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File photo - Darryl in action at Boston:
HMC Racing and Generations of Sonoma Wine have joined forces to form the HMC Racing / Generations of Sonoma Race Team, which is fielding a four-man KTM team for the upcoming 2005 AMA Red Bull Supermoto Series.
"We are excited about forming this partnership with Michael Sebastiani and the Generations of Sonoma winery," remarked Mitch Hansen, President, HMC Racing. "Supermoto racing is just getting off the ground in America and with Generations of Sonoma family-oriented products and marketing we feel that they are a great fit". "Michael Sebastiani is a real racing enthusiast with sponsorship in NASCAR and I believe that his organization will do nothing but increase the exposure of the series."
HMC Racing/Generations of Sonoma Race Team will be fielding four racers in the AMA Supermoto 450 and AMA Supermoto Unlimited classes. Longtime HMC racer, Benny Carlson, along with Mark Burkhart and Darryl Atkins are currently signed for the 2005 season with the last racer to be named later.
Carlson will get ready for the 2005 season by running in the first three rounds of the Supermoto World Championship in Italy, the Netherlands, and the UK starting in May.
Both Ulrich Toporche, ex Eddie Seel World Champion mechanic, and Elliot Cho, longtime HMC mechanic are signed on as Crew Chief/technicians for the team.
HMC Racing/Generations of Sonoma Race Team have begun construction on a new race shop. "Very soon we will have a purpose-built shop where our operations will include bike design, fabrication, parts warehouse and paved and dirt test facilities, commented Hansen."
