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It now appears as though the Sidecar
World Cup will run in conjunction
with the World Superbike Series in
1999. SBK International, the promoters
of the World Superbike Series, has
inked a deal with the International
Sidecars Race Association (ISRA) and
will host the World Cup in all of its
rounds with the exception of the Japanese round on October 10 in Sugo. The
sidecar series will also begin using
four-stroke 750cc-based engines, beginning in 2000.
The Midwest Ice Racing Championship is scheduled for February 6-7 at
Lambs Farm in Libertyville, Kentucky,
and will feature 1/3 mile and TT classes
on both days. The AMA-sanctioned
event will host classes from 50cc to
Open Pro, with free admission to all
spectators. All proceeds from the race
will go to Lambs Farm, a home for mentally handicapped adults. For more
information, call George Mack at
630/773-2499.
The FIM has released the 1999 World
End urance Series calendar. The series
will consist of six rounds, beginning
with the 24 Hours_of Le Mans in France,
April 10-11. The rest of the series is as
follows; May 3 - Donington Park 8
Hour, England; July 10-11 - 24 Hours of
Spa, Belgium; July 25 - Suzuka 8 Hours,
Japan; August 14-15 - Osachersleben 24
Hour, Germany; September 11-12 - Bol
d'Or, France.
In addition to racing a Barney's-backed
Yamaha YZ400 in the East Coast FourStroke Series as well as selected AMA
Supercross and outdoor Nationals,
Vince DeVane will be conducting
schools throughout the state of Florida.
For more information, call Vince
DeVane's Speed Consulting at
727/548-9724.
According to a press release issued by
Honda, the Honda Riders Club of
America's sixth annual Honda Hoot
Rally, scheduled for June 22-26 in
Asheville, North Carolina, will feature
demo rides on new models from BMW,
Buell, Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Victory and Yamaha.
AMA/Prostar has released its 1999
schedule, with eight events scheduled
for the National Series. The series
schedule i as follows: February 26-28 Gainesville, Florida; March 27-28 Commerce, Georgia; April 24-25 Columbus, Ohio; June 5-6 - Rockingham, North Carolina; July 9-11 - Chicago, illinois; August 13-15 - Indianapolis,
Indiana; September 10-12 - Atco, ew
Jersey; November 12-14 - Gainesville,
Florida.
So Cal is currently accepting rider
resumes for the 1999 motocross racing
season for its Line of race gear. Resumes
can be sent to So Cal, P.O. Box 471,
Sycamore, IL 60178.
White Brothers is currently accepting
resumes for the 1999 AMA Grand
National Dirt Track season. Resumes
can be sent to White Brothers, 24845
Corbit Place, Yorba Linda, CA 92887,
attn: E-Series Dirt Track Program.
The 1999 Southern California AMA
Championship Motocross Series is slated to kick off at Glen Helen Raceway in
San Bernardino, California, May 7-8.
The new series will consist of 10 rounds,
culinina ting with a round a t the Max
Track in Pim, California, on September
5. Scoring for year-end points will be
based on the best nine of 10 events and
riders will earn an AMA series number
for the 2000 series.
banquet on January 30 at the Holiday
Inn in Fishkill, New York. For more
information, call 518/828-6149.
The Southwest Vintage Racing Group
(SVRG) will host the AHRMA banquet
for the 1998 Southwest Regional MX
Series on January 23 from 1 to 4 p.m. at
the Speedway International Racing
Bistro & Bar in ewport Beach, California. For more information, call
909/783-3760.
The ski resort of Park City, Utah, will
host four days of AHRMA competition
and other motorcycling activities, September 16-19, in the inaugural Park
City Motorcycle Week. The event
organizer, the Park City Motorcycle
Club, has now received all the necessary government approvals, including
permission for road racing on a 1.7mile public-roads circuit. Park City
will replace the annual Steamboa t
Springs, Colorado, event on the
AHRMA calendar. For more information, call 435/649-9525.
The six-round 1999 Toyota Canada
Superbike Championship will feature a
return to Atlantic Motorsport Park in
Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia, on August 6
after a one-year hiatus from the facility
near Halifax. The series schedule is as
follows: June 11-13 - Race City Speedway, Calgary, Alberta; July 9-11 - Autodrome St. Eustache - St. Eustache, Quebec; July 23-25 - Mosport International
Raceway, Mosport, ontario; August 6-9
- Atlantic Motorsport Park, Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia; August 13-15 Circuit St. Felicien, St. Felicien, Quebec;
September 3-5 - Shannonville Motorsport Park, Shannonville, Ontario.
TravelCraft has announced a trip to
Europe that will feature a chance to ride
at the Kenny Roberts Training Ranch in
Spain and back-to-back Grands Prix in
Barcelona, Spain and Assen, Holland.
There is also an optional three-day
alpine motorcycle ride scheduled for the
middle of the trip. For more information, call 800/241-1223.
Bub Jones, 84, the founder of Bub's
Cycle and Ski near Beckley, West Virginia, was killed in an automobile accident on December 16. Jones started the
business nearly 50 years ago with the
Indian brand and was an avid racer and
hillclimber.
The MCD FreeRide Moto X Championship will air on espn2 .on February
10 at 8:30 p.m. (Eastern). The 30minute show will feature cover9ge of
the event that was held on October 24
in Costa Mesa, California, which was
w:on by Mike Jones.
10 an effort to educate beginning riders
about the sport of enduro racing, the
Timekeepers Motorcycle Club is
offering a free entry to any District 36
or District 37 enduro A rider who rides
as a "tutor" (one per minute) for participants of this year's Family Enduro
on March 13 at the Clear Creek Management Area near Coalinga, California. The volunteer A rider will also be
automatically entered free in the Poker
Run portion of the Wild Boar Enduro
on March 14 at Clear Creek. For more
information, see the Timekeepers site
on the World Wide Web at www.timekeepersmc.com.
Effective Tuesday, January 19, ZLT Racing will officially take over Perris Raceway in Perris, California, when they
host their first practice day. Practice
days will be held every Tuesday and
Wednesday, with gates opening at 9:30
a.m. For more information, call
909/657-7441.
The final round of the Lodi Motorcycle
Club Marathon Series will. be held on
January 24 at the Lodi Cycle Bowl in
Lodi, California, and will feature the
likes of Matt Wait and his brother Nate,
as well as Gary Rogers and Shawn
Russell.
AMA District 34's Metropolitan Sports
Committee will hold its annual awards
SIGNED: An agreement between WERA Motorc5'cle Roadracing and Motorcycle Performance,
making Motorcycle Performance the official publication of WERA, effective immediately. For more
information, call 770/924-8404 or 205/8414839.
NAMED: Kenny Kane, as directo,r of publicity at
Phoenix International Raceway in Phoenix, Arizona.
Kane recently served as public-relations representative
for Budweiser's NASCAR Winston Cup team. Scott
Simpson, the track's director of public relations, has
been named director of advertising and promotions.
HIRED: Dan Salomone as sales manager of
Cycle Suspension. For more information, calJ
800 /867-6721.
OPENED: MotoSport Training's home page on the
World Wide Web. The site can be found at the following address: http://www.mosquitonet.com/-motosport/index.htm.
It's official: With the exception of the
Laguna Seca and Sugo, Japan, rounds of
the World Superbike Championship, the
Sidecar World Cup rounds wi!l run in
conjunction with the World Superbike
Series, according to a press release
issued by the AMA.
MOVED; TAW. Vehicle Concepts, a distributor of
Brembo, TechnoMagnesio and Marchesini 'products,
to 12860 W. Cedar Drive #200A, Lakewood, CO,
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