From a press release issued by AHRMA:

Three-time AMA Grand National Champion Jay Springsteen will compete on an Hourglass Racing-sponsored Harley-Davidson XR-750TT in AHRMA roadracing July 19 and 20 during AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington.

Springsteen will race in the Formula 750 and Formula Vintage classes both days. He has made appearances on the Hourglass machine this year in AHRMA Pro-Flo/Progressive Suspension Historic Cup nationals at Daytona Beach, Florida, and Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Other AHRMA action at Vintage Motorcycle Days includes a Friday night dirt track at Ashland, Ohio, a Saturday trial and Sunday vintage motocross, both at Mid-Ohio.

From a press release issued by the event organizers:

Event: Mosport Bike Week
Dates: July 12 to 20, 2003
Location: Mosport International Raceway
Bowmanville, ON

Motorcycle racing returns to Mosport International Raceway July 18th, 19th & 20th with the Chevy Trucks Mosport Double Header of the Parts Canada Superbike Championship presented by Miller Genuine Draft.

This year’s event will be action packed and features all the top Canadian Factory Team Riders, a full card of ASM Superbike Series Pro/AM Support Races, the Diablo Can-Am 125 Grand Prix and Can-Am 250 Grand Prix. This is the only Double Header of the Superbike Championship and promises to be the biggest event of the National Series.

For those enthusiasts looking for a break from the action, Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha, Buell and BMW will host FREE demo rides. Fans will also enjoy free access to the paddock where they can meet their favorite Factory Team, tour the vendor displays, witness the Dyno Horsepower Shootouts and even view the races by Helicopter!

Mosport Bike Week kicks off on July 12th & 13th with the McBride Cycle sponsored ‘Mosport Rally for Sport Bikes’ and continues on July 14th, 15th & 16th with Super Playdays. Motorcycle enthusiasts can ride Mosport’s world famous Road Course on their own motorcycle in organized sessions. All makes and models are welcome. For riders looking to improve their techniques and skill, personal instruction from top Canadian Racers will be available.

For more Mosport Bike Week information and admission prices visit www.supershowevents.com or call (905)655-5403.

Advance tickets and weekend Super Tickets for the Parts Canada Superbike Championship are available at www.mosport.com.

Copyright 2003, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

FIRST PERSON/OPINION

By Roger Lyle

Pete Wysocki, 55, ex-linebacker for the Washington Redskins, father, and bicycle and motorcycle racer, passed away on Saturday June 14 of non-Hodgkins lymphoma cancer.

Mr. Wysocki, (call me Pete) raced his Yamaha motorcycle along with his 35-year-old son Bannon. Pete was a barrel chested man built like an ice cream cone. Pete attended motorcycle racer Tune and Test Days at Summit Point Raceway along with Bannon and always had a smile on his face after some fast laps around the 2-mile road race course. “This racing is so invigorating, I wish more people could experience it. It gives you a whole new outlook on life!” The female EMTs swooned over the famous Washington Redskin player and would not let him alone until he gave them their autograph. He loved people and loved life.

After his first chemotherapy treatment in 2000, Pete was released early by his doctor, went home, then got on his Yamaha and rode 60 miles to Summit Point Raceway where his sportbike club and son were spending the weekend. “I wanted to feel vital,” he told The Washington Post. “I wanted to feel alive. I wanted my son, Bannon, to see me without tubes running into my body. When he saw me, he was very surprised and guys were going, ‘Whoa, what is he doing?’ I’ll tell you what I was doing, I was riding my butt off. It was one of the better days of my life.”

In 2001 Pete emceed a fund raising dinner for the Lombardi Cancer Center and they raised $1 million to battle cancer and try to find the cure for this terrible disease that takes the lives of so many people.

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Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 10:07:25 +0100
From: Suzuki Racing
To: [email protected]
Subject: Team Suzuki News Service
From a press release issued by Team Suzuki News Service:

SUZUKI 1 & 3 AT BRNO 6 HOUR

The Brno 6 Hour round of the FIM World Endurance Championship has been won by the Suzuki GSX-R1000 of Zongshen Team, ridden by Warwick Nowland and Stephane Mertens. Second place went to GMT94, and third place was taken by Suzuki GB Phase One, also using a GSX-R1000.

