From a Honda press release:

2002 MotoGP 500 World Championship, round 6
Catalan Grand Prix, Catalunya
June 14/15/16 2002

RELENTLESS RCV RIDERS ROSSI & UKAWA AIM TO MAINTAIN 100% RECORD

Motorcycling superstar Valentino Rossi (Repsol Honda Team RCV211V) comes to one of his two most successful circuits this weekend, aiming to continue his relentless progress in the new MotoGP World Championship. The Italian hero has already won four GPs from his last five appearances at Catalunya, and another win at the Spanish track on Sunday would extend his already impressive lead in this year’s series.

Rossi won last year’s 500 GP at Catalunya after a superb ride through the pack from a slow start, and also scored 250 success at the circuit in 1999
and 1998 and a 125 victory in 1997. He’s particularly looking forward to this year’s Catalan event following last week’s crucial private tests at Brno, venue for August’s Czech GP. With a clean sweep of race victory, pole position and lap record at all five races so far this season, it might seem that the last thing that Rossi and team-mate Tohru Ukawa (Repsol Honda Team RCV211V) needed was more research and development with the amazing RCV V5. But the RCV is still in its early stages of development and there is still much to be learned about the 220 horsepower machine which recently became the fastest GP bike in history, Ukawa clocking 324.5kmh/201.5mph at Mugello two weeks ago, and the taller, heavier Rossi hitting 321.1kmh/199.5mph.

“Although the results have been good this year we must keep developing the bike,” affirms Noriaki Nakata, Repsol Honda team manager. “The other factories are working hard and we are determined to keep ahead. The aim of the tests was to improve rear traction, feel and edge grip and we think we’ve made progress in all those areas.”

Rossi was also happy with progress during the session, which gives him extra confidence for the next few GPs, including this weekend’s race, the second of the season’s three MotoGP rounds in Spain. “I’m really looking forward to Catalunya,” says the 23-year old, who goes for his 44th GP success at the circuit constructed outside Barcelona in the early nineties. “We got some vital set-up data from our Catalunya tests in March and we arrive in Spain straight from Brno where we were working hard to find extra traction and grip. Michelin and Showa have been helping a lot and we are making improvements in the right direction. Although we’ve made a great start to the season we have to keep focused as the competition is getting closer”.

Ukawa may not have recorded any victories at Catalunya, but Japan’s number-one GP rider of the moment scored three podium finishes at the track during his 250 days, taking second in 2000 and 1999 and third in 1997. Last year he finished seventh in the Catalan 500 GP, less than five seconds down on winner Rossi, and this weekend he is determined to defeat his team-mate, repeating his Welkom victory in April.

“Catalunya needs to be good for me,” says Ukawa, who slid off without drama during the Brno tests. “Although I’m lying second in the championship I want to close the gap between Valentino and myself. I was third fastest in pre-season testing at Catalunya in March, when I knocked 1.5 seconds off my 2001 qualifying time. Certainly the Brno tests have helped and I now feel that I have more grip mid-corner which I always had a little problem with.”

The new breed of MotoGP four-strokes, like Honda’s RCV, are expected to rule once again at Catalunya, where they should excel through the circuit’s sweeping turns and along the 1.4km/0.87 mile start-finish straight. But as always the ‘old school’ 500 two-strokes will be doing everything in their power to end the four-strokes’ monopoly of 2002. Leading the two-stroke charge will be Sito Pons’ local-based West Honda Pons team, with riders Loris Capirossi (West Honda Pons NSR500) and Alex Barros (West Honda Pons NSR500). The Barcelona crew knows the track better than most and went testing there before the recent Italian GP. Capirossi finished third in 2001, after Barros slid off while holding second place.

“This will be another tough race for us, but maybe we’ll be a bit closer to the four-strokes than we were at Mugello,” says Capirossi, who was just two tenths slower than fastest-man Rossi in preseason tests at the track and is currently best-placed two-stroke in third overall. “I was close to Rossi in the tests but I think it will be more difficult in a race situation. Although we do know this track well, this is one of the circuits that the four-strokes have visited previously, so they’ll be in a better situation than they were at the last two races.”

