July 16, 2010 6:36 PM
Mid-Season Chat with Yokohama Tire Corporation-Sponsored Off-Road Champs Cameron & Heidi Steele
Yokohama Tire Corporation
FULLERTON, CA (July 16, 2010)
Yokohama Tire Corporation-sponsored off-road desert racers Cameron and Heidi Steele are chasing championships again. Known as off-road’s “Power Couple,” the Steeles are both going for repeat championships: Cameron’s gunning for his third straight in Unlimited Truck in SNORE (Southern Nevada Off Road Enthusiasts), while Heidi’s a three-time titlist and defending Class 6 SCORE (Southern California Off Road Enthusiasts) champ. In this Q&A, Cameron and Heidi discuss the season at the midway mark, as well as dealing with sponsors and juggling successful careers.
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June 28, 2010 11:12 AM
Monster Energy Kawasaki's Sara Price Seeks Redemption with Podium Finish
Monster Energy Kawasaki
Irvine, Calif.
Monster Energy Kawasaki's Sara Price captured her first podium finish of the year during the third round of WMX competition on the AMA Motocross National circuit at Thunder Valley Motocross Park. After battling a shoulder injury during the first two rounds, Price was close to 100 percent in Lakewood, Colo. and it showed with her 2-6 performance in tough, wet conditions.
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June 8, 2010 3:07 PM
Heidi Steele Battles Baja 500 for 2nd Place Finish on Yokohama Tires
Yokohama Tire
Heidi Steele
FULLERTON, CA. – (June 8, 2010)
Photo courtesy of KC HiLiTES.
Off-road champion finishes punishing 438-mile course on off-the-shelf Geolandar M/T+® tires
Yokohama Tire-sponsored off-road champion Heidi Steele battled the toughest SCORE Baja 500 course in her career yet still managed to claim second place. The 42nd running of the event was held in Ensenada, Mexico on June 5.
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May 15, 2010 10:52 PM
Elena Myers takes historic first win in AMA Pro Road Racing
AMA Pro Racing SuperSport Race One Report
SONOMA, CA (May 15, 2010)
With a motorcycle racing history going back to 1934 and the formation of the AMA racing category called Class C, May 15, 2010 is the day that 16 year old Elena Myers put her name permanently in the history books with the very first AMA Pro Road Racing victory for a female rider. Myers, from nearby Discovery Bay, California, took an exciting and popular victory at Infineon Raceway during the West Coast Moto Jam AMA Pro Racing SuperSport event.
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Discovery Bay’s Elena Myers Becomes First Female to win AMA Pro Road Race
Infineon Raceway
SONOMA, Calif. (May 15, 2010)
PHOTOS BY NATE JACOBSON
Elena Myers, a teenager from Discovery Bay, made history on Saturday at Infineon Raceway, becoming the first female in history to win an AMA Pro Road Race.
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April 4, 2010 8:08 PM
Laier dominates opening Women's World Championship GP in Bulgaria
KTM-Sportmotorcycles AG
Mattighofen, Austria
Women's World Championship
2010 GP in Bulgaria 04/04/2010
Red Bull KTM factory rider and current world champion was in a class of her own on the challenging MX track at Sevlievo, Bulgaria this weekend, winning both her opening moto on Saturday afternoon and the second moto on Sunday to take her first GP victory in the 2010 racing season.
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March 23, 2010 5:48 PM
WOMEN IN THE WINNER'S CIRCLE FOUNDATION
WOMEN IN THE WINNER'S CIRCLE FOUNDATION
PHOENIX (March 23, 2010)
Women in the Winner’s Circle Foundation Announces New Project Podium Grant Program
The Women in the Winner’s Circle Foundation, founded by Lyn St. James, announced Justine Jackson as the recipient of the newly-established Project Podium Scholarship in conjunction with Volkswagen of America Inc. The scholarship was established in partnership with a number of the series sponsors to provide support for female drivers in the SCCA Pro Racing 2010 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup Series.
