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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[]reamcraft Win§ Be§"t of Show Dreamcraft Studios used the July 16-17 L.A. Calendar Motorcycle Show for the world premier of its latest new custom bike - the "Rapture" - and took home the coveted Performance Machine Best of Show award, a big chunk of the Show's $70,000 awards purse, and it qualified for the American Motorcycle Dealer's World Championship of Custom Bike Building to be held November 18-20, 2005 at Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, in conjunction with Advanstar's Big Twin West. The L.A. Calendar Motorcycle Show, produced by FastDates.com Calendar photographer Jim Gianatsis of Gianatsis Design Associates, is an official affiliate qualifier round for the AMD Pro Show World Championship of Custom Bike Building. This year's LA Calendar Show saw its biggest turnout of spectators, exhibitors (with 95) and pro contest builders (around SO) ever to become what is now, arguably, the world's biggest custom and performance street bike show. Model, actress and SBK Fast Dates World Superbike and Ducati Corse girl "Rockin' Robin" Cunningham accompanied Jim Gianatsis to Dreamcraft Studios to shoot its just-completed $250,000 billet bike Rapture for the next FastDates.com Iron & Lace Custom Bike Pinup Calendar just a few days before this year's Calendar Show. Cunningham then served as hostess and master of ceremonies at the L.A. Calendar Bike Show a few days later, where the Rapture won the coveted Performance Machine Best of Show title. DreamcraftStudios.com is a partnership between builder Larry Nagel and designer Paul Yang. Look for the Rapture to be at the AMD Pro Show in Las Vegas to try and claim the $SO,OOO first-place award. And rumor has it that "Rockin' Robin" just might be there, too. Cunningham is featured in the new 2006 Iron & Lace Calendar, along with Dreamcraft's first-ever exotic custom "Sega." To cast your vote, log on to www.cyclenews.com. WEb INSiTE Cyclenews.com reader poll question of the week If Valentino Rossi leaves MotoGP and goes to Ferrari, are you more likely to watch Formula One car racing? , B. No A. Yes Online poll results from last week What do you think of the Mike Brown MX des Nations situation? A. Brown deserves to be on the team and got screwed over. 660 (13.63%) B. They never should have picked Brown in the first place. 573 (11.84%) C. It doesn't matter if Brown was the best choice or not, once selected, the AMA should've stuck to its decision. 2389 (49.35%) D. The team made the proper decision removing Brown. The best team needs to be sent. 1219 (25.18%) I ~ \... Total Replies: 4841 CYCLE NEWS • SEPTEMBER 14, 2005 101