r'
".JOhnny Campbell and Tim Staab
(Hon) combIned efforts to win the Las
Vegas-te-Reno off-road race in Nevada,
on September 28. The Campbell/Staab
team
out-dueled
the
Shane
Esposito/Andy Grider (Kaw) team
by just 22 seconds. Steve Hengeveld
and Jonah Street (Hon) finished third.
Mike Kiedrowski (Suz) won the
fourth round of the World Off Road
Championship Series in Las Vegas,
Nevada, on September 30, holding off a
charge from Rodney Smith (Suz).
Third place went to Destry Abbott
(Kaw) with Steve Hatch (Suz) and
Brian Garrahan (KTM) rounding out
the top five.
In support of those affected by the
recent tragedies in New York, Washing-
David Chaves (She) and Joseph
Topor.Madry (-She) split wins at
Michael Lafferty (KTM) won the
eighth round of the AMAlFMF National
Enduro Series in Wolverine, Michigan,
on September 30, topping David
Lykke (Yam) and Barry Hawk (Yam).
Fred Hoess (Hus) and Matt Stavish
(G-G> rounded out the top five.
Former World Speedway Champion
Billy Hamill, 31, won the 2001 AMA
National Speedway Championship by
just one bike length over Billy
Janniro, Ryan Fisher and Chris
Manchester at Fast Fridays Speedway
in Aubum, California, on September 28.
'1 waited a long time to win my first
AMA National Championship in 1999,"
Hamill said. "It was tough losing the title
last year and it feels great to get it back.
I'm also just so very proud of Billy and
Ryan. It's great to see the young talent
coming out of AMA Speedway, and
some of these kids are going to be
world-class riders." Although the AMA
Speedway season comes to its traditional close with the National Championship
event, at least one special event
remains on the calendar. On November
2, Fast Fridays will host a special USA
vs. The World meeting, featuring a team
of six domestic stars against an international squad on the same track used for
the AMA National.
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tight racing, it all motivated me to race
the entire series. I'm fortunate Yamaha
ton D.C. and Pennsylvania, the Pro
rounds three and four of the Gas Gas
is backing my return because that's
Stock Motorcycle racers at the
NHRA Pep Boys National, October 4-7,
will donate $100 per qualifying run quick-
USA Pro Extreme Trials in Douglass,
where I had my success as an amateur
er than 7.3 seconds. To show that this is
K~nsas, September 29-30. Chaves
and factory rider. The only trouble was
recorded a perfect zero to win on Saturday, while Madry came back to win on
deciding whether to race two-strokes or
four-strokes - Yamaha makes too many
truly a team effort on behalf of the
Sunday. Jason Carpenter (G-G> fin-
stinkin' VZs!" Bradshaw will travel with
NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle division, at
ished third both days.
his wife Angela and two-and-a-half-year-
the conclusion of qualifying, the total
old son, Dalton. by motorhome to each
number of runs quicker than 7.3 sec-
Spud Walters wrapped up the 2001
round of the National Arenacross
onds will be divided by the number of
AMA/Yamaha Western Four-Stroke
Series. Bradshaw will race the 125 and
riders attempting to qualify for this
National Championship after going 2-2
event. The money will be donated to the
at the series final in Floresville, Texas,
250cc classes aboard his Wyatt Sealstuned VZ125 and YZ250 two-strokes.
Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund on Sun-
September 30. Josh Demuth (Yam)
day prior to the start of eliminations on
won both motos for the overall win,
behalf of the NHRA Pro Stock Motorcy-
while Ryan Terlecki (HbgJ took third
cle racers and teams. As an example, 25
Walter "Tiger" Strank Jr. (Yam) put
together a come-from-behind win in
round 14 of the AMA National Championship Hillclimb Series at the White
Rose Motorcycle Club-promoted event
on September 30. Strank's second
straight win at the White Rose Motorcycle Club hill also sewed up his first
800cc National Championship. Defending National Champion Dave Watson
(Hon) finished second on the day ahead
of Bob Castledine (H-D>. John
Hamilton Jr. ' "The number 64 is the
number that we used if 16 racers in
According to a Yamaha press release,
every qualifying session went faster than
Damon Bradshaw has officially
7.30,' PR02's Steve Johnson said.
