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o o o he AMA has announced the results of s recent election for the AMA Board f Directors with former 500cc World hampion Kevin Schwantz, Jeff ash and John Ulrich getting elected, ccording to a release issued by the MA. Nash has been elected to repreent the South Central region: Schwantz as been elected to represent the outheast region: and Ulrich has been lected to represent the Southwest egion. The AMA Board of Directors onsists of 12 members. Six individual irectors are elected by the general embership in their respective regions nd serve three-year terms, according to he AMA. Six corporate Directors are lected by the corporate membership nd serve two-year terms. The AMA oard of Directors meets four times a ear, according to the AMA. The three ew individual directors will be seated at he Saturday, February 16, session of he scheduled Board meeting, which will ollow the election of corporate directors t the annual Corporate Member meetg in Indianapolis, Indiana. Votes cast in his election were independently tabulatd and the results certified by the ccounting firm of Ernst & Young, which Iso verified the ballots' eligibility, the MAsays. Three of the five factory AMA/Chevy Trucks U,S_ Superbike Series took part in a two-day test session at California Speedway in Fontana, California, January 14-15, with American Honda, Kawasaki and HMC Ducati represented. When all was said and done, it was American Honda's Nicky Hayden leaving the facility with the fastest lap time, though everyone was mostly getting used to the new racetrack that stayed dirty for the majority of the tes!. Hayden clocked a 1:29.2 on his 2002 Honda RC51 with Miguel DuHamel clicking off a 1:29.7 on his 2001-model RC51 on the first day of the test, with Hayden improving to a 1:26.97 on the fmal day. DuHamel also improved to a 1:27.34 to end the test as the second quickest rider, ahead of HMC Ducati's Pascal Picotte and Erion Racing's Kurtis Roberts. Although no one seemed to be overly enamored with the newest racetrack on the schedule, they were in agreement that track management seems eager to please. There is also no denying that the facility itself is first-rate, "The little chicane in turn one is a little Mickey Mouse," Hayden said. "The rest of it is fun. It's not very technical, but it's a lot of work on a superbike, For the most part, I like it. It's a real nice place and hopefully it will be a good race for us." Though the track was dirty and the layout new, Hayden was trying to get some serious testing in on his new RC51 , "I took the morning to get comfortable, but we've been trying some different tires, rim widths". some pretty big changes," Hayden said on the first day, "The track is chewing up tires pretty good, but I don't think it'll be too hard on 'em." DuHamel was also working hard, putting in a ton of laps on his year-old RC51 until his new one arrives, hopefully in time for the Laguna Seca test that was on-going as this issue of Cycle News went to press, "The track is not too difficult, but I wouldn't say it's easy," DuHamel said, "It's really dirty off line right now, I got off line in the chicane and now there's a big black mark down there from my front tire. The only problem I see is with the crossover section down there - the wall is pretty close. These guys are really Willing to work and they're good people, so I think everything will come together. I think it may be tough to pass. There's only really one good passing place. I told Jim [Allen from Dunlop] that I thought this place would be worse on tires than Daytona, but it's not so bad. It's not a Daytona issue_ You'll need hard tires but it won't be as bad as I thought." even-time AMA Supercross Champion eremy McGrath is being featured in three-page editorial feature in the Febuary 2002 issue of Playboy Magazine, hich is available on newsstands now, ccording to his publicist. The feature rovides candid informational riding tips rom McGrath as well as a handy guide n all of McGrath's riding essentials ... rom bike to helmet. million in the year-ago quarter, an 18.3 cent increase compared with $1.13 in percent increase, according to Harley. ,. .. IO.,. '" '" '" '" 10 .. '" '" 10 'I '" .. '" British rider James Haydon on the new Foggy FPl bike. "When we set up this team, I didn't think for a minute we could have attracted as big a name as Troy Corser for our first season, - Fogarty said in the release. "Everyone knows 2000. Fourth quarter diluted earnings per share (EPS) were 39 cents, a 26.8 percent increase compared with last year's 31 cents. Revenue for the full year was $3.36 billion, compared with $2.91 bil- arley-Davidson today announced ecord sales and earnings for its fourth uarter and year ended December 31 , 001. Revenue for the quarter was 894.4 million compared with $756.2 The third of the Honda RC51 superbikes ended up in two pieces when Roberts crashed in what you would call turn three, a fast left hander, on the first day of the test. Fortunately, Roberts escaped injury. Unfortunately, the Honda made it all the way to the wall where it met its death - at least for the day. The crash cut Roberts' first day a bit short. "That was the worst one I've ever had as far as messing up a bike," Roberts said. "It sounded like a NASCAR when it hit the wall." As for the track itself, Roberts was his normal candid self. "It sucks, it's stupid and it's boring," he said. "It'll be safe, but there's nothing technical - it's just a bunch of chicanes. It should be good racing. I think the best thing will be to get in the lead and then cut the chicanes - they don't penalize you for cutting chicanes unless you pass someone." HMC