Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

OW o E) ~~~ o c a KTM 200 to one class champio n (tba) and one ATV to the Pro duct ion A ATV class champion . Among the 10 motorcycles to be given away to the 50cc. 65cc , st ill do es n 't have a deal for the 2004 8 5cc , 125cc, 250cc fo ur-stroke , 250cc , Open . Vet. Master and Semi P r o National Amateur Championship classes are K TM 65 . KX65 . YZ85 , KX 125 . AMA Ro a d Ra c i ng C hampionship S e r ie s . d e s p it e r umors that he has already signed to ride an A ttack Kawasa - KX250 F . R M 2 5 0 . C RF4 50. YZ2 50. CR F250X and Rocky Mou ntain 's KT M 200 . National amateur championships ki in th e 20 0 4 A MA se ries . Hay es is hopin g to have so mething put to gether wi ll be determined counting riders ' bes t nine fi n is he s on th e se as o n. and t he se mi p ro championship wi ll be deter- Continued from page 3 A c c o rd i ng t o th e ma n himself. AMA Su p erst o c k Cha mpion Josh Hayes c c o o o o o o soon. mined coun ting ride rs ' best 11 finis hes on t he season . In the pro r ank s , Ut i lizi n g th e 4 0 0 0 ya rds o f di r t le f t WORCS wi ll continue to pay the biggest purses in the off-road market . according t o W O RC S . WO RC S is going to pa y 100 -pe rc ent pro payback in five Pro b ehind f ro m t he Fre esty le M oto c ro ss W o r l d C h a m p i on s hip s , Fairple x Motocross in Pom ona. Cal iforn ia. has b u i lt a ne w B e rt' s M eg a T r ack w ith c lasses on S at urday - 125 c c . 250 c c fo ur-strok e . 250 cc , Op en and Vet. Sun day ' s main event will off er up to $5 000 w ith a 25 -rid er f iel d and pay down to num ero us t ablet op and ste p-up jumps . acco rding to t rac k own er s . For more information. visi t www.fairplexmx.com or call 909 / 629-96 17. o o o 15t h place overall. In addit ion. a $ 10. 000 r id er s ' poin t s fun d w ill pa y $ 10 00 t o Th e 28th an n ual Worl d C h a m p i . onship IC E S peedway Ser ie s officially kick s o ff December 19· 20 . 2003 . to help celebrat e t he gra nd op eni ng o f th e ne w Ev er e tt Ev en t s C en t e r i n meet rente rs at local Southern Ca lifo rnia tracks and "treat you like facto ry rider events . and t he points fund . are pay ing back not only deeper. but paying mo re in o o o c MX Rentals . a motocr o ss bik e rental co mpany in Sou thern Ca lifo rnia, has the th e pri vate ers . A ll payb ack structu res. incl uding Satu rday classes. Sunday main way ice racers co mpe ting is headed by reigning W o rld Ch amp ion J ames M ann from Bolton. England. Ot her no table racer s expec t ed to make t he trip to the for the day. " A fee of $330 is cha rged per rider and will allow customers a fo urho ur test session to ride and compare the 7-12 p ositions ." stated WO RC S Racing' s Dave Hamel. Pa c if ic N o r t hw e st are ICE N at io nal Ch am p io n Ro n ny K em p f rom Ca ry , N o rth C ar o lina; ma ny-yea r veteran of o o o o o The 200 4 season is geographically locat- th e ic e wa rs B ill Hermant f ro m Reno . N ev ada ; an d t he "Yo un g Gun " C hris ed in WO RCS ' tradit ionally strong location s betw een Texas and Ca li forn ia . In 2004 . WORC S wi ll dual - and t ripl e sa nc tion eve nts wi t h mu ltip le raci ng Strong from New Yo rk, to name j ust a f ew . Fro m W ash ingt on. th e IC E W orld C hampionship Seri es cros ses the co un- round o f th is w in t er' s se ries . and t he se ries w ill de termin e th e overa ll 20 04 org anizations. incl uding M otor cycle Racin g A s so c iati o n o f N ev ad a ( M RA N) . N o r t hw e st M ot o r c y c le A s s o c iat io n ( N MA) . Ore g o n M o t orc y cl e Ra c i ng A sso ciat ion (a M RA). S ou th ern Texas Off-Ro ad M ot or cycl ist (STO RM) . U tah Spo rtsman Racing Associati on (US RA) . W o rld C hampion and t he fou r seeded Texa s Off Ro ad Raci ng Organization po sitions to the Las Ve gas Grand Finale. (Ta RO) and Sout hern Idaho Desert Hac ing As soci at i ~n (SID RA) . N ew locati on s in 20 04 inc lude Eddieville M X Park in G old e n d a le . W a s hin g t o n ; M e squ it e try for another points