Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

he west coast. The association was ormed to provide an upscale safe and professional environment for Spencer chool graduates to practice skills leamed at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, hile giving Pacific Track Time a .. next step" direction for riders seeking professional instruction, according to a press' release. Todd Robinson, Sales Director of Pacific Track Time, said: "When orgaizing and executing professional trackday events, we qUickly realized that it nly takes a couple days for some riders to potentially start building and then reinforcing bad habits on the track. While e have a riding staff to help riders become oriented to the track and work on safety basics. we feel it's a disservice to riders to have them continue to ride track days without encouraging them to seek out higher levels of instruction ... and there's no better place to put someone than in the hands of a master teacher like Freddie Spencer." During Pacific Track Time's regular season, Spencer School instructors will be attending selected events as guest 'nstructors and bring a taste of Freddie Spencer's High Performance Riding School to a larger audience with lunchtime introductory seminars. Spencer School graduates and Pacific Track Time Frequent Riders will also receive discounted admission to each other's respective event dates. For more information on Spencer's school. call 702/643-1099. For more information on Pacific Track Time, call 877/8092170. half of the AMA motocross season provides further evidence of the rapid growth in the popularity of the sport, according to the A,MA. "AMA Pro Racing and our motocross promoters have stepped up the level of promotion of the AMA U.S. Motocross Championship and the results are very positive," said AMA Pro Racing CEO Scott Hollingsworth. "We feel many factors are helping the sport reach new levels of popularity. Improved television coverage, corporate sponsorship from Chevrolet, and continued upgrading by our promoters to their facilities have all had positive affects. These factors are among the reasons that the AMA U.S. Motocross Championship is widely recognized as the premier championship in the world of motocross, with top riders competing from around the globe." While AMA Motocross and Supercross are at an alltime high, AMA Pro Racing is working to ensure continued development of the sport. Goals include future network television broadcasts, expanding media relations efforts, increasing the exposure of racers by emphasizing their personalities and athleticism, continuing improvements and innovations in the marketing of the sport, and working in closer partnership with promoters to provide fans an even more enjoyable experience. '" 10 10 10 10 IO Sunshine Motocross, in St. Petersburg, Florida, is now open for practice and racing. For more information, call 727 1481-8162 or see their Web site at www.sunshinemotocross. .. .. IO .. " IO 10 10 10 IO 600 women from 40 states and four countries. The event was the third Women & Motorcycling Conference sponsored by the AMA. Established in 1971, the AMA Dud Perkins Award for Outstanding Contribution to Motorcycling was first presented to its namesake, a San Francisco motorcycle dealer who embodied tireless and generous dedication to every aspect of motorcycling. It's bestowed by the AMA Board of Directors and is the Association's highest honor. Created in 2000, the AMA Bessie Stringfield Award is given to a woman who has had significant positive impact on the role, and image, of women in motorcycling, shOWing other women they can be active participants in the world of motorcycling. The award is bestowed by the AMA Board of Directors. The AMA has announced that it has presented two of its highest awards to two women who have made significant contributions to American motorcycling. Patti Mills, of Topeka, Kansas, an accomplished long-distance road rider and former member of the AMA's Board of Directors, was presented with the AMA Dud Perkins Award for Outstanding Contribution to Motorcycling. Mills was one of four women chosen to participate in the 1988 Van Buren TransCon Ride, a cross-country motorcycle journey designed to draw attention to the growing number of women motorcyclists. During her nine years on the AMA Board of Directors, she helped launch the first AMA Women & Motorcycling Conference. Rita Coombs, of Morgantown, West Virginia, a well-known promoter of numerous off-road motorcycle-racing events, was presented with the AMA Bessie Stringfield Award. Along with her late husband, Dave, she founded Racer Productions, which promotes the AMA National Motocross Championships, the AMA's largest amateur racing event, at the Loretta Lynn Ranch ... Patti and Rita, through their tireless efforts and significant contributions, are