Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles
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"What a way to end the yearl " MV Aga in Iywood stuff. I hope this constructive direct contro l of the Pro Raci ng sub- c rit ici sm helps. sid iary in order to better carry ou t this BI/I FrItsche via the Intemet V Augus ta and Proton j oi ni n g rc es? You know what that means? ISDE Kudos the nea r future y ou could very we ll ee the MV Pro to n in MotoGP. To ny Parsons T han k yo u for the ISD E coverage. In via the Intemet my m in d , it' s tru ly the finest sport on Foggy Bottom? earth! Morgan Pafteson BoIse, 1 0 was sorry to see Chris Walker enter g th e " Foggy B o ttom " of World v is ion . It d idn't pass this time , but these two gu ys are persistent, and we need to keep them in the board room to continue their cause. Jeff Smith is in the Hall of Fame , and D a l Smilie is a nomi nee . B ot h h a v e done so m u c h fo r A m er i c an motorcycling and w il l do so m uch more. The AMA nee ds them , and t he motorcycle sport needs th em. Please TV Blast uperbike rac in g w hen ot he r, better pp o r tun i t i e s m u st h a v e b een ou t We 're supp osed t o be excited about a ere . W ith a ll th e su rp r i si n g " si ll y umm er. T he Foggy Pet rona s eff o rt Su pe rcross on A BC? T ak e out the BS a n d th e co m me rc ia ls an d you see OonEmde La guna N/gue~ CA one- ho ur bro adc ast for th e Ana heim easo n " rider c hange s, t hi s o ne is a vote. Supermoto A-Go-Go efies log ic. A m ach in e d ev el oped abo ut 2 5 m i nu t es of rac ing - an d it I' v e j ust returned fro m th e A MA Red ro u nd an aborted S au b er Moto GP will air duri ng nor m al motocross rac - B u ll Superm ot o A-Go-G o at th e Rio oto r, with no act ua l road -goin g ve r - ing hours across th e co untry . ion ava ila b le (well , sort o f) and its What bozo dec id es all thi s st uff? J. Havins via the Intemet nly clai m to fame being its famous ro ast ed buns " exhaust system ! It ' s ard wat ching talent ed guys like alker and Troy Corser circulating n an ill -conceived mach ine m uch in e same mann er a s th os e on the arley Superbike o f years past. T here ' s n o ques tio n. new b ik es ke time to de ve lop . M y on ly po int , t hi s bike has no practical st r eet pplica ti on an d will never be seen in he numbers supposedly required for om olog at ion . I 'd ra ther see " K i n g arl" devote h is considera b le talent o runnin g an Ap ril ia , MV, Du c at i or omething Br itish - like a Trium p h! L et' s hop e I'm wr on g and go od A Critical Election? Half of the sea ts to the AMA's board of directors are elec ted from it s " indiv idual " m emb er s. This ye a r thre e seats ar e up for election . Rick Gray is running uncontested in th e Ea st , but I am writ in g to urge you t o vo te, and t o re -e lect Da l Sm il ie and Je ff Sm ith to the boa rd. D al lives in the NW Region ( A K , M T. ID , O R, WA . N. C a l, NW NV) and J eff lives in the No rth Cen t ra l Reg ion . I have had th e pleasu re of serv ing n 2004 . I j us t t hink they are wasting on the Motor c ycle Hall o f Fam e Museum bo a r d with both of th em . Both are dedica ted to preserving both rec ious time whe n one is buildi ng a the p ast and future of m otorcyc ling. ar ee r an d th e othe r is nearing the Bot h st i ll race vin tag e bikes, and they are t he only two active racers on t he hings happen for Wa lker and Co rser nd . Paul M cKendry Lakewood, WA Feel The Noise enjoy watching all t ype s of m otor acing on TV . and I've be en attend ing otorc y cle ra c es sin c e the ] 950s . 