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Mot:oEiP Put:§ A Smile On Kid§" Fac:e§ The MotoGP series has been racing at Welkom , South Africa, for six years . One thing that has become synonymous with the event is the inclusion of the Reach for a Dream Foundat ion, which invites children with life-threatening disease s to meet their MotoGP he roe s. Fo ur children visited wit h Suzuki's John Hopkins, Kenny Roberts Jr. and Telefonica Movistar Honda's Sete Gibemau, who welcomed them to the Phakisa Free way circuit and provided the children with gifts and memorabiliafrom the weekend. "It puts our racing into focus, that's fo r sure," said Gibernau. "These childre n are braver than any rider, and I hope they recover soon ." Juani Meye r ( 16), who suffers from Chrone's disease, Ger hard Pretori us ( I 7), who has muscular dystrophy, and cancer suffere rs Dewalt Cillie rs (6) and Thuliswa Ntange ni ( I I) also got the chance to take a spin around the Welkom circuit in one of the official MotoGP Safety Cars . (Above) Team Su%uki's John Hopkins, Kenny Roberts Jr. and Sete Gibernau a re joined by four children with life· threatening diseases at the Reach for a Dream Foundation event. I:had Reed Find§ Hi§ I:ar At: Dayt:ona While at Daytona International Speedway for round 10 of the THQ AMASupercross Series, Chad Reed discovered that his number 22 wasn't the only number 22 in the house . Ward Burton's 2002 Daytona SOD-winning NASCAR racecar was on display at the speedway and has been on display at Daytona USAthe speedway's NASCAR attraction since his win. Maybe it was a lucky omen for Reed, who proceeded to romp to an 8.742-second victory over Honda 's KevinWindham and Mike laRocco, in the first nighttime running of the Daytona Supercross. Reed currently leads the THQ AMASupercross Series with 31 I points and nine wins over Windham's 274 points and three wins. (Left) Gibernau making Dewalt eilliers (6) very happy. To cast your vote, log on to www.cyclenews.co m. WEb INSiYE Cyclenews.com reader poll question of the week L!:. ." •• =.:=-- In light ofthe news that Ricky Carmichael recently signed with Suzuki for 2005, what team would you like to see James "Bubba" Stewart ride for after his contract expires this season? A. Honda B. Kawasaki C. KTM D. Suzuki E.Yamaha On-line poll results from last week Who will win the opening round of MotoGP in Welkom , South Africa, this com ing weekend? Nobatsu Aoki 3 Alex Barros 66 Max Biaggi 215 Loris Capirossi 84 Colin Edwards 771 Nicky Hayden 720 Alex Hofman 8 Je re my McWilliams5 Shinya Nakano 17 Kurtis Roberts 22 Makoto Tamada 6 (0.08%) (1.78%) (5.80%) (2,26%) (20.79%) (19,41%) (0,22%) (0.13%) (0.46%) (0.59%) (0.16%) Norick Abe Troy Bayliss Shane Byrne Carlos Checa Sete Gibernau Neil Hodgson John Hopkins Marco Melandri Kenny Roberts Jr. Valentino Rossi Ruben Xaus 3 44 7 10 282 9 17 3 94 1304 19 (0.08%) (1.19%) (0.19%) (0.27%) (7.60%) (0.24%) (0.46%) (0.08%) (2.53%) (35.16%) (0.51%) Total Replies : 3709 www.cyclenews.com CYCLE NEWS • APRil 28, 2004 lOS