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Happenings In Motorcycling
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The 2002 AMA Grand National Cross Country Series wrapped up with the annual GNCC
banquet, which was held at lakevIew Resort and Spa in Morgantown, West Virginia, on
November 30. Racer Productions, the series organizers, handed out number-one plates to
Rodney Smith for the GNCC title, Fred Andrews for the AMA National Hare Scramble title,
and MIke Lafferty for the AMA/FMF National Enduro Championship. WORCS Champion
MIke Kiedrowski was also slated to be honored at the event, but he was unable to attend
due to a recent shoulder injury. Smith and Lafferty were also given framed copies of Cycle
News, of which they were featured on the cover. The top-] 0 riders in each GNCC amateur
class also attended the banquet to receive awards, and a variety of special awards were
voted on by the riders, including the Most Improved Rider, which went to Jason Raines;
the Swamp Fox Award for determination, which went to Andrews; the Sportsmanship
Award, which was handed out to Randy Hawkins, and Rider of the Year, whlch was awarded to Smith.
leatJ,ers Sa'e
British cartoonist John Mockett makes light of the changes (or thought-to-be changes)
that occurred (or almost occurred) in Grand Prix racing during the off-season.
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BMW Crabs Forward
Despite the recent dip in Germany's share of the total worid motorcycle market, BMW's
planned program of investment continues. says the company's Motorcycle Division president
Marco von Maltzan, with a total of $120 million still on track to be invested in the BMW Motor-
rader's Berlin plant before the end of 2003. The outlay is aimed at bringing greater flexIbility
to increased production levels, 8& wen as meeting increasingly strict environmental requirements.
But production of the controversial, but innovative, C1 "half-a-Clll'" win be ended shortly•
Von Maltzan revealed that the Cl 's 2001 sales figures were not repeated this year, leading to
the presumption that the mar1
