Posted: 29 June 2006
The wait is over. Salt Lake Motorsports now has the new Aprilia SR50 R Factory Ditech scooters in stock. With the SR50, Aprilia was the first manufacturer to offer a real sports scooter, creating a whole new market segment. Despite numerous attempts by the competition over the years, the SR50 has remained the undisputed market leader. With the new SR50s, Aprilia has set the bar even higher.
For more information, please check out or product page for the SR50, or come in to the shop and take one home!
Posted: 26 June 2006
The Salt Lake Motorsports Ducati Hottie Team met so many wonderful race fans at the AMA Race in Salt Lake. Now they are gearing up for Laguna Seca July 21 – 23. The whole team will be there in full fashion, ready to rock your world.. so stop by the SLM Tent! Can’t make it to Laguna this year? Bummer. But you can see the Ducati Hotties 24 hours a day online! Visit them here or at their new URL, DucatiHotties.com. See you at the race!
Posted: 15 June 2006
Come to Salt Lake Motorsports on Saturday, June 24th for the SportClassic Open House. See and test ride all three of the hot new SportClassics including the just released GT 1000. Enjoy complimentary refreshments, demo rides, posters and giveaways.
The SportClassics capture the beauty, timeless style and emotion of engineer Fabio Taglioni’s original sport bikes of the 70’s. While retaining the best of the past, they use the latest technology and engineering to live up to today’s standards of road-going performance.
Posted: 12 June 2006
Rave Yamaha Racing’s Jason Perez, Shane Turpin and Jay Tanner rode a YZF-R1 to victory—a 4.791-second margin over Vesrah Suzuki—in round four of the Bridgestone/WERA National Endurance. This 6-hour event was held Sunday at Miller Motorsports Park, in Tooele, Utah. The race was run on the same course configuration that will be used during next weekend’s AMA Superbike National.
Although Vesrah Suzuki’s Tray Batey, Lee Acree and John Jacobi had longer range and slightly faster pit stops, Rave Yamaha Racing was faster on the racetrack. Rave Yamaha Racing was close to lapping Vesrah Suzuki in the fourth hour when the second, and final, red flag of the race came out, erasing Rave Yamaha Racing’s large lead.
Vesrah Suzuki gained a significant advantage when Rave Yamaha Racing had to pit immediately after the restart, but the race would be decided by the final pit stops and riders. Perez, Rave Yamaha Racing’s final rider, started turning the fastest laps of the race. But even with Perez’s pace, Vesrah Suzuki still looked like it would be able to hold its lead to the finish line as long as its final pit stop was clean and quick. It wasn’t. Rave Yamaha Racing passed Vesrah Suzuki in the final 10 minutes and held on to win.
One of the more interesting things about Rave Yamaha Racing’s effort was that the team used both Dunlop and Michelin tires during the race. Perez and Tanner rode on Dunlop slicks, while Turpin, a contracted Michelin rider, used Michelins during his stint.
Posted: 9 June 2006
Ben Bostrom will be live and in-person at Salt Lake Motorsports this Thursday, June 15 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. You’ll have the chance to meet the Ducati Factory rider, get his autograph, take pictures, even have him sign your bike! Drinks and appetizers will be provided.
The Bostrom family name is no secret in the motorcycle industry. The son of a dirt-track racer and brother of a top AMA rider, Ben has lived up to his name. His accolades include 1998 AMA Superbike Champion (he took 2nd in ‘99), 1999 Laguna Seca World Superbike Winner (on a Ducati and racing as the American “wild card” entry), he won 5 races in a row in 2001, was the 2004 AMA Supermoto Champion and won gold in Supermoto at the 2004 X-Games.
Posted: 7 June 2006
This weekend will make your heart race at the new Miller Motorsports Park. Admission and parking are completely free for this, the public grand opening. The WERA Motorcycle Roadracing events are sure to drop jaws, and our own Shane Turpin will be there to compete. Turpin’s endurance team for Sunday’s highly competitive race includes MotoGP’s Jason Perez. Visit Shane and the SLM crew at the garages all weekend!
Posted: 5 June 2006
Mr. Turpin had quite the ordeal getting to the MRA Race #2 at La Junta Raceway in Colorado. When his truck broke down near Rock Springs, WY, he had to call in some help. The very kind Matt Murphy of Larry H. Miller Chevrolet was able to send two people to rescue him with a new truck. Shane was only able to get in a short practice session after he arrived Saturday night, but still managed five first place and one second place finish. Way to pull through Shane!
Posted: 1 June 2006
Inspired by the Innovative Ducati MotoGP Bike;
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DUCATI DESMOSEDICI RR will be unveiled in North America today, June 1st 2006. Reservations are now being accepted (current 999R owners will have delivery priority). Contact customerservice@saltlakemotorsports.com or 801-478-4000 for reservation info.