“Catalunya is always an important race for us, it’s the team’s home, so I want to give them a good result,” says Barros, who finished top 500 in Italy. “I had a good race at Mugello and I think we can still improve from there. We should have a good set-up this weekend, so I aim to make the most of that in the fight with the four-strokes.”

The team’s technical director Antonio Cobas adds: “This track is completely different to Mugello, with not so much grip and plenty of ripples, which makes suspension set-up very difficult. Also, the surfaces causes a lot of tyre wear, and sometimes the front gets used more than the rear, which isn’t normal.”

Daijiro Kato (Fortuna Honda Gresini NSR500) aims to get back on track this weekend after a couple of fraught GPs on his NSR500. The 250 World Champion had made a brilliant start to his debut campaign in the premier class, taking fourth place in round two and a close-run second at Jerez in May. But even Kato’s inspired talent is taking a while to properly cope with a doubling in horsepower, and he crashed out of both the French and Italian GPs.

“Luckily I was unhurt, now we just need to stay focused for the next few GPs,” observes Kato, who won last year’s 250 race at Catalunya. “I fell at Mugello after getting a bad start because the bike wheelied away from the grid, but I’m feeling good about this weekend’s race because since Italy we’ve been working on the set-up of the machine. “

This will be an interesting GP for Jurgen van den Goorbergh (Kanemoto Racing Honda NSR500), who will be able to judge his progress and that of his new Bridgestone tyres, comparing his pace to the preseason IRTA tests in March. “We’ve been doing a lot of racing and testing since then, gathering data all the time,” says van den Goorbergh, who has scored points in the last four Grands Prix. “I believe we still need a second a lap to be fully competitive with the other two-strokes, and we think that gap is coming down all the time. We hope to continue making forward steps at Catalunya.”

Tetsuya Harada (Pramac Honda NSR500) continues to grow in stature on his NSR. After a steady start to his first season on the V4, following a broken collarbone sustained in February, Harada is on the pace. The former 250 champ qualified on the second row at the last two GPs and is looking forward to getting even quicker. “I had quite a good race in Italy two weeks ago, and I think we can do as well or better this weekend,” says the Japanese. “Me and my team are beginning to understand the NSR, every race we make some more improvements on set-up, so I’m feeling quite optimistic about the next few GPs.”

Former 125 World Champion Emilio Alzamora (Fortuna Honda Gresini NSR250) goes into the biggest weekend of his year at Catalunya. And the local rider, who finished third at Jerez in May, hopes home-track fortune will be on his side once again.

“We’ve been testing since Mugello, so I think we can hope for a better result this weekend,” says Alzamora, who had a difficult race at Mugello a fortnight back, finishing 11th. “We’ve been trying to improve our base set-up, which should allow us to make better progress during qualifying. Obviously, Catalunya is a big race for me. I’ll be trying as hard as ever to give the fans something to cheer about.”

Team-mate Robby Rolfo (Fortuna Honda Gresini NSR250) also had a tough time at Mugello, a month after finishing a brilliant second at Jerez, but he is optimistic of his future chances following the team’s tests. “Our biggest problem has been qualifying,” says the Italian youngster who joined Honda this year. “If we can improve the overall set-up, then we know we can qualify better and that will help us to get closer to the front in the race.”

This is also a home race for teen Spanish 125 hero Daniel Pedrosa (Telefonica Movistar Jr Team Honda RS125R), who hails from Sabedell, just a few kilometres from the Catalunya track. The 16-year old currently lies fourth in the 125 World Championship, just 20 points behind leader Manuel Poggiali (Gilera).

“This is my home race, so I’ve been dreaming about a good result!” smiles Pedrosa. “We battled hard at Mugello and ended the race just five tenths off the podium. We will keep working in the same way this weekend, but I hope to do better. All the different bikes are very close on performance at the moment, so I expect another tight race, just like Mugello.”

