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Pro Stock Forecast: No Showers In '04 Briefly··· Trading Lessons NH RA Pro Stock Bike racer Reggie Show ers, wh ose performances excited the d rag racing w orl d in 2003, recently announced that he will be on the sidelines in 2004. The 39-year-old Philadelphia native cited the lack of necessary funding and the desire to Cycle Imports Inc. and Ozbike Us.ois Josh Herri n, 13, and To m my Aquino, II, ra ced in the World Mini GP Festival in Valencia. Spain, in December, w ith Aquino finishing sev- enth overal l out of the 47 starts. Herrin. meanwhile, was run off the track early in the race but fo ught back to finish I Itho spend more time with his family as the reasons for taking the year off. '''''Ite r much thought, I am going to sit out the '04 NHRA Powerade Championship season," Showers said. "I could easily race in '04 and Even though the AMA has canceled its popular York, Pennsylvania, swap meet, the ex -Will Stoner event lives on with the same date and at the same location. The Potomac Vintage Ride rs will take over the swap meet, set for expect to finish somewhere in the top 10. but alter the effort that was put forth this year by myself, Prosthetic Design and Star Racing, the N HRA Powerade Pro Stock Bike Championship is my only goal. Pro Stock Bike, like all of the Sunday. January I B, at the fairgrounds in Y ork. For more infonnation, visit www.potomacvin- tagenders.corn. other professional classes, is so expensive to race in. and until I secure the needed funding to w in the championship. I will not compete." Showers, a double amputee whose remarkable comeback from a childhood accident gained him nationw ide attention , had a caree r year in 2003 . A nine-year Pro Stock Motorcycle ve teran, Showers teamed wi th championship tuner George Bryce of Star Racing, with the ass ociation delivering immediate results. T he highlight of his season was a double win in the K& N Pro Flipping Over Euro pe Dept: Nate Ad ams comp leted the first-ever back flip in Europe when he did the deed on snow in front of 15,000 spectators at the II th annual Air & Style in Seefeld , Austria (near Innsbru ck), on Dec em ber 13. T he back flip to o k place at the Red Bull Snowfight e rs' ex hibition at the wo rldfamous, blg-air snow board competition. Donnie Hanse n is heading to the West Co ast (or the A MA Supercross Series and wi ll be conducting a couple of schools in January Stock Bike Klash and the U.S. Nationals at Indianapolis Raceway Park in Indianapolis on Labor Day Weekend, and February. Th e first of those schools is slated for the Canyon Off-Roa d Park in Glendale , Arizona, on January 9. That will be followed by sess ions at los Angeles County Raceway in Palmdale. California, January 1314. Hansen's swing will conclude at the Hanford MX in Hanford, Califomia, February 4-5. For more info nmation, call 719/495-2 624 V T M's Ryan Hughes, who is again going to " ' -m paign the 2004 ANA 12Scc National MX Series , and Mike Lafferty have been training together and sharing notes during the off season. Hughes says he will loosen up for the Nationals by competing in the first three rounds of the Grand National Cross C ountry the largest autograph line at the KTM pits at the Anaheim I Supercross. Even though he wasn't riding, "Ryno " was warmly received by the Anaheim fans. "This is definitely cool," Hughes said from Anaheim. "I haven't been around since the last National, and then I come here, and I can't even walk two feet . It's an eye opene r com- or visit www.DHMA.com. Renton Coil Spri n g (RCS) has ann ounced that it will be part of the 2004 Honda Factory Supercross/Motocross team with the team set to use RCS's TItanium Shoc k Springs . Fo r more infonmation , call 714/401 -5572. Ser ies. In add ition , Hughes has been receiving pared to last year when I was here and pe0- Pro-Wheel Racing Com ponents has some off-road lessons from the National ple were like, 'Who are you again?' I'd rather it be this way than the other way. I know it' s going to be hard to go out there and beat Bubba this year, but this is motocross, and anything can happen. I'm just going to go out there and do the best 1 can, and whatever announced that the Subway MX team is going to be using Pro-Wheel racing rims for the 2004 Supercross season. Pro-Wheel Racing , based out of Arlington, Washington, has also Enduro Champion and GNCC regular, Lafferty. And to return the favor, Hughes has been giving Lafferty some motocross tips, which should help Lafferty in the GNCC series, especially . Speaking of Hughes, he arguably fielded re-signed freestyle/long distance record holder Ryan Capes. happens. happens." The third annual Toy Rid e , sponsored by Speedrag - manufacturers of extreme street bike gear and apparel - was a successon Andrews To Team Suzuki Off-Road December 7 wit h $3686. 50 bei ng raised in additio n to some $2000 worth o f toys that were do nated to Ho llygrove (a.k.a. the los Angeles Home for O rphans). The event was held in Anaheim, California. Team Suzuki OffRoad will , once again, go with a three- man team for 2004 , Arr oyo Seco Raceway will be hosting a race school with top AHA Superbike privateer Shawn Higbee. The two-day school will be but there is one significant change with the signing of former Team Green rider Fred Andrews, w ho w ill rep lace Steve Hatch on the squad. Andrews will join long-time held Feburary 6-7 and will cover bike setup, riding techniques and general information about the sport of road rac ing. Higbee is looking forward to the event. "Th is is a great opportunity to help others enjoy the sport and share some of what I've learned throughout my racing career," Higbee said. To keep the instruction as personalized as possible, there will be a maximum of 2S riders at the Go " y: II Ing e ow Suzuki regulars Rodney Smith and Mike Kiedrowsk i. The team w ill compete in the G rand National Cross Country Series exclusively and will be armed with FMF-backed RM2SOs. www.cyclenEWs.com schoo l. Cost is $250 for both days and includes lunch on both days, Signups are on a first-come , first-served basis. For more information contact Arroyo Seco Raceway at 505/542-3827 or visit www.arroyosecoraceway.com. C YC LE N EW S • JANUARY 14,2004 7