Tonight we salute the memory of a kind and gentle kid who loved to go fast – Peter Lenz

Chris Ulrich, AMA Pro Superbike Racer Road Racing World Editor – Team M4 Monster Energy Suzuki Ulrich, a second generation racer, has competed on a wide variety of bikes over the years including 125GP and 250GP machines and big-bore Superstock and endurance bikes. In 2009 he raced the Superstock class and finished 12th overall. In 2008 Ulrich had a few podiums but his season was interrupted when he shattered his hand in a crash. So far in 2010 he is currently seventh overall in the AMA Superbike class. He was out at the MotoGP this past weekend covering the event. www.teamhammer.com

Jason DiSalvo, Moto2 Racer – GP Tech Team Jason had an amazing weekend at the Red Bull MotoGP in Indianapolis finishing in ninth place in the Moto2 class: the best finish of the three American wild card entries. He had his work cut out for him as he moved his way through traffic from 27th up to 9th overall. With minimal time to test and adjust to the bike, he showed that he has what it takes to run with the best in Moto2 racing. DiSalvo started the season racing on the Triumph ParknGo team in the World Supersport Series, however the opportunity did not work for him so he parted ways after the Miller round. www.jasondisalvo.com

Sammy Halbert – Flat Track racer, Halbert Brothers Racing Sammy turned Pro in 2004 and won the AMA Pro Sport Hot-Shoe National Championship, in 2006 he won the AMA Ricky Graham Rookie of the year award. In 2007 he rode for team Memphis Shades/Yamaha and won his first Grand National race in his home state at the Castle Rock, WA TT. In 2008 he started his own racing team and finished 5th place in the GNC Twins Championship. Then in 2009 he won the overall Grand National Championship. Now he currently sits second place in the Grand National Championship 12 points out of the lead with 5 races to go. www.sammyhalbert.com

Aaron McIntyre, Artist – Aaron’s Artworx Aaron just finished working on a motocross mural at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch where he painted a mural dedicated to the FIM Junior MX Championship in France. His passion for motocross has led him to find a way to blend his artistic talents with his love of motocross. A former pro motocrosser, he paints murals and faux finishes in homes for a living, however, his newest endeavor combines his passion for motorcycles with his artistic abilities. Aaron has also painted motorcycle helmets and garage murals in the past. www.aaronsartworx.tk

Crew at Pit Pass Radio
Scott Casber, Tony Wenck, Ed Kuhlenkamp, Jack DeLeon.

Pit Pass Moto Weekly is a syndicated motorcycle talk show heard across the U.S. on radio stations and around the world via the internet at www.pitpassradio.com. The show airs every Tuesday from 5-7 pm Pacific, 6-8 pm Mountain, 7-9 pm Central, and 8-10 pm Eastern at www.pitpassradio.com. Companies interested in advertising on the show or marketing partnerships can contact Ed Kuhlenkamp by clicking on the contact tab in the menu and make sure to list advertising in the email.

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Ty Howard, Road Racer – KTM RC8 R Ty is having a very successful season racing the KTM RC8 R. He has racked up 21 wins in the Central Motorcycle Road Racing Championship Series. The KTM RC8 R is a bike that has road race fans intrigued and Ty is demonstrating that it can perform on the race track. He is sponsored by KTM Motorsports, KTM PowerParts, Comedy Defensive Driving, Dunlop Tires, RPM Cycle, Ridesmart Motorcycle Schools, Motorex Oils, Dynojet, Totally Graphic Designs, Raceworx, Kyle USA, Skip Barber KTM Superbike School, Komodo Gear, Arai, 5th Gear Motorsport. www.ktmusa.com www.tyhowardtx.com

Michael Beck, Daytona Sport Bike – DNA Energy Drink CNR Motorsports Michael Beck almost did not make it to the races in 2010, but then he got the call from CNR Motorsports. Beck has been racing professionally for a number of years. Back in 2008 he raced for the M4 Suzuki team prior to that he had some support from Chuck Graves in 2007. In 2009 he fielded his own privateer effort with the help of his Dad. This year on the DNA team he has proven to be very valuable in developing the best set up for the Ducati 848 bike. In addition to racing motorcycles Beck also finds time to be a fulltime college student. www.cnr-motorsports.com

Chris Pease, CEO – MOVOC 16:3 Chris is the founder and owner of MOVOC 16:3 a motorcycle apparel company. His company designs a signature line of apparel for Leslie Porterfield. Movoc 16:3 (pronounced “moe-vok sixteen three”) is an apparel company inspired by the motorcycling sport and lifestyle. The company tastefully blends the influence of motorcycles with fashion to create wearable symbols of passion. He founded the company in 2008. www.movoc163.com

