Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

including Fo rmula One drivers Giancarlo both riding fo r Two Brot her s Racing . Cl a s se s for N o v ic e . Mi d d le w e ig ht . foundation set up in the name of Biaggi 's cousin. w ho died from leukemia at Continuedfrom page 3 A ndy Harrin gt on and D us t in N el son . Fisichella and Felipe M as sa. play in a match for the And rea Tudisco Charity. a Sport sman V et -Op en . M ini-mot o and 50cc will be run. For more info rmatio n. visit www.supertt.com. 'Team Stealth' wh ile still enjoying a high l eve l o f p erf orman c e . I' m p ro ud o f FMF 's commitment to promot e respo nsible off -road use on public lands. " com peted in six Au stralian Safari Rallies. the age of 10. " I was not expec ting so finishing all of them. once as high as many people. and I'd like to give my second overall. Re d B ull KTM U .S . heartfelt thanks to all those who came. " Racing legend Bobby Rahal was hon- 2004 fo llow inq the signing of a landmark Dakar team manager Scot Harden said: " This was an extremely toug h decision. said Schumacher. who scored a goal in his team 's 3-2 victory . Over 60 .000 o red recent ly with the nami ng of the back straigh t at Mazda Raceway Laguna agreemen t betw een Mot orcycl ing Au stralia (MAl and Formula Xtreme Promotio ns. accord ing to M ot o rcycl ing A ustralia. The joint collabora tio n betw een There will be a single national-level road raci ng champions hip in Australi a fro m W e never imagined that so many quali- euros was raised for the charity. and the Seca as the " Rahal Straight. - Rahal has fied riders wo uld apply . It sur e sho ws how po p ular th e D a k ar Ra ll y ha s b ec om e in Am e ri ca . In t he en d . we money will be we ll used . " The money raised allows the charity to cont inue its good work with a Ludo bus . which can won more Ch amp Car races at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca as a driver and team owner than anyone else in the his- atte nd sick children in their homes and also with a seco nd refuge home fo r fami- tory of the storie d race track. and now private promoter. repres ents a lonq-term app lic ant fro m the fi eld. The fac t th at his name is linked to the facility in perpe - co mmitm ent to th e pro sper ity of roa d C asey ha s as muc h . o r more . Rall y experience than any other American. on ,- lies w ith eco no mic probl e ms. " Biaggi said. tuity . The sec ti o n of M azda Racew ay Laguna Seca from the exit of Turn 6 up racing at a domestic level. which will see bo th o rga ni zat ion s channel the ir the hill and th rou gh the Turn 7 kink to resources and know ledge into the Aus- fide nce that he was the best choice for the team." For McC oy. being selected is The family and fri end s o f 17-year -o ld Andrew Rhoades . alo ng w it h th e t he en trance o f th e C ork screw wa s named the " Rahal Straight. " "As a kid I tralian Superbike Champ ionship and Formula Xtreme events . David t he opp or t un ity of a lif e ti me . "I' v e Blue Ribbon Mem orial Foundation. w ill rememb er reading about Laguna Seca in W hite. the chief executive officer of M A, ho ld a motocro ss pr ac ti ce day at the car magazines and dreami ng abou t racin g here. " said Rah al . w ho w on t he said: "This is undoubtedly a major step selected w hat we felt was the strongest u n l.J top of his finish rec ord. gave us the co n- ~ o c dreamed o f d oing D a k a r f o r man y years." he said. "To get thi s opportunity means eve rything . To team with Larry lR oesel e rJ and Paul [Kra useJ. and to have such great support from Red Bull and KTM means that we have the tools Hungry Valley OHV in Gorman. Califor nia. o n Sept ember 20 . Rhoad es wa s kill ed in a car accident on J uly 22 . An Champ Car race here as a driver four con sec utive ye ars from 1984 -1987 . " A nd I rem em ber how exc ite d I wa s MA. the governing body for