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o o will ever have mobility in it again. They may have to fuse it." Tumer also broke his right ankle and both wrists. and pulled muscles in his back. Cards and letters may be sent to Tumer at 136 SW 6th St.. Moore. OK 73160. The Road 2 Recovery Foundation will be holding its Supercross Celebrity Golf Classic at the Badlands Golf Club in Las Vegas. on May 3. the Thursday before the season-ending Vegas Supercross. Participants will golf with their favorite pro racers. with ?roceeds going to provide at-track medical assistance for licensed AMA MXers. Motor Racing Outreach and spinal cord research will also benefit from the event. For more information. call 602/943-6605. or 109 on to www.road2recovery.com. Honda West Pons' Aiel( Barros came away from a two-day 500cc Grand Prix test in Barcelona. Spain. with the quickest time. a 1:45.8. on March 4 - just a tad over the lap record set in 1998 by Alex Criville. Barros' best was better than Red Bull Yamaha's Noriyuki Haga. with the Japanese ace lapping at 1:46.1 - a time that was matched by d'Antin Yamaha's Norick Abe. AMA Tours has continued to expand its lineup of professional. organized motorcycle tours for the 2001 season. Since 1987, AMA Tours has developed a limited annual portfolio of motorcycle tours to attractive international and North American destinations. For the upcoming riding season .• AMA Tours is offering eight different touring opportunities - the largest number ever offered. accordin9 to the AMA. Buell Motorcycle Company recently announced the Buell Blast Purchase Guarantee. a program that delivers a motorcycle and a guaranteed value for up to one full year. "When a customer buys a new Buell Blast. they'll have a full year from the original date of purchase to trade it in on a new Buell V -Twin or Harley-Davidson motorcycle and receive a trade-in allowance equal to their original base purchase price [up to the suggested retail price] at participating dealers." said Buell General Sales Manager Scott Miller. The Buell Blast Purchase Guarantee applies to current original Blast owners as well. provided the trade-in transaction on a qualified bike occurs within one year of their original purchase date. The offer ends July 5. 2001. Road racer Mike Ciccotto was recently honored at the annual Wisconsin Motorsports Charities Recognition Dinner for his performance the past two seasons in the Buell Lightning Series. He joined auto racers Dick Trickle. Derek Daly and Lyn St. James in receiving the recognition. The dinner benefited Ranch Community Services. which is a rehabilitation center for developmentally disabled adults who suffer the debilitating effects of mental retardation. cerebral palsy. epilepsy. emotional or behavioral problems. autism and brain damage. Ciccotto won back-to-back Buell Lightning Series National Championships in 1999 and 2000. aboard a Buell Lightning Xl race bike. The STAR Motorcycle School. which was recently named "The Best Way To Go Fast" by Motorcyclist magazine in their Best of Motorcycling Awards. is introducing the STAR Pro School for 2001. The new one-day school is limited to just 25 students and features increased track time and more one-en-one instruction. In addition to limited classroom lecture sessions. the STAR Pro School will include more advanced on-track exercises and increased personal instruction. The two STAR Pro Schools scheduled for 2001 are March 26 in Pahrump. Nevada. and October 24 at Thunder Hill Motorsports Park. with both dates following current airs on Saturday momings at 7 (Pacific) and 8 (Eastem). STAR two-day schools. STAR Pro Schools cost $595 and rental bikes are now available for all sessions. For more information. call 8051 658-6333. The AMA/NATC Youth National Trial Championships will be held June 30-July 2 at the Trials Training Center in Sequatchie, Tennessee. The three-day competition will crown national champions in each age group from 6 to 14. In an agreement reached with the sanctioning body, TIC will be the permanent host site for this event. Last year. 60 riders from all over North America competed for national titles at TIC's facility in east Tennessee. For more information. call 423/942-8688. SFX Motor Sports has announced the Cycle News Holeshot Bonus. a racer incentive extended at all Formula USA National Road Race Series events including round one of the series that was held at Daytona International Speedway on March 4. The holeshot winner of the second leg of the Lockhart Phillips Unlimited Superbike main event will receive a $250 bonus from Cycle News. The Cycle News Holeshot Bonus will be given to the rider who gets to the designated holeshot line first. "The Formula USA National Road Race series continues to offer fast. close racing with its competitive format and structure. We wanted to associated with that excitement while giving the competitors an incentive to be the best." said Michael D. Klinger. publisher of Cycle News. "Cycle News is a recognized leader of weekly motorcycling information by motorcycle enthusiasts and we're extremely proud to have their name on one of the most exciting moments of our Formula USA racing weekend." said Dan Krolczyk, senior director of marketing for the SFX Motor Sports Group Motorcycle Division. A new service offered by the AMA will put motorcyclists immediately in contact with lawmakers, government officials and the media when important issues arise. according to the AMA. The AMA Rapid Response Center is designed to make sure the voices of motorcyclists are heard when laws are being considered and regulations are being written that could affect their future. It provides an instantaneous link that targets a message directly to the people making deCisions. The Rapid