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• ... 1 •. _ : ......1 _ .1'1 • I • ...JI11 ~ - ... Happenings In Motorcycling @Cf]'iJf1@[JDCf] \!lD@l1@f1i2[1Cf]!i2 !--cr _ A group of Victory motorcycle riders got an unforg et t ab le, upclose look at the legendary Dayto na Interna tio n al Sp eedw a y when they too k a Victory Parade Lap aro und the rac etrack du ring B iketober f est 20 03 in D ayton a Beach , Florida. T h e Victory ma rketi ng tea m work ed with Speedwa y officials to ar r an g e th e spe c i al , Victoryex clu siv e ex p eri enc e th at took plac e on Satu rday, O ct ober 18. Vi ct o ry Rid ers Asso c i at i on (VRA) m embers t ook nearly tw o full laps around th e 2.5 -mile tr loval wh ere the greatest names in stock car raci ng - Pett y , Earnhardt, A lli son , Yar borough and m ore - won race s and earned fame . T he Victory riders then turned into the track's infi eld road cour se for a few ti ght turns before pa rki ng their bikes and posing for photos in Victory Lane. Th ey had lunch in th e Dayto na USA interactiv e expe rience cent er, and then enj oyed a Victory Ride around the Daytona Beach area. · We wanted to prov ide VRA m em bers with a special and m em orabl e experience, and the Victory Parad e Lap at Dayt ona is som eth ing I'm sure these ride rs will never forget," said Victo ry m arketing specialist Kris J arland . · We' re grate ful to the Speedwa y offici als who made th is opportunity possible , and we'r e glad so ma ny VRA m embers got to take part." With Honda 's apparent dec ls lon tD race CBR I DDD RR -based Superbikes in this yea' AM Superbike Series, dD YD U think that Dnda'.s riders (Migu el Duhamel. !!len BDstrD m D Jak e Zemke) will be able t D w r~s t e the title from Suzuki and Mat Mladini' Yamaha ann ually hosts one of th e coolest events of th e year in th e off season , intr oduci ng their team s for the following season ' at Yamaha Kart Day . In No vember ; Yama ha invi ted m em bers of the press out to Drom o One in Or ange, California, to meet all of thei r 2004 race teams , from th eir m otocross teams , 'off -ro ad team s, and road -r acing teams . Th e best part is , after the t eam introd uction and break fast, us lame-o journalists got a cha nce to jo in a team and co mpete in a 200 -minute (that's thr ee hou rs and 20 m inutes) team race on the Drom o One ind oor go -ka rt sli ck track . Th e team ca ptains were some of Yama ha's biggest stars, including Chad Reed, Randy Hawkins , Ezra Lu sk (pictured), Mike Brown , Timm y Ferry and David Vuill em in (both shown racin g one another below ) and m ore. Th ere were ni ne ' team s, an d for the seco nd year in a ro w, Rand y Hawk ins' team took the vic tory. A s an added bonus, m any of th is ye ar's Yama ha race bikes were on displa y , includ ing D amon Bu c km as ter ' s R 1 an d Ch ad Reed 's YZ250 (shown). ~~!!!!!!!!~~:=:..---'~ A Yes BND ~ e Erie BD shDm will win nn Ducati--- - - - - - --- -- 6 J A N UARY 7 , 2 0 04' e ye I EO n e'IIVs