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30 YEARS A60... May 27. 1975 Rookie Greg Sassaman graced the cover after his win at the fifth round of the Camel Pro Dirt Track Series. It was only his second mile race on "big" bikes... Gaston Rahier won the l25cc Grand Prix of Great Britain. Rahier won both matos. He easily won the first after leading from start to finish. In the second, however, he battled with defending I25cc World Champion Andre Malherbe... There were two new made-forTV documentaries about motorcycling set to be released. One starred Gene Romero, Kenny Roberts and Barry Sheene... We compared the tried and true "econo-crosser" Suzuki TM 125 to Suzuki's new RM 125. The TM was slower and cheaper than the RM, however, it was a good choice for play riding. 20 YEARS A60... May 29. 1985 We got an exclusive test on the new Honda RTL250S trials bike. It was a four-stroke bike that was probably one of the best four-stroke production trials bikes yet... Rick Johnson won the overall at the third round of the 2S0cc AMA National Motocross Championship Series at the new Las Vegas Motocross Park in Las Vegas, Nevada. Johnson won both motos. He had battled with Jeff Ward in the second before pulling away... Gordon Ward won the Hilltoppers Grand Prix in Rosarito, Mexico. Today, the race is still going strong and is held in 29 Palms, California... At the final round of Corona Raceway's Night Motocross, Doug Dubach won the 125cc Pro class. 10 YEARS A60... May 24. 1995 ==-....:....,,....,,=r.w Our project Yamaha ~~~;;.i YZ 125 graced the I cover. We did a full I write-up on the bike. It was bored out to 167cc and was a rocket ship... Dougie Lampkin came away victorious at the Scottish Six Day Trial. It was the Beta Factory rider's second win in as many years... We inter- viewed Tallon Volland. At the time, Volland was contesting the 1995 World Championship 250cc Motocross Series. When the interview went to press, Vol- land was the unexpected points leader... Randy Hawkins won the sixth round of the National Enduro Series in Wellston, Ohio. It was the third time in a row Hawkins won the race, which was called the Little Racoon Classic. ANNOUNCED: Lockhart Phillips USA has selected former marketing manager Eric Putter's new MotoPress Agency to manage Lockhart Phillips USA:s media relations activities. MotoPress is a fullservice public relations, media consulting, advertising and photography agency serving the powersports industry. For more information, call 949{279-0909 or e-mail ericputter@sbcglobal.net. PROMOTED: Joe Felts to the role of off-road press relations administrator for American Suzuki's motorcycle/ATV division. Felts will be responsible for press relations in regard to Suzuki ATV and offroad/motocross product lines. He will report directly to Glenn Hansen, American Suzuki's advertising and press relations manager for the motorcycie/ATV division. For the past five years, Felts has worked at ASMe's sales order desk and most recently as the motorcycle/ATV events marketing administrator. ""ve been riding dirt bikes since I was 5 years old, starting with a Suzuki RM60 and moving up the ranks to an RM250," Felts, H, said. " I am passionate about the brand and the sport, which is why I put my name in the hat for this position. This is my ideal job."Felts' new boss welcomes his talent and enthusiasm. "He's exactly what we were looking for," Hansen said. "His enthusiasm and love for the sport will truly be an asset to the company. He lives the Suzuki story, and we know he'll do a great job communicating the product to the media." ANNOUNCED: Big Gun Exhaust's new website on the World Wide Web. The site can be reached at www.biggunexhaust.com. APPOINTED: Richard Kimes as national marketing manager of Helmet House Inc., effective immediately. According to Bob Miller, president of Helmet House, Kimes will work on building key brands - Shoei, HJC, Tour Master and Cortech • together with director of products Mark Gandy and national sales manager David Kane. OPENED: Stomp Design Inc.'s new home page on the World Wide Web. The site can be found at www.stompdesign.com. SIGNED: AMA GNC flat track racer Nichole Cheza to a one-year sponsorship agreement with EXOST, a powersports design and apparel house. EXOST will supply Cheza with all of her vital marketing tools, such as apparel, stickers and a website, as well as assist in the overall development of her image. You can view Cheza's new website at www.nicholecheza.com. Briefly•.. Continued from page " Kenda tires will sponsor the CMRC Canadian Motocross Championships for the 2005-06 season. Kenda will also be one of the sponsors of the 2005 U.S. ISDE team. Airwaves Ducati riders Gregorio lovilia and Leqn Haslam led the GSE-backed team to its first-ever one·two finish with a sensational performance in the Bennetts British Superbike Sereies round at Mondello Park, Ireland, on May 15. The Anglo-Spanish combination took race two by storm to climb the top two steps of the podium, with the Spaniard Lavilla also taking a podium in race one. Race one at the Southern Irish circuit was a mixed affair for the Airwaves camp. A typically assertive effort from Lavilla was rewarded with third place, his eighth podium of the season. Haslam retired from the race on lap nine, following a problem with his gearbox. In race two, the Airwaves riders made similar starts to race one sitting in fourth and ninth positions. A four-way battle for the lead developed