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Updated Post With Corrected E-mail Address: Against The Idea Of Speedvision Changing Into A NASCAR Network? Here’s What To Do.

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By David Swarts

Fox Sports, already a shareholder in Speedvision, is in the process of buying out other partners in the network to obtain a controlling interest. There has been wide speculation as to what will then happen to the motorcycle portion of the network’s programming. Some say that Speedvision will become the NASCAR Network, others hope that Speedvision, and its motorcycle programming, will remain untouched.

The July 2, 2001 issue of Autoweek magazine reported on the purchase as follows, and referred to Fox Sports Chairman David Hill:

“As for Hill, he said he will be working on the ‘evolution of Speedvision into a NASCAR channel.’ Fox recently agreed to purchase Speedvision in a deal that closes in August.

“We’re looking at various program grids with more NASCAR materials,’ Hill said. ‘We’d like to get all the changes done by February, but that may be a bit optimistic.’ Hill would not rule out a name change for the network, although he noted Speedvision has a strong brand equity.”

Roadracing World called Dan Murphy, President of Speedvision Productions, to get his take on Hill’s comments. Speaking from his Denver, Colorado office, Murphy said, “I’m not completely sure that Mr. Hill was quoted correctly, but I don’t think that Fox would have let us sign off on the deal to air the 2002 Daytona 200 live if they planned on completely shutting motorcycle programming off and turning it into a NASCAR-only channel.”

When asked if he felt that the amount of motorcycle programming on Speedvision would change, Murphy said, “It’s too early to tell. The sale of the network isn’t even finished yet.”

Murphy said that once the sale is complete, Hill will be the man who sits down and makes programming decisions. Asked if he would be one of the people able to provide input to the decision-making process for the new programming schedule, Murphy said, “I’d like to think I would, but Hill will be making the decisions.”

Roadracingworld.com readers who would like to comment on the situation can send an e-mail to David Hill, c/o [email protected]. A petition opposing the elimination of other programming in favor of making Speedvision a NASCAR channel appears on the internet at www.petitiononline.com/svsn/

Updated Post With Additional Information: Arizona Applying Commercial Trucking Standards To Racers Pulling Trailers With Pick-up Trucks

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Officers from the Arizona State Department of Public Safety are apparently applying commercial trucking standards to motorcycle racers pulling race trailers with pick-up trucks, requiring commercial log books, medical cards and DOT numbers.

Racer Chris Ulrich was stopped outside Kingman, Arizona this morning, where he had spent the night after leaving California Sunday evening en route to the AMA National race at Mid-Ohio, and told he had to remain “out of service” for eight hours because he did not have a commercial trucker’s log book. According to Ulrich, Arizona Highway Patrolmen Kurt Russell, badge #4899, said that the “Suzuki” logo on Ulrich’s Suzuki GSX-R750 was proof that Ulrich was running a commercial operation subject to all commercial carrier rules.

Ulrich is driving a Dodge Ram 3500 dually pulling a 40-foot six-wheel trailer–the trailer being owned by Mark Junge and loaned to Ulrich for the season–containing his GSX-R750 and other race equipment as well as living quarters.

According to Arizona Highway Patrol Commercial Vehicles spokesman Charles Blundell, commercial vehicle rules probably should not have been applied to Ulrich and his pick-up truck/trailer combination, and there is no crackdown on racers and their trailers in Arizona. While Blundell said the situation sounded like “a misunderstanding,” Ulrich remains parked at a truck stop outside Kingman and has been ordered to stay there until 4:00 p.m. Monday afternoon.

But according to Arizona Department of Public Safety officer and media spokesman Steve Volden, any racer who receives contingency money or has any sponsorship is “in furtherance of some sort of commercial enterprise,” which is why Ulrich was put “out of service” for not having a logbook, medical card and DOT numbers.

“Once you’re compensated for the things you do, that’s what puts you in a commercial category,” said Volden.

“The driver of this truck made a couple of factual admissions to the officer,” said Volden. “One that he is sponsored by Suzuki and some sort of brake company and that he received contingency fees when he wins. And that he is a professional racer. He even gave the officer one of his posters. Those admissions are factual indicators that he is in the furtherance of some sort of commercial enterprise, which is why he was put out of service. Which means he has to sit for eight hours before he can drive legally in a commercial venture.”

According to Arizona Highway Patrol Sgt. Ben Smith, who as Squad Commander supervises the officer who pulled Ulrich over, “It was a random spot check. Officers saw him going down the road and pulled him over. Under the Federal Motor Carrier law and state statute, if it’s a commercial vehicle we have the right to stop and inspect them without any violations being noted. We do pick-ups all of the time in Arizona. He (Ulrich) does fall under the Federal Motor Carrier regulations due to the fact that he is sponsored by a corporation, Suzuki. He is also sponsored by a brake company. The Federal Motor Carrier laws say anything over 10,001 (pounds), if there’s a trailer involved over 10,001 (pounds). This trailer is 14,700 (pounds). A combination of the pick-up and the gross vehicle weight rating of the trailer brings him up to 25,200 (pounds). So he’s required to have a medical card and carry a log book. The section he falls under of the Federal Motor Carrier laws is 395.8(a) Record and Duty Status, and the one for the medical card is 391.41(a). Then you look at the definitions for things, and they’ll say that that applies to him in these situations.”

When Roadracing World asked Sgt. Smith for advice for other privateer racers driving their own transporters across the country to races, Sgt. Smith said, “What they need to do is check with the Feds and see if their equipment…each state varies. It depends on what they have adopted – that part of the motor carrier laws. Like Arizona is anything over 18,001 (pounds), if it’s a combination, as long as the trailer is over 10,001 (pounds). You get into Utah, it’s anything over 10,001 (pounds) whether it’s a pick-up or just a trailer in the furtherance of a commercial enterprise.”

Roadracing World has also asked Sgt. Smith to define “sponsorship” as used by the Arizona Highway Patrol to determine “commercial enterprise” in cases like this one. Sgt. Smith said he would get back to us on that.

(For the record, Chris Ulrich is not “sponsored by Suzuki” and does not have a contract with Suzuki nor Vesrah (brakes), the endurance team he rides for when not attending AMA Nationals as a privateer. He is, however, guilty of having posters, which he signs and gives out at races, and, in this unfortunate case, at the side of Interstate highways.)

