Industry Practice and Other News
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REMINDER: Practice and Commercial Shoot at Industry Speedway on Wednesday
There will be practice at Industry Speedway on Wednesday, April 30. This is the last opportunity for the competitors to
get laps on the track before Opening Night on Wednesday, May 7. Riders who are going to practice are encouraged to
contact Jeff Immediato at jeff@industryspeedway.com and inform him of your participation.
Season headshots, video introduction clips and B-Roll footage of your bikes, your leathers and yourselves highlight this
Wednesday night's practice at the Grand for INDUSTRY SPEEDWAY. Details for Wednesday April 30th are: 4PM Start
Gates Open 3PM it goes to about 8:30 - 9PM....usually until everybody has had enough. (This means you can ride a lot)
it's $40 per rider and $20 for anyone else. This is not for the public and our new insurance requires that everyone signs
in under the rulebook; hence everyone has to be insured under the mechanic or assistant clause. Minors, under 18
need adult or have a Notary pre-sign AMA form. The hotline number is (949) 640-0455 or you can email
jeff@IndustrySpeedway.com be added to the list. We require a minimum of 30 riders to hold practice so it is important to
sign up. Opening Night is the following Wednesday night proceeded by a seven-day television blitz
campaign in Industry's ADI (area of direct influence). This is the largest seven-day TV commercial buy in Speedway's
history. Promoters Bruce Penhall and Jeff Immediato hope that this is the start to a great burst for Speedway in
Southern California.
Immediato stated, "After the great Gumball Rally turnout, it's easy to see that Speedway is on the gas and everyone
needs to push it this year. When's the last time you invited a new person you know to Speedway? We too as promoters
need your help, at the minimum we need to know if you're riding! We actually do press releases and will try to get stories
in papers as well as you can expect television cameras in your faces a lot at Industry Speedway. We are dedicated to
assisting riders with assistance in getting sponsorships and the basics on how to keep the old ones and get some new
ones, so take a few moments to talk with us at the practice about these important opportunities.
Please....call the hotline or email us so we can hold practice and have a great opening night. Thank You!"
I you haven't joined already, USA Speedway memberships will be available at the practice. This includes handing your
t-shirt and rule book there to you as you join. You can pre-fill out your membership application by downloading the form
at http://www.usaspeedway.org/files/USASpeedwayApplication08.pdf
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Greg Hancock Begins World Championship Chase
1997 World Speedway Champion Greg Hancock began his quest for a second World Championship Saturday in Krsko,
Slovenia by finishing seventh. Poland's Tomasz Gollob was the event winner with defending World Champion Nicki
Pedersen getting second, and Hans Andersen finishing third.
The Grand Prix of Slovenia kicked off the eleven-round series that concludes on October 11 in Gelsenkirchen,
Germany. The next Grand Prix is Saturday, May 10 in Leszno, Poland.
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SuperTrapp Speedway Exhaust System Approved by Industry Speedway
Industry Speedway announced today that the new SuperTrapp Speedway Exhaust System would be legal for
competition.
"We tested it here during our first practice session on April 2nd and
we're very satisfied with the results promoter", Jeff Immediato said. "It measured 2db less than either of the two other
approved mufflers we have been using here on our Wednesday night program. This is a huge step forward, less noise,
more power. I'm fully behind any technology that helps make us better neighbors to our surrounding community."
Industry Hills Expo Center operations manager Carol Perez echoed the same thoughts. "Noise is our biggest problem
with running these bikes up here. Less noise means better community relations. I'm pleased to see that Jeff and partner
Bruce Penhall made managing noise a top commitment."
USA Speedway board member Paul Flanders, who did the sound test at the practice session, spoke well about the unit.
"The SuperTrapp bike was without a doubt the quietest machine out there. It was considerably less noisy than Ricky
Wells's unit that he bought from Brant last year. I couldn't believe the difference in sound level. If there is a downside, it's
the fact that the system is not sealed so cheating could take place if we don't police it."
Charlie Venegas, who has won the last two AMA ICE Speedway National Championships using a SuperTrapp system
and is the West Coast distributor for SuperTrapp, performed the test. "It's not supposed to be sealed", he said. "You
can change it depending on where you race. The muffler cap I use at The Grand has a closed-ended plate compared to
Fast Fridays where I run an open-ended plate. That's what makes this muffler great, all I have to do is change the end
or add or subtract plates. I love this muffler, the power is unbelievable. The guys are going to love this system."
Russell Green used one last Sunday at the Gumball Rally. "I like it, if it has this kind of power at The Grand it will be
fantastic".
The SuperTrapp Speedway Exhaust System consists of a muffler and headpipe plus a tuning kit and mounting
hardware. It fits all modern JAWA and GM laydown bikes and some uprights. System cost is $299.00 and
can be ordered though Charlie Venegas at 909/883-4364.
"I just received shipment on 20 units and will start selling them immediately. After they are gone I'll order another 20, but
there may be a couple of weeks delay before they arrive".
When asked if the muffler can be acquired, Venegas replied, "The header has to be just so long in order to
active maximum power and minimal noise. You can't just slap it on your old existing pipe. Well, you can, but it does
require knowing some tricks. Luckily for all, I've worked with these systems for the last few years and can make using the
SuperTrapp a snap." Venegas believes that the system is worth the price.
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Speedway Returning to Vallejo?
While being interviewed about the SuperTrapp Speedway Exhaust System, Charlie Venegas shared another bit of
information with USA Speedway Board of Directors Chairman Howie Zechner. Venegas is getting closer to promoting
speedway events again. Venegas Promotions is hoping to start running speedway at the Solano County Fairgrounds in
Vallejo. The events would run every Saturday at the Golden Gate Motor Speedway starting at the end of May and his
race calendar would consist of 12 to 16 events in 2008.
Venegas promoted speedway at Arrowhead Motor Speedway at the National Orange Show in San Bernardino in 2001
and 2002 after promoting several events inside the stock car stadium on the premises in 2000. Arrowhead Motor
Speedway ran on Wednesday nights and hosted the first round of the inaugural AMA Sports U.S. National
Championship Series in 2002.
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