Syracuse indoor ice results!!

A Main
1. Dave Clark
2. Aaron Hesmer
3. Adam Mittl
4. Gene Bonsignore

B Main
1. Mikey Buman
2. Tuff McBride
3. Russ Cornell
4. Gary Hesmer

C Main
1. Corey Brookes
2. Jerry Harman
3. Josh Carr
4. Shawn Engel

Jammin Jeff Garlinghouse won the Support Speedway Division in his first ice race ever over Don Wheeland, Brian Bailey and Chuck Podany

Speedway rider/flattracker Craig Estelle won the Mad Dog flat track class which featured Cam Rafferty and 10 others.

Rick Ganoung won the pro Quad Main

Big news for 2010 U.S.A. dream team!!

"NATIONAL League newcomers Dudley Heathens will open the exciting new era of Speedway against the American tourists in April.
Heathens have officially applied for membership to the league and will share their home meetings between Perry Barr Stadium in Birmingham and Wolverhampton's Monmore Green.
Opening night will be on Wednesday, April 7 with Dudley facing up to the American Dream Team at Birmingham - and the first league fixture, subject to acceptance, is set for Wolverhampton on Tuesday, April 13.
Heathens chairman Nigel Pearson said: "It's a lovely irony that we should start the new era against the American boys. Cradley had a fantastic tradition with riders from the USA, including the likes of Bruce Penhall, Bobby Schwartz, Lance King, Billy Hamill and Greg Hancock.
"We are delighted to take on the Dream Team who have done such good work in recent seasons, including discovering Chris Kerr who won the Elite League with Wolves last season and will ride for Birmingham in 2010."

Admission prices will be £10 adults, £5 concessions and children aged 15 and under £2. Matchday programme, 'The Heathen', will cost £2.
Pearson and team boss Will Pottinger have met to discuss team plans but nothing can be announced on Heathens riders until the National League have considered their application on January 27."

Mittl takes the win on the ice!!

Tuff McBride was top scorer after the heats round with 3 wins. Adam Mittl was second, Dave Clark third in heat points. Gene Bonsignore had 2 wins and 1 fourth and was tied with Aaron Hesmer who I think had 1 win, 1 second and 1 third so they had a runoff for the last Main event position. Bonsignore led for most of the two lap race but Hesmer just caught him at the finish for the transfer. McBride led most of the Main but moved over in the same spot as Bonsignore where the ice had gotten down to the concrete and gave way to a fast Adam Mittl. Mittl took his second straight Main event win. Sean Neal won his second straight Pro ATV Main also!

A-Final

1. Mittl
2. McBride
3. Clark
4. A. Hesmer

B-Final

1. G Bonsignore
2. G. Hesmer
3. Jerry Harman
4. Shawn Engel

C-Final
1. Cornell
2. Carr
3. Brookes
4. Crawford

Canadians on the ice!!

The rider list for Utica, Dec 20 at 2PM is as follows...Mikey Buman has a hockey comittment but we are excited that former ICE National Champion, Jeff Orosz comes in to replace him and Shawn McConnell can not make this trip so longtime Canadian star and ICE veteran, Gary "Hitman" Hesmer, will be joining the tour. Lots of good speedway racing on ice in Utica Dec 20!

#1 Adam Mittl

#12c Aaron Hesmer (Can)

#13 Shawn Engel

#24 Russ Cornell

#31 Jeff Orosz (Can)

#37 Gary Hesmer (Can)

#38 Jerry Harman

#60 Dave Clark

#64 Gene Bonsignore

#70 Corey Brookes

#72 Tuff McBride

#468 Josh Carr

The Support Division looks to be in place with
Brian Bailey, Chuck Podany Jeff Garlinghouse all
looking to join Don Wheeland in the ice wars!

Somerset rider killed in car crash!!

Somerset Rebels speedway star Emil Kramer has died in a road accident in his native Sweden.
The 30-year-old first joined the Rebels in 2006, quickly becoming a firm favourite, and was due to lead the Highbridge-based outfit in 2010.
"Our thoughts are obviously with Emil's family and close friends in their tragic bereavement," said a spokesman for the Rebels.
"To say that we are all devastated here at Somerset is an understatement."
Kramer was a member of Somerset's 2008 side that won the Premier League KO Cup and had just had his best season for the Rebels being voted rider of the year by the fans.He also rode for King's Lynn, Hull and Oxford in the Elite and Premier Leagues between 2002 and 2005.
"Words fail us at this time, the club is losing more than a team member, we have lost a family friend, and a great, great, friend in that," added the Rebels spokesman. "Anyone who spent time in Emil's company will agree he was a true gentleman of the sport, without a bad bone in his body.He always had time to spend with the fans, and it is a measure of Emil that he has received so many glowing tributes from speedway fans far and wide."