signed with the company to compete in
"Besides supporting the Red Cross, this
the 2001-2002 F-USA National Are-
is also a way for the fans to get a little
nacross Series. "' raced a few local arenacross' this past winter, did better than
extra show during qualifying. Every run
down the track the announcers could
I expected and had a blast.' Bradshaw
say, 'Well there is another 100 bucks to
the fund.'"
said. "The format. racing 125s and 250s
on back·to·back nights, the tracks, the
FollOWing the results of the anti-dop"
Ing controls carried out at the
Motocro~s World Championship round
held in Roggenburg, Switzerland, the
International Jury (who was on duty at
that event> met in the first instance on
September 19 by means of a telephone
conference. and decided to refer the
case of Italian rider Andrea Bartolini
and Dutch rider Gert-Jan Van
Doorn, whose urine samples contain
substances prohibited by Art. 10.3 of
the FIM Anti-Doping Code, to the International Disciplinary Court (CDIl,
according to the FIM. The CDI will convene at the FIM headquarters in Mies,
Switzerland, on October 5, to hear both
cases.
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A lawsuit has been filed with the United States District Court in the
District of New Jersey by Pauline Hailwood, the widow, beneficiary
of and successor to the estate of Stanley Michael Bailey Hailwood,
M.B.E. - otherwise known as 10-time World Champion Mike Hail·
wood (pictured).
The suit has been filed against Ducati Motor Holding, S.p.A.,
Ducati Motor, S.p.A., and Ducati North America, with the suit stemming mainly from Ducati's MH900e motorcycle, claiming "defendants have introduced into the stream of commerce and sold, exclusively via the Internet, a limited-edition, hand-made motorcycle
named the MH900e - or Mike Hailwood Evoluzione - and have used
Mike Hailwood's name and likeness in promotional and marketing
materials in connection with the sale and distribution of the aforesaid
motorcycle all without the perrnJssion of the Plaintiff."
The following is a statement issued by Pauline Hailwood.
"Mike helped define an era. He was undoubtedly the best racer of
all time, both as a person and as a sportsman. Ducati ,,:as looking
for an icon to sell motorcycles. When someone of hi stature is used
to sell a product, inescapably, people interpret it as an endorsement.
Ducati used Mike's name to draw attention to the bike, and to make
money from an implied association when there was none. The
MH900e ,s not a bike Mike ever rode. Regrettably, many people
think the bike is a replica. It isn·1. It is separated by 22 years and a
gulf in design and engineering from the bike Mike rode to victory in
1978.
"I have been very selective on how Mike's name and image have
been used. Clearly, I would not have approved an advertising cam·
paign that states, 'Somewhere Mike Hailwood is srnJling_ .. and shifting his Ducati into sixth gear.' I have spent two decades mourning
Mike and Michelle's tragic deaths.
"In this, the 20th annJversary year of Mike and Michelle's passing,
Ducati did not even have the courtesy to contact me for permission
to use Mike's name, much less seek my approval over the way in
which Mike's name is used. This is no tribute to Mike. This is corporate greed at its worst.
"In 1999, before the MH900e was sold over the Intemet, we contacted Ducati about the Mike Hailwood Virtual Museum, and the
family's efforts to honor Mike's memory. This was before Ducati
announced production of the MH900e. Ducati did not respond.
Adding insult to injury, they made no effort to contact me after I
made public statements to the motorcycle press objecting to their
plans to manufacture the MH900e and labeling it with Mike's name.
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"This did not have to become a public spectacle. Indeed, we told
Ducati over three months ago that we hoped to settle this quietly
and amicably. Regrettably, Ducati has been unwilling to come to an
agreement to allow for just compensation and respect due to Mike or
his family. In the end, they said they had the right to use Mike's
name. And, by standing up for my rights, they said I had illegally
interfered with their business or contractual relations with dealers.
Due to Ducati's inability to take responsibility for its actions, I was
left with one unfortunate course of action. They gave us very little
hope this would ever be resolved otherwise.
"It is not the easiest to put yourself in the litigation process. It di.pleases me greatly that I have to stand up to Ducati in this manner.
Utigation is a last resort. But. J feel disappointed that Ducati felt that
they could use Mike's name with impunlty. As a man, Mike stood for
fair play and sportsmanship. J think that somewhere Mike is smiling
- proud that his wife and son are standing up for what is right and
proper."
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