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Briefly... Continued from page II 3U YEARS AGU... August 5. 1975 rn':B'ir:;'l Gary Scott stayed out I:::!""'-= "";""..1;<11 of trouble and rode a mistake-free race on the way to his second consecutive Ascot National TT victory. Ken Roberts was haunted by bad luck all night and ultimately finished 18th after leading.. Gary Scott's Harley-Davidson road racer put out 96 horsepower and weighed in at 240 pounds... Tony DeStefano was victorious at the Delta InterAMA National. The race was held in conjunction with a round of the AMA I25cc National Championship Series. The winner of that race was Honda-mounted Marty Smith... We tested the Husqvama 360 CR Grand Prix. At the time it was the bike that World Motocross Champion Heikki Mikkola was contesting in the World Motocross Championship. Overall, we came away quite impressed with the bike. i!U YEARS AGU... August 7. 1985 Doug Chandler appeared on the cover. He failed to qualify for the 25-lap National in DuQuoin, Illinois. Bubba Shobert won the race, and with the win he took over the points lead. Chandler dropped to second in the points 10 points, back from Shobert... Broc Glover swept both motos at the Broome-noga National Motocross in Center Lisle, New York. With his win, Glover also clinched the 500cc National Championship over Honda's David Bailey... Freddie Spencer won the ninth round of the 500cc World Channpionship Series in Lemans, France. The win added to Spencer's points lead. At the time, he had a 17-point lead... Brian Manley and Bader Manneh were big winners at a CMC Western Series Motocross Championship race in Camnel junction, Utah. Manley won two classes. while Manneh won one. 10 YEARS AGU... August i!, 1995 ft!'.~~9!l!iII1'l!!!!!!~The workers. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) introduced similar legislation, S. 577, "The HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act." Last Congress, the full Senate unanimously passed similar language; however, the House adjourned shortly thereafter and therefore did not get a chance to enact this legislation. As a result, legislation needed to be reintroduced in the I09th Congress. The measures are in response to action taken by federal bureaucrats that legalized health-insurance discrimination against riders and others. In 1996, President Clinton signed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which included language prohibiting employers from denying healthcare coverage based on a worker's preexisting medical conditions or participation in legaJ activities, such as motorcycling. In 200 I, the Department of Health and Human Services released the final rules that would govern the HIPAA law. The rules recognized that employers could not refuse healthcare coverage to an employee on the basis of their participation in a recognized legal activity. However, the agency said benefits could be denied for injuries sustained in collection with those activities. As a result, employees were guaranteed the right to healthcare coverage but not guaranteed any benefits under those plans. The AMA was outraged, noting that when federal bureaucrats had gone against the will of Congress, and the Association immediately lobbied Congress to right this wrong. Others involved in the effort included the Blue Ribbon Coalition, Motorcycle Riders Foundation, ABATE of Wisconsin, ABATE of Ohio, the American Council of Snowmobile Associations and the American Horse Council. An easy way to send letters urging members of Congress to cosponsor this legislation is through the AMA Rapid Response Center. With the points scored by Troy Corser, Chris Vermeulen and Karl Muggeridge at the Czech Republic round of the World Superbike Championship on july 17, Australia passed the 12,ooO-point mark for its riders in the history of World Superbike racing. Australia ranks first in championship points in the history of World Superbike with 12,051 - followed by Italy with 9956.5 points. America at Laguna Seca Raceway and both Troy Corser and Anthony Gobert took a win apiece at the event... Kawasaki rider Mike LaRocco won the overall at the Unadilla round of the AMA National Motocross Series in Unadilla, New Yorlk. laRocco posted a 2-2 score in the 250cc class... Michael Doohan got the 25th win of his career at the ninth round of the World Championship Road Racing Series in Donington, England. For Doohan, the win came easy. He led nearly every lap... Steve Hatch scored his first victory of the 1995 AMA National Enduro season at round six of the series in Speedsville, New York. Scott Plessinger finished second, while series leader Scott Summers was third. The American Cancer Society Kick-It Ride will be held on Danbury, Connecticut, on September 25, leaving from the Marcus Dairy and arriving at Indian Well State Park. The ride wiil feature a police escort, lunch, music and a charity auction. For more information, please contact Diane Sheridan at the American Cancer Society, 372 Danbury Road, Wilton, CT 06897, 203/563-1511 or visit www.kickltRide.com Schleicher Motors, better known as Suzuki of Oakland (California) and founded in I957, has been sold to two East Bay entrepreneurs, one of them being road racer David Stanton. Stanton and his partner jacques Geoffrion have founded Dj Moto LLC to acquire and operate motorcycle dealerships in the western United States. The sale and transfer of operations of the dealership was completed on june 27. The dealership has been at its current location at 7956 MacArthur Blvd. since its founding and has been owned and managed by Helmut jacobi for the over three decades. "It is a great honor for us to now take over what is widely viewed as an institution in the motorcycle business in California," Stanton said. "This is our first acquisition, and we are thrilled to assume the stewardship of such a valued community asset." For more information, cail 510/569-4767. Advanstar Communications announced World Super- ..