Air Fence Money Reaches $175,084 For Road Racing, $16,877 For Dirt Track

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March 21, 2002

Air Fence Money Reaches $175,084 For Road Racing, $16,877 For Dirt Track

The latest round of donations to the Roadracingworld.com Action Fund (formerly known as the Roadracing World Air Fence* Fund) have boosted the total collected for the purchase and deployment of Air Fence for road racing to $175,084 and for dirt track to $16,877.

New road race donations included $105 from the Gar’s Sports Center 50/50 Raffle; $100 from Charcoal Pit Racing; $100 from Pete Friedman; $100 from CCS racer Jim Martin; $100 from Anonymous/In Memory of Cain Hicks; and $40 from Stephen J. Richardson.

New dirt track donations include $1000 from E.F. Dutch Hauhe; $100 from Steven R. Boggs; $20 from Don Bok; and $15 from Darby E. Ryan/In Memory of Davy Camlin #27.

Larry Hinkley reports that Gar’s Sports Center held a 50/50 Raffle during a Daytona 200 party, and raised the donated $105 from road racers in attendance.

Stephen Richardson attended the Team Hammer Advanced Riding School at Daytona on February 27, and was motivated to contribute toward the purchase and deployment of Air Fence. “I’d inquired at the end of the day about purchasing a T-shirt or two, but while sitting at the back of the classroom waiting for my diploma, I realized that the presence of the Air Fence on the banking of the Speedway was a much better souvenir to my day (even if it went unused.) So please accept my $40 donation to the Air Fence Fund. Perhaps I’ll purchase a T-shirt at the next track day!”

The list of dirt track contributors now reads:
Chris Carr $2900
Yuasa Battery $2900
Steel Shoe Fund $2900
Continental Tires $2900
7th Annual Flat Track Golf Tournament $1500
E.F. Dutch Hauhe $1000
Lindemann Engineering $900
Tor Kovacs $300
Gerald & Ann Carr $200
Dorina Groves $200
Mr. & Mrs. C.H. Wilcox $100
Michael Sturdevant $100
Jeff Wilson $100
Debra Fay $100
Glynn & Holly Hewitt/In Loving Memory of Darell Davis 96w $100
Steven R. Boggs $100
Wrenn H. Smith $90
Don Potter $67
Jack Alexander/In Memory of Toby Jorgenson $50
Rick Matheny $50
www.flattrack.com $50
Pro Plates $50
Tom Chapel $50
Larry Woodward $50
John Tucker $25
Old59R $20
Don Bok $20
Darby E. Ryan/In memory of Davy Camlin #27 $15
Stewart Barber $10
Craig Grismore/In memory of Donnie Estep R.I.P. $10
Anonymous/In memory of Will Davis $10
Broz $10

