TMGracing Posted November 15, 2010 Report Share Posted November 15, 2010 USA U21 Speedway LLC is bringing over 8 riders in the middle of April to tour the UK. We are delighted to be able to bring over an all under 21 Team as that has always been my goals since I was involved with other Tours. More information will be available when we make our official press release.Any Promotors interested in having our young riders at your track during Easter should contact Gary@usau21.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Posted November 16, 2010 Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 USA U21 Speedway will take part in QR of Junior Team World Championship in Rivne (Ukraine) 01/05/2011 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMGracing Posted November 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 (edited) USA U21 Speedway will take part in QR of Junior Team World Championship in Rivne (Ukraine) 01/05/2011 ? Yes we are in the qualifier on May 1st in Rivne,Ukraine. We are touring the UK to acclimate ourselves for the Qualifier. Edited November 16, 2010 by TMGracing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Main Man Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 Looking forward to it already!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyhoundp Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 Gary, its great to see you are moving ahead to the next step for Under 21 Speedway in America, including the qualifier in Rivne, however it would be nice to see a few meetings with some NL Teams, namely The Heathens, Buxton and MM,s promotion down at Newport which could be an Under 21 versus Wales. I would love to see The Heathens host a double Header on a Sunday at Monmore 1st Meeting versus The Heathens, 2nd meeting versus a Under 21 English Team, sure to be a crowd puller on a weekend date. Good luck with you and your guys for 2011. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMGracing Posted November 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 Gary, its great to see you are moving ahead to the next step for Under 21 Speedway in America, including the qualifier in Rivne, however it would be nice to see a few meetings with some NL Teams, namely The Heathens, Buxton and MM,s promotion down at Newport which could be an Under 21 versus Wales. I would love to see The Heathens host a double Header on a Sunday at Monmore 1st Meeting versus The Heathens, 2nd meeting versus a Under 21 English Team, sure to be a crowd puller on a weekend date. Good luck with you and your guys for 2011. Were deffinately going to be doing some meetings in the Uk before we head over to Rivne.We got some good ideas that we are woking on. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storming Norman Posted November 20, 2010 Report Share Posted November 20, 2010 Main Man, perhaps brother Lawrence would be interested in hosting these U21s at Redcar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted November 20, 2010 Report Share Posted November 20, 2010 USA Under 21 Speedway, LLC is proud to announce that the United States has been selected to participate in the 2011 FIM World Under 21 Team Championship. The USA will begin their quest at the Qualifying Round on Sunday, May 1, 2011 in Rivne, Ukraine. The other teams in the meeting will be Finland, Slovenia, and the host nation, Ukraine. The American team will travel to Britain and compete in several matches there before going to the FIM Qualifier meeting. The entire trip would take approximately two to three weeks. The teams finishing first and second in the Qualifying Round will then compete in the Semi-Final Rounds in Rawicz, Poland or Diedenbergen, Germany on Saturday, May 28. The top teams for the Semi-Finals progress to the Final which will be held in Balakavo, Russia on Saturday, September 3. The men who developed USA Under 21 Speedway are Richard Child, Gary Gomez, and Ryan Evans. Child has been the USA Team Manager on several occasions and has worked with 1993 World Champion Sam Ermolenko and currently with 1997 World Champion Greg Hancock. Gomez created and developed the successful USA Dream Team tours and has guided his son, Tim Gomez, through the ranks of youth speedway and into First Division. Child and Gomez have countless important contacts in Europe and will utilize them to help make this project successful. Evans has worked as pit steward at all of the current tracks in Southern California and has written media articles, press releases, programs, etc. for over ten years. These men have worked tirelessly on speedway and are dedicated to this project. The goals for the 2011 team to progress through the Qualifying Round and for the young Americans to get experience racing in the highest levels of international competition. The experience will help them in terms of competing domestically in the United States and also help them showcase their talent to European promoters. The long-term goal for USA Under 21 Speedway is to continue to develop Team USA’s Speedway World Cup (SWC) team so that it will be a serious challenger to winning the SWC in the future. Sponsorship will be necessary for the substantial costs involved in this project: airfare, licenses, bike rental/shipping, team suits, team helmets, travel, accommodations, etc. In addition to seeking sponsorship, USA Under 21 Speedway is going to be selling shirts and sweatshirts through its soon-to-be-launched website and will have some unique fundraisers in the near future. Please watch for future information about the website, rider selection, and other information about USA Under 21 Speedway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMGracing Posted November 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 Main Man, perhaps brother Lawrence would be interested in hosting these U21s at Redcar? Main Man is Lawrence so I think you meant Gareth, Norman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted November 24, 2010 Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 USA Under 21 Speedway, LLC has established a group page on the Facebook social networking site. The page was created on Friday, November 19 and grew to nearly 200 members in its first weekend of existence. The page can be found at the following URL: http://www.facebook.com/groups/USAU21Speedway. The group page will be utilized to make announcements regarding USA Under 21 Speedway and to promote support and discussion about the project. Speedway fans from the United States and from around the world are encouraged to join the page to get information and to participate in discussions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMGracing Posted December 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 We now have a website up and running. The new USA U21 Team gear is now available on the website through Paypal. www.usau21.com . