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ProNotions in the Northeast Motocross Classic Series, kicking off at BroomeTioga Sports Center on May 18. John Callahan of Jackson, Wyoming, is the winner of the 1997 Cycle News/SeaDoo Sweepstakes. Callahan will soon take delivery of a Sea-Doo XP personal watercraft. Renegade Sport, a new sportswear company on the East Coast, is now accepting applications for motocross/supercross sponsorship. Renegade will be sponsoring riders from 50cc to Vet at local and National events. Interested riders can send resumes to Renegade Sport, Rt. 5, Box 830, Hills.ville, VA 24343. After listening to comments from nearly 50 off-highway vehicle enthusiasts and several wad motorcyclists, the San Diego (California) Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to continue its OHV trails plan feasibility study, which began nearly five years ago. An overflow crowd of more than 300, the majority of whom reside and recreate in San Diego County, attended this pivotal meeting on April 30 to show their support for the need for quality OHV recreation opportunities throughout the county. Flashback Racing Productions will hold an AHRMA/ AMA-sanctioned vintage motocross and riders' school at Mammoth Mountain in Mammoth, California, on April 8-10. For more information, call619/669-6845. With an elaborate Harley-Davidson Cafe scheduled to open in late 1997 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Harley-Davidson announced a scheduled groundbreaking ceremony for Tuesday, May 6 at 11:30 a.m. The Harley-Davidson Cafe will be: a three-story, 20,000-square-foot facility which captures the unique character of the American motorcycle maker's heritage. Memorabilia featured at the new restaurant will include Harley-Davidson motorcycles belonging to actress AnnMargaret and pop-singer Billy Joel and a replica of the "Captain America" motorcycle used in the movie Easy Rider. The restaurant will also display selected models of Harley's current line as well as an extensive collection of souvenir merchandise for sale. One of the more popular viewing areas at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin - tum 12 or Canada Comer - will now feature bleacher seating for 1000 spectators. In addition to the new spec- tator area, Road America has also added a new Billy Mitchell bridge to get fans over the track from turn 13 to the paddock area. Road AmeriCa kicks off its 1997 racing season with the AMA/MBNA Superbike Series. round, scheduled for June 6-8. he had. He will be much missed in both the racing and police groups." A bill that would create a special fund to allow Illinois counties and not-for-profit groups to expand that state's off-road riding opportunities has passed the state House of Representatives and now goes to the Sena te, according to the. AMA. The bill, HB 489, would create an off-road titling and registration program with part of the fees going to the Department of Natural Resources. The department, in turn, would create a fund managed by a committee of trailbike and ATV enthusiasts to provide grants for groups wishing to provide trail-riding opportunities. Pirelli recently presented $5300 to the AMA as its contribution to the Pirelli/Summers/ AMA Open Trail Fund. The amount marked an increase of $300 over the company's 1996 contribution. The Pirelli/ Summers/ AMA Open Trail Fund was created in 1995 when Pirelli Motorcycle Tires joined forces with multi-time off-road champion Scott Summers and the AMA to help preserve current off-road riding areas and to establish new ones. The first motorcycle road race in Connecticut in several years will be held at Stafford Motor Speedway on May 18. The event will be a U.S. Classic Racing Association vintage event run on the track's road circuit in conjunction with two events on the speedway's oval: an AMA asphalt flat-track motorcycle race and a Legends car race. For more information, call 603/239-6778. A $50,000 sponsorship program for the AMA 125/250cc National Motocross Championship has been announced for the final 12 roUnds of the 13-race series, according to a release from Gerace Communications. The 'program is being underwritten by Skoal Bandit Racing and will pay the top-finishing non-factory Pro privateer in both the 125 and 250cc class. . Due to the large number of entries at the first two rounds of the 1997 FMF So. Cal Supercross Series held at A.V. Fairgrounds in Lancaster, California, the starting times for the last three races May 17, May 24 and May 31 - have changed with the gates scheduled to open at 2:30 p.m. with practice at 4 p.m. and the first race at 6 p.m. For more information, call 805/942-1211. Performance Engineering has