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Team Evolve Moto’s Johnny Lewis and AMA Supermoto #1 Plate holder Mark Burkhart to race Springfield TT Lewis will go back to his dirt track roots (courtesy MotoPR&MarkBurkhart's publicist) Springfield, Ill. (May 22,
2008) – XBux/AMA Supermoto Lites Championship competitor Johnny
Lewis of Team Evolve Moto will compete in this weekend’s Springfield
TT as part of the AMA Flat Track Singles Championship.
The five-time AMA Amateur Dirt Track Champion
will combine his roots with the love of supermoto racing to Lewis will compete in the pro class on a specially-prepared Kawasaki KX450F provided by Tom McGrane with support from Don’s Kawasaki outfitted with a Dubach Racing Development (DRD) exhaust. “At the beginning of the year I thought about doing this race and wasn’t sure that it would work out,” said Lewis. “After talking it over and being offered a bike by Tom McGrane, we’re heading to Illinois this weekend to see what we can do. It makes perfect sense to race the Springfield TT to prepare for the supermoto series.” Also
There is so much history associated with the event, plus it looks like fun. I want to thank Keith McCarty, Babe Demay and Allen Mueller of Memphis Shades (www.memphisshades.com) for putting this opportunity together for me," commented Burkhart.
About Team Evolve Moto Team Evolve Moto 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 the XBux/AMA Supermoto Championship in the Lites Class along with other select races. The team is made possible by Dubach Racing Development, AXO, NSS Footwear, Shoei, Utopia, Ogio, RG3, ProTaper, Beringer Brake Systems, Silkolene, K&N Filters, Ride Engineering, Kicker, Pro Moto Billet/Fastway, Pit Posse, Out Law Racing, East Coast Wheels, Fluidyne PowerSports, ASV Inventions, Scott Power Sports, Victory Circle Graphix, Regina Chains, Motion Pro, Universal Engineering, Supermoto Pro, V.I.O., Access Media Lab, Park Tools USA, and Fitness Anywhere. The team’s web site is now live at www.evolvemoto.com.
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take on the
Springfield TT, a long-running event that joins high-speed grooved
flat-track racing with jumps.
Joining Lewis in a return
to the dirt with no pavement, Mark Burkhart (Graves Motorsport
Yamaha), 2008 Moto X World Champion, 2007 X-Games Supermoto Gold winner,
and 2007 AMA Supermoto Champion will be in Springfield Illinois this
Memorial Day Weekend racing in the AMA GNC Singles Championship on a
Memphis Shades Yamaha. The racing action starts at 7:30 PM on Saturday
night May 24, 2008 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. 