Angelle Sampey US Army Race Gear – SOLD

January 28, 2008 by Gringo  
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NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Angelle Sampey's US Army race leathers, helmet,and team shirts are up for auction. The race gear features the US Army and Suzuki logos. The three-time Pro Stock
Motorcycle Champion is selling some of her team gear to raise money for primate rescue organization Junglefriends.org, an orphanage in China, and to help defray the costs of adopting a girl from the orphanage.

To learn more about what Angelle is up to in the off season and her interest in Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary in Gainesville, FL check out her blog at NHRA.

At auction is Angelle's custom made, and race worn, Impact Racing helmet, her Vanson Leather racing leathers, and a few team uniform shirts. The items have all been worn and autographed by Angelle Sampey.

Updated 1/28/2008: The helmet and leathers auctions have closed, but the Sampey's have listed some additional rarities, such as Angelle's Winner's Circle Jacket, a team shirt from her first race team, and an NHRA Winston Champion's Champagne Bottle.

Updated 1/23/2009: Angelle has hit some delays in the adoption process, you can read more on her blog at NHRA.

She's also listed more of her autographed uniforms and winner's swag on eBay.

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Action Angelle Savoie 2001 Pro Stock Bike 1:9 Action Angelle Savoie 2001 Pro Stock Bike 1:9 US $79.99
NHRA ANGELLE Diecast 1:9 SIGNED Pro Stock Bike RARE NHRA ANGELLE Diecast 1:9 SIGNED Pro Stock Bike RARE US $99.98
"Angelle" NHRA Pro Stock Bike Drag Racing Postcard US $.99
ANGELLE SEELING 2001 WINSTON  BIKE PRO STOCK new in box ANGELLE SEELING 2001 WINSTON BIKE PRO STOCK new in box US $175.00
Angelle Seeling Winston 1999 Pro Stock Bike autographed Angelle Seeling Winston 1999 Pro Stock Bike autographed US $250.00
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Redell Harris lands NFL Players as Sponsors

January 25, 2008 by Gringo  
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The New York Giants and Washington Redskins may be fierce rivals in the National Football League's NFC East Division, but it won't prevent Redell Harris from proudly displaying the numbers of a prominent player from each team on his new S&S Buell Pro Stock Motorcycle during the 2008 NHRA POWERade Series.

Harris, a veteran two-wheel competitor, proudly announced the formation of his new team, one that features his cousin, Corey Webster, who plays cornerback for the Giants, and good friend LaRon Landry, the Redskins' free safety sensation and first-team NFL All-Rookie Defensemen.

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NHRA: Sampey and Bryce Reunite for ’08

January 24, 2008 by Gringo  
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Three-time NHRA POWERade champion Pro Stock Motorcycle driver Angelle Sampey and six-time champion tuner George Bryce will reunite for a run at the 2008 title aboard Karl and Kim Klement's Rush Racing Products S&S powered V-Twin. The pair had a run of success...

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Dragway Lands Event

January 24, 2008 by Gringo  
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Rockingham Dragway, which already hosts the final event in the IHRA's Knoll Gas Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series, scored another coup this week with the announcement by the All-Harley Drag Racing Association that the track will be the site in 2008 of the climactic final event in the nation’s premier Harley-Davidson motorcycle series. ...

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Vegas Testing – Matt Guideria Sets Track Record

January 22, 2008 by Gringo  
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During Friday's session Matt Guideria ran 7.013 at 189.36 mph on his Buell. During the weekend, he consistently ran fast. By the end of the weekend test session, Guideria ran a 7.02 second E.T., setting a new Las Vegas Motor Speedway track record.





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Chris Rivas to race G-Squared Drag Specialties Buell in 2008

January 19, 2008 by Gringo  
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Chris Rivas has been selected to ride the Drag Specialties S&S Cycle Buell for G Squared (G2) Motorsports in the 2008 NHRA POWERade Pro Stock Motorcycle. Rivas rode for the Torco Buell team last year, but was released in November. He is replacing Chipp Ellis as the Drag Specialties rider, just in time to help them celebrate S&S Cycle's 50th Anniversary.





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AHDRA Announces Schedule Changes

January 13, 2008 by Gringo  
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The March 29-30 race in Phoenix will be held at Speedworld Dragstrip in Wittman, AZ, instead of Firebird Raceway.

AHDRA has announced that it cancelled the previously scheduled events in Pomona, CA and Las Vegas, NV, in 2008. The Las Vegas race had a scheduling conflict with another event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Canceling Las Vegas impacted the tour and Pomona had to be cancelled too. The last event of the season will now be at Rockingham Dragway, Rockingham, NC October 10-12, 2008.

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Chip Ellis to ride Schumacher Electric Suzuki

January 13, 2008 by Gringo  
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Chip Ellis will be riding a Schumacher Electric sponsored Suzuki this year. Congratulations to Chip on landing a ride for this season!.

<> Excerpt from the NHRA press release:

Don Schumacher announced that Chip Ellis will join the Don Schumacher Racing stable for the 2008 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing season in the ultra-competitive Pro Stock Motorcycle class. Ellis will begin his fourth full season in that category. The team, headed by crew chief Steve Tartaglia, will be sponsored by Schumacher Electric under a developmental relationship with Suzuki.

"This is an awesome opportunity and I'm grateful to Don Schumacher for providing it," said Ellis, 37, who rode for G2 Motorsports from 2004 to 2007. "I'm really happy to be here and ride for such a great team. The DSR shop is quite the facility and Steve Tartaglia is very smart and I'm going to be working with a good bunch of guys. It's hard to find the words to describe how excited I am."





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