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AMA Hodgson Coming to America? Superbikes - 2005 Style T A ccording to J--\sources In Europe, former Wo rld Superbike Ch ampion Neil Hodgson w ill join Bostrom Eric he AMA Superbike Series will return to Mazd a Raceway Laguna Seca next year, running in conjunction with the MotoGP World Championship in July, according to the series schedule re leased by AMA Pro Racing last week. "200S is going to be an exciting year fo r fans of AMA road racing," said Scott Holl ingsw ort h, AMA Pro Racing C EO . "We 're looking forw ard to showcasing AMA Superbikes alongside the e xot ic MotoGP b ikes at Mazda Raceway Lagun a Seca as well as next year on the Ducati Austin team and w ill compete for the AMA Superbike Championship. Hodgson has ridden a d'Ant in D ucati returning to all the other great tracks in that make up our championship. Plus, with five differen t ride rs on three brands of motorcycles winn ing AMA Superbike races in 2004 , the stage is set to see another closely contested MotoGP this season and currently sits in a disappointi ng 18th in the series standings, scoring just 37 po ints. In 2003 , Hodgson won th e World Superb i ke Ch ampionship rid ing a factory Ducat !. series next year." The 200S AMA Superbike Championship schedule is as follows: April 22-24. Barber Motorsports Park, B inningham, Alabama(Superbike doubleheader) May 21·22 . PikesPea InternationalRaceway k , Fountain,Colorado June J·5 . R America,ElkhartLake, oad Wisconsin(Superbike doubleheader) June 25·26 . Brainerd In ternational Raceway, Brain Minnesota (To be confinned) erd, July8· 10 · Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California (Superbike doubleheader) July 22·24 . Mid·OhioSports CarCourse, Le gton, Ohio(Superbike doubleheader) xin September 2-4 . Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia(Superbik doubleheader) e September 17·18 · Virginia International Raceway, Alton , Virginia (T be confinned) o Seel, Delepine Set for Vegas Supermoto Las Vegas, N evada, on Novem be r 13. Seel will com pe te in the Supe rrnoto class w hile De lepine will race in th e Supe rmoto Unlimited class. Th e pair w ill ride 450 and 630 SMRs, re spectively. Avard and Bagn is w ill be riding in bot h events. also on factory supplied 4S0 and 630 SMRs. " It's really e xciting to have Eddie and Ge rald ove r to ride wit h Mark and Leo, " Tim Saundes said. " Eddie did rea lly we ll at the X Gam es on the 4S0, so we have high ho pes for a very good finish fo r the te a m in t he Sup e rmot o final. Ge rald is on th e gas in expressed her appreciation to "our extremely generous motocross communi- ty " for t he many don ations of products and time t hat it gave . "T his event, and th e subseque nt don ation, w o uld not have be e n possible without t he help of ou r racing community!" The WMXF wou ld also like to utors and visito rs to the Shane Lusk Step Up effort. "We have issued a $4S 12.77 check to Shane, w hich includes all o f the donations received th rough O ctober 17. The W MXF w ishe s Shane continued sucgreetings should be directed to Mr. Shane Lusk c/o Ronnie & Willa Lusk at t he Shep he rd Center, Room 216, 2020 Pea chtree Road , Atlanta, GA 30309, or you may e-m ail Shaneatlusk968@hotmail.com . According to Du cat i North America, worldrenowned D UC3t i designer Pierre Terb lanche will mak e a U . S. appea ra nce on Nov ember 19 at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum in Br ookline, Massachusetts. Terblanch e is the director of design fo r Ducati in Bologna, Italy. US DESMO, an official Ducati Owners Club o f the Un ited States, has organized the event. Terblanche w ill speak on the com pany' s rich heritage and the unique ro le of style for the mac hines he has personally designed , such as the 9OOSS, MH9OOe, as w e ll as the company 's latest - the Multi-Strada and the 999 . Terb lanch e w illaddress motorcycle de sign, from identi fied ma rket needs to new product development. accordin g to DucatL His presentation integrates Ducati's real -world practicality toward engineeringand manu- facturing to useful design for a w ide range of riders a nd riding style s . Selected Du cati motorcycle s will be ex hibited at the Larz And erson Auto Mu seum, and a special ed ition Ducati w ill be signed by Terblanche . Th e VIP co c ktail recept ion and book signing begins at S p.m., and tickets ar e $SO. Gen eral Admission is at 7 p.m and tickets are tact : She ldon Steele , Larz Anderso n Auto Museum, IS Newto n St., Brookline, MA 02445; or yo u can call 617/522-6547, ext . 19. or visit www.mot.org . re ntly lying second so shou ld really light up th e Unlimited Supe rrnoto eve nt . The bottom line , tho ugh, is we really appreciate the facto (0 T he Wome n's Motocro ss and Supercross Fou ndation (WMXF) has announced that due to the tremendous success of the Motobowl, it was ab le to donate $6500 to the Asterisk Mobile Med ical Unit. Dr. Jo hn Bodnar said the donation will be used to help offset e xpenses for t heir nurse, trainer and to help purchase supplies , according to WMXF. Event chairperson Kristen Oehlhof $9 . For r eservat ions and dire ction s, con- W orl d Super moto at the m oment and is cur- ry's support tion. visit www.BraunEntertainment.com or call 607/742-9428. cess in his recovery." Future donations and May 13-15• Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, Calif ornia (Superbike doubleheader) Supermoto series in Continued from page 7 $200) to t he top-three finishers on the podium. The free honorary race w illgive them the opportunity to relive the thrill of stardom just like the pros ." All ride rs must participate on KTM 50 automatic moto rcycles. Th e Amateur Open race eve nt w ill be he ld at the Arizona Cycle Park in Phoe nix, Arizo na, De cember 1-5. Fo r more informa- ex tend its appreciation to all of the cont rib - March 10-12 - Daytona InternationalSpeedway, d Daytona Beach, Flori a April 29-May I - Calif orniaSpeedway, Fontana, California (Superbike doubleheader) Pacifico Hu sqvarn a Supermoto has annou nce d that cu rre nt Wo rld S I Supermoto C ha mp ion Edd ie See I a nd his team mate Gerald Delepine w ill be joi ning Pacifico Husqvarna riders Mark Avard and Leo Bagnis fo r t he final ro und o f t he 2004 AMA m-~~r',r::~·~ ·· ry ·7 :·· ~ ',;1Yr , Richie Morris 's career as a rider may be our team ." Continued on page " ananal .... II .... 1 n~ Ie. ...._ ...... Q