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I still nice guys out there," Liz Reynard sa id. the event of an accident. This notio n .is categorically untrue." Fastra ck road racer Justin Cornman. 38, Ap plie d Ra ci n g is n o w a ccepting resume s fo r th e 1998 r acing se aso n. Int er est ed par tie s ca n sen d thei r resumes to Applied Racing, Att n: Dav e Warren, 1115 Industrial Ave., Escondido, CA 92029. o f 'Ca r ts ba d, California , di ed from injuries suffered during open practi ce at Willow Springs Racewa y in Rosamond, California, on A ug u st 15. Cornman is su rvived by his wife, jodie. Th e eighth a n nua l SuperFlow Advanced Engi ne Tech nology Conference (AETO will be held ovember 1619 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. For mo re info rmation, call 719/471 -1746. The 22nd a nnua l CZ World Championships ,,;11 return to Perris Raceway in Perris, California, on October 5. The CZ Open Mod ified Pro class will agai n be o pen to a ny CZ-powered m o torcycle, rega rdless of m od ifica tions, y ea r or rider. In ad dition, stoc k 250 and 500cc classes, co nforming to curren t vintage rac ing sus pens ion ru les, will be he ld . Fo r m ore in fo r ma tion, ca ll 909 /929- ern. The Sat ur day night AHRMA National Short Tra ck scheduled for Oc tober 11 in Del Mar, California , will feature AHRMA clas ses , as well as Sportsman and Pro classes for modern bikes. For more information, call 619 /277-2743. KTM will offer pit-support service for all KTM and Husaberg riders-at the 1997 Vegas-to-Ren o ra ce Se ptember 18-21. The cost of the KTM service is $425 and is available on a limited basis. Requests must be delivered to KTM's pit-service coordinator, Francois Deroeux, no later than Se p tember 8. For mo re information, call 909/676-6366 or write to 27636 Ynez Rd., L7-11 0, Temecula, CA 92591. Emig Ra cing is currently accepting resumes fo r the 1998 racing season . Send res umes to Emig Racing, c/o Rider Support, 203 E. Walnut, Grai n Valley, MO 64029, by Octobe r 31. A dirt track half mile will be held at the EI Paso County Fairgrounds in Ca lhan, Colora do (21l m ile s east of Colo rado Springs), on September 7, featuring Pro 600cc and Vintage Pro Twins. The race also provides a tuneup event for those headi ng to the annua l AHRMA races at Steamboat Springs. For more infor mation, ca ll 719/541-3023. The wo rld-famo us 15th Tru e Grits 50cc Cha mpionship will take pl ace on October 19 in the mo untains of north Georgia, wi th backin g fro m the Union County Volunteer Fire Department/Station 5. Th e co urse w ill be a p proxi mate ly 75 miles long. For mo re information, call 770/923-1685. Governor john A. Kitzhaber has vetoed legislatio n that would ha ve repealed Oregon 's mandatory helmet law for riders 21 years of age and older, acco rding to the AMA . In doing so , the governor said he vetoed the repeal bill based on his pe rso nal ex pe rience a s an emerge ncy-room physician and would only co nsid er approving such legislation if Oregon's motorcyclists were to "accept the full economic responsibility for their act ions." "His statements, however, don't compare favorably with the facts : said Sea n Mahe r, AMA legis lativeaffairs specialist. "The governor incorrectly accepts the notion that unh elmeted motorcyclists are a socia l burden of some sort and tha t they must rely upon a disp ro portionate a mount of public funds to pay for thei r med ical costs in According to a press release issued by Lu cky Strik e Suz u ki, form er 500cc World Champion Kevin Schwan tz sees a clear way out o f the team's cu rrent problems. "W hat I've told Suzuki is tha t th e y ' ve lo s t deve lopment time, " Schwantz said. "Sco tt Russell d id a good job of rid ing, but they didn't w ant to develop a bike around him . They thought Daryl Beattie wo uld get better so o n e r. When he d id come