The list of road racing contributors now reads:
Anonymous $9450
Erik Buell/Buell Motorcycle Company $5800
Trent Thompson/Paramount Racing $5000
Wegman Benefit Fund/Gordon Lunde Sr. $5000
Brooks Gremmels/Shogun Motorsports $4150
Ken Hill $3351 (eBay auction of Bostrom leathers)
Dynojet Research $3200
Steve Brubaker/Race Tire Service $3000
Patrick Roskam/HangingOff.com $3000
John Ulrich/Roadracing World $2900
Aprilia USA $2900
American Suzuki Motor Corp. $2900
Ducati North America $2900
Jonathan Glaefke $2900
Susie and Bruce Meyers/BCM Racing Ducati $2900
Performance Machine $2900
Dunlop Motorcycle Tire Co. $2900
Max McAllister/Traxxion Dynamics $2900
Tom Chauncey/Team Wreckless $2900
Willow Springs Int’l Raceway $2900
Wendell Phillips/Lockhart Phillips $2500
Robb Meier $2152 (eBay auction of Mat Mladin AGV Helmet)
Advanced Motor Sports/In Memory of Dirk Piz $2000
Lindemann Engineering $2000
Marcus McBain $2000
L.A. Bikers/labiker.org $1760
Dennis Smith/Sport Tire Services $1500
Gearbox International $1500
Marc Salvisberg/Factory Pro Tuning $1450
Bob Dragich/Roadracing World $1450
Fred Renz/Yoyodyne $1450
WERA Motorcycle Roadracing $1450
Andre Espaillet $1325 (eBay auction of Barnacle Bill leathers)
Bob Blandford/N.E. Sportbike Assn. $1100
Chuck Warren/Arclight Suzuki $1000
Jim Rashid/4&6 Cycle $1000
Scott Willock/In Memory of Larry Schwarzbach $1000
Don Emde/In Memory of Cal Rayborn $1000
Jason Pridmore’s Star Motorcycle School $1000
Mark E. Dobeck/Techlusion Performance Group $1000
G.M.D. Computrack Network $1000
California Superbike School $1000
Tachyon Racing/Tachyon Sports Injury Research Foundation $1000
Team Pro-Motion Sportbike Club $1000
Anthony and Aaron Gobert $1000
Andrew M. Cross $1000
Andy Kettle/Honda of Milpitas $1000
Dale Pestes/Tuff Dog Racing $1000
Sheila Barnes $1000
Anonymous $1000
Barnett Tool & Engineering $1000
Linda, John & Susanne Hopkins/In Memory of Roy Hopkins $895
Jason Routhier $810 (eBay auction of Jamie James leathers & boots)
Intrepid Café Racers $775
Yoshimura Racing $750
Team Daemon Racing $600
Derek and Gordon King $600
CMRRA $537
Don Lemelin/Scuderia West $500
Kevin Erion/Erion Racing $500
Pinky’s Pizza of Walnut Creek $500
Doug Gonda $500
Jerry Wood/Penguin School $500
Mike Canfield/Chandelle Motorsports $500
Jim Davis/J6 Racing/In Memory of Dirk Piz $500
Jim Di Salvo/Alien Racing $500
Dale Kieffer/Racers Edge Performance $500
The Plummer Menapace Group $500
Reg Kitrelle $500
Specialty Sports Ltd/Teknic $500
Ronnie Lunsford/Northwest Honda $500
Bob Holcomb $500
Aaron Yates $500
James D. Randolph $500
OMRRA $500
Terry Knott $500
Shawn Higbee/Team KWS/Millenium Technologies $500
Harley Davidson of Reno $500
Walt Schaefer $500
Gary Christopher/American Honda $500
Full Spectrum Design $500
Indigo Sports $500
Ed Robinson/Robinson Partners $500
Anonymous $412 (eBay auction of Team Honda autograph helmet)
Bill St. John/Project Monza $400
Tom Drumm $400
Jerry Jirkovsky $330
“Old Slo Gene Templet”/CMRA $325
Eric Kelcher/Blockworks $320
Ice Holes $301
Richard Hood/Reptillian Racing $300
Edward S. Siccardi, Jr. $300
Dan Fischer/Copier1.com $300
David Finniff $300
Marietta Motorsports $300
Brendan Guy $300
Dean Scarpa $300
Anonymous $300
Kurtis Roberts $300
James Siddall/World Sports/Corbin Grand Prix $300
Zachry Lee $300
N.I.T.R.O. (Northern Illinois Touring and Riding Organization) $300
Martin Von Wyss $300
In Memory of Charles Wooldridge, Sr. $300
