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by Clinton's roadless agenda," said Don Amador, the BRC's Westem Representative. "The plan also fails to address the potential for catastrophic wildfire Impacts to the existing resource and recreation ,nfrastnucture.· "The green groups and the Clinton administration have downplayed the tnue scope of oppositIon to their land lock-up agenda. This suit should send a strong signal that the multiple-use community is not going to stand silent to public land mismanagement any longer," Amador added. The lawsuit was filed in U,S. District Court for the District of Idaho. In addition to BRC, named plaintiffs in the suit are the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho. Boise and Valley Counties. Idaho, the Idaho State Snowmobile Association, the Illinois Association of Snowmobile Clubs, the American Council of Snowmobile Associations, Little Cattle Company Limited Partnership, Highland Livestock and Land Company, and Boise Cascade Corporation. of Brands Hatch, Brands Hatch, England; July 1 - 6 Hours of N?rburgring, N?rburgring, Germany; July 14- 15 - 24 Heures de LiSge, Spa Francorchamps, Belgium; August 5 - Suzuka 8 Hours, Suzuka. Japan; August 11-12 - 24 Stunden von Oschersleben, Oschersleben. Germany; September 15-16 - Bol d'Or (24 Hour) Magny Cours, France. Wrenchead.com will return as the title sponsor of Formula USA road racing for the second year, SFX Motor Sports announced today. The Wrenchead,com National Road Race Series. which is sanctioned by Formula USA. recently announced their six-race 2001 schedule, beginning and ending at Daytona international Speedway, "We are extremely pleased to present the 2001 Formula USA National Road Race Series," Wrenchead.com CEO Gus Conrades. an avid racer himself, said in the SFX press release. "The events in this series are everything fans and riders are looking for; fast close racing at great tracks, We found the participants and spectators of the series to be very supportive of the both sport and our product. It's a relationship we all knew was worth continuing.' Conrades earned a Championship Cup Series racing license last year and raced at the season opener at Daytona. as well as the Aprilia Cup Challenge class at the Pocono event. Founded in March 1999, Wrenchead,com is a leading web-based provider of brand-name auto and truck parts. accessories. performance products and consumer merchandise. After a 10-year absence, Professional Indoor Ice Racing will return to Kalamazoo, Michi9an's Wings Stadium on February 3. This VCV Racing event will be the championship crowning round of a three-race series and will feature the likes of Brian Hardin. Mark Wyeiskel, Brian Villella. Jack Mayer, and the Ice King himself, Chuck Springsteen. In addition to the stars of the sport, kids as young as 4to-6-years-old will also race in Wings Stadium. Proceeds from the event will donated to the American Cancer Foundation in the memory of Rollie Newman, according to event promoters. For more information, call VCV Racing at 616-965-7578. C r L r c r l r L According to a press release from the BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC), the BRC, together with other recreationists, resource users. Native Americans, and rural counties, today filed suit against President Clinton's Roadless Initiative, The outgoing President's decision. released last Friday, would set aside up to 60 million acres of national forest lands from active management by preventing new road constnuction and maintenance of the existing transportation network. Paul Turcke. a member of the groups' legal team and the BRC's lead counsel. said; "Contrary to the Plan's title and media spin. these areas contain numerous roads and trails which have long facilitated a broad spectnum of recreational activities. We are pleased to be a part of this diverse coalition of interests united by the fight against the Plan's blunderbuss approach to Forest management.' "Very few will be able to enjoy recreation in these so-called 'roadless' lands if thousands of miles of existing roads are closed or obliterated,' says Adena Cook. Public Lands Director for the BRC. "Healthy forests and strong wildlife populations don't happen by accident. These lands require active management. Instead of a legacy of strong on-theground management. the Clinton Administration has chosen to squander its human resources and money drawing big circles on maps in Washington DC without attempting to understand the unique and complex forest habitats inside those circ1es," Cook concluded. "Backcountry equestrian groups, four-wheel drive enthusiasts and others who use primitive roads to access their favorite recreation areas are the folks who are going to be harmed 2 MARCH 29. 2000' cue • The FIM has announced that the third round of the Motocross World Championship. scheduled for April 1 in Belo Horizonte. Brazil, has been cancelled because of the promoter's financial problems. The round in Valkenswaard, Holland, will now be held on April 1 rather than its originally scheduled date of March 18. The 15-round series is now as follows; March 11 - Bellpuig, Spain; April 1 - Valkenswaard, Holland; April 15 Broadford, Australia; April 29 - Genk, Belgium; May 13 - Teutschenthal. Ger- many; May 27 - Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium; June 10 - Karntenring, Austria; June 24 - Arsago Seprio. Italy; July 1 Uddevalla. Sweden; July 15 - Ernee. France; August 5 - Namur, Belgium; August 12 - Roggenburg, SWitzerland; August 19 - Gaildorf, Germany; September 2 - Brabant. Holland; September 16 Misano, Italy; The AM has also announced the cancellation of the Geneva, Switzerland round of the Indoor Trial World Championship scheduled on January 27. The rest of the 10-round