Atlanta SX Race Report: Team Violation1.com/Shea Racing/Travisa/National Switchgear‏

Violation1.com/Shea Racing/Travisa/National Switchgear

makes it six for eight main event appearances during

Monster Energy AMA Supercross at Georgia Dome

Vernon McKiddie competes in his first Supercross Lites main event of the season

ATLANTA (March 1, 2011) – This past weekend, Team Violation1.com/Shea
Racing/Travisa/National Switchgear, powered by Munn Racing KTM, started
its string of participating in east coast races during Monster Energy
AMA Supercross, an FIM Championship. At the Georgia Dome in Atlanta,
team athlete Vernon McKiddie transferred directly from his heat race to
compete in his first main event in the two seasons he has rode for Shea
Racing. While teammate Ricky Renner’s night got sidetracked by a downed
rider.

The
Saturday, February 26 Georgia Dome AMA Supercross round, which was
broadcast live on SPEED TV, was the second round of the Supercross
Lites East Region series. The track was the most technical of the
season with an on-off-on-off rhythm section that challenged athletes in
both classes all night long. The packed house saw the best racing of
the season and some of the most intense battles in years.

Team Violation1.com/Shea
Racing/Travisa/National Switchgear's Renner #94 and McKiddie #129 were
both lined up in heat number two on their Eleven 10 Mods/DR.D/Enzo
Suspension-tuned KTM 250 SX-F bikes. Renner had a superb start and was
in fourth during the early laps. Then suddenly a rider went down in a
corner. Renner chose to go high on the berm around the outside of the
other rider to avoid the carnage. Renner’s rear brake got snagged on
the other bike’s foot peg causing him to go down. The impact left him
done for the heat race, sending him back to the pits to get ready for
the LCQ.

Meanwhile
in the same heat race, McKiddie was hanging out in the back of the pack
but he was not about to let up. He made some solid passes on his
SuperSprox/IRIS Chain-geared KTM and stayed in a position to capitalize
on mistakes by other riders to advance. On the final lap, McKiddie made
some moves to be in a position for a transfer directly to the main. At
the checkers, McKiddie flew over the finish line in eighth place. This
marked his first appearance in an AMA Supercross Lites main event since
2007.

In
the four-lap LCQ, Renner got pushed to the outside in the first turn.
He had his work cut out for him to move up to one of the two transfer
spots. Renner crossed the line in 19th place ending his night.

In
the AMA Supercross Lites main event, McKiddie was lined up at the gate
with clear and safe vision compliments of Violation Goggles. After the
start, he got unintentionally nailed by another rider in the first
turn. McKiddie crashed hard and it took about 30 seconds to regroup and
start his bike. By the time he remounted, the lead riders were about to
come around. With a lap down to start his race, McKiddie pushed hard,
taking advantage of every opportunity and getting the experience this
season of racing an AMA Supercross main event on his National
Switchgear/Travisa corporate-sponsored KTM. At the end of the 15-lap
main, McKiddie finished in 19th place. This put him in a position to be
in the AMA Supercross Lites East Region standings at the 26th spot.

“It
was an exciting night of racing,” said Tim Shea, team manager. “Vernon
had an awesome heat race, being patient right until the end to move up
five places to get a spot in the main event. He had some trouble at the
start of the main and that's just racing. Vernon didn't give up and
soldiered through to finish the main to be one of the 20 fastest
Supercross Lites racers in the country Saturday night. Ricky was right
in there in his heat race. I believe he would have been in the main if
not for some bad luck tonight. We keep building—six main events in
eight races feels great. Our sponsors made it all possible tonight!”

Shea
continued, “We head farther south this weekend to Florida for the start
of Daytona Bike Week. We’re all excited about competing on the Ricky
Carmichael-designed track on the infield of the famed Daytona
International Speedway. Ricky [Renner] will put the bad luck behind him
and be ready to compete for a main event spot and Vernon will be right
in there too. Come check our guys out or watch it live on SPEED.”

Team Violation1.com/Shea
Racing/Travisa/National Switchgear, powered by Munn Racing KTM, heads
to round nine of Monster Energy AMA Supercross this Saturday, March 5
at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Fla. This is round three
of eight of the Supercross Lites East Region. Fans come out to see
athletes Ricky Renner #94 and Vernon McKiddie #129 in their FLY Racing
Evolution gear on DeCal Works-emblazoned KTM 250 SX-F race bikes.
During the pit party stop by the team’s purple and yellow semi hauler
to meet the riders and the Violation Goggles girls. The event will be
broadcast live on SPEED TV at 7:30 p.m. EST. Keep posted to the team at
www.sheamoto.com.

About Team Violation1.com/Shea Racing/Travisa/National Switchgear

Shea
Racing, led by Tim Shea, places emphasis on involving action sports
fans in the team through pit parties and charity events which it has
done the past four years while participating in professional motocross
races. In its third season in Monster Energy AMA Supercross, the team
has expanded with five Lites riders pitted out of a team semi rig
featuring Austin Howell #61 (West), Tevin Tapia #70 (East), Ricky
Renner #94 (East), Vernon McKiddie #129 (East), and Casey Hinson #149
(West). The 2011 AMA Supercross team is made possible by the Violation
Brand (www.violation1.com), National Switchgear (www.nationalswitchgear.com), Travisa (www.travisa.com), Munn Racing (www.munnracing.com), KTM Sportmotorcycles (www.ktmusa.com), FLY Racing, Power Bar Team Elite, DeCal Works, Dubach Racing Development (DR.D), Maxima Oils, Engine Ice, DT-1 Filters, ActionSportsTV.com,
Matrix Concepts, ODI Grips, Outlaw Products, SuperSprox, IRIS Chains,
Renegade Fuels, Enzo Suspension, Eleven 10 Mods, Lightspeed, TCX Boots,
Stomp Designs, Devol Engineering, Moto Public Relations, Dunlop Tires,
and River Valley Motocross Park. Its community partner is the James
Marshall Project. Visit www.sheamoto.com to learn more.