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Carr Adds McCoy To Team e igning AMA Progressive Insura nce U.S. Flat Track Ch amp ion Ch ris Carr has anno unced that he will be add ing a tea mmate, Texas-based flat track veteran W illie McCoy [pictured] , to his Quality Ch ecked Certified Pre-Owned Fo rd Team for the remainder of the 2004 AMA season. "I am proud to anno unce tha t Willie McCoy has joined the Quality Checked Certified PreOwned Ford Team ," Car r said in a press re lease . "Starting at the next race in San Francisco on May I, Chris Carr Racing will field a two-ri der tea m for the rest of the AMA Progress ive Insura nce Flat Track Grand National Cha mp ionship Series. Willie has been a top -20 rider wh ile preparing his own R equipment, transporting it and do ing the tuning at the track. Now that Willie has a full-ti me tuner and our team be hind him, I think we can propel him into th e top 10 and maybe the top five by the end of the season. "W illie is the total package ," Carr con tin ued . " No t only is he an excellent rider and passionate spokesman fo r th e sport, but he is also a to p-notch race me chanic. Th e ad dition of Willie to the te am is an import ant step in bu ilding the infrastru cture of C hris C arr Racing fo r the futu re ." McCoy, 34, fro m justin, Texas, called the move "a chance of a lifet ime and a dream co me tr ue." "To be a teammate with o ne of the gr eat est racers in our sport and having the su ppo rt of his cha mpionship tea m is a golde n op portunity to show what I kno w I can do," McCoy said. McCoy, who charged from the back to finish an impressive fo urth at the Dayto na opener, won two consecutive Harley-Davidson Sportster Perfo rmance Championships in 1999 and 2000. Last year, he finished 15th in the AMA Progressive Insuran ce U.S. Flat Track Champio nships Series. H is association w ith the team date s back a num- be r of years. "W he n I built my first Harley X R750 in 1991, Chris 's tuner, Kenny Tolbert, helped me , and I have worked out of Kenny 's shops ever since ," McCoy said. "Ke nny has given me assistance with my motors, and Chris has always been there to give me advice and help me alo ng as we ll. Having 8ubba Bentl ey as my full-t ime tun er is going to take a huge load off my back. Now I can focus on rid ing and training almost eve ry day. With all the sup po rt , my goals are to win my first Grand National main eve nt and finish in th e top five in po ints." Mike Dennis fro m the Quality Checked Certified Pre-Owned Ford division said that he supports the Continue d 'rom page 5 each weekend," said Tom Carson of Asterisk. "Th is is a fun time to bring everyone together and have some fun." LeMa ns Corpora tion has achieved a long-term goal to consolidate its Minnesota Drag Specialties offices wit h its Edge Adve rt ising offices, according to a release issued by the LeMans Corporation. For many years the two locations have been nearly 15 miles apart, req uiring many hours of travel time by employees and transfer of motorcycles back and forth, according to the release. By late summer the Drag Specialties offices will be moved to space adjoining Edge Advertising . Jeff Fox, president/CEO of the parent LeMans Corporation, said: "O ur photography studio will be doubled in space, and we will have a large shop area next to it. We will be able to store motorcycles and mount parts and accessories for photography. Our Drag Technical personnel will have convenient access to both areas to consu lt and assist the catalog and advertising staff." Before the move is completed, the Drag Specialties forecasting and purchasing functions do ne at the Minneapolis offices will be transferred to the W isco nsin world headquarters of LeMans Corporation. new two-rider team. "Ch ris though t adding a teammate would be be neficial , and we agreed ," Den nis said. "W illie is not only a great guy but a great rider as well. He will be an asset to OU f program . There are a num ber of Willie McCoy fans o ut there, and I th ink they will be e ncouraged th at he has joined the team. "T he addition of W illie McCoy to the Ch ris Carr Racing - Q uality Checke d C e rti fied Pre -Ow ned Fo rd Team shows Ford's com mitment to flat track racing is lo ng term ," De nnis cont inued. "From a promot ional sta ndp o int it gives the Ford and Chris Carr fans another guy to cheer fo r, and with tw o very pop ular riders, they are going to drive mor e fans to ou r d isplays at the race s. Chris Carr, in addition to being a great Champion and ambassador of flat track, is a leader. Chris can help Willie professionally, and that is going to allow Willie a chance to race up to his ability. This is going to be an exciting year for race fans and the Quality Checked Certified Pre-Owned Fo rd Team." For mo re inform atio n about Ch ris C arr Racing. visit th e team website at www.chriscarr.com . Surgery For Summers The Los Ancianos Moto rcycle C lu b