mo torc ycle sport in Australia. and Formula Xtreme. a forward for road racing in thi s co untry. The Australian Superbike Champio nship and Formula Xtreme Tri-State have been successful in their own right . but a com binat ion of both will undoubtedly lift rac- to get the job don e. I'm really looking av id mot ocro ss er . Rhoad es cou ld be found most wee kends out at Go rman. riding with his friends and hanging out in forward to representing the U.S . come the pit s. The event is being held to raise is one of the greate st racing circuits in step for all stakeholders - competitors. mo ney fo r the Blue Ribbo n M em o rial t he wo rl d . so I'm humbl ed t hat my dreams came true . I've had a lot of suc- spo nsors . offic ia l s . medi a and . of o 8 C C C th is January . " Testi ng and train ing for the te am has already st art ed and w ill when I ca me here fo r the first time in 1976. Racing is a great sport . and this ing to another level. and that's a positive con tinue th rough th e fall of 2003 . The Foundation's fallen-rider fund. Donations fo r the fund are enco uraged in additio n cess here. but to have my name on thi s tr io w ill race w ith team manager Sc ot Harden in the Baja 1000 in Novemb er as a prac tic e ru n o n the new 950 Rally . to the $20 per rider gate fee. For more circuit. along w ith Mario Andrelli (Turn 2 national title and will be a great training information con tact W ayne Rhoades at 661 /297 -7 534 or SSC at 6 6 11294 - - Andrelli Hairp in ) and Wayn e Rainey ITum 9 - Rainey Curv e). is a tremendous hono r. " ground for producing future inte rnat ional stars." The principal of Formula Xtreme Promot ions. Tenry O 'N eill, is also excit - course. spectat ors. This championsh ip has the pot ential to be the world' s best Immediately follow ing the Baja 1000. the team will head to Tunisia fo r 10 days of 00 20 . t est ing und er ac tual Rally condi t ion s. Fin al pr epa rati on s w ill t ak e plac e in Hou st o n . Texas -bas ed EVa -Sp o r t s . Inc. w il l ho st th e ProCl ean 1 0 0 0 Th i rd ann ua l Vintage Pro-Am FMF Racing is again teaming up with the BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC) to the Australian Superbike Championship. which w ill ag ain hav e naming right s educate off -readers about the need for s po ns o rs hip f rom Sh ell Ad van c e in Motocross . a vintage. evo lutio n and mod ern bike rac e. at the Swan Race- lower so und emission s by off-highway vehicles on forest trails. according to a o 8 o D e c em b e r. 20 03. bef ore hea d ing to Paris for the start of the Rally on Janu- ed about the co llaboration to prom ot e w way Park in Tyl er. Texas. o n Oct ober release iss ued by the BRC . FMF Rac - 2004 . " I am ent ering into this association with a great deal of enthusiasm for the futur e. " said O'Neill, " Our challenge M ot orcycling Au stralia has announc ed 12. This yea r's eve nt w ill off er a $600 0 ing 's $5 000 grant will allow the BRC to i s t o brin g t og eth e r the co m b ine d t h re e - ri d e r t eam for t he 2003 pu r s e f or f or V in t ag e and Ev o Pr o classes. accord ing to eve nt prom oter s. help the Forest Service. Bureau of Land Management . and clubs get riders int o resources of both o rganizations so that Mot ocross of Nations. which will be held in B e ig ium o n Sund ay. O ctob er 5 . r r» co mpliance with the new 96dBA limit in maximizes their po tent ial. Wi th time and ongoing major co mmitment from all par- ary 1. " I it s L.; I C r i.. (\ Andrew McFarlane . now a threeyear vet e ran o f th e worl d mot oc ro ss scene. will lead the Au ssie team in the 57 th running o f th e ho t ly con t es t ed C on f irm ed Pr o e nt rie s in clu d e Ke nt Howert o n. Billy Gro s si. M art y S mith. J im Pom ero y . G a ry J o ne s . W a rr e n Reid. Ron Pom ero y. To mmy Benolkin. Brian M ye rsc o ugh . St eve W ise. Guy C aliforn ia. th e rel ea