The San Manuel Band of
Serrano Mission Indians is a federally recognized
American Indian tribe located near the city
of Highland, Calif.
The Serrano Indians are
the indigenous people of the San Bernardino
highlands, passes, valleys and mountains who
share a common language and culture.
San Manuel is one of several
bands of the large Serrano Indian nation.
The San Manuel reservation
was established in 1891 and recognized as a
sovereign nation with the right of self-government.
Since time immemorial,
the San Manuel tribal community has endured
change and hardship.
Amidst these challenges
the tribe continued to maintain its unique form
of governance.
Like other governments
it seeks to provide a better quality of life
for its citizens by building infrastructure,
maintaining civil services and promoting social,
economic and cultural development.
Today the San Manuel tribal
government oversees many governmental units
including the departments of fire, public safety,
education and environment.
To learn more about the
San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, their rich
history and the many cultural, social and economic
programs they support log on to www.sanmanuel-nsn.gov. |
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L&M Racing, LLC
L&M Racing was a brain storm
of Larry Brooks and Mike Kranyak. Larry Brooks
has been in the professional motorcycle industry since
1984, first as a racer and then as a Manager starting
in 1996. Larry has worked with many of the greatest
riders including Jeremy McGrath, Grant Langston, Ryan
Hughes, Phil Lawrence, Jimmy Button, Mike Alessi,
and Josh Hansen to name a few. Larry’s accomplishments
as a Team Manager consist of four (4) Championships,
three (3) Supercross Championships and one (1) Outdoor
Championship.
Mike Kranyak has also been in
the motorcycle industry as a rider and an enthusiast
since 1979. Mike makes his living as an owner of an
oil company in Bakersfield, California and rides as
much as possible every week.
L&M Racing began when Larry
and Mike decided to join forces and attempt to have
the best race team on the AMA tour. Starting
with top athletes Chad Reed and Nathan Ramsey, and
having high expectations, they have hired the best
personnel in the business.
Dudley Cramond / Technical Advisor
Oscar Wirdeman / Chief Mechanic
Tommy Crawford / In-House Motor Builder
Paul Delauriar / Rider Mechanic
Jared Bahm / Rider Mechanic
Loren Lowry / Transporter Driver
Debra Leonardo / Office Manager
With the type of personnel L&M
Racing has acquired, they feel very confident in what
the team can bring to its riders. In continuing their
efforts to be a world-class race team, L&M Racing
has built their own race shop. The race shop will
allow the team to be self-sufficient and give them
the ability to build and modify all their own race
bikes.
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