Further Update Information:

This additional information just in from Sgt. Ben Smith of the Arizona Highway Patrol, via phone interview: “The rule is 390.3, and again there is about five-and-a-half paragraphs there, and it says, ‘Exceptions: Unless otherwise specified, specifically provided the rules of this sub-chapter do not apply to:

“And one of those is, ‘Occasional transportation of personal property by individuals not for compensation nor in the furtherance of a commercial enterprise.’

“Now in the back here it says, ‘Does exemption in 390.3(f)3 for the occasional transportation of personal property by individuals not for compensation nor in the furtherance of a commercial enterprise apply to persons who occasionally use commercial motor vehicles to haul cars, boats, horses, etc, to races, tournaments, shows, and similar events even if prize money is offered at these events.’

“Okay, the guidance, ‘The exemption would apply to this kind of transportation if provided (1) the underlying activities are not undertaken for profit, (a) prize money is declared as ordinary income for tax purposes, if (b) the cost of underlying activities is deducted as a business expense for tax purposes and where relevant corporate sponsorship is not involved.’

“I believe this individual at the site at the time of the stop told the officer that Suzuki gave him a monthly, uh, type of a salary. With that in mind, he does not fall under the exemption.”

RW: Without that statement, it would have been more difficult to determine whether he was exempt or not? It would have taken a little bit of investigation?
Sgt. Smith: “Yes. That’s correct.”

RW: Generally do you guys get into it that much?
Sgt. Smith: “Well, not too long ago, we had a guy up on North 93. He was into these racing karts, and it took us about two-and-a-half hours with phone calls. We determined that he was sponsored by a racing kart company there in Oklahoma and the kart manufacturer out of Italy also provided sponsorship for him. Sometimes we can dig, and we can come up with the information. Sometimes we don’t. Another time we spent two hours on a situation and weren’t able to determine it, and let the guy go down the road. It took us about a week. Finally the answer came back, no he wasn’t really, didn’t fall under this guideline.”

RW: Are you guys race-savvy? It sounds like you guys know what’s going on a little bit with racing.
Sgt. Smith: “Right.”

RW: So you guys know the difference between a guy who’s getting a salary from Suzuki or from Chevy and a guy who is rolling a couple of motocross bikes to the local track across the state line?
Sgt. Smith: “Right. There’s a big difference there, yeah. If it’s borderline, we might do some digging for an hour or two, and we still haven’t determined it one way or another we’ll generally kick the guy loose. If you’re doing a story on this you might add in this thing that the officer, he did not cite this individual. All he did was place him out of service for eight hours. Made him stop at a truck stop, place him out of service for eight hours, then he could continue on his trip. He did not cite him for anything. He could have cited him.”

Editorial Opinion: Of course, he could have also applied some of the kind of time the Arizona Highway Patrol is apparently willing to spend to investigate a kart racer, using it to determine that, yes, Chris Ulrich had just spent most of the night at a truck stop after driving six hours from California, putting him well under the “in service” time limits. And he could have then sent Ulrich on his way toward Mid-Ohio with a warning to carry a log book in the future.

Meanwhile, reached by cell phone after serving his eight hours of down time, Chris Ulrich denied ever telling officer Russell that he got a salary of any type. “What would I gain by fabricating something like that?” asked Ulrich. “The guy sort of started out BSing about motocrossing and then started popping questions, but I never said I got a salary. And I never said I was sponsored by Suzuki, I told him that they give me contingency money. The guy completely made that stuff up about me saying I was getting a salary. I never once told him that I was on salary or had a contract with Suzuki. He was trying to say that I worked for Suzuki directly, and I told him that I didn’t.”

In response to this post, racer Jeff Short of Citrus Heights, California sent a FAX to Roadracing World that read, “What a pile of dung the Arizona CHP must be. Don’t they realize holding someone for eight hours is probably more costly than the fine? What a gross intrusion into our personal freedom.”

What Roadracingworld.com’s Chris Ulrich Said When He Won At Laguna Seca Last Weekend

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On the podium: “Yeah, I can’t believe my luck. Ben (Spies) and Jimmy (Moore) were running a really great race. I kind of fell behind there at the start. I cooked my tire a little bit. You know, I couldn’t believe it. I saw Jimmy fall down and thought, ‘Wow! I’m in second place.’ I saw Ben fall down and I was like, ‘Cool! I’m gonna win. I just gotta keep this thing on two wheels.’ “You know, in qualifying we thought I was going to try and put it on pole, and I threw it away a little bit. My plan for the race was to keep my head and get on the box. That was all, you know. I was going to use my head and finish the race. I need the points. “I’ve got to thank Billy Wiese. I gotta thank my father, John Ulrich, Roadracing World magazine, Roadracingworld.com, Vesrah Racing, Suzuki, Metzeler tires, Pirelli. This is great. I said at Road America I would win one. I just kind of got this one handed to me but I was on my wheels at the end of the race. I want to say, ‘What’s up?’ to my mom in the Roadracing World booth and my brother who came out here to help support the magazine. Thanks for all of your support. We’re gonna keep plugging away and try to move up in the Championship. Special thanks to Billy, the Valvoline crew, everybody, Shane Clarke builds my engines, Barry McMahan. This is a great day for me.” At the post-race press conference: “I started racing when I was 13 on a YSR50, and I had no clue where I would end up. This is just a result of my hard work and my father’s opportunities. This win feels really good for me. “In qualifying, I was really happy to be underneath the track record – there were only three guys and I did it on my race tire. I had a little misfortune up at the top of the corkscrew and threw it away. I’ve been crashing a little too much this year learning and getting up to speed. So my plan for the race was to use my head. I was going to try to get off to a decent start, which I didn’t. I got a really horrible start. My launch was good, but I got tangled up with Ben going over the top of the hill and that put me a little wide. So after that, it was like, ‘Okay. Don’t get excited. Don’t throw this away.’ “I saw Richie (Alexander) get the black flag, and he came in. I said, ‘Okay, no problem. I’m in third now’ And I was gapping fourth. I wasn’t gaining too much. I was just holding the gap steady from me to second and gapping fourth. My plan was to stay there, you know? Take what I could get today. “I couldn’t believe my luck when I come around and Jimmy’s bike is flipping in the air. The next lap I come around and there’s a waving yellow in the last turn and Ben’s on the ground. I saw that and thought, ‘Wow! I’ve got a three-second gap to fourth, and I’m gonna win this. Wow!’ “That last lap was a bit unnerving. I broke a little early in a couple of places, looked behind me a couple of times. It feels really good after last weekend when I got run into by another guy and destroyed one of my bikes at VIR, then come here and win. “I’ve got to thank my father John Ulrich, Roadracingworld.com, and Roadracing World magazine, Vesrah Suzuki, Tiger Angel leathers-–I’ve been destroying their stuff all year–Arai helmets, and everybody including Dave Swarts from Roadracing World for driving my truck across the country last week when I couldn’t. “It’s a great day for me. I’m definitely going to savor this one. I’m going to keep the hard work up. You know, if those guys keep making mistakes like that, maybe we’ve got a shot at the Championship. I don’t know. It’s a learning year for me. I think I’m ahead of the curve right now. I’m just out there trying to get a ride for next year so that I don’t have to drive my own truck to the racetrack. I can’t be happier. This is a great day.”

