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I \ A ,th doctors rulins out the Dosrible YY.",r.n to ".tion b-y Winston tn Kate Honda's Karl Muggeridge in time for the next round of the World Superbike Championship in Valencia, Spain, on April 23, his spot on the team has been given to former Al4A Superbike rider Giovanni Bussei. The ltalian willride Muggeridge's Honda CSRI0OoRR with the team remembedng that Bussei helpd them out back in 2004 by givint then team leader Chris Vermeulen a ride back to the pits after a crash nearly ruined his rrce at lmola. "l am realty sorry Kadwill not be able to ride with us in Valencia," said team manag- er Ronald Ten Kate. "He seemed ao ge! be!- rer and better. day by day, but at the end I think he made. together with the doctors, the righr decision. lt's not worth it to ruin a season, and put his futu.e in dange. for a single race. I am confident hev,/illbe back in Monza. Giovanni Bussei will be ridin8 with a us in Valencia next weekend. Gio\Enni demonsrated to be a good rider in the past with previous expedence with Pirelli tires, which is a key point. He realt deserves a chance wkh our team, also ,for what he has done in lmola in 2004. ln that race, durint the warm-up lap, he transformed into a 'taxi rider' and brought our rider Chris Vermeulen back to the box after a fall, allow- ing him to participate in a crucial race in which Chris was fighting for the tille. This showed the sportsmanship Giovanni has- We cquld consider it a payback from our sid€. lt wasn't easy to find a rider in this moment of the season, but we are very pleesed to work with Giovanni." Naturalt/, Bussei was elatod to have the opportunity. "l couldn't believe it when I aeceived the phone call yesterday afternoon," Bussei said- "1 was really happy The chance to ride the Honda CBR|000, which linished second in last year's championship, is a fan- I tastic opportunity for me. After my iniury at Magny Cours last year, I wasn't planninS to find any teams for the 2006 season. I had some offers, but I preferred to rccover and be back at the best physi.al condition. Nothing is for sure y6t, but I may possibty participate in the Supermotard World Championship to keep in shape. But what is happenint now is just in.redible. The last rumors were saying that Karl was going to recover, and then my phone rang. lt was Ronald Ten Kate. Now I really hope to pay- back the trust they gave me by bringing as many points as possible to the Winston Ten lote Honda Team. Of course, I am sorry for Karl. I know how he is feeling at the moment. I honestly hope he will get The 34-year-old Bussei has competed rn I 03 World Superbike races. ln 2005 , he rode a Kawasaki to l4th in the World Superbike championship with a best result of eighrh in race oh at silverstone. Giovqnni Bussei will reploce Korl Muggeridge on the fa.lory Hondo teom while ,rluggeridge heols from iniury. t I o o o o I I o o Ryon Hughes rholked up his rhird WORCS win ol RqceTown 395. Hughes Tops Adelanto WORCS {tf/ \ ;' A a t i- IA tu \', an rt-'a Land Wars: An OHV YictorylAn OHV Lawsuit The San Bernardino County (California) Board oI Supervisors unanimously passed an OHV ordinance on April I I that is fair to both off-roaders in the county and residents who have valid complaints, accordinS to the Off- Road Eusiness Association (ORBA). But the Riverside County (C-alifornia) situation that didn't turn out as well, has resulted in a law- suit being filed atainst the county of Riverside alleging that the county's recently adopted noise and OHV ordinances violate state law. Early on in the San Bernardino process David Hubbard. an attorne/ for EcoLotic, suttested the formation of a group of stake- holders comprised of environmentalists, OHV organizations and communily groups from around the county. The goal of this group was !o find a compromise on this sometimes very contentious issue and then 8o before lhe supervisors, united in their sup- port for lhe agreement reached. After two very long meetings, the stakeholders agreed on the language used in this ordinance. The compromise includes no property- line setbacks, no maximum number of motorcycles per acre, no restrictive-riding period, and no permit process for the person wanting to ride on their own property and not use that property a5 a statint area. A per- mit is only required if rhe propercT owner plans on stagint more than l0 off-highway vehicles on a property. h does include a process by which residents can seek ludicial relief from nuisance and harassment. The ordinance inalLrdes a noise element requinnE off-highway vehicles ridden on private prop- erry to measure 96 decibels at the (exhaust) pipe, lhe same standard required on California public lands. Also. the lanSuaSe in rhis ordinance Sives enforcement powers to both county code enforcement and the sher- iff's department. "l would like to thank all parties involved in this process," said David Hubbard, attor- ney for Ecologic. Met GrossSlass of ORBA added: "l hope the process by which this ordinance was c.afted is repeated in counties lookint at similar ordinances. Orher counties have not taken into consideration the needs of all members of cheir constiruency, San Bernardino County wanted to address rhose concerns and followed throu8h with an ordinance that is fair and reasonable to all citizens." The lawsuit aSajnst Riverside County, meanwhile, has been filed by Ecologrc Partners, lnc., the Off-Road Business Association (ORBA), the San Diego Off-Road Coalition (SDORC), the california off-Road Vehicle Association (CORVA), AMA District 37 (Al'1A D37), and the American Sand Association (ASA) The lawsuit filed in Riverside Count), Superior court alleSes the noise and OHV ordinances violate various stare regulations on four separate issues. The noise ordinance is inconsistent with the county's general plan, which is a violarion of state planning and zon- rnt laws. according !o ORBA, and rhe section of rhe OHV ordinance that requires riders to carry wrifien permission when on private properq/ is in direct conllict with California State Penal Code 8602.2. The OHV ordi- nance also fails to include a "grandfather" clause to protect the vested rithts of landowners who have used OHVS on therr propenies for many years. Finally, ORBA says the county's environmental review of the two ordinances were wholly inadequate as they have failed to account for the many impacts expected once OHV use on private land becomes subjected to lhe severe restric- tions imposed by these ordinances. "we tried to have lhe deficiencies in this ordinance corrected prior to its approval, the supervisors chose to ignore our comments and this lawsuit is our only recourse," Hubbard said. Grossglass agrees: 'These ordinances vio- late state regulations, and it is the intent of the OHV organizations involved to protect the rights of recreational rideB in Riverside County, which has traditionalry been the home of man),, femilies that recreate toSether on their own proP€rr/. ' 12 APRll" 26, 2006 . CYCLE NEWS ussei To Re lace Mu - D rI ! T \ < \ 'l \ Team Suzuki OII-Road's Ryan Hughes returned to his winning ways at $e fifth round of the Rocky Mountain World Ofl-Road Championrhip Series in Adelanto, Califomia, April 16. After winning the first two rounds, then finishing third and second at the nex tvvo, respectively, Hughes found his way back to the top step of the podium with a win at RaceTown 395. Riding an RM- 2450, Hughes took the checkered llag ahead of lYontclair Yamaha,/Zip-Ty Racing's Bobby Garrison and Kawasaki Team Green's Ricky Dietrich who joined Hughes on the podium. Defending WORCS Champion Nathan Woods finished founh on his Team Green Kawasaki KX450E while Montclair Yamahy'Zip-Ty Racing's Ty Davis rounded out the top five. Finiihing sixth was previous-round winner Mike Kiedrowski, Hughes' teammate, and seventh place went to lGwasaki's Lance smail, Mike Corder (KTH), Matt Karlsen (Kaw) and Russ Pearson (Yam) tllled out the top l0 overall. I $e ( it

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