great examples for all motorcyclists," said Robert Rasor, president of the AMA. "We're pleased to recognize the accomplishments of these two women." Both awards were presented at the conclusion of the 2002 AMA Women & Motorcycling Conference, which was held in Buckhannon, West Virginia, June 29 through July 3. The conference was attended by more than Although he is being used in some prerace publicity posters and advertising for some upcoming Formula USA Dirt Track events, AMA Grand National Champion Chris Carr phoned the Cycle News offices on Monday, July 15 to let his fans know that he won't be attending those events, including the Lexington Red Mile. "I had not intention of doing them," Carr said. "In fact, I don't even have a Formula USA license. I haven't pre-entered any of their races for the entire year." Attendance at the first six rounds of the 2002 AMA/Chevy Trucks U.S. Motocross Championship is up nearly six percent over the previous record attendance of 2001, according to the AMA. From the season opener in San Bemardino, Califomia, to the event in Buchanan, Michigan, nearly 124,000 fans have attended the six rounds. That compares to just more than 117,000 fans during the same period last year. Following on the heels of record-breaking attendance in the AMAlEA Sports Supercross Series this winter, the first , • 10 Round nine of the AMA/Progressive Insurance U.S. Flat Track Championships, which was scheduled to take place at Thunder Ridge Raceway in Prestonsburg, Kentucky. on Saturday night, July 13, was rained out. With a rainy forecast for the rest of the weekend, AMA Pro Racing officials decided not to chance returning for Sunday either. Instead, the event has been postponed until Saturday, July 20. The schedule change means that many racers will have to decide between returning to Kentucky for the AMA event or heading to Duluth, Minnesota, for the Formula USA National Dirt Track Series event, which was already scheduled. Scott Rousseau The So. Cal. Flat Track Association will be moving from Competition Park to a new quarter-mile dirt track currently being built in Perris, California, according to race director Bruce Sandford. The SCFTA is planning to hold its first race at the facility in September. For more information, call 858/2771591. HIRED. Jerry Wohlgemuth, as technical sales representative for Ohlins USA, effective immediately. For more information, call 828/6924525, ext. 301. HIRED, Curtis Henquinet, as product manager for Ohlins USA, effective immediately. For more information, call 928/692-4525, ext. 302. • The 11 th annual Hot Bike/White Brothers LA Calendar Motorcy- 10 • 10 • IO IO.. .. ,. 10 • • • IO at the 10 IO following 10 • • • 10 .. address: • RESIGNED: Bob Weber, from his position as vice president of White Brothers Performance Products, effective immediately. Mike Bell, vice president of marketing and brand development, will now oversee all sales and operational pursuits with assistance from John Bui. director APPOINTED, Allyson Stanberry to the position of national advertising representative for CycleTrader.com, effective immediately. NAMED: Euroline Inc. as the exclusive North American importer for Goldfren Brake Products. For more information, call 845/228-0145. PROMOTED, Mike Dougherty, to the position of director of interna- tional operations for Polaris Industries Inc.. effective immediately. The position was formerly held by Dick Pollick, who will retire in September, according to Polaris. . : OPENED. Pit Boss Racing's home page on the World Wide Web. The ,. " of finance. CORRECTION: In the Voices section of Issue #27, the letter about the Women's Racing League should have referred to Jessica Snyder, not Jessica Patterson. " . . ,. cue' e r w o o o C r LJ U u c B I' w f\ u f1 LJ The FIM's International Disciplinary Court will meet on August 5 to hear Joshua Coppins' case regarding his recent failing of a drug test. issued by the FIM at the Austrian round of the World Motocross Championship in June. According to Clear Channel Entertainment, some 15 million fans tuned in weekly to the broadcast of the AMA Supercross season on ESPN2 and the four ABC Sports shows - a record for the series. "With nearly 15 million fans watching supercross from their homes on both cable and network television, we are assured that the future of supercross is brighter than ever," said Mike Weber, executive vice president of Clear Channel Entertainment - Motor Sports. "All fans, riders and sponsors can be comforted by knOWing the future of AMA Supercross no only lies in the spectacular live events, but also in the ever-growing television package ... site can be found http://www.pitbossracing.com. , J n - - - - - - - Continued on page 108 e _ so • JULY 24, 2002 3 f1 LJ C o n tJ o o o o o o o o o

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