Jimmy Button, Miles for Miracles – 2011 Jimmy was a factory Yamaha motocross racer in 2000. He crashed at the San Diego Supercross that year and suffered paralyzing injuries caused by a pinched spinal cord in the C-3 to C-6 region of his neck. He was considered an incomplete quadriplegic but after many months of rehab he was able to regain movement and eventually walk. In 2011 he will be riding a bicycle 2,428 miles from San Diego to Daytona Beach to raise money for spinal cord research. Their goal is to raise a minimum of $1 million. www.road2recovery.com www.milesformiraclestoday.com

Steven Clarke, AMA Pro 450 Motocross Racer – Suzuki City Nitro Circus Steve had a very impressive amateur career winning three titles: a World Championship, a British Championship and a U.S. Championship. In 2009, Clarke finished the SX Lites season in 10th place and raced the motocross Lites class finishing in16th place. He shattered his wrist at the end of 2009 and almost lost his hand. He recuperated and raced the part of the Lites East season (16th overall). He is currently racing 450’s in the motocross series (18th place) www.suzukionly.com

Crew at Pit Pass Radio
Scott Casber, Tony Wenck, Ed Kuhlenkamp, Jack DeLeon.

Pit Pass Moto Weekly is a syndicated motorcycle talk show heard across the U.S. on radio stations and around the world via the internet at www.pitpassradio.com. The show airs every Tuesday from 5-7 pm Pacific, 6-8 pm Mountain, 7-9 pm Central, and 8-10 pm Eastern at www.pitpassradio.com. Companies interested in advertising on the show or marketing partnerships can contact Ed Kuhlenkamp by clicking on the contact tab in the menu and make sure to list advertising in the email.

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Jason Anderson, Loretta Lynn’s 2010 Horizon Award Winner Jason has been racing motocross since he was 6 years old and has won 50 amateur national titles. This year at Loretta’s, he looked to be on a roll winning his first two moto’s of the 250A pro sport that is until he had a DNF in the final moto due to a mechanical problem. In the 450A class, he also won his first two moto’s but unfortunately crashed 3 times on the first lap in the final race. He rode with incredible speed and finished 5th. It was enough to clinch the title and his amazing ride earned him the prestigious Horizon Award. Now Jason sets his sights on turning pro. www.3twelve.net

Gregg Lynk, Owner and Engine Developer – Lynk’s Racing Gregg started working with one of Suzuki’s amateur riders Greg Rand back in 1993. From there he went on to work with some local riders and eventually became the shop manager for Primal Impulse in Southern California. He learned a lot about engine development and took a roll as a mechanic with riders like Buddy Antunez and Branden Jesseman. Later he became the Team Manager for a few teams like Fun Bike Center and Fun Center Suzuki. Lynk has returned to his roots as an engine developer and started Lynk’s Racing. He now builds championship winning engines for top amateur riders like American Suzuki’s Tristen Miller. www.lynksracing.com

Amy Pickholtz, The Pickholtz Act Amy has been working hard to see that the Pickholz Act be turned into legislation. As a result of her efforts HB687 has been passed in Louisiana and The Pickholtz Act is now Law. This legislation is monumental in Louisiana and it can have a big impact on the rest of the country. Amy is associated with the Motorcycle Awareness Campaign. MAC will be hosting their first leadership conference on August 28, 2010. www.macorg.com

Taylor Knapp, AMA Pro Superbike Racer – Riders Discount Taylor Knapp is coming off his best weekend of the season on his Riders Discount Suzuki with two fifth place finishes at the Suzuki White Lightning AMA Superbike Races. He is currently sitting in eighth place overall in the highly competitive superbike class. In 2009, Knapp raced a Buell in the Daytona and a Suzuki in the Superbike class, he finished eleventh overall in DSB and ninth overall in ASB. He was the 2008 GSXR Suzuki Cup Champion and also won a number of WERA Championships. www.ridersdiscount.com

Derek Costella, Geico MiniMotoSX Champion – Monster Energy BBR Costella is Mr MiniMoto, with more championships to his name than anyone else. He won Championships in 2006, 2007, a dual Championship in 2008 and in 2010 he became the first rider to win the World Final Championship. During the 2010 weekend he placed first in the 10 inch expert class and third in the 12 inch expert class. In addition to MiniMotoSX racing, Costella is also pretty impressive on a supermoto bike. www.derekcostella.com

Crew at Pit Pass Radio
Scott Casber, Tony Wenck, Ed Kuhlenkamp, Jack DeLeon.

