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So Cal Supermoto Racing

  

Team Brand Moto Racing will contest AMA Supermoto Championship with Johnny Lewis as rider and manager

Lewis will launch season at the Stateline Supermoto Challenge this weekend

Coatesville, Penn. (April 1, 2008) – AMA Supermoto racer and five-time AMA Sports Dirt Track Champion, Johnny Lewis, has a new program this season with Team Brand Moto Racing. He will compete in the Lites Class of the six-round AMA Supermoto Championship and other select races. Lewis will serve as the team manager and is part owner.

For the last two years, Lewis rode for Team KTM HMC finishing in the top five in both years’ final standings in the AMA Supermoto Unlimited Class. He had one class win and a number of podium finishes. This year, Lewis will run private Yamahas in the Lites Class and is scheduled to compete in the Stateline Supermoto Challenge in Primm, Nevada on April 4-6, select CMRC National Supermoto Championship rounds in Canada, and the MISuperMoto X on August 16 in Clio, Michigan.

“I am pumped to have an all-new program this year with my own team,” said eighteen-year-old Lewis who runs number 21.”We have a real shot at competing in the top level of the class and plan to launch some innovative marketing campaigns for fans.”

Dubach Racing Development (DRD) has brought its support to the team with an effort to become more involved in supermoto. DRD will provide its proven motocross exhaust systems and engine work to Lewis, helping to take him to ‘the next step’ in racing. A number of other sponsors have stepped on board to join Lewis’ personal sponsors of Shoei, Ogio and Kicker. These sponsors are AXO, NSS Footwear, RG3, ProTaper, Pit Posse, Out Law Racing, Ride Engineering, East Coast Wheels, Scott Power Sports, Silkolene, Regina Chains, Pro Moto Billet/Fastway, Supermoto Pro, V.I.O., Access Media Lab, Park Tools USA, and Fitness Anywhere.

Team Brand Moto Racing will kick-off its inaugural race at the Stateline Supermoto Challenge and then head to California in hopes of qualifying for the inaugural Navy Moto X World Championships at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego. The first AMA Supermoto round is on July 13 in Seattle, Washington with additional stops in Connecticut, Wisconsin, Utah, Texas, and Nevada. Lewis has been in California the last few weeks setting up his new Yamahas and preparing for the season at various practice tracks.

The team is building a web site at www.brandmotoracing.com, which is expected to be operational in the next 30-60 days.

Sponsorships and marketing opportunities are available with Team Brand Moto Racing and Lewis by contacting Bryan Peckinpaugh with MotoPR at (313) 575-1245 or bryan@motopr.com.

About Team Brand Moto Racing

Team Brand Moto Racing is a motorcycle race team dedicated to building a championship-winning formula and setting new standards for independent teams with an extensive marketing program. Its team manager and lead rider, Johnny Lewis, will campaign in the AMA Supermoto Championship in the Lites Class along with other select races. Visit www.johnnylewis.net.

About MotoPR

Detroit, Michigan-based Moto Public Relations, LLC (MotoPR) is a public relations and marketing firm concentrating on the motorcycle arena of action sports. Its priority is to create great interest by the corporate and mass media sector in motorcycle racing while providing athletes, teams and other properties the tools to maximize appeal. Services include branding, public relations programming, sponsorship acquisition and management, media relations, media training, promotion development, event management, and advertising. To learn more about its services, visit www.motopr.com.