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Briefly... Coach Jeremy Continued from poge II VP will be the exclusive on-site supplier of racing gasoline at all NHRA national events. In addition, VP will provide ongoing technical support. As the official supplier, VP also supplies fuel for all NHRA Lucas Oil Series divisional events as well as NHRA Summit Sport Compact events. "VP Racing has been a valuable partner o f NHRA , providing fuel for the race teams that generate the most horsepower in all of rnotorsports." said Gary Darcy, vice president marketing for NHRA . "We are pleased to extend this relationship through the 2006 racing season based on VP's proven ability to supply a quality product and invaluable technical support." Z J: ::J a: eo w > w .... 00 >- m ~ a. E ight-time AMA Supercross/Motocross Champion Jeremy McGrath has rejoined the Honda team, th is time serving as a test rider and coach. "Believe it or not, and it sort of sur prised me, but I am not itchy to race," McGrath said in an interview with the Los ACCEPTING: Race Tools Exhaust Packing is currently accepting resumes for the 2004 racing season. Resum es can be mailed to 121 Unco ln Avenue, Rochester, NY 1461 I, o r faxed to 585/328-916 1. BORN : A baby boy, Max, to Australian road racer Jam ie Stauffer and his wife, Emma, on January 26 in Australia. Stauffer w illcompete this year in the Australian Superbike and Supersport Championships as a member of the lacto ry Kawasak i team. MOVED : Traction Enterprises, LLC, to 40874 Mountain Pride Drive, Murrieta, CA 92562 . BORN: A baby boy, Zane Michael Anderso n, to White 8rothers racing manage r John Anderson and his w ife , Kristin, on January 22 in Placentia, Califomia. PROMOTED : Russ Bre nan , who joined Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.SA. in 1998 as med ia relations coordinato r, to the newly crea ted pos ition of trade/enthusiast media supervisor. effective im med iately. CO RRECTIO N: In last week's "Brie fly..." sectio n of our San Diego Supe rcross coverage, we incorrectly named Chu ck Williams as Bubba Stewart's trainer in our mention that Stewart and football player Brandon Lloyd share the same trainer. Although Williams and Stewart did w ork together previo usly, Stewart is now be ing trained by David Johnson. AUTOGRAPH S IG N IN G : At Tejas Motorsports in Highlands , Texas, on February 13 from 6 to 7 p.m . Factory Yamaha riders C had Reed, David Vuillemin and T im Ferry, Mach I Yamaha's Ezra Lusk and Heath Voss, and Yamaha o f Troy's Mike Brown, Kelly Sm ith and Danny Smith are scheduled to appear. Fo r more informat ion, call 2811843 - 859 1. Angeles Times. "I st ill love riding and working w ith Honda riders, and testing some new equipment keeps me at it. When I'm out there with Ernesto [Fonseca] and Kevin [Windham] and [Mike] laRocco, I definitely put in some hot laps." AUTOGRAPH S IGNING: At East Bay Motorsports in Hayward, Cal ifornia, on February 6 from 7 to 8 p.m . Team Suzuki's Nick Wey, Sean Hamblin and Brian Gray are scheduled to appear. For more inform ation , call 866/23 1-3703 . AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At Kline Motorsports in Maplewood, Minnesota, on February 20 from 7 to 8 p.m. Team Suzuki's N ick Wey, Sean Hamblin, Davi Millsaps and Bro c Hepler are sched uled to appear. For more information, call 65114 1S-945 0. HIRED: Brian Hawthorne as the public lands director of the Blue Ribbon Coalition , effective March I. Hawthorne is currently the exec utive director of the Utah Shared Access Alliance (USA-ALL). "We are very excited about bringing someone of Brian's proven abilities on board, and we are confident that he will make a valuable addition to the BlueRibbon Team" said BlueRibbon Coalition executive director Bill Dart. The opening in the public lands director slot is a result of the former public lands director Bill Dart being promoted to the executive director office. Former executive director and BlueRibbo n founder Clark Collins is now the development director for BlueRibbon . AUTOGRAPH S IGNING: At Marine Cycle in Corte Madera, California, on Feb ruary 6 from 7 to 8 p.m . Team Chevy Trucks Kawasaki, Team Pro Circuit Kawasaki, and Moto XXX are scheduled to appear. For more info rm at io n, call 4 15/924-0327. AUTOGRAPH SIG N ING: At Millennium Cycleworks in Lilburn, Georgia, on Feb ruary 27 from 7 to 8 p.m . Team C hevy Trucks Kawasaki and Team Pro Circuit Kawasaki's James Stewart, Michael Byrne , Paul Carpenter and Eric Sorby are scheduled to ap pear. For more information, call 770/985-85 95 . Clear Channel Entertainment's Motor Sports division has reaffirmed that EVS S ports is the " Exclusive Knee Brace " of the National and Regional Arenacross Series. In a series of false press releases that showed up on a few websites, there is no affiliation or sponsorship agreement with MX Sports Medicine/DJ Orthotics (DonJoy knee braces) and the arenacross series (C