2013 AMA Pro Flat Track: Springfield Mile Postponed
2013 AMA Pro Flat Track: Springfield Mile Postponed2013 AMA Pro Flat Track ChampionshipThe AMA Pro Flat Track presented by J&P Cycles race scheduled to run on Sunday, May 26, 2013 at the Springfield Mile has been postponed due to inclement weather.
Officials from AMA Pro Racing and the Illinois Motorcycle Dealers Association (IMDA) announced that the event, which was scheduled to take place today at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Ill., has been rescheduled for Aug. 31, 2013 in what will be a Labor Day weekend doubleheader of Grand National Championship racing, as the second running of the Springfield Mile will take place the following day on Sept. 1.In addition to the two Grand National Championship races set to be held this fall, the IMDA will be running an amateur Short Track on Friday, Aug. 30, 2013. For additional information, please visit the IMDA’s website.
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This week, in the first segment Editor Don Williams talks to us about the new Kawasaki Versys 650 LT. It’s the middleweight ADV style machine that uses the same 650 parallel twin motor as the Ninja 650, so it’s an excellent performer in a user-friendly, good looking package.
In the second segment, I chat with one of my dearest industry friends—now retired Honda PR executive, Jon Seidel. Jon’s fascinating career spans some 30 years with Big Red, and gave him some great experiences with some incredible machines. I was fortunate enough to be invited on many of the press launches that he organized. His new project is documenting and saving many of the old archives from years gone by—and incidentally, if you have anything that may be of value to the project, please contact us by email at producer@ultimatemotorcycling.com and we’ll pass it all on to Jon.
So on that note, from all of us here at Ultimate Motorcycling, we hope you enjoy this episode!