has decided to change the time of year the annual Tecate Hare Scrambles is held, moving it from early in the calendar year to December. The club believes this will better posit ion the event around other events and series in the off-road racing calendar. The Tecate Hare Scrambles is slated to take place on December 12. For more information, visit www.losancianos.com . The Bure au of Lan d Ma nagement has scheduled a workshop on Wednesday, April 14, fro m 6 to 8 p.m ., at the Hollister Field Office, 20 Hamilton Court, in Hollister, Californ ia, to discuss the fiscal year 2005 off-highway vehicle (OHV) grant proposal for the Clear Creek Management Area. The Salinas Ramblers encourage all OHV users of Clear Creek to attend th is meeting to let the BLM know how poorly it is managing the area. On March 21, the Center for Biodiversi ty and the California Native Plant Society filed a Notice of Intent to sue the BLMfor mismanagement of Clear Creek and for failing to protect the San Benito Even ing Primrose, a federal ly listed endange re d plant. A potential lawsuit could seek a total closure of the Clear Creek Management Area to OHV use. A number of OHV events are held in Clear Creek, including the Qu icksilver Nat ional Enduro . American Supercamp has added two dates to its sched ule: May 14-15 in San Bernardino (Co lton), California (a combin ed non - and racer camp); May 16- 17 in San Bernardino (Co lto n), California (a supermoto camp). The sched uled Santa Rosa, Californi a, supe rmoto camp , June 22-23 , has been canceled. The fifth an nual Frank Wycheck Hartey Ride, which benefits th e Spec ial O lympics Tennessee, will be held Sunday, May 2. The ride , which marks Frank Wychec k's retire me nt from the Tennessee Titan s, will begin at Harley-Davidso n of Cool Springs at 10 a.m. and will arrive at the Coliseum at I p.m. Cost of reg istration is $20 . Th is event is th e single largest fund- raiser of the year of Special Olympics Tennessee, according to event promoters. More than 1500 riders are expected to participate in this year 's ride , wh ich is sponsored by: Outback Steakho use, 103 WKD F, 104.5 The Zone, Harley-D avidson of Cool Springs, Hugh Bennett Productions, and the Tennessee Titans. On Saturday, April 25, there will be a special pre reg istration party at Harley-Davidson of Cool Springs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For mor e informatio n, visit www.wycheckride.com . O n Sunday, April 25, the BSAOwners Club of Sout hern California will host the All British Motorcycle Ride, a ride that will beg in at Hansen Dam Park. The day will feature a get -together from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., where a memorial plaque, in honor of the late Ken Maely, will be presented to his family by the club. The ride will start at roughly 10:15 a.m. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.rn., all brands of competition speedway and British motorcycles will be on display. At 2 p.m. an achieve men t award will be presented to former Grand National d irt tra cker Eddie W irth. For more information, call 661/273-7005 . Honda's Sco tt Summe rs (right), who suflered a race e nd ing cras h at the Gran d Natio nal C ross Co unt ry Seri es in South Caroli na , underwent successful surgery on April 7 to re pair his bro ken clavicle . "Dr. [Arth ur] T ing used a plate and screws to repair Scott 's clavicle ," said Summers' train er jeff Spen cer. "We anticipate that Scott will be able to begin riding again within a couple of weeks." Spenc er adde d th at T ing said, "It was a clean break, and eve ryth ing we nt we ll." The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has cance led the field tour of the BLM-adm iniste red pub lic lands on Friday, April 23, and the District Advisory Cou ncil meeting on Satu rda y, April 24, at the Needles City Council Chambers in Needles, California. The pub lic will be not ified wh en the meeting has been rescheduled. California Speedway president Bill Miller was named one of Southern California's 25 Most Influe ntial Executives in Sports by the Los Angeles Business journal in the March 29 - April 4 ed ition of the journal. Miller was 23rd on the list head ed by Ansch utz Ente rta inment Group pres ident and chief executive Tim Leiwe ke . The list also included David Hill, No .2, chairman and chief exec utive of Fox Sports Television Group; je rry Buss, No.4. ma jority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers; Arturo ''Arte '' Moreno, No.5 , owner of the Anaheim Ange ls; and jim Lentz , No . 14, sen ior vice president, marketing for Toyota Moto r Sales USA Inc. "It's an hono r to be recognized on th is list , but it's a team of individuals wo rking Summ ers is focusing on returning to GN CC act ion at Loretta Lynn's Ranch in Tennessee, April 17-18 . He is currently in sixth place ove rall in the GNCC standings. Continued on page 9 www.cyclenews.com CY CLE N EWS • APRil 21, 2004 7