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Stoner To MotoGP? 30 Yea,... Ago•.. October i!8. 1975 We wanted to get into the Halloween spiro it, and what better way to do that than to park a Triumph in the middle of pumpkin patch? .. California Senator Alan Cranston spoke out against the mandatory helmet law... We announced that Cycle News Central was merging with Cycle News West, effective with this issue... Roger DeCoster and Gerrit Wolsink went one to two at the Unadilla round of the Trans-AMA Series... We covered the four·stroke "Nationals" at Carlsbad and were impressed by some of the high-tech, 55-horsepower, 300pound four-stroke MX bikes being raced.. We tested the Can·Am 250 MX-2, calling it fast but unreliable. i!0 Yea,... Ago... October 30. 1985 r.~'!'PI'!I"!P.'i'i'I9!!I1We f eat u red the new 1989 Suzuki GSXRIIOO on the cover 20 years ago... We reported that three-time 500cc World MX Champion Graham Noyce suffered a fractured skull when he fell off a balcony... Fred Merkel closed out the '85 Superbike Series with a win at Daytona... Jim Holley was the star at the Trans-Cal Series' Ascot Supercross in California.. France won the Trial des Nations in Italy... Tenacious, a Harley-Davidsonpowered Streamliner, became the world's fastest single-engined motorcycle after being clocked at 276.87 and 278.63 mph at 80nneville... Eddie Hicks and Bobby Moore won the Pro classes at LACR MX in California. 10 Yea,... Ago... October i!5. 1995 -:-':""1"iiiii_~ Scott Parker was featured on the cover I0 years ago for l winning the Del Mar Mile. It was his 70th career win ... Phil Lawrence Yamaha would like to see young Australian 2S0cc GP racer Casey Stoner in MotoGP next year, according to his team manager and personal Conrinued from poge 11 ing safer, and to hear from riders who have hit soft barriers and walked away. On the other hand, the work is never done, and no matter how many feet of soft barriers we deploy, we've seen this year that it is never enough. All we can do is continue to do our best and, with AMA Pro Racing's help, get as much out there as we can." The new sections will help replace sections of soft barrier that are damaged beyond repair and add additional footage to AMA Pro Racing's inventory. While AMA Pro Racing continues to transport and deploy soft barriers, a primary objective is to have individual tracks continue to add to their inventory of safety barrier. "More and more tracks are adding additional footage of soft barrier," said Hugh Fleming, AMA Pro Racing's director of safety and logistics. "When that happens, we can use AHA Pro Racing's inventory as a supplement. It's also important to obtain new barrier on an ongoing basis to replace barrier that has reached the end of its usable lifespan." manager Lucio Cecchinello. "Yamaha give an offer to Casey [Stoner1and said to Casey, 'Somehow we will find a position in one of our satellite teams,'" Cecchinello said. ''And also Yamaha approach me and said, 'Look, Lucio, we know that you Casey Staner to MotoGP? Time will tell. manage Casey since many years, you bring up this rider since 125, anyway from the beginning. We respect your job, and for that reason we want also to give you the chance to carry out this project, if you find the budget.' That is the point. I didn't find the budget until now, because to run a MotoGP team is a huge budget, much more than 250. That's why I'm working very hard and pushing my sponsors to help me. At the moment I can say that 50 percent I can carry out this project and 50 percent I cannot carry out. I will know something more in two weeks." The plan is for a one-rider team, which suits Cecchinella just fine. "We talk about one bike and one rider, and for me, to be honest, for the first year, anyway, would be enough," Cecchinello said. "Even in the future, if one day in the future I move to MotoGp, it would be enough to organize something with one bike, because it's so high-cost, and even it's so difficult and new for me, and I really believe it's much better to carry out one project with one bike. Maybe after one or two years or knowledge improve the organization with two bikes." Cecchinello said Stoner's dream was to work with fellow Australian and star maker Jeremy Burgess, Valentino Rossi's crew chief. "Well, to be honest, we perfectly know that the goal of Casey is to be a factory MotoGP rider, and in particular his dream is to work with Jeremy Burgess, which is a very good technician who won many, many titles," he