Barber AMA 2007, Spectator Notes

April in Alabama carries two important dates in my world, my birthday on the 25th and AMA race weekend at Barber. This year while roaming the paddock I was able to meet some very nice privateer racers and even have a word with new AMA racer, James Ellison (fugitive from the MotoGP wars).



James came over from Europe to ride with Corona Extra Honda. I was able to talk with him long enough to welcome him to the states and let him know how much I enjoyed his epic battle with Roger Lee Hayden in Superbike race 1.

One of the privateer racers I met was Michael Morgan of Goshen, Indiana. Michael was running in Formula Extreme and was a very friendly guy. Best of luck, Michael.



The racer pictured below is Brian Hall of Spring Grove , Illinois.



This is Ryan Clay from Lula, Georgia. (Thanks to WERA BBS member SmokeSignalRT for identifying this racer for me.)



This is Randall Kienast a CMRA racer from Texas. (Thanks to WERA BBS member "ishc" for identifying this racer for me.)



This next racer is expert 292, Keith Marshall of Canton, Georgia. Keith had an ugly crash on Friday in practice where his engine blew and he lost it on his own oil. The bike tumbled over the airfence and the tire barrier. Keith was fortunately unhurt.