down as promoter of the fourth
longest running round of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship and officially retire after
35 years.
This season will mark the 35th
year that the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship will visit
Southwick. Since hosting its first
Lucas Oil Pro Motocross National in 1976, a total of 38 different
riders have stood atop the podium in the 450, 250, or 500cc
division.
"There are very few tracks in
the world with a legacy that can
even come close to that of Southwick," said MX Sports Pro Racing President Davey Coombs.
"The sport of professional motocross traces its roots back to
Southwick and other venues
After this year, Southwick will no longer
host a round of the National MX series.
throughout New England. The
legacy established in New England over the past four decades
is tied to the dedicated efforts
of Diane and Ralph, and by Ray
Peebles and Bernie Yellin. It has
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engines for next year's MotoGP
World Championship.
"After that, it is too late for our
production schedule," said Lin
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amaha has set a deadline of
the end of June for private
teams wanting to take advantage of the chance of leasing its
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Scott Redding may
make the move to
MotoGP next year.
been important to the growth of
our sport and we will continue to
explore opportunities to maintain
this legacy moving forward and
ensure there is professional motocross in New England."
Jarvis, CEO of Yamaha Racing.
The engine will be tested soon
and is "very similar to the satellite
team engine," Jarvis said. Unlike
the Honda RC production-racer,
currently undergoing testing in
Japan, it would have pneumatic
valves, but teams would need to
supply their own chassis.
One important difference
compared with factory bikes will
be that private teams have 24 liters (6.3 gallons) of fuel, rather
than 20 liters (5.2 gallons).
The company was already
in contact with chassis makers Kalex, said Jarvis, who also
confirmed the price of 800,000
Euros for a one-rider package,
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