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National Arenacross Series Schedule Announced I Briefly... Continued from page 9 mailed to : Content AnalysisTeam, ATTN: Roadless State Petitions, USDA Forest Service, P.O. Box 221090 , Salt Lake City, UT 84122 : faxed to (80 I) 517-1014; or e -mailed to statepetitionroadless@fs.fed .us. Comments also may be submitted from www.regulations.gov. The road less initiative has remained highly controversial because of logging restrictions. lear Channel Entertainment's Motor Sports division has announced the 2004-200S National and Regional Arenacross Series schedules. The National Arenac ross Series will kick off in Des Moines, Iowa, with the series C finale returning to Denver. Colorado. The Regional Arenacross Series finale will wrap up in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Also, making its return for the first time in four years , Salt Lake City will host arenacross at the Delta Center March 4-6. The Nat ional Series schedule is as follows: Des Moines, Iowa . V eterans Memorial Auditorium Albany NewYork· Pepsi Arena , November 12-14 Worcester, Massachusetts · Worcester's Centrum Centre November 19-21 Hampton, Virginia· Hampton Coliseum Rockford, Illinois· Metrocentre Dallas, Texas· Reunion Arena Baltimore, M aryland· 1st Mariner Arena Guthrie, Oklshoma- Lazy E Arena Denver, Colorado· Pepsi Center Columbus, Ohlo- Nationwide Arena Tickets go on sale nationally on July 31, An exclusive Gold Section offer is available to Cross Club members from July 17-19, for a $S savings. From July 24-30 , a special midlevel $5 offer is available online at www.ticketmaster.com, www.tickets .com (Guthrie and Green Bay only), and www.centreevents.com (Rockford only). Check out arenacross .com for more on-sa le information. Fans interested in joining the Cross Club will receive special benefits , including the ability to purchase tickets before the general public to Clear Channel Entertainment - Motor Sports events, and receive the monthly Cross Club newsletter to stay up to speed on Clear Channel Entertainment - Motor Sports news . Memberships to the Cross Club are free at arenacross.com. Reynolds Pulls Clear In BSB Rizla Suzuki's John Reynolds scored a win and second place in the ninth round of the British Superbike Championship on July 18 to nearily double his champ ionship lead and take the coveted Mallory Park "Race of the Year" prize. In the first race it was Reynolds and his teammate Yukio Kagayarna battling to the finish , with Reynolds taking the w in. Race two was inter- rupted with a red flag and two safety car appearances, but Reynolds finished second - behind the Kawasakiof Scott Smart , the polesitter for the race. Reynold's first- and second-place finishes made him the clear wi nner of the acclaimed "Race of the Year" trophy - awarded to the Superbike rider w ith most points at the end of the meeting. His finishes nearly doubled his championship lead from 38 to 73 points over John Rutter, "Race one was a fantastic fight with Yuki for the top honors while race two ended up be ing interrupted and tested my concentration to the full," Reynolds said. "I was glad to finish, to be honest . I don't like my rhythm be ing interru pted and really had to fight towards the end to kee p second place. Winning the 'Race of the Year' trophy is a real bonus for me ; this is a prize that has decades of history and heritage behind it. Thanks to my team for providing me with a brilliant GSXRI 000 this weekend and to my fans from Nottingham for making the trip Scott USA has entered into a strategic alliance with Acerbis ltalia Sp a , increas ing the mar ket penetration of Acerb is Plastica products while streamlining its business in the United States , according to a release issued by Acerbis. "We are very pleased to further build our relat ionship with Acerbis and look forward to the continued growth of these brands," said Franco Acerbis, president of Acerb is ltalia Spa After achieving important commercial goals in Europe, the two will create a new and common sales network, which will allow important synergies, the release states. Scott USAwill assume responsibili ty for all sales, marketing and administration duties in its Ketchum , Idaho, location. AllAcerbis motocross products will be distributed by Scott USA's facility in Clearfield, Utah . Effective September I, Acerbis USAwill phase out its San Diego, California, location. Road racer Jim my Moo re , who won back -eo-back national Superstock Championships for Corona Extra Suzuki in 2001 and 2002, will return to AMAcompetition with the team at the Road Atlanta round. according to the team. Moore, whose ambition to win a thir straight title was dashed in a tum one incident at Brainerd in 2003, feels ready to resume racing. He'll