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February 25, 2010 7:00 AM
Leslie Porterfield will share stage with Chris Carr and Denis Manning at AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Breakfast at Daytona
American Motorcyclist Association(AMA)
PICKERINGTON, Ohio
Leslie Porterfield, one of the fastest women motorcyclists in the world, has an unusual perspective on speed. That experience, along with her outgoing personality, makes Porterfield a natural choice for interviewing the world's fastest motorcyclists, Chris Carr and Denis Manning, at the 22nd Annual AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Breakfast at Daytona this March 5, the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) reports.
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December 9, 2009 6:18 AM
RPM/KTM Rider Kacy Martinez Wins AMA Racing Female Rider of the Year Award
KTM-Sportmotorcycles AG
Mattighofen, Austria
RPM/KTM rider and reigning WORCS Women's Champion, Kacy Martinez, was awarded the AMA Racing Female Rider of the Year Award during the 2009 AMA Banquet at the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas, NV.
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November 15, 2009 4:15 PM
Will upbeat despite first-round exit in Pomona
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series
45th annual AUTO CLUB NHRA FINALS
Auto Club Raceway at Pomona (Calif.)
POMONA, Calif. (November 15, 2009)
Hillary Will Racing Final Report
Hillary Will, driver of the Tom Conway-owned Get Screened America A/Fuel Dragster, made a surprising first-round exit in the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at the Auto Club NHRA Finals Saturday after qualifying No. 3 and running a personal-quickest behind the wheel of an A/Fuel Dragster.
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November 13, 2009 9:01 PM
Will blasts to No. 3 in Pomona
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series
45th annual AUTO CLUB NHRA FINALS
Auto Club Raceway at Pomona (Calif.)
POMONA, Calif. (November 13, 2009)
Hillary Will Racing Qualifying Report
Get Screened America A/Fuel Dragster driver Hillary Will blasted to the No. 3 spot in the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at the Auto Club NHRA Finals Friday with a blistering 5.268-second pass at 273.05 mph.
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November 11, 2009 6:48 PM
Will riding momentum into NHRA Finals at Pomona
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series
45th annual AUTO CLUB NHRA FINALS
Auto Club Raceway at Pomona (Calif.)
POMONA, Calif. (November 11, 2009)
Hillary Will Racing Pre Race Report
Get Screened America A/Fuel Dragster driver Hillary Will had a near-perfect weekend at the Lucas Oil Division 7 event last weekend, taking out two of the best in the class and scoring a runner-up finish, and the 29-year-old native Californian is anxious to keep her winning momentum heading into the Auto Club NHRA Finals this weekend.
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October 29, 2009 6:36 PM
Hillary Will anxious to get behind the wheel of Conway's A-Fuel Dragster in Vegas
NHRA Las Vegas Nationals
The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
LAS VEGAS (October 29, 2009)
Hillary Will Racing Pre Race Report
Lucas Oil Sportsman Series
It's been a long time since Hillary Will has been behind the wheel of a dragster, and the 29-year-old former gymnast and collegiate springboard diver said she is extremely to be driving an A-Fuel dragster sponsored by Get Screened America in this weekend's NHRA Las Vegas Nationals. The car, owned by Tom Conway, is also backed by 702 Graphics and the Golden Gate Hotel & Casino.
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September 8, 2009 9:33 AM
Troxel continues to improve despite first round exit
Get Screened America Pro Mod Challenge presented by ProCare Rx
Melanie Troxel Final Report
MAC Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals
CLEREMONT, Indianapolis, Ind. (September 8, 2009)
Every lap down the track behind the wheel of her '63 Corvette Pro Mod gives R2B2 Racing driver Melanie Troxel more confidence. She qualified No. 7 in the Get Screened America Pro Mod Challenge presented by ProCare Rx at the NHRA U.S. Nationals and was eliminated first round. Her teammate, Roger Burgess, went on to win the event, his second win of the season and the third for the team.
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