Pit Pass Moto Weekly is a syndicated motorcycle talk show heard across the U.S. on radio stations and around the world via the internet at www.pitpassradio.com. The show airs every Tuesday from 5-7 pm Pacific, 6-8 pm Mountain, 7-9 pm Central, and 8-10 pm Eastern at www.pitpassradio.com. Companies interested in advertising on the show or marketing partnerships can contact Ed Kuhlenkamp by clicking on the contact tab in the menu and make sure to list advertising in the email.

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Kurtis Roberts, Road Racer – RidersDiscount.com Kurtis a former MotoGP racer proved he still has what it takes to run at the front in AMA when he rode on a Rider’s Discount bike last month at Mid-Ohio. His last full season of racing a motorcycle was in 2007. Kurtis qualified tenth at Mid-Ohio and finished tenth on the second day of racing after high-siding in race one. He is a three-time AMA Champion with two Formula Xtreme titles in 1999 and 2000 and as well as a Supersport title in 2000. He has over 25 superbike podiums in his career. Kurtis is the youngest brother in the Robert’s family and the son of famous motorcycle racer Kenny Roberts. www.ridersdiscount.com

Danny Walker, Owner – American Supercamp Danny has been busy between teaching his American Supercamp schools, working with AMA Superbike riders and traveling over to Europe with his Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup rider. He will be announcing at the upcoming Suzuki White Lightning AMA Superbike Race at VIRginia International Raceway this weekend. www.americansupercamp.com

James Burry, Owner – Risk Racing It was six years ago that James started Risk Racing as a part time effort, today it is a full-time business with a number of successful products including his ride on ramp, hole shot gate, and lock and load, moto transport system. He recently released a palm protector and new fusion grips. Like all of his products there are some very valuable (yet subtle) innovations in his new products. Risk Racing sponsors a number of motocross and supercross riders www.riskracing.com

Robbie Reynard, Owner – Reynard Raceway Robbie is a long time professional motocross racer and a former World SX Champion. He is also credited as being the youngest rider to win an outdoor national along with being the youngest rider to win an Arenacross championship. His career was plagued with injuries along the way but he still kept plugging away as a pro with impressive results since turning pro in 1993. He recently became the owner of one of Oklahoma’s premier motocross facilities. Robbie will be using his years of racing experiences and a lifetime of commitment to the sport of motocross to keep Reynard Raceway the “hot spot” in South Central motocross region. This past week we saw Robbie make his return to the amateur ranks at Loretta Lynn’s where he crushed the competition in the +25 class sweeping all three moto’s and finished a respectable 4th overall in the 450A Pro Sport class. www.reynardraceway.com

Henry Wiles, Pro Dirt Track Racer Henry has three dirt track national wins to his credit already this season. He is leading the singles class. He is fifth (5th) in the combined standings and sixth (6th) in the twins standings. Henry Wiles has 12 amateur titles and has been racing since he was four. He has been dominating in the singles in Peoria and Springfield the last few years on his Monster energy Kawasaki. He rides motocross and ice races when he is not riding a dirt tracker. www.henrywiles.com

Crew at Pit Pass Radio
Scott Casber, Tony Wenck, Ed Kuhlenkamp, Tony Tice, Jack DeLeon.

Pit Pass Moto Weekly is a syndicated motorcycle talk show heard across the U.S. on radio stations and around the world via the internet at www.pitpassradio.com. The show airs every Tuesday from 5-7 pm Pacific, 6-8 pm Mountain, 7-9 pm Central, and 8-10 pm Eastern at www.pitpassradio.com. Companies interested in advertising on the show or marketing partnerships can contact Ed Kuhlenkamp by clicking on the contact tab in the menu and make sure to list advertising in the email.

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Nate Kern, WERA and CCS Racer – BMW It is hard to believe that Nate only started his road racing career in 2002. Since that time he has amassed some incredible results in WERA and CCS racing on his BMW. He has accomplished the impossible with a motorcycle that many considered to be underpowered and overweight, earning himself the moniker “Ambassador for BMW”. Highlights of his accomplishments include: 2003 WERA Formula 1 Champion, 2005 Overall Champion CCS Mid-Atlantic and Southeast Region, 2008 ASRA Pro Thunderbike Champion. Kern is preparing himself to enter into AMA Pro racing in 2011 with the new BMW superbike. www.natekern.com

Huntley Nash, AMA Supersport Rider – LTD Racing Huntley Nash is currently in the AMA Supersport class with four podiums and one victory to his credit this season. His latest podium came at Laguna Seca, where he finished third. He raced in the 2008 Red Bull Rookies Cup and was selected to race again in the 2009 Red Bull Series. Nash is from Marietta, Georgia. www.huntleynash.com

Aaron Stevenson, Owner of Cornerspeed and Cornerspin Motorcycle Schools Cornerspeed is entering its 11th season as the official motorcycle school of VIR. A lifelong athlete and motorcycle racer Stevenson teaches the importance of fitness as well as the essentials to riding and racing motorcycles. His two schools offer training in dirt-style or dirt track riding and road riding. On August 13th he will be offering a track day at VIR, the same weekend as the Suzuki White Lightning Superbike event, with proceeds to benefit Fischer House Foundation and Homes For Our Troops charities. www.cornerspeed.net

Crew at Pit Pass Radio
Scott Casber, Tony Wenck, Ed Kuhlenkamp, Tony Tice, Jack DeLeon.

