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Aaron Wraps it Up - Again Briefly... G According to a pres s release from the AMA anno uncing Ricky Carmichael's 2005 Outdoo r Motocro ss Championship, Carm ichael w ill wear numbe r one at th e final rou nd of the O utdoor Motoc ross Series at Glen Helen Raceway th is weekend. He has always opted to run number four, but afte r signing w ith Suzuki fo r next year he has decided to wear the numbe r eoff Aaron closed o ut th e 2004 AMN NATC National Trials season wit h a w in at the final round in the dairy farm district of northern Vermont, Septembe r S, and in doing so, claime d an unprece- dented eighth National tit le . The Gas Gas team rider, howe ver, did not have th ings go to tally his way in Vermont, as Monte sa USI\s Chr is Florin took his first-ever Nation al w in on Saturday, toppi ng Aaro n by over 13 points. South Africa's Brent Ie Riche, aboard a Montesa, completed the pod ium afte r edging out 16-year-old Cody Webb (Gas Gas) by a single mark. On Sunday, Webb jumped into the ea rly lead on the slippery. moss -covered terrain, post ing the best laps on both th e first and seco nd laps of the competition, but Aaron , like so many times before , fought his way back to take his eighth win in the ninero und series and th e title. Canadian Ryon Be ll, who one in hon or of his successful associat ion with Honda for the past few years . Efforts are still under way to save Carlsbad Raceway in Sout hern California. Cycle News received the following inform ation on Sept ember 4 from the Save Carlsbad Race way Committee, under the heading "Stop The Planned Cons truction - Say No to an Industrial Park!" The re lease stated : "Help us stop the planned destruction of the Carlsbad Raceway! Prevent it fro m being bu ried unde r 40 feet of dirt ! Our goa l is to preserve, upgrade and improve th is histori c motocross and drag -race facilityand make it a class-A California State Multi-use OffRoad Recreational Facility. Th e bulldozers ar e getting closer, but there is time left. The raceway is part of a proposed ind ustrial par k. However, the grading plans have yet to be app roved by the Carlsbad Planning Department - the raceway can not be grad ed without this approval. But we need to act quickly! The State currently has funds allott ed fo r this type of land purchase , and we need your help. We need assistance and contributions to fund a Land Use Attorney. We know what we have to do . We have a plan! But we need your support. join Us Togeth er We Can Make a Differenc e! Email the Save Car lsbad Raceway Committee now with your name, e-mail addr ess and mailing address and phon e number. Also , please let us know wh at you can spec ifically do to help the cam paign." For announ ced his retir em ent afte r th e event, also moved past Webb on th e final lap to finish seco nd. Aaron e nde d th e year with a to tal of 26S po ints, followed by Bell w ith 204 and Florin with 197. Brent Ie Riche and broth er Bruce wer e fourt h and fifth with 150 and 143 points, respectively. more info rmation, visit th e following w eb- GeoH Aaron captured his eighth National Trials title at the series final in Vermont. McGrath Postpones SX Due to impending scheduling conflicts with many of the invited racers, the 2004 Jeremy McGrath Invitatio nal SX event is being postponed to the fall of 2005, acco rding to McGrath. "We plan on making th is event a race experien ce like no one has ever seen before, and in o rder to do th is, it is impo rta nt that most , if no t all, of the to p guys be available to co me o ut and race ," McGra th said in a statement issued by his publicist. "W ith plans to offer th e largest purse in Supercross racing, many racers wanted to come out to race , but in many cases pr to rco mmttmen ts we re causing scheduling conflicts. Therefore, our de cision to postpon e the event to fall of 2005." The Jere my McGrath Invitatio nal SX is be ing pro duced throu gh Clutch Films and Lawre nce Lewis, according to McGrath. The race was slated to be run at the Home Depot Ce nte r in Carson, California. site s: www.savecarisbadrac eway.com and info@ savecar lsbadraceway.com . Oakley To Make Fox Glasses, Goggles Late last week, Fox annou nced that it had signed an exclusive four-year eyewear licensing agreement with O akley for sunglasses, goggles and prescription eyewear. "Oa kley is, hands down, the most techni- co mme nted Oakley chief executive offi cer jim jannard . ''Additionally, Fox has deep roo ts in action sports and is highly resp ected by the fashion-conscious youth-lifestyle market . O ur new collaborat ive partnership will allow us to call! innovative brand in the eyewear indus- com bine our exper ience and design capabili - ~,ryw , says Fox creative officer Pete . Fox. ' e re excited to have the opp ortunity to f hl d rf desi eSlgn as Io n eyewear an pe ormance gogg Ie s t h at feature 0 a kley tec h no Iogy because we know they 'll be the be st o n the marke t." Fox Eyewea r will make its global debut in the spri ng 200 5 and will feat ure two to four fashio n sunglass sty les that inco rpo rate O akley's patented performance technology and prem . ium crafts mans hip, acco rding to . Fox. The line Will expand with the introd uctio n in late 2006 of a mo tocross goggle and a snow board goggle . "Fox is the most recognized and best -selling brand of mo tocross ap pare l in the w o rld," ties to deve lop sunglasses and goggles bearing . . the Fox logo for th is key target dem ograph ic. . . . T hIS license WIll also allow us to leve rage our manufacturing and distribution infrastructu re aro und the wo rld." All Fox eyewear will be des igned in a collaborati ve effort betw ee n Fox and Oa kley and featu re Oakley's pro prietary, impact resistant lenses , the Fox release states. Fox 1 I b eyewear W I'1 b e so Id goa II y t h roug h . motocross, su rf, skate and snow retail channels. Fox eyewear re tail pr ice points are expec ted to range from $90 to $ 120, according to Fox. www.cyclenews.com On Sunday, August 22, Rich McCullough, 41 , was killed at Speed world Raceway in Sunrise, Arizona, when he was struck by another ride r. McCullough is survive d by a wife , tw o tw in boys and a daughte r. A be nefit ride will be held on Saturday, Septe mber 18, at Speedworld, and a raffle , an auction and a barbecue will be held. Gate fees at the event will be do nated to the McCullo ugh boys' college fund, as well as any mon ey collected from the raffles, etc . O ne of th e boys is slate d to do a para de lap in ho nor of his father. The benefit will begin at 7 a.m. on Septem ber 18 and w ill end at 2 p.m. There is a pract ice fee of $20 and spectato rs are by donatio n on ly. Practice will run from 7 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., with a silent auctio n set to begin at 10 a.m. There is also a Bank of America acco unt se t up for donations, att n: Children of Rich McC ullough College Fund 004680379160. For mo re info rmation, call Don at 602/923 0677 or Kathy at 602/326- 6271 . Pirelli has announ ced its race-c o nt ingency participation in the 2004 AMA Supermoto Series. Th e co mpany is posting $28,920, Continued on page 9 CYCLE NEWS • SEPTEMBER 15, 2004 7