Brian Parriott $300
Thomas Patch $300
James Lickwar $290
Texas Sport Bike Association $260
Scott Fisher/Fisher Technical Services $250
Chris Pyles & Beth Walters $250
Peter Hively $250
Brian Mitchell $250
Al Ludington $250
Tim Simpson $250
Spectrum Motorsports/VJB Racing $250
David Roy, Ducati N. America $250
Debbie Roy/Frenotec $250
Joshua Hayes $250
Gina Nadeau $250
Jeannne Pyles $250
John Ross/Ross Racing $250
Brian Cincera $250
C. Renard Fiscus $250
Bruce & Edith Lind $250
Andre Espaillat $250
Aramel Racing $250
WMRRA $250
Bo Poulsen $250
Walter S. Pasicznyk $250
Leo Sulpy $250
Papa Thiam/WERA BBS $200
Bill Capshaw/ICE Motorsports $200
Scott Decker $200
Terry Embury $200
Jim “Dutch” MacKenzie/WERA BBS $200
Scott Jenkins/Desmoto-sport $200
Cliff Nobles $200
Jodie York/RPM Cycles Ventura/WSMC #11 $200
Mostro.org/Jeffrey Fillmore $200
Jeff Bowis $200
Rich & Lynda Alexander/In Memory of Dirk Piz $200
Nils Menten $200
Melissa Tomlinson/G-Man Racing $200
DP Enterprises $200
Jeffrey S. Stathes $200
RPM $200
Wayne Nielsen/sportbikeworld.com $200
Dennis Woods/Doppio Racing $200
Tom David $200
Sierra Sportbike Association $200
Terry McKeever $200
“Barnacle” Bill Burns $200
Scott Greenwood/New England Performance $200
Roger Lyle/In Memory of Jimmy Adamo $200
Big Show Racing/Chicago, IL $200
Empty Pockets Racing $200
John and Richard Haner/Haner Motor Sports $200
Crew & Friends of the R/V Point Sur/In Memory of Stuart Stratton $200
Ken & Joan Snyder/Team Snyder Racing $200
Chris Kelley/California Cycleworks $150
Robb Mc Elroy $150
Tim Chin/Team Bandit $150
Ed & Catherine Sorbo $150
Damon Buckmaster $150
Chris Hamilton/Grand Prix Direct $150
Marc Palazzo/Synergy Racing Honda $150
Stuart Stratton/Stratton Racing $150
Hewitt & Prout Attorneys at Law $150
Hal Coughlin/Central Vermont Motorcycles $130
Thomas Pfuner/I & E Innovative Homes Racing Team $130
Jim Williams/13x.com $125
David Boosales/WERA BBS $125
Pete Martins $125
Road Atlanta Crash Truck Crews $111
Gar’s Sports Center 50/50 Raffle $105
Chris Normand/Firestorm Racing $101
Lucky Deleoni $100
Pat Stricker $100
Gary Rand/In Memory of Rusty Bradley $100
Michael Roberson/WERA BBS $100
Sean Jordan/WERA BBS $100
Army of Darkness $100
Stuart Gregg $100
Pinky’s Pizza/Lippman Racing $100
Bob Szoke $100
TyrSox $100
Ron West/Omzig Productions $100
Joe Facer $100
Preston Rash $100
Geoff Maloney/GP Tech $100
Melissa Berkoff/Neighbor Of The Beast $100
Caesar Gonzales/WERA BBS $100
Dorina Groves $100
Dorina Groves/In Memory of Jamie Bowman $100
Philip Rusin/RC51.net $100
Allen “Spence” Spencer $100
Matt Wadsworth $100
Dean N. De St. Croix $100
Tony Tugwell/TZ250.com $100
Bart Fuqua/Team LGC $100
Brian Stokes/Marietta Motorsports $100
Chris “Opie” Caylor/Marietta Motorsports $100
David McElvain/NEDoD $100
Ned “Peanut” Brown/NESBA/TPM $100
Vance Hacecky $100
Patrick Mee $100
Dave and Jason Parker $100
David Brown $100
Steve Moonitz/Team Squid Pro Quo $100
Jake Swan $100
Chris Story $100
Chris Eklund $100
Randy Ball/WERA BBS $100
Mark Hellvig $100
Gary Schilling/On Time Racing/WERA BBS $100
Steve Sumner $100
Laura Granato/WERA BBS $100
Norm Viano/Lawdog Sports Mgmt $100
Kevin Jordan/Jordan Motorsports $100
Val Gregory/In Memory of Dirk Piz $100
Dave Gess $100
Rob Berlind $100
Paul Black $100
Steve Hewitt $100
Mike Ciccotto $100
Tripp Nobles $100
Scott Rehl $100
Steve & Lorraine Aledort $100
Jeff Rozycki/29dreams.com Racing $100