Pit Pass Moto Weekly is a syndicated motorcycle talk show heard across the U.S. on radio stations and around the world via the internet at www.pitpassradio.com. The show airs every Tuesday from 5-7 pm Pacific, 6-8 pm Mountain, 7-9 pm Central, and 8-10 pm Eastern at www.pitpassradio.com. Companies interested in advertising on the show or marketing partnerships can contact Ed Kuhlenkamp by clicking on the contact tab in the menu and make sure to list advertising in the email.

Interested in the Pit Pass community visit us – www.myspace.com/pitpassradio or visit our Facebook page.

Kevin Schwantz, GP World Champion and Owner – Kevin Schwantz Schools Kevin was just out at the Laguna Seca MotoGP and AMA combined round in Monterey, California. His motorcycle school is possibly one of the best known road riding schools in the country. The school is based at Barber Motorsports Park where after students’ are done riding they can take in one of the finest motorcycle collections in the country. Kevin takes students through the steps of becoming safer and stronger riders on the street and the track. For the second year he will be hosting a school at the prestigious Indy MotoGP event at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. www.schwantzschool.com

Kris Turner, Daytona Sportbike Racer – Turner’s Cycle Kris Turner is a SEMRA GP85 winner and Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup racer. Kris was one of only 16 Americans selected for the very prestigious Red Bull race series. Turner raced 600’s for the M4 Suzuki team and won one WERA National title and two WERA Regional titles. He is now racing in the AMA Pro Series in the Daytona Sportbike class. He is currently in 17th place overall after racing only select races on the circuit. He already has two top ten finishes this season with an 8th at Infineon Raceway and 10th at Road America. http://www.amaproracing.com/rr/riders/rider.cfm?did=3289

Josh Lief, General Manager – VIRginia International Raceway Josh manages one of the top racetracks in the country. Recently named one of the top six road courses in America by Car & Driver Magazine, VIR is possibly one of the most scenic tracks on the AMA Superbike circuit. The superbike event at VIR was formerly known as the Big Kahuna but this year the track took over promotion of the event and changed the name to the White Lightning Superbike Nationals – Faster Than The Law Allows to celebrate the southern history associated with racing. The event has tons of entertainment planned for their race August 13 – 15 in addition to the amazing bike racing where fans can see everything from superbikes to Harley XR1200’s and electric motorcycles. www.virnow.com

Tyla (Ratters) Rattray, Pro Motocross Lites Racer – Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki Hailing from South Africa, Tyla was the 2008 MX2 World Champion. Now living in America, Rattray is showing he has what it takes to run at the front in the Lucas Oil Outdoor Lites Championship. This past weekend at Washougal he finished 4th in moto 1 and 3rd in moto 2 for a 3rd overall. After Round 8 of the series, Rattray sits in 3rd place overall, with four races to go. From the looks of things we are only just beginning to see what the Ratters is capable of doing with his dogged determination and his spirit of a true fighter. www.stylamx.com

Doug Henry, Pro Motocross, Supermoto, Snowmobile Racer, Motorcycle Hall of Famer Doug Henry is one of the true hero’s in American motorcycling. No matter what sport he applies himself to his approach is always the same – give it all you got and never quit. That is why he has so many victories and successes to his name. Most recently he won the Bronze medal at the 2010 Winter X Games in Snocross. Also to his credit is the re-ignition of the four-stroke revolution in motocross, three pro motocross championships, one supercross championship and an X Games Gold in Supermoto. http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.aspx?racerid=377

Crew at Pit Pass Radio
Scott Casber, Tony Wenck, Ed Kuhlenkamp, Tony Tice, Jack DeLeon.

Pit Pass Moto Weekly is a syndicated motorcycle talk show heard across the U.S. on radio stations and around the world via the internet at www.pitpassradio.com. The show airs every Tuesday from 5-7 pm Pacific, 6-8 pm Mountain, 7-9 pm Central, and 8-10 pm Eastern at www.pitpassradio.com. Companies interested in advertising on the show or marketing partnerships can contact Ed Kuhlenkamp by clicking on the contact tab in the menu and make sure to list advertising in the email.

Interested in the Pit Pass community visit us – www.myspace.com/pitpassradio or visit our Facebook page.