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3D Years Aga--- Mag 24, 1976 Jay Springrteen and RGx Beau- chamP racing at the San Jose Dirt Track National got the cover of Cycle News 30 years a8o... Beau(hamp lead a group of Harleys !o the San lose win... A young Bob Hannah took the High Point 250cc motocross na(ional overall win with a 2- I finish, beatinS limmy Weinert's 2-l finishes on the day... Barry Sheene took his second-straight 500cc Grand Prix win in the Austrian GP.. We covered the third round of the 500cc Wodd Motocross Championship, and it was The Man Roger DeCoster back on top in the race and leadinS the points standints. Tedesco Out Te3m Makita Suzuki's lvan Tedesco was scheduled to undergo shoulder surgery on Thursday, May 18, with the procedure and recovery preventing the Californian from taking part in the AMA Motocross Nationals, which are set to begin with the Hangown National on May 21, according to his publicist. Tedesco iniured his ritht rhoulder in a heat-race crash in the Supercross series finale in Las Vegas. Thouth he won his semi and finished seventh in the mai. event, Tedesco hasn't b€en able to ride since then. "lt felt oka),, in the semi, but I tithtened up and 8ot really sore before the mdn event," Tedesco said in the release. "l could barely move m)/ shoulder and my wife had to put my iersey on for me. Doc G. really worked on me and got me loose enouth to race. And che reason I raced at all was to pro- tect fourth overall in the championship. I felt pre(y tood in the main until the lSth lap, when the wheels fell off. I could- n't move my shoulder at all after the race, and lfound out today [Friday, May 12] that lwill need surgery !o repair torn li8aments in my shoulder. I go under the knife next Thursday, and I will try to rerum for rhe la5t lhree or four Narionals. I'm really bummed, because I was looking forward to my first out- door seraes in the 450 cla5s and I wa5 ready !o mix it up with those guys. After winning last year's Lites Championship, I was anxious to race in the Motocross class. "l want to thank all of my sponsors for all of their support throughout my rookie Supercross season. And especially my team manaSer Roger DeCoster, and .leff Fox from Parts Unlimited." ZD YearE Aqo... Mdg 24, ,ga6 m I a gIUI.E rErS I lim Holley, Randy Renfrow, and Kork Ballington graced the cover of Cycle News 20 years ago... We fea- tured "Gentleman lim" Holley in a prolile... Four-time road-racinS World Champion Ballin$on took the Sears Point FormulaOne win. while defendint National Champion Fred Merkel took the Sears Point Sup€rbike event victory.. We r€ported that Rick Johnson took the overall Southwick 250cc motocross win. The l25cc class was won by Keith Bowen... Erik Geboers took the 500cc world Motorcross Grand Prix of Finland... Michael Fanton took his Yamaha to the 250cc ltalian World Motocross Grand Prix victory Laguna Work Continues The newesr construction projects, ontoint at Mazda Raceway Latuna Seca in l4onterey, Calilornia, include the sta.e-of-(he-an Red Bull Energy Center hospitality area overlooking turn one. Safety improvements include an increase in the turn-one runoff, an increase in runoff on both sides ofturn six, modifications to the dip in the track lust after tum seven and a complete repave of the racing surface, All this is being done in advance of the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix,luly 2l-23. "We are so grateful to our sponsors - most specifical- ly Yamaha, Red Bull and l4azda - who have stepped up and allowed us to take on this project during our 50th season of racing," said Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca CEo/General Manager Gill Campbell. "we are a not-for- profit organization so we are dependent upon our bene- factors to provade the fundint for improvemenc projects f flrst overall l25cc Nationai I'lotocross win at Glen Helen the sarne weekend... Doohan and Alex Criville battled for the Spanish 500cc Grand Prix win, with Doohan cominS out on top after Criville crashed out on the final lap. Aprilia rider Max BiaSd took home the Spanish 250cc win, while the l25cc class was topped q/ Harrrchika Aoki... Cerl Fogarty took his first World Superbike victory of the season in the third round of the series at Hockenheimring. AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At Roseville Yamaha in Roseville, California, on May l9 from 6 to 7 p.m. Facto1/ Yamaha riders Chad Reed and Heath Voss and Yamaha of Troy riders Brett li'letcalfe, Andrew l4cFarland, Brandon Jesseman and Matt Walker are scheduled to appear. For more information, call 9l 61784-7444. AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At Moto.cycle Performance Center in Roseville, California, on May 19 from 5 to 7 p.m. The Red Bull KfM is scheduled to appear. For more infor- mation. call 915/722-2300. OPENED: Vento l''lotorcycles, Usr.ls new sales and support center, under the direction of Henryl. Lonski, vice president of sales and marketing for Vento North America. The new location is at 1600 Samo Road, Suite # 108, Melbourne, Florida, effective May 22. HIRED: Mark D. Hager, by Sp€ctro Oils of America as field- sales representative for motorcycle dealers in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and eastern Massachusetts. eflective immediately. ETtr. CYCLE NEWS MAY 24,2006 l5 -!l tr {- t ,O YPatE Aqo... Mdg 24, ,996 M ick Doohan, leremy l.lccrath, and Kevin Wind- ham all shared the cover of Cycle News l0 years ago... McGrath went l-l to take the overall outdoor 250cc National win at Glen Helen. Windham took his lvqn Tedesco will undergo rurgery lhot will put him out oI moit of the ArrlA Motocrosi Nqtionok. 6 +r fti n \ =, I 5 to this wondeaful, historic crown jewel of American road racing." The areas of improvement have treen selected in coniunction with the Fll'4 and the l*4orocP Rider's Commission to increase rhe safety ofthe track. The construction is slated for completion lust in time for rhe Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix. While the track is shut down, the Skip Barber RacinS School, one of the premier racing and driving instruction orSanizations in the country will continue its proSrams in the paddock. "The Skip Barber organization, alont with all of our daily track fhe ongoing ronstruc- tion on the ouBide of Iurn one ol ,{ozdq Roaawoy Lguno 5oco. rentals, is a vital part of the continued economic viabiliry of Mazda Faceway Laguna Seca," Campbell said. Both the Skip Barber organizalion and a number of loyal track-rental participants have had traditional dates displaced to allow us enough time for this monumental construction. We appreciate their cooperation in arranging their schedule of courses to temporarily include only those that can be conducted in the paddock." More ioformation on the Red Bull U-S. Grand Prix, includinS the revised traffic plan for 2006, is available at wwwRedBullUSGrandPrix.com or by callint 800i327-SECA. --rd \s E )