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o J I Optimum Power Technology and Cannondale have announced that the two companies are working together to develop advanced fuel-injection technologies. The partnership is a perfec t alliance . according to C annondale director Scott M ontgomery. "Cannondale make s innovat ive , high-p erforman c e . fue l-inj ec t e d motorcycles and ANs . and Op timum has a prov en track record with stat e-of- the-art fuel -inje ct ion hardwar e and so ftware ." sa id M ontgomery . Adam G reen . vicepres ident of sales for Opt imum . agrees. "Cannond ale' s M X400 and FX400 have already been recognized for their pioneering features. and the company 's leader· ship with elec tronic fuel-Injec tio n is sure to be emulated by th ei r riv al s, - sa id Gre en . "We' re looking forward to helping Cann ondale stay ahead of the co mpetiti on, by w orking together to take th eir fuel -inject ion system s to even higher levels of performance. " Optimum manufactur es the GP Cont rol system, a state-ofthe -a rt so ftware and hard w are fu el injecti on /engine-management sys te m. SRA will host a track day on June 8 at the Streets of W illow in Rosamond, Califomia. A day at the track will cost you $135 , and the sessio ns will be divided into street riders/first-ti me track riders and racers. For mor e information, see SRA' s website at: http:/ / sportbikes.com/ html/track_days.html. South ern C aliforn ia' s C lev eland , L o s Padre s , Ang ele s , and S an B ern ardin o Natio nal Fo re st s are currently revising thei r land and re sou rc e man ag em ent plans; do cum ent s that determine wh ich area s are allo cat ed for wildl ife habitat, logging, grazing, off-road ve hi cle use , no n -rno t orlz e d re c re a tion, et c . Th e Nati ona l Forest s are seeking publ ic input on the re visio n o f th e s e la nd an d resource management plans, Help sec ure a po siti ve f ut ure for OHV recreation by sending your comments to ; Forest Superv is o r J ody C o ok , 701 N . S anta An ita Ave , Arcadi a, CA 91006. The 20th Annu al Wh ite Brothers C MC Trans-Cal Motocross Nationa ls are set to start in South Ora nge C ounty, Californ ia, just ei9ht miles sou th of the infamou s S ad dl e b ac k Park on Sant iago Ro ad . Irvine Lake will ho st th e op ening ro und of the Tran s-Cal Seri e s for the South on S unday , S ep tembe r 9 , with prac tice on Saturday, Sep te mber 8 from 9 a.m . to 3 p.m. M arc Peters will des ign and build the track for the weekend. For more i nfo r ma t io n, ca ll the CMC a t 949 /367-1 141. o o o o o G len H elen Ra ceway in San Bernardino, California, will sta rt S tadiu mC ross on Saturd ay nights, beginning on Ju ne 2. The five -r ound series w ill co ncl ude on Augus t 1 1. G at es op en at 4 p.m . w it h pract ice at 6 p.rn, and racing at 7:30 p.m. For more informati on, call 909/880-3090. An ent husiast ic group of 900 motorcyclis t s rais ed ove r $138,000 - a new reco rd - at the Ride Fo r K ids in Torranee, California, on Sunday , M ay 20 . Hailing from all parts of Southem Cali for nia, the hearty riders rode through a cool, early-mo rning fog to reach their des ti nation - the national headquarte rs of Amencan Honda, the Rid e For Kid s national s p o n s o r . Ta sk Forc e le ad ers Ri ck M itchell and Timm Brow ne had inves ted the entire yea r preparing local volunteers for this one day , and th ey w ere not to be disappointed, Nine diffe rent police agencies es co rted th e ri ders t hrou g h t he streets o f Torrance to wa rd the stunning sce nery along th e coas ta l ro ads o f t he Palo s V e rdes pen insula ove rloo king th e Pacific O cean. Up on thei r return to t he Hond a ca mp us , th e rid ers w ent on to learn about th e tr ials and successes of t he you ng vict ims of brain tumor disease, Dr , Doug las Hyder o f Los Ang eles' Chil dren 's Ho s p it al s po ke to th e crowd. ex plaining ho w fund s raised to suppo rt th e work of th e Pedi atric B rain Tum or Foundation wo uld go a long way in th e se arc h t o find the caus e and c ure o f ch ildhoo d brai n tum ors. The parti cipants were touched by the words o f Robert M oral ez . th e Top Fu nd Rai ser w h o brought $ 16,930 in do nations in honor of his so n, Ricky, w ho had died as the res ult of a brain tum or, The Hond a banner hunq high when it was announced th at the Top Fund -Raising C lub on thi s day was th e Honda Employees Honda Rider' s Cl ub with $22,856 in co nt ributions raised . And J BJ Cyc le s was th e Top M o t o rcy c le 8 o After giving the Gold Wing a complete makeover for 2001 , Honda's 2002 Gold Wing will feature just color changes, The 2002 Gold Wings will be available in three new colors; Pearl Orange, Metallic Silver and Illusion Blue, Illusion Red, and Black will complete the offerings for '02, The Gold Wing will also be available with Anti -Lock Brakes (ABS) in all five colors, The Manufacturer's suggested retail price for the 2002 Gold Wing in Pearl Orange, Metalli c silver and Black is $17 ,699 , and the Illusion Blue and Illusion Red, which features ChromaFlair, is $17,999, The new 2002 Gold Wings should hit dealer floors in August. Shop with $11 ,85 8 