Following this weekend’s racing, the GP action shifts north for the Dutch GP at Assen, the most historic venue on the World Championship calendar. The June 29th event is one of two GPs that take place on a Saturday, and race times have been slightly adjusted to avoid clashes with the football World Cup.



More, from Yamaha:

INSIDE LINE
MARLBORO YAMAHA TEAM GRAND PRIX PREVIEW No 6
Marlboro Catalan Grand Prix, Catalunya
June 14/15/16 2002

ONWARD AND UPWARD FOR HARD-WORKING MARLBORO YAMAHA TEAM
Marlboro Yamaha Team riders Max Biaggi and Carlos Checa roll up at Catalunya this weekend aiming to maintain their impressive forward progress of recent weeks. Some superb work from Yamaha’s racing department in Japan has pushed the mighty YZR-M1 towards the front of the MotoGP pack at the last two GPs in France and Italy, where Biaggi and Checa both qualified in the top three.

A fortnight back at Mugello, Biaggi scored the M1’s best-ever finish, coming home a close-run second, and now he wants to go one better. Checa had set the early pace at Mugello, taking provisional pole on day one, and though some cruel luck consigned him to a fourth-place finish, he knows he’s ready to fight for victory when things go his way.

The main reasons for the M1’s extra performance are a new chassis and seat/tank unit, used for the first time at Mugello, and new parts for the bike’s innovative computer-controlled engine-braking system, run for the first time at Le Mans. Last week both Biaggi and Checa tested at Valencia to further improve the performance of these latest upgrades, and they will have each of their bikes equipped with the new chassis and seat/tank units this weekend.

After Sunday’s racing the MotoGP season moves into its northern European phase, with the next three events in the Netherlands, on Saturday June 29th, Britain, on Sunday July 14th and Germany, on Sunday July 21st.


HOME-FAVOURITE CHECA GETS FASTER AND FASTER
Local favourite Carlos Checa knows that he and his Marlboro Yamaha Team YZR-M1 are almost ready for their first MotoGP victory; all he needs is a little luck. The Spanish star made a superb start to GP racing’s new four-stroke era, finishing the first two races in third and fifth, and he gets faster and faster, as more and more new parts arrive from Yamaha’s hard-toiling race department. In France last month he qualified a superb second quickest and he was third on the grid in Italy. But the last three races have not been kind to him and Checa hopes he can leave his run of bad luck behind, starting this weekend.

“I’m optimistic that things will be better this weekend, I don’t know what I’ve done to deserve so much bad luck!” says Checa. “Catalunya is obviously a very big race for me. We have three GPs in Spain every year but this is really my home GP, because this is where I grew up. There’s always a lot of friends and family in the paddock, so I want to make them smile on Sunday, like I did in ’96 when I won my first GP there.

“We tested at Valencia for two days last week, which helped us to better understand the new chassis we got for first practice at Mugello, I just hope the chassis gives as good a feeling at Catalunya. We chose Valencia because it’s tight and it’s been the tighter tracks that have caused us problems. The way we are going at the moment, we aren’t far off being able to fight for the win. I think the four-strokes will once again have the advantage over the two-strokes at Catalunya, though maybe not as big an advantage as they had at Mugello. There’s a lot of long corners, so you’re at maximum angle for a long time, and the four-stroke gives better traction in this situation. Also, the start-finish straight is longer than Mugello’s, so the fastest four-strokes will probably be running more than 320kmh again. My only concern is that they had a truck race at Catalunya last week, which can damage the track surface.”

Marlboro Yamaha Team director Davide Brivio shares Checa’s confidence. “If it wasn’t for some bad luck, Carlos would have had better results at the last two races, for sure,” says the Italian. “But we are looking forward to the next few races because the bike is on the way up and we know that Carlos is capable of competing for a win if his luck changes. The M1 has improved a huge amount since we tested at Catalunya in early March, and last week’s tests at Valencia were useful because we were able to try different set-ups with the new chassis. Our speed at the last two races shows just how far we’ve come and just how much effort Yamaha are putting into this project. The factory and the team have been working so hard, now we deserve some good results for our efforts.”

