Copyright 2004, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.
Racer Jason Pridmore visited orthopedic surgeon Art Ting November 22 to have two plates and about 16 screws removed from his lower left leg.
The plates were related to Pridmore’s crashes at Road Atlanta in 2001 and at VIR in 2003.
Pridmore told Roadracingworld.com today that he still has one small plate in the leg, related to the 2001 crash, because it would have been too traumatic to remove it.
CCS South Florida racer Mike Morella and wife Jayme had a daughter, Grace Lynn Morella, September 16th, 2004 in Pompano Beach, Florida.
From a press release issued by Pirelli:
CALIFORNIA RACE SERVICES NO LONGER PIRELLI WEST-COAST RACE-TIRE DISTRIBUTOR
(Rome, GA) Pirelli’s motorcycle tire division has announced that, effective immediately, California Race Services is no longer a licensed Pirelli race-tire distributor.
West-coast racers are asked to direct all Pirelli race-tire requests and inquiries to Josh Bryan at Tigershark Racing at 503-358-5704 in Portland, Oregon until a replacement vendor is named sometime within the next 60 days.
From a press release:
MICHELIN ADAPTS ITS MOTORSPORT DEPARTMENT ORGANISATION
In the light of Pierre Dupasquier’s forthcoming retirement in 2006 and wishing to ensure maximum levels of continuity and efficiency following his departure, Michelin has made the following changes to its motorsport organisation:
• Monsieur Frédéric Henry-Biabaud, who joined the motorsport group at the beginning of 2003 as Deputy Director, will replace Pierre Dupasquier as Director of Motorsport at the
end of the 2005 season.
• The motorsport group is made up of five departments:
o Rallying, headed by Aimé Chatard
o Motorcycling, headed by Nicolas Goubert
o Endurance Racing, headed by Matthieu Bonardel
o Rally Raids, headed by Aimé Chatard
o Formula One
Regarding the Formula One department, Pascal Vasselon has been promoted to a new position in North America following 10 years in the motorsport group and will take up his functions from April 2005. Mr Nick Shorrock will take over the responsibility of the Formula One department from January 2005, with Monsieur Patrick Cohen assisting him as Technical Manager.
Englishman Nick Shorrock will be responsible for Formula One operations, the performance of the Formula One department, and in particular relations with Michelin’s partner teams. In addition, he will be responsible for promoting the company’s position concerning the evolution of future tyre regulations, a key factor in Michelin’s participation in Formula One. His experience in managing international teams within Michelin in the UK, Japan and France will be a key asset in this function.
Monsieur Patrick Cohen has vast experience within Michelin’s Technology Centre. A Doctor of macromolecular chemistry, he has held various important positions in the field of materials – including some destined for competition use – in tyre casing design and tyre development, and in the field of vehicle/tyre dynamics. He will help forge even closer links between the innovations made in Formula One and the other activities of the Technology Centre, bearing in mind that motorsport is a formidable test and research platform for enriching the Group’s pool of technical knowledge for its commercial products.
Commenting on the recent decisions, Motorsport Director Pierre Dupasquier said: “I am very happy to see that we are putting teams into place early enough to whom I can pass the torch, therefore guaranteeing the quality of service that we owe all our partners and the continuity of Michelin in racing.”
From a press release issued by Harley-Davidson:
HARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC. ELECTS GREEN TO BOARD COMMITTEES; DECLARES DIVIDEND.
Milwaukee, Wis.– Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE: HDI) announced the election of Director Judson C. Green to the Company’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and to the Audit Committee, effective today. Green is President and Chief Executive Officer of NAVTEQ Corporation (NYSE:NVT).
The Company also announced that the Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend of 12.5 cents per share, payable December 29, 2004 to shareholders of record as of December 17, 2004. This represents a 25 percent increase over the prior dividend paid Sept. 29, 2004.
“For the second time in 2004 Harley-Davidson has increased the quarterly dividend 25 percent, reflecting our confidence in the Company’s future,” said Jeffrey L. Bleustein, chairman and chief executive officer of Harley-Davidson, Inc.
