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sely with my team to make sure we
et our deadline of being on the World
perbike grid for the Laguna Seca
und in July." According to his official
ess release, Foggy intends that the
1 streetbike will be "publicly revealed
fore the fifth round of the champiship at Monza. - The FP1 is arguably
e most eagerly awaited machine ever
compete in World Superbike racing,
d will be ridden by former World
hampion Troy Corser and British
perbike star James Haydon. Over the
st decade Eskil Suter and his brother
mon have created a small, but highch racing supplies company, SRT, in
rbenthal, near Zurich. They already
pply highly specialized equipment to
P and World Superbike teams, includg clutches, cylinders, exhaust-pipes,
ames and swingarms. Suter has
ready found larger premises for the
1-evolution and has hired many new
chnicians to help meet the ambitious
hedule of the FP1's production as a
reetbike and racebike.
mong those listed on the World
durance Championship entry list for
e coming season are Americans
son Pridmore, Michael Barnes,
hn Jacobi and Andy Deatherage.
arley-Davidson is taking its history
ck on the road with an all-new Travelg Museum. "A Highway Through
Ime" will trace the history of Harleyavidson with vintage motorcycles,
othing, and memorabilia, according to
arley. "The heritage and history of
arley-Davidson is very important to us
and to our riders, - said Tom Bolfert,
Director of Harley-Davidson Archives.
"No other motorcycle company in the
world can proudly boast of a heritage as
long and storied as ours. - Scheduled to
make its debut at Daytona Bike Week,
March 4-10, the Traveling Museum will
ing to the AMA. The AMA delegation,
led by Edward Moreland, vice president
of AMA government relations, also discussed with federal officials proposed
emissions standards for road motorcycles that are soon to be released. The
AMA delegation also included Director
appear at many major motorcycle events
throughout the year, including over 100
stops at Harley-Davidson dealerships
throughout the country. The Traveling
Museum contains original vehicles dating back to 1913. Included in this year's
tour is a 1920 Harley-Davidson bicycle
and a rare 1920 Sport Model, featuring
a 37 cubic inch, fore and aft opposed
twin-cylinder engine. Absent from the
show circuit in 2001, the previous Traveling Museum hosted over 3 million visitors during its 12-year run. "This new,
of State Affairs Sean Maher, and Legislative Affairs Specialists Royce Wood
and Imre Szauter. "We were encouraged by the open exchange that we had
with the federal officials, and we look
forward to providing the EPA with more
insights into how riders would be affected by their proposals, - Moreland said.
"We want the EPA to know that riders
are watching these proposals very
closely and are concerned. - The EPA
has proposed national emissions standards covering off-highway motorcycles
and ATVs only slightly less stringent
than the requirements now in place in
California, which severely limit the use
of two-stroke motorcycles. Currently,
there are no national emissions standards governing off-road motorcycles
and ATVs. Under the standards, which
will be finalized by September 13, new
off-highway motorcycles and ATVs
would be subject to strict emissions
requirements that would be phased-in
beginning in 2006. Full compliance
larger museum presents our story in a
manner more consistent with our stature
as the world's premier motorcycle manufacturer. I'm confident visitors will thoroughly enjoy it. - adds Bolfert.
Continental Tire will be at all the Pro
Dirt Track events during Daytona Bike
Week and will have tires available for
sale. Continental will be legal at all
events except the Grand National on
Saturday. Continental won every expert
main at Volusia last year.
The AMA reiterated its concerns that
new U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency emissions regulations could
spell the end of two-stroke off-highway
motorcycles during a visit to the EPA's
vehicle emissions testing facility in Ann
Arbor, Michigan, on January 22, accord-
the motorcycle industry as both a racer
and executive, will head up AMA Pro
Racing's west coast sponsorship sales
efforts and be responsible for managing
communications with, and responding to
the needs of the motorcycle industry in
California as it relates to the AMA brand
of professional motorcycle racing,
according to the AMA. "Southern California is the unoffiCial home of motorcycling
in the United States, and it is important
for AMA Pro Racing to have a presence
there, - said Scott Hollingsworth, CEO,
AMA Pro Racing in a press release.