re-join the fray at Road Atlanta and race the Corona Extra Suzuki GSX-RI000 Superstock bike in the final two rounds of the series. " I am really pleased to be back on Corona bikes," Moore said. "I feel strong enough to race at MidOhio but don 't want to come back untilI'm 100 percent. If I wait until Road Atlanta, it' ll give me almost two months of liftingwe ights and riding my dirt bike so I can be as ready as I've eve r been!" Ready Racing has joined forces with FMFto provide its preoiled, race-ready air filters at special team prices to all Ponca City and Loretta Lynn's race rs, regardless of team affiliation. Racers may pur chase as many filters as they need for only $7 each . All Ready Filters are preoiled with Maxima FFT Foam Filter Treatme nt. Riders may visit the FMF sem i-truck at any time for the duration of both race events to obtain their filters. "Factory pros always ru n fresh, new fiI ters because they can't afford to risk performance on a filter that's been cleaned over and over," said Regis Harrington, rider support manager for Ready Racing. "We wanted to level the playing field by enab lingany racer or rider to have the same advantage and conven ience." and cheering me on ." There is now a midsummer mini- break for the British Superbike com petitors before the 10th round of the championship at Croft on August IS. More preoiled filters for Loretta's dept: For all Loretta Lynn'sAmateur Nat ional participants, Tw in Air USA has announ ced a special rider appreciation promo. Twin Air will offer preoiled air filters for all riders entered in the national event. All riders are invited to visit the Twin Air tent located on vendor row to receive their preoiled til ter for only $15 . Twin Air will be o n hand Saturday, July 31, through Saturday, August 7, offering tech nical and product support. For Spec Tires In MotoGP? No Way, Says Michelin Man A switch to one -make control tires in mental to the spirit of the racing and to stroke era, I complained about one MotoGP racing wo uld be "a disastrous, real competition. thing - that we lacked competition. I more information , contact Twin Air USA at info@ tw inairusa.com 0 800/749-2890. accord ing to " I th ink it w ould be a disastrous, said this situation isn't norma l for us, Edouard Miche lin, Michelin Gr oup chairma n and CEO. The French tire com pany big boss was at the Sachsenri ng on July 18, his first bike GP catastrop hic decision to shift fro m free choice to 'spec' tire s. because and it' s also boring for us. Now we are catastr ophic decision, to visit since Valencia three years ago. "Racing is all about competition, that's fairly ob vious," he said. "It's about the compet ition between riders' talent and the competition betw een the technical com panies involved. I think that maybe tires are more crucial in Mo toGP than in any other motor- sport, so being able to choose your tires is. in our view, absolutely fund a- that would be the first st ep to onemak e racing, w here every one has the same tires, the same bikes, every- thing. That kind of racing may be good in some low er classes. but it w ould be a shame in any pre mier class not so mu ch for the tire com panies but for the fans. w ho w ant to see everyone always pushing to w ar ds maximum performance . entering a more normal situation , thanks to increased commi tment from some of our compe titors in M otoG P. We are very excited to be working in a more compe titive landscape. We want to earn our reputation through the > "When I last came to a mo torcycle GP th ree years ago, before the four- An ti -doping co ntro ls were carried out at the Italian Grand Prix, he ld on the circuit of Mugello, on June 6, with all samples tested show ing the absence of any banned substances, according to the FIM. The riders tested were: Valentino Rossi, Ruben Xaus, Max Biaggi, Manuel Poggiali, Alfonso Nieto and Sebastian Porto . excellence of our product." Bridgestone 's victory at the last round at Rio, wit h M akoto Tamada, was the first time Michelin had been beaten in the premier class in 92 races. www.cyclenews.com The Alcan 5000 has been held since 1984, but priorto 2002 it was restr icted to cars. In 2002 it was opened to motorcycles, and the date was moved to August. This year the 3300·m ile rally is slated fo August 18-26, the time and distance event featuring navigation special events daily. The rally starts in Seattle, Washington, and travels north to Canada's Yukon Territory before visiting the gold rush tow of Skagway. It then turns back south traversing British Co lumbia's Cassiar Highway, with stops at historic Ksan Village and Prince Rupert. The rally ends at Wh istler Mountain. For more informa tion visit A1can5000.com or callJohn Alkema at 949/498-2419 . Mic hael Scott CYCLE NEWS • JULY 28, 2004 11