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Adams Wins Gravity Games Nate Ada ms added another two t itles to his grow ing list of wins w hen he sco red victo ry in the 2004 Gravity Gam es in C leveland, Ohio, walki ng away w ith gold medals in Freestyle MX and Best Trick. This was Ada ms ' second FMX Gold at the Gravity Games and his first in Best Trick. Adams threw do wn a series of big tricks o n the freestyle course to claim his second FMX Gold. Throwing backflip variati ons co m bine d with his signatu re Tsunami, Adams thrilled the cr owd w ho stayed past midnight to watch the aerial displays. Unleash ing not one, but two 360s, Adams wrapped up th e t itle with a 95 .8. In t he Best Trick competition, Ada ms went th rough a tough bra cketstyle format to meet Twitch in the finals. Again, Adams' solid 360 easily took t he title , earning him his second Grav ity Gam es Gold medal of 2004 . " I was really e xcited to w in bo th eve nts ," Adams said. "My win last year (in FMX) didn't have any effect on my sta te o f mind for th is con test. I really tri ed to focus on t he task at hand and mak e su re I felt good for this event." OPEN ED : Ten West Motorsports in Thousands Palms, California, is holding its grand o pening event on October 2, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, visit www. IOwest motorsports .com or call 760/343- 0733 . S IGNED: World Superbike rider Chris Vermeulen to a long -term agreeme nt with 5idi boots. "I have admired Sidi fo r years, the product and the way they fully su pport the ride rs they work with ," Vermeulen said in a re lease. " I really wanted to be one o f the lucky few top rid ers who have a chance to work with Sidi; now that I'm here, I'm here to stay!" OPENED : Ten West Motorsports in Thousand Palms, Ca lifornia , w ill ho ld a gra nd-opening sale on Saturday, October 2, with hourly drawings by Larry Huffman and performances by trials champion Geo ff Aaron. For more informa tion , call 760/343-0733 . MARRIED: Subway MX Racing Team's Joe O e hlhof to Yos himura R&D USt\s nat io nal sales manager Kristen Mars hall, on September 18 in Piqua, Ohio . H IRED : Den nis John son as off-road edi tor for D ealernew s, effective immediate- ly. For more information, call Jo hnson at 7 14/5 13-86 16. Briefly... Continued from page 9 held t hrougho ut t he cou nt ry (each valued at $250) have be e n so w e ll received that futur e plans include a Gu ard ian Mobile School in order to reach out to more locations and co nve nience participat ing fam ilie s. Th e Am ate ur Open Seminar will interact w ith the audience and w ill to uch on num ero us over sights in the MX w o rld , including attitude , health , family str ucture, commun icat ion , spon sorship, voice projec t io n, po d ium pr esen ce and subjects of questio n." The seminar will be he ld on site at t he Arizona Cycle Park on Wedn esday, Dec e mber I, in co njunction w ith a riders meeting, w hich Bra un said would also introduce som e new concepts to raci ng procedure. Braun also annou nced t he presenting spo nso rs o f the race. Braun said, "We're proud to have W heel Pros , KMC Wheel Co mpany and Weeke nd Warrior Tra ilers pres enting the Amat eur Open . All three co mpanies have great produc ts, an incredible interest in both mo toc ross raci ng and the families that sur round o ur race world. Thei r e ndo rsem ent of th e Amateur Ope n is a ste p forward fo r all ama teu r racing." In ad dit ion, acco rding to Braun , Suzu ki wi ll post $31,000 in contingencies, and KTM, $34 ,000 . Fo r mo re info rmat ion, yo u can visit www.BraunEntert ainment.co m or, for track informatio n and direc t io ns, www.Arizona· CyciePark.com, 607 /742-9428. Shane Lusk, you nge r brothe r o f mo tocro sse r Ezra l.usk, suffered sp inal injuries in a fall near his home in Cairo , Geo rgia, on September 12. Lusk has since undergon e surgery and is said to be coming along w ell in t herapy. He has movement in his uppe r body and has feel ing in his legs and fee t. For more information on Lusk's recovery, go to www.fastracmx.com. After struggling with severe arm pump that forced him to w ithd raw from the sec o nd moto at the Gle n Helen Nationa l, Team Yamaha's Da vid Vuillemin flew home to France to have surgery on his right arm and wri st to help relieve the problem, which he suffered with throughout th e outdoor National series. According to Vuillemin, the "arm-pum p surgery" w en t w ell. Word has it that Mosier Valley MX Park , in Fort Worth, Texas, has been so ld to the City of Arlington and will be clos ing on Novembe r 30. T he City is going to convert the property into a landfill. According to a pre ss release from Price Racing, they have re leased Kello n Wa lch from his obligations w it h its racing team. "This was a huge financial investm e nt for the private ly funded Price Racing team," the release says. "Whe n Kellon returned fro m his two-year mission for the Mormon Church in February 2004, w e had ra ce and pra ct ice bikes ready to go . We knew in o ur he arts that wit hin two years, Kellon's speed would return and we could seek factory sponsorship . Four months afte r Kellon's re turn to racing , KTM approached Kellon in re gards to participating in t he Dakar C hallenge . We 've known t he guys at KTM for a long t ime and I'm sure th ey w ere fully aware of the t ies t hat Ke llon had to Price Racing. We stro ngly feel that KTM really jum ped the gu n wh e n t hey sen t out their pres s release and the rec ent a rt icle in Cycfe News announcing the ir 2005 team w hen Kello n had still not seen a contract. The Dakar Ch alleng e ca me at a