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I.·IN :THEWIND Scott Summers (Hon) scored the overall win at the AMA ational Hare Scrambles round in Millfield, Ohio, on October 8. Summers took the checkered flag ahead of runner-up Scott Plessinger (KTM), while Fred Andrews (Yam), Doug Blackwell (Yam) and Duane Conner (Yam) rounded out the top five overall. Steve Dresser (H-D) and Paul Pinsonnault (Hon) finished off the AMA National Hillclimb Championship Series in Oregonia, Ohio, on October 8, in fine style. Both Dresser and Pinsonnault scored wins in their respective classes Dresser in the 800cc class and Pinsonnault in the 540cc class, and with those wins, wrapped up the series class titles. In the 800cc class, Dresser recorded his second win of the season over Wade Williams (Hon) and Rod Williams (HD), while six-time event winner Lou Gerencer Jr. (H-D) finished fourth in Ohio. Gerencer Jr. ended up second to Dresser in the series standings. In the 540cc division, Pinsonnault scored the win over Richard Soter (BSA), who ended up second in the series, finishing just eight points behind Pinsonnault.' Ted Wilkins (Rtx) finished third on the day and in the series point standings. James Zucco (Kaw) and Scott Neely (Hon) filled out the top five in Ohio. Jerry Graves (Kaw), Rick Perry (Suz) and John Myers (Suz) posted victories in the Vance & Hines Bluegrass Nationals at Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on October 8. Graves won the Funny Bike class; Perry won Pro Mod; and Myers won Pro Stock. A five-rider team will represent the u.s. in the 1995 Macau Gran Prix. The invited riders include Fritz Kling, Michael Barnes, Calvin Rayborn III and Pablo Real. The fifth rider will be named as soon as his contractual obligations are settled. The team will leave for Hong Kong on November 11; following the race, they will be treated to a paid vacation in Thailand. The Sunoco Race Fuels Formula USA rounds from Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia, will be televised on ESPN and ESPN2, according to F-USA. The two rounds, scheduled for October 15, will decide the F-USA Championship and will be shown on January 28 and 29 on ESPN and on February 3 on ESPN2. Check your local listings for times. According to Debbie Matthews of the U.S. Women's Motocross Team, the team has reached an agreement with Advanstar for the 1996 season. Advanstar will supply a booth free of charge to the team at all its retail shows, giving the team an opportunity to market itself to the public. The next Advanstar show is scheduled for Anaheim, California, on December 15-17. dP Safety School is currently negotiat~g to secure a weekend date in February of 1996 at the new Buttonwillow track in Southern California. Buttonwillow, which is currently under construction, is located half a mile west of interstate 5 on the Lerdo Highway, 126 miles north of Los Angeles and 28 miles from Bakersfield. The track is three miles long. For more information on the track or on the dP Safety School, call 805/7728301. Lucky Strike Suzuki's Scott Russell will compete in an exhibition race in Sugo, Japan, on October 22. The 500cc exhibition race will be held in conjunction with the penultimate round of the Japanese National Championship, which two years ago switched to using superbikes rather than GP bikes. Russell will race against the factory Hondas, with potential riders including Shinichi Itoh and Tadayuki Okada, the Marlboro Yamaha with Norifumi Abe aboard, and a Cagiva to be ridden by Nobuatso Aoki, another Grand Prix regular. Russel! sees the race as another opportunity to get more miles on the Suzuki RGvSOO. "1 knew it would be hard to adapt to a GP bike, and while I'm up to speed, 1 still need to learn a lot more about life at the limit," Russell said. "It's not so much that a fuJJ 500 is hard to ride, but that its limits are way beyond anything any other bike can teach you. It's capable of a lot, but it's also very unforgiving. Right now, I want to get all the practice I can at getting the most out of the Lucky Strike Suzuki, so I'm real glad to have this extra chance." A few weeks ago we reported that road racer Colin Edwards II had enlisted French Canadian Alan Labrosse to represent him in any contract negotiations. According to Edwards' father, Colin Sr., the negotiations fell apart and Labrosse will not be representing Edwards. 'Til be taking care of him again," Edwards said. "We never did come to an agreement with Alan. Now that I'm healthy again, it won't be a problem just moving along as before." The elder Edwards recently underwent a liver transplant. The Australian expatriate said they currently have an offer in with Yamaha that would see the racer return to its World Superbike team for 1996. Kenny Roberts Jr. tested a Marlboro Yamaha YZR500 for the first time on Monday, October 9, at the Monternelo Circuit in Barcelona, Spain, the day after the Catalonian Grand Prix. Roberts Jr. ran times in the one-minute, L() 48-second range, times which would 0\ have qualified him among the top pri~ vateers. "I've had more fun today than in the whole year on my 250," Roberts said after the test. Others testing at the track were Lucky Strike Suzuki's Scott Russell, who was joined in the test by Brit Terry Rymer (Russell's teammate Daryl Beattie had left to go hunting in Tanzania with Kevin Schwantz); and a host of journalists who were riding Michael Doohan's title-winning Honda NSR500. The Placer County (California) Off-Road Motorcycle Unit, an 11-man volunteer team assigned to the county's search and rescue organization, received a special recognition award from the California Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission on October 2. The unit was cited for its major contributions to the search and rescue organization, other search teams around the state, the community and lost victims