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c Continued from page 3 Paul Bird Motorsport rider John Chula Vista, CA 91910, and they will be McGuinness won the 35th Macau delivered to Mexico on December 22, Motorcycle Grand Prix held in the Chi- starting at 11 :30 a.m. Those who donate nese colony in the Far East on Novem- before December 5 will receive a pair of ber 17. McGuinness topped the Reve Califomia's Wild Animal Park on Decem- end of 15 laps around the five-mile ber 6. For more information, call :~~ cations Festival Of Lights at Southern Bennett by just over five seconds at the .. tickets for the Clear Channel Communi- Red Bull Ducati of Scotsman Roger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 n street circuit with six times 888/420-0086 or log on to www.insur- winner ancextreme.com. David Jefferies in third place aboard his MOVED: Ferodo Braketech. to 18630 Collier Ave .. Suite G, Lake Elsinore, CA 92530, 909/471-3476,909/471-3536 (fax). SIGNED: A contract between Lake Whitney Motocross LLC and Moto-Mgmt L.P. and Honda of Houston. Under the agreement. Moto-Mgmt L.P. will continue to organize, promote, and conduct major amateur motocross events at Lake Whitney through 2007. V&M Yamaha. DeCal Works is offering free pre-printSix-time Canadian Superbike Champion ed number plate backgrounds to body will be Best in the Desert. Pre-entry The FIM has announced that the British Steve Crevier will be the guest all racers in the EA Sports Supercross opens December 10. For more informa- instructor at the Arroyo Seca road racing and Chevy Trucks National Motocross tion, log on to www.desertvipersmc.com. round of the World Sidecar Motocross Championship has been canceled and school in New Mexico. December 1-2. Series. Riders must compete in one of Sears Point Raceway in Sonoma, Califor· will not be replaced. The 14-round series will begin on April 1 in Holland and will con- American Mexican Insurance Services For more information, call 815/784- nia, made a donation of more than 650 clude on September 22 in France. and Too Much Fun Promotions are orga- 4000. pounds of non-perishable food items to Friends in Sonoma Helping (FISH) Three-time AMA Superbike National the series and hold an AMA Pro license. nizing their Mexican toy. clothes and food drive. Toys. blankets, The Desert Vipers Adelanto Grand follOWing the raceway's first Thanksgiving Champion Reg Pridmore has released canned food and clothes can be deliv- Prix will be held February 23-24 in Ade- Food Drive, according to a release issued ered to 240 Woodlawn Ave., Ste. 18, lanto, California, and the sanctioning by the track. the schedule for his 2002 CLASS Motorcycle Schools. CLASS will visit 12 racetracks in the coming year. Pridmore's first class of the new year will take place at Sears Point in Sonoma, California, on CATHCART • March 15 and will conclude with a session at the Streets of Willow in Rosamond, California, on November 1. For more infomnation, call 805/933-9936. Bimota '5 Never-ending Story Bimota may be down for the count - but not yet out, according to rumors, which hold that three different Italian investment groups, as well as that headed by former U.S. importer Bob Smith, are still negotiating to acquire the rights to the name of the bankrupt specialist manufacturer. Included in those negotiations is a stock of 150 reclaimed ver· sions of the Vdue 500cc v·twin two-stroke which led to the company's demIse, 80 examples of the Suzuki TLlOOOR-powered SB8R (a hopped-up version upon which Anthony Gobert one his last World Superbike race, the first leg at Phillip Island, Australia, during the 2000 season) and more than 150 Suzuki engines still held by the company liquidator. The Rimini factory has now been sold, says the rumor mill· but there's still a good chance that the marque may survive elsewhere, if one of the four bidding groups is able to agree a purchase price with the liquidator. Watch this space... Glen Helen Raceway and Chaparral Motorsports have announced that the 6th annual U.S. AMA Pro-Am Championships will be held December 28-30 at the facility in San Bernardino, California. The top 100 AMA Pros have been invited to race the stadiumcross event on SaturBlmota Is stili being considered for a possible resurrection, according to rumors, with bids for the marque reportedly being placed from both Italy and America. A stock of current models, such as this SB8R, are part of the deal. cyclenews.com reader poll question of the week Cycle News Rider or the Year thus ran c t [ o o 72 DECEMBER 5. 2001 • cue n I D __ from each class will then qualify for a 125 vs. 250cc shootout. For more information, call 909/880-3090. To cast your vote. log on to http://www.cyclenews.com. Who has been the-mosrwerrth day, December 29 with the event hosting both a 125 and 250cc class. The top 10 s