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that Alloy has chosen White Brothers as a strategic partner moving forward with their line. Very few opportunities arise to team up with a performance apparel line such as Alloy MX, and we are excited to add the Alloy MX brand to our awesome lineup of products." This agreement will provide White Brothers the exclusive rights to distribute the complete Alloy MX line in the United States, Canada, Mexi'co, South America and Japan. Neil Calvesbert. founder and owner of the Alloy MX brand, commented: "This is a partnership where both sides really bring unique ingredients and talents to the table. We believe when combined togeth..I er, the synergy will allow us to deliver the true potential of the Alloy brand. White -=' Brothers shares the vision we have for the brand, and because of that it has - been exciting for everyone involved in putting this partnership together. We can now focus our efforts on growth of the brand and delivering a fresh product line - to powersports dealerships nationwide." White Brothers will begin official sales and distribution of the 2004 Alloy MX product line in September. - Ron Helms, the promoter of the Hall of Fame AMA Flat Track race scheduled for August 2 at the Oak Ridge Race Course in Arrington, Virginia, has infonmed AMA Pro Racing that "due to circumstances beyond their control" it will not be able to hold the race as scheduled. Consequently, the event has been cancelled. It is not yet clear whether or not this event will be rescheduled. AMA Pro Racing flat track manager Bruce Bober expressed frustration over the situation. "To learn of the cancellation at such a late date makes it very difficult for teams and riders," said Bober. "Everyone, including Ron Helms with Helms Promotions. has worked extremely hard to prepare for this event. and it's a real disappointment to remove it from the schedule." Helms is equally frustrated over the cancellation, according to the AMA. Entry fees for thiS event will be refunded. For details contact Patti Boume at AMA Pro Racing. 614/856-1900, ext. 1233. Helms Promotions has credited and mailed receipts for all pre-sales. The next event on the schedule is the Hagerstown. Maryland, half-mile scheduled for August 9. Chaparral Speedway in Boise. Idaho, will host the Tater Cup Pro Motocross on ............ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Saturday night. August 2 The Open Pro main <125. 250 and 450cc) will feature a $7000 purse with a $3500 purse slated to be split up in the 125cc Pro main. according to event promoters. For more information, call 208/388-0810 or visit www.chaparralmotocross.com. The BlueRibbon Coalition and the Eurekabased Far West Motorcycle Club are teaming with the owner of Eureka Motorsports Center to host the first-ever Northcoast OHV Sound Day and open house on August 9. USDA Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management recreation staff are also expected to attend and help educate riders about the new 96 decibel CdBAl sound limit for offhighway vehicles COHVs) in California. Trained personnel from the BlueRibbon Coalition will administer the SAE J 1287 "20-inch" sound test for off-road motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Eureka Motorsports Center, located at 1601 Broadway in Eureka. Motocross Vacation will be offering what ·they refer to as "The Ultimate Supercross Vacation Package" in January of 2004. As with every Motocross Vacation, each package features full service, including riding on the famous Southern California tracks, bike rental, gear. accommodations, meals, ground transportation, and behind-the-scenes tours of Pro-Circuit and Troy Lee Designs. Also included in The Ultimate Supercross Vacation are tickets. pit passes, and a .. Southern Califomia style" pit party for the 2004 Southem Califomia Supercross of your choice. For more information, visit www.motocrossvacation.com or call 909/246-1503. The National Promoters Group has announced that Olympic and World Cup skiing legends Phil and Steve Mahre will race the second annual celebrity athlete motocross promotion at the Washougal. Washington. round of the AMA/Chevy Trucks U.S. Motocross Series. a.k.a The Scott USA Pro Board Sports Motocross National at Washougal. presented by the NPG. Washougal's pre-race promotional event. a three-lap mini National that pits skiers vs. snowboarders. takes place on Friday on the pro track and is followed by another three-lap race on Sunday during the intermission between the Pro races. Celebrity athletes spend the entire weekend at Washougal, camping out and hanging with the fans, amateur racers and their families. Joining Phil and Steve Mahre next week will be some of the world's top board sport athletes. including: Daron .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Rahlves. U.S. Ski Team member and top American World Cup downhill racer of all time: Brant Moles. Rossignol-sponsored pro free skier: Scott Kennett. old school extreme mountain skier, current Master's Free Ski champion: Barry Selley, pro free skier, won the inaugural celebrity athlete event at Washougal last year: Matt Goodwill. pro snowboarder. winner of the legendary Baker Banked Slalom race: Jim Rippey. pro snowboarder. first guy to pull a back flip on a snowmobile: Aaron Vincent, former Sims pro team rider, top level skateboarder, extreme videographer: Noah Salasnek, former Sims pro team rider. top level skateboarder. extreme videographer: and Tex Devenport, pro snowboarder. founder of the wild & wooly "Tex Games." Several other nonboard sport athletes will participate as well in a "non-scoring" capacity. They include pro jet skier and motocross ace Victor Sheldon. Seth Enslow. his Crusty buddy Bubba and FMX star Beau Bamburg. In addition. local Pros Ryan Huffman and Jason McCormick will be on hand to provide racing pointers to the pro board sport athletes. "I haven't ridden a dirt bike in 10 years. so this should be interesting." said Phil Mahre. "We [along with brother, Stevel used to ride motocross quite a bit as a way to train for ski racing. Steve still has a couple 125s in the garage. but I don't know if they run." Mahre then added. "I'm definitely looking forward to seeing the