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The 2000 Florida Flat Track Series schedule for Daytona Bike Week has been released. The series will once again open on March 3 in Savannah, Georgia. The remainder of the schedule is as follows: March 4 - Barberville, Florida; March 5 - Barberville, Florida; March 9 - Barberville, Florida; March 10 - Daytona Beach. Florida; March 11 - Daytona Beach Florida (Progressive Insurance AMA U.S. Flat Track Championships opener,) In addition, there will be three days of amateur and youth competition held at Daytona Municipal Stadium March 4, 6 and 7. For more information, call 904/788-4709. Barnett Tool & Engineering filed a complaint in the Los Angeles Superior Court on December 17 against Kent E. Foltz, individually, and doing business as Energy One, and James R. Cargo, both former employees of Barnett. Barnett is claiming breach of contract. among other things, against the two. The Fifth annual AMA Western Four·Stroke National Motocross Series will begin in Phoenix, Arizona, on March 26. For more information, call 602/815-1790. Australian road racer Brendan Clarke has signed with Cannon Racing to contest four of the six Aprilia Cup Challenge rounds that will be held at the PACE For· mula USA rounds this year. Fellow Australian Aaron Clark will join the 15-year-old on the team. Kawasaki's AMA Superbike team of Doug Chandler and Eric Bostrom are scheduled to test at Sears Point Raceway in Sonoma, California, January 30-31, after only getting in some 40 minutes of track time due to rain at their last test at Sears on January 10-11. AMA road racing manager Ron Barrick, who will inspect the modified road course at the facility, will join them there. The two changes to the circuit were made in turns five and 11 to enhance safety. Harley-Davidson and U.S. Bancorp have announced a strategic alliance under which the U.S. bank will acquire and manage Harley·Davidson Financial Services' affinity card program, the Harley. Davidson Chrome Visa. The HarleyDavidson affinity card has grown to a level of $ 150 million in managed receivables with more than 190,000 cardholders - since its inception in August of 1997. Performance Machine Inc. filed suit on January 19 in Los Angeles Federal Court for design patent and trade dress infringement and unfair competition. The complaint alleges that Custom Chrome Inc. and co-defendant Weld Wheels manufactured and sold motorcycle wheels that replicate Performance Machine's "Twister" patented design. Performance Machine's president Perry Sands filed for a patent for the billet wheel design on July 11, 1997 and was awarded the patent on August 10, 1999. Dirt tracker Steve Morehead will be the guest of honor at the AMA Will Stoner Vintage Motorcycle Swapmeet and Show on Sunday, February 6 at the Fair Haven Hall at the Richland County Fairgrounds in Mansfield, Ohio. Morehead will sign autographs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m .. For more information, call 614/856-1900. ext. 1227. Lotus Tours will offer 68 adventures for motorcycle enthusiasts during the 2000 season - up from the 22 tours the company offered in 1999. Lotus Tours offers touring, sportbike, dual-sport and off-road tours allover the world, ranging from 1200-1400 miles. For more information, call 312/951-0031. BMW of North 'America posted record sales of 10,088 units in 1999 - the most BMW motorcycles ever sold in one year in the U.S. market and an increase of over 30 percent over record year-end sales figures for 1998, according to BMW. According to a survey completed by J.D. . Power and Associates, more than two out of every three new motorcycle owners fB@] D[JfJ@f1 [?