round January 2 at t he Sov ereign Bank Arena in Trent on. N e w J e r s e y . W or ld C ham p io n s h i p points wi ll be earne d by ride rs at each d o T h e Ina u gural W orld C h ampi o n s h ip O pen takes place at th e rece ntly ope ned Orleans A rena in Las Ve gas. Feb ruary 6· o o o o 7. Practice. qualifying and pre ss co nfer- M o t o X Pa r k in M e squ it e . N e v ad a ; C ro ss Creek M X in Au st in. Texas ; Oak Hill M X Park in Decat ur. Texas ; Bull Hollo w Rac e w ay i n M on t ic ell o . U t ah ; Lonqview M X in Lonqview, Washington ; enc e t ake place on February 5 for t he ev ent t hat fe at ur e s t he b ig g e st com- b i ned p u rse in t he s po rt's h ist ory at S25,OOO. For add iti ona l info rma t ion on th e racing, co ntac t IC E at 843 /234 ·2 7 77 or visi t www.ice speed way.com . o o Avalanche Ranch in Ignacio. Color ado ; Valley Dirt Riders M X in Bert houd. Colora do ; an d C lay P e ak s M X Pa rk i n Roc ky Mountain M C -ATV has signed on Pay e tt e. Id ah o . N e w c lasses i n t he moto rcycl e divi si on s in c lud e 65 cc C. G irl s ( 12 - 15). 250cc fou r-st rok e A . B as the series tit le sponsor of t he World Off Road C ha m p ionsh ip S e r ie s in 200 4 , WOR CS Ra c i ng and Ro c k y gear and app arel w ill be th e exc lu sive and C . Sport ( 15-29) . Super Senior 60 + . and Vi ntag e . D ave Hamel o f WORCS Racing not ed . " Our 2004 schedule. co nt ingency prog ram and mem bers bene fit package is going to be our bigg est eve rl gear of WO RCS and hav e po s t e d a huge conting ency program aw arding 45 N o w here w i ll y ou b e ab le t o f i n d a se ries, mot oc ro ss or o ff -roa d. t hat can cla ss champion s a se t of gear to incl ude A. R.C. C orona pant s, jersey and gloves . In add ition , Rocky M ountain is also joini ng i n o n t he mo t o rcyc le/A TV 200 4 champion giveaways . w here it w ill supply match w hat we w ill o ffer in 2004 ." The W O RC S To ur kic ks o ff in M e sq uit e. N evada. at the new ly opene d M esqvite M oto X Park. January 15- 18 . For mor e in formation and a c omp lete sc hedule. M ountain feel this is a relation ship that wi ll equally benefit both companies and th e ri d ers . Ro c ky M oun t ain' s A .R .C . d o o 6 D ECEMB ER 10. 2003 ' eye I e n e vv s mo toc ross wi th J eff Emig. but we wanted to wait to find t he rig ht fit for o ur company and brand ." said Shift 's Br ian I nfi ne on Raceway in Son oma. Cali forn ia . made a d onat ion of mo re t han 1300 pou nds of nonpe r is hable f o o d it e m s to Fri en d s in S o nom a Hel p ing (FISH) fol lowmq the facility' s third annual Thanksgiving Foo d D rive. This ma rks a recor d amou nt o f food co llec ted in the three yea rs of the food drive , acco rding to Infineon. Privat eer o f t he Year purse o f $2 500 . " We h av e s t r uc t ure d t h e pay bac k mon ies . tot aling w ell over $ 125.000 do llars. to help t he riders that truly need it - Everett, W ashi ngt on . The field of spee d- o o o call 702/293 -2561 or visit www .worcsraci ng.com . eac h top-10 ove rall se ries finisher and a o o ~ Clear Channel Entertainment' s Motor Sports division has announced that ESPN2 will broadcast next -day airings of the THO World Supercross GP/T HO AMA Supercross Series in 2003-2004 , For the first time ever, the opening round of THO World Supercross GP from Seville, Spain, will receive same-day airing in the United States. "Supe rc ross is making another gigantic step with the ESPN2 'IV package, as we have secured next -day airing of THO World Supercross GP/THO AMA Supercross Series for the first time ever for the majority of the event schedule: said Ken Hudgens, vice president, marketin g, Clear Channel Entertainm ent - Motor Sports. "It is a drastic imp rovement for the growth of our sport. With more imm ediate exposure, the motorcycle industry will ben efit greatly . It's good for the sport, our sponsors, the riders and, most importantly, the fans: Check your local listings for airings in your area, new 20 04 250 F moto cro ss bike s available . By appoin tment. M X Rental s wi ll t h e new