Harley-Davidson currently has approximately 294 million shares of common stock outstanding.
Harley-Davidson, Inc. is the parent company for the group of companies doing business as Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Buell Motorcycle Company and Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc. Harley-Davidson Motor Company, the only major U.S.-based motorcycle manufacturer, produces heavyweight motorcycles and offers a complete line of motorcycle parts, accessories, apparel, and general merchandise. Buell Motorcycle Company produces sport motorcycles in addition to motorcycle parts, accessories and apparel. Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc. provides wholesale and retail financing and insurance programs to Harley-Davidson dealers and customers.
From a press release issued by Dorna Sports:
MotoGP signs deal to stay at Valencia until 2011
The MotoGP World Championship will continue to celebrate a Grand Prix at the Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana – Ricardo Tormo in Valencia for the next seven seasons after an agreement was signed between Dorna Sports, television and commercial rights holders to the series, and the government of the autonomous region of Valencia, the Generalitat Valenciana.
In a special ceremony at the Palace of the Generalitat Valenciana on Friday afternoon, Dorna Sports CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta and the President of the Generalitat Valenciana, Francisco Camps, put pen to paper on an extension to their current deal, which began when the purpose-built circuit was inaugurated by the first MotoGP race there in 1999.
A Grand Prix has been held successfully every season since then and Valencia has become one of the most eagerly anticipated dates on the calendar. This October the Ricardo Tormo circuit hosted the final round of the 2004 MotoGP World Championship and attracted the highest attendance of the season, with a capacity race-day crowd of 122,034 boosting the overall attendance for the Gran Premio Marlboro de la Comunitat Valenciana to an incredible 211,468.
From a press release:
Tigershark Racing would like to let WSMC racers know that we will be vending Pirelli tires at Willow Springs December 17th-19th.
We will have slicks, rains, and DOTs in the various sizes and compounds available.
Thanks,
Josh Bryan
Tigershark Racing
503-358-5704
[email protected]
Copyright 2004, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.
Michael Jordan Motorsports will hold a press conference in Chicago and announce details of its 2005 AMA program as early as next week.
The press conference, expected to attract general interest media coverage, is being organized by the Clear Channel Entertainment division that manages Michael Jordan’s business deals.
From a press release issued by Ducati Corse:
DUCATI US-FACTORY TEAM TO RACE ON DUNLOPS FOR AMA SUPERBIKE CHALLENGE
Bologna (Italy), 9 December 2004: Ducati Corse wishes to announce that its US-based Factory Team has chosen to use Dunlop tyres for the 2005 and 2006 AMA Superbike championships.
The agreement means that the Parts Unlimited Ducati Austin pairing of Eric Bostrom and new signing Neil Hodgson will race their factory Ducati 999R machines on Dunlop tyres in the 11-round/18-race series.
Neil Hodgson will get his first chance to test the 2005 “package” at the Ducati Corse development tests organised at Jerez de la Frontera (Spain) on December 16-17. Both riders will then continue their preparation for the new season at Daytona from January 3-5.
Ducati Corse would like to express its gratitude to Michelin, the team’s partner for 2004, for their valuable collaboration which culminated in Eric Bostrom’s pole position at Daytona, two second places at Fontana and a win at Pike’s Peak.
Copyright 2004, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.
FIRST PERSON/OPINION
Via e-mail:
Hello, I just wanted to see if you guys could post something to forward people to the SEMRA.ORG site to view the video from this past season. It was filmed at BTK Motorsports Park in Decatur, Alabama, the premier mini track in the southeast.
This is an 40 meg file that has great footage with great riders including Brian Livengood, Ted Cobb, Aaron Yates, Haydens cousins the Gillams as well as Miles Thornton and Nathan Lewis who were selected to go to Spain to compete in the Metrakit mini GP world invitational finals.
If you could run a post on it please direct people to www.SEMRA.org and hit the link under the picture on the home page.
Thanks a lot and keep up the good work on the site and mag.
Adam Howard
Atlanta, Georgia
Copyright 2004, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.
