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Continued from page 3 humid ity of the Southeast Asian nation and said it would be impractical for hundreds at a time to carry them into movie theaters, resta urants or weddings . The govemment had planned to begin fining violators of the helmet law 20.000 dong ($1.40> startin g J une 1. 2001 . It is the third time Vietnam's Communist leadership has backed down on enforci ng the helmet law. Under a new proposal, fines would be imposed only on motorcyclists trave ling w ithout helmet s on highways, while those in cities wo uld be encouraged - but not required • to we ar protecti ve headgear. There are seven million motorcycles in Viet nam, whos e population is 78 millio n, acco rd ing to the A MA and about half of the machines are in Hanoi, the cap ita l, and Ho Ch i M inh City . Of 23 ,327 traffic accid ent s last year t hat killed 7,927 people and injured more than 25,000, well ov er half - 64. 5 percent · invo lve d motorcycl es . The num be r of acc iden ts was up 8.3 perce nt ov er the prev ious year, and the number of fatalities increased 11.7 percent. on May 21, according to the AMA. This bill, sponsored by Representative Bruce Starr and requested by BikePAC , gives motorcyclists the ability to dispense their own fuel in a motorcycle tank . The final vote was 24 yes , 4 voting no and 2 absent. The next ste p is the Governor's offic e and early indication is that the Governor has no problem with the bill and will likely sign it when he receives it. Assuming the Governor does sign it, it will go into effect January 1, 2002 . Japanese officials have now scrapped the 35-year-old law that required moto rcycles to ob se rv e an 8 0 k m / h (4 9 .6 mph) s peed limit on freeways in favor of 100 km/h (62 mph), accor ding to the AM A. The change was prompte d by Japanese riders that claimed the rest riction prevented moto rcyclist s from traveling with the flow of traffic and claims of harassment from ca r drivers wh o were allowe d t o travel at 100 km/h (62 mph). . The F ed Ex DuQ u o i n Mil e AMA Progre s sive I nsur a nce U S Fla t Oregon Stat e Senate passed HB-3885 • • Fogarty's Return The annual Goodwood Festival of Speed. incorporatinq a hillclimb held along the driveway leading up to the magnificent 18th-cen tu ry stately home o n the South Coast of England belonging to the Duke of Richmond and Gordon. may have sta rte d o ut as a glorified garden party eight years ago. But the event has now evolved into one of the world's premier showca ses for auto motive exc ellence· both old and new . Attra cting more than 100.000 spectators from all over the world who relish the chance to examine two- and four-wheeled exotica from close up (as well as to rub shoulders in the open-to-all paddock with great names of today and yesterday), Goodwood until now did not contain more than a token two-wheeled element. But for the 200 1 Festival of Speed due to be held July 6-8. that policy has been dramatically changed. Alongside the six Formula One teams (including Ferrari), who 'f be racing their latest ultracars along the narrow driveway leading through the Sussex countryside, and the host of historic four-wheeled contenders on display this year, will be an array of bikes and riders set to arouse any racing enthusiast's int erest . Three marques are represe nted, each of which is bringing a fabulous collection of bikes from its factory museum, and reuniting them with the men who made them famous. Heading up the list are Honda and Ducati, with the star attraction for British crowd s likely Track AM A N a t io n a l Ch amp i . onship races on Saturday, July 7 will run under the lights for the first time ever. The inaugural night race at the DuQUOin State Fairgro und' s " M agic M ile - track will be lit by the brand new Musco lighting system . M usco is the pioneer of premier race track lighting with the Daytona and C harlott e N AS C A R tracks to it s credit. A modifi ed sch edule w ill have practice at 12.30 p.m. with scratch qualifying heats for all three classes at 1:30. Then at 3 p.m. the regular H-D Sportster and SuperTracker heats will be run. Tickets c an be purc has ed f o r t he Fed Ex D uQ UOin M ile at pa rt ic ipating IM D A mot orcyc le dealers. Tickets and informatio n are also available by co ntacti ng the IM DA offic e at 2000 E. Co rnell, Springfield, IL 62703 , 217 /753-8866. Info is also available on the web at www.il linoismda.com. If you didn't qualify for the ISDE, then you may be interested in the S ix Days of Northern Califo r nia dual-sport adventure, which takes place July 8-13. Partici- to be Carl Fogarty's