announced that it will back Ronnie Tichenor in the AMA 125cc National Motocross Series. The team will use Suzuki RMl25s. Jay Leno has announced that he will serve as Grand Marshall of Love Ride 14, the largest motorcycle fund-raising event in the world, on November 9. Leno will lead a pack of 25,000 motorcyclists on a 50-mile caravan from HarleyDavidson of Glendale (California) to a concert, barbecue and motorcycle trade show at Castaic Lake in the Santa Clarita Valley. The 14th annual event raised an estimated $1.25 million for the Muscular Dystrophy AssociatiOn. For more .information, c<;ill818/583-4321. BORN: Jack Edmondson, to Team SuzUki Off-Road's Paul Edmondson and his wife Mandy, in StaHordshire, England, on May 1. . AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At Garrett's Harley-Davidson/Kawasaki in Streator, Illinois, 'on May 31. Grand National Champion Scott Parker and Davey Camlin are scheduled to appear. For more information;call815/672-7152. Southern California intermedia te motocrosser Kevin Esnauit, 27, died of injuries sustained while practicing at Perris Raceway in Perris, California, on April 27. A three-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department, Esnault was last assigned to the gan!?i unit at the Harbor Division. "Officer Esnault bravely accepted any assignment and never shirked a task," said Sargent Robert Fiesler of the Los Angeles Police Department. "He was with us onlX a short time, but he made the most of the time APPOINTED: Diane Carter to the position 0f sports-promotions/press-relations manager of American Suzuki Motor Corportation. Suzuki also' announced the promotion of Merk Reese to the position of public-relations manager within the motorcycle-sports promotions department, effective May 1. AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At Desert Only Yamaha in Henderson, Nevada, on May 16 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Team Yamaha's Kevin Windham, DougHenry, Ezra Lusk and John Dowd, arid Team Chap.arral are scheduled to appear. For more information, call 702/565-5254. OPENED: FMF Racing's home page on the World Wide Web. The site can be found at the following address: http://www.frnfracing.com. APPOINTED: Mich.ael D. Manning to the position of associate product manager, by Dunlop Tire Corporation's Motorcycle Tire Division..Manning was previously employed by American Honda Motor Company as a communications coordinator and senior technical writer. OPENED: Zero Gravity's home page on the World Wide Web. The site can be found at the following address: http://www.zerogravity-racing.com. OPENED: AMA D-23's Amateur Riders Motorcycle Association'S home page on the World Wide Web. The site can be found at the following address: http://www.armca.org. OPENED: The Norsemen Motorcycle Club's home page on the World Wide Web. The site cim be found at the following address: http://www.visi.com/ -rgrill/norsemen/norsemen.html. The Norsemen are the hosts of the sixth round of the AMA ational Enduro Series. OPENED: Braun ProNotions' satellite office, at 6434 Maple Ave., Dallas, TX 75235. The new location will handle public reliltions, marketing and coordinating events west of the Mississippi. AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At Vegas Power Sports in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 16 at 4 p.m. Members of Team Pri" mal Impulse and Manchester Honda are scheduled to appear. For more information, call 702/798-2815. . SIGNED: North American Sport Bike (NASB) has reached an agreement with CAS Communications to provide the racing organization with marketing and promotional support. CAS Communications is run by Carol Stacy. SIGNED: Mickael Pichon, to a contract by Sidi. The Frenchman will wear Sidi boots in his comeback. from the broken leg suffered at the opening round of the AMA Supercross Series in the Los Angeles Coliseum. 0' r----------------------------------------------------------------, ~ ~ SUBSCRIPTION ORDER FORM ame _ Address City _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ State _ _ Z~p Order Date _ _ Please start my subscription to Cycle News: o Every week for one year (50 issues) for $38.00 (can be billed 3 monthly payments) o Every week for two years (100.issues) for $70.00 o Six months second class (25 issues) for $19.00 One year (50 issues), 2nd class Canada orMexico and all other foreign countries L $78.00 (u.s. funds). First class and airmail rates available,:.. upon request. .~ . o This is a 0 New Subscription o Renewal o Please bill me Bill 3 payments of $12.67 o Enclosed is my check or money order Charge my 0 Visa 0 Mastercard Signature '. 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