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EtriNitr Two-day ticket packages for the leremy McGrath lrwitational will 8o on sale on May 5. Tickets will be available by calling l- 888-MCRACE l. online at Ticketmastercom. and at the Home Depot Center's and Sta- ples Center's box offices. 1wo-day General Admission packages will start at $30 for adultsA2O for kids; midrange SecondJevel packages will be $55 for adultv$30 for kids; and premium Lower-level packages are $ 100 per ticket. Event organizers also announced that VIP packages for the lere- my McGrath lnvitational would go on sale roday, April 24, and are immediately avail- able for purchase by calling l-888- l'lCRACE I . These excl!sive VIP packaSes include: a.leremy McGrarh lnvitational ier- sey: one (l) hour exclusive autograph and photo session with riders; exclusive track walk on borh Friday and Saturday: Club VIP seatinS for both nighti; in-seat wait seryice; access to the Stadium Club Restaurant; VIP Entrance; VIP parking; and access to the Jeremy McGrath lnvitational VIP hospitalit,, area, Two-time defendinS NHRA POWERade Pro Srock Motorcycle Champion Andrew Hines married Tanya Phillips on Friday, April 2l , ar Tampa's Firsr Baptist Church in Tampa, Florida. ''We've been looking for- ward to this for a while. I was so nervous but excited at the same time," Hines said. "The next time I pop the clutch at a narional event. I will be doing rt as a mar- ried man. Tanya is a wonderful woman, and l'm very lucky I have her in my life." -lbammate and close friend GT Tonglet served as the best man in the ceremony. The celebration didn't last long, as the fam- ily and teammates all headed back to the Vance & Hines Motorsports headquarters in lndianapolis the next day to continue preparation for the next event, which will be held at the Atlanta Dra8way in Com- merce, Georgia, May 4-7. 'We are going to take a honeymoon during the off season, when we have time to enioy it," Hines said. "For now, we are allgoing to head back to the shop and get back to work. But my bride will be with me in lndianapo- lis, and that's allthat matters." The AMA Hillclimb Championship will get started in June for the first of eight rounds. The series kick off with the Jeffer- son. Pennsylvanaa, round on lune 4 and will conclude on October 8 in Oregonia. Ohio. KTM North America has announced its Supermoto contingency program for the upcoming 2006 AMA Supermoto Champi- onship series, wath bonus awards in the Unlimited, 450 and 250 classes totaling $354,500. Any KTl"l rider who enters on a 2004- or newer-model KTM and competes in the 2006 AMA Supermoto Championship Series is eligible for the posted prize money. KTM North America will also post $ 100,000 in contingency for the NAS- MOTO Supermoto Series. according to NASMOTO. KTM is commimed to sup- porting the continued growth and enloy- ment of Supermoto in racing on both ama- teur and professional levels," said Jeff Salamon, direc(or of marketing for KTI'1 North America. "PostinS contingen€y rein- forces this commitment with rewards to all riders who play and work hard to succeed at the racetrack, For more inlormatron, visit www. nasmoto.com. The Ford Mammoth Motocross has been scheduled forlune l5-25 at the l'lammoth Lakes motocross track in Mammoth lakes. California. "Mammoth is proud to be the leader in the social series ofthe motocross season," said l'4ike Colbert, I4ammoth l'lotocross event director "The Ma.rirmoth lYotocross is the one event you have to be at." Entries open May I at 8 a.m. (Pacific time) at mammothmotocross.com. Rich Oliver will hold an Advanced Fun Camp, May 5-8, at his school in Fresno, California. The .urriculum, according to Oliver, includes a lot of riding, new tracks, lots of fun and, of cor.rrse, racing. The cost is $975 per person for the three-day course. The $50 friends discount, your $50 holiday coupon (which expires April 30), and the bring-your-own-bike discount are also available. For more information, call 559i8ss-3089. VP Racing Fuels has announced it has been named "Official Racing