said. "So it looks that Valentino can move in 2007, I really believe that maybe Casey don't have to miss this train. To don't miss this train, I believe it's really good if he do one year of practice in MotoGp, then gets all the knowledge necessary and in 2007 switch to the factory team and be the rider, the factory rider of Yamaha. And I really believe this is good for his career, and I'm really not stopping any way this kind of great potential he has, great opportunity he has. I will not stop. I was a rider, and I know a happy rider is also a fast rider. Stoner wasn't as clear on his future as his manager was. "We have spoken to Yamaha, but nothing has happened or gone forward," Stoner said at Phillip Island. "We've just been talking maybe for the future, just to stay in contact basically, and then see what happens if I do well in the 250s. I'm not looking for a move to MotoGP next year, but if the right one came along, I'd say I'd go - I'd be stupid not to. Unless the right one does come along, then I'd rather stay in a good 250 team and try to do better." Stoner added: "It would be nice, but nothing at this stage is happening. It would be a dream come true if it did." Henny Ray Abrams to won Supercross races in Guadalajara and Monterrey, Mexico... We reported that Jeff Emig left Yamaha and officially signed a one-year contract with Kawasaki .. Aaron Slight and Carl Fogarty traded moto wins at the World Superbike in Indonesia... Scott Summers took over the National Hare Scrambles points lead with a win in Millfield, Ohio. ETC Brief'Y··· • MOVED: Grand Prix Apparei, to 160 I North West State Street, Bldg. I-A. Lehi, UT 84043, 801/766-4754, 801/766-4759 (fax). For more information, visit www.grandprixapparel.com. CORRECTION: In the October 5 issue (#39), in the "Stuff" section, we botched not only Tour Master's name (which isn't Tourmaster) but ALSO the spelling of the Cortech HRX jacket. For more information on the Tour Master Cortech HRX jacket, visit www.tourmaster.com. The Supermoto USA Nor-Cal Championship races, originally scheduled for October 9 at Altamont Raceway and October 30 at the Stockton Motorplex, have been rescheduled and moved to the Atwater Kart track near Merced, California. The final two rounds of the championship series will take place October 29-30. Sunday's races will be double points, a new Suzuki RM-Z450 will be given away, and series championship plates will be handed out to the top racers in all 15 racing classes. For more information, visit www.supermotousa.com. Two riders from the United States and one from Canada have been selected to compete in this year's S2nd Macau GP. Jeremy Toye and Mark Miller will make up the American contingent, joined by Canadian Steve Crevier. The team leaves for Hong Kong on November 12, with the race scheduled for November 19. After the race, the team will travel to Pattaya, Thailand, for an eight-night vacation. CMC Racing's Stu Peters will be induced to the Glen Helen MX Walk of Fame during the World Vet race at Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino, California, on November 6. The ceremonies will take place during intermission. The FIM has announced that the World Supermoto round scheduled for Finestrat in Spain on November 20 has been canceled. There are now two rounds remaining in the series: Greece on October 30, and Italy on November 13. Barber Motorsports Park has announced that the first Barber Vintage Festival will be held the weekend of October 21-23. The weekend will feature the finale of the AHRMA Vintage-racing season. "We are extremely excited to be part of hosting this inaugural event," said Brett Collins, VP of Zoom Motorsports. "We believe that the events throughout the weekend will offer the public a glimpse of motorcycle and racing history." The 8arber Vintage Festival will also host a variety of events for spectators to enjoy, including a swap meet, a motorcycle flea market, and Vintage demos by the Confederate chapter of the Antique Motorcycle Club of America. Visitors will also have a chance to see and hear the exotic motorcycles from the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum, which is home to one of the largest vintage and modern motorcycle collections in the world. On Saturday, at I I a.m., spectators can witness the "Race of the Century," pitting a 1905 Indian against a 1905 HarleyDavidson. For more information, call Southtix at 800/240-2300 or visit www.barbermotorsports.com. CYCLE NEWS • OaOBER 26, 2005 13