M1 project leader Ichiro Yoda adds: “We can use more aggressive geometry settings for Catalunya, compared to Mugello, which is why it was good to go to Valencia because that track also demands quick turning. The new chassis offers improved front-end traction, which also means better braking into turns, and I’m glad that Carlos and Max will have two new chassis each this weekend, instead of just one each, like they had at Mugello.”


UPBEAT BIAGGI GETTING CLOSER TO A WIN
Two weeks ago in Italy Max Biaggi scored his best result on his Marlboro Yamaha Team YZR-M1, taking a hard-fought second place, just 2.4 seconds off the win. A fortnight earlier he finished third in the French GP, which suggests that the Italian star and his hardworking back-up crew are edging towards achieving the M1’s first victory.

Biaggi has been impressed with the recent efforts of his Yamaha engineers, who have turned the M1 into a competitive MotoGP machine in the space of a few weeks, after a difficult start to GP racing’s new four-stroke era. Improved engine and chassis performance allowed him to lead both the French and Italian GPs, after qualifying third and second quickest, just a fraction of a second off pole. Last week’s team tests at Valencia should allow the former 250 World Champion to increase his impressive pace still further.

“I would like to thank Yamaha for all their efforts during the last few weeks,” Biaggi says. “I’m feeling more positive now, much more so than at the start of the season, but if we are to win, we must keep working hard. The new chassis we got for Mugello gives me a better feeling from the front end, though we still need to work at lightening the handling. I think the biggest improvements we’ve had this year are the upgrade parts for the engine-braking management system which we got before the French GP.

“I like Catalunya a lot, it’s one of my favourite tracks, the layout is fun. We tested there at the start of the season when things weren’t looking so good, we were having problems with engine braking at that time, but I know we will be more competitive this weekend, so I’m smiling more now!

From a Marlboro Yamaha press release:

MARLBORO CATALAN GRAND PRIX
Barcelona, Spain
Thursday June 13th 2002

‘EL TORO’ SWIMS WITH THE SHARKS

Marlboro Yamaha Team rider Carlos Checa experienced one of the scariest moments of his life today, but the Spanish MotoGP star was nowhere near a 320kmh racing motorcycle. Instead Checa was at L’Aquarium Barcelona, where he swam with sharks, along with fellow GP riders Sete Gibernau and Alex Barros.

“Swimming with the sharks was an amazing experience, and a bit scary when one of them came towards me,” grinned Checa, who is a keen diver. “But the people from the aquarium were very professional, everything seemed under control, and they assured me that it was safe, well, 90 percent safe! They’ve never had a problem before and I was giving the sharks a lot of respect! I was given a few instructions before we went in the water, and one of them was not to touch the sharks, just the moonfish.”

Checa learned to dive three years ago, off Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and he has also dived off the Malaysian coast. Tomorrow he resumes his normal duties, commencing practicing and qualifying for Sunday’s Marlboro Catalan Grand Prix, round six of the 2002 MotoGP World Championship.

While Checa was at the aquarium, Marlboro Yamaha Team-mate Max Biaggi was in the Yamaha hospitality unit within the Catalunya paddock, watching Italy draw with Mexico in their final ‘qualifying’ match in the football World Cup.

From a press release:

Team InfoTech, owned and managed by Jurgen Wimbauer, is based in Colorado and is currently offering InfoTech Race Academy for beginning racers, advanced race techniques and ensuring that the enthusiastic, serious street riders develop the same skills as racers. The academy is offering the latest in technology data acquisition and video for the student to observe and apply, their improvement and development of style. MRA certified instructors include MRA’s previous nine year, New Rider Director, Bobby Miosek and diversified-in-experience instructors; Jurgen Wimbauer, Terry Teske with special guest instructors to be announced.

Reference-Jeff Heller, Team InfoTech’s first student and now team member as a racer, as of 6/11/02, is leader in points for WERA Lightweight Novice class.

