Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Etffi# Pre-sale tickets for the Joe Weatherly Memo.ial at Virginia Motor Speedway on July l5 are currently on sale for the half-mile din track in Saluda, Virginia. The race will mark the first time in 36 years that the AMA Ford Quality Checked Grand National Motorcycle tour has visit- ed the state ofVirsinia. Tickets can be purchased by calling 8041758-186? or by visitinS the speedway's office. Motorcyclists in Southern California and nonhern Ohio rode together at Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation (PBTF) Ride For Kids events on lune I I to raise more than $99,000 lor childhood brain-tumor research. The dual-sport ride in San Bernardino, California. brouSht in more than $64,000 in donations, while the Cleveland road ride raised more than $34,9@. Proceeds of both events benefit the PBTF's research and family-suPPort programs. Sturgis mayor Mark ZeiSler and the city of Sturgis willwelcome all Sturgis Motor- cycle Rally exhibitors by hosting the fifth annual Exhibitor Appreciation Reception. "Sturgis Motorcycle Rally director Lisa Weyer and mysell would like to facilitate a positive working relationship with the exhibitors participating in the Sturgis l'lotorcycle Rally; we want to hear com- ments and su8gestions on how we can make our event more conducive ro their needs," Zeigler said. "This provides an opportunitl for the ciq/ of Sturgis to show our appreciation toward the many exhibitors who attend the Sturgis f'lotor- cycle Rally. We realize that attending Stur- gis requires an investment on your Part and would like to hear how ciry officials can make it better, yet maintain some financial stability at the same time," The reception will be held on Friday, August 4, at 5:30 p.m. in the VIP hospitality area located on the west side of the Motorcy- cle Expo ar Fourth and Lazelle Streets. The seventh annual Riding lnto History Concours d'Elegance for Motorcycles, held Play 20 at the World Golf Village, set records in virtually every category according to event Promoters, The 305 motorcycles that were in the Concours comprised the largest number ever at the event, and the nearly 3000 spectators shattered the old record. Most imPor- tantly, $35,000 was raised for the Buddy Check l2 breast cancer charity. Braun Entertainment, the producers of The Amateur Open of Motocross, has announced that the 2006 event will be held November 7- l2 - three weeks earli- er than last year, Arizona Cycle Park, located iust west of Phoenix, will again host the event. "ln the past Nvo years, the families, factories, and l'4X industry AMA Pro Racing issued revised results for the Pro Honda Oils Supersport race at Road America on June 4. Ryan Elleby, who finished l7th, was disqualilied for racing a motorcycle that had not gone through pre-race tech inspection. The Johnstown Region of the Alleghenies (in south-central Pennsylvania) will hold its eighth annual motorcycle rally, Thun- der in the Valley, June 22-25. An assort- ment of events will welcome the more than 150,000 mororcyclists who attend Thunder. Situated on the western edge of the Alleghenies, the region is recognized for its abundance of motorcycle touring rides throu8h historical sites and beautiful countryside. For more information, call 4t21402-0186. KTM Repsol's Marc Coma won the Orpi Maroc Rally 2005 on June 6, topping Gauloises KTI'1's Cyril Despres by I 3 minutes- David Casteu linished third. with lsadre Esteve placing fourth, ln the World Rally Championship, Casteu holds a nine- point lead over Coma. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers is holding a unique unreserved auction on.luly 15, on behalf of Robert Wilson, the court- appointed receiver for the assets of lonathan D. "Jody" Nelson. who pled guilty on April 27 to embezzling more than $77 million from his employer. Nel- son is currently awaitinS sentencing, and his assets are being sold pursuant to a coun order for restitution. Some of the more than I 100 items in the auction include: a 1999 Titan Gecko: a 2005 Bubba Shoben

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