Chris Ulrich/In Memory of Russ Paulk And Toby Jorgensen $100
Giorgio Milesi/Galfer Brakes USA $100
Al Lyons/CMRRA $100
Linda Hopkins $100
John Hopkins/In Memory of Jamie Bowman and Toby Jorgensen $100
Vicky&Michael Menard $100
Silvia Salenius/Ducati.net Online $100
HG Racing/AMA Pro Thunder $100
Red Fox Racing $100
Greg Ruffin $100
John Donald/PTC Racing $100
Larry Pegram $100
Pamela Skaff/WERA BBS $100
J.D. Hord/Meccanica Corse Racing $100
Mark Sutton $100
Steve Scott/LRRS#47 $100
Eric Putter $100
Jim Doerfler $100
Ira Englebardt $100
Joe & Nancy Fenech $100
Earl Hayden $100
Chuck Sorensen $100
Jeff Wilson/American Suzuki $100
Adam Vella/Webcrush Racing $100
Chuck Gault/Motobama $100
Gary Longren $100
Stephan Hottenrott $100
David Kunzelman $100
C.R. “Critter” Gittere/WERA BBS $100
John Light/Lightsmith Racing $100
Ken & Arlene Block (Ed Sorbo’s Mom) $100
Chris Link/CMRA/In Memory of Jamie Bowman $100
Josh Steinberg $100
Broad Squad/CCS NE $100
Logan Young $100
Bob & Sherrie Young $100
Ann Sands $100
Troy Green/www.TG-Racing.com $100
Colin Fowler $100
Asphalt & Gas $100
CelentoHenn Architecture + Design $100
Norm Mc Donald/CMRA $100
Andrew S. Mueller/WERA BBS $100
Mary Miskovic $100
Mark Van Hoff/The Plastic Doctor/WERA BBS $100
Anonymous $100
Mauro Cereda/In Memory of Jamie Bowman $100
James B. Norwood/Bad Iguana Racing $100
Bakersfield Yamaha $100
Matt Gerard/In Memory of Gordy Lunde Jr. $100
MMCZYK/Concerned Fan $100
Kendall Davis/WERA #326 $100
Jerry Daggett $100
Miller’s Modern Garage $100
TFS Racing $100
Sabrina Phillips 100
Jane Phillips $100
Twin Cities Yamaha $100
Fernando Peris $100
Louis Gagne $100
Peter Christensen & Stasia Moore $100
Paul D. Harrell $100
Manny Otmane/Team Hooters $100
Rich Desmond/WERA BBS $100
Larry Lawrence $100
Tony Iannarelli $100
Marcel Fortney $100
Tim Fowler $100
Dennis Hurst/Deken Power $100
Tommy Bright/Logistics & Information $100
John F. Penrose $100
Russ & Lisa Dancho $100
Leonard Lloyd $100
Blake/www.BadWeatherBikers.com $100
Loren Chun, $100
Joe & Pam Axberg $100
Paul Sedillo $100
Robert C. Vester $100
Dale W. Dandrea $100
Bob Domenz/3D Racing $100
Justin Blake $100
Berde Brothers Racing $100
Ted Johnson/Last Chance Racing $100
Bruce Liddle $100
Schenk Racing $100
John Lemak $100
Donald P. Randolph $100
Ken & Lori Hill/Rt. 6 Sales & Service, $100
Alex Peabody $100
Joe Kimble $100
Anonymous $100
MZ Scorpion Cup Racers $100
Todd Telkamp/Bent Racing $100
Jeff Caco $100
Wrenn H. Smith $100
Daryl Tschoepe/RatBike Racing $100
Robert Sunday $100
Chuck Perry $100
Emmett Dibble $100
Michael Janes(WERA,CCS) $100 Charcoal Pit Racing $100
Pete Friedman $100
Jim Martin (CCS Racer) $100
Anonymous/In Memory of Cain Hicks $100
David J. Kopfinger $ 100
Larry Spektor/In Memory of Toby Jorgenson $80
David Yesman $80
Tyson Kamp $75
Vito Dionisio/WERA BBS $75
Joe Davidson/Comet Racing/In Memory of Toby Jorgensen & Jamie Bowman $75
Paul Nonno $75
R.J. McLeod $60
George Gervasi/Projekt9 Racing $60
Christopher Gosch $60
Kelly Thornton $58
Erica B. Smith & John F.X. Walsh $55
Stephen Bauman $55
Max Buxton/NEDoD $50
Nelo Hakola $50
Tyler Sandell $ 50
Aaron Loyd $50
Martin Voelker $50
Steve Hopkins $50
Louis DeBlois $50
Leigh Taunton/EMGO $50
Randy Sinisi $50
Danny Hull $50
Team Skidmark Racing $50
Ryan Meskimen/WERA BBS $50
Erik Astrup $50
Paul Zavada $50
James Greeson/WERA BBS $50
Victor Mokler $50
