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o o o Continued from page 3 B@&JO[J(]@[?[JiJ[J&J @[J{]ry o !XJ@~0 @!JD@[Jj]~~@ o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o c In a released issued by the California Department of Parks and Recreation on April 21, effective immediately. the California Department of Motor Vehicles is notifying all owners that the type of registration sticker that is issued this year may be different from the one that was previously issued. According to the release. the California Air Resources Board (CAR B) has off-highway vehicle exhaust emission standards in place that include the way that off-highway vehicles are built for use in the state. how they are registered by the DMV and when they are ridden on public lands. Based on these criteria. two different types of identification decals are issued - the Green Sticker (year-round use) and Red Sticker (seasonal use). At issue were the two different types of decals. which created confusion and resulted in many owners being issued the wrong stickers for their OHVs. This also made it difficult to enforce the sticker regulations in the field. the release said. To facilitate enforcement in the field, all 2002 model year and older OHVs, Lyons. The Aussie quintet will in turn square off against Rickardsson and a trio of former World Champions. The _ istration renewal fees to the DMV. Additionally. Green Stickers will be issued to all 2003 and newer OHVs that are certified by their manufacturer to meet California's OHV emission standards for year-round use at all California OHV riding areas. Red Stickers will be issued to 2003 model year and newer OHVs that are not certified to California OHV emission standards. Owners will be issued a Red Sticker if the vehicle is a 2003 or newer vehicle and the owner sees a "C" or cycle and distribution industry, according 2003 Speedway World Championship is a nine-round affair and will conclude in Norway on October 4 after working its to Husaberg. BMG will be managing inventory for units and parts out of its facilities in Florida and Tennessee, way through Europe. respectively. Husaberg USA. Inc. has announced that Barrett Marketing Group Ltd. will take over the distribution of Husaberg motorcycles in North America. The agreement covers distribution of all Husaberg motorcycles, spare parts, aftermarket equipment and warranty service. Effective immediately, Barrett Marketing Group will take over all dealer and distributor responsibilities in the United States. BMG, involved in the KTM New days and hours of operation are Riding OHV vehicles with a Red Sticker will remain seasonal depending on the area you ride. A list of seasonal @@§ [)[J@0(l0 ):l@@[Jb riding periods is available by tele- !3[Jj]@ [j)C!J][f)@fl@[J@00 jJ r5!l@f?({}0 !i3@[Jj](j]C!J]@(l phoning the Air Resources Board at 800/242-4450. or on the web at http://ohvparks.ca.gov/defaule.asp?page id=21928. Effective July 15, Red Sticker registration requirements will be strictly a new 600 Xtreme team. The last 600cc form in both the Polish and British racing I was involved in was with the domestic competitions. "I love racing in Factory Yamaha team in 1999 on the Poland. as the fans are as fanatical in quite some time. R6. I remember I qualified on the pole about speedway as Aussies are about 8 c o o o Sticker category. Those 2002 and older models with a 2004 expiration on their Red Sticker will be issued a new 2004 Green Sticker by the DMV as a replacement through the mail. Those haVing a Red Sticker expiring in 2003 will be issued a Green Sticker after paying reg- o o enforced for all OHVs operated at all California State Vehicular Recreation Areas (SVRAs). "These guidelines give uS the elements that are necessary to facilitate enforcement in OHV riding areas," said Tony Perez, chief of the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division of California State Parks. "It will also bring clarity to owners and give both riders and the agencies involved a fresh start in implementing this important air quality-related program." TZ2501 is as fast as I can make it! I had latter claimed consecutive titles way planned on retiring from racing this sea- back in 1951-52. Bluey Wilkinson was son, in order to run my Mystery Schoo! Australia's maiden World Champion in program full time. However, I would seri- 1938. Crump has finished runner-up ously entertain proposals to race a in the past two World titles behind o o 600cc Superbike in the new Xtreme Swedish arch-rival Tony Rickardsson, class. I think that there would be an but after a relaxing off-season the UK- opportunity for myself and Robert Ward, based Aussie is feeling rejuvenated and C r my crew chief, to work together in this ready to fire in Poland on May 17 - new formula. contributing our abilities to emboldened by his strong early season off." Crump, who became a dad for the Both 125cc East and West Champions were honored, as well. East Champion Branden Jesseman proudly accepted his trophy, as did West Champion James "Bubba" Stewart, who made a surprising appearance considering the crash he had suffered the night before, which left him with a broken collarbone and, no doubt, a splitting headache. Despite feeling sore, Stewart made one of the best, and even the funniest, speeches of the night. "Yeah, I kind of had an accident last night," Stewart joked. "But I've got to move second time on April 17, will be joined on." by four other Aussies in this year's 22- Stewart went on to acknowledge his family, and, of course, his sponsors and fellow racers. for the 600cc Supersport final that year cricket." said Crump. who was the at Daytona. I enjoyed racing the 600s." World Under-21 Champion in 1995. "However. Poland is no more vital than any other Grand Prix on the calendar - speedway star Jason Crump will be out to break a 52-year drought when the 2003 Speedway World Championship kicks off in Poland on May 17, according to a release issued by his publicist. Crump. 