time w he n ano ther factory team w as inte rested in KelIon for their 2005 off-road effort. I will not name th is othe r team; however, t hey ar e fam ous for t he ir nume ro us o ff-r oa d and Baja title win s. Price Racing appreciates t he fact that they Inquired about Kellon th rough our Price Racing team a nd d id no t try to go beh ind our backs as KTM did. Th is shows us they have a lot of integrity a nd represent the ir co m pany as a class act. In 2003 , w he n Price Racing was ge tti ng read y for th e '04 race seaso n, it w as ou r main goa l to be able to appro ach th is ot her team in 2005 abo ut factory backing. We are sure Kellon w ill do fine at KTM; how eve r, th at is not the direction Price Racing had w orked for since early 2003 . As m uch as we love to rac e, because of all t hat has tran sp ired in the last fe w months, Price Racing has decided to move on to other ventu res . In co nclusio n, eve ryon e at Price Racing would like to t hank o ur sponsors for their part icipation wit h o ur racing team . Without th eir help, Kellon woul d not be where he is toda y. Our spo nso rs include Dunlop , Rent hal, FOX , DID, Maxima, Yos him ura , Smith, RG3, UFO, Bra king, Motion Pro , VP Fue ls, IMS, GPR, MetTec Titanium, K & N Engine e ring, Zip-Ty racing, Hinson , C arter Powerspo rts, light Speed, Ride Enginee ring, SFB/Twin Air, ASV Inve ntions a nd Pro Line Fasteners : ' Race r Productions, the producer of the AMA Grand Nat ional C ross Country Series, has announced the 2 0 04 AMA Grand Natio nal Cross Country Series banquets will once again be held at Lakeview Resort in Morgan town, West Virginia. The Bike Banquet w ill take place on Saturday, November 27 , and the ATV Banquet on Saturday, December 4. Arriva l time for bo th banquets is 6 p.rn, The banquets award the top-1 0 finishers in every GNCC class w ith plaqu es , prizes and contingency, and it also gives the racers an opportunity to thank the pe ople who helped them reach t he ir ach ievement. A live band w ill play in the Lakeview lounge, w hich will be reserved for the racers. A buffet dinner w ill also be served. Lakeview will o ffer a special room rate for racers, and the facility offers an array of th ings to do , from spas , pools and workout rooms, to a variety of restaurants. For more informatio n, yo u can e -mail Racer Productions at infa.gnccracing.com. Avon Tires No rth America has announced the ex pansio n o f its race-tire line for 2005. Vintage a pp lications wi ll see some updated compounds and construction changes in select sizes and madels , according to Avon . Classic applications will see the add ition of new larger sizes , such as the AM23 170/60VB I8 and 180/5SVB18, as well as www.cyclenews.com ot her sizes for C lassic Supe rbike use . Avon's Supermoto Xt re me racing slicks a nd "w e ts" have also received new compound changes providing higher level of performance , accord ing to Avon . "With Vintage, Classic and Supermoto being such a popul ar segment in Narth America, Avon T ires w ants to be on top of the game," said Avon Tires' No rt h Ame rican racing man ager Joh n Leach. "Wh ether you're racing a 1958 BSA, a midto late- '80 s Superbike o r a modem Husqva rna Supermoto, Avo n ma kes a tire fo r ya u." All Avon raci ng tir e s are not D.O .T. legal and are far racing use only, Avon says . Far more informati on, e-mail Avon T ires at info@avonmoto rcycle usa.com. The 2 004 Ind o or Trial des Nations will be held at the Pabellon Insular Santiago Mart in in Santa Cruz de Te nerife (Canary Island s, Spain) on Saturday, No vember 6, acco rding to t he FIM. The eve nt was o riginally sched uled for Paris, Fra nce , o n O ctobe r 22 . Th e team s qualified for this eve nt are Spain, Great Britain and Japan. StarNet ln c., one of th e large st w ho lesa le dialup and VolP provide rs in t he United States, sponsored the Championship Cup Se ries by providing add it ional pu rse mon ey incentives for several of the Ch ampionship Cup Series races at Blackhaw k Farms throughout the weekend of Sep te mber 18- 19, acco rd ing to CCS . On beh alf o f the Wegman Benefit Fund , StarNet's VoiceEclipse added a $1000 priz e purse for four CCS classes ($250 in each class): Expert Middleweight Grand Prix and the Expert Thunderbike, Expert Heavyweight Supersport and Expert Middleweight Superbike races. Ame rican Suzuk i has announced that it has increased its motoc ro ss race conti ng ency pro gram for the 12th consecutive year. The 2005 program is designed to more aggressively sup port the four -stroke racing classes . For the 'OS season, Suzuki has added the We stern 4-Stroke National Ser ies and the Eastern Thu ndercross C hampionship Series to its contingency program. As in the past, all contingency payments will be put on Suzuki's Contingency Card , which will wo rk at any authorized Suzuki dealer fo r amateu rs and anywhere Visa/Mastercard is accepted fo r professionals. Suzu ki says it has also ste pped it up w ith trackside support and will have two brand -ne w t railers equi pped with free e mergency parts and service assistance for Suzuki RM and RM-Z motorcycles. "We 're really look ing forwa rd to the 2005 rac ing season," ASMe's MX/Off-Road conti ngency coordinator Jason Carlton said. "Traditionally, Suzuk i has been a strong supporter of mo to cro ss racing . By increasing our commitment to the four-stroke classes and by im proving ou r on -site race track su pport , we believe w e ca n even be tt e r se rve all th e Suzuki riders ou t there." For mo re information , visit www.teamsuzuki.com or see your local Suzuki deale r. CYCLE N EWS • OOOBER 6, 2004 11