Steve Clark/J. Guthridge/Tight Squeeze Racing $50
Nate Olsen $50
Anthony Moey $50
Dustin Miller $50
Steve Martinez $50
Jason Temme/Serpent Racing $50
Mike Hodgson/WERA BBS $50
Chris Borre/Motorcycleroadracer.com $50
Richard Barker/AIM/In Memory of Dirk Piz $50
Mike Reish/Reish Dot Net $50
Kenyon Kluge/K2 Racing $50
Darin Nichols/Team Unit $50
Richard Davis $50
Allen Lyon/Ducati.net Online $50
Eric H. Mathy $50
Steve Breckenridge $50
Jim Race/Speaksy Racing $50
James Aragon $50
James Hayton/Kochenbaulz Racing/WERA BBS $50
Anthony D’Augusta $50
Norm Brown $50
Isaac Ward $50
Jason K. Michelson $50
Qi Guo/WERA BBS $50
Schaefer Brothers Racing $50
Tommy Lancaster/Tommy Built Fireplaces $50
James Gaal $50
Rod Mahr/Follow the Helmet Racing $50
Charles Brothers/CMRA $50
Francisco Prats $50
Keith Mc Cammon $50
Rick Haskins $50
Larry, Janice & Jimmy /Moto Liberty $50
Friends & Family/Firestorm Racing $50
Akos Feher $50
Brian Cox/CMRA#318 $50
Greg Gorman $50
James E. Schaefer $50
Kevin Hanson $50
Nick Tulloh/In Memory of Jimmy Adamo $50
Robin Clark, $50
Carl Liebold, $50
Peter Young, $50
John Walsh $50
John Caudle/Thanks to Grigg Racing $50
Jim Frost $50
Jack Giesecke $50
Mark Anzalone $50
George M. Noeth $50
Greg Avello/Milwaukee H-D/Buell Racing $50
Bernard Ayling $50
Charles Helming $50
Andrew Culpepper $50
Wayne Gaylord and Dorothy Urbanski CCS Novice SE #424 $50
Michael Reeves $50
Douglas Thompson $50
Ryan Cilley/In Memory of Jamie Bowman $50
Masahiro & Katsuo Iizuka/In Memory of Jamie Bowman/Toby Jorgenson $50
John Coleman $44
Rod Klebsch $40
Mark Crane, $40
Stephen J. Richardson $40
Karl Axelson $39
Don Moody $35
Andy & Kate Kupfer, $35
Lindsey Leard $30
Dave Deggendorf/WERA BBS $30
Bob Elam $30
The Heidepriems/WERA BBS $30
Kimberly Scheffel/rider/race fan/pit keeper $30
Bryan Norton $30
Scott D. Cortese $30
Stephen Warburton/Ducati Online $30
John Scherer $30
Charles Lederer $30
Greg Gabis $29
Ripley Howe $29
Mark Hatten/Meccanica Corse Racing $29
Ted Angle $25
Susanne Hopkins $25
Nolan Ballew $25
Josh Loberant $25
Charles Tomes $25
Jon DeMent $25
Timothy Wilson $25
Mark Novak $25
Rene Ferron $25
Sean Patrick Brisini $25
Richard Korol $25
Eric and Christine Loranger $25
Dee Moses $25
Kyle Kirschenmann/Bayou Riders of Louisiana $25
Marc Asmus $25
Mike Henry $25
Henry Hallmark $25
Ronnie Reyes/CMRA $25
Kathleen Mc Laughlin $25
John Jancoski $25
John C. Pfeiffer $25
Bernis B. Conatser $25
Tony Day $25
Harlan Weishahn $25
Chad Littrell $25
David Osser $25
Margaret Corra $25
Kerry Lynn Hanley $25
T. Kershaw $25
Allan Karman, $25
Anonymous $25
Peter Gallant $25
Jeff Mc Bride $25
Squirrel/YTAK Racing $25
Chuck D./Fosters $25
Louis Acosta $25
Jay Barfield $25
Everett B. Miller $25
James Lane $25
Erik H. Mathy $25
North American Synergy Co. $25
Gary Koppelman $25
Steve Price $25
Frank Gonzales $20
Rob Armstrong/Maryland Motor Sports Racing $20
David Smith $20
S.C. Pittman $20
Jamieson D. Yonker $20
Garret Swearingen $20
Darrin Zumbaum $20
Andy Lenz/CMRRA $20
Dave Harrison $20
Jeff Harrison $20
Sled/Cross $20
David L. Osser $20
Carlos Bonds $20
Team Backbone/CMRA/In Memory of Buddy Walker $20
Pellack Family $15
Michael W. Morgan $10
Irwin Arnstein/CMRA $10
Frank Shacklee/CMRA $10
John & Arlene Gerard/In Memory of Gordy Lunde Jr. $10
Becky Rechek, $10
Lee D’Amico $10
Johnny Newell, $10
Christopher Clark $10
Glen Hewitt $10
Jan Steven/Carpet Dog $5
Anonymous $5
Joe Knight $5
Erik Schmitt/CMRA $1