27, is confident that 2003 will finally see him follow Jack Young as Australia's third World Speedway Champion, after the Australian 112 MAY 14, 2003' I: U I: I the most important thing is that I'm fit. confident and full of energy, and I can't wait for the international season to kick rider World title field - Ryan Sullivan, e now in effect at Prairie City State Vehicular Recreation Area (SVRA) near Sacramento, California. Prairie City is now open Thursday through Tuesday, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m .. May through August. Also the home of the AMA Hangtown National MX, Prairie City SVRA is located off Highway 50, about 20 miles east of downtown Sacramento. CN "3" in the eighth digit of the VIN. Supercross promoter Clear Channel Entertainment held its traditional year-end THQ World Supercross GP/AMA Supercross Series Awards Banquet at the Hard Rock Cafe Hotel and Casino on May 4. the day after the Las Vegas Supercross. And. once again, the banquet. hosted by Art Eckman, was another first·c1ass gala event. The banquet pays tribute to the series champions and recognizes the accomplishments of high achievers - on and off the track - of the just-concluded series. Of course, the highlight of the banquet was the trophy presentation to the series' top riders. This year there was an additional trophy to be handed out, and that was the THQ World Supercross GP first-place trophy, which was officially presented to the series inaugurai champion Chad Reed. The World Supercross GP Series included the two rounds in Switzerland and Holland at the end of last year and all of the traditional AMA Supercross Series rounds in the United States, excluding the Daytona Supercross. Riders who did not compete in those first two European rounds were not eligible for the World Supercross GP title. Reed won the title with room to spare over Heath Voss and Tim Ferry. The first six finishers in the THQ World Supercross GP Series were all Yamaha-mounted. Ricky Carmichael was awarded his th.ird 250cc AMA Supercross crown. as well. He accepted the trophy. which was far more hard-eamed than the one he won last year. Carmichael finished out the 2003 AMA Supercross Series just seven points ahead of Reed, making it the closest series finish regardless of emission standards, will be "grandfathered" into the Green motorcycle distribution for Canada. has a great deal of experience in the motor- Leigh Adams, Todd Wiltshire and Jason n e _ s Another highlight of the night was a special tribute paid to seven-time Supercross Champion Jeremy McGrath. McGrath's mother. Ann. got on stage and related some high and low moments throughout McGrath's career, but, as you might imagine. most of them were highs. Afterwards, CCE's Charlie Mancuso took the stage to announce three tributes created to perpetuate Jeremy McGrath's name, one of which is a scholarship set up in his name. Second. from now on, the first-place trophy of the 250cc series will be known as the Jeremy McGrath Trophy. And, finally, two 70-percent life-size bronze statues of McGrath have been constructed and will be erected permanently at the AMA museum in Ohio and at Anaheim's Edison International Field, the site of McGrath's first 250cc Supercross win in 1993. All told, McGrath won 10 times (including two 125cc-c1ass wins) at Anaheim. McGrath received a standing ovation when he took the stage and was obviously genuinely moved by the tributes. McGrath broke down a couple of times, saying that he had thought his hardest speech was over when he initially announced his retirement in January. He added that the year was kind of tough on him because it was like "retiring 16 times." There were plenty of other awards handed out, as well. Moto XXX's Alan Brown received the MMI Top Tech Award for being voted the mechanic of the year. Brown tunes for Larry Ward. Privateer Ryan Clark walked off with the 100% Award, while Parts Unlimited's Jeff Fox was presented the Walker Garrison Special Industry Recognition Award. Team Yamaha's Jim Parry accepted the Team Manager of the Year Award. and he wasn't the only Yamaha guy to have something to smile about at the end of the evening. as his wbole factory Yamaha team was presented the Team of the Year Award. Keith R. Johnson came away with the award with the longest name - the U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co. Pro Privateer Challenge and C. E. Altman Top Privateer Award. SoBe Suzuki's Mark Price was awarded Transport Driver of the Year and The Factory Spectator Steve Bruhn was honored with the Road 2 Recovery Humanitarian of the Year for all of his hard work and effort within the industry. Kit Palmer