AMA Pro Road Racing Riders Take on Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course July 16 - 18
- Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Podcast -
Episode 108 (DOWNLOAD)
- Description: AMA Pro SuperSport phenom Elena Myers calls into the podcast (from a theme park!) to discuss handling being a teenager and a racer, her limited past at Mid-Ohio and how her season has been thus far.
- Guests: Elena Myers, Richie Morris Racing
- Recorded: 07/10
- Time: 16:33
- File Size: 7.57 MB
- Music: I Soar by Chinny Craig
Names like local fan
favorite
Larry Pegram, Tommy Hayden, Jake Zemke and Josh Hayes will make their
way to Lexington
for the multifaceted event which will feature four classes of riders
including
National Guard SuperBike, Daytona SportBike presented by AMSOIL,
SuperSport and the new Vance & Hines XR1200 Series. Thrilling
last-lap
passes and frequent side-by-side competition led many to call last
year's
featured Wiseco SuperBike doubleheader as some of the best racing in
decades.
The competition starts with
practice and qualification rounds on Friday. The first of two SuperSport
races
will begin on Saturday at 1 p.m. local time, followed by a Daytona
SportBike race at 2
p.m. and the first leg of the Wiseco SuperBike 100 doubleheader at 3:15
p.m.
Sunday's track schedule is similar, starting with the second SuperSport
race at
12:30 p.m, the second Daytona SportBike race at 1:30 p.m. and the final
leg of
the Wiseco SuperBike 100 Doubleheader at 2:45 p.m. The weekend rounds
out
competition with the XR1200 race at 3:45 p.m.
Tommy Hayden
currently sits on
top of the points standings in American SuperBike with 229 points. Josh
Hayes,
who swept both Wiseco SuperBike 100 events last year, sits in second, a
single
point behind Hayden. Jake Zemke has 215 points, which places him third
overall, 14 points
behind the leader. Josh Herrin leads 2009 Mid-Ohio winner and Daytona
SportBike class champion
Danny Eslick by 18 points heading into the Honda Super Cycle Weekend
presented
by Dunlop Tire.
Off the track, fans will get a
chance to meet their favorite riders up close during the autograph
session at
10:50 a.m. on Sunday. In addition, fans with a paddock pass will also
get the
unique opportunity to participate in a grid walk featuring teams and
riders from all classes before the SuperSport races at
12:30 p.m. on Saturday and 11:30 a.m. Sunday. Fans may also sign up to
ride
their bike on track during lunch on Sunday by participating in the
annual
Dealer Ride. Fans can register for the Dealer Ride at the infield tent
on
Sunday morning prior to 9:30 a.m.
Tickets for the Honda
Super
Cycle Weekend presented by Dunlop Tire as well as all of the season's
events can be purchased by calling 800-MID-OHIO (643-6446) or visiting
www.midohio.com.
Tickets start at just $45
for all three days of the weekend and all children 12 and under get in
free.A comprehensive motorsports
facility, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course features a permanent road-racing
circuit
with two primary configurations: a 2.4-mile, 15-turn, and a 2.25-mile,
13-turn
circuit. The park-like, 330-acre complex is located in Lexington, Ohio,
near
Mansfield, 60 miles north of Columbus and 75 miles south of Cleveland.
The
track has been called the most competitive course in the U.S. and
annually
hosts a diverse lineup of locally, regionally and nationally sanctioned
racing
events for amateur, club and professional drivers and riders. Mid-Ohio
Sports Car Course is owned and operated by TrueSports, Inc.
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