se s ta t es . Sin c e 20 0 1. FMF Racing has pr odu c ed the aftermarket's only focused perf ormance everyon e co ncerned with our great sport exhaus t targ ete d t o meet new so und ties co nce rned. I believe that thi s part nership prov ides an histo ric opportunity for road racing to assu me it s rightful mo to rsport sce ne - that is. as a worthy teams event. where he will be joined by American-based Craig Anderson and Coop er. Tami Rice. Jack Hicks and a five-man team from Italy . There w ill be restriction s. acco rding to BRC . Accord ing to Don Emler . FMF Racing 's owner pos it ion o f impo rt ance in the do mestic loc al rider Paul Broomfield . McFar- [] equal to V8 Supercar racing. " W ith the the BRC in this program . I know that a commercial agreement between MA and ers . Av a ilabl e c la s se s a re V int age . Evolut ion . M odern and Mi nis. Contact lot of riders benefited from this program Formula Xtreme now a reality . the calen- last year. Our FM F/BRC Sound Testing ished seventh in the recent ly co ncluded I and president. - FM F is proud to support Saturday that w ill be limited to 15 nd - 2003 W o rl d C hamp ion sh ip with o ne roun d rema ini ng . wh ile An derson fin - L, n a M ar t y S mith M ot o c ro s s Cl in ic on lan e is cu rre nt ly run ning six th in th e Ric k Humphrey s at 281 / 265 -88 12 o r AMA 125 c c N at io nal C hamp io nsh ip . v is it www .ev ov int age .c o m for more informati on . Program for OHVs will be at various off road racing events and at dealer ship s dar and s tructure of th e 2004 Sh ell Advance Australian Superbike Ch ampi- educating the riding public. Qui et bikes The Great Am erican Mot orcycle Experi- will help keep areas open for motorize d rec rea t ion al us e. - D o n Am ad o r . th e Meanwhile. Broomfield was fourth in this yea r 's A ustralian Motocross Ch amp ionship (but second Au stralian). Chad o o o o o o on sh ip will be announced in t he near fu tu re . accord ing to Motorcycling A ustralia. Reed a nd Michael Byrne were unavailable to compete in the Motocross of N ations. according t o M oto rcycl ing ence taking place at Las Ve gas Mot or we ste rn representat ive fo r the BRC . Cl ear Chann e l has announced that Sp eedway . September 18-21 . will host round six th e ARS Moto"Connec - said. " I know rider s appreciated our pro gr am last year and w ere glad to see Ricky Carm ichael has entered the 2003 Maxxis U.S. Op en. scheduled for Australia . tion SupermotoTT Series . The FMF taking th e lead on 'engineered to th e MGM Grand Garden A rena in Las SITARS program . schedul ed for Satur- be quiet' performance exhaust systems . Vega s . day and Sunday . will feature a $6200 These product s will help riders get quiet Carm ichael is a two -time winner of the Schumacher joi ned Camel Ho nda ' s Open cla ss purse paying back to 24 th as the Ame rica n Mot orcycli st A ssocia- eve nt. Th i s year' s eve nt w i ll pay a Max Biaggi on th e so ccer pitch in pla ce. Tr oy Lee D esign ' s J eff Ward tion launches their 96dBA limit at sanc- $300.000 purse. with the win ner earning Rome. Italy. rece ntly to raise money for charity . A crowd of 9000 at the Francioni de Lati na st adium watc hed Biaggi and heads the entry list that include s 2002 SITARS Champion Leonardo " Pucho" Bagnis. curren t points leader Mark Cernic ky and a s t ro ng two -rid er duo o f tioned public land events sta rti ng January 2004 . The Malcolm Smith -endorsed Q series of quiet muffler s and silencers $100 .0 00 . Past wi nners o f t he eve nt inc lude: D amo n Huffm an . J eff Emig. Carm ichael (twice) and M ike LaRo cco. enab le riders t o become memb ers of the defending race champion. Formula One World Champion Michael o ~ S c hu mac he r join o ther ce leb ritie s . 92 S EPTEM BER 1 7 . 2003· c ue Ie ne'lftl's N ev ad a . O c t ob e r 10 -12 . eN

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