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together a professional 125cc Grand Prix Series with another sanctioning organization for 1996." Negotiations are currently underway, and there is also the possibility that the age limit for 125cc GP racers will be lowered from 16 to 14, the release says. Two-time 125cc National MX Champion Doug Henry has yet to ink a deal with a factory team for 1996, despite rumors he has already signed with Team Yamaha. According to race team manager Keith McCarty, Henry - as of Monday, October 23 - had not signed, but the two sides are in negotiations and are close to a deal. McCarty did say he hopes to finalize the team in the next couple of days. As far as Damon Bndshaw is concerned, he too has yet to sign on with the team. Russ Wageman's Pit Pro will host their grand opening on October 28. The Newhall, California, accessory shop stocks a complete line of the most popular MX and off-road accessories, and has an all-brand service department as well. Team Honda of Troy Team. Manager and former 125cc National winner Erik Kehoe and former 125, 250 and 500cc National Champion Mike Kiedrowski will be on hand to sign autographs 4-6 p.m. The event will also host the Pit Pro / SSC Race Series trophy presentations at 4 p.m. For more information, call 805/255-5101. The Dirt Diggers North M/C has announced that it will hold its 24th Annual Lilliputian Hare Scrambles on November 5. The event will take place at the Prairie City State Vehicle Recreation Area, east of Rancho Cordova, California. For more information, call 916/489-0476. Los Angeles Harley-Davidson and the Rodeo Drive Committee will again host the Happy Harley Days/Rev Up Rodeo on November 26, to benefit The Permanent Charities for the Entertainment Industries. The event will include a three-block-long parade around Rodeo Drive, a bike show and a silent auction. Last year's event raised some $50,000 for Camp Ronald McDonald. For more information, call 310/408-6088. The normal Thursday afternoon practice at Rainbow II MX Park will not be held on October 26, as the track will be closed for a two-day Gary Bailey MX School. Practice will resume on Saturday, October 28. For· IIWre information, call 909 / 654-5020. RJ's truck debut As the magazine editors turn: Cycle News contributor Dean Adams will take over as the editor of American Rmidracing magazine on November 6, replacing former Cycle News associate editor Brian Catterson, who will make a return to Cycle World magazine. ormer multi-time AMA Supercross and National MX Champion Ricky Johnson found out it's a long way from triple jumps and whoop-de-doos on a lightweigPt, two-stroke motoqosser to a three-eighth-mile banked asphalt oval in a 3500-pound, V-eight powered Nf\SCAR SuperTruck. Johnson made his debut in the newest of the NASCAR traveling road shows at Mesa Marin Raceway in Bakersfield, California, driving a Chevrolet pickup truck prepared by Vestar PHOTOS BY MITCH FAIEOMAN Motorsports and backed by Ultra Wheels/Team A.S.E., No Fear Dangerous Sports Gear and Sears Diehard. The seven-time National Champion found the going rough as he lined up behind the likes of stockcar racing stars Ernie {rvan, Ken Schraeder, Geoff Bodine and Todd Bodine, as well as SuperTruck regulars Mike Skinner, Ron Hornaday Jr., and Joe Ruttman. Johnson qualified 21st in the 36-truck field, and finished 25th in the 2oo-lap race. Johnson found out numerous times that "Rubbin' is Racin' " as he worked his way around the hot, slippery track - at times feeling like the ball in a pinball machine. "I can run with these guys, I know I can," Johnson said as he climbed out of the war-weary truck. "But boy, are they good. I have a lot to learn, but I know I can do it." There wasn't a straight piece of sheet metal on Johnson's truck. He had spun and hit the wall, spun and hit the inside guardrail, and then he slipped and slid, hitting other trucks, and other trucks slipped and slid into him. However, his patented smile and positive attitude remained. Since his retirement from motocross, Johnson has raced in the Sports Truck division of the now-defunct Mickey Thompson Off-Road Series, the Baja 500 and other SCORE off-road events, and he most recently captured the Sportsman Division at El Cajon Speedway in Southern California driving his own car. Judy Kouba Dominick F GFI has announced new fall hours for its Wednesday Practice Days at Perris Raceway in Perris, California. Due to the time change, the practice will be held from noon until dark. Saturday's hours stay the same at 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information call 909 / 684-6996. According to Cycle News contributor Bruce Scholten, the Riders for Health Day of Champions will be held on July 18, 1996, the Thursday prior to the British Grand Prix at Donington Pari< in England. Scholten also reports that Riders for Health and the Save the Children Fund have decided upon an amicable separation. The two organizations expect to cooperate with each other on an ad hoc basis while Riders for Health will continue to focus on the motorcycle-related health projects in Africa. Two-time World Champion Michael Doohan has also recently given his endorsement for Riders for Health. There is also a 20-minute, Dorna-edited, .Riders for Health video now available. The video, which features footage of Randy Mamola and Kevin Schwantz's visits to Africa, is available for $25. For more information, contact Andrea Coleman in England at 44-1327-78816 (fax). An extra day of practice has been added in preparation for the Formula RD World Finals at the Streets of Willow Springs in Rosamond, California, on November 25-26. On Friday, November 24, Formula RD competitors may join racers in the regular CMRRA (50-12Sec) classes for a full day of practice on the Streets of Willow Springs. The cost is $30. For more information, call 602/9975887. orado Springs, Colorado, by Tim Wolf. Wolf has announced that effective immediately he will have open practices for all club members at the facility. For more information, caLI 719/5749953. The normal Thursday practice·session at Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernadino, California, on November 2 will be shortened due to preparation for the White Bros. World Championship, scheduled for November 3-5. The Thursday practice will be run from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.. For more information, call 909 / 880-3090. MOVED: Dirt & Street Unlimited, the Arizona Kawasaki, BMW, KTM and Ducati dealer·ship, to 5460 N. 7th St., Phoenix, AZ 85014,602/864-1437. BORN: Paige Nicole Jones, to Noleen's Oark Jones and his wife, Lois, on October 14 in Hesperia, California. MOVED: Continental Motosport Club (CMC), to P.O. Box 3178, Mission Viejo, CA 92690-3178. The new phone numbers are: 714/367-1141 and 714/3671608 (fax). PURCHASED: Aztec Raceway of Col- CORRECTION: We erred in our cover- age of the Del Mar Mile when we reported that Scott Parker tied Ricky Graham's record of 10 Grand National wins in a single season. Graham still has sole possession of the record, having scored 12 wins 1:n 1993. Parker tied his own personal record of 10 wins, having accomplished that feat once before in 1989. CANCELED: The Motorsports of America motorcycle race, scheduled for October 28 in Shreveport, Louisiana. MARRIED: Road racer Mike Smith to his longtime girlfriend Susie Russell in Atlanta, Georgia, on October 21. 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