Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

o CO 15!l@f?D@ g){j)@@@r5!7&JrJ !XJ@[j[}!JD@ ' o\XI roc • [fJ@fSli[j)@!JD@@ c=Jc=JCJCJD o n ful . G'!J:K}3E1 Continuedfrom page 3 St ephen R az o, dire ct or o f exte rnal u n --' I' LJ aff airs for t he bureau' s C alifornia Dese rt The Scandinavian Grand Prix in Gothenburg - Di strict, in Riv ersid e , told th e C ounty round six of this year 's nine-leg series - was Su n . He said a d raft pl an e sta bl is hing abando ned on Aug ust 23 afte r only th ree races in an unprec edented move . Th e m eeti ng at th e Ull evi Stadium was sensationally called off when a farcical track surface prov ed impossible to race on, and it has now been rescheduled for August 30. The decision was tak en after consultati on between the FlM, the governing body, Benfield Sport s Internatio nal, the rights hold ers, and the 24 riders. Th e track was dry, dusty and rutted, and the riders couldn't even slide their bik es. Greg Hancock , who was not due out until heat nine, said: "It was dangerous - and I didn't bring my m otocross bike with me!" The announcement that th e meeting will now be held this coming Saturday has created potent ial fees to help reco up a $2 .5 million def icit in it s recreat io n program is C bei ng reviewe d by legi slat o r s and o ff- l' G n '--i Ii r oa d v e h icle gro up s . T he burea u' s Augu st 5 announceme nt on the fee pro gram sparked an angry respon se from o ff-road vehicl e buffs w ho sa id g re en st icke r regist rat io n fee s already pay for o bu reau services at the recreati on sites . " I to ld the bu reau that I've quit working -, I ~ w it h th em [on off-road issuesl. " said Ed some ma jor con flict , as it now clashes with Waldheim , p res ide nt of t he C alif orni a severa l Britis h fixtures sch edu led fo r t his weekend . The British Speedway Promoters Association has questioned the legality of the restaging date - FIM ru les state tha t if the event is not held on th e Sunday or Monda y after th e Saturday , th en it sho uld be cancelled. Chris VanStraaten, the ch airma n of th e BSPA, said: "We accept there are contingency dates to restage the event , but we are not aware of seven days later being one of them . Thi s restaging will have a detrim ental effect on British Speedway , particula rl y scheduled Elite League fixtures. "Contracting GP riders into British Speed- O ff -Roa d Ve hi cl e A s s o ci at ion . " We don' t need th ese fee s si nce t here are gra nt s t o he lp a ug me nt t he ir budg et. " [This fee prop o sall is a rip-off , and a lot ~ of peop le w on 't pay it. They w ill boycott it. .. lo rl mo ve int o lim ite d-use areas . " The four recr eat ion areas wh ere fees are unde r co nsideration are : D umo nt Dunes, a 10 ,OOO-ac re ar ea 30 mile s north o f B a k e r th at a t trac ts 12 0 ,000 v is itors way is a fine balancing act, and occurrences such as this will raise a serious question mark ann ually: J o hnso n Val ley , at 18 8 ,0 0 0 ~ acres , the w orld 's largest area designa t- over their future employment." John Postlethwaite, the chief executive of BSI, said: "I am absolu tely devastated. The track was not prepared with the right material. It was spongy and soft, and we couldn't get it to bind. F rom a racing point of view, abandoning the meeting was the only decision we could make. It is not fair to decide a World Championship on a track like that. ed for o ff- roa d ve hic le ac t iv ities - 4 0 