To pledge a contribution, call Roadracing World at (800) 464-8336 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, when operators will be standing by. Credit cards accepted. Pledges can also be made by e-mailing [email protected]. Make checks payable to Roadracing World Action Fund, Inc., and mail to P.O. Box 1428, Lake Elsinore CA 92531. Money raised will be used for buying Air Module/Air Fence sections, as well as for deployment expenses and for shipping, tax and import .

*Air Fence is a registered trademark of Airfence Safety Systems of Australia.

Foret Fastest In First World Supersport Practice At Phillip Island

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Foret Fastest In First World Supersport Practice At Phillip Island

From a Castrol Honda press release:

World Supersport – free practice – Friday morning

1 Fabien Foret France Honda 1:37.217

2 James Whitham GB Yamaha 1:37.307

3 Paolo Casoli Italy Yamaha 1:37.325

4 Chris Vermeulen Australia Honda 1:37.609

5 Katsuaki Fujiwara Japan Suzuki 1:37.846

6 Piergiorgio Bontempi Italy Ducati 1:37.873

7 Iain MacPherson GB Honda 1:37.884

8 Andrew Pitt Australia Kawasaki 1:38.023

9 Stephane Chambon France Suzuki 1:38.094

10 Jorg Teuchert Germany Yamaha 1:38.201

11 Karl Muggeridge Australia Honda 1:38.573

HMC Ducati Confirms Hiring Doug Chandler

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HMC Ducati Confirms Hiring Doug Chandler

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Three-time AMA Superbike Champion Doug Chandler has officially joined the HMC Ducati team, replacing Pascal Picotte.

“It’s a done deal. Mitch (Hansen, HMC Team Owner) has said I could put the word out,” said HMC Ducati Team Manager/Crew Chief Mark Sutton. “I don’t think there’s any signed contract yet, but I think they’re working on that.”

As he spoke to Roadracingworld.com, Sutton said that Ducatis with Chandler’s number on them were being loaded into the team transporter, which is bound for a test at Laguna Seca. HMC plans to test with Chandler, alongside other factory teams, for three days next week at the Monterey, California circuit.

Sutton said he could not comment when asked if there had been any other changes in team personnel.

CCS Race At Gateway Will Have Air Fence This Weekend

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CCS Race At Gateway Will Have Air Fence This Weekend

From a press release:

CCS presented by Lockhart Phillips event will have Air Fence* this weekend

Fort Worth, TX, (March 21, 2002) – Formula USA officials announced today that this weekend’s March 22-24 Championship Cup Series presented by Lockhart Phillips event at Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Ill., will feature multiple sections of the recently acquired Air Fence inflatable safety barriers, donated to Formula USA/CCS by the Roadracingworld.com Action Fund.

The feature is a major safety innovation in motorcycle road racing and a first for stand alone CCS presented by Lockhart Phillips events. CCS is providing a premier safety feature normally seen at the Formula USA National Road Race Series events and other worldwide premier road racing events.

“We’re pleased to be able to utilize the Air Fence product at both our Formula USA national events and our CCS presented by Lockhart Phillips sportsman events like this one at Gateway”, said Bill Syfan, Formula USA director of road racing. “In addition, the product will be in place for the LP USA Privateer Sport Rider Track Day on Friday, which will benefit our licensed CCS racers as well as the newcomer street riders participating in the track day. Formula USA is grateful to the Roadracingworld.com Action Fund for their contribution and continuing efforts”.

Formula USA plans to make the Air Fence sections available at additional select CCS events in the future.

For more information on CCS presented by Lockhart Phillips USA, visit www.ccsracing.com.

* Air Fence is a registered trademark of Airfence Safety Systems of Australia.

Former Road Race Team Shogun Motorsports Wins Arenacross Championship

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Former Road Race Team Shogun Motorsports Wins Arenacross Championship

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Shogun Motorsports’ Josh Demuth won the Clear Channel Entertainment Speed Stick National Arenacross Championship. In his third season in the series, 22-year-old Demuth won 25 Arenacross main events on his Shogun Motorsports Yamahas and won the Championship by 129 points over Darcy Lange.

Formerly a Formula USA road race team, Shogun Motorsports is owned by Texas road racer and business executive Brooks Gremmels. When television coverage still had not materialized for the Formula USA National Road Race Series at the end of the 2001 season, Gremmels moved his program to the 2002 Clear Channel Entertainment Arenacross series.

Gremmels still sponsors several regional road racers as well as Jason Pridmore’s Star Motorcycle School, and sits on the Board of Directors of the CMRA.

Honda Clarifies RC51 Suggested Retail Price

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Honda Clarifies RC51 Suggested Retail Price

This just in from American Honda:

An incorrect retail price of $10,199.00 was given at the tech briefing for the 2002 Honda RC51. The correct retail price for the 2002 Honda RC51
is $10,999.00, same as last year’s model.

Honda NSR500 Faster Than RCV211V In Wednesday Tests At Suzuka

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Honda NSR500 Faster Than RCV211V In Wednesday Tests At Suzuka

From a press release:

HONDA RACING NEWS

Honda HRC Suzuka test. Final day of two day test session.