reappearance in actio n ;for tl:Ie first time since his official retirement from racing. ab0ard the 996 Superb ikes he won one of his fa I' W briCi bike titles o n. But also in tne desrno lineup are Lucchinelli on an 851, Stephane Merten s on an 888, Pau l S mart on his 1972 Imola 200 -w inning 750 V- twin . to p Ducati tuner Franco Fame - once a top GP nder in his own right - aboard one of the Italian firm' s earliest racers, the legendary 98cc Mariana, and the 900SS on which Mike Hailwood won his legendary victory in the Isle of Man IT. likely to be ridden by the man who built it for him, Steve Wyn ne. Honda's lineup is likely to be even more emotive. headed by '60s Swiss star Luigi Taveri aboard the fabulous five-cylinder 125cc GP racer on which he won the third of his world titles in 1966, and the predecessor of Honda's new V5 GP 1 contender. Also in action will be To mmy Robb on a 350cc four. Ralph Bryans on a 297cc six, Jim Redman on the 500cc four-cylinder RC 181 which he handed over to teammate Mike Hailwood on his retirement. Mick Grant on his IT-winning RS1000 Formula One bike. Wayne Gardner on an NSR500 , and Luca Cadalora on his title-winning NSR250 . Other Honda riders anticipated but not yet confirmed are Freddie Spencer on an NS500 triple. such as he won the first of his world titles on, and Mick Doohan on an NSR500 - though he's likely to be on duty shepherding Valentino Rossi to GP success the same weekend at the British GP at Donington Park. 200 miles to the north of Goodwood. Pity ! BMW's list of entries is technology-led. with the supercharged 500cc Rennsport from the factory museum providing a taster for the debut m a year's time of the project ed Kom pr es so r Boxer streetb ike, and jo ined by th e cyclenews.com reader poll question of the week 112 .J U N E 27 .200 1 • cue I .. nDVV $ pants will ride through the Emerald Triangle and the "land of Bigfoot ' : explore historic gold mines, railroad routes and lumber mills: and traverse Indian reservations and snow-capped mountain ranges. Nonriders can also partici pate via a touri st package tha t will take them along th e daily rou tes w ith ma ps and mileage cha rts. Lodgi ng op tions incl ude hotels and camping (RV or tent>. For more information, log on to www.dualdogs.com. or call 661 /823-0396 . If you ' re planning to attend the U.S. Open in Las Veg as o n October 12· 13, you may be interested in a package deal the pro mo te r is offering. The packag e includes tw o nights at the MGM Grand Hotel. tickets in the arena's best seating section for each night of racing, pit passes fo r t he ent ire weekend and a fr ee event progra m. Prices (which include tax) are $389 (with seats in the $60 section), or $469 (with seats in the $100 section). To make re servat ion s , c all 8 77 /5239916 , or for more information. log on to www.usssx.com. CN protcl)/lll'e,R1 Des rro BMW Superbike from the early '90 s. deve ogment on iCh was sadly discontinued . Als o in act ioR w ill be Helmut D ahnes IT-winning Rge S: work s BMIi'« rally rider Jghn D eacon aboard the F650GS on w hicr.. tea mmate (and now KTM ·moullted rivaD Richard Sainct won the 2000 Paris -Dakar Rally : the pro totype Bakker-framed New Boxer BaIT develop ment racer from a decade ago : the Span ish -bu Ht C obas ·BMW K 10 0 endurance racer from 1984 which showed tbat Bricks can indee fly; another end ura nce racer. th e mo re rec ent Boxer Team BM W R1TooS/R: and another Isle of Man IT w inner , the F650-ba sed Ch ry salis-BMW Supe rmo no , which spoiled Honda' s party at its 50t h anniversary Manx shindig. But this time at Goodwo od it' ll be a different kind of party, and the opportumty to see and hear these fabulous bikes in action, ridden by the men that made them famous, marks the 2001 Goodwood Festival of Speed as a major event on the moto rcycle calendar this summer. There's an outside chance that, in his father's tragic absence, Mike Hadwood's son David, now 29 years old and living in Spain, may be at Goodwood to ride his dad's IT-winning Ducat!. For afte r surviving the car crash which killed his father and sister, David has led a quiet existence well away from the bike world - until now . But in a very low-key debut, Hailwood Jr . took part in his first bike race in a classic race at Estonl in Portugal on May 22, finishing 11th out of 35 starte rs, riding - what else? - a Mike Hailwoo d Replica Ducati! His father also finished 11th in his first-ever race, back it) 1957 - but there's a good chance if arrangements can be finalized that the next time David Hailwood slings a leg over a 900cc Ducati in public, it'll be aboard t~e real thing.