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other information is included. The 1995 AMA Grand National Ch ampionship Series Guide high lights d irt track racing from 1954 to the presen t. To obtain a copy, send $6 pl us $2 shipping and handling fo r th e Superbike Guid e, or $3 plus $2 shi p pi ng an d han d ling for th e Dirt Track Gu id e, to AMA Produ ct Sales, 33 Collegeview Rd ., Westerville, Ohio, 43081. Gary Semics was forced to close d own his privat e MX track in Canfield, Ohio, recentl y, and has relocated his MX Riding Sch ool s to a new location in New Springfield, Ohio. Apparently, th e are a in which he had his origina l track built was zoned for agricultu re, not bu siness. Blake Hamilt on will build the new GSMXS cou rse. For more information call 216/758-8333. Triumph returns to Holl wood A need s of ESPN and the rea son able expectation of motorcycle enthusiasts to see their programming appear w hen it was sched uled," said Matt Dill, public rela tio ns coo rdi na to r for Seals. "P reemptions are an unfortunate reality, but we hope to lessen thei r frequency by an tici pati ng and reacting to trouble spots on the schedule well before it is dis tributed for publication. Vance & Hines Europe will open o n Sep tember 1, in -Swed en, Owners Terry Van ce and Byron Hines will join forces with Thomas Klarkner of Motospeed in Swed en. " We' v e be en thin kin g of expanding our operation to Euro pe for a couple of years now," Vance sai d. 'The recent changes in the Eur opea nCorn munity trade regulations have made it possib le for a company lik e Van ce & Hines Europe to be created ; this venture with Thomas (Klarkner) wil l consoli da te ou r efforts in Eu rope." Vance ad ded that the recent introd uctio n of the company's Harley-Davidson line of accessories had· mad e it ma ndatory tha t the co mpany have a p resence in Europe. 'The Harley-Davidson market is so hot righ t now - not just in the United States, bu t everywhere - th at we anticipate it will double our business in the next five years ." San Diego, Ca lifornia's Ben Welch will joi n t he Grand Pr ix App arel SuperTeam in pursuit of AMA SuperTeams Endurance Championship . . Series glory aboard the squad's Yamaha GTSI000. The defending 750cc Su persport Champion at Rosamond, California 's Willow Springs Raceway, Welch replaces American Roadracing editor Brian Ca tterson, who broke.his pelvis in a practice crash at Road America. Welch teamed with Mark Cruz to finish 23rd at New Ha mpshire In tern a tional Speedway on June 17. There's still time! With the exception of the 250cc Intermediate class, entries are stillavailable for all classes at this weekend's June 22-25 Mammoth Mountain MX, held in Mammoth Lakes, California. According to track personnel, snow fell on the track on Frida y, June 16, bu t has been cleared and the course is in exce llent condition. For mo re inform ation call 619/934-0642 . With the September 3 grand opening of Rainbow MX Park II approaching, plans for activities at th e He me t, Californ ia, facility are already in the works. Professo r Gary Bailey w ill be cond ucting a two-day MX sc hool at Rainbow II on October 28-29. The class will cost $200. For more information contact Gary Bailey MX School, P.O. Box 130 Sta te Road 617, Axton , VA 24054, 703/650-1759. With motorcycl e p ro g ramm ing on ESPN and ESP 2 taking a predictable pounding during the National Hockey Leagu e's post-season - an d that is likely to continue - accord ing to Seals Communications : "We are working to achieve a balance between th e br ea kin g sports fter an ab sen ce of nearly two d ecad es, Triumph will return to the movies in 1996. Known for the ir famous associations wit h icons such as Jam es Dean , Clint Eastwood, Ann Mar gar et and Steve McQu een , Triu m ph Motorcycles will again be providing motorcycles to the stars of the big screen. Being s ho t t hi s s u m mer for a Sp r ing 1996 release, Dark H o r se Ente rtai nme nt are pro ducing "Ba rb Wire." The movie, starring Baywatch's Pamela Anderson, will return the Triu mph Thunderbird to movie au die nces worldwide. The 1995 Thu nd erbird will be used by Barb Wire, an all-action heroi ne, thro ughout the movie, with Anderson learni ng to ride from Triumph 's own Michael Lock. . "We are very excited to be involved with this movie," Lock said. "When we saw the script, and the enthusiasm of the people, 1 knew that this movi e wo uld be the perfect return for Triumph. From the way Pamela took to the bike, to the brooding and moody look to the sets, we felt good about this from day one." is survived by his wife, Linda; a daughter, Angelia Hood; his father, V.J. Paulk; and a sister, Sara Wilkinson. Six-time World Champion Jim Redman will be a special guest speaker a t th e AMA di nner hosted by AMA Heritage Foundation Chairman and former Daytona 200 winner Do n Emde on July 21 as pa rt of the Mid-Ohio Vintage Days on July 21-23. On both Saturday and Sun day, Redman will ride the Team Obsolete Ho nda Six along with Emde, Yvon Du Ham el. Don Vesco and Gary Nixon who will ri de a ho s t of other Team O bsole te m ach in es a t th e Lexington, Ohio, facility. Kenworthy's Motocross Park will pay an additional $6000 in prize money during the July 16' AMA Na tiona l MX Championship rou nd at the Troy, Ohio, facility. The extra money will be paid in the 125/250cc qualifiers, 125/250 Last Cha nce Qualifier s, an d to th e th e to p privateer team ma nager, the top privateer in each class and to the fastest final. For more information call 513/335-8006. Accordi ng to KK Motorcycle Supply , the 25th Ann ual O ld Ti m e Newsie s race for cha r ity a t the Mo ntgomery Co u nty Fairgrou nds in Day ton, Ohio, raised some $125,000 for the Mu scu lar Dystro ph y Associa tion. The race was wo n by Scott Parker over Steve Mo rehead. The Greater Atla nta British Motorcycl e Association will hold the 10th Anniversary of the Brit ish in th e Blu e Rid ge Motorcycle Rally on Ju ly 28-30. The event will ta ke pl ace a t th e Etowah River Campground in Dahlonega , Georgia, and is ope n to all British motorcycle owners, riders and en thusiasts. Sammy Paulk, 46, of Scottsboro, Alaba ma , died on Ma y 31 after a bout with cancer. Paulk o wned and o pera te d Sports Cycles of Scottsboro and was a d ed icated enduro rider, competing in SE&TRA and SERA enduros and har e scrambles as a class A rid er. Paulk was a native of Lauderdale County, Alabama and a resident of Skyline, Alabama. He The Ohio Motorcycle Dealers Asso ciation has announced its publication Rid e O hio 1995 Motorcycling and Touri ng G uide. The se venth ed ition was published to highlight motorcycling in the state of Ohio . The guide is available free of charge by calling I / 800-BUCKEYE. past heroes at Assen on June 24, with a special race-d a y parade from th e a11time hall of fame. With 1995 being the 70th anniversary of the first race at the town in the north of Holland, the new renamed TT r eeks of history while remaining one of the most popular and best-attended eve n ts on the World Championship Road Race Series. The Para de of Champions will featu re bikes an d riders from th e early '60s to the early '80s, including Giacomo Agostini, Kel Carruthers, Jim Redman , Luigi Taveri an d Kenn y Roberts. Dutchman Wileo Zeelenberg is expec ted to replace Doriano Rom bo ni on the Team Agostini Honda NSR250 for th e Du tch 250cc Grand Prix o n June 24 . Romboni is still recovering from a broken ha nd , suffered during prac tice for the German Grand Prix at the N urburgring on Ma y 19. Zee lenberg finis he d th ird in his home Grand Prix last sea so n, but has been co m p etin g in t he Thunderbike Troph y Series in 1995. NAME D : Ki m io (Ken) Ta ka ku ra as p r esident of U.S . Tsubaki, Inc ., of Wheeling, Ill in o is , t he produ cer of roller chain, engi neering cha in, sp rockets and other po wer tra nsmiss ion compon ents. 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