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bankruptcy fraud where she illegally took
the Supercross business out of my Company bankruptcy estate without payment
to the estate or notice to the court and
her theft of my Company pension. Ms.
Campbell has a significant legal downside
from these revelations I am exposing. I
believe I will be able to prove that to protect herself she has illegally influenced
the Thompson homicides investigation by
causing evidence to be fabricated. witnesses to be threatened. bribes to be
offered. documentary evidence to be
destroyed or altered and many false
statements to be made to the
courts/press. There is no point in going
into more detail on these reasons now. I
prefer just to go into the facts of why this
motion is significant."
French road racer Regis Laconi will be
Aprilia's MotoGP racer. riding the new
three-cylinder RS3 in the 2002 World
Championship. "It gives me particular
pleasure to know that our finest motorcycle will be in the hands of a man with
such feeling and character." said Aprilia
President Ivano Beggio. just after he had
entrusted this new assignment to the
young Frenchman. "Passion and feeling
are the most important ingredients in
what we have put at stake since we
decided to take up this challenge. In
Just four days into the Total Arras-Madrid-Dakar Rally, Spanish
Repsol KTM rider Joan Roma holds the overall lead. As of New
Year's Eve, the competitors had completed the European stages and
entered the African country of Morocco, and they'll also race in Mauritania and Senagal before finishing on January 13.
The December 28 start in Arras, France, was a first for the
famous rally, which is promoted by the French company TSO, and
the route made stops in Chateaurox and Narbonne, France, and
Madrid, Spain before reaching its first Moroccan ovemight in Rabat.
The stages so far have consisted primarily of transfer sections. with
only three short special tests featured in Europe_ Two of those were
muddy, and much of the rally so far has taken place on rain-pelted
freeways.
Second overall before the New Year was Frenchman Cyril
Despres, and Finn Kari Tiainen was third. Two-time winner Richard
Sainct, of France was fourth ahead of Spaniard Isidre Esteve. All of
the top five were on KTMs (BMW withdrew most of its support for
the rally after last year's event), and all were within a minute and 35
seconds of each other.
As for defending champion Fabrizio Meoni, the Italian is entered
this year on the new KTM LC8 twin (as is countryman Giovanni
Sala). so he wasn't expected to do well on the short, grass-trackstyle early spedal tests. As this is written, he sits 10th, two minutes
and 47 seconds off the pace of Roma.
Chris Jonnum
terms of motivation. this is where our
project and Regis Laconi's temperament
coincide. What particularly struck me
about this lad is his sincerity: his one.
overpowering desire is to be the rider on
our bike. I feel he is the right man for us. I
wish Laconi the very best of luck and I am
sure he has all the qualities needed to
carry our project forward and help us realize our ambition. "
The FIM has announced the following
changes to the 2002 World Motocross
Championship schedule: The Grand Prix
of Spain will be held on April 14 ; the Grand Prix of Italy will take
ANNOUNCED: HYR as the new sponsor of the 24 Hours of Glen
Helen and Wiseco as the title sponsor of the 12 Hours of Glen Helen.
The 24 Hours of Glen Helen will be held September 7-8 with the 12
Hours scheduled for June 29. For more information. call 909/880·3090.
ACCEPTING: Galfer Brakes is currently accepting racing resumes for
the 2002 racing season. Resumes can be sent to Galfer Brakes. c/o
Chns Villasenor, 57 W. McFarlane, Ventura. CA 93001.
BORN: Aiden Mark Buckmaster, to road racer Damon Buckmaster and
his wife. Leanne, on December 18 in Australia. Buckmaster took part in
the recent tire test at Daytona. Hew home to Australia and arrived just 46
hours before the baby. the couple's first. was born.
AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At Chaparral Motorsports on Wednesday
January 16 from 6 to 8 p.m. Jeremy McGrath, Tim Ferry. David Vuillemin
and Yamaha of Troy riders Chad Reed. Rodrig Thain. Greg Schnell and
Ivan Tedesco are scheduled to appear. For more information, call
800/841 -2960,
SIGNED: Kurtis Roberts to a multi-year deal with Shoei Helmets.
Roberts, the 1999-2000 Formula Xtreme and 2000 600cc Supersport
Champion. said in a release announcing the signing: "In testing. I have
found my new Shoei to be incredibly comfortable. cool and quiet. Troy
Lee Designs is dOing a killer paint job for me right now which will be available from Shoei as a replica in the near future." Shoei also announced
that Buddy Antunez, Ernesto Fonseca and John Dowd will wear Shoo
helmets In 2002.
HIRED: Todd Stanford as suspension sales associate by White Brothers: Jason Lubben as a suspension technician by White Brothers.
