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P24 WIND na, but all of his other titles came while riding for KTM. Salminen says that although he feels he has the capability to compete for more championships, he knows that he's no longer willing to put in 100-percent effort into racing. "I had several offers on the table and speed; I could have continued [my] career without any issue," he said. "I have always done my work as well as possible, and work itself has motivated me. For this reason I have been able to race for so long at top level. At the moment I do not want to any longer commit on racing with full dedication, and I want to direct my effort on new things. My personality does not allow me to stand still so I will fig- ure out something else." It didn't take him long to figure that out, as he has been named Husqvarna Brand Manager in Finland and the Baltic states, in the new Husqvarna Nordic organization. Salminen has one WEC round on his plate, which takes place this weekend in France. He is in contention for second place in the E1-class Championship. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GOLD & GOOSE IN THE MELANDRI TO APRILIA? M arco Melandri is now trying to work his way into a factory Aprilia ride alongside Sylvain Guintoli for the World Superbike Championship in 2014. Or perhaps accept an offer from Honda after his official BMW Motorrad GoldBet squad ends its involvement in the series at the end of this year. With Guintoli seemingly guaranteed to keep his Aprilia ride if he finishes in the top three of the championship, and Eugene Laverty not the same kind of draw in Italy as Melandri is, there has been talk of a third factory bike of some kind, especially if there are no takers for the reduced – but still high - lease price for an Aprilia in 2014. This seems unlikely, with probably four Aprilias on the grid in 2014, although probably not one for the Feel Racing team, which likely won't have a team once BMW pulls out. PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRUCE SCHOLTEN Gordon Ritchie Where will Marco Melandri end up in 2014? Aprilia, Honda…? RIDERS' DAY OF CHAMPIONS A s MotoGP's official charity, Riders For Health holds benefits in the U.S., Spain and elsewhere, but the British event remains its oldest and most important fundraiser and the motorcycling community rallies in support. By the end of the day at Toby Moody and Jorge Lorenzo get ready to auction off some passes in the Riders For Health auction at Silverstone last week. Silverstone, some $325,000 was raised for the charity that supports work in Africa. The day featured everything from the rock band Sidewinder, to host John Price pitting pundits like former GP racer Steve Parrish against journalists in apocalyptic battles of racing trivia (Parrish also rode Barry Sheene's old RGV500 Suzuki in a tribute, 10 years after continued on next page