YZ -250 F. C RF-250 R & RM Z2 50 bikes at one t ime ; a Single bike rental session is $250 per rider. In addition. MX Rental s also o ffers A st erisk knee brace dem os . at no charge . during riding sessions at t he tr ack . Fo r mor e i n fo r matio n . ca l l 71 4 / 6 8 5 -6 9 4 4 o r Price. " Every thing - t he look. the image and th e resul ts · had to be righ t. Part nering wi t h a top- level team so respecte d in rac ing and suppo rted by Honda was perfect. and we jum ped at the chance. They fit perfectly w ith ou r pro gra m o f develop ing yo ung. up-and-com ing riders. and we are read y to give 110 percent to supporti ng t his racin g p ro g ram. " Fact ory Connecti on t eam manager J .C . Wate rhou s e sa id : "S h ift ha s alwa y s had a grea t image. plus our riders really w anted t hem . Th ey wo r ked re ally hard t o make th is happen, and tha t is exac t ly what we loo k for in our sponsors . 2004 wi ll be a great year for us bo th . " New Du cat i man Er ic Bostrom visi ted the Ducat i Corse factory on December 1. Th e 27 -year-old tried o ut t he 2004 vers ion of t he Du cat i 999 fact ory bi ke he will b e us ing in ne xt yea r 's AMA S up erb ike C ha m pio ns h ip in the race d epart ment. just befo re it was shipped to the United States for tes ts late r th is 80 01727 -MX 4U . or visit t he we bsite at week at Dayt ona. Bo st rom to ok a to ur www.mxrentals.com . of t he rac ing de pa rtme nt. meeti ng up w ith the tw o Ducati Corse tea m person- A coa lition of off-road and co nservation grou ps have launch ed the "Give it a Rest" ca mpaign. urging hik ers . mo untain bikers . eques trians and o ff- highway ve hicle recrea tional is ts to g ive th e charred lan dscape of t he S an D ie go . C aliforn ia. area t ime to heal fr o m t his year's devas tati ng fires. "We in th e offroad com munity can do a grea t dea l to con tr ibute to this e ffort." sa id J i m M cG arvie. represen ting t he San D iego Off- Road Coali tion . "We are asking offro aders eve rywhe re . and all out doo r recreationists . to de monstrate that we can be good neighbors ." Ride rs are being asked to stay out of burn ed areas, even if t he f ires opened up areas by destroying nat ural obs tacles or fences . Shift has anno unced that it has sig ned nel w ho w ill be helping him next yea r race e ngi neer L uc a Fer ra c ci ol i and mecha nic C laudio Peirelli . Bo str om co ncl uded the visit with a brief meet ing wi th Du cati C ors e manag in g di re c t or and W orld Superbike director Pao lo Clabatti. " It 's awesome to be w it h D u c ai i . " Bo st ro m sa id . " I' m be si d e my self for wo rds. It' s suc h a t ig ht f amily and so performance-oriented t hat I j ust want to be a big key in gelling the success bac k in the St ate s. I don 't wan t to jump the gun , I just want to get on the bike and ride it and have a good time. " Sh oei has announced tha t Broc Hep- le r will be wea ring Shoei helme ts for his AMA Supercro ss debut in 20 04. Hepler w ill join Sean Hamblin and Ernesto Fon- t he Amsoil/Chaparral Honda Fac- seca as Shoei -bac ked riders . " I'm excit- tory Connection 125 cc race team for t he 2004 and 20 05 race seasons . This multiyear agree ment wi ll see Travis Presto n. C hris G o sselaar , Bi lly Laninov ich and Ryan M ill s wea ring c us to m Team Facto ry C onn ec t ion g ear in t he 125cc Sup er c r o s s and 125 c c N a t ion al M ot oc ro ss classes and also in se lec ted 250cc-c1ass e~ents . " It' s bee n a few yea rs since we have had a strong prese nce in p ro f e s s ion al superc ross an d ed to be w ea r ing S ho ei hel me t s next ye ar. " Hep le r said in a s ta te me nt. " I intend to be the best at supe rc ross and mo to cr oss, and I want to be we aring the bes t helm et. A helm et is th e mo st importan t p ie ce o f g ear that you w ear, and you have to feel safe in it. I know that my Sho ei helmet w ill give me peace of mind and make me fee l safe eve ry time I'm on the trac k. I'm looking forwa rd to a eN long relationship wit h Sho e;' "

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