series is now as follows: January 21 - Torino. Italy; Febnuary 4 - Barcelona, Spain; Febnuary 10 - Lisboa, Portugal; Febnuary 16 - Wien, Austria; Febnuary 17 - Paris, France; March 3 - Bremen, Germany; March 17 - Madrid, Spain. Friends of the late Joseph C. Parkhurst have scheduled a celebration of the life and times of the man for Thursday. January 25, The event is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. at "Joe's Garage" (a special-event venue owned by Joe MacPherson. not Joe's actual garage) located at 36 Auto Center Drive in Tustin, Califomia. The event is open to all Joe's friends and colleagues. Motorcycle parking and helmet check will be available. Bill Nilsson, the winner of the inaugural World 500cc Motocross Championship in 1957. will be a special guest of AHRMA during Florida Bike Week in March. The Swede won that first championship on an AJS 7R-based machine he built himself. modifying the frame and lengthening the stroke of the 350cc machine to give 478cc. After finishing second overall in 1958 and again in 1959 on the AJS, he switched to a factory Husqvama in 1960 and eamed his second world title aboard one of the Swedish manufacturer's fourstroke singles, He was runner-up in 1961, and although he raced through the mid1960s he never did well on the twostroke machines that had begun to dominate the sport, Today Nilsson race-tunes modem machines and restores old ones. In his day, he was known not only for his engineering skills but also for his penchant for physical fitness - a necessary requirement for a small man riding big motorcycles, Twice World 500cc Motocross Champion and retired AHRMA Executive Director Jeff Smith describes Nilsson as "without a doubt the toughest competitor I ever had to race with. He was not dirty or deVIOUS, he was just tough." Ironically. it will be Smith whom the Swede will present with the first-ever Bill Nilsson Trophy, to be awarded annually to AHRMA's Premier 500 Expert champion, during AHRMA's annual off-road awards banquet March 3 in Ocala, Florida, Smith won the class riding a BSA Gold Star in AHRMA's Speed & Sport National Vintage MX Senes. Nilsson will take part in the AHRMA Bike Week activities at Motocross of Marion County in Reddick, Florida. Scheduled events include the opening round of the 2001 Northwest Maico & CZ National Post-Vintage MX Series on Friday, March 2; round two of the Speed & Sport National Vintage MX Series on Saturday, March 3; and the second round of the Speed & Sport National Vintage Trials Series on Sunday, March 4. For information, call 913-268-4401 or visit www.ahrma,or9, The Northeast Speedway Racing Association (NSRA) has announced that it has entered into negotiations with a Polish speedway organization to take a team of New York-based speedway riders to Poland in the spring of 2001. The NSRA has officially invited Jacek Ziolkowski. director of the Polish speedway club Lubelski Klub Zuzlowy. to New York to meet with NSRA members and discuss the details and scheduling of the trip. "It is really encouraging to see an international meeting like this originating out of the Northeast." said NSRA President Kelvin Herrala ... All of this came from simply going to another track to nun a speedway exhibition. It was just a matter of being in the right place and connecting with the right person." Herrala added that the NSRA is currently seeking sponsorship partners to help defray some of the costs of the Polish tour. For more information. call 607/687-3458 or visit www.nsraonline.com Reaffirming its commitment to a longstanding program that has helped fuel the . : ACCEPTING: Race Tools is currently accepting racer resumes for the 2001 season. Resumes can be sent to Race Tools. attn: rider support. 3910 Buffalo Rd.. Rochester. NY 14624. ANNOUNCED: The addition of Frank and Carol Stacy of CAS Com- munications Inc., to head up the new western test facility in Phoenix. Arizona, of Long & Associates. With over 30 years of experience in tire desi9n, development and marketin9, the Stacy team offers Long & Associates an excellent growth opportunity In the motorcycle arena, accordin9 to a release issued by Long & Associates, For more information. call 480/488-5814. CORRECTION: While AI Lyons has set up the website on which people can comment about the proposed road race course in Lake Elsinore, California. Lyons has nothing to do with the project itself. The group behind the proposed facility is the IT Group from Northem California. OPENED: Grandstand MX's home page on the World Wide Web. The site can be found at the following address: www.grandstandmx.com. MARRIED: Former National GNCC racer Joel Dengler, to his girlfriend, AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At Hooter's Restaurant In Newport Beach, California, on January 31 . Supercross racers Tim Ferry. Ezra Lusk, Kevin Windham and Paul Currie are scheduled to attend. For more information. call 949/933-4547. CORRECTION: We incorrectly spelled Eoin Kenna's name in a local race report in a previous issue. He also rides a Honda XR4oo. RESCHEDULED: The Women's School of Motocross has rescheduled the MX Clinic that was rained out on January 13 to February-! Otb-at Elsi· nore Raceway in Lake Elsinore, California. For more information, call 949/837-2206, or visit their website www.dmsports-wsm•.com. E-mail Deb@dmsports-wsmx.com. Michelle Boehler, on January 13 in New Jersey. PROMOTED: Mike Rosso, to senior technical and homologation man- ager of KTM Sportmotorcycle USA. Inc.. effective immediately. Rosso RESCHEDULED: The Eddie Mulder Dirt Track School in Baker. Florida, January 27-28. The school will now be held February 17-18. For more • information, call 850/626-7442. • .................................... ... ..... . .. ~ e n __ s Continued on page 70