UTAH:Roadblock Canceled; Normal Traffic Patterns Return

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http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2010/May/100530allovernothing.htmRoadblock Canceled; Normal Traffic Patterns Return by dean adams Sunday, May 30, 2010 Miller Motorsports PR man John Gardner says that the Utah Highway Patrol check point set-up on highway 36 near the track has been canceled, the police have left and traffic levels are returning to their normal haul-ass levels.

"What happened is that the local highway patrol received a federal grant to run a six-hour motorcycle safety checkpoint," Gardner said. "They were going to pull over a few motorcycles at a time and give them a pamphlet to promote safe motorcycling, talk to the riders a little. It was well-intended, but poorly implemented. It was supposed to take maybe ten minutes and just a few bikes would be pulled in. Obviously, it went differently. We called our contacts in a local Commissioner's of Public Safety's Office and the checkpoint was shut down. We were assured that it won't happen again."

"We apologize to everyone for this, it won't ever happen again."

Miller Motorsports sources first expressed disbelief and then frustration upon learning about the motorcycle-only checkpoint.

"We do so much to try and attract motorcyclists to our event, it's just unbelievable that this happened," said one.