and their families. "By their dedication, professionalism, and willingness to serve, many lives have been saved," said Commission chairwoman Janette McGarvie. "Day in and day out, they do this on their own time, and at their own expense." In addition, Chris Carter, the owner of Motion Pro in Menlo Park, The Gilles Lalay Oassic is scheduled to begin on February 24, 1996 in the Limousin region of France. The enduro is expected to pit stars such as Stephane Peterhansel and Cyril Esquirol against many others in what has been called the "hardest race in the world." The 1996 event will mark the fifth edition of the Gilles Lalay Classic. How 'bout those di its? T he American Motorcyclist Association has released the 1996 ational Motocross and Supercross numbers. Obviously, Jeremy McGrath will carry his familiar number-one plates in the 250cc Supercross and National Championship Series, and Steve Lamson will for the first time in his career wear a number one as he defends his title in the 125cc National Championship Series. But what about the others? What is three-time World Champion Greg Albertyn's first-ever AMA number? Did anyone accept number 13 this year? Who got number 69? Read on... 1 Jeremy McGrath Jeff Emig 3 Mike Kiedrowski 4 Steve Lamson 5 Ryan Hughes 6 LarryWard 7 John Dowd 8 Mike LaRocco 9 Mike Brown 10 Damon Huffman 11 Kyle Lewis 12 Mickael Pichon 13 Phil Lawrence 14 Robbie Reynard 15 Doug Henry 16 Greg Albertyn 17 Michael Craig 18 Todd DeHoop 19 James Dobb 20 TimFerry 21 Chad Pederson 22 Buddy Antunez 23 Brian Swink 24 Denny Stephenson 25 Brian Deegan 26 Scott Sheak 27 Cliff Palmer 28 Damon Bradshaw 29 David Pingree 30 Anthony Amaradio 31 Barry Carsten 32 Kevin Crine 33 Jeff Dement 2 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 Ezra Lusk Dag Boyesen Larry Brooks Ty Wallace Kevin Windham Cory Keeney Davey Yezek Jason McCormick Tony Lorusso Craig Decker Jean-Sebastien Roy Doug Dubach Jeff Curry Nathan Ramsey Rich Taylor Michael Jones Guy Cooper Brian Manley Shaun Kalos Paul Currie Donny Schmit Bruce Stratton Steve Herman Roy Schellenberger Casey Johnson Michael Brandes Jeffrey Pestana JimNeese Scott Carter Jason Frenette Spud Walters Ryan Huffman Pat Barton California, recently received the California Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission's .prestigious "Best Volunteer of 1995" award. While last week we reported that the AMA National Arenacross Series is scheduled to kick off on November 3-5 in Albany, New York, we failed to mention that Mike Kidd has posted a $35,000 point fund, with $10,000 going to the National Champion. "As the success of the series grows, I will share in the success with the riders by way of increasing the point fund," Kidd said. "Three years ago I paid $5000, now we are up to $35,000. This is a way I can show my gratitude to the riders who will follow and support the series." At least four new entri!!s will take part in the final two rounds of the 1995 World Superbike Championship Series: Freddie Spencer, Mike Hale, Australian Mat Mladin and Yves Briguet. Spencer will ride a Fast By Ferracci Ducati in both the Indonesian (October 15) and Australian (October 29) rounds, while Hale has his first outings on the Promotor Ducati 916. Mladin will join the British Reve Racing Kawasaki team, replacing the injured David Jefferies, while Switzerland's Briguet will ride a Rurni Honda RC45. The FIM has hired a new secretary in charge of the FIM Motocross Commis'sion - Dirk de Neve. The Belgian started on October 1, replacing Danielle Schneider, who will retire at the end of the season after seven years of service. De Neve, 37, worked from 1980 to 1990 for the Belgian Motorcycle Federation in the area of general sports management. He was secretary of the Jury at Motocross Grands Prix and has served as the presi- 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 Brian Auston Josh Steel Carlo Coen Joel Dengler Rusty Holland Grayson Goodman Jeff Willoh Mike Healey James Eikel James Kapitan Ray Sommo Kurt McMillen Lance Smail Takateru Atsuka Doug Stone Jeff Yentzer Mike Treadwell Billy Schlag Jeff Hedden Ty Birdwell Carl ValJaincourt David Gaylord Jim Chester Keith Johnson Mike Katin Marty Burr Rick Ryan PatGomm William Dzeilak Matthew Crown Greg Schnell Scott Myers James Povolny dent of the Motocross Industry Advisory Group since 1994. dP Safety School has secured a new date for Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, California, on Monday, November 20. This will be the final motorcycle school to be run at Laguna Seca in 1995, according to dP. For more information, call 805/772-8301. The Garage Company has finalized a date for the second annual Corse MotoClassica. The AHRMA race, concours competition and swap meet will be held on April 12-14, 1996 at Willow Springs Raceway in Rosamond, California. The Moto LibertylKeith Code 125cc GP School has announced that it will now accept riders with their own 125cc GP bikes for $250 a day. The school includes track time as well as classroom instruction. There are schools scheduled for Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia, on October 16 and for Moroso Motorsports Park in Moroso, Florida, on December 11. For more information call the California Superbike School at 800/5303350. The seven-race San Jose Marathon Series is scheduled to begin on November 5 inside the famed San Jose Mile in San Jose, California. The' two-man, twohour races will feature three races per day. No license is required and Expert, Sportsman and Iron Man classes will also be run. Vets and Seniors can race in either the 250cc or Open classes. For more information, call 408/295-6906. There is now a page on the World Wide Web dedicated to San Diego, Californiabased motorcyclists. "San Diego Motorcyclists" strives to be the most compIe-

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