If you desire to race/ride to your maximum while achieving the best whether it on the street or the track, check us out and make your reservation now.

For dates and details, check out the TeamInfoTech.com website or call 303-204-5911 or 303-646-1139.

This just in, in an e-mail from racer Norbert Katona:

June 14th is the cut-off date to pre-register for classes at the Laguna Seca event. There are a lot of people on wait lists for most of the classes offered. If you know that you will not be able to make it, or you have switched from one bike to another, and will not be attending the pre-registered classes, or for whatever reason you will not be able to attend/race, please call AMA and let them know. This way the people that are on the wait list will be able to get in and race. After all, most racers come from all parts of the country to be a part of the show at Laguna Seca Raceway AMA/WSB weekend.

I would recommend not waiting for a refund or waiting for a transfer to annother race weekend, but please take the minute to call AMA and cancel your entry. I am speaking on behalf of my friends and myself, and for those who I have yet to meet.

The number to AMA is (614) 856-1900 and ask for AMA Pro Racing department.

Believe me, it is well appreciated and thank you on behalf of my friends and I.

Norbert Katona

From an AMA press release:

EDDIE LAWSON INDUCTED INTO MOTORSPORTS HALL OF FAME

PICKERINGTON, Ohio — Multi-time motorcycle road racing champion Eddie Lawson was inducted into the Motorsport Hall of Fame at the Fourteenth Annual Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Induction Ceremony last night, June 12, in Detroit. Lawson won the FIM 500cc World Championship (now called MotoGP) four times, a record for American riders. His world titles came in 1984, 1986, 1988 and 1989. He won the first three championships with Yamaha and his final title with Honda. During his world championship career Lawson won 31 500cc Grands Prix, which when he retired from the series, placed him third on the all-time wins list behind Giacomo Agostini (68) and Mike Hailwood (37). In addition to his world titles Lawson also won two AMA Superbike Championships and two AMA 250 Grand Prix titles.

“It is a real honor to have Eddie Lawson inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame,” said AMA Pro Racing CEO Scott Hollingsworth, accepting on Lawson’s behalf. “Lawson helped America reach its pinnacle in Grand Prix racing during the 1980s and is clearly considered one of the best road racers in the history of the sport.”

Lawson becomes the 13th motorcycle racer to be inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame. He joins a very select group of AMA racing greats in the Motorsports Hall of Fame that includes Carroll Resweber, Bart Markel, Cannonball Baker, Kenny Roberts, Joe Leonard, Joe Petrali, Bob Hannah, Dick Mann, Roger DeCoster, Malcolm Smith, Jim Davis and Freddie Spencer.

In addition to Lawson, seven other motorsports legends were inducted in separate categories. This year’s inductees include Gaston Chevrolet (Historic), Dale Earnhardt (Stock Cars), Eddie Hill (Drag Racing), Gordon Johncock (Open Wheel), Paul Mantz (Air Racing), Fred Offenhauser (At-Large), and Brian Redman (Sports Cars).

Lawson began his professional racing career on the dirt tracks of Southern California during the mid-1970s. He made the switch to road racing by the late-1970s and won his first road racing championship in 1980. After winning four AMA national titles. he moved on to the world championship arena in 1983. He won his first Grand Prix in South Africa in March of 1984.

During his decade on the GP circuit Lawson rode for Yamaha, Honda and Cagiva. In July of 1992, Lawson won his final GP in Hungary — it also marked the first 500cc Grand Prix win for Italian maker Cagiva. That would be Lawson’s last full year of motorcycle racing. He did come back to race the prestigious Daytona 200 and Suzuka Eight Hours races for Yamaha. He twice won the Daytona 200, America’s top motorcycle racing event.

Lawson went on to a brief career in Indy Car racing. He was considered one of the top up-and-coming drivers during the late-1990s.

