Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles
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Briefly... Continued from page " 30 YEARS AGO... April B, 1975 Xtreme International Ice Racing will present the AMA FIM-sanetioned Roanoke National Championship, a one-night individual championship event, at Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia, on April 2. Racers Ronny Kemp, Chris Strong and Anthony "The British Bulldog" Barlow are scheduled to compete, along with England's Gary Phelps, David "Triple X" Meldrum and Eddie "The Ice Man" Kelly. For more information, call 703/218-6530 or visit American riders Brad Lackey and Jim Pomeroy finished second and fourth, respectively, at the first 500cc International motocross of the season. At that same race, Husqvarna dominated, taking three of the top six positions... Rex Staten had to battle with Gaylon Mosier to take the 250cc Pro-class win at a CMC motocross race roanokeciviccenter.com or xiir.com. in Irvine, California... We got a chance to One of the wettest winter seasons on record for California squelched the March 22-23 scheduled Red Bull Ride to the Hills free-ride challenge. The assembled world-class motocross riders, world-class motocross photographers, and event and TV production crews waited patiently for several days in Central Coast California for the sky to open up with sunshine. However, recent rains persisted and Jackpot Ranch got more than its share, making current conditions too soggy to proceed with the naturalterrain event. For more information and event updates, visit redbullridetothehills.com. swing a leg over the new Maico 440, and we liked it. It kind of had to grow on you, but once it did, it was a lot of fun ... This issue was packed full of product evaluations, and everything from suspension. to gloves. to wheel truing stands was included. 20 YEARS AGO... April to. 19B5 ~~~"'T:':'I"\'I':I World Champion Eddie Lawson appeared on the cover for his victory in the 500cc class at the South African Grand Prix. Lawson came from behind to AGV Sport has announced a contingency program for the USGPRU Series. For more information, visit agvsport.com or USGPRU.net. pass Freddie I::EC:!E~~lC!I Spencer. Spencer finished second, while Wayne Gardner was third ... Team Honda's Bubba Shobert got his first Camel Pro Series TT win at Ascot Park. He took the lead on the last lap when leader Alex jorgensen crashed ... Jeff Ward and Ron Lechien were the big winners at the second round of the AMNSkoal Bandits National Series at the Hangtown Motocross Park. Lechien won the 12Scc class and Ward won the 2S0cc class. Bob Hannah rode the race with a fractured wrist. He soldiered on to a seventh-place finish in the 2SOcc class. YEARS AGO... April 5, 1995 ~ ~ This was our Grand National Championship preview issue. On the cover was Steve Morehead aboard his 750 VTwin Harley-Davidson... Mick Doohan began the defense of his 500cc World Championship title with a win at round one of the series in Eastern Creek, Australia. .. Jeremy McGrath and Damon Huffman kept their winning seasons alive by both raking wins in their respective classes at round nine of the AMA Supercross Series in Houston. Texas... Ricky Carmichael, aboard 80cc bikes, won three classes at the Lake Whitney GNC finals in Lake Whitney, Texas. Charlie Bogard was also a big winner at the event. He took four class wins in the Intermediate classes. SIGNED: Alessandro Assami of Assanti & Associates to a new business management relationship with Erion Honda's Kurtis Roberts. For more information, contact Assanti at 19800 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 300, Irvine, CA 92612 or at 949/476-1100 (phone), 949/476-1103 (fax). HIRED: Damien and Marie Dekens by the National Promoters Group to handle press and courtesy credentials for the following rounds of the AMA National Motocross Championship: Mt. Morris, Pennsyivania; Thunder Valley, Colorado; Unadilla, New York; Steel City, Pennsylvania; Broome-Tioga, New York; and Budds Creek, Maryland. 866/EXPMY20. Speed Channel is taking race fans behind the scenes to take a look at the life and times of a professional motocross team during the 200S AMA Supercross season with its The Reality of Speed show. The show follows the daily life of the riders, mechanics and management at Team Samsung Wireless from the first week of January heading to the first round in Anaheim, to the final round in Las Vegas. From podium visits to hospital visits, fans will get to see what it takes to make it competing against the very best racers in the world. "People watch a motocross race, and the pros make it look so easy," said Robert Ecker, Speed Channel VP of programming. '''The Reality of Speed' is going to show viewers the level of intensity that it takes to make it look that easy, and fans are going to be surprised to see what it really takes to make it as a professional motocross racer." ''The Reality of Speed" joins the Speed Channel lineup in july. Stay tuned for day and time. Racing brothers Nicky, Tommy and Roger Lee Hayden are featured in the April issue of Men's Journal, which is currently available on newsstands. Each of the Haydens was interviewed at length with post interviews culminating in an all-day fashion shoot at Willow Springs in early january, according to the Hayden's publicist. When asked about the whole experience, Roger Lee had this to say: "The whole fashion thing was a little different for me. Having people mess with your hair, trying to put makeup on you (which they didn't end up doing) and telling you what to wear was okay for a day, but not something I'd like to do all the time." According to the AMA, columnist Brian Dickerson of the Detroit Free Press is the latest to call for motorcyclists to be de-facto organ donors. What's worse, he suggests that injured motorcyclists not be given medical treatment at all, according to the AMA. In writing about the pending repeal of Michigan's mandatory helmet law, Dickerson says, "If only lawmakers had thought to add a requirement that all helmet-less cyclists agree to donate their organs. And why not require donorcyclists to sign papers declining extraordinary lifesaving measures, so that deserving organ recipients aren't kept waiting unnecessarily?" He also lumped motorcyclists in with "champions of the right to die," including shameless and insulting references to Jack Kevorkian and Terri Schiavo, according to the AMA. Last year, Chicago Sun-Times columnist Neil Steinberg characterized riders as organ donors in a column headlined "Hop on a motorcycle, fill out your donor card," and outraged motorcyclists e-mailed Steinberg, prompting him to admit in a later column that he wrote without knowing the facts. Dickerson can be reached via e-mail at dicker@freepress.com. To celebrate the return of AMA Supercross to Seattle, Washington, Twenty20 and Bob Lamphere's Wide Open Sports Arena will be hosting the Mini Supercross Championship on April 14 at 7:30 p.m. The race will feature the top Northwest Pros in the 50- Shift has announced it has reached an agreement with three-time AMA Superbike Champion Doug Chandler to wear Shift supermoto and road racing gear during the 2005 season. For more information, visit shiftracing.com. Supermoto USA has announced that Scuderia West, Subterranean Cycles and Husaberg USA have signed on as new sponsors for the 2005 season. Returning sponsors include Mission Motorcycles, Fairfield Cycle Center, Supermoto Engineering, Mach I Motorsport5 and A&A Racing. For more information, visit supermotousa.com. to ISOcc classes - all vying for a Pro purse. In addition, a SOcc AMA Mechanics race has been scheduled. For more information, call CYCLE NEWS· APRIL 6, 2005 13