- Andy's expertise, knowledge and
respect within the motorcycle industry is
well-known and we are very pleased to
have him on board. His hiring adds to our
recent staffing additions that further
strengthens our team and bolsters our
plan to grow the sport of professional
motorcycle racing. "
Spectrum Motorsports, a HondaAprilia dealer in Lake Forest. California,
has that they will host a series of track
and school days this year. The days
(March 29, May 9, September 5 and
October 17) will be held on the big track
at Willow Springs International Raceway.
These events will have three skill levels,
beginner/street. intermediate/advanced
and race. The guest instructors will be
road racers Steve Rapp and Vicky
Jackson-Bell with the pair providing a
mix of classroom and track instruction
for the advanced and race groups. Race
Tech's Paul Thede will put on a suspension seminar and then have his technicians available to assist with suspension
set up on rider's motorcycles, according
to Spectrum Motorsports. The cost of
these one-day events is $225 per day
and includes all amenities. For more
information, contact Spectrum Motorsports at 949/859-3186.
would be reqUired by the manufacturers
in 2007. Also, ATVS would be required
to meet even tougher standards beginning in 2009.
AMA Pro Racing has hired Andy Leisner as vice president to head a newly
created AMA Pro Racing office in Los
Angeles, California. Leisner, a veteran of
AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At Dreyer Yamaha in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Friday, February 8 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 3171243-2203.
SIGNED: An agreement between Sidi importer Motonation and Racer
Productions that names the boot manufacturer the exclusive racingboot sponsor of the 2002 GNCC Series. Sidi also sponsors GNCC
racers Steve Hatch and Mike Kiedrowski.
CORRECTION: in our coverage of Honey Lake Motocross Park's
Hangover Grand Prix, we improperly listed the fourth-place-finishing
team. The father-son team of Rich Thorwaldsen Sr. and Jr. placed
fourth, and track owner Larry Wosick said it was a pleasure to have
them at the race.
CANCELED: The Steel Shoe Fund three-hour endurance ice race on
Lake Koshkonong near Fort Atkinson. Wisconsin. The event, which was
scheduled to take place on January 27, had to be canceled after unseasonably warm conditions melted the ice on the lake. The race will not
be rescheduled.
How big of a deal is it that supercross
factory and factory support teams are
getting outside-industry sponsors? Really big. For proof, check out the So Be
ads on pages 72 and 73 of the February
issue of Maxim magazine, an
extremely popular men's monthly. Page
72 features Travis Pastrana's back,
while seated on his RM250, advertising
the SoSe Energy beverage next to the
SoBe Suzuki Racing Team logo. The
opposite page features a similar picture
of Kevin Windham advertising the SoBe
Power beverage next to the Team Lizard
logo. Maxim showed an average monthly
circulation of approx. 2.5 million at the
end of 2000, and that was more than
triple its nearest competitor.
ACCEPTING: Skyking Products is currently accepting individual racer
and race team resumes for the 2002 race season. For more informa-
tion, or to complete an online application, contact Skyking via
www.skykingproducts.com .
HIRED: Former supercross/freestyle racer Shane Trittler, by OMS
Ltd, effective immediately, Trittler will oversee the company's freestyle
motocross operations.
AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At the Maxima booth at the Indy Power-
sports Dealer Expo on February 16 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. and at the
Yuasa booth from 10 a.m. to noon. Kawasaki factory road racer Eric
Bostrom is scheduled to appear.
BORN: Maximillien Scott Page, to Gearbox Intemational's Chris LeP-
age and his Wife, Jennifer, in San Francisco, Califomia, on January 3.
OPENED: TRT Racing's home page on the World Wide Web. The site
can be found at the following address: http://www.trtracing.com.au.
TRT is an Australian manufacturer of motocross clothing.
SIGNED: Pro-Action to provide suspension services for the Escondi-
OPENED: The ISDE 2002 home page on the World Wide Web. The
SIGNED: RickY Carmichael and James "Bubba - Stewart to wear Fox
site can be found at the following address: http://www.isde2002.net.
Edge Performance Riding Courses will be offering a series of open track
days and riding schools at selected
upper Midwest road racing venues,
including the Colonel1ts Brainerd International Raceway in Brainerd, Minnesota,
and at the newly constructed Mid-America Motorplex in Council Bluffs, Iowa. At
riding gear for another four years.
do Cycle Center Team