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The SFX National Arenacross Series visited Grand Rapids, Michigan. over the
weekend, and Damon Bradshaw
(Yam) dominated both main events on
the first night of racing, as well as the
Dash For Cash. On night two. however,
Josh Demuth (Yam) won both main
events, while Darcy Lange (Kaw) won
the Dash For Cash. Despite two thirds
and two firsts, Bradshaw actually lost two
points to the consistent Demuth after all
was said and done, and Demuth now
leads by 13.
As of Monday, January 7, defending champ Fabrizio Moeni led the
2002 Total Arras-Madrid-Dakar Rally on his factory KTM LC8
twin-cylinder motorcycle. The Italian managed to stay in the hunt
through the relatively technical early portion of the rally, which did
not suit his heavier, more powerful bike, and then used the ultrafast special test from Tan-Tan Morocco, to Zouerat, Mauritania, to
pass Spaniard Joan Roma, of the Telefonica Repsol KTM team, for
the overall lead. During the test, Meoni reached a top speed of 116
mph. After that, Meani continued to post respectable special-test
times, actually extending his lead to over three minutes. Sitting
third is persistent Chilean Carlo de Gavardo.
The week was marked by TSO handing out several speeding
penalties in the village of Midelt, Morocco (in the interest of safety,
radar-enforced speed limits are imposed in populated areas). Among
those affected was two-time winner Richard Sainct, who - despite a
50-percent reduction in the penalty - had nearly 15 minutes added to
his time, a death-blow in this year's relatively short version of the rally.
As of January 7, six days and 1846 miles remained in the rally,
which finishes in Dakar, Senegal, on January J 3.
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Ten-time World Trials Champion Dougie
Lampkin has been honored with the
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distinction of being named as a Member
of the British Empire (MBE) for his services to the sport, according to reports
from England. The 25-year-old. who has
been dominating the sport for five years,
said he was shocked to receive a letter
two months ago telling him of the honor.
But he admitted he still could not believe
it until he was contacted on New Year's
Eve to confirm his MBE. "It's great to get
this sort of recognition,' Lampkin told the
BBC. "I know trials is not one of the
most popular sports, but maybe the publicity from it will get people asking what
trials is all about. To get this is up there
with winning any of my World Championships.· Lampkin's father Martin won
the World Championship in 1975 and has
since become his son's mentor.
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cal specifications as outlined by the FIM
are as follows: Airbox - the air filter element may be removed or replaced; carburetor intake insulators can be modified;
fuel injection system - throttle bodies
intake insulators can be modified;
exhaust system - the number of exhaust
final exitCs) must remain as homologated.
The exit(s) must be on the same sideCs)
of the homologated model. The following
items may be removed: emission control
items in or around the air box, oxygen
sensor, and air injection devices.
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The FIM recently released its rule
changes for the World Superbike
Series. They are as follows. according
to the release: All manufacturers must be
in possession of the appropriate FIM
Manufacturers' license; each team must
submit to the Secretariat of Superbike
International, by January 1 of the year in
question, an entry for their team; no substitution or replacement of the entered
rider may be made after 14hOO on the
day preceding the day of the first practice
session of the event; the riders and/or
teams must compulsorily attend any briefing organized by the Race Director and
the Race Direction; entries - a rider shall
be deemed to have taken part in the
event when he participates in. at least,
one practice session. A rider shall be
deemed to have started a race when he
participates in. at least, the first lap of the
race; riders in the top 10 positions in the
Superbike class will be reqUired to canry
two on-board cameras on their motorcycles; finish of a race and race results - to
be counted as a finisher in the race and
be included in the results. a rider must
cross the finish line on the race track (not
in the pit lane) within five minutes of the
race winner. The rider must be in contact
with his machine; as from January 1,
2003, races will not be stopped for
changes in adhesion resulting from climatic changes.
The main changes to the 2002 Road
Racing World Championship
Grand Prill regulations - besides the
introduction of four-stroke prototypes up
to 990cc in the MotoGP class (former
500cc class) - are the follows: to replace
" 500cc' by "MotoGP' in the whole regulations. MotoGP class - 500cc 2stroke/g90cc 4-stroke; riders in the
MotoGP class must be in possession of
a "FIM Grand Prix Super license;" the
maximum age of new contracted riders
participating in the 125cc Grand Prix for
the first time and wild-card riders is 25
years at January 1. 2002; all manufacturers must be in possession of the appropriate FIM Manufacturers' license; no
substitution or replacement of the
entered rider may be made after 17h30
on the first day of the event (technical
controll, except in the case of the
MotoGP class where substitutions may
be made up until 12hOO on the second
day of practice; each Grand Prix host
Federation (FMNR) may nominate three
wild card entries for the 125cc and 250cc
classes in their own Grand Prix; the
MSMA may, at each Grand Prix event,
nominate one wild card entry for the
250cc and MotoGP classes; the FIM may
nominate two wild card entries for the
125cc and 250cc classes, and the
FIM/Dorna may nominate one wild card
entry for the MotoGP class at each
MotoGP event; timetable for Qualifying
Practice: 125cc: 13h 15 to 13h45;
MotoGP: 14hOO to 15hOO; 250cc: 15h15
to 16hOO; practice restrictions: when
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Superbike technical specifica·
tions outlined in the new rules are as follows: minimum weights for the Superbike: 750cc four cylinders: 159 kg (349
pounds) - 900cc three cylinders: 162 kg
(356.4 pounds) - 1000cc two cylinders:
164 kg (360 pounds). Supersport techni-
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there is a break in the championship of
two or more consecutive week-ends,
then the exceptions will not apply from
9hOO on the Wednesday after the Grand
Prix until the following Grand Prix; winter
testing for 125cc and 250cc teams will
be restricted to their own continental
zone