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Arena; January 9-10 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, First Union Spectrum; January 9-10 - Worcester, Massachusetts, Worcester's Centrum Centre; January 16-17 - Little Rock, Arkansas, Alltel Arena; January 23-24 - Denver, Colorado, Pepsi Center; January 31 - San Antonio, Texas, Alamodome; February 67 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Mellon Arena; February 20-21 - Columbia, South Carolina, Carolina Center; February 2728 - Portland, Oregon, Memorial Coliseum; March 5-6 - Grand Rapids, Michigan, Van Andel Arena. Continued from page 2 will go toward the 2003 AMA National Speedway Championship. For more information and to order tickets, contact Fast Fridays Speedway at 530/878-7223 or visit www.FastFridays.com. = The AMA Chevy Trucks U.S. Mot9Cross -' Championship event originally to be held at Kenworthy's Motocross Park in Troy, Ohio, on July 12-13 has been officially moved to September 6-7. The origi--' nal date for the event was postponed due -- to excessive rains and flooding in the area. According to Merrill Vanderslice, AMA Pro Racing director of competition, alternative dates were considered, but ultimately the September 6-7 date was determined to be the best option. "We discussed holding the event on the open dates of August 2-3 or August 9-10 but chose September," said Vanderslice. "This will give the event's promoter, Don Kenworthy, ample time to recover from the flooding conditions he experienced at his facility." At one point, the track and nearby grounds were under nearly two feet of water, making holding an event on its originally schedule date an impossibility, according to the AMA. The rescheduled event will now be the 2003 season finale. J The FIM issued drug tests at the Swedish Motocross Grand Prix on July 6, with all the riders who were tested passing. Those tested were Marnicq Bervoets, Brian Jorgensen, James Dobb, Steve Ramon, Alessio Chiodi and David Philippaerts. Clear Channel Entertainment's Motor Sports division has announced the 2003-2004 National Arenacross. Arenacross and 2004 IFMA Freestyle Motocross schedules. The schedule is as follows: November 7-9 Albany, New York, Pepsi Arena: December 5-7 - Rockford, Illionis, Metrocentre: January 2-4 - Fort Worth, Texas, Will Rogers Coliseum: January 9-11 - Des Moines, Iowa, Veterans Memorial Auditorium: January 16-18 - Baltimore, Maryland, 1st Mariner Arena; January 23-25 Hampton, Virginia, Hampton Coliseum; February 13-15 - Denver, Colorado, Pepsi Center; February 20-22 - Sacramento, California, ARCO Arena. The 2003-2004 Regional Arenacross Events are as follows: November 7-8 Greenville, South Carolina, Bi-Lo Center; November 14-16 - Reno, Nevada, Livestock Events Center; November 14-16, Topeka, Kansas, Kansas Expocentre; January 2-4 - Huntington, West Virginia, Big Sandy Arena; January 2-4 - Grand Rapids, Michigan, Van Andel Arena; January 9-10 - Charlotte, North Carolina, Charlotte Coliseum; January 9-11 - Toledo, Ohio, Sports Arena; January 9-11 Memphis, Tennessee, The Pyramid; January 16-18 - Bridgeport, Connecticut, Arena at Harbor Yard; January 16-18 Nashville, Tennessee, Municipal Auditorium; February 6-8 - Springfield, Illinois, Prairie Capitol Convention Center; February 20-21 - Greensboro, North Carolina, Greensboro Coliseum; March 19-21 Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, First Union Arena; March 19-21 - Omaha, Nebraska, Omaha Convention Center & Arena; March 19-21 - Wichita, Kansas, Kansas Coliseum; March 26-28 - Tacoma, Washington, Tacoma Dome. The 2004 IFMA Freestyle Motocross schedule is as follows: January 2-3 - Sacramento, California, ARCO JULY 30,2003' cue • e Clear Channel Entertainment - Motor Sports and Cariffe Promotions have announced a joint relationship for the series final round of the SB2 Supermoto U.S. National Championship to be held at the UMB Bank Pavilion in suburban St. Louis, September 6-7. "The SB2 Supermoto series has developed a foundation to attract spectators, sponsors and top-level race teams," says Mike Kidd, a V.P of Clear Channel Entertainment - Motor Sports. "Having the series finals in the central part of the country at the UMB Pavilion in St. Louis allows us the opportunity to promote a first-class event while attracting many of the top names." The racetrack will utilize the facilities of the UMB Pavilion and will follow FIM World Championship gUidelines, consisting of 75- to 80-percent pavement and 20- to 25-percent dirt, according to the promoters, Lou Cariffe of Cariffe Promotions said: "The plan is to build this sport while bringing the racing to the people through the use of venues located conveniently in major metropolitan areas such as the UMB Pavilion." The sixth and final round of the championship series will be a double point paying event with a purse of $7500 to be split among the Open class and the 450cc class entrants. In addition to the purse and awards, the top two finishers in the season points standings in both classes will receive an invitation to participate in the Parts Unlimited Superbikers Invitational scheduled for October 4 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds in Del Mar, California. The Pro Circuit race support team has announced they will be on hand at the 22nd annual Loretta Lynn's Amateur National in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. The SUppDrt team will be helping riders beginning on Sunday, August 3, through Saturday, August 9. Team technicians will be setting up bikes and answering any jetting, engine or suspension questions. Suzuki has announced that due to an oversight on its contingency program, the AMA Road Racing Grand Championships were inadvertently left off the contingency schedule. Suzuki will post contingency at the AMA Road Racing Grand Championships, July 23-24 in the folloWing classes and amounts: Supersport (GSX-R600); Superstock (GSXR750l; Heavyweight Superstock (GSXR 1000); Lightweight Twins (SV650); Heavyweight Twins (SV1000 and TL 1OOOR). n e vv s The Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum has announced that the traveling version of its acclaimed "Women & Motorcycling" exhibit will be on display at the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame during the 2003 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The exhibit centers around colorful illustrated panels, packed with information about the role of women in American motorcycling. The panels include timelines depicting milestones