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o Ej[j) o o o OIJ:K9 E1 Continued from page 3 ers should provide our fans with the quality of racing that they have come to expect at the Classic." In addition to the c Lockhart Phillips Pro Superbikes on Father's Day, June 16, there will be a 8 o rider autograph session beginning at 11 a.m. followed by the Formula USA Sportbike race, Harley·Davidson Buell Lightning race, GetAMotorcycle.com o o o o o 250cc Grand Prix, USGPRU 125cc Grand Prix, and Jimmy Adamo Memorial Thunderbike Race. All races will be run rain or shine, according to Formula USA. Jason French, 27, of Sedro Woolley, Washington, died in a racing accident at Ward Creek on Sunday, May 12. French was a local pro racer at Mount Baker's Hannegan Speedway who also compet· ed for several years in the Washougal round of the AMA National Motocross 8 Championship. French was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center immediately after the time of the crash but was later pronounced dead. French is survived by his parents, George and Sandy, and his 8 o girlfriend, Leslie. The Mount Baker Motorcycle Club is setting up a memori· al fund to help pay for medical and funer· al expenses. In addition, a tribute will be o o o paid to French on May 1g at Hannegan Speedway. For more information, visit o www.hanneganspeedway.com. Clear Channel Entertainment's motor sports division has announced that the Milwaukee Mile will host the IFMA's first outdoor competition in two years. The freestyle motocross event at the Milwaukee Mile, which will take place July 19-20, will start the fall IFMA sea· son . the first of 14 events. The front straight of the Milwaukee Mile will be transformed in'to a customized freestyle ~o o o o o o o motocross track· complete with several take·off and landing ramps, using more than 2500 cubic yards of dirt, according to Clear Channel. The second round of the Formula USA National Road Race Series at Summit Point will feature the second·ever XSBA competition/exhibition with several top teams set to compete, including Las Vegas Extremes: DTE . Driving to Endanger: 1096 Stunt Team: Mirror Image Stunt Team: MotoPsy· choZ: and the Atlanta Stunt Junkies. Those teams and others will perform on 8 o o o o o o both Saturday and Sunday, May 25-26. "Given the recent successes of IFMA Freestyle Motocross, including its growth to more than 30 annual events and a recent Tonight Show appearance, it's only a matter of time before our XSBA series begins to explode in popu· larity," said Roy Janson, vice president o o The annual Memorial Day AMA/Progressive Insurance U.S. Flat Track Championship races at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Illinois, will mark their 20th anniversary and will feature a TT race on Saturday and the Memorial Day Mile on Sunday. Johnny Murphree (pictured) comes into the doubleheader AMA Grand National weekend ranked first in the series. Murphree, a Cali· fomia native who now calls Forsyth, lIinois, his home, is expected to return to racing at Springfield after suffering a badly broken leg in a motocross accident last month. Murphree, who rides for Coziar Harley·Davidson, will race on the Springfield Mile Sunday, but is sit· ting out the TT. "I dodged a bullet when the Columbus race was rescheduled due to rain," Murphree said. "I've been really fortunate that my leg has healed quickly. I feel like I should be ready to race and be competi· tlve. Springfield is such a big race for us that it would be hard to keep me off the bike for this event." With Murphree expected to miss half of the doubleheader week· end, it's likely that a new series leader will emerge at Springfield. Only four points separate second· ranked Kevin Varnes from fifth· ranked Mike Hacker, so it's a toss·up as to who might leave Springfield with the points lead. Defending AMA Grand Nation· al Champion Chris Carr will be looking to make up ground at Springfield. The Pennsylvania rider and his Quality Checked Certified Pre·Owned Ford team come to this weekend's race with the knowledge that Springfield has been good to them over the years, Carr has won the Memorial Day Mile twice and is always a threat to win, Joirung Carr as former Spring· field Memorial Weekend winners are Jay Springsteen and Kevin Atberton. Springsteen surprised everyone by winning on the mile two years ago. The seemingly ageless 45-year.old veteran rider from Lapeer, Michigan, continues to amaze his fans and fellow com· petitors by continuing to be com· petitive after 27 years on the