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Briefly... Free AHRMA Event:§? Continued from poge 9 The show will focus on motorcycles that the maj ori ty of today 's ride rs grew up w ith, bikes that many e nthusiasts e ither owned or re ally w ant ed to buy, machi nes fro m the I 960s on, says DTM . Factory Effex has an nou nce d it has signed on as th e official graphic and seat co ver sup plier for t he ne wly fo rmed RTT Ho nda GP MX Team. He ad ing up the team is one of the UK's best-known riders, Carl Nunn, and upand -comer Jason Dougan. Both of those riders will contend the Brit ish Motocross Championships, as w ell as the FIM World Grand Prix series. In addition , Jeff Perrett and Luke Kennett w ill be racing the British Motocross Championships. The team will race Honda CRF250s in both the UK and GP Championships. Aprilia ·Duca t i of O cea nside (California) has announced that it has become a Husqvarna dealer. T he dealershi p is located at S2S S. Coast Highway, Oceanside, Califomia . For more information, call 760/722-77 04 . I t 's har d to beat an event tha t doesn't charge racers a fee to pre-enter, and t hat's t he case wit h the AHRMA dirt track natio nal on May 2 in Albuque rqu e, New Mex ico . In addition to the usual array of AHRMA classes for machines bu ilt up to the early 1900., an am ate ur class w ill be o ffered for an y machine, old or new, 4S0 cc an d larger. Th e daytime race, wh ich had o riginally been sc hed uled fo r May I, takes place o n a three-e ighths-mile ova l at Hollywood Hills Speedway & Cas ino in Albuq ue rque as pa rt of t he secon d annual Sand ia Classic (www.sand iaclassic.ne t). Th e re is no e ntry fee for t ho se who pre -ente r with AHRMA by th e Apri l 16 cu to ff; pos ten try is $10 pe r class . Race rs m ust be mem be rs of both AHRMA and th e AMA (me mbe rs hip will be available at th e event). Anoth er no -ent ry-fee AHRMA di rt t rack takes place Augu st 6 at the Kankakee County Fair in Kankak ee, Illinois. Se ve ral ot he r ro und s of the AHRMA C lassic MotorCycle/Metro Racing D irt Trac k Se ries ha ve been confirmed or added recently. Th e Casper, Wyoming. events are confirmed as Saturday and Sunday, May 29 -30. June 19 has be en finalized fo r Weedsport , New Yo rk, and on July 4 racers w ill take to the mile track at Springfield , Illi nois . Ne w to th e sch edule is July IS at Cir cleville, Ohio, the day before t he AHA Vintage Mot o rcy cle Days half-mi le at Ashlan d , O hio . And while a tentative D uQuo in, Illinoi s, date fell through, the promoter has added natio nals o n August 10 at Sturgis, South Da kota , during ra lly w eek , and 200 m iles awa y on August 14 at Billings, Montan a . Along with t ho se ar e two AHRMA re gional half-mite s, August I I at Sturgis an d August 13 at Billings. Finally, t he d ate of the AHRMA Peoria TT has be e n moved ahead one da y and is now Saturday, September 2S. For complete sched ule and entry information, visit www.ahrma.org or call 61 S/8S 1-3674. Ap r. 24 - San Jose Fairgro unds, San Jose, CA , Short Track May 8 - Thunde rbowl Raceway, Tulare, CA, Quarter Mile May 22 - W atsonville Speedway, Watsonville, CA, TT For the third year in a row, CycieTrader.com will be the title sponsor for Edd ie Gonder's AMA Prestar drag racing effort for the 2004 season. "We are excited to work with Gonder Radng," said Danie lle Kerner, business development manager at CycIeTrader.com. "Race fans comprise a largepart of our buying and selling audience on CycleTrader.com, and it is important to us to have a presence among them." Gonder has been radng on the AMNProstar circuit since 1990. He races a Suzuki. For every night you stay in N o rth Caro li· na's G rah am County, you get a free chance to win Aprilia's top tourer. From April I to November 30 , all you have to do is stay at one of the participating motels, lodges, inns, resorts, vacation rentals. bed and breakfasts, or private campgrounds in Graham County. For each night of lodging , you get one free ticket for th is drawing. The w inner will be se lected on December 6 at the Graham County Travel and Tourism Meeting. For a list of participating establishments, see the Graham County Travel and Tourism website at www.grahamcountytravel.com or call 800/470·3790. The LA Bike Ex p o wi ll be he ld at the Louisiana Superdome, April 30-May 2, and event promoters are proclaiming the event as the largest indoor motorcycle event in the Ju ly 31 - Watsonville