Racer Jason Pridmore visited orthopedic surgeon Art Ting November 22 to have two plates and about 16 screws removed from his lower left leg.
The plates were related to Pridmore’s crashes at Road Atlanta in 2001 and at VIR in 2003.
Pridmore told Roadracingworld.com today that he still has one small plate in the leg, related to the 2001 crash, because it would have been too traumatic to remove it.
CCS South Florida racer Mike Morella and wife Jayme had a daughter, Grace Lynn Morella, September 16th, 2004 in Pompano Beach, Florida.
From a press release issued by Pirelli:
CALIFORNIA RACE SERVICES NO LONGER PIRELLI WEST-COAST RACE-TIRE DISTRIBUTOR
(Rome, GA) Pirelli’s motorcycle tire division has announced that, effective immediately, California Race Services is no longer a licensed Pirelli race-tire distributor.
West-coast racers are asked to direct all Pirelli race-tire requests and inquiries to Josh Bryan at Tigershark Racing at 503-358-5704 in Portland, Oregon until a replacement vendor is named sometime within the next 60 days.
From a press release:
MICHELIN ADAPTS ITS MOTORSPORT DEPARTMENT ORGANISATION
In the light of Pierre Dupasquier’s forthcoming retirement in 2006 and wishing to ensure maximum levels of continuity and efficiency following his departure, Michelin has made the following changes to its motorsport organisation:
• Monsieur Frédéric Henry-Biabaud, who joined the motorsport group at the beginning of 2003 as Deputy Director, will replace Pierre Dupasquier as Director of Motorsport at the
end of the 2005 season.
• The motorsport group is made up of five departments:
o Rallying, headed by Aimé Chatard
o Motorcycling, headed by Nicolas Goubert
o Endurance Racing, headed by Matthieu Bonardel
o Rally Raids, headed by Aimé Chatard
o Formula One
Regarding the Formula One department, Pascal Vasselon has been promoted to a new position in North America following 10 years in the motorsport group and will take up his functions from April 2005. Mr Nick Shorrock will take over the responsibility of the Formula One department from January 2005, with Monsieur Patrick Cohen assisting him as Technical Manager.
Englishman Nick Shorrock will be responsible for Formula One operations, the performance of the Formula One department, and in particular relations with Michelin’s partner teams. In addition, he will be responsible for promoting the company’s position concerning the evolution of future tyre regulations, a key factor in Michelin’s participation in Formula One. His experience in managing international teams within Michelin in the UK, Japan and France will be a key asset in this function.
Monsieur Patrick Cohen has vast experience within Michelin’s Technology Centre. A Doctor of macromolecular chemistry, he has held various important positions in the field of materials – including some destined for competition use – in tyre casing design and tyre development, and in the field of vehicle/tyre dynamics. He will help forge even closer links between the innovations made in Formula One and the other activities of the Technology Centre, bearing in mind that motorsport is a formidable test and research platform for enriching the Group’s pool of technical knowledge for its commercial products.
Commenting on the recent decisions, Motorsport Director Pierre Dupasquier said: “I am very happy to see that we are putting teams into place early enough to whom I can pass the torch, therefore guaranteeing the quality of service that we owe all our partners and the continuity of Michelin in racing.”
From a press release issued by Harley-Davidson:
HARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC. ELECTS GREEN TO BOARD COMMITTEES; DECLARES DIVIDEND.
Milwaukee, Wis.– Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE: HDI) announced the election of Director Judson C. Green to the Company’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and to the Audit Committee, effective today. Green is President and Chief Executive Officer of NAVTEQ Corporation (NYSE:NVT).
The Company also announced that the Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend of 12.5 cents per share, payable December 29, 2004 to shareholders of record as of December 17, 2004. This represents a 25 percent increase over the prior dividend paid Sept. 29, 2004.
“For the second time in 2004 Harley-Davidson has increased the quarterly dividend 25 percent, reflecting our confidence in the Company’s future,” said Jeffrey L. Bleustein, chairman and chief executive officer of Harley-Davidson, Inc.
