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,Briefly... . - - -. . . . " , Continued irom page 9 some people and well, it's a bit cold here, but I like this city. And also, it's nice to change sometimes country. It's quite different, it's cold and the people are very different to Spain over here. And normally at the beginning it's difficult to get used to all these things, but now I'm coming more used to it. I take always the bus and the Tube to move on December IB at I I a.m. at Pendleton in Oceanside, California. Each child will visit w ith Santa Claus and will have his or her picture taken. That photo will then be sent to the parents overseas. For more information, call 9S 1/609-3390. Valentino Rossi as World Champions leaving BARFracing and Vision Wells On -TrackVideo have produced the 2004 Racing Review DVD. The DVD features each race rou nd of the AFM road racing ser ies plus many other their native countries to take up residence in special sections and features. A demo can be London. "I didn't talk to Valentino yet, but I hope one day I can phone him and meet viewe d at www.visionwells.com/afmracing. here around this squareand have a nice time Ast erisk, in cooperation with Clear Channel Entertainment, is offering the Supercross Gift of the Seaso n. The company is auctioning VIP Packages to 2005 THQ World Super cross GP events and the opportunity to be a supporting partne r in the Aster isk Mobile Medical Center. The Supercross Superpass program was slated to begin on Monday, December 13, with four seven -day auctions (one for each of the January Supercross events). The winning bidder on a pass will rece ive two VIP tickets from Clear Channel Entertainment, an autographed jersey from one of its Pro Circuit Kawasaki riders , and a T-shirt and hat . Ogio will also donate a backpack to the offer. The Superpass will include adm ission to the stad ium around London, so it's nice. Pedrosajoins II fora while." The Road 2 Recove ry Foundati on has announced an eBay auction featuringtwo pieces of art donated by Michael Petersen (michaelsactionart.com) . Both the Travis Pastra na and Roger DeCoster drawings are do ne in black and white charco al and are hand signed. Each comes with a certificate of authenticity. For more information, visit www.road2recovery.com . Two Brothers Raci ng has announced that it has hired exhaust builder and AMA Supermota star Steve D re w to its researchand development staff. "We're really excited to have someone like Steve join our team." said and pit area duringpractice sessions on Fri- Joel Albrecht, R&D manage r for Two Brothers Racing. "He 's a hard-working and enthusiastic guy who brings a lot of experience to Two Brothers Racing." Drew is best know n for being the working-class hero on the Supermoto circu it, finishing fourth at the 2004 X Games . Dre w has spent the last decade designing and building exhaust systems for such notables as both the Honda and Yamaha factory motocross teams. Dre w was most recently employed by White Brothers. day and Saturday, with press area seat ing for the event. In addition, the Superpass holders w ill get the opportunity to visit the Asterisk Mobile Medical Center and participate in the Parts Unlimited VIP pre -race track walk. Asterisk hats and swe atsh irts will also be part of the prize. All proceeds from the auctions will be donated to the Asterisk Mobile Medical Center for supplies, staffing and basic operating expenses. The Wes t Coast Supennoto Sc hool will hold level-one schools on Tuesday, January 15; Saturday, January 29; and Tuesday, February IS, according to co -owner Darrick Lucchesi. The school will soon be re leasing details on under-12 kid's classes and leveltwo dates . The schools are held at the Stockton Motorplex in Stockton , California. World Superbike Testing a Washout The first day of testing at an unofficial World Superbike session in Valencia. Spa was seri· in. ous ly affected by rainfall on Mond ay, December 13, with the watery res idue of a morn ing deluge proving hard to shift in the sun-free and generall y cold conditions. Thus. some top competitors only set a few laps of the 2AB-mile trac k, though the re w ere a couple of notable occurrences, even on a tra ck that never prope rly dr ied out. First, there was the inaugural appearance at a te st of the new Yamaha R6 - at least it's first ou ting in the hands of the sole official team for 2005 , the Y amaha Motor Ge rmany squad . New boy Broc Parkes did around 25 laps, front end, the main chassis alte rations to the new bike be ing in the form of a USD fork and better radial bra kes. Dutch Supersport master Jurgen van den Goorbergh was in attendance w ith his 200S squad - the SL Ducati team - running 749 Ducatis. The NCR crew had Lorenzo Lanzi on its 999 and Gianluca Nannelli on the 749. Each tipped off in the wet conditions. Back in Yamaha-land, Andre w Pitt did around 2S laps on the latest version of his RI, now with the 200S suspension kit in place and two en gine specs to try ou t. Sebasti en Gimbert, on the Y amaha Moto r France RI, w as ano ther faller. Due to the poor track conditions, many of som e on the old machine in the morni ng and a few mor e on the new version in the afternoon. U ke his teammate, Kevin Curt ain, he sec ond and last day, Tuesday, Decemb er 14, would be a complete washout again, should it was highly impressed by the changes to the rain once more overn ight. the teams expressed worries that even the For more information, visit WINW.westcoastsupermoto .com. Um brella Girls USA has announced the release of its debut calendar for 200S. The limited -edition, 13-month calendar features the likes of Roxanne Siordia (cover girl and stunt rider) , Colleen Shannon (SOth anniversary Playboy Playmate of the Year), the Hot tw ins, Umbrella Girls USA co-founder and Supermoto racer Natalie Jackson, Heather Atkins and many more. The calendar sells for $22 .95. For more information, visit www.umbrel lagirlsusa.com . Attorney Timothy C. Kuzelka and local bikers are teaming up to make this holiday season a little brighter for children who have a parent involved in Iraq i Fre edom . Bikers are giving cash donations to purchase gifts for the families from Camp Pendlet on that are in need, and a special event will be held The Infine on Raceway Cha pter of Speedway Children's Charities will distribute $45B,ooOto 36 needy youth organizat ions in Sonoma Cou nty, California, for the 2004 season . The figure rep resents the largest single-year distribution since the Sonoma chapter was formed in 1996 and an increase of more than $100,000 over the chapter's 2003 total grant awards. The chapter's board of trustees recently approved the distribution of funds at its annual meeting. Speedway Children's Charities is the primary charitable arm of Speedway Motor sports Inc., wh ich owns and operates Infineon Raceway. The Sonoma County chapter has raised more than $1.2 million over the past four years . D ucati has annou nced that it will again sponsor a Ducati Island at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca - th is time at the MotoG P/AMA weekend on July B. Ducatista will have plenty to cheer about with the likes of Loris Capirossi and Carlos Checa doing battle in the MotoGP race, and Eric Bostrom and Ne il Hodgson do ing likew ise in AMASuperbike. "Historic will be the best w ord to describ e the experience on Ducat i Island during this race. Just think about it: We will witness the finest collection of racing talent, champions and e xot ic machinery in one place at one time," said John Porter, director Continued on poge '5 CYC LE N EWS • JANUARY 5, 2005 11