miles so uth of Barstow , it dra w s 90 ,000 peop le yea rly : St odd ard V alley, 12 miles s o u t h o f B ars t o w , wh ic h c o n ta i ns I 53,0 00 ac res and att ract s 80 ,00 0 annual X w Ad elant o , 25 ,000 acres th at is visite d by L "There were m itigating circumstances and mistak es m ade, and visito rs : and EI Mi rage, 15 miles west of this of little consolati on to the speedway public at large. The people I feel most devastated for are the fans who have put a lot of energy into supporting us and speedway's revival. This will only mak e me mo re determin ed to make sure that none of these prob lem s will ever arise again. I would like to apol ogize to everybody, and I hope that we are able to put a meeting to be proud of on a new track surface at Ullevi this weekend." John Hipkiss be c ha rg ed at th e 2 2, 0 0 0 -a c re Ra so r n ("", I • u the rain on Thursday and Friday combin ed with the cancellation of practice exacerbated the problems. SVEMO, the Swedish federation, have taken public responsibility for the poor state of the track but 124 ,000 peop le ye arly . No fee s wo uld [rid ing area l. so uriJ, Sup erbik e rs? (W isco nsin ) a nd M a rch 5· 6 - G ran d Rapid s , Mi chig an , The FIM issued rando m d rug t ests at th e Su permoto Cana da . Th e elig ible bikes V an And el A re na ; M a r ch Worl d M ot o cro ss ro und in Liero p, Ho i- Green vill e, South Ca roli na , B i-lo C en - nat ion w id e t o cont act Sou th D akota are as fo llow s : 2002 or above V ert emati SR , S, E or C 45 0 , 50 1, 570, 600 . The land, o n Augu st 10 w ith th e fo llowing rid- ter: M arch 26 -2 7 - Mi lw aukee, Wi scon - Go vernor M i k e Round s a nd S outh ers te st ing negative fo r any banned sub - co nti nge ncy payout is as foll ow s: 2003 s in, Brad ley C ente r. Ret urnin g to th e Dakot a Attorney G eneral Larry l on g and to urg e th em to seek justice in th e stances: Ben Town ley , Stefan Everts , A M A N at ion a l Champ io nshi p S erie s : 2004 se ries w ill be 2002 IFM A Ch ampi - Kristo f S al aet s : Thierry Beth y s , Joel fi rst - $2000 : se co nd - $ 1100 : t hird - o n a nd c u r r e n t IFMA p o int s l e a d e r Smets and Pet er Iven. o c " The A MA is ca lli ng o n mot orcy cli st s 12 -1 3 - case of U .S . Rep. Bill Janklow (R -SOl , w r u r $700 . Oth er 2003 Se ries: fir st - $300 : w ho was involved in a collision t hat too k Kenny "T he Co w boy " Bartram . Bart ram seco nd - $200: th ird - $ 100 . w ill be challenged by Nate Adam s, 2001 the life of a mo torcycli st. O n Augu st 16, IFMA Cha mp io n Du stin M ill e r , 20 00 motorcycl ist Rand o lp h Sc ott o f Hard - C lea r C hannel Ent ert ainm ent' s M otor w ick, M innesot a, wa s killed in a collisio n IFM A C hampio n Jake Windham. Ro nnie Sport s d iv ision and th e Int ernat ional Renn er, And y J o nes , Ad am J on e s and w ith a car dr iven by Jank low. The fatal Freesty le M fl tocross A ssociation (IFMA) accident too k plac e at the int ersectio n more. Tickets are o n sale now and can ha v e a n n o u n ce d th e 2004 IFMA o f tw o co unty ro ads in eas t e rn S outh be purchased online at www.t icket ma s- sched ule. The 2004 IFMA Fre e st y le M ot oc ro ss Win t e r Sch edu le is as fo l- t er .c orn. www .p ac efm x .c o m . a nd any D ak o t a whe re, according to report s , J anklow ran a stop sign wh ile tra velin g low s: January 2·3 - Sacramento, Ca liforn ia , A RCO Aren a: Jan u a ry 9 - 10 - 70 mph to 75 mph, resulting in t he crash tha t to ok Scott' s life. U sing A MA Rapid Response, moto rcyclist s and ot her co n- Philadelph ia, First Uni o n S pectrum: J anuary 9- 10 - W or cest e r, M assachu setts , cerned citize ns can send an e-mail mes- W o rce st er' s C e ntr um C en t re: J an uary sage directly t o South Dakot a off icials . 