5. Any rider under the age of 18 may not compete without the duly notarized consent of parents or legal guardian. The notarized consent will be retained by WERA. In addition, each rider under the age of 18 must have on file with WERA a minor release form which can be obtained from WERA. Some facilities may require this form every weekend, the forms will be available at registration.

Rider 8 years old may ride in practice onlywith the mini’s. Riders 9 years old are limited to 50cc & 80cc classes. Riders 10 years old are restricted to the 125cc GP class. Riders 12 & 13 years old are restricted to 650cc LW Twins machines. Riders 14 & 15 years old are limited to “C” class machinery. Riders 16 and older are allowed to run any WERA legal machinery. These limits may be changed at WERA’s discretion on a case by case basis.

Complete WERA Rules

If you would like to get your NSR updated fiberglass bodywork that is the style of the NSF100, head over to AirTech. For a mere $550 +/- you can get yourself a complete set of NSF replica bodywork.

More information can be found on their website: ~http://www.airtech-streamlining.com/hondaz/NSF1002006-08.htm~

Our Container is packed and is expected at our warehouse the week of Feb 15th. As of today 2 RS125’s and 2 TZ125s have become available! For more information visit ~http://www.rscycles.com~

Royce McLean to race for Team Oliver Yamaha in 2008!

Five time Canadian National Champion Royce McLean will be joining Team Oliver Yamaha for the USGPRU 125cc Grand Prix series Championship. Thirteen year old McLean will be under the direction of AMA 250GP National Champion, Rich Oliver.

The USGPRU events will be held throughout the United States and Canada and the team will debut at the first race, March 8-9 at Firebird Raceway in Phoenix, AZ.

Royce will be riding two Yamaha TZ125 road racers prepared by the team in his quest to capture the overall series Championship. With support from both Yamaha USA and Yamaha Canada, the TZ125’s will have full factory race kits and special engines prepared directly by Oliver. In order to insure the ultimate in competitiveness, Royce will race in 2008 on Dunlop tires.

Rich Oliver comments, “I’m excited to get back into racing with Royce. He’s a very special young man with incredible talent. I found him through my Mystery School. After he completed five Ultra Pro Camps, it was obvious he has the determination and ability to become a National Champion.

‘I look forward to mentoring Royce and building him the very best Yamaha race bikes possible so that he can get experience at the front of the pack. We know that there are very good riders on very fast bikes in the USGPRU, so we will all have to work extremely hard to win!.’

Royce’s Dad Todd comments, “We are really excited about the 2008 racing season! Royce was offered two great opportunities this year when he was selected not only to the 2008 Red Bull AMA U.S Rookies Cup, but also to ride for Team Oliver Yamaha!

‘But after negotiating with Red Bull we felt that we could not combine the many requirements of their contract with our previous commitments, so we chose to work with Rich. Rich’s vast experience in road racing is amazing and the one on one training that Royce will receive will be invaluable.

‘Royce will also be able to learn much more technically about motorcycle chassis set up and engine/gearbox tuning by running with Oliver. The opportunity to race for Team Oliver Yamaha has far surpassed the original goals that we had hoped to achieve at this point in Royce’s career, and we are excited to get started and learn as much as possible!”

Royce comments, “I am really looking forward to riding for Team Oliver, working with Rich is awesome. I am excited about being on a competitive bike built by Rich, improving my podium finishes, and going after the USGPRU 125 National title. Rich will teach me better riding techniques, I will learn more about the bike, how to find the perfect line, and I get to do tons of training at the Rich Oliver Mystery School.”

Team Oliver Yamaha is sponsored by:

Rich Oliver’s Mystery School, Yamaha USA, Yamaha Canada, Dunlop tires, Shoei helmets, Lethbridge Yamaha, Montaro Canada, Supertech, BrakeTech, Kustom Auto Body, Motovan Corp., Cytosport, Yoyodyne, Bickle Tire Warmers, VP Racing Fuel, EFG Solutions, Friesen Plastics, Progressive Fighting Academy,

For more information on Royce, visit www.roycemclean.com or ~http://sponsorhouse.loopd.com/Members/RoyceMcLean/Home.aspx~

Team Oliver Yamaha is always looking toward the future and building new partnerships. If you would like to sponsor the Team, please contact Rich at (559) 855-3089 or webmaster@richoliver.net.

The 1st Annual US National Mini Roadrace is the place to be August 1-3, 2008. All the info can be found on the internet. Use the following links to get information.

Registration is open

~http://www.semra.org/national_registration.htm~

National website

~http://www.miniroadracingnationals.org~

National Forum

~http://www.semra.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=13~

National info on M&M Racing’s website

~http://www.mmracing.biz/2008National.htm~

Adams Motorsports Park is holding a MiniGP relay team race with a cash prize of up to $500!

There will be a lite and heavy weight division, so the weight:horsepower ratio will be more evenly matched.

Here are the tentative rules.

I. Each team has three riders one for 85 GP, 65 GP and 50cc classes.

a) 85 GP rider (or 150R or 200cc air cooled 4-strokes)

b) 65 GP rider (up to 150cc air cooled 4-stroke)

c) 50cc rider (up to 110cc air cooled 4-stroke)

II. Each member will have to do 20 laps on their bike, then tag/exchange transponders with the next member to start their 20 laps.

III. Payouts

a. Heavyweight class

- 1st place $500

- 2nd place $250

- 3rd place $100

b. Liteweight class

- 1st $300

- 2nd $200

- 3rd $100

IV. Divisions

a. Heavyweight class

b. Liteweight class

V. Machine Rules

85 GP) Up to 93cc 2-stroke open mods and 150R stock

65 GP) Up to 65cc 2-stroke open mods or 150cc air cooled 4-stroke with open mods.

50 class) Up to 50cc 2-stroke water cooled with open mods or 110cc 4-stroke with open mods.

