professional race is an experience unlike no other. Don’t miss your chance to race with all the big names and factory teams on YOUR home track in front of YOUR home crowd!
For more info an updates, see the official GEICO Superbike Shootout presented by Yamaha site at www.superbikeshootout.com
Any issues with registration or signup questions, contact entry@afmracing.org.
For live streaming, please tune in to http://www.afmracing.org/axial-video-stream
Pro Teams attending:
The following riders have committed to our Sonoma round:
Josh Hayes
Cameron Baubier
Martin Cardenas
Chris Clark
Roger Hayden
Johnny Rock Page
Chris Filmore
Sebastio Ferreiera
Tyler Ohara
Matt Orange
Chris Ulrich
Jake Zemke
Marcel Irnie
Benny Solis
Bobby Fong
Lenny Hale
David Anthony
David Christenson
Garrett Gerloff
Steve Metz
Joe Roberts
JD Beach
Jason Disalvo
John Ashmead
Joey Pascarella
Kyle Wyman
Lee Farmer
Luke Mossey
Ricky Orlando
Roi Holster
Shane Narbone
Steve Rapp
Thomas Puerta
Tucker Lancaster
Want to see your name on this list in our next E-blast (and RRW release!), sign up now!
Vendors:
We’ve signed up a bunch of new and returning vendors for this special round. The following is list of many vendors and racer support companies who will be in attendance:
Alpinestars
Dynojet
Ohlins
GPR
Dunlop
Pirelli
Leo Vince
Cycle Gear
RaceFuelZ
Mark Kully designs
Cox Radiator Guards
Shorai Batteries
Galfer Brakes
KFG Suspenison
Catalyst Reaction Suspension
RKA Motorcycle Luggage
Leod Motorcycle tours
California Highway Patrol
SF Moto
Additionally, Yamaha and Suzuki have signed on to the event and will be showing up with their Demo Tractor Trailers for bikes to demo to fans and event attendees! This is one of the coolest things about this special Sonoma event, to have Factory Demo rigs and not one, but TWO manufacturers supporting the club and the event!
Class sponsors
Since the announcement of the GEICO Pro Superbike Shootout at Sonoma, we’ve managed to add a bunch of new class sponsors for the club! The following is a list of class sponsors:
Keigins at the track 600 Production
Desmoto Sport Open Twins
Erich Steigler 250 Production
Mach 1 Motorsports 600 Superbike
Cox Radiator Guards Formula 4
Shorai Batteries Formula 1
Cycle Gear 600 Production NOVICE
Clearwater Lights Open GP
Bay Area Riders Forum Formula 40
Club Sponsors:
We’ve worked hard to sign with a few AWESOME names in the motorcycle industry for our Club and series sponsors in 2014. Pirelli stepped up and signed on as our Tire Club sponsor, putting considerable resources into our series this season. Not to be outdone, Yamaha Motorsports came on board as well which is super exciting news, to have a top manufacturer AND a top tire company invest in the oldest motorcycle road racing club in the United States! We’ve also signed an agreement with the new uniquely formulated, natural racer performance fuel, RACEFUELZ as the official performance drink of the AFM! This triple win is awesome stuff for the AFM In 2014!
How can you help:
Get the word out about the best and fastest club in the United States! Sell the Sonoma round to all your friends and enemies…come out and support the club, come out and race with the club and most importantly, bring 1 new person into the club to race with us! We’ll do the hard part, if each one of you can get a new racer to an event this year, we’ll inject them with the need for speed!
