IN
THE
WIND
P26
CONFIRMED:
POURCEL TO
ROCKSTAR
ENERGY
HUSQVARNA
L
ast week Frenchman Christophe Pour-
cel was spotted at Glen Helen getting
comfortable on his Rockstar Energy
Husqvarna FC 450, although the team
had yet to announce he was officially
on board. The announcement has since
surfaced, naming Pourcel as the fifth member of the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna
Factory Racing Team. The former FIM Motocross World Champion and 250 Su-
percross Champion is taking the step up to the premier class and will be racing the
Husky FC 450 in the 2015 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship.
"We tested the bike last week and I had a good thing going with Bobby Hewitt
and Robert Jonas," Pourcel said. "They made me feel very comfortable with the
team. They believe in me and that was a big part of my decision to join the team."
OREGON RIDERS GET FILTERING!
C
ommon sense has prevailed in Oregon, with
the Oregon Senate passing a bill that will al-
low motorcyclists to filter between cars.
The bill was passed with 18 votes in favor and
allows motorcyclists to filter to the front of the line
in a "cautious and prudent manner," according to
Roseburg Republican Senator Jeff Kruse, when
speaking with The Columbian newspaper.
Riders can travel no faster than 20 mph past
cars, providing the tin-tops are doing no more
than 10 mph. Lane splitting is common across the
world and is widely practiced in California. Syd-
ney, Australia is one of the latest cities to legalize
the practice.
Those opposed to the bill say it puts more
inherent risk on the motorcyclist, however riders
groups have long been in favor of the bill in an
effort to reduce the number of rear-end accidents
involving motorcycles and cars.
Rennie Scaysbrook
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
JASON
ABBOTT
Oregon Senate passes bill that allows
motorcyclists to lane split.
Christophe Pourcel—
shown here testing
a Rockstar Energy
Husqvarna Factory
FC 450—will be
contesting the
2015 Lucas Oil
Pro Motocross
Championship.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
KIT
PALMER
