Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

EtriftH Larry Naston is back where he started - at Axo, though he will continLre to announce the Daytona Supercross and other events for Live Nation, according to Naston. "l am back in the industry full time and I am ecstatic,'' Naston said in an e- mail. "We have some great things happen- ing at Axo. lt is like the old band is back together. l4an, it is good to be back!" Randall Washington, better known as ''Ran- dakk" to vintage motorcycle owners worldwide searching for carburetor parts and other restoration resources on the lnternet, is hostrng a Customer-Appreci- ation lntemational Honda GLl000 Rally, June l0- l I in l'4ount Airy Nonh Carolina. Washington is the proprietor of Randakk's Cycle Shakk, based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Honda GLl000 own- ers from the United States. Canada and Europe have reSistered to attend. For more information, visit wwwrandakks.com or e-mail Washington at randakk@hotmail.com. Clint McBain set an outright track record on the Nelson course at Shannonville Motorsports Park on April 30, accordin8 to Pirelli. Starting on pole, McBain rode hs Team SuzukiMestievHJC-sponsored GSX- R|000 to a win in the RACE Series' Super- bjke class, leading nearly from the start of the l3-lap race and setting the record at 54.72 seconds on lap 10. The late Frank Wilson had held the previous lap record since 1999. The Canadian Superbike Championship, which now has a Pirelli spec tire rule, begins l4ay l9-21 at Shan- nonville. The BulSarian round of the MX3 Motocross World Championship on July 30 will be held in Samokov instead of Sevlievo, according to the Fll'4. The change rs ar the request of the Bulgarian Federa- tion (BMF). The 2lst annual Huntington Beach Con- cours d'Elegance will be held in Hunting- ton Beach, California, on June 4, l'lore than 50 classes and 450 entries will make up the show. Proceeds from the event will be donated to the Huntington Beach Library Children's Resource Center. For more information, call Bart Mccrath at 7141960- 2 100 or Bob Shaw at 7 141962-2776 ot visit wwwhbconcours.org. The Amp'd Mobile World Supercross GP will return to Canada for the 2006-07 season. with the season's openinS races scheduled for the Roger's Centre in Toron- to on December 2 and BC Place Stadium in Vancouver on December 9. The on-sale schedule for the 2006-07 Amp'd l'4obile Supercross season is as follows: luly I 7 - pre-sale (uly l7- l9 Cross Club only;July 20-23 online only); July 24 - general public on-sale (all points of sale, box office, phones, outlets and online). Suzuki is hitting the road to show ofl its Boulevard cruiser line to motorcyclists around the country. lt's all part of the 2006 Suzuki Boulevard Cruiser Tour. ''The tour iE a great way for motorq/clists !o experi- ence our new Boulevard line, featuring cruisers for every fit and style," said Glenn Hansen, communications manager. Ameri- can Suzuki Motor Corp. "Typically, motor- cyclists aren'! able ro test-ride bikes at the dealership. By visiting one of our designat- ed demo sites, licensed motorcyclists will have an opponunity to'try before they buy."'The tour travels to l5 cities throuSh November, including stops in lake George, New York: Johnstown, Pennsylvania: Mon- terey. California: and Dayrona Beach. Flori- da. At each stop, Suzuki staff will be on hand to help consumers ''choose their Boulevard" as well as provide tips to cr.rs- tomize their bikes with Suzuki Boulevard Authentic Accessories. With an estimated worth of over $300,000, Honda's 1960 road race( the RCl6l. is one of the most v"aluable motor- cycles in the country The legendarT bike will be on display Saturday, June 3, at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum as part of the lYuseum's inaugural Japanese Motorcycle Saturday event, sponsored by the Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club- Owne6 of allJapanese brands are invited to bring their favorite ride for display in The Japanese Bike Chronicles, an un- iudged bike show. Semanars and a sw-ap meet provide further entertainment for motorcycle enthusiasts. Admission is only $10 and includes access to all museum exhibits, including l4otocross America, the expansive and colorful story of the coun- try's original action sport- For more infor- mation, visit http://www.motorcyclemuse- um.orglnews/2005/W'eekends.asp. Motorcyclists at Ride For Kids events in California and North Carolina combined to raise $314,586 for childhood brain-tumor research on Sunday, May 7. At the l5th annual Los Angeles event, aiders raised a record amount, turning in more than $232,200 in donations. The third annual Triangle Area event also posted its best results ever, more than doubling last year's total, with over $82,300 raised. All pro- ceeds benefit the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. The next Ride For Kids evens will be held Sunday,lune 4, in Atlanta, Georgia, and Richmond, Virginia. For more information, visit www-rideforkids.org or call 800/253-6530. The Red Bull KTM Supermoto lunior Euro Cup Rider Search was held at Harzring in Germany on f4ay 6, and 80 young and promising talens (aged between 15 and 2l) from 12 European countries compeled under rhe observation of KTM team manager Klaus Kinigadner and AlulA and German Supermoto Cham- pion liirgen Kuenzel. ln the finals, Finnish rider Mauno Hermunen and 2l other rid- ers, as well as five substitutes, received a ticket for the Red Bull KTM Supermoto .lunior Euro Cup. The first race willtake place on July 22 on the island of Sardinia. Two young talents and a seasoned veteran have been named as the final three mem- bers of AMA Team USA Speedway for 2006. The final members ofthe elite squad o[ motorcycle racers are former World finalist Ronnie Correy, three-time U.S- Junior National Champion Ryan Fisher, and Colorado native Buck Blair, lust returned from an imp.essive showing for the USA Dream Team in England. The complete AMA Team USA Speedway roster for 2006 is as follows: Buck Blair, John Cook, Ronnie Correl Sam Ermolenko, Ryan Fisher, Dario Galvin, Skyler Greyson, Billy Hamill, Greg Hancock, Billy.lanniro, Chris Kerr and Brent Werner. KTM's Sebastien Tonelliwill have sur- gery to repair a broken ligament in his right knee, according to KTM. Fortunately, the iniured knee is not the left one, which has been troublesome for the Frenchman in the past. According to KTM, Tortelliwill be out of action for at least five months. The knee iniury comes after the luckless rider recently dislocated his hip. N lewly crowned live-time AIYA Supercross ! \aChampion and nine-lime AMA Motocross National Champion Ricky Carmichael har signed a deal to race for Suzuki for three more years, though his Supercross schedule will be hand- picked. Carmichael is slated to bedn defense of his AMA Motocross Championship on l4ay 2l at HanStown, but in 2007 he will beSin a season that will see him aompete on a part-time basis in Supercross. "That decrsion came about before the series started," Carmichael said. "l feh that l've done enough. I wanted !o say it earlier, but the liming wasrlt right. I didrlt want to give [his .ompeti- tors] any more motivrtion. I think they knew anyway. l've got a selected Supercross and motocross schedule next year - I'll let everyone know the events I'm goint to race after I decide which ones. I have the option to race a full yean but I doubt it." Cemichael sitned with Makita Suzuki at the beginning ol the 2005 Supercross season and that year won the World Supercross GP Championship, the AMA Supercross Championship, the AMA l'lotocross Championship, and the U.S. Open of Supercross, and led Team USA to viclory at the t"lotocross des Nations. On Saturday nitht, May 6, Carmichael won his llfth Al"1A Supercross title and his second in a row for Suzuki. lt war his first Super.ross crown on (he RM-2450 four-stroke and the flrst tor a four-stroke in the Supercross

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