Air Fence Seminar And Contributor Signing To Be Held At Mid-Ohio On Friday

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A seminar on proper Air Fence/Air Module use, deployment, mantenance and repair will be held in conjunction with an Air Fence Fund contributor signing at Mid-Ohio on Friday, July 20 at 7:00 p.m.

The seminar will be conducted by Alpina Safety Systems representative Dan Lance.

During an Air Fence signing at Laguna Seca on Saturday evening, July 7, Andy Coffey of Air Fence Safety Systems answered questions and explained the basic operation and set-up to a group of Air Fence Fund contributors. The Air Fence section signed at Laguna Seca was set up in front of the concrete barrier hit by Jamie Bowman at Laguna Seca last year, adding a somber note to the signing ceremony.

People who have contributed to the Air Fence Fund and who have not already signed a section of Air Fence/Air Module at Road Atlanta, Road America or Laguna Seca are invited to sign a section of Air Fence and sit in on Lance’s seminar at Mid-Ohio. The Air Fence signing will be hosted by Roadracing World’s John Ulrich.

The exact location of the signing will be announced at the racetrack, and the information will also be posted at Chris Ulrich’s trailer in the paddock on Friday morning.

Air Fence Fund Tops $143,000 With New Sections Designated For F-USA

The Roadracing World Air Fence Fund now totals $143,606 with new donations coming in the mail and made in person at Laguna Seca.

The fund’s next project is to buy 10 30-foot sections of Air Fence for use at Formula USA-sanctioned events, at a cost of about $30,000.

The fund has already paid $104,000 toward 35 new 30-foot sections of Air Fence and Air Module for use by AMA Pro Racing as well as spending $11,000 on 20 6.5-foot sections of Air Fence Bike for use during CMRA/CCS and RPM/WERA events at Texas World Speedway.

Stephen Wooldridge donated $300 In Memory of Charles Wooldridge, Sr., the Sierra Sportbike Association donated $200, Terry McKeever sent $200, Leonard Lloyd contributed $100, and Blake/www.BadWeatherBikers.com sent $100.

Donations at Roadracing World’s booth at Laguna Seca came from Loren Chun, $100; Robin Clark, $50; Carl Liebold, $50; Peter Young, $50; Mark Crane, $40; David Osser, $25; Margaret Corra, $25; Kerry Lynn Hanley, $25, T. Kershaw, $25; Allan Karman, $25; Anonymous, $25; and Johnny Newell, $10.

In donating $300 “In Loving Memory of Charles Wooldridge Sr, who rode motorcycles for 63 years,” Stephen Wooldridge of Black Point, California wrote, “I am a long-time fan of road racing, but seeing these talented athletes get injured has been a heartache to me. That is why instead of going to the AMA and WSB races at Laguna Seca this year, I am donating the money that I would have spent there to the Air Fence Fund. I can stay home and watch the races on Speedvision and log on to roadracingworld.com for the details, but this year my money can go to help someone stay safe our there. I hope there are other race fans willing to do the same to help keep these great racers from being injured. Thanks for the inspiration.”

George M. Noeth wrote, “Dear Mr. Ulrich, Your plan for buying Air Fence sections to present to the AMA for their use at racing events is brilliant. It is a pointed way of getting AMA to do what you want while allowing them to save some face. I use the same concept in my job, in dealing with vendors and contractors. We call it ‘taking away the excuses.’ When your plan succeeds, the AMA will have no excuse for not using the Air Fence sections, and hopefully this will spur them on to looking hard at other safety issues. Enclosed is my check for $50. Better late than never, right?”

Loren Chun wrote, “Thank you, John! For taking action; for a great magazine; and for sponsoring the WSMC F3 race at Willow Springs.”

The list of contributors now reads as follows:

Erik Buell/Buell Motorcycle Company $5800
Trent Thompson/Paramount Racing $5000
Anonymous $4725
Wegman Benefit Fund/Gordon Lunde Sr. $3850
Dynojet Research $3200
Steve Brubaker/Race Tire Service $3000
Willow Springs Int’l Raceway $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
Wendell Phillips/Lockhart Phillips $2500
Advanced Motor Sports/In Memory of Dirk Piz $2000
L.A. Bikers/labiker.org $1810
Dennis Smith/Sport Tire Services $1500
Marc Salvisberg/Factory Pro Tuning $1450
Bob Dragich/Roadracing World $1450
Fred Renz/Yoyodyne $1450
WERA Motorcycle Roadracing $1450
Lucky Deleoni $1300
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
Lindemann Engineering $1000
Linda, John & Susanne Hopkins/In Memory of Roy Hopkins $895
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
Brooks Gremmels/Shogun Motorsports $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
Anonymous $500
Indigo Sports $500
Ed Robinson/Robinson Partners $500
Bill St. John/Project Monza $400
Jerry Jirkovsky $330
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
“Old Slo Gene Templet”/CMRA $300
Eric Kelcher/Blockworks $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
James Lickwar $290
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
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
MZ Scorpion Cup Racers $175
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
Texas Sport Bike Association $260
Stuart Stratton/Stratton Racing $150
Hewitt & Prout Attorneys at Law $150
Jim Williams/13x.com $125
David Boosales/WERA BBS $125
Mike Brown/Team 222 $125
Pete Martins $125
Road Atlanta Crash Truck Crews $111
Chris Normand/Firestorm Racing $101
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
Paul Kingsburgh/RC45.net $100
Tom Drumm $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
D&D Thrush Farms $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
Larry Spektor/In Memory of Toby Jorgenson $80
Tyson Kamp $75
Vito Dionisio/WERA BBS $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
David J. Kopfinger $ 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
Jim Frost/NEDoD $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
David Yesman $40
Rod Klebsch $40
Mark Crane, $40
Don Moody $35
Brent Kilgore/Clark Kilgore/Kevin Bridges/Slow To Heal Racing $35
Lindsey Leard $30
Dave Deggendorf/WERA BBS $30
Steve Sturm/Squidvision Racing $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
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
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.
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.
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, 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 duties.

