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two-minute mark. For more information call 909/654-5020. Suspension by Jake, Dept. C ,1732 Border Ave., Torrance, CA 90501. On October 21, Malcolm Smith Motorsports will host a demo ride of the new K1M 400 and 620 R/XC dual sport bikes over a specially laid-out course near their Riverside, California, location. For more information caLI 909/687-1300. The AGV Department of Racer Support is currently accepting sponsorship. resumes for the 1996 season. The program is designed to help racers with their needs for helmets, leathers, boots and gloves. AGV Racer Support is open to licensed racers who plan to compete in 1996. For more information call 301/695-5430. The company which is reviving Excelsior-Henderson motorcycles, the Excelsior-Henderson Motorcycle Company of Minneapolis, recently was named the "Best of Business '95" by "Twin Oties Magazine ·MonthJy." The company is owned by Dave and Dan Hanlon, the two brothers who obtained th~ trademarks and copyrights of Excelsior-Henderson Motorcycles, which went out of business in 1931. More than 500 motorcyclists from nine states participated in the October 6 BMW Miracle Ride, which started at Mamaroneck, New York, and traveled to BMW's headquarters in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey. The event raised nearIy.$30,OOO for the Crohn's & ~olitis Foundation of America, the only national non-profit health foundation dedicated to finding a cure for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. California Govornor Pete Wilson has signed legislation that will restore over $2.7 million to the state's Off-Highway . Vehicle Trust Fund, more commonly knov.m as the Green Sticker Fund. Earlier this year, California officials stripped the Green Sticker Fund of $2,775,000 earmarked for recreational operations on federal lands in the state. The budget raid would have caused many OHV projects to be delayed or eliminated. Restoration of the funds will enable California Off-Hi,ghway' Motor Vehicle Recreation Division officials to proceed with cooperative agreements with the Bureau of Land Management and t4e U.s. Forest Service, the two federal agencies that manage the majority of California's OHV areas. Suspension by Jake, the suspension hop-up company owned by former Showa technician Jake Thompson, is now accepting sponsorship resumes from motocross and desert racers for the 1996 race season. Send resumes to The FIM Congress opened on Monday, October 16 in Karlstad, Sweden with representatives from 64 National Feder- . ations in attendance - the largest number in the history of the FIM Congress. The North American Super Bike Series will close its inaugural season at Daytona International Speedway on October 20-22. The race will feature NASB Superbike, American Sport Bike, T.win . Sports, International Grand Prix and Unlimited Sport Challenge. Twin Sports action will also include the Second Annual Harley-Davidson Twin Sports World Championship, featuring last year's champion Scott Zampach. For ticket information, call904/253-RACE. Malcolm Smith Motorsports will be hosting its third annual dual-sport ride on November 12, led by legend Malcolm Smith on a course through the San Bernadino mountains. The course features approximately 140 miles of roads and trails with challenging A sections and easier B routes. For more information call 909/687-1300. Motorcycle Performance Specialties has announced its site on the World Wide Web. The address is as follows: http://users.aol.com/mpsracing/mpsh ome.htrn. Road racer Scott Fabbro and his wife Cynthia will host a garage sale to benefit injured road racer Andy Milton on October 21-22 at their home in Pasadena, California. Any and all items are welcome at the sale, not just motorcycle-related items. For more information, call 818/441-3443. Jimmy Filice said his recent trip to Spain to ride in the Marlboro-backed invitational dirt track in Cataluyna was "the best trip to Europe I've ever had." Filice won six races during the twonight exhibition, against the likes of Steve Morehead, Ronnie Jones and a host of Spaniards. So far, 99 motorcycles and 66 cars have entered the Total Granada Dakar Rally, scheduled to start on October 30 and run through to January 14. According to a press release from the Motorcycle Industry Council, the recent announcement of a motorcycle council being formed wi thin the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) may create confusion regarding membership in the Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC). "There is no relationship between the MIC and the new group bei):lg formed by SEMA, despite the similari ty in names," the release said. "SEMA, while 'much larger than MlC, is highly concentrated in the automotive aftermarket and is entering the motorcycle trade with a specific membership group for the first time."Bob Moffit, chairman of the MlC Board of Directors, said: "Our industry is relatively small compared to the automobile industry. I believe that unity among motorcycling business interests is vital to the continued growth and protection of our market. It may well be that companies that deal with both automotive and motorcycle markets can support 'more than one association, but fragmenting the influence of the motorcycle-specific businesses could also increase our vulnerability." The Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC) and the AMA have entered into a coopera tive agreement tha t will hel p keep public and private lands open for offhighway riding. The AMA will be the new publisher of two newsletters created and previously distributed by the MIC. The OHV Planner is a technical journal mailed to over 2100 land administrators and managers to assist them in accommodating motorcycle and ATV riders. AMA will a Iso be the future provider of the RightRider brochures and posters aimed at preserving the right to ride through considerate and responsible behaviors. PI Motorsports has announced its site on the World Wide Web. You can find it under the following address: http://www.pimotorsports.com. According to sources in Europe, the following is a proposed 1996 World Championship Road Race Series schedule: Shah Alam, Malaysia (March 24 or 31); SentuI, Indonesia (March 31 or April 7); Suzuka, Japan (April 14 or 21); Jerez, Spain (April 28 or May 12); Mugello, Italy (May 26 or June 2); Le Mans or Paul Ricard, France aune 2 or 9); Assen, Holland Guly 22); Nurburgring, Germany Guly 7); Donington Park, England Guly 21); Osterreichring, Austria (August 4); Bmo, Czech Republic (August 18); !mola, Italy (September 1); Catalunya, Spain (September 8); Rio de Janiero, Brazil (September 22); Buenos Aires, Argentina (September 22 or October 6); Eastern Creek, Australia (October 13 or 20). .BORN: Trevor Vance Russell, to former AMA National Enduro Champion Jeff Russell and his wife Carrie CoombsRussell, on October 11, in Morgantown, West· Virginia. BORN: Mika Jayne Healey, to motocrosser Mike Healey and his wife, Amy, on October 11 in Irvine, California. MARRIED: Former WERA Race Director Phil Pellegrino, to Karin O'Hay, in Easton, 'pennsylvania, on September 16, BORN: Quincee Kaye Chandler, to former AMA Superbike National Champion Doug Chandler and his wife, Sherry, on October 14 in Salinas, California. CORRECTION: Jeremy McGrath did not attend the Skip Barber driving school at Sears Point, as we reported in last week's issue. According to Jack McGrath, Jeremy was scheduled to attend the school bu t he suffered a knee injury. BORN: Preston Kalos, to Pro MXer Shaun Kalos and his wife, Cathy, on September 23 in Phoenix, Arizona. CORRECTION: Sometimes being negative is important. 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