From a press release issued by Dream Team Racing:

For Immediate Release:

Dream Team Racing Enters the AMA Superbike Wars.

Dream Team Racing is pleased to announce its entrance into the AMA Chevy Trucks U.S. Superbike Championship series. Based out of Camarillo, California, Dream Team will campaign rider Larry Pegram on 2003 Ducati 998RS motorcycles. Long time AMA regular Pegram is coming off a successful season that saw him win Formula-USA Unlimited Superbike races at Summit Point and Portland International raceways, while finishing second overall in the Sportbike and Grand National Championships.

The team realizes the aspirations of co-owners Kaming Ko and DeVeaux Hill. “It is an American Dream come true for DeVeaux and me to compete in the AMA Superbike series,” Mr. Ko says.

Unique to the AMA series, Dream Team Racing is a model of cultural diversity. Mr. Ko, a second generation Chinese-American, is a former motorcycle and car racer. In the 1970s he campaigned H2R Kawasakis in the American Federation of Motorcyclists and served as a development rider in the early days of the Yoshimura Superbike program. After retiring from motorcycles, he found success in racing cars, competing in the Formula Atlantic series and at the 24 Hours of Daytona in the early 1990s. Currently, Mr. Ko represents various Chinese manufacturing concerns that supply the U.S. auto-parts market. Mr. Hill, an African-American, is also an avid motorcycle enthusiast who races with the Willow Springs Motorcycle Club. An entrepreneur and investor, Mr. Hill’s main interests lay in the restaurant industry.

Dream Team Racing has secured full technical support from the Bologna factory and is the only independent team to receive such support from Ducati for the 2003 AMA season. Additionally, Mr. Ko and Mr. Hill have personally guaranteed the team one million dollars in funding. This has allowed Dream team Racing to secure the services of the best personnel. Crew chief Kazuhiko “Maci” Matsumoto is a 20-year veteran of the Grand Prix scene with two world championships to his credit. Engine builder and mechanic Mike Velasco, a truly legendary fixture in American road racing, will be responsible for the team’s engine development program as well as providing his services at the track. Team manager and engineer H. Elliot Cho is a long time member of the Pegram camp with a background ranging from wrenching on Top-Alcohol Funny-cars to tuning factory superbikes. Bologna-based Gabriele Raccio will act as the liaison to Ducati Corse, providing technical support from the factory. Dream Team will have two new 998RS03s and four complete spare engines in its arsenal.

Demonstrating its commitment to the future of the sport, Dream Team Racing will also field two up-and-coming riders in the AMA Honda Pro Oils U.S. SuperSport Championship. The riders for this “farm team” will be Thad Haslmer and Quentin Wilson. They will be provided with workspace at Dream Team’s 5,500 square-foot Camarillo facilities and logistical support, including transportation to the races and product sponsorship for fuel, oil, tires and brakes.

Mr. Ko and Mr. Hill are determined to make Dream Team a contender for the AMA Superbike championship. “By putting everything we possibly can into this effort, we are sure Larry can be on top of the box,” Mr. Hill says. So this spring look for the red, white and blue Dream Team hauler in the paddock–and for Pegram leading the pack into turn one.

For further inquiries please contact Dream Team Racing at (805) 384-9666.