@[fJ@@]f1~ D[JfJ @@]f:I@][? Frenchman Richard Sainct (right) came from behind to notch his second win in as many years in the Dakar Rally. The factory BMW rider capitalized on late bad luck by KTM rival Juan Roma, who led overall from day two to day 13, only to suffer a blown motor. Once Roma was not a factor in the overall standings (he re-entered the rally and won the final two stages), Sainct rode conservatively, with his teammates keeping a watchful eye 'over him. Speaking of those teammates, the podium was filled with BMWs, with Spaniard Oscar Gallardo finishing runner-up and American Jimmy Lewis posting third. Lewis' result was also good enough to win the twin-cylinder class, and it was the second-best-ever finish by an American [Danny Laporte finished second on a Cagiva in '92J. Another BMW - that of Jean Brucy - was fourth, with fifth-place Jurgen Mayer fmishing as top KTM rider. "I didn't think that they [the KTMs) would prove so fragile," said Sainct, who finished the race with a fever. "I think their engine is too highly tuned. They seem to have more power than us, but on a Dakar power is useless if it doesn't take you all the way to the end." The rally, which this year started in Dakar, Senegal, instead of finishing there, came to a completion in Cairo, Egypt, on Sunday, January 23. report having access to the Intemet - with more than half of those consumers indicating they used the Intemet to shop for the bike they eventually purchased. Vintage Iron will host the Maico Championship event at Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino, California, on February 20 in conjunction with the SVRG event. Among those who will be invited to the event are former Maico factory riders Danny "Magoo" Chandler and Steve Stackable. For more information, call 714/694-0066. In celebration of the Penton, the Penton Owners Group will create historic dis· plays at both Vintage Motorcycle Days events this spring and summer. John Penton will serve as Grand Marshal. with Whitehorse Press slated to publish a new book entitled, "John Penton and the Off-Road Motorcycle Revolution. " The San Diego Muscular Dystrophy NAMED: Lee Smith, as ATK's racing director for the Best in the Desert Series and all AMA National Hare & Hound Series events. For more infor- mation. call 801/298-8288. OPENED: Motocrosser Jeff Gibson' s home page on the World Wide Web. The site can be found at the following address: http://www.jeffgibson275.homepage.com. OPENED: The Sunset Ramblers' home page on the World Wide Web. The site can be found at the following address: http://www.sunsetram· biers. homepage.com. OPENED: VOR Moton USA's home page on the World Wide Web. The site can be found at the following address: http://www.vorusa.com. Emails can be sent to vormotoriusa@aoLcom. DONATED: Several vehicles valued at $52,000 to the Motorcycle Mechanics Institute (MMIl, by Kawasaki Motors Corp. U.S.A.. in an effort to provide the most recent training aids for students in MMl's exclusive K-TECH Specialist program. a graduate training elective officially sponsored. endorsed and equipped by Kawasaki. Association will team with OHV organizations throughout California to host Off· Road for Hope II at the Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area, February 4-6. Last year's event drew some 500 participants and raised over $18,000. This year the event is hoping to attract 1000 participants while raising $40,000. For more information, call 916/441-7606. Mota, motorcycle clothing for women, and Keith Code's California Super. bike School will host an all-women's Califomia Superbike School at the Streets of Willow Springs in Rosamond, California, on September 10. CJ I 'I ...J --.) I --.J l j J o J ATK Motorcycles is currently accepting resumes for the 2000 off-road racing season. Resumes can be sent to ATK Motorcycles, 1164 West 850, North Cen- r--terville, UT 84014. Motocrosser Gio Tedesco suffered a scary-looking crash in practice at the Anaheim Supercross on January 15. The Albuquerque, New Mexico, resident came up short on a double. and was landed on by another rider. Tedesco, sponsored by Denver's Colorado Powersports, went into a coma for three days, but has since wakened. The 20-year-old has been advised not to race again, but is already talking about finding other work in the motorcycle industry. Good luck, Gio. Fineline Suspension will be on hand February 3-5 at Sunrise Motocross Park in Adelanto, California, offering free sus· pension setup. For more information, call 714/842-9253. L.A. Sleeve Co./Niks Pro-X is a contingency sponsor for the 2000 AMAlEA Sports Supercross Series, and as such, is offering over $66,000 in contingencies. For more information, call 888/487-6457. Interesting note: Team Mazda/Chaparral Yamaha consists of two riders, Jeremy McGrath and Timmy Ferry. 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