Eight-time AMA National Champion, Rickey Gadson, will be appearing in the Kawasaki display at the Cycle World International Motorcycle Show (IMS) in Long Beach, Calif., December 8 – 10, 2006 to meet with fans and sign autographs. Gadson will be making his appearances beside Kawasaki’s flagship sportbike, the NinjaZX-14. This will give local fans an opportunity to interact with Gadson and examine the ZX-14 at the same time.

Gadson is currently racing the Ninja ZX-14 in his 23rd season as a professional dragracer. With a total of 89 career victories, he has more race wins than any other racer in AMA Prostar history. Gadson narrowly missed yet another title in this year’s AMA Prostar Super Street series, eventually finishing second-place overall in the class.

Rickey Gadson’s autograph sessions and appearances are as follows:

Friday, December 8 –

Personal Appearance: 7:30 – 8:30pm

Autograph Session: 6:30 – 7:30pm

Saturday, December 9 –

Personal Appearance: 11:00am – Noon; 3:00 – 5:00pm

Autograph Session: Noon – 1:00pm; 5:00 – 6:00pm

Sunday, December 10 –

Personal Appearance: 11:00am – Noon

Autograph Session: Noon – 1:00pm