from the past century, quotes from notable women past and present. and the names of more than 1500 women who are currently active in various aspects of motorcycling. The goal of the Women & Motorcycling exhibit is to show visitors that many women have contributed to the evolution and growth of motorcycling, from the sport's earliest days. The traveling version of the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum's Women & Motorcycling exhibit has been installed in 15 cities since 2000. "After the Women & Motorcycling exhibit's great success here at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum, we were asked to show it at other locations around the U.S.," said Mark Mederski, executive director of the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum. "So we adapted it to travel, and we're pleased to loan it to the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame for the next 12 months." The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame exhibits motorcycles and historic information about motorcycling, with special emphasis on the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, and recognizes those who have dedicated much of their lives toward the sport of motorcycling. It opened its doors on June 1, 2001, moving its present location at the corner of Main and Junction, the old U.S. Post Office building, in June of 2002. It rotates exhibits often, featuring national and international marques. Kawasaki's Eric Bostrom was expecting to find out on Monday, July 21, whether he would be cleared to race at the next rounds of the AMA/Chevy Trucks U.S. Superbike Championship at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, July 26-27, according to team manager Mike Preston. "It's up in the air right now," Preston said about whether Bostrom, who dislocated his right shoulder in a first-lap crash in the opening World Superbike race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, can maintain his title quest the weekend of July 26-27. "He got some stuff from Dr. (Arthur] Ting, and so far we're just kind of in limbo. We're going to back and see him next Monday and see if he gives us the go." Preston said that Dr. Ting did an MRI on the right shoulder the day after the race and didn't see extensive damage. "Everything's back in place," Preston said. "They just want to see that everything is okay. Everything was stretched. We just want to make sure that he's okay and cleared to go and no further damage that we couldn't see right away. It was pretty swollen up." Once the swelling goes down, Dr. Ting will take a second look to make sure nothing was missed on the first examination. Bostrom, meanwhile, was resting at his home in Temecula, California, undergoing therapy with a portable stimulator machine. "He's definitely pretty sore right now," Preston said. "Give it Monday to go back to see [Dr. Ting] and see if we can get the go. His bikes and stuff, everything's ready to go. It will be there for him for sure." Even if he rides, Preston concedes he probably won't be at 100 per- cent but wants to make sure "that he is okay and he won't sustain any further injury by riding. Talking to him, he's riding." Bostrom was one of several riders taken out by Yoshimura Suzuki's Aaron Yates in the second turn of the first World Superbike leg. He was quickly up on his feet. but favoring his arm_ "I saw him jump up, then he ran off, and he was kind of holding his arm," Preston said. "I thought, 'There's something wrong. Maybe he hurt his wrist again.''' It tumed out to be a separated right shoulder, and it couldn't have come at a more inopportune time. With Mid-Ohio being a Superbike doubleheader, it means Bostrom has to be ready to attack the twisty course, with its ups and downs, on Saturday. With three rounds, six races, remaining in the championship, Bostrom trails Yoshimura Suzuki's Mat Mladin by six points, 356-350, with Yates only five back at 345. Laguna Seca likely won't be the end of Bostrom's extracurricular riding, Preston said. "As long as he's not hurt, we'll have him riding the GP bike, doing some tests on that. There's a possibility of getting a wild card there." Eric Bostrom's publicist issued a press release after the Laguna Seca incident that is certain to rub Aaron Yates the wrong way. The release is as follows: "Just like that. Aaron Yates' mistake ruined Eric Bostrom's Laguna Seca weekend. The American Suzuki rider lowsided going into the very first turn in the very first lap of the very first World Superbike race at Laguna Seca this weekend. Aaron's interesting and optimistic line going into turn one proved costly, for others at least. The resulting lowside took out multiple racers, including fan and AMA Superbike title favorite Eric Bostrom. Eric suffered a badly dislocated right shoulder as well as injuring his neck and back. He was unable to race either World Superbike race as a result of this incident, and it is unknown at this time what effect it will have on the next AMA round in less than two weeks' time, much less the rest of his AMA Superbike season. 'I feel like a chicken that got caught in a tractor's rut.' said Bostrom. 'For now I'm just planning on taking it easy for a couple of weeks to try and get ready for Mid-Ohio. But I'm pretty disappointed because until Sunday I was having a tough time with tires. We didn't have a tire that worked on our bike. The only tire that I liked, we couldn't run because it had given my bike tons of chatter. So we made some pretty big changes and finally on Sunday moming I felt I was able to race with that tire that I had wanted to run all weekend. I was really pumped because I could finally run consistently good lap times; lap times that the winners ended up running. But in the end, I didn't get the chance to try it out. It's a shame, because I think we honestly had the chance to win both races.' Yates, however, was able to remount and race in both World Superbike races, finishing sixth in race one and then crashing again in race two. Always one to take the classy approach, Eric was hesitant to comment about the racing incident with Yates, 'I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. It happens.' Although perhaps one of Eric's fans said it best when he emailed Eric today at his website and said, 'It really sucks to see such an awesome, safe and consistent rider as yourself go down so hard due to someone else's careless riding.' Yes, it does." End of release. CN

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