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Barber And MotoGP Not Dead Yet! - Brief'Y··· licensed privateer competing in that even t. Remaining pr ivateer tes t days are as follows: January 29, Anaheim, Ca lifornia, Angel Stadium (West); February 12, Houston, Reliant Sta d ium (East); March I I, St. Louis, Edward Jones Dome (East). Oel Amo Motorsports in Redondo Beach, Califomia, has announced that it will host the second annual Del Amo Supercross Freestyle Show and Open House . The event will take place on Saturday, February 7, with partners Pablo Veglia and Scott Kingpresenting the Extreme Freestyle Moto Exhibition at the ir powersports facility located at 2500 Marine Avenue in Redondo Beach. For more information, cail 310/372-8691 . Motorsports e nt husiasts will be given the rare opportu nity to ride with a racing legend at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Californ ia, on Wednesday, January 26, and at the same time aid the Northern Ca liforn ia Region of t he American Red Cross, which is facing critica lly low blood supplies during th is winter season. Mario Andretti, the only driver in history to win races in five different decades, w iil be part of the th ird annual Infineon Technologies High-Speed Blood Drive on Janu ary 26, from noon to 6 p.m . Andretti w ill give a predetermined number of fans a lap around the world-famous 12turn, 2.52-mile road co urse at full speed, and all it will cost is a pint of blood. For more information, contact Di ana Rose at drose@ infineonraceway.com or call707/9 33-39I B. Th e Texas Hill Country Motorcycl e Rally will be he ld on Apr il 16-16 in Fredericksburg, Texas, at the Gillespie County Fairgrounds off Highway 16. The event combines the class ic elements of a motorcycle rally w ith historic Fredericksburg and the scenic Texas Hill Country, which is some of the best riding that the state has to offer. The rally includes poker runs, motorcycle games and shows, and self-guided tours. Numerous live bands will perform throughout the weekend along with dancing under the stars. Food and adult beverages w ill be available. More than 40 acres of free, full-service camping is available right ne xt door to the rally site . The preregistration fee is $ 30 per person and ends March 15. Preregistration includes a free T-shirt and rally pin. After March IS, t he reg istration fee is $40 , cash only, at the gate AMA Superbikes made their Barber debut in 2003 . A ccording to a press re lease issued by the Barber f""\Mo to rspo rts Park in Birmingham , Alabama , the race track is in discussions with Doma, the promoter of the World Cham pionship Road Racing Series, in regards to Barb e r' s hosting a MotoGP round - possibly as early as 200 5. T he Barb e r re lease q uo tes Dorna Sports C EO Carrnelo Ezpeleta as saying: "We are very plea sed with the continued growth in popularity of the MotoGP World Championship Series as evidenced by the increased attendance figures in 2003 . We are presently in discussions with the Barbe r Motorsports Park fo r 2005 and believe it to be in the best interest of the series to return to the United States. We are o pt imistic and anti cipate further word o n deve lop me nts in early 2004." Gene Hallman, president of the Bru no Event Team MOVED: A1lredy Canopies and Promotional Products to 1760 Monrovia Avenue #A-3 , Costa Mesa, CA 92627, 800/269-6368 ,949/631-7247 (fax), effect ive January 24. added the following: "The Barbe r Motorsports Park had an excellent year in 2003 . The facility hosted two very successful spectator events, culminating with the AlMA Honda Superbike C lassic, wh ich attracted approximately 50,000 spectators. Develo pment of the facility was completed with the gra nd o pe ning of t he Barbe r Vintage Motorcycle Museu m , the largest motorcycle museum in the world. O verall, the venue has received extremely high marks, and we are very excited about the potential o f this facility. With regard to MotoGp, we are confident that this facility would be an excellent location for a U.S. Grand Prix. We will con tinue o ur discussions w ith Dorna for a 2005 event and hope to have closure in the sp ring of 2004 ." The Bruno Even t Team is a spo rts marketing com pany based in Birmingham , Alabam a, t hat manage s spectator events at the Bar be r Motorsports Park. OPENED: Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca 's new ho me page on the Wo rld Wide Web. The site can be found at the following address: http://www.laguna-seca .com. APPOIN TED: Mar jorie Kleiman , as editor for TAM Communications ' new bimonthly trade magazine, American Iro n Magazine . AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At Ken Carr Cycle Center in Prussia, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, February 14, from I to 3 p.m. Team Honda 's Jake Zemke is scheduled to appear. For more info rmation, call 6 10/2 65-4600. AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At On The Edge Suzuki in Amherst, Ohio, on January 29 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Empire Racing Suzuki's John Dowd and Jim Neese are scheduled to appear. For more information, call 440/965 -3343 . AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At Bert's Mega Mall in Covina, California, on January 30. All the big-name riders fro m the big-name supercross teams are scheduled to appear. For more information, call 626 /974-6600. www.cuclenews.com and no t-shlrt or pin. For more information, visit www.hilletyrally.com. Triumph Motorcycles (America) Ltd., has announced that Todd Andersen has been appointed vice president, marketing of Triumph Motorcycles (America) Ltd. Andersen has over 16 years o f management experience. expertise in consumer marketing. Andersen will work direetly with Tue Mantoni , worldwide com mercial director Triumph Motorcycles , and Mark Brady, chief operating officer Triumph Motorcycles (America) Ltd.. to manage the marketing activities in the United States , Canada and Latin America. "We are extremely proud to have Todd join our team, " stated Mark Brady. "He has an outstand ing business leadershi p track record and brings a wealth of co nsumer marketi ng experience to Triumph. Todd has been an active motorcycle enth usiast most of his lifeand has a stro ng understanding of the motorcycle consumer and the U.S. market." No rto n Mo to rs ports is seeking 10 established motorcycle dealerships to become Norton motorcycle dealers. Dealers will be expected to take delive ry of 2004 Norton 9S2 Co mmandos and provide outstanding service and support to new No rt o n owne rs, acco rd ing to No rton. Norto n is producing 100 952 Commandos fo r 2004 , and in 2005 Norton will increase its production capacity to 300 units . In 2006, the company will both expand its model line by introducing two new Commando-based models, and increase its production output to a total of 1000 units , acco rding to the company. Interested deale rships can contact No rton's Patrick Leyshoc k eithe r via email atpatrick@ nortonmotorcycles.com . or at S0 3/650-5 390. The FIM has ann ounced that the round of the Ind oo r Tria l Wo rld C ham p io nship schedu led on March 13 will now take place in N ice , France. CYCLE NEWS • JANUARY 28,2004 11