RESCHEDULED: The dP Safety School originally scheduled for
November 13. 2001 has been rescheduled to February 1g, 2002 at
Sears Point Raceway in Sonoma. California. DP's will hold schools at five
racetracks in 2002: Sears Point. Buttonwillow, Thunderhill. Laguna Seca
and California Speedway. For more information. call 805/772-8301.
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SELECTED: BMW motorcycles by the California Department of General Services for use by the Califomia Highway Patrol. This marks the fifth
straight year that BMW has been chosen by the CHP, according to
BMW.
PROMOTED: Tony Murr to assistant vice president. sales, of Kawasaki
Motors Corp. U.S.A.: Jim Weston to west regional saies manager of
Kawasaki Motors Corp.. U.S.A.: Bill Jenkins to east regional sales manager of Kawasaki Motors Corp.. U.S.A.. effective immediately.
MOVED: Preito Racing Inc.. to 535 South Dixie Highway East. Pompano Beach. FL 33060.954/788-7528.
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TERMINATED: Gearbox International's relationship with Diadora so
that it can devote more resources to the Suomy Helmet brand. according
to Gearbox Intemational.
ANNOUNCED: Supercuts as the title sponsor of the AMA Superbike
Series round at Sears Point Raceway in Sonoma. California. May 3-5.
Supercuts inked a two-year deal with the racetrack with an option for a
third year.
RETAINED: JMPR PubliC Relations Inc.. as the public relations campa·
ny for the Indian Motorcycle Company. For more information, call
818/992-4353.
OPENED: Twisted Clothing's home page on the World Wide Web. The
site can be found at: http://www.twistedclothing.com.
SIGNED: Yoshimura Suzuki's Aaron Yates to a contract with RS Taichi
USA. Yates Will wear the company's leathers and gloves in the 2002
AMA Superbike and 60Ccc Supersport Series.
MOVED: RS Taichi USA to 2531 West 237th Street. SUite # 109. Torrance. CA 90505.310/326-2867.
OPENED. Factory Team Two Racing & Motorsports' home page on the
World Wide Web. The site can be found at the follOWing address:
http://www.factorteam2rac.ng.com.
OPENED: I-Moto. Interactive Motorsports. at 7899 Southfront Rd.. Uvermore. CA 94550. I-Mota is also currently accepting racer resumes for
the 2002 racing season.
OPENED: TenSpots' new home page on the World Wide Web. The site
can be found at the following address: http://www.tenspot.biz.
OPENED: A KTM Duke owner's club home page on the World Wide
Web. The site can be found at the following address: http://www.justdukeit.com.
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CORRECTION: KTM has informed us that the 125 EXC. 250 MXC,
380 MXC and the 400 LC4 from the 2002 Cycle News Buyer's Guide :
are no longer available in the US market.
AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At Bert's Mega Mall in Covina, California.
on January 3 at 7 p.m. Travis Pastrana. Kevin Windham, Shane Bess and •
Danny Smith are scheduled to appear. For more information, call
626/974-6600.
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place on May 26 (instead of June 23). and
the Grand Prix of Austria will be held on
June 23. In addition, the Grand Prix of Belgium will be held in Genk.
Road racer Richie Morris to repair his
crushed left wrist. the result of his homfic
startline crash with Scott Russell last
March at Daytona Intemational Speedway. During the surgery. doctors diagnosed that there was too much damage
to the wrist and therefore it was permanently fused. "Yeah, it is kind of bad. but
I am better off than last year. riding in all
of that pain." Morris said in an e-mail. "It
wasn't too bad at some tracks. adrenaline is a great thing. But I would usually
go back to the motorhome and cry after
the race was over. Basically. it is no different. I wasn't able to bend it last year,
so now I'll never bend it again. They took
some bone from my hip and grafted it
over my wrist. then with a metal rod and
plate. welded the thing all together."
Moms has been cleared to retum to the
gym on January 1. starting with light
weights. "' can't wait. I haven't been in a
gym since February at Daytona. and I can
definitely feel it on the bike," said Moms.
"I just thank God it was my left wrist. Had
it been my right. my racing career would
for sure be over. But it's not. and I am as
hungry as ever to win the Buell Championship'"
Clear Channel Entertainment's motor
sports division has announced the addition of the new $75.000 CC.com
Fund to the existing $150,000 Privateer
Fund that will bring the total privateer
payout to $225.000 for the 2002 season
of EA Sports Supercross, according to
Clear Channel. The new fund pays an
additional $5000 into each 250cc LCQ
throughout the 2002 season. Therefore.
riders finishing in third place through last
will be paid. CC.com is a leading source
for live entertainment tickets and inside
information. according to Clear Channel.
Steve Plater will join Simon Crafar
in the Virgin Yamaha squad next season
in the British Superbike Series, according
to a release issued by the team. Team
manager Rob McElnea signed the 31year-old after losing James Haydon to
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