A full accounting of all Air Fence Fund money will be posted on this website as it is disbursed, along with lists of any pledges still outstanding.

We’re still waiting for payment of pledges made by the following persons and companies:

Traxxion Dynamics,$2900
MZ Skorpion, $75
D&D Thrush Farm, $100
LA Bikers, $50
Mike Brown, $125
Jim Frost/NEDoD, $50
Brent/Clark Kilgore, $35
Paul Kingsburgh, $100
Steve Sturm, $30

TOTAL OUTSTANDING, $3454.

Updated Post: Jacobi/Deatherage/Verboven 29th Overall, 6th Superbike In Spa 24-Hour

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Herman Verboven Racing’s John Jacobi, Andy Deatherage and Herman Verboven finished 29th overall, 6th in the Superbike class in the 24-Hours de Liege at Spa Franchorchamps, Belgium. The overall win went to Suzuki Castrol’s Morrison/Lavieille/Brian on a GSX-R1000 in the SuperProduction class.

Results after 24 hours:
1. Suzuki Castrol, (Morrison/Lavieille/Brian), SP, GSX-R1000, 498 laps
2. GMT94, (Guyot/Scarnato/Dussauge), SP, GSX-R1000, 494 laps
3. Free Bird Performance, (Mizera/Sebileau/Lagrive), SB, YZF-R7, 494 laps, -0.224-second
4. Whirley Phase One, (Linden/Jerman/Ulmann), SP, GSX-R1000, 493 laps
5. Wim Motors, (Naveau/Aerts/Platacis), SB, RC51, 481 laps
6. Motomax Derbi, (Jennings/Ellison/Baker), SP, GSX-R1000, 479 laps
7. Quick Motor Service, (Pister/Schildermans), SB, RSV1000, 470 laps
8. Motorsport Mabbe, (Vanlandschoot/De Maegt/Roe), SP, GSX-R1000, 466 laps
9. Schaefer Motorsport, (Graf/Blug/Wacker), SP, GSX-R1000, 466 laps, -1:28.974
10. Bridgestone Thunderbike, (Strauch/Roethig/Borkowski), SS, GSX-R1000, 466 laps, -2:02.749
29. Herman Verboven Racing, (John Jacobi/Andy Deatherage/Haerman Verboven), SB, GSX-R750, 444 laps

SP = SuperProduction class
SB = Superbike class
SS = StockSport class

Crevier Was Unstoppable In St. Eustache Canadian Superbike Race

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Canadian Honda’s Steve Crevier had a nearly perfect weekend on the 1.2-mile circuit at Autodrome St. Eustache in Quebec during round four of the Parts Canada Superbike Championship. Crevier took the pole position, nearly breaking the track record, and won the Superbike final on his Honda RC51 to extend his Championship points lead. Crevier didn’t get the pole position for the Yoshimura 600cc Sport Bike race (Crevier qualified second) but won the race by five seconds on his Honda CBR600F4i.

Parts Canada Superbike Qualifying:

1. Steve Crevier, Honda RC51, 0:46.730
2. Francis Martin, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 0:47.604
3. Frank Trombino, Yamaha YZF-R1, 0:47.722
4. Michael Taylor, Honda RC51, 0:48.050
5. Owen Weichel, Kawasaki ZX-7RR, 0:48.492
6. Ben Pilon, Yamaha YZF-R1, 0:48.694
7. Jean-Francois Cyr, Yamaha YZF-R6, 0:48.902
8. Jeff Williams, Honda CBR929RR, 0:49.182
9. Greg Boki, Yamaha YZF-R1, 0:49.271
10. Clint McBain, Suzuki GSX-R600, 0:49.282

Parts Canada Superbike Final Results:

1. Crevier, Honda RC51
2. Martin, Suzuki GSX-R1000
3. Taylor, Honda RC51
4. Trombino, Yamaha YZF-R1
5. Williams, Honda CBR929RR
6. Weichel, Kawasaki ZX-7RR
7. Pilon, Yamaha YZF-R1
8. Cyr, Yamaha YZF-R6
9. Michael Leon, Honda CBR600F4i
10. Andrew Nelson, Kawasaki ZX-6R

Parts Canada Point Standings (after 4 of 7 rounds):

1. Crevier, 216 points
2. Weichel, 170 points
3. Martin, 168 points
4. Pilon, 106 points
5. Taylor, 104 points
6. Cyr, 94 points
7. Williams, 81 points
8. Nelson, 74 points
9. Trombino, 69 points
10. Martin Hamel, 62 points

Yoshimura 600cc Sport Bike Qualifying:

1. Jean-Francois Cyr, Yamaha YZF-R6, 0:48.105
2. Steve Crevier, Honda CBR600F4i, 0:48.126
3. Kevin Lacombe, Yamaha YZF-R6, 0:48.733

Yoshimura 600cc Sport Bike Final Results:

1. Crevier, Honda CBR600F4i
2. Greg Boki, Yamaha YZF-R6
3. Andrew Nelson, Kawasaki ZX-6R

International Motorcycle Supershow Open Sport Bike Qualifying:

1. Frank Trombino, Yamaha YZF-R1, 0:48.248
2. Michael Taylor, Honda CBR929RR, 0:48.558
3. Jean-Francois Cyr, Yamaha YZF-R6, 0:48.574

International Motorcycle Supershow Open Sport Bike Final Results:

1. Francis Martin, Suzuki GSX-R1000
2. Trombino, Yamaha YZF-R1
3. Jeff Williams, Honda CBR929RR

The next round of the Parts Canada Superbike series is scheduled for 7/20-22 at Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada.

Air Fence Bike Assembled And Ready To Be Installed At Texas World Speedway

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A full 120 feet of new Air Fence Bike soft barrier has been assembled and is ready for installation at Texas World Speedway. The 20 6-foot sections of soft barrier were assembled at Texas World Speedway on July 11 and 12 by a crew of RPM and CMRA volunteers, as described in the following press release issued by Tom Shields of RPM:

As of July 11, 2001, RPM/WERA and CMRA/CCS have received the first of the Air Fence Bike system for club use (purchased with money) raised by RoadracingWorld.com and John Ulrich. The Air Fence is to be used where racer Ryan Smith was killed in an accident during a CMRA event in turn 8a at Texas World Speedway. It was the first event on the 2.9 mile track in 1999. There will be 20 six-foot sections of Air Fence now in front of a three-row tire wall and Armco.

