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CCS South kicked off it's inaugural season |
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Posted by Staff
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Thursday, 07 February 2008 |
Championship Cup Series South kicked off its inaugural
season this past weekend at MSR Houston in Angleton, TX. This was not only the
first race for CCS South but the first motorcycle race ever at MSR Houston.
Along with plenty of fans, most of the current top names in the region in
motorcycle racing turned out, including former 500cc World Champion Kevin
Schwantz.
CCS Director of Operations, Kevin Elliott said “We were
happy to be a part of the Inaugural CCS-South event at MSR-Houston. The new
CCS-South staff worked hard to make the whole experience a positive one and with
the help of the MSR-Houston management, the event went off as smooth as I've
ever seen. The racers were great, they put on an exciting show for the
spectators that braved the poor weather conditions and help make the first
motorcycle race at MSR-Houston a positive impression for the
area.”
CCS-South is devoted to making this new series a
successful one. Travis Marshall said about Sunday’s action, “The first green
flag, the first checkered flag and the relief of getting CCS-South started and
going was an awesome feeling.” Travis also reports that “…as the South series
grows it will continue to be innovative in how we run our series.”
That is a
bonus to all racers on the competitive level.
February 28-March 2nd, CCS-South will be in
competition at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.
This event kicks off the nation’s largest motorcycle party, Daytona Bike Week
and is precursor to the world’s most prestigious motorcycle race, the
67th Annual Daytona 200 that will run on March 9th.
Following Daytona, the next stop on the inaugural CCS-South
racing tour will be at Eagles Canyon Raceway March 15-16 located in Decatur,
Texas. This is the second track hosting its racing debut at their facility.
Riders will be challenged on their 2.5 mile, 11 turn course. For more
information or to obtain directions, see the Eagles Canyon website at www.eaglescanyon.com
April’s race will be back at MSR-Houston. Marshall reports
that, “MSR Houston did a great job of working with us all weekend long. We look
forward to future events there."
Sponsorship opportunities are still available for the CCS
South series. CCS-South wants to give a thank you to Motorsport.com for their
support.
For more information and for upcoming race dates, see the CCS
South schedule at www.ccsracing.us/schedules/2008/soschedule.html
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