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Van Den Bosch, Aprilia Top Romanian Supermoto The second roun d of FIM World I Supermoto Championship, held at Arad In Romania, saw two riders taking the jackpot in SI and S2 class, with 2002 World Champion Thierry Van Den Bosch on a KTM putting in impressive rides in S I to win all the re was possible to win with the exception of the pole position, which was taken by his teammate Boris Chambon. But on Sunday Van Den Bosch left no room for the rest of the pack. He won Moto One, Moto Two and the H-Iap SuperFinal. "I'm very happy with this win because the team worked so hard in the beginning of the year for my coming back to World Supermoto, and I needed to put one under my belt as soo n as possible," Van De n Bosch said. "Plus, after this the gap in the Giraudo . Third in the Romanian GP was another Italian, a former motocrosse r, Simone Girolami of the H20-Honda team . Mario Marini went to impressive Vor rider W alter Bartolini.The 2003 World Champion , Eddy Seel, had a difficult weekend due to some setting prob lems and managed to finish the SuperFinal in fourth place. Seel also confirmed his participation at the Supermoto race at the X Games in Los Angeles in August, as probably Van Den Bosch will do as well. In the S2 division it was the first w in for French sensation Gerome Giraudo , who to ok advantage of the po le he got on Saturday and dominated the entire program with superior speed throug h the entire weekend to give Aprilia its first victory in World Supermoto. Italian Max Verderosa confirmed his potential by col- tur e that wen t into effect at the end of 2003 have increased parity. low er ed equipmen t costs and produced some of the most competitive. Giraudo Girauda Good Record, Bad Record Max Biaggi's win at the German Grand Prix put him tied with Randy Mamola with interest as well as grea ter ma nufacture r part ic- his career and the w in at the Sachsenr ing ipation." was Biaggi's 13th, counting both 500cc and MotoGP victories . Also it was the Camel Hond a rider's 5 1st podium in the premier class w hich made him the eighth most succes sful rider w ith for mer World C ham pions Kevin Schwantz and Alex Cr iville . He also moved into eighth place in the all time Grands Prix w inner 's list and fifth place in the list of ride rs between the ir first and last Grand Prix victory. Biaggi's first win "Expanding the appeal of AMA Supe rb ike racing is one of the core initiatives o f AHA Pro Racing," continued Hollingsworth. "Many of our promotional partners report that AMA Superbike eve nts represent the highest attended spectator eve nt at their re spective facilities. We'r e confide nt that our championship will continue to provide positive, long term value to our fans, sponsors, riders and teams." we re com bined, giving them the w in over noise r estriction s at Hollister H ills. T he class wit hout winning a Wor ld Championship. Mamola won 13 500cc Grands Prix in earned at least one victory in the 2004 season. Riders from the CMRA(Cen tral Motor cyle Roadracing Association) dominated both days of com petition at the 2004 AMA Sport Road Race Grand Championships at Mid-Oh io Sports Car Co urse, July 20-21. The des ignated CMRAthree -rider team of TyHoward, Ben Thompson and Logan Young won the 2004 AHA Sports Road Race Club Challenge Championship, with strong rides from all th ree riders. Their best results str ong teams from ASMC, CCS and WERA. O n to p of the Team Challenge Championship, Y oung, 20, from Houston, Texas, was presented the prestigious AMA Horizon Award for 2004. The Hor izon Award is presente d to riders in diff rent AMASports dise The October 16 and 17 AHRMA Motocross Nationals have bee n moved from Hollister Hills SVRA to the Madera Fairgro unds in Made ra, California, due to hard fought racing in years ," said Hollingsworth . "We expect to see these tech nical rules continue through 2006 and believe this stability will result in cont inued growt h in fan Curren tlyDucati, Honda and Suzuki field facto ry-supported teams. Each manufacture r has including Vi ctory mo to rcycle own ers, con- verged on the Minnesota State Fairgrounds for "The Way O ut Weeke nd" Polaris' 50th Anniversary celebration in St. Paul, Minnesota, on July 24. The day was kicked off with a parade featuring more than SSO Victory motorcycles thundering into the fairgrounds. The crowd was then introduced to the company's 2005 line-up of Victory motorcycles - including the new Victo ry Hammer powercruiser (see page 5B of this issue for a First Look at the Hamme r), Polaris snowmobiles and Polaris personal watercraft. Throughout the day, musical acts such as Clint Black, Kellie Coffey, John Fogerty, Johnny Langand .3BSpecialentertained the partygoers. "Hosting The Way Out Weeken d years fro m now." lecting another podium, and sits now sec- "The current te chnical rules and class struc- Thousands of powerspo rts enthusiasts, AMA. "We're looking forward to introducing the AMAand Supermoto to a new audience, and X Games X will be a great oppo rtunity to do just that ." The organizer for Moto X SuperMoto at X Games X is Super Moto X LLC, a collaborative