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[,Yitffi= Past world finalist lohn Cook. British Speedway League veteran Brent Wern- er and young charger Chris Kerr have been added to the roster of the Ameri- can Motorcyclist Association's Team USA Speedway. The Af4As Team USA Speedway is an elite Sroup of interna- tional racers from which riders are selected to participate in championship competitions sanctioned by the Federa- tion lnternationale Motocyclisme (Fll"l). The first six riders on Team USA Speed- way for 2006 were introduced earlier this year at the Team USA Speedway Testimonial in Long Beach, California. That group included past World Champi- ons Greg Hancock (captain), Billy Hamill and Sam Ermolenko, along with Speed- way Grand Prix hopeful Billy Janniro and AHA National Under 2l Speedway Champion Skyler Greyson and runner-up Dario Galvin. For the first time ever, Ducati is opening up its archives of photography and adver- tising art, making select limited-edition prints of iconographic images available online at wwwducatlartprints.com. The exclusive Ducati prints, which are being produced in numbered editions of 750, are being made awailable thanks to a licensing agreement between Ducati Motor Spa and ArteHouse LLC. "These are more than simply pictures of motor- cycles," said Richard Weedn, AneHouse's co-founder and a self-described Ducati fanatic. "They tell the storA of what start- ed the Ducati culture. ln fact, they also tell the story of how I started ArteHouse after participating in the return ofthe Motociro D'ltalia. lwas so inspired by the rich history of the l'4otoGiro, beautiful lalian graphics and what I saw beinS built at the Ducati I'luseum, I decided to build a business upon that very foundation. As a Ducati owner since I 995 and an art pub- lisher since 1975, lknew lcould combine both loves and share my Ducati passion with the world. l"ly business partner and I agreed over dinner, and ArteHouse was born.'' To see currently available prints, visit www.ducatiartprints.com- The Harley Owners Group (H.O.G.) has announced its live entertainment for the Club H.O.G. Wild West 23rd Annual Rally in Billings, l'4ontana, June 30 through July l. The rally will take place at Montana's lletraPark, where entertain- ment headliners include Sugarland, Shelly Fairchild, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Drew Davis Band and Creedence Clearwater Revisired. H.O.G. members can pre-regis- ter for CLUB H.O.G. Wild West by visit- ing www.members.hog.com or by calling 800/258-2464 through June 16. The l"lid-Ohio School, the high-perform- ance driving firm owned and operated by TrueSports lnc., will add motorcycle-rid- ing instruction to its curriculLrm when it launches the Hid-Ohio Motorcycle Rid- ing School in April. The cLrrriculum will include Motorcycle Safet/ Foundation courses for beginning and experienced riders, as well as advanced cornering and performance track ridinE programs. The Mid-Ohio Motorcycle RidinS School will be operated in partnership with Motorcy- cle Riding School (based in ChicaSo. llli- nois) and Sportbike Track Time (head- quartered in Delta, Ohio). To facilitate The Mid-Ohio Motorqycle Riding School and other motorcycling programs and events, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course has undergone a complete track and pitJane resurfacing since the end of the 2005 season. Orher capi- tal improvements for 2006 will include safety upgrades, new track connectors and the completion of an amateur motocroSS venue. The Donnie Hansen Motocross Acad- emy's 2006 camp and school schedule rs complete, and is posted on their websire at www.DHMA.com. Camps will be held in California and Colorado. Upcoming schools will be held at LACR in Palmdale, California, April 24-25: Elsinore MX in Lake Elsinore, California, M.ay 76-27: Lazy River in Dalton, Georgia, lYay 29-30; and washougal MX in washougd, Washing- ton.lune 22-25. For more rnformation. call 95 I l6O9-2709 . lnfineon Raceway and 98 Rock FM in Sacramento are Siving race fans the chance of a lifetime with the first "lnfi- neon Raceway ldol" competition. The competition will award the winner the chance to sing the national anthem at pre- event ceremonies during the Big O Tires Racing Season at lnfineon Raceway, including the FRAM Autolite NHRA Nationals, presented by S'rperc'rts 0uly 30), and the Dodge/Save l'4art 350 NASCAR Nextel Cup weekend. For the NASCAR weekend, the anthem will take place prior to the stan of the Blue Lizard Suncream 200 NASCAR Grand National Division, Autozone West Series, on Sat- urday, June 24. To enter the contest, con- testants can submit an lYP3 recording of their best version of the national anthem to jnelson@entercom.com no later than April 14. The list will be narrowed down to 20 singers, who will audition live at lnfi- neon Raceway on Saturday, April 29. before a panel of ludges. D&W lmagei and Team65 have joined together to raise money for the Nonh- ern California Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. They are holding a raffle ar the Srateline Supermoto Races in Primm, Nevada, April 7- I0, and are look- ing for donations of product for the raf- fle. D&W lmages will be donating photos as well as providing artwork for use on T- shirts. For more information, visit www.dandwimages.com. Round three of the Big 6 Grand Prix