pros race on Sunday. " Repsol Honda's Nicky Hayden will team with fellow MotoGP rookie Ryuichi Kiyonari in the upcoming Suzuka 8 Hour. the pair riding a VTR 1OOOSPW in the race that was won last year by Daijiro Kato and Colin Edwards. Tohru Ukawa is also slated to represent Honda. teaming with Hitoyasu lzutsu. Hayden was one of the MotoGP regulars who took part in a two-day test that ended on July 17, held at the Bmo circuit in the Czech Republic. The fastest rider over the course of the two days was Camel Honda's Max Biaggi. the Italian setting a best lap of 1:58.8, well inside his 2002 pole position time of 1:59.646. Repsol Honda riders Valentino Rossi and Hayden both bettered their times from the first day of the test. with Hayden spending the majority of his time testing tires and getting ready for the Czech Republic GP, which takes place in August. "It went pretty good really," Hayden said in a team press release. "I knocked off some time from yesterday and overall enjoyed the test and learned a lot. Not just good for coming back here in August. but for the whole experience on .. : road racers Jamie Hacking, Damon Buckmaster. Aaron Gobert and Jason DiSalvo, along with Team Oliver Yamaha's Rich Oliver, are scheduled to appear. For more information, call 434/799-8000. MOVED: Impact Video and VideoXsports.com, to 75 Argonaut #B, Aliso Viejo. CA 92656,949/460-9496. 949/460-9497 (faxl. The website remains the same at www.videoxsports.com. OPENED: A Supermoto practice facility, Grange Motor Circuit, in Apple Valley. California. The 8/10-mile track features 14 turns and is 30 feet wide. It is open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to dark. For more infor- mation. call 76'0/963-1360, or check out www.grangeracing.com. CORRECTION: Anyone needing information regarding the AMA National MX round at Binghamton. New York, AU9ust 22-24, should call 607/849-4438. The phone number printed in the AMA National MX program is incorrect. AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At Tnangle Cycles North in Danville, Vir- AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At Yamaha of Troy in Dayton, Ohio. on September 5 from 6 to 7 p.m. Factory Yamaha riders Tim Ferry. Chad Reed and David Vuillemin, Mach 1 Motorsports' Heath Voss and Nick Wey. and Yamaha of Troy's Ivan Tedesco. Brock Sellards, Josh Hansen and Craig Anderson are scheduled to appear. For more information, call 937/294· 1577. OPENED: Precision Concepts Racing Suspension's second location in the Temecula. California, area. The new shop is located at 26866 Jefferson, Suite G, in Murrieta. For more information. call 909/894-6117 or . ginia. on August 28 from 6 to 7 p.m. Team Yamaha and Graves Yamaha visit WlfoI"N.precisionconceptsracing.com. ....................................................................................................................................................... "" 2 JULY 30.2003' .. U ... u neVIIs . . the bike. We tried some things with the Showa guys on the suspenSion that seemed to work and at one stage hooked up behind Loris [Capirossil, which was good for experience. I'm real glad we tested here because this is definitely the type of circuit that I could have struggled on if I hadn't had some experience at." Rossi lapped at 1:59.64, with Hayden turning in a best of 2:00.03. Defending champion Billy Hamill headlines a 22-rider field that will contest the 2003 AMA National Championship Speedway Series, Presented by Progressive Insurance, according to the AMA. Hamill will be one of five riders in the field who will retum home from European racing commitments to ride in the 2003 series opener, Friday, July 25. at Fast Fridays Speedway. He'lI be seeking his third-consecutive AMA National Championship. Also among the "foreign" contingent are past AMA and World Champion Greg Hancock of Balboa Island. California: past AMA Champion Chris Manchester of Reno, Nevada; last year's AMA national runner-up. Billy Janniro of Vallejo, Califomia: and past AMA Junior National champ Ryan Fisher of Norco, California. All of those jet-setters are regular competitors in the British Speedway League, and most also race in weekly leagues in Sweden and Poland. Hancock is America's sole representative in the 2003 World Speedway Grand Prix Series. and at midseason the former champ ranks fifth in the world. Riders upholding the honor of domestic speedway racing on the tight Fast Fridays dirt oval located at the Gold Country Fairgrounds in Auburn, California, will include past AMA champions Mike Faria of Reno, Nevada, and Bobby Schwartz of Costa Mesa. California. Others expected to challenge for the top spot in AMA speedway racing will be Bobby Hedden of Folsom. California, the hottest rider in Northern California thiS season: and Southern California aces Scott Brant of Riverside, California, and Eddie Castro of Ojai, California. There will also be one foreign national in the field, Bartek" Bart" Bardecki. Bardecki holds a Polish passport but is eligible for the AMA championships since he races full-time in the United States. Based on their 2002 results. 12 riders in the 22-rider field earned automatic seeds into the Qualifying Round of the 2003 series opener. With the exception of top contender Josh Larsen of Monrovia, California, who is sidelined by injury, all have accepted their bids. Under supplemental rules governing the championship. three additional riders were seeded directly into the Qualifying Round by AMA Sports: Schwartz. Tommy Hedden of Auburn, California. and Bryan Yarrow of Vacaville, Califomia_ The remaining eight riders in the field were invited by AMA Sports in consultation with its National Championship Advisory Committee. Those eight riders will attempt to advance through an Elimination Round which will open the night of racing on July 25. Just two of the eight will move into the Qualifying Round and join the 14 seeded riders. In the Qualifying Round. the 16 riders will compete in five heat races each. facing all of their opponents once. Results from the Qualifying Round will detenmine the lineups for the A B. C and D Main Events which will comprise the Championship Round. Points eamed in the Championship Round - - - - - - - Continued on page 106