We are proud to announce that GPbound sponsored rider Hunter Coffin, has teamed up with KBC Helmets for the 2010 racing season. Hunter Coffin is just one of a handful of young and very talented riders to represent the KBC brand. To learn more about KBC Helmets, please visit www.kbchelmet.com

After spending her amateur years being nurtured by Kawasaki, the young female phenom, Elena Myers, may be making the switch to Suzuki machinery. As Elena prepares to make her much anticipated move to the big stage for the 2010 AMA Supersport Championship, inside sources have confirmed that Elena has already penned a deal to ride with John Ulrich’s M4 Suzuki team in the AMA Supersport class. [..]

Outlaw Racing rider, Jason Aguilar took his first WERA win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday. This was Jason’s first time running at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. After hearing from everyone how much fun the Classic Course was to ride, Jason was really excited about racing on this track. On Saturday, due to a cancellation of the 2 practice rounds that were supposed to precede the Formula 80 class practice, the riders were caught by surprise when their practice started before some were suited up. As a result, Jason only got in 1 practice lap. In the 2nd practice round, Jason was 3rd fastest behind Deshon Witherspoon and Ben Truslow, but was not far off the pace. [..]

The son of a former club racer, it was almost a given that little Benny Solis Jr. would eventually want to take after his father and test his mettle on the asphalt. By the time he had turned 10, Benny had, had enough of sitting in the stands watching his dad race and through persistence had finally managed to talk his dad into letting him ride on a Honda NSR 50. His first few rides and races on the NSR had provided a slew of last place finishes. [..]