Series will be held in the city of 29 Palms U.S. Representative lohn Boehner (R- Ohio), who was recendy elecred by his Republican colleagues as the new House Maiorrty Leader, is on the Al'1As l'lotor- q/cling's Friends ln Congress list, accord- ing to the AI4A. The list includes mem- bers of Congress who have supported motorcyclist-friendly legislation. Boehner has supported AMA-sponsored health- insurance legislation in the past, and his new post presents new opportunities for passage of HR 2793, the HIPAA Recre- ationai lniury Te(hnical Corre.tion Act, in the U.S. House this year. Boehner, who replaced acting Maioriq/ Leader Roy Blunt (R-Montana.), will be the Republicans' permanent replacement for former Majority Leader Tom Delay (R-Texas). Buell Riders Adventure Group (BRAG) will host its annual Homecoming Rally in East Troy, Wisconsin, June 2-4. Buell own- ers will have the opportunity to spend time with Erik Buell, chairman and chief technical officer of Buell l'lotorcycle Company, along with other Buell engi- neers. BRAG will invite event attendees to tour the East Troy Buell facilities, where they can see Buell motorcycles being built and participate in a mororcy- cle-service seminar. The rally will also include the oppomunity to see the AMA Superbike races at Road America in near- by Elkhan Lake. Tickets to the AMA races at Road America will be sold Friday, June 2, at the East Troy factory For more information on this event or other BRAG events, visit wwwbuell.com. Supermoto USA has announced it will add a Vet Over 45 class for its 2006 Northern California racing season. The Outlaw Ride Day benefitingJames l'4arshall was a complete success, with nearly I 000 people turning out to help support Marshall and raisinS nearly $20,000 for his recovery fund on Tuesday, March 21. Marshall was paralyzed on February I I during the Amp'd lYobile Supercross Series in San Diego and is cur- rently being treated in ICU at Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Die8o. Despite the fact that it rained the night before the event. there was a constant flow of riders and spectators throughout the entire day at Glen Helen in San Bernardino. Califor- nia, with the number eventually reaching almost 1000. The Timekeepers Motorcycle Club has announced that the Wild PiSlet and Wild Boar Enduros have been resched- uled for April 8 and 9 at the Clear Creek ln'lanagement Area in Northern California. Racing 2 Save Lives has announced that on Frrday, March 24, eight one-hour pri- vate sessions with Eric and Ben Bostrom will be auctioned off through the R2SL website- These auction items are one-of- a-kind opportunities to experience one- on-one riding with the Bostroms at the Miller Motorspors Park in Utah. You must already be preregistered as a partici- pant in order to bid on these items. The auction starB at 5 p.m. on Friday, March 24. and ends on Wednesday, April 5, at I l:59 p.m. IYST To participate in the auc- tions and for more information, visit www. racing2ravelives.org. The MotoGP Weekly Dispatch staned last week, the first of l7 downloadable online audio broadcasts hosted by Rood Racer X editor Chris Jonnum- The flrst show made its debut before the season opener in jerez, Spain, with the Red Bull- backed broadcasts scheduled to include the latesr MotoGP news, as well as inter- views with season-long guests Nicky Hay- den and John Hopkins. ln addition, fans can submit questions to the riders by vis- iting www.redbullusgrandprix.com and clicking on Community, and then on 'ifuk Nicky and John." Nicky and Hopper will answer select questions during each Weekly Drspatch broadcast. The broad- casts will be available for free download in a variety of formats, such as for iPods and mp3 players. For more information, visit www.redbullusgrandprix.com. The seventh round of the FMF Racing National Hare & Hound Series has been officially canceled. According to the AMA, "land issues" have forced the can- cellation of the race, which was scheduled for June l0 in Wells, Nevada. The race will not be rescheduled. Former AIYA Grand National Champion Bubba Shobert is no longer affiliated with the Rogers Custom Chrome Racing team after serving for three years as the riders' coach for the flat-track squad. "l want to thank them for the opportunity and wish them luck in the future, but it's just time for me ro move on !o something else," Shobert said. 6 APRrr 5, 2006 . CYCLE NEWS in California, April I -2. This event is unique. as it rs the fastest Grand Prix of the year, according to event promoters. Motocross fans will be able to watch the 2006 FIM Motocross World Champi. onship and the 2006 FIM Supermoto World Championship live and on demand exclusively on The l'4oto Chan- nel on l*lediaZone (wwwmoto.media- zone.com). Live action begins April 2 with the Grand Prix of Flanders, direct from Zolder, and will continue with everl race throughour the 2006 sefles. "By working with MediaZone, we can enable motocross and supermoto fans to stay connected to their favorite sport anylvhere in the world. Our pannership with Mediazone was a great success last season, and we're excited to extend the relationship for many years to come," said Giuseppe Luongo, Youthstream's president. For the annual subscription price of $49.99, fans can watch more than 100 hours of live and on-demand racing, according to Mediazone.