Many thanks go to the individuals involved in building the Air Fence. Assisting in building the fence at Texas World July 11 and 12 were RPM members and family members Clay Allen, Garvin Allen, Hunter Brewer, Justin Lamb, Kyle Wiese and Wes Wiese; CMRA members Charles Brothers and Eric Kelcher; Andy Coffee of Airfence Safety Systems, and Awn Ressler of Texas World Speedway.

A special thanks goes to John Ulrich of Roadracing World and all the countless contributors to this cause.

Where’s The Beef? AMA Pro Racing Delegation Doesn’t Address Deep Operational Problems In Secret Meetings With Factory Teams

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AMA Pro Racing CEO Scott Hollingsworth and Vice President, Commercial Development John Farris did not address specific operational problems at AMA road races in a series of secret meetings with manufacturers last week.

Hollingsworth and Farris met with representatives of factory teams at the Southern California headquarters of American Honda, Yamaha Motor Corp., Kawasaki Motors Corp. and American Suzuki the week following races at Laguna Seca, but did not reveal an expected plan for addressing the deep dis-satisfaction with race operations currently running through the paddock at AMA events, according to various meeting participants.

“There wasn’t a whole lot there,” said one factory man of the meeting he attended.

Hollingsworth and Farris did not reveal what changes in class structure are on the horizon. Hollingsworth seemed concerned with what the “global platform” will be for the Superbike class in the future, i.e., will World Superbike allow 1000cc Inline Fours in the future, requiring AMA Superbike to follow suit to continue to attract factory participation.

Jacobi, Deatherage 16th Overall, 4th In Class In Spa 24-hour 5th-Hour Standings

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After five wet hours of the FIM Endurance World Championship 24-hour race at Spa Francorchamps in Belgium, SuperProduction class Suzuki GSX-R1000s still led the way. And after five hours of dealing with rain, mist, high winds, puddles, rivers, white lines on the road, and an oil spill, the overall standings were:

Results After Five Hours (Team Name, Bike, Class, Class Position):

1. Suzuki Castrol, Suzuki GSX-R1000, SuperProduction (1st)
2. Zongshen Team B, Suzuki GSX-R1000, SuperProduction (2nd)
3. Endurance Moto, Yamaha YZF-R1, SuperProduction (3rd)
4. Free Bike Performance, Yamaha YZF-R7, Superbike (1st)
5. Whirley Phase One, Suzuki GSX-R1000, SuperProduction (4th)
6. Wim Motors, Honda RC51, Superbike (2nd)
7. Zongshen Team A, Suzuki GSX-R1000, SuperProduction (5th)
8. GMT94, Suzuki GSX-R1000, SuperProduction (6th)
9. Jadoul Motosport, Kawasaki ZX-9R, SuperProduction (7th)
10. Junior Team LMS, Suzuki GSX-R1000, SuperProduction (8th)
11. Dynotech Performance, Honda CBR929RR, StockSport (1st)

13. Quick Motor Service, Aprilia RSV1000, Superbike (3rd)

16. Herman Verboven Racing (Jacobi/Deatherage/Verboven), Suzuki GSX-R750, Superbike (4th)

The race should end approximately 5:40 a.m. PDT.


Updated Post With Corrected E-mail Address: Against The Idea Of Speedvision Changing Into A NASCAR Network? Here’s What To Do.

By David Swarts

Fox Sports, already a shareholder in Speedvision, is in the process of buying out other partners in the network to obtain a controlling interest. There has been wide speculation as to what will then happen to the motorcycle portion of the network’s programming. Some say that Speedvision will become the NASCAR Network, others hope that Speedvision, and its motorcycle programming, will remain untouched.

The July 2, 2001 issue of Autoweek magazine reported on the purchase as follows, and referred to Fox Sports Chairman David Hill:

“As for Hill, he said he will be working on the ‘evolution of Speedvision into a NASCAR channel.’ Fox recently agreed to purchase Speedvision in a deal that closes in August.

“We’re looking at various program grids with more NASCAR materials,’ Hill said. ‘We’d like to get all the changes done by February, but that may be a bit optimistic.’ Hill would not rule out a name change for the network, although he noted Speedvision has a strong brand equity.”

Roadracing World called Dan Murphy, President of Speedvision Productions, to get his take on Hill’s comments. Speaking from his Denver, Colorado office, Murphy said, “I’m not completely sure that Mr. Hill was quoted correctly, but I don’t think that Fox would have let us sign off on the deal to air the 2002 Daytona 200 live if they planned on completely shutting motorcycle programming off and turning it into a NASCAR-only channel.”

When asked if he felt that the amount of motorcycle programming on Speedvision would change, Murphy said, “It’s too early to tell. The sale of the network isn’t even finished yet.”

Murphy said that once the sale is complete, Hill will be the man who sits down and makes programming decisions. Asked if he would be one of the people able to provide input to the decision-making process for the new programming schedule, Murphy said, “I’d like to think I would, but Hill will be making the decisions.”

Roadracingworld.com readers who would like to comment on the situation can send an e-mail to David Hill, c/o [email protected]. A petition opposing the elimination of other programming in favor of making Speedvision a NASCAR channel appears on the internet at www.petitiononline.com/svsn/

Updated Post With Additional Information: Arizona Applying Commercial Trucking Standards To Racers Pulling Trailers With Pick-up Trucks

Officers from the Arizona State Department of Public Safety are apparently applying commercial trucking standards to motorcycle racers pulling race trailers with pick-up trucks, requiring commercial log books, medical cards and DOT numbers.

Racer Chris Ulrich was stopped outside Kingman, Arizona this morning, where he had spent the night after leaving California Sunday evening en route to the AMA National race at Mid-Ohio, and told he had to remain “out of service” for eight hours because he did not have a commercial trucker’s log book. According to Ulrich, Arizona Highway Patrolmen Kurt Russell, badge #4899, said that the “Suzuki” logo on Ulrich’s Suzuki GSX-R750 was proof that Ulrich was running a commercial operation subject to all commercial carrier rules.

Ulrich is driving a Dodge Ram 3500 dually pulling a 40-foot six-wheel trailer–the trailer being owned by Mark Junge and loaned to Ulrich for the season–containing his GSX-R750 and other race equipment as well as living quarters.