Schedule of events, Sonoma May 3-4
Saturday, May 3rd
7:45 Riders Meeting
8:15 Practice Groups 1-5, ROUND 1
9:25 Pro Sportbike practice
9:50 Practice Groups 1-5, ROUND 2
10:55 Pro Superbike practice
11:25 Practice Groups 1-5, ROUND 3
12:30 Lunch Break
1:35 Pro Sportbike Qualifying
2:10 Practice Groups 1-5, ROUND 4
3:00 Mark grids, National Anthem
3:10 Formula Pacific
3:40 Afemm/Vintage/300 Prod/F-40 Light
4:05 Pro Superbike Qualifying
4:40 600 Superbike
5:05 F-50/Clubman Heavy/Clubman Middle
5:30 F-II, 650 Twins
6:00 Clubman Light
6:30 End of day
Sunday, May 4th
7:45 Riders Meeting
8:00 Practice Groups 1-5
9:00 Pro Sportbike practice
9:15 Pro Superbike practice
9:30 Mark Grids / National Anthem
9:45 F-III/450 Superbike/250 Prod
10:05 750 Production
10:30 250 Superbike
10:50 Pro Sportbike Race
Winners Circle
12:00 Lunch
1:10 Open Twins/Open Prod
1:30 600 Production
1:50 Open Superbike
2:20 F-I
2:50 650 Prod/500 Twins/??? (NOT SINGLES)
3:15 Pro Superbike Race
Winners Circle
4:30 750 Superbike
4:50 Open GP/Super Dino
5:15 F-40 Heavy/F-40 Middle
5:35 F-IV
6:00 End of day
Best Regards,
AFM Customer Service
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AFM members, please read all below. This message contains details on our Sonoma May 3-4th round, class sponsors, and club sponsors that have signed on as well as a few changes in track procedures. This is important stuff! Stay tuned for more info to follow as it’s finalized.
We are proud and honored to be included in what many hope will be a historic event and series for national road racing in the United States. The AFM was picked as the first club to be included in the GEICO Superbike Shootout presented by Yamaha and has worked with the promoter, Team Hammer, since its inception.
Things are going to be a bit tight, a bit high energy and one of the coolest experiences many of us will have in our racing careers! Please thank the AFM Board and workers for their dedication and hard work making this all happen for the club and for all of you!
NEW INFORMATION:
· Gate entry to Sonoma in May: 2 for 1 with 2014 AFM license before 9AM Saturday entry. Arrive before 9AM Saturday with your AFM license and receive a 2 for 1 entry through the gate. This applies to Friday as well. You must show your AFM 2014 hard card to take advantage of this offer. After 9am, the gate fee is $25 per person for the weekend, no exceptions.
· Garages: Garages for the May 3-4th Sonoma round will be very limited to AFM racers. Most of the garages will be occupied by Factory support Pro Superbike and Pro Sportbike teams in an effort to duplicate the look and feel of past Pro events at Sonoma. As Pro teams are still being added to the event, garages for AFM’ers will be assigned very close to the event date and may even be assigned on Friday night. Ed Lloyd has a list of those who are on the waiting list for garages.
· Event paddock and arrival time: We are able to move into the paddock at 5PM Friday, however AHRMA will likely still be packing up from their event in the paddock. Expect 6PM or so to be the earliest the AFM will be able to start loading the paddock. Paddock space will be very limited. In an effort to organize this, AFM Tech and Sonoma Staff will help direct Vendors, AFM Racers, and Pro racers to their appropriate pit areas. AFM pits will be organized with racers pitting in rows and nose to tail. Space will be very limited so please work with the paddock chiefs (tech and assigned) to make this an easy process. We may, or may not, be able to accommodate vehicles in the pits aside from tow vehicles. As we won’t have a firm count on AFM’ers showing up to race until a bout May 1st, stay tuned for any updates. Be assured, there is a good plan in place to direct and pit all of you. We don’t expect a lack of space, given everyone pits efficiently.
· Camping: Camping is allowed for no cost in the paddock per the usual arrangement with Sonoma. Oversize motorhomes may have to pit near the rider RV’s on this dirt parking lot near the administration offices where the Pro’s had their RV’s when the AMA was at Sonoma.