From a press release:

Zalusky has taken well to Pro Thunder

Former American Snowboarding Champion, Jessica Zalusky, made her national racing debut racing AMA Pro Thunder at Pikes Peak and Road America for the newly formed team, RevUp Ducati. Previously racing CCS and CRA series, Zalusky is racing a Ducati 748, which was previously raced by 2000 Pro Thunder Champion, Mike Smith.

After only having two days of practice on the new bike, Zalusky took fast to the twin and to the track at Pikes, finishing strong in 11th place. After Pikes, Zalusky set her sights on a top finish at Road America, finishing strong once again in 13th place. After only racing two of the three rounds of Pro Thunder, Zalusky is tied in points for 11th place.

Next on the schedule for Zalusky is the AMA round at Brainerd International Raceway. Zalusky, a Minnesota native, has set her sights on a podium finish at her home track. After Brainerd, Zalusky will wrap up her AMA season at Laguna Seca along with racing a few other CRA and CCS sanctioned events.

Along with Rev Up and Ducati, Zalusky is appropriately sponsored by Teknic, Michelin, HJC Helmets, Motul, VP Racing Fuels, and EPRC.

For more information on Jessica Zalusky, visit www.roadracinggirl.com

From a press release issued by the series organizers:

PARTS CANADA RENEWS SERIES SPONSORSHIP

TORONTO, ON – Parts Canada has extended its title sponsorship of Canada’s national motorcycle road racing tour for another three years. The series will be known as the Parts Canada Superbike Championship until the end of the 2005 season.

The announcement was made by Parts Canada president Ted Greenhough at last Sunday’s second round of the six-event series at Calgary’s Race City Motorsport Park.

The Calgary-based company became title sponsor of the Parts Canada Superbike Championship at the start of the 2000 season.

“We are extremely happy to have extended our relationship with Parts Canada for another three years,” said Colin Fraser, president of Parts Canada Superbike Championship producer Professional Motorsport Productions. “Such long-term alliances are rare in Canadian motorsport. Parts Canada has a strong reputation in the motorcycle industry and clearly lives up to its commitment of supporting the sport.”

Parts Canada is a wholesaler of aftermarket motorcycle parts with sales representatives across the country. Its U.S.-based sister company, Parts Unlimited, is heavily involved in all aspects of motorcycle racing.

Parts Canada is the exclusive distributor for Alpinestars, DP Brakes, Dynojet, HJC, Hindle Exhaust, Vance & Hines and Yoshimura. It recently added Switzerland’s Motorex oil to its product line.

“We are very pleased with the exposure and recognition Parts Canada has received since it joined the Superbike series three years ago,” Greenhough said. “We are committed to the growth of the sport in Canada and look forward to another three years of success.”

Parts Canada also supports the series through the HJC Pro Rookie of the Year award, which recognizes the top first-year competitor on the national tour.

Jordan Szoke of Brantford, ON, riding for the Coors Light/Fast Company Suzuki team, currently leads the Parts Canada Superbike Championship following victories in both events at Race City last weekend. He has 150 points to the 121 of Kawasaki’s Owen Weichel, a Huntington Beach, CA resident.

The series continues at Autodrome St-Eustache, near Montreal, July 5-7 before moving to Bowmanville, ON’s Mosport International Raceway July 19-21, Atlantic Motorsport Park in Shubenacadie, NS Aug. 9-11 and Shannonville Motorsport Park, near Belleville, ON Aug. 30-Sept. 1.

This just in, from Tony Morris, in reaction to a press release issued by White Tip Racing and posted on Roadracingworld.com yesterday, June 11:

“When I came into the racing world, I was immediately drawn to the people, the atmosphere, and the excitement! I wanted to get involved! And when I get involved, I get involved BIG! I decided that the best way to make a splash was to make a movie about the excitement of the sport… something that captured the hearts of America’s riders and movie goers, while boosting the image of motorcycling. Now all we needed to do was to work out how! To do this, I would need the support of ‘the industry’; the guys out there that made the sport what it is today. With a few calls, I had gathered the interest of many reputable companies like Penske, GMD Computrack, Airtech, Maxima, Arai, VP Racing Fuels, Street and Competition and then a little later TAW who supplies Marchesini and Discacciati brakes. I was calling around to rally support whereever I could.