Harley-Davidson currently has approximately 294 million shares of common stock outstanding.
Harley-Davidson, Inc. is the parent company for the group of companies doing business as Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Buell Motorcycle Company and Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc. Harley-Davidson Motor Company, the only major U.S.-based motorcycle manufacturer, produces heavyweight motorcycles and offers a complete line of motorcycle parts, accessories, apparel, and general merchandise. Buell Motorcycle Company produces sport motorcycles in addition to motorcycle parts, accessories and apparel. Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc. provides wholesale and retail financing and insurance programs to Harley-Davidson dealers and customers.
From a press release issued by Dorna Sports:
MotoGP signs deal to stay at Valencia until 2011
The MotoGP World Championship will continue to celebrate a Grand Prix at the Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana – Ricardo Tormo in Valencia for the next seven seasons after an agreement was signed between Dorna Sports, television and commercial rights holders to the series, and the government of the autonomous region of Valencia, the Generalitat Valenciana.
In a special ceremony at the Palace of the Generalitat Valenciana on Friday afternoon, Dorna Sports CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta and the President of the Generalitat Valenciana, Francisco Camps, put pen to paper on an extension to their current deal, which began when the purpose-built circuit was inaugurated by the first MotoGP race there in 1999.
A Grand Prix has been held successfully every season since then and Valencia has become one of the most eagerly anticipated dates on the calendar. This October the Ricardo Tormo circuit hosted the final round of the 2004 MotoGP World Championship and attracted the highest attendance of the season, with a capacity race-day crowd of 122,034 boosting the overall attendance for the Gran Premio Marlboro de la Comunitat Valenciana to an incredible 211,468.
From a press release:
Tigershark Racing would like to let WSMC racers know that we will be vending Pirelli tires at Willow Springs December 17th-19th.
We will have slicks, rains, and DOTs in the various sizes and compounds available.
Thanks,
Josh Bryan
Tigershark Racing
503-358-5704
[email protected]
Copyright 2004, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.
Michael Jordan Motorsports will hold a press conference in Chicago and announce details of its 2005 AMA program as early as next week.
The press conference, expected to attract general interest media coverage, is being organized by the Clear Channel Entertainment division that manages Michael Jordan’s business deals.
From a press release issued by Ducati Corse:
DUCATI US-FACTORY TEAM TO RACE ON DUNLOPS FOR AMA SUPERBIKE CHALLENGE
Bologna (Italy), 9 December 2004: Ducati Corse wishes to announce that its US-based Factory Team has chosen to use Dunlop tyres for the 2005 and 2006 AMA Superbike championships.
The agreement means that the Parts Unlimited Ducati Austin pairing of Eric Bostrom and new signing Neil Hodgson will race their factory Ducati 999R machines on Dunlop tyres in the 11-round/18-race series.
Neil Hodgson will get his first chance to test the 2005 “package” at the Ducati Corse development tests organised at Jerez de la Frontera (Spain) on December 16-17. Both riders will then continue their preparation for the new season at Daytona from January 3-5.
Ducati Corse would like to express its gratitude to Michelin, the team’s partner for 2004, for their valuable collaboration which culminated in Eric Bostrom’s pole position at Daytona, two second places at Fontana and a win at Pike’s Peak.
Copyright 2004, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.
FIRST PERSON/OPINION
Via e-mail:
Hello, I just wanted to see if you guys could post something to forward people to the SEMRA.ORG site to view the video from this past season. It was filmed at BTK Motorsports Park in Decatur, Alabama, the premier mini track in the southeast.
This is an 40 meg file that has great footage with great riders including Brian Livengood, Ted Cobb, Aaron Yates, Haydens cousins the Gillams as well as Miles Thornton and Nathan Lewis who were selected to go to Spain to compete in the Metrakit mini GP world invitational finals.
If you could run a post on it please direct people to www.SEMRA.org and hit the link under the picture on the home page.
Thanks a lot and keep up the good work on the site and mag.
Adam Howard
Atlanta, Georgia