Electric racebikes?

Written by Graham Read
Honourary VP CMA
Chair CMA Environmental Panel
Member FIM Environment Commission

"Some of you may have been following news of electric motorcycles for the past few years. The news has not just been about electrified bicycles and mopeds. Indeed, most of it has been about the development of electric powered competition machines. We now have prototype and production models for MX, Enduro, Trials, Supermoto & Road Racing from KTM, Quantya, Zero and others, some already on sale in Canada.
This past June saw the first TTXGP for carbon-zero motorcycles racing at the historic Isle of Man TT. The winning machine averaged 139 kph over the TT's 60 km "mountain" course. The great success of this inaugural event had two immediate results. Next year's TTXGP will be over two laps which will allow for a pit stop for "refuelling". Also for 2010, the FIM announced a road racing series for electric motorcycles, to be run in conjunction with World Endurance Championship events in Europe and Asia.
But, it is on the off-road competition categories where most of the prototype & production developments can be found. Models for MX, enduro, trials and supermoto are on sale now.
Those of you who followed the CMA's web site last week will have read of the EcoEnduro in Denmark. This 3-day event for electric motorcycles, featuring world-ranked MX, enduro & other off-road competitors, will be held during the Copenhagen Environment Summit. This follows a number of high profile demonstration off-road events this past year on both sides of the Atlantic.
Several years ago, the FIM established World Speed Record categories for electric motorcycles as well as for other "unconventional" or "alternative" power sources. The FIM also established an Alternative Energies Working Group to investigate, evaluate and make recommendations about evolving trends in energy sources suitable for motorcycles. And, for FIM's rallies, it has established an award category for touring motorcycles using electric power.
The arrival of electric competition motorcycles does not mean the demise of our familiar, gasoline-engined racers. Rather, it opens up a new set of competition classes to could run in conjunction with conventional classes. It also brings on board a whole new set of "tinkerers" interested in stretching the envelope with electrons, wires, diodes and other electric "stuff". With little noise and no exhaust fumes it opens up new competition venues close to residential and other built-up areas as well as more indoor locations.
The CMA has been following these developments and feels that it is now feasible to initiate competition events for electric motorcycles in Canada. We would like to hear from members interested in electric motorcycles, for competition, touring or commuting. We would also like to hear from clubs and promoters interested in incorporating electric classes into their regular events or, in establishing standalone events for electric motorcycles."

Curtesy of Canadian motorcycle associaton.
http://www.canmocycle.ca/
http://www.zeromotorcycles.com/

Action park final points '09!!

Mittl 249
Donholt 222
Harman 218
T. McBride 209
Buman 180
Brookes 165
Cornell 135
T. Hedden 58
McConnell 54
Clark 52
D. Ermolenko 50
W. Diem 50
A. Hesmer(Can) 45
G. Bonsignore 42
Engel 40
J. Diem 40
Hollenbeck 34
Barondick 32
L. McBride 18
Holden 12>
Heath 2
Hawkins 1
Riders in bold have riden at Niagara motorcycle raceway.

'The NAIIR will see every ice race promoters dream come true in a couple weeks...with our hockey connections we were able to get the Syracuse Crunch AHL team/arena to allow us to have a rider spin a few laps at intermission of one of their home games in a couple weeks, just prior to our race there on Dec 27th! Seeing as how they are averaging approx 5,000 fans per game and this type of opportunity is unheard of, this is pretty big news and not only a great promo for our race there but for the sport! Tuff McBride is likely going to be the rider to do it and we would really like to thank Syracuse for letting us do this!' J.B.

Kyle Legault signs for 2010!!

2010, should turn out to be a good one for two people. Kyle Legault and his former boss, at Mildenhall, Laurence Rogers.

They put pen to paper and have secured a deal with the Sheffield Tigers, Legault's parent club to take him to the Newport Wasps track in Wales for 2010!
Rogers said “'Kyle and I had a good working relationship when he was a Mildenhall Fen Tiger and I am looking forward to our reacquaintance at Newport in season 2010.”
This is a great place for Kyle to re-enter the British Speedway scene following his 2009 injury recovery sabbatical. Plagued by bad luck in the past few years with an array of injuries which left Kyle away from the track, this alignment with Newport will be a perfect fit for Rogers and Legault to once again prove that Kyle is the rider we all know he is, to prove to the world that he is and will be one the best riders in the world!
The Newport Wasps Speedway Club have a great website, http://www.newportwasps.co.uk/ We wish Kyle all the very best for a safe and solid return to active racing and let's hope for a complete and winning season for all involved!