“Then with the support of those that saw my vision, it was off to California to meet with the studio.

“But life being what it is, no project is without its adversities. And as we all know, when you work with so many different people, with so many different personalities, unfortunately there are going to be misunderstandings. And even though there are two sides to every story, I won’t get into the details surrounding the matter of a previous relationship with White Tip, because it just isn’t something that is the business of the general public. Besides, stooping to ‘Stone Throwing’ doesn’t stand to benefit anyone involved. I will say however, that no untrue statements were made by myself or any other member of the 14K Team, and any misunderstandings by White Tip or its representatives, should have been substantiated before being publicized. Our intentions with respect to the development of this project, and our relationships with sponsors and supporters, have always been open and honest. I am always available by phone night or day at 574 896 3452, and would love to hear the opinions and ideas of you, my fellow cyclists on this project. Lets work together to make this film a reality.”

Further information can be found at www.14kthemovie.com


Antony J. Morris

14K Productions
Orion Marketing
www.14kthemovie.com
[email protected]
Tel: (574) 896 3452

From a press release:

Virginia rocks to Aprilia Femmoto

Female motorcyclists will have the day of their lives on some of the world’s most exciting sport bikes when Aprilia opens the gates of Virginia Raceway for the inaugural Femmoto women’s ride day. Workshops, trade displays, professional marshalling and many more attractions will add to the excitement of the test rides at the August 9 event, which is also backed by Parts Unlimited.

Coordinated by track-day experts Sportbike Track Time, with the assistance of Team Promotion, the event will cater to female motorcyclists of every skill level. The test fleet will include the class-leading Mille Superbike, the street sport Falco, the excellent sport-touring RST Futura and the new 2002 CapoNord adventure touring motorcycle.

Coinciding with the last round of the AMA Superbike Championship, Femmoto aims to give women the chance to sample Europe’s most cutting edge motorcycles in a safe, friendly environment. They can prove for themselves that Aprilia motorcycles are designed with the ultimate performance available in each category, with an emphasis on user-friendliness, technical innovation, respect of the environment and, of course, Italian style!

Event sponsor Parts Unlimited will ensure women have the opportunity to see and purchase the latest in fashionable riding apparel by Alpinestars, Teknic and many other accessory manufactures, focused on providing women with the best in safety garments and look-good motorcycle gear.

Virginia International Raceway will waive the usual $10 entry fee – which also gives you access to the AMA Superbike qualifying session – to the first 100 applicants of Femmoto and with only 140 positions available, the event is sure to book out quickly.

For more information on Aprilia’s Femmoto, or to download the registration form go to www.sportbiketracktime.com or visit our website at www.apriliausa.com (news on line) or contact us on (877) APRILIA x 120 or email.

From a press release:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

San Diego, CA.

It has come to the attention of White Tip Racing, that Mr. Tony Morris has used the White Tip name to acquire product and services. Please be advised that White Tip has had no affiliation with Tony Morris, Orion Marketing or 14K The Movie since March 2002 when the ties were severed.

White Tip initially signed on with Tony Morris and Orion Marketing to build the motors for 14K The Movie, but after a few months, it was discovered that White Tip, as well as many others, was misled about the details of the movie project by Tony Morris.

Among other statements, Mr. Morris has told people that White Tip is their number two team. This statement is un-true.

Michael Cox, President of White Tip Racing said today, “I am very upset that the good name of White Tip has been used by Mr. Morris. I want people to understand and be aware that White Tip is in no way affiliated with Tony Morris, Orion Marketing or 14K the movie.”

Mr. Cox would also like to caution others in the industry when dealing with Mr. Morris.

About White Tip:
White Tip Racing was founded in 1999 in San Diego, CA. by Michael Cox. White Tip has emerged as one of the premier race shops in the country and builds motors for racers across the country in all levels of racing.