The race was run in two three-hour sessions, with the result decide on aggregate time. Suzuki GB Phase One rider Olivier Four led for part of each session, setting fastest laps in the process, but fuelling problems caused the team to slip down to third at the end of the second session. His team mate Jason Pridmore was injured in a crash during qualifying but still managed to record consistently fast laps, backed up by a strong performance from team newcomer Jimmy Lindstrom.

Suzuki GB Phase One team manager Russell Benney: “This wasn’t one of our best races; it was a very up-and-down weekend. We saw an outstanding ride from Olivier Four, and at least we managed to end up on the rostrum. We’ve stretched ahead of third place in the championship, although we need to push hard now to catch the leaders; we’re well up for it.”

The split-race format led to intense competition between the leading teams, with the race developing into two three lap sprints. Fuel strategy played a vital part in the result, with the eventual winners making one less stop per session to save valuable time. Weather conditions were excellent for the race, with lap times quickly falling to the levels set in qualifying.

GSX-R1000s totally dominated the race, taking six out of the top ten places and fourteen out of the top twenty. Suzuki also hold the top three places in the World Championship standings, with Zongshen Team on 66 points, Phase One on 56 points and the French Police Nationale squad – who are Suzuki mounted for the first time this year – on 33 points.

The next round of the championship is at Albacete on the 28th and 29th of June. The Spanish race is a non-stop 12 hour event which runs overnight from 9:00pm on Saturday to 9:00am on Sunday.

Copyright 2003, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

Via e-mail:

Just wanted to let you know I really appreciate you guys keeping everybody up to date on my progress.

Am home healing (slowly) now with high spirits and all the mailed support from friends and fans from around the world has really made a big difference in my recovery.

Looking forward to thanking everyone in person soon, maybe as soon as Laguna Seca!

Brian Livengood

From a press release issued by MRA:

Colorado’s MRA Goes “E-Commerce”

The MRA, Colorado’s Motorcycle Roadracing Association, would like to announce the availability of its brand new online pre-registration system to its members.

This online application, coined “The MRA Online,” allows MRA members to securely sign up, delete, and pay for entries for any event of the 2003 MRA road racing season. In addition to Sunday races, the new system also allows MRA members to sign up and pay for Saturday practice and Endurance racing. Upcoming features soon be added will allow for online entry into the newest MRA support class, “Super Motard” racing.

The MRA Online was created by David Gallant of Imaginary Designs ([email protected]), and is hosted on Cold Fusion web servers courtesy of Dan Sallis at SiteAnswers.com. ([email protected])

The MRA website can be found at www.mra-racing.org, and welcomes all racers and fans to check out the 2003 season schedule of events in the Rocky Mountain region.

Copyright 2003, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

FIRST PERSON/OPINION

Via e-mail

I have read with interest the comments made by Mike Ciccotto and Bill Martin on the idea of opening up the Formula Xtreme class.

As an European motorcycle dealership owner and an avid racer, I find it extremely annoying that in both the AMA and Formula USA it is very difficult to run a privateer effort. Simply, unless one has a huge budget to run Ducati or Aprilia Superbikes there are no other classes in which to enter.

Formula USA might argue that there is their Superbike class allowing Ducati 748s up to 800cc. Same as running Ducati 998s–prohibitively expensive to be competitive. Or the Thunderbike class allowing Ducati 900SS, Buells, Moto Guzzis etc.–hardly a premier class, with a very small purse.

I think opening up the FX class is a great idea and it is high time the AMA or any of the organizations consider the other marques besides the Big Four.

My rider and I have since the beginning of the year scrutinized the various rules and have failed to come up with any viable options. Unless there are changes for 2004 I will have to consider running a Japanese bike even though 99% of my business is European-bike-related.

There is of course the new Triumph Daytona to consider but there is nothing like running a big European V-Twin. As the sayin’ goes, “win on Sundays, sell on Mondays.”

Regards,
Neville Hall-Reace
AHRMA# 565
CCS# 80
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida


I agree with Buells in Formula Xtreme, RE: Ciccotto Wants Buells In 2004 Formula Xtreme.

I just finished reading his plea to have Buells added into next year’s rule change. He made some great points, the bikes would compete but not domminate the class, and it would also bring more fans/spectators to AMA events. If there is a way for you at Roadracing World to contact the AMA and present this to them, because I don’t think my e-mail would mean anything to them please do so. Thank you in advance.

Chris E Smith
CCS Novice #81
Lansing, Michigan