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Winning on Two and Four A1pinestars may be the company that puts the shoes (or boots in this case) on Chad Reed's feet, but the company's involvement in motorsports goes well beyond motocross. A1pinestars is also very involved in auto racing, including sponsoring drivers in both the FI World Championship (Right) Fernando and NASCAR. Alonso and Chad Reed has hit form in the AMA Supercross Series, lighting up the Giancario Fisichella. championship battle with four victories so far this season (through Pontiac). Victory for Chad will strengthen his bid to defend the AMA Supercross (Below) Jimmie Johnson. crown he won in '04. He is wearing A1pinestars' new Tech 10 boot in its first full race season this year. Meanwhile on four wheels, Renault Formula I drivers Giancarlo Fisichella and Fernando Alonso have been victorious in the first two races of the season. Fisichella won first in Melbourne, Australia, marking a great debut with the team, and Alonso followed up in the stifling heat of Malaysia, and then won again in Bahrain. Both drivers are wearing A1pinestars boots, racesuits and gloves as part of the company's ongoing research and development program for auto products. Back in the United States. two more A1pinestars drivers have been showing the way in the biggest fourwheeled series of all. the NASCAR Nextel Cup series. Defending Champion Kurt Busch took a dramatic second at the season opener in Daytona Beach, Florida, while current points leader Jimmie Johnson took the victory in Busch's backyard at Las Vegas. The two are locked in a duel that has 32 races to run, concluding at Homestead in Miami in mid-November. A1pinestars will be supporting both Busch and Johnson throughout their long season, along with all its other world-class drivers and riders competing in the premier championships across the globe. To cast your vote, log on to www.cyclenews.com. WEb INSiYE Cyclenews.com reader poll question of the week /.!, Will Ricky Carmichael win another Supercross before the season is over? B. No A. Yes Online poll results from last week The MotoGP Championship kicks off in Valencia, Spain, next weekend. Who do you think will win the opening round? A. Valentino Rossi 1930 C. Sete Gibernau 408 E. John Hopkins 82 G. Makoto Tamada 59 I. Troy Bayliss 39 K. Franco Battaini 22 M. Marco Melandri 17 O. Shane Byrne 12 Q. Alex Hofmann 8 4 S. Carlos Checa U. Roberto Rolfo 3 (52.40%) (11.08%) (2.23%) (1.600/0) (1.06%) (0.600/0) (0.46%) (0,33%) (0,22%) (0.11%) (0.08%) B. Nicky Hayden 0, Colin Edwards F. Max Biaggi H. Kenny Roberts Jr. J. Shinya Nakano L Alex Barros N. Loris Capirossi P. Ruben Xaus R. James Ellison T. Toni Elias 755 136 82 46 23 21 17 10 6 3 (20.50%) (3.69%) (2.23%) ( 1.25%) (0.62%) (0.57%) (0.46%) (0.27%) (0.16%) (0.08%) Total Replies: 3683 CYCLE NEWS • APRIL 20,2005 93