00 bad th at ESP N2 and Sp eed hannel have cut ba ck on the m otor- AMA board . Del's m otion started th e museum , and I se rve d as its c h airman af te r him . Jeff ha s va lu ab le expe rience as a World Champ i onship -level r a c e r, having won two FIM W orld Ch amp i on shi ps . He ha s ex pe rie nce manag i ng race t eam s and i n design and i m po r ti n g ( Ca n Am ) . H e was th e eason for the lack o f p opular ity is maj or forc e in mak ing AHRMA th e v ibrant and successful racing o rg ani zation it is tod ay . He is v isionary and hat they don't include a good sound - a skilled leader. rack . B ei n g at the tra ck (i. e .: the Th e AMA 's Pro Racing subsidiary. draws c o n s t a n t f ir e from v a r i o u s ycle coverag e . I be li e ve that o n e pring field Mile), y ou get th e sm ell of aci ng fuel, the sigh t of broad sli d ing nd drafting , and th e " Rolli ng T hun er " sou nd . Th er e's nothing else that oun ds li k e 20 o r m ore big , t w i n yli nd er d irt t rack er s roa ring off the ine and down t he st ra igh taways. TV ca n't ge t th e smell; t hey have st ak eh old er s. D al Smilie and Jeff Sm ith have ta ken th e lead in making in Las Veg as. I was so pumped abo ut finale. Awesome! Hat s off to KTM for th e ev ent that I qui ckly jumped o n th e it s serious c om mit me nt to th e sport, w eb t o c hec k c yc le n e w s.co m and as we ll as Dunl op 's Broc Glove r, Troy read Sc ott Rousseau 's summary of Lee an d his A -Team Jeff Wa rd and th e eve n t. I'd like to thank Cy cle Jeremy McGrath for th eir in v o l v e - News , y our edi t o r s , r eporters and ph ot ographer s for rea lly outsta nd ing coverage of all the various supermoto eve nts around the g lobe. but esp e ci a lly yo u r in si ghtful an d a c curate rep ort s of the ina ug ura l AMA Red Bull se ries . Great J ob! ( I' m now looking forwa rd to read ing Scott's co m p le te arti cl e and seeing t he ph otos wh en Cycle News co m e s t o m y mailb ox thi s week .) I'd also li k e to co m mend th e ent ire ment from th e beg inning. As well as all th e other racers , teams, mechan ic s and enthusiasts who participated fr om the heroes o f th e sp o rt t o the hometown lo cals. And fina lly to Ech o Productions with its event c overage o n th e OLN Ne tw ork , and i n Vegas go ing live for tw o hou rs! When Superb ik ers st arted years ago, it was made fo r TV . This season of supermoto was mad e for motorc y cl e racers , and th e co m pe t it ive rac - AMA Pro Racing staff fo r not waiting ing proved that. un t il 2004 , and puttin g t o geth er an imp ressi ve fir st sea son superm ot o - and p asses I've ev er seen c a m e in des p ite all th e ch all enge s and c rit i - those relationship s work better in a mann er t h a t appears fairer for all groups . D a l sees the need f or t h e su permoto . And f or all those wh o c isms. Co ngr at s to Don Canet and his AMA to b e an " h o n e st b rok e r " t o i n su r e t h at a ll stake holders in Pro Some of the most in sp ir ed rac ing . bar banging , dicing tra c k -building t eam fo r m aki ng t he we re fortunate enough to m ak e it to most o ut of each v en ue. and in Las the Las Vegas event. you were part of Vega s for co nst ructi ng a world -class history. Wha t a way to end th e yea r! O.Undsey supermoto c ircu it in the parking lot of Hunnngton Beach, CA th e Rio in less tha n fou r days. he sight but cho ose not to ca pitalize Rac ing are rep resen t ed an d serve d . n a m aj or asset - sound. Surely they Da l m ad e a m otio n seconded b y Jeff K udos to Red Bull for it s v ision and at t he la st AMA board m eet in g for t he AMA boar d of di rectors to take m o re title sponsorship of th e series and its ave th e tec hno logy to pick up the eal so und, not th at fake, dubbed Ho l - Check out Rousseau 's coverage of the Supermot o-A-Go-Go on page 8 ... Edit or first -class promot io n of th e Las Vegas eye I e n e _ S • DEC EMBER 3 , 2003 5