According to Arizona Highway Patrol Commercial Vehicles spokesman Charles Blundell, commercial vehicle rules probably should not have been applied to Ulrich and his pick-up truck/trailer combination, and there is no crackdown on racers and their trailers in Arizona. While Blundell said the situation sounded like “a misunderstanding,” Ulrich remains parked at a truck stop outside Kingman and has been ordered to stay there until 4:00 p.m. Monday afternoon.

But according to Arizona Department of Public Safety officer and media spokesman Steve Volden, any racer who receives contingency money or has any sponsorship is “in furtherance of some sort of commercial enterprise,” which is why Ulrich was put “out of service” for not having a logbook, medical card and DOT numbers.

“Once you’re compensated for the things you do, that’s what puts you in a commercial category,” said Volden.

“The driver of this truck made a couple of factual admissions to the officer,” said Volden. “One that he is sponsored by Suzuki and some sort of brake company and that he received contingency fees when he wins. And that he is a professional racer. He even gave the officer one of his posters. Those admissions are factual indicators that he is in the furtherance of some sort of commercial enterprise, which is why he was put out of service. Which means he has to sit for eight hours before he can drive legally in a commercial venture.”

According to Arizona Highway Patrol Sgt. Ben Smith, who as Squad Commander supervises the officer who pulled Ulrich over, “It was a random spot check. Officers saw him going down the road and pulled him over. Under the Federal Motor Carrier law and state statute, if it’s a commercial vehicle we have the right to stop and inspect them without any violations being noted. We do pick-ups all of the time in Arizona. He (Ulrich) does fall under the Federal Motor Carrier regulations due to the fact that he is sponsored by a corporation, Suzuki. He is also sponsored by a brake company. The Federal Motor Carrier laws say anything over 10,001 (pounds), if there’s a trailer involved over 10,001 (pounds). This trailer is 14,700 (pounds). A combination of the pick-up and the gross vehicle weight rating of the trailer brings him up to 25,200 (pounds). So he’s required to have a medical card and carry a log book. The section he falls under of the Federal Motor Carrier laws is 395.8(a) Record and Duty Status, and the one for the medical card is 391.41(a). Then you look at the definitions for things, and they’ll say that that applies to him in these situations.”

When Roadracing World asked Sgt. Smith for advice for other privateer racers driving their own transporters across the country to races, Sgt. Smith said, “What they need to do is check with the Feds and see if their equipment…each state varies. It depends on what they have adopted – that part of the motor carrier laws. Like Arizona is anything over 18,001 (pounds), if it’s a combination, as long as the trailer is over 10,001 (pounds). You get into Utah, it’s anything over 10,001 (pounds) whether it’s a pick-up or just a trailer in the furtherance of a commercial enterprise.”

Roadracing World has also asked Sgt. Smith to define “sponsorship” as used by the Arizona Highway Patrol to determine “commercial enterprise” in cases like this one. Sgt. Smith said he would get back to us on that.

(For the record, Chris Ulrich is not “sponsored by Suzuki” and does not have a contract with Suzuki nor Vesrah (brakes), the endurance team he rides for when not attending AMA Nationals as a privateer. He is, however, guilty of having posters, which he signs and gives out at races, and, in this unfortunate case, at the side of Interstate highways.)

Further Update Information:

This additional information just in from Sgt. Ben Smith of the Arizona Highway Patrol, via phone interview: “The rule is 390.3, and again there is about five-and-a-half paragraphs there, and it says, ‘Exceptions: Unless otherwise specified, specifically provided the rules of this sub-chapter do not apply to:

“And one of those is, ‘Occasional transportation of personal property by individuals not for compensation nor in the furtherance of a commercial enterprise.’

“Now in the back here it says, ‘Does exemption in 390.3(f)3 for the occasional transportation of personal property by individuals not for compensation nor in the furtherance of a commercial enterprise apply to persons who occasionally use commercial motor vehicles to haul cars, boats, horses, etc, to races, tournaments, shows, and similar events even if prize money is offered at these events.’

“Okay, the guidance, ‘The exemption would apply to this kind of transportation if provided (1) the underlying activities are not undertaken for profit, (a) prize money is declared as ordinary income for tax purposes, if (b) the cost of underlying activities is deducted as a business expense for tax purposes and where relevant corporate sponsorship is not involved.’

“I believe this individual at the site at the time of the stop told the officer that Suzuki gave him a monthly, uh, type of a salary. With that in mind, he does not fall under the exemption.”

RW: Without that statement, it would have been more difficult to determine whether he was exempt or not? It would have taken a little bit of investigation?
Sgt. Smith: “Yes. That’s correct.”

RW: Generally do you guys get into it that much?
Sgt. Smith: “Well, not too long ago, we had a guy up on North 93. He was into these racing karts, and it took us about two-and-a-half hours with phone calls. We determined that he was sponsored by a racing kart company there in Oklahoma and the kart manufacturer out of Italy also provided sponsorship for him. Sometimes we can dig, and we can come up with the information. Sometimes we don’t. Another time we spent two hours on a situation and weren’t able to determine it, and let the guy go down the road. It took us about a week. Finally the answer came back, no he wasn’t really, didn’t fall under this guideline.”

RW: Are you guys race-savvy? It sounds like you guys know what’s going on a little bit with racing.
Sgt. Smith: “Right.”

RW: So you guys know the difference between a guy who’s getting a salary from Suzuki or from Chevy and a guy who is rolling a couple of motocross bikes to the local track across the state line?
Sgt. Smith: “Right. There’s a big difference there, yeah. If it’s borderline, we might do some digging for an hour or two, and we still haven’t determined it one way or another we’ll generally kick the guy loose. If you’re doing a story on this you might add in this thing that the officer, he did not cite this individual. All he did was place him out of service for eight hours. Made him stop at a truck stop, place him out of service for eight hours, then he could continue on his trip. He did not cite him for anything. He could have cited him.”

Editorial Opinion: Of course, he could have also applied some of the kind of time the Arizona Highway Patrol is apparently willing to spend to investigate a kart racer, using it to determine that, yes, Chris Ulrich had just spent most of the night at a truck stop after driving six hours from California, putting him well under the “in service” time limits. And he could have then sent Ulrich on his way toward Mid-Ohio with a warning to carry a log book in the future.

