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A z0-Rider Final For Mid-Ohio ao Yedt= Ago.. April 27, ,976 l[J be found within this particular issue--. We covered the World Mini GP held at lndian Dlrnes, and some of the top nders includ- ed Brian Mye6cough, lefi Ward, lim Holley and S.ott Burnworth... Adolf Weil and Roger Decoster traded moto wrns at rhe French 500 MX GP whrle Heikki Hikkola won both motos at the Spanish 250 Mx GP., we resled the all- new 1976 Suzuki Rl',1125A, which fea- rured Suzuki's first up-pipe. We reported thar [he bike was "surprisingly good." ZO Yedrs Ago--- April 3D, ,gEE A stylish Geotf Ballard was fea- tured on the cover for winnint the Tulsa 2-Da). ISDE Qualifier at rhe lohn Zin k Ranch in Oklahoma. Ballard, riding an ASE500 Can-Am, edged out --r- The top l0 finishers in the consolation race will be awarded 2lst throuSh 3fth- place points for the event. All suppoft class grids will be deter- mined by timed qualifying as normal. ''l1id-Ohio approached us about the idea of making this even! special," said AIYA Pro Racing road-race series manager Ron Barrick. 'After soliciting the input of the road-race advisory committee, this unique and exciting format is what we arrived at. Not only will it be a lot offun, it will give a new generation of Superbike fans the opportunity to see what heat races and last chance qualifiers are all about- lt has been 16 years since AHA Pro Racing last used heat races to determine Superbike grids for the final at reSular series races. This will b€ a great change of pace. and presenc the teams and rrders wirh challenSes most of rhem have never faced. Getting lhe opporlunity !o watah three heat races and lhe excilemen! of a last chance race will also give the series a whole new tvvist without compromising the integrity of our championship and points system. And the winner of rhe con- solation race will get a big boost in recoS- nition over what a 2lst-place finish would normally provide, which i5 another big bonus." "We're pleased with the format for the Superbike Shootout," said Truesports lncorporated President Michelle Trueman-Gaioch. "When we announced thrs event. we wanted it to be truly drs. tinct. Our partners at AllA Pro Racint shared that vision, and created something we think fans and competitors alike will find fun and e-rciting." Allofthe Superbike qualiting races will be held on Saturday The consolation and l'|id-Ohio Superbike Shootout will be run on Sunday. Tickets for the l1id-Ohio Superbike Shootout are av-ailable now by calling l- 800-MID-OHIO or lottint on to www midohio cdrn We featured a little bit of ever),thing on the cover of Cycle News 30 years a8o. Desert racing, speedway racing, road racint and modified bikes illus- trated just some of the thin8s that could fhir y.or" Ar[A Superbikc Serier finole ot Mid0hio will hove o differenr formqr fot quolifying. L I 7,1 : Larry Roeseler for rhe overall win. Pete Postel won the 125 class, and Kurt Hough won the 250 class... We covered the opening round of lhe Endurance Road Racing World Championship held at Le Mans, France, which was won by the Rothmans Honda team... l acky Vimond and Dave Striibos won the World MX GPs in Austria and Holland. respectively... Can-Am rider Kelly Getz won the Prophetstown Hare Scrambles in lllinois, and Tom Moen won the Short And Sweet Hare Scrambles in California. Earnings Up, Stock Down For Harley ,D Years Ago... April 24, ,996' Ducati's lohn lGcinski stole the headlines, and was the main imaSe on the cover I0 years ato, for winnint the opening round of the World Super- bike Series in ltaly. Kocinski shared the cover with leremy Mccrath, who clinched his fourth Supercross title at Ponria(. llichitan. We also had a photo of Honda's first prototype aluminum- lrame CR25OR... we tested the first Honda Valkyrie and said, "[t's] a great standard motorq,,cle dressed up in retro clothes..." Kawasaki won the Le l"lans World Endurance road race in France... A very young Tommy Hayden won a WERA road race in lndian+olis. On Wednesday, April 12, Harley-Davidson posted high llrsc-quaner earnings. Then watched as its stock fell almost six percen( the same day, with Wall Street apparently concerned about rhe outlook for motorcycle sales. Harley stock, which has los( about 20 percent of ias value since March of last year, according to 'Marketwatch," ended April 12 dowo $3. 14, to close ar $49.83. This, in spite of the fact that Harley reponed a fint-quarter profit of $234.6 million, or 86 cents a share - up from a year-ago profit of $227.2 million, or 77 cents a share. Revenue rose 4 percent in the latest three months to $1.29 billion from $1.24 billion in the same period a year earlier. "Our dealers continued their retail-sales Srowth momentum from the second half of 2005 as motorcycle sales increased by approxi- mately 7-percent worldwide in the first quarter." said.lim Ziemer, Harley s president and CEO. 'Wkh the increased seasonality in our busaness, we are pleased with this rerail sales performanae." Harley-Davidson's second quaner shipment plan is 78,000 2006 model year motorcycles. according to Harley. Production in the sec- ond quaner will also include approximately 13,000 2007 models to prepare for the new-model introduction in mid-July; howwer, these 2007 motorcycles will not be shipped until the third quarter The Company's wholesale-shipment target for the calendar year 2006 remains between 348,000 and 352,000 Harley-Davidson motorcycles, "We believe that the prospects for retail Browth remain strong, and support a wholesale-unit trowth rate in the range of 5 to 9 per- cent annually and an annual EPS growth rate of Il to 17 percent," said Ziemer I - OPENED: Shoei Helmer's completely redesigned home page on the World Wide Web. The sire can be found ar rhe following address: wwwshoei-helmets.com. OPENED: Bill's Pipes Racing's home page on the World Wide Web. The site can be found at the following address: www. billspipesracing.com. AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At Central Yamaha in Plano, Texas on April 2l from 6 to 7 p.m. Team Yamaha's Chad Reed and Heath Voss and Yamaha of Troy riders Erett Metcalfe and Andrew McFarland are scheduled to appear. For more information, call 9721423-4089. OPEN HOUSE: At Honda of Ottawa in Ottawa, Ohio, on May 20 with its bike show and open house set to support The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. Honda of Ottawa was able to donate $ 1000 to the cause last year and hopes to raise 52000 this year. For more infor- mation, cail 4 l91523-6820. CYCLE NEWS . APR|L26,2006 13 A l'4A Pro Racins and rhe Ayio-ot io splns car Course have announced the format for the 2006 Superbike Shootou at the LexinSton, Ohio, facility for lhe season linale, September 3O-October l. The linal round of the Al"1A Superbike Champ- ionship will feature three heat races, a last-chance qualifier ard a consolation race. The heat races and LCQ will be five to seven lap sprints with the top five rid- ers from each heat race and the LCQ make up the gr;d fo. the 2o-rider [inal. Riders who do not qualify for the main event from Saturday s qualifyinS races will compete in a Superbike consolation race on Sunday, o P lti I t_l ETtr. OPENED: Barber Motorsports Park's home page on the World Wide Web. The site can be found at the following address: www.barbermotorsports.com.