AMASBK: Following Filmore – Episode #6

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Eyeball NYC Press Release: Following Fillmore, is a new web series that exposes the unique and compelling life of a SuperBike racer, athlete, Chris Fillmore. Along for the ride are his friends, famous athletes and other moto-personalites like Josh Hayes, the Bostrom brothers, Cal Crutchlow, Jason Pridmore, Victor Sheldon, and Troy Lee. “FOLLOWING FILLMORE” Episode [...]

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2013 Team ICON Brammo TTXGP

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Icon/Brammo Press Release: 2013 is already shaping up to be a groundbreaking year for electric motorcycle racing. Now, under FIM and AFM rules, electric bikes will be taking the charge to their gasoline counterparts. Following the success of 2012, Team ICON Brammo is looking forward to being back on top of the podium, and doing [...]

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Eric Bostrom – First Ride – MV Agusta F3 675 Is Three greater than Four?

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My journey back to Paul Ricard this past February for the press launch of the new MV Agusta F3 675 was special. This enchanting high-speed circuit is perched above the French Riviera in the arid mountains of Southern France. When I was in my early 20s, Paul Ricard was a place of “firsts”: my first [...]

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This Isn’t The End Of The Road; It’s Just The Beginning—By Eric Bostrom

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  There were some long days and weekends, but they were nothing compared to the seemingly endless nights. From the moment that “Road to Daytona” got the green light, this was our plight. The Team Cycle World Attack Performance Kawasaki crew assembled one bike after another. They kept up this rhythm for eight straight weeks. [...]

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She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not: From the Saddle at Daytona with #10—By Eric Bostrom

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Daytona has a way of expressing itself in extremes. This was the case in 1994 during my inaugural trip to Bike Week as a pro dirt-tracker. The first night at Municipal Stadium, I had an extraordinary qualifying result for the main event. That stellar effort was backed up the following evening by disappointment: I failed [...]

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Daytona in Focus: Tim White Shares Five Photos—By Matthew Miles

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Expert lensman Tim White snapped the attached images on Thursday at Daytona International Speedway during the afternoon AMA Pro practice and qualifying sessions. Morning practice was washed out by overnight rainstorms. By 10 a.m., the storm had blown through town, and DIS’s whistling jet dryers were clearing moisture from the racing surface. Clear weather is [...]

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Road to Daytona: Eric Bostrom Takes a Fast Drag-Racing Lesson from Rickey Gadson—By Matthew Miles

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This past Tuesday, nine-time world motorcycle drag-racing champion Rickey Gadson invited Team Cycle World Attack Performance rider Eric Bostrom to the Central Florida Racing Complex for a drag-racing lesson on the brand-new Kawasaki ZX-10R. The eighth-mile strip is located in an industrial park on the outskirts of Orlando. The 40-acre facility also features autocross, drifting, [...]

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Road to Daytona: Team Cycle World Attack Performance is Headed for Florida!—By Matthew Miles

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In six short weeks, Richard Stanboli and the Team Cycle World Attack Performance crew have built two Kawasaki ZX-10R AMA Pro American SuperBikes and four ZX-6R Daytona SportBikes. During that same time span, riders Eric Bostrom and JD Beach have tested variations of those machines at Daytona International Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Buttonwillow Raceway [...]

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Team Cycle World Attack Performance: Pre-Daytona Testing Continues with Eric Bostrom and JD Beach on Kawasaki ZX-10R and ZX-6R—By Matthew Miles

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Team Cycle World Attack Performance spent two days last week at Buttonwillow Raceway testing its 2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R AMA Pro American SuperBike and ZX-6R Daytona SportBike. Veteran racer Eric Bostrom and team newcomer JD Beach each completed more than 100 laps around the bumpy, 2.7-mile Central California racetrack. This was the third time Bostrom had [...]

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Rider Forward: A Close Look at the 2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R—By Kevin Cameron

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When I looked at the new Kawasaki ZX-10R, I realized how much accumulated change in rider position there has been in recent years. Both rider and engine have had to be positioned ever-farther forward so that engine power—rising with every new model—drives the machine forward rather than just causing a big wheelie. In the specific [...]

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