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiesta Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 Main Man is Lawrence so I think you meant Gareth, Norman I'm sure Gareth will be keen to host the USA youngsters at Redcar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMGracing Posted December 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 I'm sure Gareth will be keen to host the USA youngsters at Redcar! Thanks Fiesta, We have some targets in mind. Working on the itinerary as we speak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMGracing Posted January 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 1997 World Champion and current World #5 Greg Hancock has jumped on board with USA U21 Speedway. USA U21 Speedway will be staging an exclusive practice for all Under 21-eligible racers at Perris Raceway on Saturday, January 29. The practice will be limited to racers who fit the eligibility criteria (born between January 1, 1990 and April 30, 1995) and will also include former World Champion Greg Hancock. Hancock will be there to practice as well as provide instruction and advice to the racers in attendance. Some of the riders that will be attending will be Ricky Wells Jason Ramirez Gino Manzares Austin Novratil (not riding attending) Russel Green Joey Holt Brad Pappalardo Bryce Starks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Main Man Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Exciting times for US speedway so it seems ...looking at that list for the weekend British fans will know of 4 of them from tours before as well as Ricky riding in UK plus Brad being a relation of Greg's. With these talented youngsters vying for places in the Under 21 squad for the tour and for the World Team Cup I am sure UK fans will be awaiting news of the final eight who will be racing here in late April on their way to the Ukraine. Gary Gomez is working on the fixtures for the tour and has two dates agreed with several tracks interested in having the lads race against them .....and hopefully these details will be finalised asap. ....watch this space folks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMGracing Posted January 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Hancock gets on board with USA U21 Nine USA U21 Team Members from Southern California and three Team Members from Northern California spent five hours on the race track receiving instruction and tips about their racing technique, bike setup, and making better starts from former World Champion Greg Hancock. In addition to on-track instruction, Hancock also gave them advice about racing and life in Europe. The group was also joined by two injured Team Members who still saw the value in learning from watching and listening to Hancock give instructions to others as well as his advice about competing in Europe. Team Members who attended the event were Ricky Wells, Jason Ramirez, Gino Manzares, Bryce Starks, Ricky Felicio, Brad Pappalardo, Joey Holt, Dylan Black, Gabe Price, Brandon Leedy, Fred Cook, Joey St. Louis, and injured racers Austin Novratil and Rocco Scopellite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMGracing Posted February 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 USA U21 Speedway is pleased to announce that Hagon Shocks has come on board with us and will be providing support in our endeavor. They are a tremendous asset to speedway and we appreciate that we share the same vision regarding the future of American speedway. Hagon Shocks is a very strong and visible supporter of international speedway racers including Australian National Champion and Speedway Grand Prix competitor Chris Holder, and British international racers Edward Kennett and Lee Richardson. Last year, they expanded their speedway support to include the American youth speedway program which has benefitted tremendously their efforts. 1996 World Champion Billy Hamill is in charge of their youth support program and he has conducted several academies to provide opportunities and instruction to future American speedway stars. USA U21 Speedway is proud to be associated with such an esteemed company and to join such a tremendous stable of talent. Hagon Products was founded by 11-time British Grasstrack Champion Alf Hagon in 1958 and the Hagon Shocks brand was eventually created in 1985. The business is now run by his son, Martin, himself a former racer as well. Hagon Shocks has nearly 1,000 shock applications and their products are sold worldwide. They opened a U.S. distributorship in San Marcos, California in 2010 that is headed by 1996 World Speedway Champion Billy Hamill. You can visit the Hagon Shocks websites at http://www.hagonshocksusa.com/ or http://www.hagon-shocks.co.uk/. USA U21 Speedway completely supports the efforts of the Hagon Family and Hamill via the Hagon Shocks/Billy Hamill Speedway Academy. USA U21 Speedway, particularly Gary Gomez, has been present at every Academy held at Inland Motorsport Speedway in San Bernardino and we will continue to help their effort in the future as well. Their marquee event, The Gumball Rally, will be held at IMS the weekend of March 5-6. Saturday will begin with an Academy for adults, followed by open practice, and concluding with the Big Kids’ Gumball Rally (First, Second, and Third Division). Sunday will open with an Academy for youth riders in the morning and then the prestigious Gumball Rally will begin at 1:00. Signups are open for the event and information can be obtained by calling (760) 308-8124 or via email at gumballrally2011@yahoo.com. We strongly encourage fans to support and attend this event. USA U21 Speedway would like to thank Martin Hagon, Billy Hamill, and Hagon Shocks for their support and we look forward to have a long and bright future with them. We are grateful for their help and for the opportunity to represent a company that has such a positive impact on speedway in Europe and in the United States. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 We now have a website up and running. The new USA U21 Team gear is now available on the website through Paypal. www.usau21.com . any new information about USA Junior Team? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMGracing Posted April 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 any new information about USA Junior Team? Riders have been selected and we are finalizing our travel plans to get us to the Ukraine.We will have more news in the near future.Thanks for your interest in American Speedway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 Riders have been selected and we are finalizing our travel plans to get us to the Ukraine.We will have more news in the near future.Thanks for your interest in American Speedway. When the junior USA team arrives in Rovno? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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