Meanwhile, reached by cell phone after serving his eight hours of down time, Chris Ulrich denied ever telling officer Russell that he got a salary of any type. “What would I gain by fabricating something like that?” asked Ulrich. “The guy sort of started out BSing about motocrossing and then started popping questions, but I never said I got a salary. And I never said I was sponsored by Suzuki, I told him that they give me contingency money. The guy completely made that stuff up about me saying I was getting a salary. I never once told him that I was on salary or had a contract with Suzuki. He was trying to say that I worked for Suzuki directly, and I told him that I didn’t.”

In response to this post, racer Jeff Short of Citrus Heights, California sent a FAX to Roadracing World that read, “What a pile of dung the Arizona CHP must be. Don’t they realize holding someone for eight hours is probably more costly than the fine? What a gross intrusion into our personal freedom.”

What Roadracingworld.com’s Chris Ulrich Said When He Won At Laguna Seca Last Weekend

On the podium: “Yeah, I can’t believe my luck. Ben (Spies) and Jimmy (Moore) were running a really great race. I kind of fell behind there at the start. I cooked my tire a little bit. You know, I couldn’t believe it. I saw Jimmy fall down and thought, ‘Wow! I’m in second place.’ I saw Ben fall down and I was like, ‘Cool! I’m gonna win. I just gotta keep this thing on two wheels.’ “You know, in qualifying we thought I was going to try and put it on pole, and I threw it away a little bit. My plan for the race was to keep my head and get on the box. That was all, you know. I was going to use my head and finish the race. I need the points. “I’ve got to thank Billy Wiese. I gotta thank my father, John Ulrich, Roadracing World magazine, Roadracingworld.com, Vesrah Racing, Suzuki, Metzeler tires, Pirelli. This is great. I said at Road America I would win one. I just kind of got this one handed to me but I was on my wheels at the end of the race. I want to say, ‘What’s up?’ to my mom in the Roadracing World booth and my brother who came out here to help support the magazine. Thanks for all of your support. We’re gonna keep plugging away and try to move up in the Championship. Special thanks to Billy, the Valvoline crew, everybody, Shane Clarke builds my engines, Barry McMahan. This is a great day for me.” At the post-race press conference: “I started racing when I was 13 on a YSR50, and I had no clue where I would end up. This is just a result of my hard work and my father’s opportunities. This win feels really good for me. “In qualifying, I was really happy to be underneath the track record – there were only three guys and I did it on my race tire. I had a little misfortune up at the top of the corkscrew and threw it away. I’ve been crashing a little too much this year learning and getting up to speed. So my plan for the race was to use my head. I was going to try to get off to a decent start, which I didn’t. I got a really horrible start. My launch was good, but I got tangled up with Ben going over the top of the hill and that put me a little wide. So after that, it was like, ‘Okay. Don’t get excited. Don’t throw this away.’ “I saw Richie (Alexander) get the black flag, and he came in. I said, ‘Okay, no problem. I’m in third now’ And I was gapping fourth. I wasn’t gaining too much. I was just holding the gap steady from me to second and gapping fourth. My plan was to stay there, you know? Take what I could get today. “I couldn’t believe my luck when I come around and Jimmy’s bike is flipping in the air. The next lap I come around and there’s a waving yellow in the last turn and Ben’s on the ground. I saw that and thought, ‘Wow! I’ve got a three-second gap to fourth, and I’m gonna win this. Wow!’ “That last lap was a bit unnerving. I broke a little early in a couple of places, looked behind me a couple of times. It feels really good after last weekend when I got run into by another guy and destroyed one of my bikes at VIR, then come here and win. “I’ve got to thank my father John Ulrich, Roadracingworld.com, and Roadracing World magazine, Vesrah Suzuki, Tiger Angel leathers-–I’ve been destroying their stuff all year–Arai helmets, and everybody including Dave Swarts from Roadracing World for driving my truck across the country last week when I couldn’t. “It’s a great day for me. I’m definitely going to savor this one. I’m going to keep the hard work up. You know, if those guys keep making mistakes like that, maybe we’ve got a shot at the Championship. I don’t know. It’s a learning year for me. I think I’m ahead of the curve right now. I’m just out there trying to get a ride for next year so that I don’t have to drive my own truck to the racetrack. I can’t be happier. This is a great day.”

Air Fence Seminar And Contributor Signing To Be Held At Mid-Ohio On Friday

A seminar on proper Air Fence/Air Module use, deployment, mantenance and repair will be held in conjunction with an Air Fence Fund contributor signing at Mid-Ohio on Friday, July 20 at 7:00 p.m.

The seminar will be conducted by Alpina Safety Systems representative Dan Lance.

During an Air Fence signing at Laguna Seca on Saturday evening, July 7, Andy Coffey of Air Fence Safety Systems answered questions and explained the basic operation and set-up to a group of Air Fence Fund contributors. The Air Fence section signed at Laguna Seca was set up in front of the concrete barrier hit by Jamie Bowman at Laguna Seca last year, adding a somber note to the signing ceremony.

People who have contributed to the Air Fence Fund and who have not already signed a section of Air Fence/Air Module at Road Atlanta, Road America or Laguna Seca are invited to sign a section of Air Fence and sit in on Lance’s seminar at Mid-Ohio. The Air Fence signing will be hosted by Roadracing World’s John Ulrich.

The exact location of the signing will be announced at the racetrack, and the information will also be posted at Chris Ulrich’s trailer in the paddock on Friday morning.

Air Fence Fund Tops $143,000 With New Sections Designated For F-USA

The Roadracing World Air Fence Fund now totals $143,606 with new donations coming in the mail and made in person at Laguna Seca.

The fund’s next project is to buy 10 30-foot sections of Air Fence for use at Formula USA-sanctioned events, at a cost of about $30,000.

The fund has already paid $104,000 toward 35 new 30-foot sections of Air Fence and Air Module for use by AMA Pro Racing as well as spending $11,000 on 20 6.5-foot sections of Air Fence Bike for use during CMRA/CCS and RPM/WERA events at Texas World Speedway.

Stephen Wooldridge donated $300 In Memory of Charles Wooldridge, Sr., the Sierra Sportbike Association donated $200, Terry McKeever sent $200, Leonard Lloyd contributed $100, and Blake/www.BadWeatherBikers.com sent $100.

Donations at Roadracing World’s booth at Laguna Seca came from Loren Chun, $100; Robin Clark, $50; Carl Liebold, $50; Peter Young, $50; Mark Crane, $40; David Osser, $25; Margaret Corra, $25; Kerry Lynn Hanley, $25, T. Kershaw, $25; Allan Karman, $25; Anonymous, $25; and Johnny Newell, $10.

