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o 8 o Continued from page 64 overall victories in the Baja 1000 during his career. All of his major victories, so far, he has eamed on two wheels. o c c (l u n LJ It has been reported that .multi-time off-road motorcycle racing champion Larry Roeseier has inked a deal with the MCI WorldCom/PPl/Toyota Tundra Off-Road Racing Team for the year 2000. This contract will see Roeseler racing as a teammate to Ivan Stewart at numerous off-road events, including Baja, during the upcoming season. There is even talk of a StewartiRoeseler team to race in next years Dakar Rally. Larry Roeseler has eamed nine overall victories in the Baja 500 and a whopping ten o to start putting around on his bike the Monday after. On Friday, January 28, he will have a custom brace made. According to Suzuki mechanic Tony Berlutti, Robbie Reynard may retum to action next week in Phoenix, Arizona. Reynard suffered nerve damage to his deltoid in a crash at the U.S. Open, and although Berlutti says he looks good on a bike, Reynard hasn't yet felt he has the strength to ride competitively. a front brake-rotor guard, while Ferry ran no protection on his binder, yet it was McGrath's brake that was damaged in the first tum, while Ferry's rotor was fine. Suzuki's 125cc support team lost its title sponsor, Primal Impulse, just before the second round. According to race team coordinator Mike Raring, Primal Impulse owner Kirk Clovis opted to pull the plug in order to spend more time with his family, so Suzuki decided to bring the team in-house. Motorious.com has signed on as an additional sponsor, and the team's new name is Bill's Pipes/Axo/Motorious.com Suzuki. SplitFire/Pro Circuit Kawasaki rider Nathan Ramsey, who broke his wrist just before the season started, had his cast taken off and a pin removed on Thursday before the race, and expected o 8 o FMF/Honda's Danny Smith, who nearly won last week's Anaheim II 125cc race and was second in the point standings coming into San Diego, suffered a broken collarbone in a January 18 practice crash when he came up short on a double. Smith underwent surgery to have a plate installed, and expects to be back for the February 12 Minneapolis round. After having a deal to race in Japan fall through, and failing to come up with a good package to race in Europe, former 125cc National MX Champion Steve Lamson is trying to put together a deal for the 125cc AMA outdoor series. "Honda has committed to giving me some good, good equipment, which is half the battle," said Lamson, who hopes to come up with a last-minute self-run arrangement similar to that of Mike LaRocco. eN o ment in IIIOIcHc1Icle 64 FEBRUARY 2, 2000' cue • e neVIl'S To cast your vote, Jog on to http://www.cyclenews.com.