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o o National Dirt Track Series on M ay 13. Hussell ' s doctors have diagnosed him with a fractured C-7 vertebrae and have barred him from racing for the next four to six weeks . ' This is really a bummer. especially since I was struggling so as it was ." Russell said. " Right now it hurts so bad that I can't even lift both of my arms over my head . All that I can do is jus t stand around and watch other people do stuff.' Russell is supposed to visit wi th his doc tors once a week for the next month . He hopes to be ready to race in lime for the Joliet Half Mile. , The AMA is calling ' for leg islation that would ban the naming of highways after serious tra ff ic offend ers . accord ing to the AMA. The initiative is in response to the traffic death of AMA member Terry Barnard and subse quent naming of a roadway after the man who caused the death, the late Tennessee state senator Carl Koella. The AMA Communi ty Council Network and mo torcycl ing activists are now seeking state lawmakers nationwide to introduce legislation to make it illegal to name a highway after someone w ho has been convicted of se riou sly injuring or kill ing someone in a tra ff ic accident. Be lie ve it o r no t de pt. M onsi gno r o o o o o o o o Ducati threw itself a party Monday night and the beautiful people came, among them Ducati Motor SpA President and CEO Federico Minoli (left) and comedian Sandra Bernhard (right) . Officially, the event at Ducati's North American flagship store, Ducati Manhattan, a few blocks from T imes Square in New York City, was to celebrate the launch of Lady Danger, the Fall 2000 color collection of MAC Cosmetics , a maverick in the fashion industry. Ducati claims that women are the largest new segment of motorcycle riders in Italy and comprise 10% of worldwide sales for the Ducati Monster, their best seIling model, so the tie -in with MAC Cosmetics was a natural. "I find it fascinating," Minoli began, "that there are hardcore motorcyclists and these that are beginning 'to love the bike. We have a word for it in Italian, 'innamoramento,' like t een ag ers falling in love. That's what's happening w ith Ducati and women. It's fresh and it's exciting." Ducati had more than one reason to party , Minoli said . Sales figures for the first quarter are in and the numbers are worth celebrating. "Sales are up 47 % and profit is up 60% , wh ich is a hell of a start to the year," Minoli said . "There's a component of lu ck involved , but what we're doing , we 're doing right. Being able to come to New York and throw a party in our store is quite a bit different than it was five years ago." Minoli was going to spend about a week in th e U.S., to uring Ducati dealerships in th e Northeast . Bernhard played the part of the hostess, Lady Danger, for the event, arr iv ing on the back of a red Du cati Monster and entertaining the packed showroom, many of whom . were women wh o rode to the West Side dealers hi p. "MAC Lady Danger red lipsticks and Du ca ti red bikes are Fall's sexed -up lady sty ling," said John Dem sey , Presiden t of MAC Cosme tics. "A let hal co m bination." Henny Ray Abrams o o o o o o o (I u (1 G ,....., , Michael P a trick Aloy s ius A anagan will attempt to achieve a world record for the number of motorcycles blessed during one event. The blessings . on the off icial Sturgis Rally schedule. will be held o n Sunday. August 6 at the St . Jo seph' s Ca tholic C hurc h in S pearf ish , S outh Dakota , and on Sunday. August 13 at the S t.. Therese Cat hol ic Chu rc h in Rapid o City, South Dakota. Both ceremonies are We have since received several co rrect scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. answers to what may have been the easi- names in a hat and Morrison's was pulled I') out. His T-shirt is in the mail. est contest in the history of the paper. judging by the fact that we w ill haven 't D uca t i Motor Holdi n g S.p.A has Cycle News reader Brad Morrison was on e of a ha ndful w ho correctly answered the " Name the Riders ' co ntest from last week's issue - on the first day! received a wrong answer. Since so many readers answe red the question correctly at virtually the same time, we put those announced that its first quarter pro fits rose 62 perce nt compared to a year ago. Net inco me for the quarter rose to $2 .7 million from $ 1.7 million . Last week it was Eddie Law son , this week it's Tim Hart. The former " King of Night MX " at Ascot Park is the latest entry in the Yamah a Race of Champi ons, sche duled for Jun e 24 -25 at Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino. California . The race will be held in conjunc tion with the Vintage Iron World Champi onships . Pre-entry fo r th e V intage Iron races will clo se on Friday , June 16. Post entry will be available on race day for a highe r fe e. Fo r mo re info rmat ion, call 714 /694-0066 . Yamaha hasn 't yet been quite so forthcoming with info rmatio n on its 2001 rnotocrossers, but it has provided us with his photo of its new tiddler-cf ass racer. The bike 's appearance mirrors its 2000 rendition even more closely than do the Hondas, with the only obv ious change be ing the more po inted graphics on th e rad iator shroud and fuel tank. Apart from that, the only th ing we noticed is a slightly d ifferent front br ak e rotor. Despite t he deart h of obv ious updates on thi s b ik e. the re have been many rumors concern ing YZ four- strokes. Stay tun ed ... LJ ii U o o c o o o c o o r Vintage Iron will hol d a mot ocro ss school on Friday , Ju ne 23 . fea t uring LJ guest instructor Mike Bell. The session w ill be hel d at G len Helen Racewa y in San Bernardino, California, with students getting a full day of riding and instruction and a catered lunch . Cl ass size w ill be limited to th e first 25 riders. For more information. call 714 /694-0066. fj C C n · · · · · · . . . . . . . . .. .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... .. .. ...... .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . .. .... ...... .. .... . . . . . . . . .. .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 6. ...... .. .. .. I . . . . , '" ELECTED: Barbara Hartz, the owner of Pomona Harley-Davidson in Pomona, California, to the position of president of the Southern California Harley-Davidson Dealers Association, effective immediately. She is . the first woman to ever be elected president of the association. OPEN HOUSE: At Pasadena Yamaha in Pasadena, California, on June 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call 626/577 -3000 or visit the dealership's website at http:/ /www.pasadenayamaha.com. · BORN: Alek Simone, to three-time ISDE rider Don Simone and his wife, Christine. on February 14 in Plano. Texas. LJ .. OPENED: Steve Lamson's home page on the World Wide Web. The site can be found at the f ollow ing addres s: http://www.stevelamson.com. RESCHEDULED: The Plymouth , Wisconsin. round of the AMA Hot Shoe Championship. to June 22 from its original date of June 9. For more information, call 614/856-1900. . . cycle Retir ed dirt tracker S t e ve Morehead has been named the 2000 Honoree o f the 24th Annual A MA Dirt Track Grand Champion ships , sched uled for Jun e 29 -J uly 5 in Indianapo lis and Lawr enceburg . Indiana. ' I'm looking forward to meet ing the future stars of dirt track racing from all over the country." Morehead said. ' It's exciting to see the interest in dirt track racing on the grassroots leve l com ing back . I've made hundreds of friends through racing over - - - -- - - - Continued on page 88 n e _ S • MAY 31 .20 0 0 3 o o o o o o o