raised by their c usto mers . Luiz Sanchez of Ch ino , Calif or nia, had one of t he biggest smiles of the day w hen it was announce d that he wa s the winner of the Honda mot orcycle giveaway drawing . The ne xt Ride fo r Kid s eve nt wil l be held on J une 3 in Atlanta, Georgia. For mer STAR Sch ool inst ruct or Lance H ol st is now the chief instruc tor at th e new Ke v in Schwantz Su zuki Scho ol at Ro a d Atlant a in B ra selt on , Georg ia . " W hile I'v e enjo ye d my t hree years as chief inst ructor at the STAR School, helping them from start up to becoming one o f t he mo st reco gni zed sc hools in th e industry, the po sit ion of chief instructo r at t he Kev in S chwan tz Su zuki School at Road Atl anta offe rs even more pot ent ial for the future, Yo u don't get many opport uniti e s t o w o rk w ith a fo r mer SOOcc Grand Pri x Ch ampi on , and Kevin has be en fantastic to collaborate w it h, His co lorful background and vast know ledge BORN : Michaela Rose Metzger, to freestyle motocrosser Mike Met· zgerand his wife, Mandi Rose, on May 17 in Quail Valley, Califomia. OPENED: Safe-T Armor' s home pageon the World Wide Web. The site AUTOGRAPH SIGNIN G: At Corse Superbikes in Saukville, Wiscon- sin, on June 8-9. HMC Ducati' s Steve Rapp and Andreas Meklau and Competition Accessories Ducati's Larry Pegram and former World and AMA Superbike Champion Doug Polen are scheduled to appear. For more information, call 262/284-2725. can be found at the following address: httpJ /www .impactarmor.com. ACCREDITED : Fastrack Riders, as an approved riding school, by For- mula USA Championship Cup Series and SFX Motor Sports. Fastrack operates out of Willow Springs Raceway in Rosamond. Califomia. AUTOGRAPH S IGN IN G: At Valley Motorsports in Northhampton, A U TOGRAPH S IGN I N G: At Kawasaki of Laconia in Laconia, New Massachusetts. on Thursday. June 7. from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Team PC Woridwide.com/Cerni cs.com/K TM' s John Dowd is scheduled to appear. For more information, call 41 3/5 84·7303. Hampshire, on June 13 from 5 to 6 p.m. Kawasaki's Doug Chandler and ENGAGED: Mazda's Jack Stavana to his girlfriend of four years, Cheryl Geering, in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California. Mexico. BORN: Matthew Wayne Hinson, to Ron Hinson of Hinson Clutch Com- Eric Bostrom are scheduled to appear . For more informati on, call 603/521 -0100. AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At Sharnbeau's Recreation in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, on June 7 from 7 to 8 p.rn, Kawasaki's Doug Chandler and Eric Bostrom are scheduled to appear. For more information, call 9201739-4536 . ponents and wife, Kim, on May 21 in Murrieta. California. OPENED: The first Triumph exclusive concept store, Triumph ManhatBORN: Emma Leilani Hayashi, to Cycle News advertising manager For- tan, in New York City, effective immediately. The store, owned by Mark Klein, is located betweenWest 42nd andWest 43rd. .. . . . . . . . . ...... . . . ........ . . .... . ......... . . ..... . . ... . ...... . . . . ........ ......... ...... . . ................. ... . . . . ....... ......... ... ................................... . . .. .. rest Hayashi and his wife. Evelyn, on May 24 in Long Beach. Califomia. cy c le has allowed us to put togeth er the best curriculum in the business and the team of instructors (Jami e James, Tray Bate y and more) that we 've pulled tog ether is second to none. The Road At lanta facility is one of th e finest ro adcou rse s in the w orld a nd the staff th at run s i t h as imp ressed me with their professional ism and their detailed plans for the future of the Kevin S chwantz Suzuki Schoo l. I co uldn't be happier with the change," Road America will ho st a b irthday pa rty t o ce leb rat e 25 years of AMA Superbike racing on Friday, J une 8. The party wil l feat ure a birthda y cake and rider autog raphs and will take place in tum five of the fo ur-mile roadc ourse. "It' s always great to hon or a succes sf ul Am erican innovation," said George Bruggen thie s, Ro ad America' s president and general manage r. "And Su perbike racing is just that. We're really pleased the riders w ill be available to race fans and that we can all ce lebrate this racing milestone at Road America, " A S u p e rTT event w ill be held at the Sacra mento Ca l-Exp o Fairg round s in Sacramento , Ca lifornia , June 30 -Ju ly 1. For more info rmation, call 916 /837-3243 , SF X M otor S port s G roup will promote the Ro se C ity Cycle Fest iva l , Sep t em ber 6 ·9 , in Po rtland , Oreg on , The eve nt w ill be head line d by th e Formula USA ro ad ra c e se ries that returns t o Portl and International Raceway with four classes of racing, including the Lockhart Phillips Unlimited Superbikes, the Formula USA Sport Bikes, the Aprilia C up C hallenge and the Buell lightning Serie s. In add itio n, Portland International Raceway will feat ure the " Motor Sports Expo , " an inte r ac tiv e are a showcasing almost everything with a mot or and t he industry's lat e st gadget s alo ngsi de ext re me sports d emonst rat io ns . 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