· Tech/ Registration: Tech will be located in the first garage (door 1) near the Media center/ registration. Registration will be in its normal location on the lower floor of the media center near pit out. Races can be added/ dropped here and all riders will need to come to registration to pick up their pink registration sheets. Tech questions will be answered at tech@afmracing.org Entry questions will be answered at entry@afmracing.org
· Red Flag Rule: For this round ONLY, the board modified the Red Flag rule to the following: Upon a red flag condition, Waving Red and black flags tell a rider to slow to a caution pace and exit the track at pit lane (T11). Do not stop on the track and do not pull off and stop, unless instructed to do so. Please watch corner workers for signs of debris and riders on track ahead. Please use caution when riding around to exit.
· Hot Pit access: We will NOT be using the hot pits for tire warm up/ practice starts. NO COUNTER COURSE RIDING IN THE HOT PITS ALL WEEKEND LONG. Various teams will have canopies and equipment in the hot pits and thus, we will not be able to use them for counter course riding at the far end. All riding will be in the direction of track travel all weekend long. Tuning, suspension adjustments, and general pit access as normal is allowed all weekend long.
Hot pit access will be controlled by track security. Wrist bands will be issued for pit crew who will need hot pit access. Remember, no red or yellow shirts in the hot pits (flag colors) as well as, closed toe shoes only. We will have WiFi on pit lane for live timing and scoring.
· Pro Superbike/ Sportbike races: Want to be on TV? For the first time in history, the AFM will be sanctioning and running two Televised Pro Superbike and Sportbike races in a normal AFM weekend. All AFM experts with class legal bikes are encouraged to participate. Both races will be run under existing AMA Pro Racing Superbike and Sportbike rules packages. Sunoco GTX260 spec fuel will be required and will be available in the paddock for purchase. Dunlop Spec AMA tires will also be required and available for sale in the paddock from Dunlop. Race distance will be the same as the standard AMA distance.
Entry fee is $150 per class for AFM members, which includes qualifying and one Sunday Professional race. Both races will be live steamed on Road Racing World’s website with help from Axial Video along with all of the AFM racing action for the weekend For the first time in AFM history, two one-hour shows for each Pro race will be televised on MAVTV!
Registration for this race can be added upon check in to the May event, trackside. Riders that are entered who meet the 118% lap time cutoff will be able to run the Saturday qualifying session for Pro class races. Qualifying cutoff times for the pro series races are 108% of pole for Dynojet Sportbike class and 107% for RacefuelZ Superbike class. Racers who do not meet the qualifying cutoff will not receive a refund for their entry fee. Spec tires and spec fuel will not need to be used in practice, but WILL need to be used in qualifying for the races and the races themselves.
Racing in a televised professional race is an experience unlike no other. Don’t miss your chance to race with all the big names and factory teams on YOUR home track in front of YOUR home crowd!
For more info an updates, see the official GEICO Superbike Shootout presented by Yamaha site at www.superbikeshootout.com
Any issues with registration or signup questions, contact entry@afmracing.org.
For live streaming, please tune in to http://www.afmracing.org/axial-video-stream
Pro Teams attending:
The following riders have committed to our Sonoma round:
Josh Hayes
Cameron Baubier
Martin Cardenas
Chris Clark
Roger Hayden
Johnny Rock Page
Chris Filmore
Sebastio Ferreiera
Tyler Ohara
Matt Orange
Chris Ulrich
Jake Zemke
Marcel Irnie
Benny Solis
Bobby Fong
Lenny Hale
David Anthony
David Christenson
Garrett Gerloff
Steve Metz
Joe Roberts
JD Beach
Jason Disalvo
John Ashmead
Joey Pascarella
Kyle Wyman
Lee Farmer
Luke Mossey
Ricky Orlando
Roi Holster
Shane Narbone
Steve Rapp
Thomas Puerta
Tucker Lancaster
Want to see your name on this list in our next E-blast (and RRW release!), sign up now!