Weather, fine and sunny; temperature, 24 degees C; track conditions, good.

Honda HRC Riders Better Suzuka Lap Times on Final Day

Repsol Honda factory tam riders Valentino Rossi and Tohru Ukawa ended the two-day HRC Suzuka test session on a high note. Both men slashed over a second off their best times of day one.

In bright sunny conditions the two riders spent the entire day improving still further the traction and handling of the 5-cylinder 990cc four-stroke MotoGP machines they will race in the 2002 grands prix.

Fortuna Honda Gresini rider Daijiro Katoh was the fastest man of the day, riding the NSR500 V-4 two-stroke on the day with a lap time of 2:04.44. The reigning 250cc World Champion is a Suzuka specialist who has won four 250cc grands prix at the 5.859km circuit.

Noriaki Nakata: HRC Team Manager.
“This was the first time we have tested the RCV on the modified Suzuka circuit (changes have been made to the Dunlop curve). Considering this I feel it was a very good test, with a good job done by everybody in the team. We concentrated our efforts on tyre and suspension testing and I’m very pleased with the results we achieved, and the overall development of the RCV.”

Valentino Rossi: RC211V 2:04.53, 53 laps.
“Today was a good day for us, testing was much better than yesterday. Here at Suzuka there seems to be little difference between the four-stroke RCV and the NSR two-stroke. But I’m happy with my machine as we found better settings than we tried on the first day, particularly on the suspension. Now I’m looking forward to the final test here, just before the grand prix. I’m sure what we learned here will help improve the RCV still further.”

Tohru Ukawa: RC211V 2:05.10, 67 laps.
“I’m happy with the results of the two day test. We worked quite hard on testing many tyres, then tyre and suspension combinations. We did so many laps today and the results were positive. The RCV development is definitely going in the right direction but there is little between the RCV and NSR, the two machines are well balanced here at Suzuka.”

Daijiro Katoh: NSR500 2:04.40, 61 laps.
“My NSR500 was really good today. Like everybody else at the test we concentrated on tyres and suspension to get the bike set-up before trying for fast times. My team did a good job for me and I’m very satisfied. I could not have gone faster with the settings we used. I’m still learning about the 500 but it’s not easy but and we will test here again before the grand prix, I’m ready for that.”

Showtrax International Named New Importer Of Pit Flooring And Wall System

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Showtrax International Named New Importer Of Pit Flooring And Wall System

Copyright 2002, Roadracing World Publiching, Inc.

Showtrax International has been named the new exclusive importer for North and South America for Floortrax pit flooring and wall systems.

The Swiss-made products were formerly imported by Braselton, Georgia’s Pro Show, but, according to former Pro Show National Sales Manager Bill Brown, Pro Show recently went out of business. After relocating to Gainesville, Georgia-based Showtrax, a company specializing in display set-ups for trade shows, Brown successfully worked toward taking over as exclusive importer of the products.

Brown said that he recently added Team Stargel Aprilia (which won the Daytona 250cc Grand Prix race with Chuck Sorensen) to his list of customers, as well as Annandale Racing.

Then named “Pro Show Performance Flooring,” the polypropylene copolymer flooring and dress-up wall systems were featured in the October 2001 issue of Roadracing World (“Dressing Up The Pit Area”).

For more information on Showtrax International or Floortrax, call Director of Motorsports Bill Brown at (770) 533-4080, FAX (770) 718-9598, e-mail [email protected], www.showtrax.net.

BMW Owners Invited To Loudon For April 24 Catalog Photo Shoot

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BMW Owners Invited To Loudon For April 24 Catalog Photo Shoot

This just in from BMW:

BMW MOTORCYCLES
BMW TRACK DAY INVITATION
2nd. Annual Loudon BMW Motorcycles Track Day

New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire

Track Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 8 am – 6 pm

All BMW Motorcycle owners are invited to join BMW as part of a photo shoot for the 2003 BMW Motorcycles Full Line Catalog taking place on Wednesday, April 24 at the New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire.

Up to 180 riders may participate in the event, which will include open track time, a catered breakfast and lunch for all attendees, plus free gifts and a chance to mix with fellow BMW owners and celebrate the opening of the new riding season.

This year we will also add a hour-long “Slow School” component, allowing riders to receive group instruction by the same motorcycle police officers who train the police motor officers in riding techniques. (Sorry, no pointers on how to avoid speeding tickets will be provided.) Riders will add not just track time, but also more prosaic (but just as important) everyday in-traffic riding skills.