back, though, the re we re so me doubts about w hethe r he was riding at his best. No w he is riding th e bike hard , a nd they're listening more to wha t he says . But at this level, you can' t afford to give anything away, and developme nt time has been lost. There is no quick fix, but the team can regain their position at the top with a strong development push before next season. Anthony (Gobert) needs to sta rt thi nking of the long term rather than about w he n he can wi n his first GP . He need. to do more laps and be mo re concentrated and committed, to listen more to his race engineer and the Japanese, a nd 10 pa y more attention to his place as part of a team. There's no question that he ha s the talent and ability, but yo u can't d evelop a bike on that. Daryl is the guy wh o has th e experience an d ability to do that." Pro Circuit Racing International is promoting a five-race "Regional Fall Classi c" to s ho wc ase Amateur tal ent throughout Tex as a nd Oklahoma . The first round of the series will be held on September 21 at Guy Cooper's Cooperland Raceway in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Fo r m ore in fo rm a tio n , call 817 /5727713. Mo tocrosser Rex Sla ten suffered serious injury on August 17 when he crashed w hile pra cticing nea r his hom e in Apple Valley, California. Staten broke both collarbones a nd three ribs , and suffered a co llapsed lung. He is ou t of inte nsive care and is reco ve ring at St. Mary's Med ical Center in Apple Valley. Ca rds and letters can be sent to Staten at 10825 Millp as Dr., Ap ple Valley, CA 92308. West Coast British Racing owner Michael Green has announced tha t he is retiring from roa d racing after 20-plus yea rs. G reen started racing wit h the AFM in the mid-1970s. "I've had a good tim e 'over the last 20 years," he sa id . "I love road racing my Ducatis, but times have changed . I e n joy building and modifying them more than riding, thus I'll focu s on that." Some 100 0 people gathered fo r th e grand opening of the Speedway International Racin g Bistro and Bar in Newport Beach, California, on August 21. Loca ted on Pacific Coast Highway, the 11,[)()(}.square-foot restaurant is the first major "racing theme" type ea ting es tablishment in Orange County and is decorated with memorabilia from all forms of two- and four-wheeled motors po rts. Th e gra nd -opening event fea tu red a high-pe rformance parade of racing vehicles up and down the highway in fron t . stau r an t, and celeb rity appear-. of the r e ances by many heavy hitters in motor racing and the motoring industry - such King second best as 500cc GP series concludes H usqvarna's Darryl King scored his third win m the final four rounds to sn atch th e runner-up spot in th e 1997 500cc World Cha m p ions hip Motocross Series from his brother Shayne and Kurt Nicoll. King' s lates t win came by way of his 12 moto tally at Hozgerlingen in southern Germany. Darryl King ends the series wi th 237 points to the 229 of brother Sha yne and Nicoll, with the dispo sed 1996 World Champion set to carry the number-three plate by virtue of the mos t-m ote-wins tie breaker. Newl y crowned World Champion joel Smets had an unhappy day on the Husaberg 440, as cra shes restricted him to ninth ove rall with a 5-12 tally. Smets end ed the series with 294 points. Italy's And rea Bartoloni ended th e season with his fo u r th moto vic tory on th e Yamaha YZM400F in the second mo to, ending the series fifth with 204 po ints. Bartolini crossed the line second in the first mo to, but was penalized for failing post-race noise control after a mu ffler ha d burned through . Without th e m uffler, th e Yama ha measu red 119 dec ibel s. Trampas Parker ended the se ries eighth after a 6-10 scorecard in the Germa n Gra nd Prix, despite havi ng mechanical problems in both moto s. Keith Bowen , meanw hile, was a non -starter