RIDERS RELEASED BY SCREAMIN’ EAGLE
Harley-Davidson Motor Company announced that riders GT Tonglet and Rich King have been released from their Screamin' Eagle Harley-Davidson race team contracts.
Veteran AMA Flat Track racer Rich King recently completed his seventh season with the Screamin' Eagle team, finishing fifth in the final 2006 AMA point standings. King finished a career-best second in points in 2001.
Tonglet (at right above with Andrew Hines last year) became the first NHRA rider to be sponsored by a Harley-Davidson factory team in 2002. He finished a career-best second
in NHRA points in 2005 and was 12th in 2006. The Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines Pro Stock Motorcycle team is sponsored by Ford Truck, Dunlop, Matco Tools and S100.
"Both GT and Rich have been important contributors in our recent championship winning teams," Harley-Davidson Racing Manager Anne Paluso said. "They helped these programs become more competitive and dynamic and they will always be part of the Harley-Davidson family because of that.
We wish them both future success and thank them each for their years of service with the Screamin' Eagle program."
Possible replacement riders for both the flat track and drag racing teams are still under consideration. (DRO file photo by Ian Tocher) [12-4-2006]
OHIO CRANKSHAFT TO SPONSOR NHRA AMS PRO MOD QUALIFYING AWARD
Ohio Crankshaft will be awarding $1,000 to the low qualifier at all AMS Pro Mod Challenge events in 2007. Scott Ray, Ohio Crankshaft sales manager, and Pro Mod driver said, "We have been a part of the series since the beginning and are really pleased to have this opportunity to show our support.
We are introducing our new line of billet crankshafts for the supercharged Hemis in 2007 and look forward to possibly making this award to some of our customers in the upcoming season." [12-4-2006]
