June 30, 2003
Moto Britalia and Mike Smith team up to challenge the AMA Red Bull Supermoto
Championship
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Moto Britalia, the southeast's largest European motorcycle
dealership specializing in Aprilia, Ducati, Triumph, Moto Guzzi,
Vertemati, TM and Husqvarna, is announcing a partnership with
911 Racing's Mike Smith to compete in the AMA Red Bull Supermoto
Championship, combining their premier Supermoto center with one
of the most talented motorcycle racers in the United States.
Smith's talent and background in road racing make him the
perfect choice to pilot the Team MOTOBRITALIA.COM Yamaha YZ450F.
Smith has raced and helped develop models including the Ducati
916, Honda RC45, Harley-Davidson VR1000 and the Kawasaki ZX-7.
With 13 National wins, Smith is also the second-winningest 600
Supersport racer.
At a highly successful test during round three of the
Superbikers2 National event at Road America's Briggs &
Stratton Motorplex, Smith took Superpole with the best lap times
of the weekend and first place in both the 450 and Unlimited
classes. After proving their potential as a team, Smith and Team
MOTOBRITALIA.COM are excited about the first race of the AMA Red
Bull Supermoto Championship.
"This result is very promising for our team as this was
our first race and we are still testing the equipment. The new
YZ450F has an awesome power range through and off the
corners," says Smith.
"Mike is an asset to Moto Britalia," commented team
owner Jim Vecchione. "Mike joined Moto Britalia to head up
our Supermoto Performance Center, and his research and
development is a huge benefit to our customers. Moto Britalia is
committed to performance and with the continuous development of
Supermoto products by Team MOTOBRITALIA.COM, customers get the
best for their motard bikes. The Supermoto Center can transform
your bike into a weekend track-day motard or into a full
competition ready performance machine."
Team MOTOBRITALIA.COM will be competing in the six rounds
that comprise the AMA Red Bull Supermoto Championship as well as
select AMA Superstock events.
Mike Smith and Team MOTOBRITALIA.COM are supported by the
following group of world-class performance partners:
Pirelli, M4 Performance Exhaust, Galfer Breaking Systems, VP
Racing Fuels, Helimot Leathers, Daytona Boots, RK Racing Chains,
Shoei, GMD Computrack, Yamaha, Marietta Motorsports and
THINKINGRED.COM.
Press release courtesy MOTOBRITALIA.COM.
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