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Briefly... 30 )8rI'!!lAgo••• Dr:tDber 7, 1975 A smoky burnout was pictured on the cover of Cyde News 30 years ago. The photo accompanied our feature story about the many facets of road racing... Kenny Roberts became the first man in AMA Grand Natiooal history to score the coveted "grand slam" in a single season. He sealed the deal at the Ascot Half Mile...Bultaco-mounted Jim Pomeroy flustered the Europeans at the Road Atlanta Trans-AMA motocross in Georgia, winning the International class over Roger DeCoster and a host of other big-named visitors... Mitch Mayes won the Shamrock's Hare and Hound in California City. Goat Breker was first Novice. Continued from page " MXsponsor.com has announced the introduction of free company memberships. MXSponsor.com now allows motocross companies free access to its riders through its online sponsorship system created exclusively for the motocross industry. In its first month of operation, MXsponsor.com received over 500,000 page views to its website and signed up over 600 motocross racers ranging from Amateurs to Pros, according to MXsponsor.com. "The response from both companies and riders has been tremendous," said Rich Maychrich, founder of MXSponsor.com. "We pioneered the free sponsorship model for riders to help grow the motocross industry, and we think that offering free memberships to companies is the next step." For more information, visit www.mxsponsor.com. We featured David Bailey on the cover 20 years ago to accompany our story on how to become a motocross star, which was wrinen by Bailey... Scott Parker edged out Wayne Rainey at the GNClCameI Pro Series mile at Sacramento... Suzuki rider George Holland won both 125 and 250cc classes at the Trans-Cal Series at San Hill Ranch in Brentwood, California... We interviewed Grand National Champion Bubba Shobert... Terry Cunningham topped Randy Hawkins by two points to win the Black Coal National Enduro in Indiana... We announced that motocrosser Ricky Johnson was leaving Yamaha for Honda. Smokin' Joe's Racing's Mike Hale and Miguel Duhamel were featured on the cover 10 years ago. The two riders had finished one-two at the season-ending AMA Superbike race at Firebird Intematiooal Raceway... Michael Doohan wrapped up his second successive SOOcc World Championship with a victory at the Argentina GP. Max Biaggi won the 250cc GP... In Iowa, Kevin Varnes recorded his second career vict0ry at the Knoxville Half Mile... Jeremy McGrath won the Fast Cross in Milan, Italy... Kawasaki's Ty Davis and Larry Roeseler teamed up to win the Tonopah 300 in Nevada. .. Fred Andrews won the Hardrock GNCC in West Virginia. Clear Channel Entertainment's Motor Sports division has announced that High Profile Public Relations (HPPR) has been hired to manage an enhanced public relations campaign for the 2005-06 AMA National Arenacross Series. HPPR's Pat Schutte, who has been a part of the motorcycle industry since 1997 when he worked for PACE Motor Sports as supercross PR manager, will be the liaison between Clear Channel Entertainment - Motor Sports and local, national and industry media for the 2005-06 AMA National Arenacross Series. "Since his involvement with the publicity of the AMA Supercross Series, and through his recent work with the AMA Motocross Championship, HPPR's Pat Schutte has been influential in the promotion of the sport through various media outlets," said Mark Abernethy, senior director of brand marketing, Clear Channel Entertainment - Motor Sports. "Pat has always worked closely with Clear Channel Entertainment's Motor Sports division, and we look forward to having HPPR at the helm of the PR efforts for the upcoming AMA National Arenacross Series season." The first Barber Vintage Festival will be held at the Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama, October 21-23. The event will feature the final AHRMA road race of the year, an AMCA bike show and concours, a vintage Japanese club display and a vintage swap meet. For more information, visit www.barbermuseum.com. KTM has announced that former fivetime Motocross World Champion Georges Jobe has become part of the factory Red Bull KTM team for the 2006 FIM World Championship. The Belgian is undertaking a new liaison and rider advisory role and will work as a link between the factory and the seven members of the works team in MX I and MX2 for the forthcoming season, according to KTM. "I am really happy to come onboard and be a part of the big family that is KTM," the 44-year-old Jobe said. "We have had some good news in recent weeks with the confirmation of some excellent riders like [Mlckael) Pichon and [Sebastien) Tortelli. There are also the young guys like Barragan, De Reuver and Rattray, and for me, it is a great opportunity to work with the team and help push them harder towards victory." The BlueRibbon Coalition supports the bipartisan Congressional effort to reform the Endangered Species Act (ESA), according to the BRC. The BRC agrees with Chairman Richard Pombo (R-Calif.) and Congressman Dennis Cardoza (D-Calif.) that the ESA needs to be fixed. For many years, trail-based recreation has been negatively impacted by misapplication of the Act via massive critical habitat designations and land-use restrictions related to the northern spotted owl, Mojave Desert tortoise, red-legged frog, fairy shrimp, arroyo toad, kit fox, coho salmon and many other species, the BRC says. Western representative for the BlueRibbon Coalition Don Amador said: "I was glad to see both political parties at the news conference supporting an effort to reform the ESA. For too long, our access rights and the rights of private property owners have been sacrificed on the altar of unjustified land closures. At this time, green extremists are trying to misuse the Act to restrict historic motorized access to Clam Beach in Northern California because of potential threats to the western snowy plover, a listed species. In many cases, these closures have little to do with recovering a species. I think this bipartisan effort to make sure that habitat set-asides are scientifically, not politically, based is a giant step in the right direction. All too often, challenges to historic access have come from 'threatened' subspecies or distinct population segments (DPS) rather than 'endangered species.' One feature of the bill will allow more flexible treatment of the threatened critters and impose more scientific rigor on the listing of DPS. BRC works as a partner in the good stewardship of the land and is collaborating with federal agencies and the University of Washington on a recreation-oriented research project related to the northern spotted owl. Land management decisions should be science-based, and that is just what the Pombo-Cardoza proposal champions. I am proud our organization is supporting this effort." The AMA and TrueSports, Inc. have announced that AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days 2006 will be held July 28-30 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. As in previous years, AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days will kick off a IO-day celebration of motorcycling at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, concluding with the AMA Honda Super Cycle Weekend presented by Dunlop Tire the follOWing weekend, August 4-6. On November 12 in north Texas, one worthy rider will earn the newly coveted "last Man Standing" title. Featuring 200 of the top off-road motorcycle riders in the nation in a multistage elimination competition, the inaugural Red Bull Last Man Standing turns off-road motorcycle racing into a classic, Texas-style shootout. Only 200 riders, representing off-road racing series from across the country, were sent invitations in the mail in August. In order to get an invitation, the rider must have finished in the top lOin the "Apt/Pro class in a National or regional offroad series, or at least in the top 10 in the semi-Pro class in a National series in 2004. A select few National wildcard riders have also be invited. Rider and industry response to the event has been phenomenal since the announcement in late July, according to Red Bull. Rider RSVPs have been streaming in each day. Invited riders must RSVP by October 7 via instructions on the invitation. Any questions may be submitted to questions@redbuillastmanstanding.com. For more event information, visit www.redbuillastmanstanding.com. CYCLE NEWS • OCTOBER 5, 2005 13