Discovery Channel Air Time from Midsouth Minimoto Race in Nov

The Discovery Channel will be airing their episode of Wreckreation Nation at February 3rd at 10pm, which will hold their coverage of the race.

Wreckreation Nation is a show that helps up and coming sports, or non mainstream activities get a little exposure by sending Dave Mordall (their expert) to participate in these activities with no prior experience. We are very thankful for the Discovery Channel for coming out to help our sport get some exposure, and thankful to everyone that attended the race in support of our sport.

More info can be found by contacting ~http://www.midsouthminimoto.com~

Food and drinks will be served at a dollar each. Please no X model bikes or pit bike/motards. 2.5 motards ok. Safety gear must be worn at all times. 2.5 and 6.2 throphy prises. No entry fees.

Click link for more info and directions

~http://www.waynestrickland.com/page7.html~

13 Year Old Bodhi Edie Going to the Parts Canada CBR125R Challenge!

Bodhi Edie (Warman, SK) will be competing in the 2009 CBR125R Challenge at all rounds of the Parts Canada Superbike Championship this upcoming season, with support from Honda Canada, TK Racing, and the Canadian National Mini Roadracing Associations (CNMRA)

Bodhi has spent the past three summers competing in the CNMRA series, a six round series which stops at two tracks each in SK, AB, and BC. When the 2008 points were tallied, Bodhi successfully defended his 2007 CNMRA championship in the Spec Supersport class, and added the Formula GP, Formula Under 21 and Spec Under 21 class titles to his collection.

Bodhi follows in the footsteps of many mini roadracing stars that have made the jump up to the Parts Canada Superbike Championship, such as his home club’s own Brett McCormick, as well as Chris Peris, John Ross McRae, Cody Matechuk and Royce McLean.

Starting out at the age of five in motocross, Bodhi took to roadracing with the Saskatchewan Mini Roadracing Club (SMRA) at the age of eight. His home track is Martensville Speedway, located north of Saskatoon, and he cut his teeth with the support and mentorship of all of the western Canadian mini roadracing clubs and the Alberta Mini Roadracing Association (AMRA) in particular.

“It’s pretty exciting to have this opportunity to race in the CBR125R Challenge,” says Edie, who credits his mini roadracing mentors in western Canada with helping him learn to race fast, close, and smart. “Bodhi is a multi-title winning mini roadracer, and we’re really pleased to be able to support his 2009 racing efforts at the next level,” says Jay Fox, AMRA President, “and to prove once again that mini roadracing is a the ideal training ground for the development of the skills required to compete on bigger bikes at higher speeds”.

Thanks go out to Honda Canada, AMRA and PMP for providing Bodhi’s race-prepped CBR125R, and to Brett McCormick’s TK Racing and the CNMRA for additional racing gear and travel support.

Remodel Santa Cruz is pleased to announce the sponsorship of young motorcycle racer Joe Michaels. Remodel Santa Cruz will announce additional details as details are refined.

“We are excited to really help a young athlete who is a quality rider,” commented owner Michael Bokulich. “We expect to see young Joe show the same quality and craftmanship in his riding that we do with our our work, remodeling homes in Santa Cruz county.”

“RemodelSantaCruz.com will be a great help to us. They produce quality remodels in homes in Santa Cruz. I am excited to have them help me too,” commented Michaels.

About RemodelSantaCruz.com

Remodel Santa Cruz is a subsidiary of Bokulich Construction based in Santa Cruz, California. RemodelSantaCruz.com is the residential arm of Bokulich construction and has completed many fine remodels in Santa Cruz, Capitola, Soquel, Aptos, Scotts Valley and Daven Port. For more information on Remodel Santa Cruz please visit ~http://RemodelSantaCruz.com~

I know since it is Winter, many members are not on the forum.

Our 2009 schedule has been posted please check out www.semra.org for details. The first race is March 1 with a track-day/practice the day before. The pre-registration will open about a month in advance.

Also, this is just a quick reminder to our active racers if you wish to keep your competition number from 2008 for 2009 you only have until midnight Saturday January 31, 2009 to renew your 2008 number (that’s 19 days from now.)

After that point, the numbers will be re-assigned on a first come first serve basis. Please enter you license online & paypal funds when you submit your application…it also takes credit / debit cards. if you register and don’t pay within a day or two, I am deleting it.

If you must mail a check – complete the online portion and then send an email me so that I can advise Mr. Halsey to be on the lookout, your check may take up to 10 days in the mail, so if you are paying snail mail — get it out soon.

For our new members and racers – Let me clarify, if you want to try to get a number that is currently in use, you will not find out what your number is until after Feb1. You may submit and pay for the license now to be the first one in line, but please make sure that your 3rd choice is not a number already in use in the event that the number you want does get renewed. Should all your numbers you pick get renewed, you will get an email about picking a new number.

the number 0, 00 and 1 are not allowed.. we need single to 3 digit whole numbers please…. 27, 27x, and 027 are all the same thing – please do not enter those as 3 options.

A fairly complete license list from 2008 is here ~http://www.semra.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2303~ (a few from seasons end may not have been added)

The current 2009 list is here ~http://www.semra.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3598~

Let’s get ready to go racing!!!

THANKS

LISA FISCHER

AKA Mrs Jekyll

SEMRA Administrator

Attached is a PDF File of the article about properly fitting helmets, with interview of Bruce Porter from Arai. They did a great job with the photos and the layout with the QandA. I hope this helps a lot of people buy smarter.

~/files/2009MotorcycleMojoArticleHelmetFit.pdf~

More information on Motorcycle Mojo magazine can be found on their website here: ~http://www.motorcyclemojo.com~

American Honda Motor Co., Inc. and Moriwaki Engineering Japan are pleased to announce the MD250H Powered by Honda race bike program is being expanded for the 2009 season.

Introduced in 2008, the MD250H evidenced Honda’s commitment to amateur road racers. The MD250H allowed aspiring young road racers to polish their craft on a top-level racing machine, one that combines the jewel-like build quality Moriwaki is famous for with the durability and dependability of Honda’s CRF250X four-stroke engine. With a strong contingency program and solid dealer support, the program was a huge success in 2008, and the program will now expand in 2009 to make the MD250H available to additional buyers.

Last year the MD250H was available exclusively to qualified USGPRU youth racers. For 2009, the MD250H is available to additional buyers through approved Moriwaki/Honda dealerships, which means this race-prepped machine can be enjoyed at track days and club-racing venues across the country.

The MD250H is powered by a 249cc liquid-cooled single-cylinder four-stroke Unicam« engine from Honda’s popular CRF250X that has been race tuned by Moriwaki Engineering. From the wheels up, these purpose-built machines have been an instrument for some of the most exciting racing in 2008.

For 2009, contingency awards are posted in both WERA and USGPRU youth racing programs. For more information about availability, contact your participating Honda dealer or American Honda at (310) 783-3983.

“The Central Motorcycle Roadracing Association would like to make a special invitation to all mini, 125GP, and motard racers across the country to the Shogun Motorsports Mini Fest at challenging Oak Hill Raceway the weekend of June 13-14. The weekend schedule will present plenty of great racing including the Shogun 8-hour mini endurance, Shogun 125 GP Classic, and Shogun Motard Challenge.”

The full press release including additional details can be found here: ~http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=35291~

There is a new forum for mini racers located at ~http://minimotouniverse.com~. According to the site it is primarily focused on the MI, PA and OH areas of the country.

11 year old racer Peter Lenz got some local press coverage in his home town newspaper.

~http://columbian.com/article/20090106/SPORTS06/701069938/-1/SPORTS~