Vendors:
We’ve signed up a bunch of new and returning vendors for this special round. The following is list of many vendors and racer support companies who will be in attendance:
Alpinestars
Dynojet
Ohlins
GPR
Dunlop
Pirelli
Leo Vince
Cycle Gear
RaceFuelZ
Mark Kully designs
Cox Radiator Guards
Shorai Batteries
Galfer Brakes
KFG Suspenison
Catalyst Reaction Suspension
RKA Motorcycle Luggage
Leod Motorcycle tours
California Highway Patrol
SF Moto
Additionally, Yamaha and Suzuki have signed on to the event and will be showing up with their Demo Tractor Trailers for bikes to demo to fans and event attendees! This is one of the coolest things about this special Sonoma event, to have Factory Demo rigs and not one, but TWO manufacturers supporting the club and the event!
Class sponsors
Since the announcement of the GEICO Pro Superbike Shootout at Sonoma, we’ve managed to add a bunch of new class sponsors for the club! The following is a list of class sponsors:
Keigins at the track 600 Production
Desmoto Sport Open Twins
Erich Steigler 250 Production
Mach 1 Motorsports 600 Superbike
Cox Radiator Guards Formula 4
Shorai Batteries Formula 1
Cycle Gear 600 Production NOVICE
Clearwater Lights Open GP
Bay Area Riders Forum Formula 40
Club Sponsors:
We’ve worked hard to sign with a few AWESOME names in the motorcycle industry for our Club and series sponsors in 2014. Pirelli stepped up and signed on as our Tire Club sponsor, putting considerable resources into our series this season. Not to be outdone, Yamaha Motorsports came on board as well which is super exciting news, to have a top manufacturer AND a top tire company invest in the oldest motorcycle road racing club in the United States! We’ve also signed an agreement with the new uniquely formulated, natural racer performance fuel, RACEFUELZ as the official performance drink of the AFM! This triple win is awesome stuff for the AFM In 2014!
How can you help:
Get the word out about the best and fastest club in the United States! Sell the Sonoma round to all your friends and enemies…come out and support the club, come out and race with the club and most importantly, bring 1 new person into the club to race with us! We’ll do the hard part, if each one of you can get a new racer to an event this year, we’ll inject them with the need for speed!
Schedule of events, Sonoma May 3-4
Saturday, May 3rd
7:45 Riders Meeting
8:15 Practice Groups 1-5, ROUND 1
9:25 Pro Sportbike practice
9:50 Practice Groups 1-5, ROUND 2
10:55 Pro Superbike practice
11:25 Practice Groups 1-5, ROUND 3
12:30 Lunch Break
1:35 Pro Sportbike Qualifying
2:10 Practice Groups 1-5, ROUND 4
3:00 Mark grids, National Anthem
3:10 Formula Pacific
3:40 Afemm/Vintage/300 Prod/F-40 Light
4:05 Pro Superbike Qualifying
4:40 600 Superbike
5:05 F-50/Clubman Heavy/Clubman Middle
5:30 F-II, 650 Twins
6:00 Clubman Light
6:30 End of day
Sunday, May 4th
7:45 Riders Meeting
8:00 Practice Groups 1-5
9:00 Pro Sportbike practice
9:15 Pro Superbike practice
9:30 Mark Grids / National Anthem
9:45 F-III/450 Superbike/250 Prod
10:05 750 Production
10:30 250 Superbike
10:50 Pro Sportbike Race
Winners Circle
12:00 Lunch
1:10 Open Twins/Open Prod
1:30 600 Production
1:50 Open Superbike
2:20 F-I
2:50 650 Prod/500 Twins/??? (NOT SINGLES)
3:15 Pro Superbike Race
Winners Circle
4:30 750 Superbike
4:50 Open GP/Super Dino
5:15 F-40 Heavy/F-40 Middle
5:35 F-IV
6:00 End of day
Best Regards,
AFM Customer Service
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