Tooele County, UT – Salt Lake motorcycle roadracer Shane Turpin will battle for the top position and the coveted #1 plate at the final race of the Plaza Cycle Masters of the Mountains race series at the new $90 million Miller Motorsports Park complex in Tooele, Utah. Turpin, an accomplished roadracer for 18 years, joined the Yamaha Motor France Endurance Racing Team in April 2002 for the LeMans France 24 hour Endurance Race and has won local and national titles in Florida, Utah, Colorado, California and Nevada. Other winnings include the National Heavyweight Supersport Championship for two consecutive years and the National Heavyweight Superbike Championship at the CCS Race of Champions in Daytona Beach, Florida in 1995. Facing stiff competition from internationally known riders, Turpin hopes to bring Utah’s first Miller Motorsports Park Masters of the Mountains championship home for the locals, and be crowned “King of the Mountain” and series points leader for the year. With a solid 28-point lead in the GTU class, Turpin’s biggest challenge will come from New Zealand-born Aaron Clark, who leads the GTO class by just 11 points. In the Open Superbike class, Turpin trails in third place by 22 points, but with 36 points awarded to the race winner, hopes of a three-race sweep is very much alive. Challenger Clark began roadracing in Australia on a Honda 250 GP bike. In 1999 he received a wildcard entry in the FIM Australian Grand Prix and in 1999 finished with a third place in the Australian 250 GP Roadracing Championship. Clark came to race in America in 2000, winning the Aprilia Cup National Championship and settling in Denver, Colorado. RACE SCHEDULE Saturday, October 21, 2006 at Miller Motorsports Park: 11:50 a.m. King of the Mountain GTU Race 1:50 p.m. King of the Mountain GTO Race 3:00 p.m. Open Superbike Race MORE INFORMATION For a complete schedule of events, maps and images: ~http://www.utahsba.com/media~ MASTERS OF THE MOUNTAINS RACE SERIES Sponsors Miller Motorsports Park and Plaza Cycle are excited cap off the Master of the Mountain races with the last of the five-event championship on October 20th through the 22nd. This motorcycle racing series serving the greater Rocky Mountain and neighboring states has been designed to create competitive road racing at the club and regional levels. The 2006 season has seen many new local roadracing talents in the amateur classes, who are sure to move up to national-level competition for 2007. MILLER MOTORSPORTS PARK The new $90 million worldclass racing complex is 30 miles west of Salt Lake City, in Tooele, Utah. Built by Larry H. Miller in just 11 months from ground-breaking to the first event, the facility has seen a wildly successful inaugural year, hosting local and international motorsports events. First-year attractions included the American LaMans car series and the AMA Superbike Championship. Miller Motosports Park programs are designed to attract local and up-and-coming racers, as well, hosting amateur and novice race series for car, motorcycle, KART and Supermoto. The final Plaza Cycle Masters of the Mountains race at Miller Motorsports Park is Military Appreciation Weekend. Tickets are 2-for-1 for any military personnel with a valid ID. Kids 12 and under are free. Tickets information is available at: ~http://millermotorsportspark.com/~