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22 | WheelsOfGrace.com | Issue 50 HANDLEBAR NEWS FX REnEwS MayanS M.C. FOR THIRD SEaSOn aMID bEHInD-THE-SCEnES DRaMa B Y R o S Y C o R d e R o FX has ordered a third season of the Kurt Su er-created drama Mayans M.C., FX. Series co-creator and co-showrunner Elgin James has been si ng at the head of the table. "We're happy to con nue telling the story of Mayans M.C. with our partners at Fox 21 and excited that elgin James has earned the opportunity to become the series' showrunner," said Nick Grad, President, Original Programming, FX Entertainment. "Kurt Su er iden fied and chose Elgin as his partner on the show from the outset and elgin has been instrumental to the success of the series, leveraging his experience and crea ve vision to make Mayans M.C. with this incredible cast, crew and crea ve team." Su er was fired from FX, the network where he contributed as a writer on the Shield, and as creator of both Sons of anarchy and its spin-off Mayans M.C. Su er himself a ributes his firing in part to him being "an abrasive jerk." Su er announced at the Mayans M.C. season 2 premiere last year that he was planning to hand over the reins to James if the show con nued for a third season. At the me, James told EW that Su er "changed his life" and that he was ready to take over the show and serve as showrunner. "Yeah, i am. Being the boss, all that means is taking the chains off and le ng everybody do what they do," he said. "everyone on our crew, our writers' room and our cast is brilliant. our job is easy. Just turn the cameras on and let the chemistry happen." THE u.S. aRMy JuST pICkED ITS FIRST RObOTIC FIGHTInG vEHICLES B Y d av i d a x e The U.S. Army has tapped contractors to begin building a possible fleet of robo c figh ng vehicles. The Army's Combat Capabili es Development Command plans to award a contract to Qine Q North America to build four Robo c Combat Vehicle-Light prototypes and another contract to Textron to build four Robo c Combat Vehicle-Medium prototypes, all for ini al tests that will take place in late 2021. The Army also wants a bigger, more powerful Robo c Combat Vehicle-Heavy, but the service doesn't plan to begin tes ng the larger vehicle un l 2023. A er tes ng the armed robots, the Army plans to make a decision about wider development of the vehicle for front-line use. bIkERS FOR CHRIST M/M 30TH annIvERSaRy RaLLy August 11-15, 2020 The BFC M/M 30th Anniversary Rally will be taking place in Sturgis, SD on August 11th – 15h, 2020. Register by going to BikersForChrist.org. Once your registra on is complete send an email to orders@bikersforchrist.org for informa on on lodging and more. Do you have Motorcycle News you would like to share? Sent to: WOGMagUSA@gmail.com Subject ma er: Handlebar News REbELS buILD MOTORCyCLES uSInG wwII pLanE EnGInES C o u R t e S Y o F W o R L d W a R W i n g S The world of custom motorcycles is pre y incredible. Even if you don't ride, some things these folks think up are pieces of art that you can actually ride for enjoyment. There was never a lack of crea vity when it came to this industry, but when we saw a radial powered bike, our jaws literally dropped. Then again, these bikes are built by very talented people. To our surprise, there is a company in Florida dedicated to making bikes like this. Called Rotec, they manufacture radial engines for aircra s, but as they grew, motorcycles became a part of their catalog. SCREaMIn' EaGLE® STREET pERFORManCE CRaTE MOTOR The street-tuned 131 cubic inch Screamin' Eagle® Crate Motor is designed for bolt-in installa on in the Original Equipment-style chassis of '17-Later Touring motorcycles. This ul mate performance crate engine is offered in Oil-Cooled and Twin-Cooled™ configura ons and in Chrome or Gloss Black finishes. We will have more on this beast in the next edi on of Wheels Of Grace. (Not cer fied for use in California, at this me.) CHRISTIan MOTORCyCLISTS aSSOCIaTIOn CMA, had an incredible Changing Of The Colors event last fall with close to 3,000 a endees, and is celebra ng 45 years of Ministry this year. With the size of CMA come tons of events: Seasons of Refreshing from January- April, CMA Day Of Prayer on March 1, Pastor's Retreat on March 17-19, Na onal Women's Conference April 3-5, and many State Rallies from April to September. For more details go to www.CMAUSA.org/events 100 MOTORCyCLISTS wITH THE banDIDOS MOTORCyCLE CLub DROppED OFF HunDREDS OF COaTS FOR THE COaTS FOR kIDS COaT DRIvE B Y a S H L e Y n a n F R i a KENNEWICK, WA - Close to 100 motorcyclists with the Bandidos Motorcycle Club dropped off hundreds of coats for the Coats For