Ducati's Pascal Picotte still hasn't got the smile off his face in what is his second encounter with the factory Ducati. That smile was even bigger here than at Daytona, thanks mainly to more help from the factory. "It's much better than Daytona," Picotte said. "We're using smaller throttle bodies now and these guys from Italy understand the telemetry and the geometry of the bike. They know little tricks and they're helping me understand the bike better, The track is really dirty so you can't really go for a banzai lap. The biggest problem right now is that it's hard to get reference points. The cones in tum one are horrible and the transition down there is pretty horrible. There's no kerbing in some spots and the grass runs up to the pavement so it's hard to get reference points. It's not a fast racetrack like I thought it would be. I'm using fifth gear - first, second, third, first, second, third. There's a iot of hard braking, but you still have to carry some speed through the chicanes." Dunlop sent Jim Allen to the test and he was hopeful that Fontana wouldn't end up on his list of tracks that cause him to lose sleep at night. What he discovered is that the California Speedway racetrack likely won't need a special tire developed for it. In addition to the superbikes, all of Erion's men were here - Mike Hale, Jake Zemke, Roger Lee Hayden and Alex Gobert. Additionally, Tommy Hayden and Tony Meiring were testing their ZX-6RRs. Hale was the qUickest of the Formula Xtreme riders, lapping at 1:28.5 on his new CBR954RR. Paul Carruthers lion in 2000, a 15.7 percent increase. Net income for the year was $437.7 million, a 25.9 percent increase versus last year's $347.7 million. while diluted EPS for the full year were $ 1.43, a 26.4 per- to 10 10 '" ,. '" .. '" '" ,. 10 '" 10" 10 '" '" '",. '" '" 10 '" '" '" .. '" '" .. '" Carl Fogarty completed the rider lineup of his new Foggy Petronas Racing team by signing his former Ducati teammate Troy Corser last week. The 30· year-old Australian former World Superbike Champion has signed a three-year deal with Fogarty's outfit, which is being backed for five years by Malaysian petroleum giant Petronas. Corser joins '" '" '" .. '" '" ,. '" '" '" .. '" 10 '" '" .. '" "'" '" '" '" how talented a rider he is, but Troy is also one of the best riders for setting up a bike. What he did for Aprilia on a new bike was sensational and we want him to try even harder to make this project a success. Now we have the perfect blend of youth and experience and I could not be happier with the two riders that we have signed. It's now up to me to make sure that we have a bike that lives up to their expectations. I know Troy well from being his teammate for two years in 1998 and 1999. Contrary to a lot of .. Greg Schnell and Ivan Tedesco are scheduled to appear. For more information. call 626/974-6600. · · · · HIRED: Dou91as Neubauer as the new director of AMA Sports. replacing Hugh Fleming. who recently joined AMA Pro Racing as its director of safety and logistics: Steven Carnegie as AMA sports manager. Along with fellow manager Roger Ansel and coordinator Cherie Daniels, Carnegie will manage AMA Sports' competition programs. AUTOGRAPH SIGNING. At Yamaha of Arizona in Phoenix, Arizona. on Friday, January 25 from 6,30 to 7,30 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 609/992-8620. reports, he was the perfect teammate, always willing to share information on the set-up of the bike. Last year wasn't the happiest for him and I wasn't the only one to point that out. But now he is raring to go and wants us to develop this OPENED: Gene Romero' s West Coast Flat Track Series' home page on the World Wide Web. The site can be found at the following address: http://www.wcfts.com. SIGNED: A deal between Sidi boots and Dorna in which Sidi will be a sponsor of the MotoGP Series in 2002. The multi-year agreement means that Sidi banners will be placed trackside at all the GPs. · · · · · · .. AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At Town and Country Motorsports in Chandler, Arizona, on Friday, January 25 from 6:30 to 7,30 p.m. Suzuki's Travis Pastrana. Kevin Windham. Danny Smith and Shane Bess are scheduled to appear. For more information. call 480/503-3333. bike around him. That's exactly the kind of attitude and motivation we need." AUTOGRAPH SIGNING. At Malcolm Smith Motorsports in Riverside, California, on January 31 from 6 to 8 p.m. Team Suzuki's Travis Pastrana, Kevin Windham. Danny Smith and Shane Bess, KTM's Grant Langston, Brock Sellards, David Pingree and Billy Lanovich and MSM riders Paul Krause and David Rees are scheduled to appear. The dates of the Austrian and Bulgarian Motocross Grands Prix have been swapped, according to the FIM. The Grand Prix of Austria will be held on June 9, and the Grand Prix of Bulgaria will take place on June 23. The calendar is as follows: March 24 - Netherlands, BORN. A baby girl, Garrity Hayes Grise. to Arnette's Jennifer McKenzie and John Grise on January 31 in La9una Niguel, California. AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At Berts Mega Mall in Covina. California. Valkenswaard; April 14 - Spain, Bellpuig; April 28 - Germany. Teutschenthal; May 12 - France. St Jean-d'AngEly: May 26 - on Friday February 1 from 6,30 to 7,30 p.m. Jeremy McGrath. Tim Ferry. CORRECTION. Valenie Enos works for AMP Racin9 LLC and not David Vuillemin and Yamaha of Troy riders Chad Reed. Rodrig Thain. AMA Racing LLC as was reported in a previous issue. '" '" '" '" '" .. ,. '" '" '" '" '" '" .. '" '" '" '" '" '" '" .. '" '" '" '" '" '" '" '" '" '" '" "" '" .. '" '" '" '" '" '" '" '" ,. '" ,. '" .. 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