Date: February 24th, 2008

Cost: $50/rider

Please go to ~http://www.adamsmotorsportspark.com~ for more information or visit the forums of CMRRA or SCminiGP.

SCminiGP has signed Alpinestars as a 2008 season sponsor. The manufacturer of safety suits for youth has agreed to participate in the 2008 series, in an effort to show their support of youth road racing.

The sponsorship will provide SCminiGP with 2 youth suits and two pairs of gloves, which will be provided as prizes for different youth racing class champions. SCminiGP hopes to make the qualifying class announcements at their first race March 1st & 2nd, 2008.

In addition, SCminiGP has secured a sponsorship with Fulmer Helmets. The details the contract are yet to be determined but Fulmer will now offer direct support through Facotry Blata Sales Tayo Motors – Paul Grasham. The helmet line provides youth sized helmets and plans to offer prizes to specific class winners and helmets for the Youth Introductory training program.

SCminiGP is excited to have both these companies supporting our series in 2008.

If you have any questions regarding these sponsors please contact Josiah Taulbee, ~http://www.scminigp.com~

The newest generation of road racing stars has arrived, as 23 young racers have been confirmed and will comprise the starting grid of the 2008 Red Bull AMA U.S. Rookies Cup series. The riders, who will be between 13 and 16 years old during the season, represent seven states and six countries, and will complement the year-old Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup in Europe.

These riders were selected from more than 600 applicants from the Western Hemisphere. Of the 600 applicants, 104 were invited to attend the official Selection Event at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama. They had equal amounts of on-track time in which to display a combination of speed, progression of lap times, attitude, willingness to learn and of course, potential. All of the riders were comprehensively evaluated by 1993 500cc World Champion and Red Bull AMA U.S. Rookies Cup rider coach Kevin Schwantz, renowned flat track instructor Danny Walker, MotoGP team owner and paddock insider Peter Clifford and Red Bull MotoGP Rookies rider coach and multiple grand prix race winner Gustl Auinger.

The 2008 Red Bull AMA U.S. Rookies Cup Riders

Corey Alexander – Ossining, New York

Emerson Connor – Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Jacob Cunningham – Kimberly, Wisconsin

Austin DeHaven – Los Angeles, California

Jacob Gagne – Ramona, California

Frankie Lee Gillim – Owensboro, Kentucky

Hayden Gillim – Owensboro, Kentucky

Cameron Gish – Shingle Springs, California

Otavio Lucchini – Jundiai-SP, Brazil

Austin Medrano – Mustang, Oklahoma

Leandro Mercado – Cordoba, Argentina

Jake Morman – Loganville, Georgia

Huntley Nash – Marietta, Georgia

Joey Pascarella – Vacaville, California

Bryce Prince – Bakersfield, California

Corey Rech – Liverpool, New York

Luciano Ribodino – Cordoba, Argentina

Benny Solis, Jr. – N. Hollywood, California

Jesse Stevens – Lawrenceville, Georgia

Garet Tomlinson -Aledo, Texas

Tomas P. Vasquez – Medellin, Colombia

Toriano Wilson – St. Davids, Bermuda

Travis Wyman – Macedon, New York

The 2008 Red Bull AMA U.S. Rookies Cup will compete at select AMA Superbike race weekends, as well as at the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix, on identical KTM RC 125 bikes. In addition, the top riders from the AMA and MotoGP Rookies Cups will square off in the special Red Bull Riders Cup at the Red Bull Indianapolis GP, with a rematch on European soil at the Valencia Grand Prix in October.

For more information, please visit ~http://www.redbullrookiescup.com~

Phoenix Test & Tune Recap

The Phoenix Test & Tune was a huge success. The weather was great the entire weekend. Attending were Stage I Blata Cup Pocketbikes; Stage II Advanced Pocketbikes, and even a few Thumpstars showed up. Saturday morning started out with open practice followed by Individual Time Trials in the afternoon. Each rider riding the same bike trying to set the best time over a 5 lap session. We even had a few adult riders on the Stage I bikes posting some really fast times along with some good laughs. Saturday ended with a Pool/Pizza party at the hotel that was a lot of fun.

On Sunday we had open practice in the morning before afternoon racing. We ran the main races during the CCS lunch time and we had a large crowd of spectators. The small track provided some quick, but fun races. With passing at a minimum a good start was important. The highlight of the weekend had to be the adult 2.6 race. Danny and Paul really went at it on the smaller pocketbikes giving the crowd a race to remember. While the race was really close, assuming we forget about Paul cutting the track multiple times while having a cone stuck between his front tire and fairing, Danny barely took the win.

We were well received at Firebird Raceway and talked with many potential future racers and their families. We ran 6 kids through the Youth Intro Course which brings us up to a total of 10 kids that have completed the Youth Intro Course in December and January alone. Phoenix is really starting to ramp up and we can tell it won’t be long until all 4 stages of the program are in place.

Overall everyone had a great time. We want to thank everyone who came out to the event and made it a huge success and a whole lot of fun!

SCminiGP Staff

~http://www.scminigp.com~

CMRRA GOES STREET RACING!

AUGUST 9-10, 2008! Be sure and mark it on your calendar because, CMRRA returns to the legendary “STREETS OF WILLOW” featuring the infamous “bowl”, a 20 degree banked turn on the long course. In past years, when racing on this track, CMRRA has attracted riders from over the United States, Canada and as far away as Japan.

This TSO RACING sponsored event will feature all the regular CMRRA classes, plus Formula 3 125GP. For more information as time goes by, go to our web site at: ~http://www.racecmrra.com~ or call (951) 757-4869.