cir· cuit, "Springer" comes Into this weekend's races ranked ninth in the standings on his Bartel's Harley·Davidson. Fellow Michi· gander Atherton made a remark· USA events. The riders are already mak· ing a liVing by performing mind· blowing stunts and we look forward to continuing to provide opportunities for them to safely showcase their talents in front of our spectators. For event tickets, call 304/342-5757 or visit participating deal· ers. For more information about the XSBA or Formula USA, visit www.for· mulausa.com. able comeback after suffering a badly shattered leg in 1999. He won this race in 1999 and hopes to put his Saddlemen Harley·Davldson on top of the podium once again. Springfield, which has hosted the traditional Labor Day weekend AMA National Championship races at the fairgrounds since the 1930s, began the Memorial Weekend tradition in 1982. The late· great Ricky Graham won that first race in 1982. The TT race is a new addition to the Memorial Weekend at Springfield. Last year, Tommy Hayden, the oldest of the three racing Hayden brothers from Owensboro, Kentucky, took a weekend off from AMA Superbike road racing and won the inaugural TT race on a converted Yamaha motocross bike. In addition to the doubleheader Grand National races, the Spring. field Mile will also host a round of the Harley·Davidson Sportster Per· formance Series. Rookie Jake Johnson, from Deptford, New Jersey, leads that series after winning the series opener in Oklahoma last month. Last year's AMA Flat Track Rookie of the Year and defend· ing Sportster Performance champ Bryan Smith, of Flint, Michigan, is ranked second, and Virginian Rusty Rogers is third. motorcycle being the Ariel. In all, 17 dif· ferent classes of motorcycles will be judged, with the Ariel class being broken quickly from serious injuries sustained in into five different categories. Proceeds issued by Team Oliver Yamaha. A com· will be donated to the Huntington Beach Library's Children Resource Center. For more information, call 714/375-5023. pound fracture of his right forearm was to the Motomania program, which is designed for motorcyclists to ride Mid· America Motorplex every Wednesday Recreation Area in Lakeview Terrace, California, on June 2 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thi o year s ev' :1t will featlll'~ a .;dr· afternoon and evening. The track is located 20 minutes south of Omaha, Nebraska, in Pacific Junction, Iowa. beque, bench racing and a [wo·str,?ke AMA and Formula USA road racer motorcycle show. The follOWing cate· gories will be judged: '60s, '70s, '80s stock, modified and racing machines, as well as best exotic (won last year by Michael Derderian's Steve Biganski·built street·legal TZ250). James Milroy Jr. leads the school. For more information, call 402/203-3409. partial amputation of two of his left toes. shoulder and a cracked rib. "\ really don't remember what happened at all. I am still getting back pieces of the week· end's memory a little at a time. I'm sure happy I wear a Shoei, it saved me onc again!" Oliver said in the release. No recovering at his Auberry, California, home, Oliver is doing well and he plan on returning to action at Pike's Peak 0 June 2. "I really want to thank everyon for their phone calls, cards, and gifts," teacherl even had her whole class sen Price Racing recently announced that Kurt Caselli and Doug Chiapuzio will be teamed together for the upcom· ing Best in the Desert Nevada 1000 on tive. I've had a rough season so far, bu don't give up on me yet. I'm still going t of Clear Channel Entertainment. "These The 17th annual Huntington Beach a Price Racing KTM 520. This will be the Concours d' Elegance will also be held on June 2 in Huntington Beach, team's first race aboard KTMs. California, with the featured marque of n e _ s Road racer Rich Oliver is recovering B8 MAY 29, 2002' c u e I • Oliver's most serious injury, along with a Oliver said. "My friend Cindy Cass [ riders are doing things on sport bikes never before seen by spectators all with· in the safe environment of the Formula o way on May 4, according to a release Oliver also has a slightly separated right Mid-America Motorplex is now offering rider schools for racers, street riders and track riders. The school adds 5th annual Two·Stroke Extravaganza, hosted by Moto Car· rera, will take place at Hansen Dam The the carousel turn at Sears Point Race· me handmade get·well cards. It's all real Iy helped me keep motivated and posi race for the win in the remaining race and try again for the championship nex year. eN