Ride participants will be directed into prearranged track and slow school time slots in order to maximize the amount of track time for each person, and avoid the delays that occasioned last year’s Track Day event. Details will be provided to riders once their Registration Forms have been received and accepted.

SPACE IS LIMITED: Because only 180 riders can be accommodated, registration is absolutely required by April 15 either via fax or via the special link on the BMW Motorcycle web site. If you register on line you will receive immediate confirmation; if you register via fax we will call you within 3 days to confirm your attendance.

All approved, registered riders will be contacted by BMW before Thursday, April 18 to provide further essential details of the Track Day experience. Please read further for complete ride rules and registration information.

Local accommodations at Loudon are available at numerous hotels in the area including the Courtyard Concord at 70 Constitutional Avenue in Concord, NH where the core BMW team will be staying (phone 603-225-0303.)

TO REGISTER BY FAX: FAX the signed Ride Registration and Ride Waiver forms to Maureen Farley at 201-307-3726. You will receive a telephone confirmation within 3 days so don’t forget to provide your home and office phone numbers!

TO REGISTER ON-LINE: Go to www.bmwmotorcycles.com and click on the “News, Previews and More” section on the home page to the “Loudon Track Day” blurb. This will link you to Events/BMW Events/Loudon Track Day in the “Community” section of the site where there’s an active link to the registration website www.regonline.com. From there, just follow instructions, remembering to read/accept the waiver and release forms and read all track rules. You will receive immediate confirmation (provided of course that track slots are still available.)

BMW MOTORCYCLES
BMW TRACK DAY RULES

New Hampshire International Speedway
Loudon, New Hampshire
Track Date: Wednesday, April 24, 8 am – 6 pm

All BMW Motorcycle owners are invited to join BMW as part of a photo shoot for the 2003 Full Line Catalog taking place on Wednesday, April 24 at the New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. This includes the provision of track time for participants, under the NHIS “tune and test” policy, which means NO RACING. The following are the BMW Track Day Rules: all participants will also be required to adhere to the NHIS track regulations and the terms of the waiver they will sign on location, before being allowed on the track.

BMW Track Day Rules

 Riders must have a motorcycle-validated driver’s license and insurance for the motorcycle they are taking on the track. No insurance coverage for participants will be provided by NHIS or by BMW NA – this is the individual rider’s responsibility.

 Riders will be required to sign a waiver before going on the track.

 All participants ride at their own risk.

 No inside passing on ANY corner.

 No racing and no obviously dangerous riding: this also means that the group ride leader may not be passed.

 Riders are expected to ride within their limits.

 Riders will be grouped according to individual riding experience and the bike they are riding.

 Individual riders will be divided in advance into appropriate time slots for Slow School instruction and Track Time to maximize time on the track and reduce delays for all participants.

 Before going on the track, all riders will cover mirrors, turn signals and headlamps.

 All, NHIS staff, corner worker or ALEM staff instructions will be followed or the rider will be ejected. No exceptions.

 In pre-track tech inspection a neat and clean appearance of motorcycle is required (I.E. WASH YOUR BIKE COMPLETELY PRIOR TO TECH).

 Appropriate riding gear is required (full face helmet, full riding gear
including over-the ankle boots and gloves.)

 No riding up two-up (i.e. with a passenger) is permitted.

 Riders will be allowed onto the track for no more than 15 minutes at a time between photo shoot sessions in order to reduce fatigue.

 Riders must not intentionally stop on course during practice.

 Pit road maximum speed is 50 mph at all times.

 No equipment shall be left on pit row on the course side of the wall at any time or its owner will be ejected.

FTA’s Next 3-Day Race Weekend Is One Week Before The AMA National At Fontana

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FTA’s Next 3-Day Race Weekend Is One Week Before The AMA National At Fontana

From a press release:

FTA has lowered the prices to $295.00 for non-licensed riders and $195.00 for racers. The prices are for the AMA course and the infield course at California Speedway. Our next event is March 29th, 2002.

FTA Racing has its next practice on March 29th, the cost is 195.00. We also have a class for new racers for $250.00. Prices on Sunday, race day, have been lowered to $120.00 for the first race entered, $80.00 for the second race entered and $60.00 for each additional after that. Races are 15 laps long, plenty of racing for only $8.00 per lap (first race entered).

Please support road racing in Southern California at California Speedway. The safety crew is the best in the business and the facility is in excellent condition. Come experience the best.

See you at the track.

Larry Pointer
714-915-8113