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Karen Davidson, Creative Director General Merchandise Dept – Harley-Davidson Harley-Davidson is one of the top marketers in the motorcycle industry, so people should be paying attention to their focus on women and motorcycling. In addition to being creative director, Karen Davidson is also the great granddaughter of one of the original founders of Harley-Davidson. This month, Harley-Davidson® will celebrate the 2nd annual Women Riders Month, which aims to inspire women everywhere to get behind the handlebars of their own motorcycle and discover adventure and freedom on two wheels. www.infineonraceway.com
Joe Kopp, Pro Flat Track Racer – AGIP Lubricants Ducati Kopp recently won the Yavapai Downs Mile in Prescott Valley, Arizona on a Ducati flat tracker making a bit of history for Ducati and flat track racing. It has been 29 years since a brand other than Harley-Davidson has won a Grand National Twins race. The project started as a joint effort between Lloyd Brothers Motorsports and Larry Pegram of Pegram Racing. Kopp has won a number of flat track series in his career and a AMA Grand National Championship. www.joekoppracing.com
Jason Weaver, Inventor/Owner – BikeCondoms, Inc. Debuting at the 43rd Annual Dealer Expo in Indianapolis, the BikeCondom was selected as a winner in the 2010 Kickstart New Product Competition and also received the coveted Dealer’s Choice Award. Though its unusual name attracted a lot of the attention, it is the BikeCondom product that won over powersport dealers. The Kickstart program was created to acknowledge the year’s most outstanding developments in new products for the powersport industry. Jason has been riding since he was eighteen years old, and his business is based out of Chicago, Illinois www.bikecondoms.com
Michael Barnes, Pro Road Racer – Lightning Motorcycles/A&A Racing Barnes placed second at the opening round of the TTXGP race series for zero-carbon, clean-emission electric race bikes. These bikes look very similar to road-racing bikes, but instead of an internal combustion engine they are powered by batteries and electric motors. Being green does not mean going slow. TTXGP is a race series designed to stretch the cutting-edge designs of electric-powered vehicles, married with the excitement and speed of open competition, with an ultimate aim to provide alternative environmentally friendly transport. All TTXGP entrants have built unique prototype machines. www.egrandprix.com
John Dowd, Motocross Legend Dowd has been an inspiration to so many riders with his unbelievable results even after he quit racing pro motocross full time. Now in his mid 40’s he still continues to impress at the select events he races. In ’09 at the AMA Motocross race at MX 338 in Southwick he finished third on the brutal sand course proving he hasn’t just been sitting on the couch since retiring from professional racing. Last weekend he raced the fifth round of the WORCS series at Honey Lake MX in Milford, California to fill in for the injured Destry Abbott on the Factory Kawasaki team. www.johndowd.com