Speedway, Watsonville, CA, Quarter Mile country, spanning 166 ,00 0 square feet. The Expo showcases everything that's new in the motorcycle industry, including the latest makes and models o f custom and production motorcycles from the industry's top manu- Aug. I3 - Cottage Grove Speedway, Cottage Grove, OR, Quarter Mile fact urers, according to event promoters. June 12· Placerville Speedway, Placerville, CA, Quarter Mile July 17 - Silver Dollar Speedway, Chico, CA , Quarter Mile Aug. IB - W ide Open Sports Arena, Renton, WA, ST • "Our event has grown significantly over the years in terms of attendance and caliber of exhibitor," says Karol Brandt, show produc- Aug. 20 - Wide Open Sports Arena, Renton, WA, ST • er and president of Scooter Promotions. Aug. 21 - Castle Rock Race Park, Castle Roc k, WA, Quarter Mile "We have the industry's top custom bike builders, plus several 'ex t re me ' motorcycle Sept. 2S • San Jose Fairgrounds, San Jose, CA, Short Track attractions." Aug. 14 - Southern Oregon Speedway, Medford, OR, Quarter Mile Nov. 12 - Grizzlies Stadium , Fresno, CA . TT Nov. 13 - Grizzlies Stadium, Fresno. CA, Short Track • Non points-paying Pacific Northwest Tour events Long time Team Oliver Yamaha sponsor Shoe; Safety Helmets has signed on to be the "O fficial Helmet Supplier" of Rich Oliv- www.cyci enEWs.com er's Mystery School, according to Oliver. The 14t h annual Sequ o ia Scenic Challe nge will be Team Dual Dogs' final organized d ual sport ride , May 22-23 , in Lake Isabe lla, California, according to Team Dual Dogs. C lub founder and ride organizer Da mon Powell w ill call it quits after 14 years an d after almost 80 rides so he can focus on his construction business and the raising of his two boys . "Th e time needed is no longer available to scout routes , and many areas ar e be ing developed, now locking us out," said Powell. "Sout he rn Californ ia has gro wn at a phenomenal rate the last 10 years, and many of the routes needed to connect the open areas are being gated, whether it is public or private land ." Ride entry fliers and shop fliers can be downloaded from the Team Dual Dogs website at : www.dualdogs.com or by calling 66 1/823-0396. MDK Motorsports and Linkedin.com will team w ith Michael Brand es and Casey Johnson to co mpete in the AH A Nat ional Motocross Championship . Brandes will be riding a Fast Toys-backed KX250F, and Johnson will ride a KX2S0, according to the team. Ezra Lusk, Heath Voss and Eric Ny e will officially have ProTaper han dlebars and SunStar sprockets bolted on their Yamaha ¥Zs starting at the Pontiac Supercro ss, accord ing to Pro Taper. The agreement calls fo r the Mach I team to adorn ProTaper and SunStar equipment for the rest of the 2004 AHA Supercross series as well as the 2004 AHA Nationa l series. ':Adding the Mach I Yamaha team to the already growing roster of teams that use ProTaper product is a giant asset to the ProTaper brand. The Mach I Yamaha team, though only in its second year, is one of the premier teams on the race circuit, and we are e xcited to be a part of it," said Pro- Taper's marketing manager Erick "Big E" Bart o ldus. Infin eon Race way and S u percuts have agreed to a multifaceted strategic partnership that will extend through the 200 6 motor racing season, officials from both co mpanies announced. Supercuts, which has been a partner of the raceway since 2002, will become presenting sponso r of the annual National Ho t Rod Association (NH RA) POWERade Drag Racing event , wh ich is the second-highes t attended event at Infineon Raceway each year Ouly 30-Aug. I in 2004). The eve nt will be known as the NH RA FRAMAutolite Na tionals, presented by Supercuts. Supercuts will also become title sponsor of all running events during the California Outdoor Sports Championships, presented by Infineo n Technologies, May 14- 16. The Supercuts 12K Road Run will take place on Saturday, May IS, w ith the Supercuts 10K Trail Run set for Sunday, May 16. The weekend will also include a bevy of cycling events, both on the road course and around the property. Supercuts will also become the title sponsor of the Sunday main event during the AMA annual Super. bike weekend. The Supercuts Supe rb ike Challenge will take place on Sunday, May 2. It will be part of the Kawasaki AHA Superbike Showdown weekend , presented by Cyde Gear, April 3D-May 2. Supercuts had been title sponsor of the race weekend since 2002. CYCl.E NEWS • APRil 14, 2004 15