New sponsor in drag racing

[Cliff]

TAFC SUPERSTAR GORDON INKS SPONSORSHIP WITH BETA MOTORCYCLES | Competition Plus

Perennial world championship contender Doug Gordon's Top Alcohol Funny Car will be backed by Beta Motorcycles for the next two seasons. Gordon, who has driven to 30-plus final round appearances in national competition, dozens of divisional and regional event titles, and numerous division...

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[Nunz]

Read that, great news. I'm a huge Top Alky fan, and have loved dirt bikes since I was a kid, so this is pretty cool. It seems that sometimes these press releases don't include a link to the sponsor's site, which I think is a must. I may have missed it, but either way it's www.betausa.com. Check it out, real nice bikes.

 

[Butch]

I have to admit I've never heard of Beta, it looks kind of like a KTM. I'll have to watch for them.

 

[mgty3whlr]

They are big with Trials Bikes.

 

[Nunz]

The dirt bikes of the '70s were so cool. I had an obscure one, a Puch 125 MX bike, I believe they were Austrian. There were so many brands in addition to the Japanese bikes, such as CZ, Maico, Husqvarna, Ossa, and Bultaco. Great era for variety.