16 - 17 - Li ttl e Ro ck , Arkan sa s , Al lt el A MA Rap id Re spon se , wh ich al lows Aren a: J anuary 16- 17 - Dall as , Texas , users to co ntac t lawm aker s, governm ent A merica n Airli nes Ce nte r: January 23 -24 off icials and the medi a w ith the click of a - Denver, Co lor ado, Pepsi C enter: J anu- button , is available on t he A ssociati on ' s websit e, AMADirectl ink .com . Tick etm aster locatio n. Sonny Ang el Motorc yc les in N ati on al C ity, Cal ifo rnia , will cele b rate it s 50 th ann ive rsary w ith a party o n Saturd ay , A ugu st 30, at the sto re. The part y w ill sta rt at 11 a.m. and w ill run until 6 N ew Y ork City fin a lly ha s a n a nn ua l, world-class, all-brands mot orcycle show , acco rding to that show' s promoter. The Gotham Motorcycle Classic will be hel d Oc t ob e r 11-12 o n th e de cks and d o ck s o f th e Intrepid a ircra f t ca rr ie r docked in N ew York City . The all-brand bike sho w features four divi sion s (M ilitary , Herit age, C ustom and Comp et ition) and 32 classes, so t here w ill be som ething fo r everyone from rugg ed old classics to race bikes and hot custo ms. This year's even t wi ll spotlight milita ry bikes of p .rn, So nny A ng el o pe ned his sho p o n the wo rld. All milit ary motorcycle s w ill be A ug ust 28 , 195 3 , se ll ing 2 3 diffe rent displayed on the top deck of the Intrepid ary 23 -24 - Auburn Hills , M ichi gan , The brands of mot orcy cles ove r the past 50 airc raft carr ier . A ll ot her show bikes w ill Palace of Au bu rn Hills : January 30-3 1 - yea rs , i nc l u di n g NSU , M V A gu s t a , be di sp layed o n t he doc ks surrounding t he Int re pid . Th e re w ill be daily mot o r- V ertemati is offe ring co nt inge ncy pro - Cincinnati, O hio, US Bank Are na: Janu a ry 3 1 - S an Ant oni o, Texa s , Al am o - Hu sqv arn a, V e loc ette , Pa ri ll a, BM W , M atchl ess , N orto n, D ucatl, M ot a G uzzi cy cl e fa sh ion sho w s, ve ndo rs , tw o o n- gra m s for th e fol lo winq se ries : A M A dom e: Febru ary 6-7 - Pitt sb urg h, Penn - a nd m o r e . In 19 6 2 , r id in g h is 500c c site dynos and a mot orcycle sales co rral N ation al Ch amp ion sh ip , A MA Grand sylvania, M ello n Ar ena: Feb ruary 13-14 Salt l ake Ci ty, Utah, De lta Ce nter: Feb- M a nx N o rt o n , Ang e l ra ce d ag a i n s t to buy o r se ll co mplete and running bik es. N ati on a l C ha m p i o nsh ip , S up e rm o - W o rld Ch ampi o n M ike Hailw ood at W il- Fo r information on spo nsorships o r ve nd- to U S A. Sup e rT T , Sup erm otard -US A. ruary 20 -2 1 - C olumbia, South C aro lina, lo w S pr ing s a n d f i n i s h ed t hird i n a ing , please call TAM Comm unicatio ns at M i le Hi g h M o t ard ( S uper rno t o C ol - Carolina Center; Febr uary 27 ·28 - Po rt - 200km, 53 -lap race . Fo r mo re info rma- 203/ 42 5 -8777 . For mo re in fo r ma ti on , ora do ) , Mi dw e s t Sup erm ot ard ( M ls - la nd , O r e g o n , M em o r ia l C o l is e um: tion, call 619/ 4 77 -8 120 . please visit www.GothamM C .com . 88 S E PTE M B E R 3,2003' eye I e nevu s eN

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