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IN THE WIND P36 AMA TO HONOR WAYNE RAINEY T hree-time 500cc World Champion, two-time AMA Superbike Champion and MotoAmerica President, Wayne Rainey, will be honored as an AMA Hall of Fame Legend at a special ceremony at the American International Motorcycle Expo (AIME) in Orlando, Florida, on October 17. Rainey is a previous inductee to the AMA Hall of Fame (1999), with the Hall of Fame Legend honor coming to those whose lifetime accomplishments are showcased as part of the annual induction ceremony of new Hall of Famers. Rainey's former Marlboro Yamaha Team Rob- erts teammate John Kocinski will be inducted to the Hall of Fame, as will former Harley-Davidson CEO Richard Teerlink, off-road racing champion Rodney Smith, entrepreneur and industry patron John Parham, dirt tracker Alex Jorgensen and longtime Yamaha Motor Corp. U.S.A. race team manager Keith McCarty. Following Rainey's dirt track, AMA Superbike and 500cc career, the Californian turned his at- tention to team management after a severe spinal injury cut short his time as a rider. Now Rainey is heading up MotoAmerica, the AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Championship, with an eye of giving American riders a platform to com- pete on the world stage. CN BEAUBIER TO RACE IDM GERMAN SUPERBIKE ROUND C ameron Beaubier will join Brit Kev Coughlin to fill in for injured riders—Max Neukirchner and Damian Cudlin— on the Team Yamaha MGM squad at the upcoming IDM German Superbike Cham- pionship round on August 2 in Schleizer Dreieck, Germany. British Superbike Championship con- tender Josh Brookes will fill in at the following round in Assen on August 9, as Beaubier will be back rac- ing in the MotoAmerica AMA/FIM NA Road Racing Championship in Indianapolis, Indiana. Coghlan has enjoyed a promising season in the Superstock 1000 Cup on the YZF-R1M, and cur- rently holds fifth place with two races remaining after the summer break. Beaubier has proved the YZF-R1 is almost untouchable in the MotoAmerica Series, his only real challenge coming from four- time and defending AMA Superbike Champion, teammate Josh Hayes. Beaubier and Hayes are currently tied for the lead in the Championship, 81 points clear of their closest rival. Josh Brookes comes fresh from a double victory last weekend in British Superbikes, the Australian currently sits second place in the standings, just five points from the leader. CN PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRIAN J. NELSON Cameron Beaubier will race the IDM German Superbike Championship this weekend on August 2 as a fill-in rider for Team Yamaha MGM. Wayne Rainey to be honored as an AMA Hall of Fame legend at this year's ceremony in Orlando, Florida. PHOTOGRAPHY GOLD & GOOSE