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Continued from page 3 [J[J@\5!l 0\5!l0[f@ [l@@@@fiDD~@~ A trimmed-down. black-haired Anthony Gobert recently appeared in Italy, ready to start testing the new Bimota World [b[l0DfiD~9 (J0D@fiD(J Superbike. The Australian is currently living in Monte Carlo. close to team manager Virginio Ferrari.• My look has changed and so have I,' Gobert said on his first trip to To show its appreciation of amateur racers and good scholarship, Cycle News has announced a new prize to be awarded at several amateur events throughout 2000. Called the Cycle News Brass Brain Award. the trophy will be presented to one rider at each event who performs well on the track and in the classroom. "There are a lot of awards out there that recognize strong performance as far as race results are concerned," said Cycle News editor Paul Carruthers. "However, as journalists, we feel that it is equally important to encourage good study habits. We totally support people pursuing racing as a career, but if it doesn't pan out in the long run, or even if it does, having a strong education under your belt is extremely important." on espn2 on March 30 at 10 p.m. (Pacific). The program will be repeated on March 31 at 9 a.m. (Pacific). tion has been invited to participate in the Winston West NASCAR weekend at Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey. California ..May 20-21. The event will be billed as The Barnett Sidecar Challenge. For more information. call 916/339-1778. Galpin Ford and Jeff Emig. along with several other motocross stars. will host a free ride day on April 26 at a to-beannounced track in Southern California where they will unveil a Jeff Emigdesigned Ford E3 F150 tnuck that will be available only through Galpin Ford. The 2nd annual Midwest Fire and Police Benefit Motocross will be held at Broken Spokes Raceway in New Philadelphia. Ohio. June 3-4. The race is open to all fire. police and EMS personal Cincluding their families). with the event slated to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foun- According to a press release from SRA West. the Sidecar Racing Associa- • [ [ c t [ • Hail Hailwood On-line L C C c The first event to feature the award will be the NMA World Mini Grand Prix in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 26-30, and there will be a total of six events to feature the award throughout the year, including motocross, road race and dirt track specialties. If you (or your child) will be contesting the World Minis, and would like to qualify for the award, send a photocopy of your most recent report card to: Cycle News, Attn: Brass Brain Award, 3505-M Cadillac Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92626. Report card deadline for World Minis is April 15. Deadlines for other events will be announced in future issues. In addition to being presented the unique trophy at the event awards ceremony, the winner will be featured in Cycle News. Fans of the man often recognized as the best ever - Britain's much-loved road racing hero Mike Hailwood, who was tragically killed in an auto accident in \98\ - are now able to celebrate his memory through a new website launched by his widow, Pauline, in honor of what would have been his 60th birthday, on April 2 this year. Already In operation at www.mikethebike.com. the website has been constructed by Pauline and computer expert John Phelps to feature a host of rare material about Hailwood. "His father Stan assembled four massive scrapbooks of photos and press cuttings about Mike's racing career, which we've drawn from," said Pauline. And, in addition to that, we have another 600 photos from both his bike and car·racing days. many of which have never been published. Then, rve also added private correspondence to me from Mike talking about his travels and racing experiences, which, although inevitably personal, contain so many references to what he was doing on and around the racetrack that I know he wouldn't have minded my making them public .. .!'m also adding the recorded sounds of many of the bikes that he raced down the years, from the Honda six to the Ducati Vtwin and MV Agusta, and it is already an interactive.site with provision for two-way correspondence_ rm calling it the Mike Hailwood Virtual Museum, and I hope that anybody who's still the Bimota factory. according to Cycle News contributor Paolo Gozzi. - My new appearance represents the fact that I now want to tackle things in a more serious way: I don't want to search for new experiences. For me it's going to be a cnucial year. In the past I thought too much about having a good time instead of training. Virginio [Ferrari] has put his faith in me and I don't want to disappoint him. Next to him. I feel calm and relaxed - before I didn't dation and the Burn Unit of Children's Hospital Medical Center. For more information, call 330/733-6896. have anyone I could trust. and I paid for that. Now my desire has returned: I think I can soon get back to the top.• According to Harley-Davidson. the United States Postal Service Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee is considering the production and release of HarleyDavidson motorcycle stamps in commemoration of Harley's 100th anniversary in 2003. If the series is approved. the Harley stamps would be announced approXimately six months prior to their official first day of issue release. The BLM is soliciting public nominations for each of the BlM's Resource Advisory Councils that have member terms expiring this year. The RACs provide advice and recommendations to BLM on land-use planning and management of public lands within their geo- interested nowadays in what Mike did will log on and enjoy what we've put together to commemorate his life on two and four wheels." But that's not the end of Pauline Haiiwood's re-emergence after almost two decades of mourning for the tragic loss of her husband and their daughter Michelle, both senselessly killed by the actions of a criminally negligent truck driver. For over a decade a resident of Spain's Costa del Sol, she made her first public appearance in two decades on February 29, at a gala occasion at Bilbao's magnificent new Guggenhejm Museum, currently housing the acclaimed"Art of the Motorcycle" exhibition. There, on behalf of her late husband. Pauline received the award for Rider of the Century, to which he had been elected posthumously by the readers of Spain's largest bike magazine, Motocicllsmo. Sharing the limelight was equally legendary Angel Nieto, who received the Spanish Rider of the Century award • and in doing so stated that "Mike Hailwood was unquestionably the greatest rider of all time, both as a person and a competitor. There could be no other choice for this honor." In collecting the award. Pauline revealed that 'she will shortly open a 10-bedroom guesthouse called Hailwood Lodge, which she and their son David, who survived the accident, have developed on a 60·acre estate high in the hills above Marbella, about two hours from Malaga airport. "The house is filled with the many mementos of Mike's life and racing career which I've hung on to," she explains, "and it's in absolutely perfect off-read-riding country, with lots of trails leading through hills and valleys, as well as small bitu· men roads for road· registered bikes. The climate is warm and dry all yeaT round, and we're planning to develop it as a center for bike enthusiasts to come and enjoy the Spanish graphic areas. Public nominations will be considered until April 20. sunshine, especially in winter. either with their own bikes or. later on once we're up and running. our own equipment which we'" keep and maintain on-site." Fax Pauline Hailwood for details of Hailwood Lodge on 011/34/952-\17206, or email her at pauline@mikethebike.com. cyclenews.com reader poll question of the week Which motorcycle movie had the most impact on our sport =-~===:::-_-r--------.l:' 82 MARCH 15, 2000' eye I eo n e vv s 1:11 To cast your vote, log on to http://www.cyclenews.com.