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years, it wasn't unusual to see racers tqking different lines through the cor'ners to avoid certain bumps. Some of the bumps really played havoc with the motorcycle racers." An AMA Superbike National Championship round will be held at the facility on February 14-16, 1997, titled the Cruise America Arizona Superbike Challenge presented by Honda. The Second Annual AHRMA Vintage Short Track has been moved from Barona Speedway in Ramona, California, to the Del Mar Fairgrounds Horse' Arena in Del Mar, California. The race will be held on Friday night, October 11. For more information, call 619/2772743. Multi-time AMA Supercross and National Motocross Champion Jeremy McGrath will kick off the 25th anniversary celebration for tlle California OffHighway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division on Saturday, October 5. McGrath will perform a demonstration ride with other leading motocross riders at the Quail Canyon MX at the Hungry Valley State Vehicle Recreation Area in Gorman, California. I The U.s. Women's Motocross League has announced that the 1996 AMA Ladies World Cup Motocross Championships will be held on December 27-30 at Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardi-. no, California. For more information, call Deb.bie Mathews (west) at 714/8373374 or Star Hughes (east) at 410/7609528. Suspension by Jake is now accepting support resumes for the 1997 racing season. Send them to Suspension by Jake, 752 N. Euclid St., La Habra, CA 90631. The two AMA Grand National Championship events held at the Springfield Mile over the Labor Day Weekend are scheduled to air on both the Prime and Speed vision networks. Larry Maiers and Bill Werner will commentate with former Grand National racer Larry Pegram making his debut as a pit reporter. The two races will air on Speedvision on Friday, September 20, at 9 p.m. Eastern. The one-hour show will be repeated on Saturday, September 20, at 1 a.m. Eastern; September 29 at 8 p.m.; September 30 at 1 p.m. and October 1 at 1 a.m. The Sunday race will air on Prime Network on Thursday, December 5, at 1 and 9 p.m. Eastern. Check your local listings. 1997 Kawasaki standard s ied K For a $50 contribution, you can talk dirt with motocross legend- Roger DeCoster at the Key West Yacht Club in Key West, Florida, on October 19 at 7:30 p.m. The night will feature music and food with the proceeds benefiting the Suzuki Dream Team, a drug-prevention program. For moxe information, caJl 305/292-5016. awasaki is set to reattack the big-bore standard class with an all-new motorcycle designed to compete head-on with the much-touted Suzuki Bandit 1200. Called the ZRX1100, the bike is set to be introduced as a 1997 'model, though it probably won't be available in the United States until 1998. The liquid-cooled engine is based upon the one found in the GPZll00, though it has been reworked to deliver more midrange power. It is said to produce roughly 120 horsepower at 9,500 rpm. The most interesing feature with regard to the chassis is the braced aluminum,tube swingarm. (fitted with a wide, 5.5-inch rear wheel), though the rest of the chasis appears to be pretty standard stulf. The twin rear shocks are fully adjustable (spring preload, compression and rebound damping) as is the conventional fork. Wet weight is expected to be in the 500-pound range. While the styling is retro superbike all the way down to its bikini fairing, braking is right in line with the latest trend: stopping chores at the front will be handled by a pair of six-piston calipers putting the squeeze on floating discs. Price in Germany is expected to be below $13,500. The second round of the International Supercross Series has been moved from Franklin Quest Field to the Jordan River State Park in Salt Lake City, Utah, on September 27-29. For more information, call 801/972-5074 or 714/ 490-8tJ80. Road racers interested in competing in the inaugural AMA Superbike National Championship event at the new Las Vegas Motor Speedway, October 4-6, must hold an AMA professional road race license and complete applications must be submitted to the AMA Pro Racing office prior'to the event. Applications will not be accepted at the race track. For more information, call 614/891-2425. EBC Brakes road race rep Garry Gallagher had his Honda Cub motorcycle stolen from the pit area at the recent NASB Pocono Cycle Festival. Gallagher is offering a cash reward for th.~ return of the "EBC Brakes Cub." F.or more information, call Gallagher at 206/4857610. The 1996 Vegas to Reno off-road race, called the longest off-road race in Arr>erica, will be aired on ESPN on October 3, at 9 p.m. Pacific. ' Dirt tracker Will Davis was awarded the $2000 Dayco Bonus Challenge midseason award on August 17. Rich King and Steve Morehead took home the second and third-place midseason payouts of $1500 and $1000, respectively. The AMA California State MX Championship will be held on October 19-20 at Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino, California. The championship will feature Open, 250cc, 125cc, 80cc, 60cc, Vets, Seniors and Pee Wees for those who have competed in one of three qualifying races For more information, call 909/880-3090. MOVED: Allredy Canopies, to 711 W. 17th Street, Suite D-11, Costa Mesa, CA 92627. The phone number is unchanged at 714/631-7233. The Best in the Desert Racing Association's Tonapah 300 Championship Team Race will take place on Saturday, September 21, in Tonapah, Nevada. On Friday, September 20, promoter Casey Folks has scheduled an autograph session with Team Green's Ty Davis, Larry Roeseler, Greg Zitterkopf, Dave Ondas and Paul Krause, Team KTM's Jim Gray, Nick Pearson and Destry Abbott, and Team Honda's Johnny Campbell and Jeff Capt. The session will be held at the Station House Hotel in Tonapah from 4 to 6 p.m. In addition, from 6 to 7 p.m., Davis and Roeseler will be hosting a riding class out of the Team Green hauler in the parking'lot of the Station House Hotel. three of the top mechanics in the AMA Grand National Championship - Skip Eaken, Craig Rogers and Tommy Cummings - were presen'ted the ESAB Mechanic on the Mile award at the DuQuoin Mile on August 18 and the twin Springfield Miles em Labor Day. Each mechanic was awarded with an ESAB Purox Trademaster professional welding and cutting oxy-fuel outfit plus a custom hat and jacket. • RESIGNED: John Garner, as editor of CityBike Magazine, effective September 1. For more information, call 510/4813977. BORN: Erin Nicole Gaddis, to AMA Arenacross National Champion Jimmy Gaddis and his wife, Tammy, September 7 in Las Vegas, Nevada. ELECTED: Tim Buche as president of the Motorcycle Industry Coun,cil. Buche replaces the recently retired Alan Isley. OPENED: Smith Eyewear's home page on the World Wide Web. The site can be found at the following address: http://www.smithsport.com. AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At HarleyDavidson of Sacramento in Sacramento, C.!'lifornia, on Friday, September 27, from 7 to 9 p.m. Team Harley-Davidson's Scott Parker and Harley-Davidson of Sacramento's Joe Kopp are scheduled to attend. For more information, call 916/929-4680. AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At Pit Pro Cycles in Newhall, California, on Sunday, September 29, from 5 to 7 p.m. Team Honda of Troy's Mike Kiedrowski, Casey Lytle and Eric Kehoe are scheduled to attend. For more information, call 805/255-5101. 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