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es .for new motorcyclists through increased fees on motorcycle registrations, endorsements and renewals. As in many states with such programs, the money deposited in the account would have been used exclusively for a statewide motorcyCle safety program to provide affordable and readily available training to motorcyclists. According to a press release issued by the Willow Springs Motorcycle Club, road racer Chuck Graves is the leading money winner at Willow thus far in 1996 with earnings of $4415. Curtis Adams is second on the list with $3875. There are five rounds remaining in the 12-round WSMC series. Steve Lamson: Cycle . News Rider of the Month B Four-time World Champion Eddie Lawson has been replaced on the Galles .lndyCar team by Davy Jones, according to a story in USA Today. Team owner Rick Galles 'said the move isn't permanent but that "Lawson has asked out of his contract." Jones finished 12th in the Michigan 500 on July 28. According to a press release issued by WERA, Fram screw-on filters are again legal for competition in WERA road racing. Information provided to WERA by FTM Enterprises notes that the filters are being produced in North American by their orginal Canadian manufacturer. For more information, call 770/924-8404. - Motocross racers in the southeast will be able to race supercross with Birch Creek Motorsports Productions bringing "full-scale supercross" for five dates in August to the Greensboro Coliseum Complex in Greensboro, North Carolina. The events will feature a $1000 Pro payout. The first two races will be held on August 2-3 with the following rounds scheduled for August 910 and August 30. For more information; call 8041 836-0710. Dunlopad Brakes has announced that it has contracted with Sport Cycle Products to distribute its racing brake pads at WERA and other selected events through the 1996 season. For more information, can 800 1356-4230. Manchester Honda Racing, of Manchester, Connecticut,· is accepting inquires for the possible formation of a privateer support effort for the 1997 AMA East Coast Supercross and 125cc National Motocross Championships. Interested parties can contact Manchester Honda in care of Al Cordner at 30 Adams St., Manchester, CT 06040. Noted photographer Jim Talkington has returned to advertising and editorial motorcycle photography .after a year of concentrating on non-industry related studio efforts. Talkington can be reached at 1152 Covedale Ave. #B, Cincinnati, OH 45238,513/347-0244. The 74th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb will air on ESPN2 on August 3 at 1 p.m. (all times Pacific) and August 5 at midnight, and on ESPN on August 10 at 2 p.m. and August 24 at 1:30 a.m. Check your local listings. elieve it or not, but Steve Lamson has· won more National motocross races lately than his T~am Honda tea/Ilmate Jeremy McGrath. This month alone, Lamson, on his Mike Gosselaar-tuned 1-800-Collectl Fox 1 Honda-backed CR125, has won every 125cc National, inel uding the just-finished Troy National in Ohio. The week before that, Lamson won at Unadilla and two weeks before at South.wick. And just for good measure, Lamson also won the previous round at Red Bud (in June). For these reasons, we unanimously voted Steve Lamson as July's Cycle News Rider of the Month. Up to this point, Lamson has won seven of the nine 125cc Nationals held thus far and is well on his way to his second straight title. He currently leads Yamaha's Kevin Windham by 108 points, 426-379. ANNOUNCED: The selection of Marshall Design Associates as the advertising agency of record for Yamaha Motor Corp. USA The Newport Beach, California, agency was awarded the account to include creative and media for Yamaha's Motorsports Division and media for its Water Vehicle and Marine Divisions. Goat Breker of GFI Racing has announced tha t he has contracted Robby Knievel to jump his motorcycle at the GFI Elsinore Grand Prix on Saturday night, November 9. Knievel's jump will be accompanied by Veteran's Day celebrations, including a live . concert, aerial show and an exhibition by. Doug Domokos, the "Wheelie King." For more information, call 909 1653-4042. The site can be found at the following address: http://www.sidecar.com. vateer in the standings at sixth overall with a consistent 6-6 moto score. It was reported, in error, that Brian Deegan was the winner of the award. NAMED: Craig Carey-Clinch as executive coordinator for the International Coalition of Motorcyclists (ICOM). Carey-Clinch will work from his office in Manchester, England. OPENED: The Trials Training Center (TTC) in Sequatchie, Tennessee. TIC is an all-inclusive training center for trials enthusiasts of all abilities. For more information, call 423-942-8699. OPENED: American Performance Engineering's (APE) home page on the World Wide Web. The site can be found at the following address: http://www.mpsmalJ.com/ape 1 ape.htm. BORN: William Chase Gleckl Burks, to Chet Burks and his wife Erin, on July 4 in Marietta, Georgia. Burks is the producer of the Prime and Speedvision Network's coverage of the AMA Superbike National Championship shows and Speedvision's biweekly news magazine show, Bike Week. CORRECTION: Chevrolet Pikes Peak International Hillclimb coverage (Issue #30, July 31) listed the incorrect sidecar exhibition-class winner in the story. The winners were David Krohn and Gary Casso CORRECTIO~: Team Xtreme/CTi 21 Alpinestars' Buddy Antunez was the winner of the Skoal Privateer Challenge award in the 125cc class at the AMA National Motocross held at. the Unadilla Valley Sports Center, New York, on July 21. He was the first pri- AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At Binghampton Honda in Binghampton, New York, on August 23 from 6 to 7 p.m. Team Honda's Jeremy McGrath and Steve Lamson are scheduled to appear. For more information, call 607/722RIDE. CN AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At Knecht's Auto Parts in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday, August 8. NASB Formula USA Champion Chris Taylor and his Team LaBelle Honda CBR900 are scheduled to appear. OPENED: The Sidecar Motocross home page on the World Wide Web. OPENED: Harl.ey-Davidson Motor CO.'$ home page on ~he World Wide Web. The address can be found at the following site: http://www.harleydavidson.com. r----------------------------------------------------------------, tlJill ~ SUBSCRIPTION ORDER FORM. 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