~~"..U bike Series visited seats and remaining cannping go on sale September I. Renewal opportunities for the 2005 Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix, marking the return of the MotoGP series to the United States, were offered to previous World Superbike Championship event ticket holders. This year's event sold out of Saturday and Sunday tickets one week in advance of the event, drawing an announced crowd of 153,653 during three days of activity. Due to the quantity of orders for the 2006 Red 8ull U.S. Grand Prix, there will be no exceptions to renewaJ applications received after the August 20 deadline. Renewal orders are accepted by mail or walk-up only. More information on the ticket process is available by calling 8oo/327-SECA or logging on to www.laguna-seca.com. Information on the Red Buil U.S. Grand Prix is also available at www.RedBuIIUSGrandPrix.com. More World Superbike facts: With the two races at the Bmo Circuit in the Czech Republic, Troy Corser tied Carl Fogarty for ail-time World Superbike races started with 219. Pier-Francesco Chili is the all-time leader with 249 starts. Aaron Slight is second with 228. Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca has distributed applications for renewals on all premium seating locations for the 2006 Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix to be held july 21-23, 2006. The deadline for all renewal applications is August 20. Ticket packages available for renewal are all premier pit-row suites, tum-three paddock suites, tum-two suites, Flagroom and Laguna Club. Premier and reserved camping locations are also renewable purchases. All remaining tickets, including general admission, paddock passes, remaining grandstand that it has partnered with Automedia 2000 to market and promote the new Arenacross Championship Series, a production of Advanstar Communications. According to a release by Advanstar, Automedia 2000 is a leading public relations, marketing and advertising agency dedicated to the powersports and high-performance aftermarket industry, with more than 100 years of print and electronic media experience, and it represents more than 20 aftermarket clients, including brand-name giants K&N Engineering, Edge Products, Proform/Specialty Auto Parts, STS and Superlift Suspension Systems. Automedia 2000 is bringing its key alliances, Schiefer Media and Karr and Karr to assist with the Arenacross Championship Series promotion. "Schiefer Media is the premier motorsportS media buying service in the country," said Len Emanuelson, vice president of Autome- dia 2000. "They know who the Arenacross fans are, how to reach them and how to keep them engaged. Karr and Karr, noted for its work with Ducati North America, Honda, Moto Guzzi and the award-winning AXO Sports feature in Motocross Magazine, will put its extensive powersports creatjye and graphics experience to work on television commercials, direct response and point of purchase [POP] displays. This "power team" marketing approach brings together an elite group of media professionals that will ensure the success of this one-of-a-kind Arenacross Channpionship Series." Mike Kidd, Advanstar's arenacross race director, added: "The knowledge and expertise in the marketplace that Automedia 2000 provides will go a long way in delivering on our promise to fans, racers, sponsors and supporters. Advanstar's Arenacross Championship Series wiil have the best tracks, the best riders and the best service the sport has ever seen, and Automedia 2000, combined with the teann we've put together, will be the most experienced Arenacross force ever assembled to drive that message home." Gene Romero's West Coast Flat Track Series has announced its 2005 Pacific Northwest Tour, which is scheduled to take place from july 29 through August 13. This year's tour includes four rounds, starting with back-to-back events at Cottage Grove Speedway in Cottage Grove, Oregon, on july 29, and Southern Oregon Speedway, Medford, Oregon, on july 30. The tour will then continue to the most historic nat track racing facility in the Pacific Northwest, Castle Rock Raceway Park in Castle Rock, Washington, on August 6. The final event of the tour is scheduled to take place at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Washington, on August 13. "It has been my dreann to have a true West Coast Flat Track Series that features events that extend from California to Washington, and the Pacific Northwest Tour has made this dream a reality," series promoter and former AMA Grand National Champion Gene Romero said. "We are excited to showcase our style of racing to the enthusiastic fans of the Northwest. Many riders from the north travel to our events down south, and now the opportunity has come for us to pay our respects to them by running events nearer to their hometown fans." For more information, call 714/529-6054 or visit www.wcfts.com on the Internet. BORN: Annelise Nicole Northcott, to photographer Andy Northcott and his wife, Olivia, on july 20 in Sacramento, California. AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At Portland Motorcycle in Portland, Oregon, on Friday, july 29 from 7 to 8 p.m. Teann Kawasaki's james Stewart, Michael Byrne, Ivan Tedesco, Grant Langston and Paul Carpenter are scheduled to appear. For more information, call 503/255-5787. 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