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information. call 805 / 969 -3744.
A STTars Super IT event will be held in
the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma. Washing ton . January 12- I 4. as part of an SFX
Motor Sport s monster truck show. Fo r
more inf o rma ti o n . ca ll S TTa r s at
949/768-4626.
fo r 200 1 wi th a $325 .000 points fund.
The record -breaking $325.000 that will be
awarded to riders competing in EA Sports
Supercross compe tition will be paid out
with a mid-season points fund and a yearend points fund. Aft er the halfway point
o f t he season (round eight in N e w
Orleans). $ 100.000 will be distributed to
ride rs based upon t he ir mid -season
points standing. Then. at the end of the
season. riders will cash in on an additional $225.000 that will be distributed based
on their season-ending points stand ing.
Also new for 2001 will be the addition of
$75.000 to the event purses to bring the
winner' s share at each event to $10.000 the largest purse in the sport's history
given t o th e w inner of a 250cc main
event. For the th ird year in a row. the
Vans Triple Crown of Supercross is also
back . and it will award a half million dollars to any rider w ho can win the three
Triple Crown races (the second Anaheim
roun d: Irv ing. Texa s. an d Las Veg as.
N ev ad a) . If no rid er wi ns t he thre e
events. $25.000 will be paid to the highest-placing points finisher from the three
Vans Triple Crown of Supercross events .
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The AMA has announced some rule
changes for the 200 1 AMA Road Race
Series. Some of the changes are as follows: the w eight reduction for 600c c
motorcycles competing in the 750cc
Sup er sp o rt class has been removed:
Formula Xtrem e frames may be modified.
but at least 50 per ce nt o f the o riginal
fr ame struc ture must be re taine d and
approved by the Pro Raci ng tech nica l
depart ment : the wei ght limit for all Pro
Thunder moto rcycles is 380 pounds and
the disp laceme nt for all liqu id-cooled.
desmod romi c twin s has been redu ced
from 800 to 750cc: the number of crew
members permitted on the trac k side of
pit wall fo r servicing. refueli ng and tire
changes during a pit sto p is limit ed to
four per motorcycle. A fifth crewmem ber
may be on the trackside of the wall solely to perform fire extinguish er duty during
the pit sto p: pneumatic. hydraulic or elec trically operated stands or lifts are not
permitted for use during pit stops - only
hand- or foot-operated stands or lifts are
allowed : riders who qual ify fo r a final
event must participate in the race and
complete 50 percent of the race laps run
in order to receive championship points:
a bonus poin t w ill now be paid to t he
fastest qualifier in all classes - not just
Superbike.
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Patrick Murphy. ow ner of PM Communications . announced today that he is
closing the company after 13 years of
providing marketing and public relat ions
services to the motorcycle racing industry . Murphy has taken a full-time posit ion
with Grand American Roadracing Association . a spo rts car rac ing sanct ionin g
body based in Daytona Beach. Florida.
and run by f ormer AMA man Roge r
Edmondson . Most recently . PM Communications provided media relation s servic es and co nti ngency award program
admi nistration for SF X M o to r S po rt s
Group. Mu rphy says that he will still be
off ering support to SFX on a part -time
basis. Companies that have PM Communications listed as a primary contact for
SFX Arenacross. road racing or dirt track.
can call SFX Motor Sport s Group directly
at 817/332-4822.
The Washougal MX Park in Washou gal . Wash ington . wi ll hold its annual
Hangover Scrambles on January 1. 200 1.
For more informat ion. call 360/ 837-3975 .
The federal B u re a u o f Land Manage.
ment (BLMl has released a draft strategy that govems how off -highway vehicles
(OHV s) can be used on BLM -controlled
public land. according to the AMA. While
the strategy co ntains word ing that supports OHV use. the document also calls
for actions that could lead to far-reaching
land closures. the AMA said. Called the
Draft National Off-Highway Vehicle Manage me nt St rat egy. the doc ume nt was
release d D ec ember 4 for public corn ment. The pub lic can comment on the
Road racing instructor Keit h Code will
be offering a R.A.C.E (Race and Competition Experience) school on January 34 at the Streets of Wi llow Springs in
Rosamond. Califomia. The new school
will offer students the chance to leam the
skills and t echnology behind road racing
in a co mpetitive environment. For more
plan until January 3 . The BLM will issue
its fina l vers ion in mid -January. " This
draft strategy is aimed at recognizing the
interests of OHV users whi le protecting
env ironmentally sensitive areas on the
public lands." said Henri Bis so n . t he
BLM 's assistant director for renewable
resources and planning. "It also seeks to
focus the agency's scarce funding and
staffing reso urces on OHV management
rather than on OHV-related litigat ion ."
The BLM has pos ted the draft stra tegy
on i ts interne t home pa ge at
www.blm.gov .
AMA Pro Racing has anno unc ed t he
ne xt s te p in t he e vol utio n o f t he
AMA /Prostar drag racing affiliation . AMA /Pro star will t eam up wi th
A MA Pro Racing in 2001 to f orm the
AMA U.S . Drag Racing Ch ampion ship.
according to the AMA. "W e are honored
t o annou nce the AMA U.S. Drag
Racing Championship and proud to
be in th e co mpany o f o the r AMA Pro
Racing U.S. Championship series,' said
Pro st ar Pr e sident Keith Kize r . ' 1 am
exci ted to be invol ve d in the direc tion
that AMA Pro Racing is taking motorcyc le racing .' The ne w se ries w ill not
affect class structure or the three basic
levels of the Prostar program - Professional, S po rt sman and E.T. (e lapsed
time) - that accommodate racers from
the all-out factory-backed profess iona l
t o the ho bby race r. The Profes sio nal
lev el incl udes the astounding 240 -mph
plus Top Fuel cla ss plus the trad it ional
Pro Modified. Pro Stock . Superbike and
the now- po pu lar Streetb ike Sh o ot out
classes . The Spo rt sman lev el incl udes
t he Top Elimi nat o r , Top G as . S upe r
Compo Super Gas. 600 SuperSp ort and
the all-new . Yamaha-sponsored Hot Rod
Cru iser classes. E.T. classes. based on
brack et in g o f e lap s ed -t im e p e rfo r manc es t o crea te hand icap starts , is
bro ken down into two classes Pro E.T.
and St reet E.T. - and for ms the backbone of drag racing event s. The immediate added value will be the ability to cre ate multi -faceted events co mbining the
strengt hs of several AMA Pro Racing
U.S. Championship prop erties , such as
the 2001 Houston Cyclefest Apr il 20-22 .
The Houston Raceway Park w ill combine
th e AMA U .S. D rag Racing C hamp ions hip and AMA Progre ssive Insurance
U .S. Flat Track C hampionships to give
To cast your vole, log on to
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cyclenews.com reader poll question of the week
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Of the following new motorcycles featured in this issue's Buyer's Gu ide, which would you most
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B. Bultaco Sherco trials bike
C. BMW R I I 50CiS adventUre lourer
E Yamaha ¥Zi!SOF a ccresser
F. Honda CiL 1800 Cioldwing tourer
H. KTM 200 EXC off-road bike
I. Suzuk OR-ZQOOS dual-sport bike
K. Harley-Davidson yna Super Cilide cruiser
A. Oucati 99B SPS sport bike
O. VOR 503 Super Motard
Ci. Kawasaki KX80 minicyde
J. Triumph Bonnev ille stand rd
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fans a weekend full of race action .
Former A M A S up e rc r o s s Champion
Mike Be ll will hold a motocross clinic at
Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino.
California. December 27-28. The first of
the two days will be fo r kids (BOcc and
under) with the second day for adults