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1M sum that ApriIla plpns tIQ invat 0Vel" the I'IelIt ~ , in both Mote Quzzl and Lavenia, tIQ underwrite the IumlBound
operation at eac:h of these recently acquired trophy rn8npS:
llfOlRI $150 mDIlon. Beggio has a strong line of credit which
will permit him tIQ borrow this amount from blian banks - but
his flrst call bas lnevltably been tIQ the Italian 9O"eliullellt's
Ministry of Indtistry. ID try ID grab a slice of the development.
~ cash avllllable under EIlIaws to help fuQd the develop-
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If Aprilia boss IvlltlO 8eggIo does ealtst Ducatf explltriete
Massimo Bordl tIQ !be CllUSe of twnIng Mote GlIZZl ..-ound
(see lest week's EuroIiIe). "e MRIy won't be pIlYing him as
much he does himlIelf. In II hit parade of Italy's tlDp-l00 belIt·
Nlaried businessmen recently publlshed in the COIIIlUy's
Pall0i3ma 1IllIga2ine. BeggIo docks IA at numbert'5. drawlng
II $7.8 mI\Ion arviual salary. indudIng benefits, from his
1Iy-owned AprIIIa company. That·s even more than media
ty<:oo,n (and farmer prime mlnIslier) SII'wIo Beriusc:oni arllWS
from his ClU1llIe 5 TV empire. ~ quite II bit tesa than
dulrt-topplng fashion supremo 0I0rgi0 Armanl's take-home
pay. at $160 mlBion. AnY other motDrcycle-reIated Ider'ItItles
in the LatIn Top 100 ri<;I'lljg~ Well. Qown at ~ 23 at
$6.3 mlWon. _ find another fasbiqn-indulltly figure. Carlo
M1rog1lo • who in his spllte time ~om trytng to oatsbIne
Benett.on In the high street, Is one of the parIne!s lit the currently down-and-out Bimcca company • WilIlout his inv0lvement In whidt. be might havemacfao'lbe tIQp 20t ADd dlNn at
83rd in the table is italian ICOQter engine nIlIIIUfll<:tur GIorgio MInareIIl, at $2.9 million • though the fact that this is the
exact same sum as reputedly earned Jast sellSOD by YlII'IUIhe
500 GP star Max BilIggi (who doesn't appeer on the list). Is
surely a coincidence.
Beggio and Apn1la were aIeo recently featured elsewhere
in the Italian press, this time In the eqWraient of !be wau
Street Joumal, the MiJan..based It Sole 24 Ore. ThIs bIbte of
the italian IlnandaI world has revealed the exact amount of
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men.t of new-generation engines capable of rr,JerdncJ !he
tough Euro 2 and. Euro 3 fulure emissions ~ _ the DeW
V-twin Moto Guzzi and L.averda triple motIxa ~ bas
under development ",1ft surety have 1IO do.
This gnII'It money we elready ~ In helPIDs
AprIIia underwrite the R&D <:OIts of the fuel-lnjedl!d twostroke engine in ita OiTedI 50cx llCOCtl!r now In procIuc:tIon,
using Western AusIndla's 0ltlitaI Engine teetdlOlogy tQ . . .
~ reduce boltI emIsslona ud fuel consumpdon tIQ
feu·stroke levels, while retaining !be lower -aetudng
<:OIts and a large measure of !be incnlased speclflc ~ c:6
a two-stroke engine design. This OITech tecbnology bas
proved so successful in Its scooter application that April. Is
msw llI racer 6tted wtIh fuel mjec:.
lion In the hands of Jeremy I'\cWiIIillms In several 5OOc:c OF
races dIls past season. From the track ID the shawIOom wlItl
the help of Euro-money from !be bureaucrats of BrusseIsI
AMA's growth in recent years, the AMA
will be expanding the successfui Field
Rep program in 2001. Field Reps work
with the Association's staff in Pickerington, Ohio, and in Washington, D.C., to
recruit new members at races, rallies,
shows and other motorcycling events
throughout the country. The program,
now 20 years old, currently' has more
than 140 volunteer Field Reps who represent the AMA, work with AMA Community Councils and serve as goodwill ambassadors for motorcycling in their areas. For
2001, AMA officials plan to recruit more
Field Reps and develop aspects of the
program outside of road-riding events. As
part of that expansion, the program will
now be administered by the AMA Marketing and Membership Department.
Effective immediately, the AMA Field Rep
program will be under direct supervision
of Gary Sweet, vice president of marketing and membership. AMA staffer Barb
Gabor, who has been involved with the
Field Rep program for 22 years, will continue to her day-to-day support of the
Spy has announced that it will post
nearly $300,000 in contingency awards
for the 2001 season. The Series in
which Spy will pay are as follows:
National Arenacross Series ($39,960 pays top 3 Pro class); EA Sports AMA
Supercross Series ($116,960 - pays top
20 Pro overall per event); AMA/Chevy
Trucks Motocross Series ($97,200 pays top 20 Pro per moto). Spy will also
post a contingency program of $1000
for each of the folloWing Amateur
National events: 2001 GNC National
Mosier Valley; 2001 World Mini Grand
Prix; 2001 Ponca City Grand National
2001 Loretta Lynn's National; 2001 Winter National Olympics. For more infonnation, call Jason McConnick at 760/7346779, ext. 151.
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Motocross machines from the beginning
of the era of long-travel suspension get
their own AHRMA National Championship series in 2001. The seven-event
Northwest ~aico & CZ National
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Post-Vintage MX Series kicks off
March 2 at Motocross of Marion County
in Reddick, Rorida as part of Bike Week.
AHRMA has concentrated to this point
on motorcycles from 1974 and earlier-the
"short-travel" era of MX. In response to
increasing interest in machines representing the next step in the evolution of
motocross, AHRMA in 2000 debuted a
rules structure covering the period from
1975 to the early 1980s, and the some of
the organization's regional programs vetted the new program. With the help of
Northwest Maico & CZ of Bend, Ore ..
the Post-Vintage MX program goes
national for 2001. The Post-Vintage program is divided into three groups of
classes: Historic-machines from the
1975-77 period with up to nine inches of
suspension travel and air-cooled engines;
Gran Prix-machines built up to about
1981 with air-cooled engines am:l drum
brakes; Ultima-motorcycles with liquidcooled engines, linkage-type rear suspension and drum brakes (generally up to
about 1983). Classes in each of the three
groups are 125cc, 250cc and 500cc,
along with a four-stroke class in Historic.
Additionally, ride[ age and women~s
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classes are divided into Novice, Intennediate and Expert skill levels. The sevenrace series will make a stop in each
region of the nation between March and
September. For more infonnation, call
913/268-4401.
Erion Racing has announced the signing of two new sponsors for 2001 : Parts
Unlimited, and PJ 1 oils and chemicals.
The two-year sponsorship arrangement
for the team will provide exposure in the
AMA's Formula Xtreme and 600cc
Supersport
classes
where
the
Erion/Honda Team holds both number
one plates, and in AMA Superbike.
"They really just want to put some
money back into the industry," says
Kevin Erion, manager of the Erion/Honda
Racing Team. "The Jeffery D. Fox family
of Parts Unlimited, and P.J. Harvey of
PJ 1 have been very involved in racing for
a long time. It's especially gratifying to
the Erion/Honda team because there 1s a
lot above and beyond the business
aspect of it. Its great to consider the
family ties of racing, from mine to the
Fox family to P.J.'s."
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