Fuel" of the 2006 AMA,ATVMA Narional Championship, as well as "Official Racing Fuel" of the ZIR Helmets Women's Motocross Association (WMA) Cup. "we're exciled about our sponsorship with WMA," said Bruce Hen- del, VP's global sales manager: ''VP has long supported women's participation in motocross. ln fact, Cycle Ranch, a motocross track owned and operated here in Texas by VP's founder, Steve Burns, hosted the USA Team f'lotocross/Wli4A Cup and the Pro-Am Open/Pro WMA C'Jp just this past fall and is scheduled to host it again this .oming November." According to race promoters, both Ryan Hughes and losh Grant wrll rake pan in the Primm Prequel race scheduled for Glen Helen Raceway in san Bernardino, California, on May 13. For more informa- rion, visit www.glenhelen.com. Longtime Daytona Beach News Journal reponer Godwin Kelly wrote a column recently on the retirement of Daytona lnternational Speedway's Gary Van Voorhis, who retired from the speedway on March 3l after 17 yeaE. Prior to that, Van Voorhis was associate editor of C),cre News, under the helm of then-ed itor Jack Hangus. "Gary has been a great asset here, and we will miss him," Speedway president Robin Braig said ofVan Voorhis in Kelly's column. "The facility has experienced unprecedented growth during his tenure here, and we wish him the best as he rides off into the sunset." Van Voorhis is going (o be doing what he likes the most - riding his bicycle, And his retirement also includes a sojourn to Alaska- "l have not missed a Day- tona 200 since 1970,'' Van Voorhis told Kelly. 'l've been here for the 200 either with a newspapei or with television, or as an employee of the Speedway." Van Voorhis says his best memory ofthe Speedway was the evening Dale Earnhardt won the 1998 Daytona 500. He drew the short straw to baby-sit Earnhardt's black number-three Chevrolet from the garage to Daytona USA, where it would sit on display for l2 months. "l had to shadow the car from the time the race ended," he said. "lnspction dragged on forever. lt's like I I at night and here comes Earnhardt and Richard Childress lthe car ownerl with the champagne bottles and cigars. I had neve. seen him so iubilant. He was just jawing on and on." Team Makita Suzuki's Broc Hepler has teamed up with the University of Pitts- burgh Medical Center to make a motocross training video using Duraband training products. The DVD is titled Focto4l Fitness with Eroc Heprer and features traininS exer- cises that tarEer key muscle groups used in morocross to increzrse strength, flexibilib/ and endurance. Filmed at the University of PinsburSh l'{edical Center for Sports Medi- cine, this motocross training pro8ram is desiSned for riders of all levels. For more information, visit wwwBrocHepler.com or wwwDuraband.com. Rand McNally is set to introduce the fi rsr-edition Harley-Davidson Ride Atlas of North America. Packed with definitive maps of secondary roads. road construc- tion information, local motorcycle laws, and an expansive mileage directory the compact, 8-5-inch-by- l l-inch ride atlas is desiSned to fit in a saddlebag. Wrapped in a black, rubber-like cover are 284 pages of four-color maps, milea8e charts, cit/ index- es and descriptions of motorcyclist-tested rides in the United States. The Ride Atlas will be available in May 2006 at authorized Harley-Davidson dealerships, randmcnal- ly.com, select bookstores, select automo- tive stores, truck stops and military outlets. Suggested reuil price is $34.95. Erik Buell, ,esse lames, Arlen Ness and l.lert Lawwill will participate in May's Leg- end ofthe Motorrycle: lntemational Con- cours d'Elegance, according to event pro- moters. Buell, founder and CTO of Buell Motorcycle Company, will participate as a iudge for the lndustry Award. He ioins industD,, executives Andersen of Triumph, Casti8lioni of CaSiva, Pineiro of BMW Moto.rad and Van Epps of Ducati. Renowned custom builders Ness and James will have examples oftheir work on display, along with Shinya Kimura of Japan. Lawwill ioins rhe panel of class judge-s as honoran/ iudge. Headed by chief