at one point in the race, but Lavilla came from behind to chase down Haslam for the win, the Airwaves Ducati pairing crossing the line just .018 seconds apart. Troy Lee Designs has stepped up to complete the prize package for the Independent Privateer/Dirt Diggers/Race FactorlSDG Speed Mini Raffle at Hangtown on May 22. Two new Troy Lee SE helmets are now part of the list of accessories to be raffled away with the two SDG Speed Minis at Hangtown. Cost for the raffle tickets, available exclusively from May 20-22 at the Race Factor booth on vendor row at Hangtown, will be $2 each. For more information, check out www.racefaetor.u5 on the Internet. The 2004-05 National Arenacross Championship season once again saw positive growth in the number of rider entries in arenacross. according to series promoter Clear Channel Entertainment. Overall, the Regional and National Arenacross Series experienced a 6-percent growth in rider entries throughout the season. The Louisville, Kentucky, round was the standout event of the year, with entries up over 19 percent. The increased number of entries generated greater competition, as each of the six regions qualified the top three riders in each class to compete at the Amateur Arenacross World Finals, which will take place at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena October 9, 200S. The finals, which run in conjunction with the U.S. Open, will determine a World Amateur Arenacross Champion in each of the 18 arenacross classes. "Each rider who participates at the Amateur Arenacross World Finals is progressing through a particular stage of their career," Robert Hansen, director of Arenacross, said. "From the older riders who still posses the drive to compete to the younger future stars who dream of competing in the National Arenacross Series, or perhaps the THQ World Supercross GP/THQ AMA Supercross Series, arenacross will continue to grow and prosper with its phenomenal Amateur support." N-Style makers of motocross graphics for motorcycles, has teamed up with Women's Motocross Association racers Tarah Gieger and Sarah Whitmore on the BluestarrMX Team to compete in the WMA series. "We are stoked to be hooked up with this team," N-Style sales manager Jason Fontes said. "Both Sarah and Tarah are going to be contenders for the WMA championship this season. We have put together a sick set of graphics for the bikes. Although this is a team effort. we recognize that the girls are individuals. That will be very apparent at the track. We have a great design team that has been hard at work on the graphics, which will be in place for the team's first race." Sarah will be running the number-four plate on her YZl25, while Tarah will be running number 68 on her YZ250F. Lee Bowers, owner of the BluestarrMX Team, said that the team was very happy to have the folks at N-Style working on its graphiCS. "The graphics they have provided look great, and we cannot wait to see them on the bikes" Bowers said. "N-Style has a great product, and I can foresee them selling many of these kits to WMA fans - they are that stylish." High-performance scooter manufacturer TGB has released two special-edition scooters for the U.S. market. In an effort to create a limited-edition line of scooters that will appeal to motorcycle racing enthusiast, TGB created the scooters using racing motorcycle styling. The first limited-edition scooter is called the TGB 303R Laser #0 I. The body of the #0 I SE scooter uses very bright florescent red with bright blue, white and yellow accents. The design was inspired by a famous European Supersport Racing team. The wheels are bright red with high polished edges. The second Iimited-edition scooter is called the TGB 303R Laser #42. The body of the #42 SE scooter uses graphics inspired by a famous AMA Superbike team with bright red paint with white stripes like those used on the NC/427 Shelby Cobras of the 19605. The wheels are gloss black with high polished edges. Just a few hundred of each 49cc special-edition scooters will be available through authorized TGB dealers starting May 10, 2005, and just over a hundred of each of the 151 cc scooters will be made available for the U.S. market at the same time. Only the top 100 TGB dealers in the country will be permitted to sell the special-edition scooters. For more information, check out www.cobrasales.com on the Internet. Former 125cc National Motocross Champion Mike Brown will return to American racing aboard a Michelin-equipped Honda CRF250R, competing in the 2005 AMA 12Scc National Championship, which begins May 21 , according to a press release issued by Michelin. For the Tennessee-based Brown, the AMA season marks a homecoming of sorts. Brown. who won the AMA 125cc championship in 200 I, had originally planned to spend the 2005 season competing for the MX2 World Championship. But a change in plans led to his return to racing in the United States, barely one month before the first AMA National at Hangtown MX, near Sacramento, California. With no factory rides available this late in the year, Brown quickly assembled a team of his own, backed by Pro Circuit, Jims Motorcycle Sales, Thor MX and HJC helmets, and Michelin. "I finished third overall in the World Championship in 1999 and 2000, both times on Michelin tires," he said. "During those two seasons, I stood on the podium 25 times, including 12 individual moto victori"". Naturally, I'm thrilled to be back with Michelin." CYCLE NEWS • MAY 25,2005 15