C Y C L E N E W S • JULY 19, 2006
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Online poll results from last week
Suomy USA and Road Racer X magazine held a contest
recently in which MotoGP fans were asked to
design a helmet for Marlboro Ducati's Loris Capirossi.
In addition to winning the all-expense paid trip to
the Red Bull U.S. GP at Mazda Raceway Laguna
Seca, the winner would get to see to see his design
in action as Capirossi would wear the helmet in the
big race - and then the winner would get to take
the autographed helmet home afterward.
Well that winner is Chris Glaspell of Aliso Viejo,
California.
Glaspell's helmet design was chosen by Capirossi and will be applied to a
Suomy Spec 1R Extreme helmet by AirTrix.
"The 'Koi' or 'Karp' is called the king of river fish and has been long
regarded as a joyful fish," Glaspell explained of his unique design.
"Although Chinese in origin, the carp is now widely celebrated
in Japan, particularly for its manly qualities. It is said to climb
waterfalls bravely, and, if caught, it lies upon the cutting
board awaiting the knife without a quiver, not unlike a
samurai [warrior] facing a sword. It symbolizes much the
same: courage, the ability to attain high goals, and over-
coming life's difficulties. I think Loris fits that description!
"The 'Wave' along with the Koi symbolizes the wave
that's about to hit Monterey when Loris arrives!" Glaspell
adds. "The pattern in the front is traditional fabric pattern
that is meant to be 'Shibui' or elegant/tasteful/stylish meaning to the design. Loris
should have been Japanese."
C A P I R O S S I ' S L a g u n a L i d
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Same Streets,
Different Time
Belgian Didier de Radigues (7) leads Ron
Haslam (5) through the streets of Macau in
1986 during the Macau Grand Prix.
How much do you think Loris Capirossi's Sepang-winning Ducati Desmosedici
MotoGP bike will go for at this year's Monterey Classic bike auction?
A. Less than $200,000
620 (23.18%)
B. $200,000 - $300,000
651 (24.34%)
C. $300,000 - $400,000
385 (14.39%)
D. $400.000 - $500,000
404 (15.10%)
E. $500,000 - $600,000
130 (4.86%)
F. $600,000 or above
485 (18.13%)
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Who do you think will win the Red Bull U.S. GP?