iudge Mike Jackson, former owner of BSA Group and Andover Norton, the judging panel includes leSends Oriol Puig 8ulto, co-founder of Bultaco Motorcycles: and Bud Ekins, racer and stuntman extraordinaire. Legend of the Molorcycle is an international celebration of the art of motorcycling and will take place Saturday, May 6, at the Ritz-Cailton in Half f'loon Bay, California. To purchase tickets and for more information, visit www. LegendoftheMotorcycle.com. On April I I , Robert R. Valleios was killed in a solo traffic accident on his way home from work. Vallejos spent much of his pro- fessional and personal life on or around motorcycles. He rode dart and street and was involved in many aspects of "the industry" with work at Honda, Shoei Hel- mets, and several top retailers in Southern California. Rob was 34 and as survived by hi5 wife, Antoinette, and a young daughter, Sarah Belle. Donations in Rob's memory can be made in his daughter's name, Sarah Belle Vallejos, and can be sent to Bill Laske at 28 Wellesley, lrvine, CA 92612, 94913A7 -6386. California Speedway has announced the California Cycle Club package for the upcoming AMA Suzuki Superbike Chal- lenge weekend, April 28-30. CelebratinS its fifth year, the California Cycle Club will offer its patrons many benefits, including access to a luxury Terrace Suite and Sky- box (above the NASCAR grandstands), which includes outdoor viewing from Ter- race Rooftop and Skybox Balcony, Cycle Club members will also receive access to the pit area, paddock and garages, a light continental breakfast and picnic-style lunch and beveraSes, and a ticket for the Fan Rider Parade Lap. Members will receive VIP infield paddock motor.ycle parking or vehicle parking outside the oval with limit- ed shuttle service. The Weekend (Saturday and Sr..rnday) California Cycle Club package also includes a souvenir program and access to closed-cifcuit televisions inside Suites and Skyboxes. Club hours will be from I a.m. until one hour after races con- clude on Saturdal and from 8:30 a.m. until one hour after races conclude on Sunday For more information, call 909/429-5300 or visit www.racetackets.com. The next round ofthe six-event Calitornia City SuperCourse Derert Gran Prix will take place on April 29 in California City, California. The race will feature a long, desert course with two hours of rac- ing over all types of terrain, according to event promoters. For more information, visit www.bpnrotorsports.net or call 7 601578-6758. Perrormance Motorsports of San Juan Capistrano, California, has announced it will start its Summer Bike Nights on Tuesday, April 25, with the nights slated for every founh Tuesday oI the month after that. The events will run from 5: p.m. to 8 p.m-, with riders of all makes of motorc)/- cles invired. Performance Motorspons is located in South orange County, one mile south of Ortega Highway on Camino Capistrano and the 5 Freeway. Veatch Motorspons rider David Estok rode a Buell Firebolt xB l2R to a second- place finish at the American Sportbike Rac- ing Association (ASRA Thunderbike National at the Road America course on Sunday, April23, according to Harley- Davidson. Hal's Speed Shop rider Dan Bilansky was third. also on a Buell Firebolt XB l2R. The race was won by Ed Key on a Suzuki, who also won several Champi- onship Cup Series (CCS) support races during the weekend. Estok, Bilansky and Deeley Harley-Davidson/Buell Canada rider Steve Cre er also used various ASRA and CCS races to test new components on the Buell XBRR developed since its com- petition debut at Daytona. Estok won the Solo Challenge class in the 250km ASRA Team Challenge race and crossed the finish line lirst. ahead ofthe overall Team Chal- lenge winner (solo entries are not included in the overallteam results), aboard an XBRR. Crevier finished second in the Solo Challenge and charged from the back row of the 22-rider ASRA Superbike field to set a new class track record with a time of 2:22.763 (100.865-mph average) on his way to a fifth-place llnish aboard an XBRR. 5 MAY 3, 2006 o CYC[E NEWS