after crashing dur ing Saturda y's qualifiers; he ended the series ranked 24th . Second overall in Germany with his 2-3 moto finish es was Bernd Ecken bach (Kaw), a member of the organizing club, who lives just three miles from the track. KTM clinched the manufacturers' title from Yamaha and Hu saberg. . Alex Hodgkinson as N H RA Top Fu el dra g ster d river Kenny Bernst ein, CART driver M a x Papis, raci ng legend Pamelli jones, and motorcycle and automotive aftermarket equipment magnate Vic Edleb rock. A sile nt auc tion wa s also held and wa s combined with a portion of th e bar to benefit th e M arconi Found a tion fo r Kid s . Fo r more in formation on the restaurant, call 714/675-5900. Accordi ng to reports from Europe, current 500ec Grand Prix racer Doriano Romboni could be the man to replace Carl Fog arty if the Brit doesn't come to terms with Du cati. Rombuni, who is currently racing a factory 400cc Ap rilia in th e 500cc GPs, doesn 't have a con tra ct beyond 1997, and the Aprilia team is not likel y to have a 400 e n te r e d in next year's series. Aprilia also doesn' t have any roo m for th e Italian o n it s 250cc tea m , with Te ts uya Harad a , Loris Ca piross i, Stefa no Perugini and Valenti no Ross i already Sig ned up. Du cati is trying to re-sig n Fogarty, bu t reportedl y is not offering the forme r World Champion mu ch of a pay increase. Reportedly, ther e a re two sea ts u p for grabs in th e factory Ducati team for next year' s World Su perbike Championshi p, and the riders bei ng mentio ned are Fogarty, Romboni, Troy C orser and PierFran cesco Chili. The 23rd annual AMA National Champions Awards Banquet will be held at th e Fla mi n go Hilton i n Las Vegas , Nevada, o n December 13. The awards ban qu et is a celebratio n to honor the cha mpions from all di sciplines of AMA racing, featuring the naming of the 1997 AMA Speed vis ion Pr o Athlete o f the Year. Fo r -more information. ca ll Dee Wh ite at 614/891-2425. O PEN ED: The Branson USA Motocross C h ampionship'S home page on th e World Wide Web. The site can be found at the follo wing add ress: http:/ /www. bransonmx.com . O PENED : Ellicotte City Motorsports in Ellicott City, Maryland, a used mo tor cycle a nd parts and accessories s hop, by Expert motocrosser and Baja rid er Mike johnston and fellow racer Tom Ridley. Fo r m ore info rmatio n, ca ll 410 /2032119. OPENED : AC Racin g' s home pag e o n th e World Wid e Web. The site can be found a t th e fo llo w ing a d d r ess : http:/ /www.acracing.com. A UTOGRAPH SI G I G: At Ken ny Drug in Baldwinsville, New York, on September 6, fro m 1 to 3 p .m . Gra nd Na tional Dirt Track racers Davey Camlin, Mike Hacker and jason Fletcher a re scheduled to appear. For more information, ca ll Andrew Bates at 315/ 635-3155. AUTOGRAPH S IGNI N G: A t Cub Food Store in Sp ring field, Indiana, on Augu st 29, from 6 to 8 p .m. Total Co ntrol Racing ' s W ill Davis and Ke vin At herton are sc hed uled to appear. For more information, call Kevin Carner at 217/ 528ยท2230. OPENED: C r us ty Dem o ns of Dirt's h ome page on the Wo rld Wide Web. The s ite can be found at the following address : http :/ /www.f1eshwoundfilms .corn AUTOGRAPH SIG NING: At Cernic's Suzuki Honda in johnstown, Pennsylvania , o n Augu st 29, fro m 6 to 7 p.m . Team Suzuki's mo tocr oss team is scheduled to appear. For more info rmation, call 814 /539-1114. MOVED: Megatech Precision Machine, to 3259 Moni er Circle, Suite 300, Ranch o Cordova , CA 95742, 916/635-1854. AUTO G RA P H SIGNING: At Tannersvi lle Inn in Ta nnersvi lle, Pennsylvania, on the eve ning of August 29. Many of the top stars from the Formula USA Series ar e sched uled to appear. OP ENED : The No rwes t Motorcycle Association's home page on the World Wid e Web. Th e site can be found at the followi ng address: http:/ /www.prostar. com/ web / nma / nma .htm. '''' 3