Response Center is a new part of the AMA's website at www.AMADirectlink.com. By clicking the "AMA Rapid Response' logo. motorcyclists are taken to a site where they can send e-mail messages on current issues. The AMA Rapid Response Center currently offers riders the chance to file their objections to proposed federal rules that would have the effect of legalizing health-insurance discrimination against motorcyclists. It also includes a response to an unbalanced story in the USA Today newspaper regarding the closure of a motorized-recreation area in Southem Califomia. Supercross legend .Jeremy McGrath will appear in an episode of the 3D CGI animated show Max Steel. on the WB network on March 10. McGrath (the 3D CGI animated version) will meet up with the show's hero. Max Steel. when Max and friends take part in an off-road race. DUring the race. the team meets up with McGrath. who is "being targeted by a vengeful and jealous driver. Serge. When the guys leam of Serge's plot to blow up Jeremy and the packed stadium by attaching a bomb to the engine block of his vehicle. they must do some amazing driving to catch up with him and save everyone in the stadium." Max Steel Do you sometimes wonder why the motorcycle manufacturers make the bikes that they do? Do you think that the manufacturers are making the bikes that the public wants? Do you want some input? Well here is your chance. Aprilia's new website www.apriliatester.com. was designed to get inside the heads of the consumer. and hopefully gather some valuable information about what you want in a motorcycle. "The creation of the apriliatester.com is just one of the ways we intend to keep in touch with our end user." says Robert Pandya, marketing coordinator for Aprilia USA. "I think that sometimes the consumer feels like manufacturers are out of touch as to what the buying public wants in new product. This site is the opportunity to voice their beliefs and desires directly to the manufacturer. and will in some part playa role in the future designs of Aprilia products," It doesn't matter if you're an Aprilia owner. a prospective Aprilia owner. or the owner of another brand. The idea is to get an impression of what the consumer wants. and then feed that information to the designers and product planners. ..........•..•....................... · Do _ _- - -_ _1:.. POSTPONED: The Gene Romero's West Coast Flat Track Series practice session scheduled for March 10 at Kings Speedway in Hanford. California, because the racing surface has been saturated by rain. - The practice has been rescheduled for March 25. Gates will open at 9 a.m.. WIth practice scheduled to run from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Entry fees are $20 per rider and $10 for non rider/pit crew. For more information, call 559/582-3478 or 714/529-6054. CORRECTION: The pricing information for the Mr. Turbo Kawasaki Vulcan turbocharger kit and the Auto Meter Fat Tach in our Stuff pages from the Indy trade show (Issue #9. March 7>. The price for the Mr. Turbo kit is $3995, and the Fat Tach retails for $347.50. RELEASED: Gary Bailey's newest instructional video. The Desire To Win II. For more information, call 540/650-1759. AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At Kawasaki of Hayward in Hayward, California, on March 10 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thor-backed Arenacross racers Denny Stephenson and Pedro Gonzales are scheduled to appear. For more information. call 510/537-2257. HIRED: Alice King as press relations manager for Ducati North America. effective immediately. King will replace Gary Schmidt. who has taken over the title of advertiSing and communications manager. · HIRED: Eric Peronnard to the newly created position of vice president of intemational bUSiness development of the Sf)( Motor Sports Group, effective immediately. Peronnard. a veteran of the motorcycle racing industry. was most recently co-founder and president of the THQ U.S. Open indoor motocross racing event held annually at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Nevada. POSTPONED: The GFI North South Showdown. to April 1 at the Oatfield Raceway in Northern California. For more information, call GFI at 909/341-8002 or 209/656-9682. · RESCHEDULED: The Freestyle Motocross event scheduled for April 14 at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, Califomia, will now be held at a yet·to-be-announced date in the summer. The Moto· Arenacross Championships at the same facility, however, will be held on March 31-April 1. For more Information. call 310/541-1549. HIRED: Former dirt tracker and road racer Jeff Haney, as road' race/dirt track account executive for OMS Ltd .. the Fred Bramblettowned motorsports marketing and management agency, effective March 1. The official Scott Russell Web Site on March 1. by One3 Inc. The site can be found at the following address: http://www.screamingchief.com. STOLEN: A Suzuki and all its contents from Arenacross racer Nick Beaver at the Arco Arena round. A reward is being offered for its retum. For more information, call 520/682-9695. SIGNED: AMA 600cc Supersport and Formula Xtreme Champion Kurtis Roberts to a contract with Joe Rocket. Roberts will wear the new Joe Rocket Speedmaster Pro Racing Boot. AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At Larson's Cycle in Cambridge. Minnesota, on Friday. March 16, from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Team Suzuki's Kevin Windham. Travis Pastrana and Ben Riddle are scheduled to appear, G OPENED: The FIM has released the final schedule for the 2001 Endurance World Championship. The schedule is as follows: April 14-15 - 24 Hours of Le Mans (Le Mans. France); May 6 - 6 Hours of Bmo (Bmo. 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