lear Channel), according to a release from EVS. "We at EVS Sports are excited to be part of Clear Channel Entertainment's Arenacross Series," said Todd Lentz of EVSSports. "We are looking for ward to an exciting year on th is prestigious series that allows our company to generate brand awareness throughout the country." The Black Ja ck Enduro Circuit has announced that it will return to the John Zink Ranch near Tulsa, Oklahoma. The BJEC will begin its 2004 season at the fabled ranch on the weekend of March 7, holding its banquet on Saturday night at The Zink Ranch Museum, and racing on Sunday. This will be the circuit's first trip back to the ranch since 1993. The John Zink Ranch was the location of the 1994 International Six Days Enduro and several ISDE qualifiers . "The Tulsa Trail Riders really did a great job in securing the Zink Ranch for not only our first race, but also our banquet," said Luther Stem, BJEC chairman. "I cannot think of a better way to kick off another great enduro season. We welcome everyone to take advantage of the opportunity to ride with us at this legendary riding area." For more information, call Stem at 4 79/649-0931 or visit: ww.blackjackenduro.com. Team Motorcyclist's Po st and dirt tracker Aaro n Creame r have announced that Gary Ba ehler , of Performance Vehicle Service, will be the team's tuner for the 2004 Grand National Championship Series. Registration is now open for the 2004 Team Hammer Talent Search, presented by A1pinestars , a comprehensive career development program designed to help participants reach the highest level their ta lent will allow in motorcycle road racing. The progra m covers riding, bike setup, sponsorship, dealing w ith the media, and other major compone nts of professional motorcycle road racing, and it is open to seri ous Expert or Pro-licensed riders. Participants in the program will receive honest advice and evalua- www.cycl enews.com tion and straight answers to their questions, induding The Big Question: "How do I get from where I am to where I want to be in motorcycle ro ad racing?" The program is being ru n by Team Hammer Inc.. which currently races primarily in AMA competition as Team Valvoline EMGO Suzu ki. Two participan ts in the program will earn full rides for the 2004 Suzuki Cup Finals held in conjunction w ith the WERA Grand National Finals, including the use of one Team Valvoline EMGO Suzuki racebike for the event weekend, the full-time attention of a team mechanic at the event, tires, entry fees and a set of brand-new A1pinestars leathers, boots and gloves in team co lors . The best-finishing semifinalist in the Suzuki Cup Finals will take home one of the team's 2004 Suzuk i GSX-R racebikes, and one of the two finalists will be considered for a 2005 season ride with the team. The program includes monitoring of each rider's results and progress during the season as well as two setup seminars and instruction sessions, held in co njunction with Michelin test days at Ca lifornia Speedway February 18-19 and at Barber Motorsports Park March 18-19 . Also included is participat ion in Team Hammer practice days at Daytona February 25 and at Bra ine rd June 24 as well as participation in Michelin test days at Road America, April 20-21 ; Pikes Peak , May 5-6 ; Brainerd, June 8-9; Mid-Ohio, June 30July I; Road Atlanta, August 2-3 ; and VIR, August I 1-12. Evaluation and judging of program participants will be based on race results during the entire 2004 season; riding im p rove me nt seen during the season; and performance in desig nated special events, including AHA Sports races at Mid-Ohio, July 19-22 , and WERA National Challenge Series races at California Speedway. June III3 and at Barber Motorsports Park , September 24-26. The 2003 semifinalists were Greg Moore, 25, of Brookwood, Alabama, and Chris Siglin, 22 , of Clayton, Californ ia. As the best Talent Search finisher at the 2003 Suzuki Cup Finals, Siglin won the race-prepped 2003 Valvoline EMGO Suzuki GSX-R750 he rode at the event. Registration fo rm s and de ta ils are available online at Teamhammer.com, by calling 909/245-6414 or via e-mail.school@teamhammer.com. Registratio n closes February 17. C h a p a r ral Motorsp o rts in San Bernardino, California, is planning a $3 .5 million expansion. "We want to construct a 66 ,000square-foot , two-story building that will house an expanded collection of helmets and apparel ," Dave Damron, owner of the San Bernardino-based motorcycle shop, told the Daily Facts. Damro n expects the facility to be completed within a year. In the sp ring of 2003, the company op ened a 40 ,ooo-squa refoot tire center. The dealership sold an est imated 904 7 vehicles last year, which was up fro m 7600 ve hicles in 2002, according to the w ebsite. Founded in 1980 as a mail-order bus iness specializing in motorcycle-related apparel, today Chaparral occupies a total of 260 ,000 square feet. CYCLE NEWS . FEBRUARY 11,2004 13