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Dorna In British Superbike Push T he British Superbike Championship, one of the most vibrant and prestig ious of the Superbike stage for the first time , fueling the domestic series, was left rudderless in grate Supersport and Superbike classes into MotoGp, as 125s and 2505 are phased out. When questioned about any potential recent times after Octagon withdrew from the British scene and the previous manager of BMP (British Motorsport Promotions) [os Foulston vacated his position as the series promoter. After a request from the organizers, the MCRCB, MotoGP promoter Dorna has now stepped up to the national plate to push for ward British Championship races for the next five years. With the contract between all parties as yet unsigned but broadly agreed upon, the story was successfully muffled at the British end of operations, but after an interview with Spanish motorcycle magazine Motociclismo and a small story in Italy's Sportautomoto, Dorna boss Carmela Ezpeleta admitted that the deal was about to go through. The deal will allow Dorna to operate in British Superbike actian fra m la st year's Brands Hatch raund. Lange Ends It On High Note 6 MARCH 10,2004 • CYCLE NEWS broadening of the championship into a European or global series, FGSport boss Paolo Flammini said that he was sure that he did not expect any direct moves against World Superbike, as Dorna has an agreement with the FIM not to move into the territory of another FIM affiliate. He said that any move against the "sovereignty" of the World Superbike Championship would be resisted strongly. That particular sce nario may be one stage too far for contemplation at present, but Flammin i also scotched rumors that FGSport would be happy to sell World Superbike now , if Dorna or anyone else paid the right price . Gor d on Rit c h ie Although he wo n't be racing in the Daytona Supercross By Ho nda, Ricky Carmichael will stillbe busy - serv ing as Grand Marshal for the inaugural nightt ime running of the race on Friday night, Marc h 5, at Dayto na Inte rnatio nal Spee dway. Carmichael, w ho is unable to compete in this yea r 's 34t h Daytona 5upe rc ross By Honda due to a knee injury, will give the sta rt ing command for the 20-lap 250cc final unde r the lig hts . In the 2003 Daytona Supercross By Ho nda, Carmichael captured his fourt h came down to who w ould finish second in the series points standings. Tammy Hafmaster finished secand in the Natianal Arenacrass Series points standings. Doma move in to the British series and any Carmichael To Be Grand Marshal Team Green Chevy Trucks Pro Circuit's Darcy Lange won two of the four classes in the final ro und of the National Arenacross Series, held in the Kemper Are na in Kansas City, Missouri, Feb ruary 27-28, but wit h the title wra pped up a wee k ago, all the suspense And that e nded up being Shogun Motors ports Yamaha's Tommy Hofmaster. Hofmaster won Friday night's I25cc class ove r Honda-mo unted Brad Hagseth and the Yamaha of Chad Jo hnson to get things rolling, and he followed tha t up with a fifth in the 250c c race. That race was wo n by Lange over Justin Brayton and Suzuki's John Dowd. O n Satu rday, Hofmaste r came back to again win the 125cc final over Johnso n and Yamaha-mounted Ryan Huffman. W ith the 250cc win again going to Lange, Hofmaster finished third - be hind Dowd - and the runner-up spot in the champi onship was his. The final series points show Lange with 826 points, well clear of Hofmaster 's 748 and Dowd' s 655. Justin Brayton and Hagseth rounded out the to p five overa ll in the championship. rumors of its long-term intentions to inte- straight victory on D aytona's supercross co urse, tying Jeff Stanton 's record of four co nsec utive wins between 1989-'92. As part of his Gra nd Marshal dut ies, Carmichael w ill part icipate in a questionand-answer session in the Classic Cycle Club on Friday night, March 5, at 6 p.m. T he C lassic Cycle Club is a hosp itality package that includes private suite access in the Nexte l Tower, infield, paddoc k and garage access, preferred parki ng (first -come, firstpar ked basis), souvenir event pin. souvenir Ricky Carmichael: Call him Gra nd Marshal. 40th Anniversary program and cr ed ential holder (with tw oday package o nly). The Classic Cycle Club is available for both the Friday night , March 5, Dayto na Supe rcr oss By Ho nda and th e Saturd ay, Marc h 6, Dayto na 200 By Arai. Two-day packages are $23 5 pe r person, while a singleday Classic Cycl e Club package for the Dayton a Supercross By Honda is $120 per person, and a single-day package for the Dayto na 200 By Arai is $130 pe r person . In additio n to his ap pearance in the Classic Cycle Club, Carmichael will participate in an autograph session o n Friday night, March 5, between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. at th e Cruise America display inside th e AdvanSta r Inte rna tio nal Motorcycle Show, w hich is loca ted in hospitality village outs ide the NEXTEL Towe r.