effort betwee n MXi, Inc. (X Games' curre nt Moto X sport organizer), M2S LLC(Motorsports Marketing Stra tegies), and MetzMoto, Inc. (led by frees tyle star Mike Metzge r). All Moto X SuperMoto compet ition will be held at Home Depot Center in Carson , California. Tickets can be purchased thr ough www .Ticketmaster.com and at the Hom e Depot Cent er box office. heritage and thank its customers, " said Tom Tiller, president and CEO of Polaris. "We can't think of a better way to celebrate the past 50 years and launch into the next 50 than by highlighting our and show ing our custo mers a good time. With the Polaris brand expanding quickly around the world , it will be exciting to see what Polaris loo ks like 50 Finishing second was 2003 runner-up Chambon, who after this round is the new provisional standings leader. Third place mie r class in the championship. Jason Raines (Yam) scor ed t he overall win at round six of the 2004 AHA Sports National Hare Scrambles Series, at Dutch Sport Park in Bloom ingdale, Michigan, on July 2S. Josh ua McLevy (Kaw) finished second overall. Doug Blackwell (Suz) finished third overall. was a great wa y for Polaris to celebrate its standings is more reasonable now. " ond in the standings, behind new leader Briefly... the most w ins by a rider in th e premiere cam e almost 12 year s ago when he w on the 250cc race in the South African Grand Prix in K yalami. change was announced by the sponsoring club, Santa Clara Riders Unlimited (SCRU). The Northwest Maico & CZ/Pro-Flo PostVintage National MX will run on Saturday, October 16, while the Speed & Sport Vintage national takes place on Sunday the 17th. The weekend 's bike show and swap meet open s on Friday the ISth. The re has been no word yet wheth e r the October 16 Speed & Sport National Trial willstill be held at Hollister or if its location willchange as well. The Madera Fairgrou nds is located off the Cleveland Exit of Highway 99, abo ut an hour east of Hollister. The Hollister HillsGP tra ck was placed unde r a 99-decibel sound limit early this year as part of a settlement of a lawsuit brought by neighbors of the state-run facility. AHRMA and SCRU officials had been con ducting sound tests and negot iating with park rangers to try to find a way of meeting the stringent limit. The AHA has annou nced its endorsement of Mot o X SuperMoto, a new form of moto rcycle competition that willdebut at ESPN X Games X, scheduled for August SoB in Los Angeles, California. Moto X SuperMoto at X Games X is expected to draw athletes such as Jeremy McGrath, Chad Reed, Travis Pastrana, Mike Metzger, Jeff Ward, Ben Bostrom, Eric Bostrom and Eddie Seel. A Moto X SuperMoto seeding session w ill be held on Saturday, August 7 to determine starting positions for the Moto X SuperMoto final on Sunday, August B, which willfeatu re the top 20 racers going head-tohead for the X Games X gold med al. "The AHA is thrilled to be part of X Games X through its endorsement of Moto X SuperMoto ," said Robert Rasor, pres ident of the www.cyclenews.com ciplines, and is determi ned on a rider 's on- track performance, sportsmanship and personality. Logan won the award amo ng a tight field of com petitors , with inspired rides from grid positions based on random selection, some as far back as the 17th row. "I want to thank so many peop le," said Y oung. "The CMRAwas kind e nough to allow me , Ben and Ty to come here and race for them . Hopefully, we repr esented them well. My goal was to come here, finish we lland not tear anything up.lt's just start ing to sink in tha t I won the Horizon Award ." Bridgestone Germany and World Wide Moto Tours have teamed up to bring motorcyclists from around the globe the ultimate tra ck experience at the infamous N urbu r- gringoClemens Goth , the man respo nsible for custom er service for Bridgestone Germany. is extending an invitation to m otorcy- clists from outside of Germany to join the annual Bridgestone "Fahrerlehrgang" or "rider training" for days of motorcycle training for all levels of expe rience. "Bridgestone Germany is pleased to share this e xtraordinary opportunity with motorcycle e nthusiasts from around the w orl d at our annual Nurb urgring event," Goth said. "The exper ience of riding a motorcycl e at the Nurburgring, comb ined with receiving trac k instruction from top professional riding instru ctors in Germany is a once in a lifetim e opportuni- ty for any motorcyclist, and we look forward to welcom ing motorcyclists from aro und the world in 2005. As for the selection of World Wide Moto Tours to coordin ate the program - this was a natural choice. World Wide Moto Tours was chosen due to th eir proven ability to provide the logistical support at the intem ationall evel to coo rdinate a high quality event reflect ive of the Bridgestone brand." In addition to three days of instruction at "the Ring," the event also includes five additional days of moto rcycle touring in the hairpins and tw isties of the Black Forest and the Swiss Alps. DHL Danzas Air and Ocean will provide motorcycle transport from select cities from around the globe for Continued on page , J CYC LE N EWS • AUGUST 4,2004 9