In donating $300 “In Loving Memory of Charles Wooldridge Sr, who rode motorcycles for 63 years,” Stephen Wooldridge of Black Point, California wrote, “I am a long-time fan of road racing, but seeing these talented athletes get injured has been a heartache to me. That is why instead of going to the AMA and WSB races at Laguna Seca this year, I am donating the money that I would have spent there to the Air Fence Fund. I can stay home and watch the races on Speedvision and log on to roadracingworld.com for the details, but this year my money can go to help someone stay safe our there. I hope there are other race fans willing to do the same to help keep these great racers from being injured. Thanks for the inspiration.”

George M. Noeth wrote, “Dear Mr. Ulrich, Your plan for buying Air Fence sections to present to the AMA for their use at racing events is brilliant. It is a pointed way of getting AMA to do what you want while allowing them to save some face. I use the same concept in my job, in dealing with vendors and contractors. We call it ‘taking away the excuses.’ When your plan succeeds, the AMA will have no excuse for not using the Air Fence sections, and hopefully this will spur them on to looking hard at other safety issues. Enclosed is my check for $50. Better late than never, right?”

Loren Chun wrote, “Thank you, John! For taking action; for a great magazine; and for sponsoring the WSMC F3 race at Willow Springs.”

The list of contributors now reads as follows:

Erik Buell/Buell Motorcycle Company $5800
Trent Thompson/Paramount Racing $5000
Anonymous $4725
Wegman Benefit Fund/Gordon Lunde Sr. $3850
Dynojet Research $3200
Steve Brubaker/Race Tire Service $3000
Willow Springs Int’l Raceway $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
Wendell Phillips/Lockhart Phillips $2500
Advanced Motor Sports/In Memory of Dirk Piz $2000
L.A. Bikers/labiker.org $1810
Dennis Smith/Sport Tire Services $1500
Marc Salvisberg/Factory Pro Tuning $1450
Bob Dragich/Roadracing World $1450
Fred Renz/Yoyodyne $1450
WERA Motorcycle Roadracing $1450
Lucky Deleoni $1300
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
Lindemann Engineering $1000
Linda, John & Susanne Hopkins/In Memory of Roy Hopkins $895
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
Brooks Gremmels/Shogun Motorsports $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
Anonymous $500
Indigo Sports $500
Ed Robinson/Robinson Partners $500
Bill St. John/Project Monza $400
Jerry Jirkovsky $330
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
“Old Slo Gene Templet”/CMRA $300
Eric Kelcher/Blockworks $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
James Lickwar $290
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
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
MZ Scorpion Cup Racers $175
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
Texas Sport Bike Association $260
Stuart Stratton/Stratton Racing $150
Hewitt & Prout Attorneys at Law $150
Jim Williams/13x.com $125
David Boosales/WERA BBS $125
Mike Brown/Team 222 $125
Pete Martins $125
Road Atlanta Crash Truck Crews $111
Chris Normand/Firestorm Racing $101
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
Paul Kingsburgh/RC45.net $100
Tom Drumm $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
D&D Thrush Farms $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
Larry Spektor/In Memory of Toby Jorgenson $80
Tyson Kamp $75
Vito Dionisio/WERA BBS $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
David J. Kopfinger $ 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
Jim Frost/NEDoD $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
David Yesman $40
Rod Klebsch $40
Mark Crane, $40
Don Moody $35
Brent Kilgore/Clark Kilgore/Kevin Bridges/Slow To Heal Racing $35
Lindsey Leard $30
Dave Deggendorf/WERA BBS $30
Steve Sturm/Squidvision Racing $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
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
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.
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.
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, 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 duties.

A full accounting of all Air Fence Fund money will be posted on this website as it is disbursed, along with lists of any pledges still outstanding.

We’re still waiting for payment of pledges made by the following persons and companies:

Traxxion Dynamics,$2900
MZ Skorpion, $75
D&D Thrush Farm, $100
LA Bikers, $50
Mike Brown, $125
Jim Frost/NEDoD, $50
Brent/Clark Kilgore, $35
Paul Kingsburgh, $100
Steve Sturm, $30

TOTAL OUTSTANDING, $3454.

Updated Post: Jacobi/Deatherage/Verboven 29th Overall, 6th Superbike In Spa 24-Hour

Herman Verboven Racing’s John Jacobi, Andy Deatherage and Herman Verboven finished 29th overall, 6th in the Superbike class in the 24-Hours de Liege at Spa Franchorchamps, Belgium. The overall win went to Suzuki Castrol’s Morrison/Lavieille/Brian on a GSX-R1000 in the SuperProduction class.

Results after 24 hours:
1. Suzuki Castrol, (Morrison/Lavieille/Brian), SP, GSX-R1000, 498 laps
2. GMT94, (Guyot/Scarnato/Dussauge), SP, GSX-R1000, 494 laps
3. Free Bird Performance, (Mizera/Sebileau/Lagrive), SB, YZF-R7, 494 laps, -0.224-second
4. Whirley Phase One, (Linden/Jerman/Ulmann), SP, GSX-R1000, 493 laps
5. Wim Motors, (Naveau/Aerts/Platacis), SB, RC51, 481 laps
6. Motomax Derbi, (Jennings/Ellison/Baker), SP, GSX-R1000, 479 laps
7. Quick Motor Service, (Pister/Schildermans), SB, RSV1000, 470 laps
8. Motorsport Mabbe, (Vanlandschoot/De Maegt/Roe), SP, GSX-R1000, 466 laps
9. Schaefer Motorsport, (Graf/Blug/Wacker), SP, GSX-R1000, 466 laps, -1:28.974
10. Bridgestone Thunderbike, (Strauch/Roethig/Borkowski), SS, GSX-R1000, 466 laps, -2:02.749
29. Herman Verboven Racing, (John Jacobi/Andy Deatherage/Haerman Verboven), SB, GSX-R750, 444 laps

SP = SuperProduction class
SB = Superbike class
SS = StockSport class

Crevier Was Unstoppable In St. Eustache Canadian Superbike Race

Canadian Honda’s Steve Crevier had a nearly perfect weekend on the 1.2-mile circuit at Autodrome St. Eustache in Quebec during round four of the Parts Canada Superbike Championship. Crevier took the pole position, nearly breaking the track record, and won the Superbike final on his Honda RC51 to extend his Championship points lead. Crevier didn’t get the pole position for the Yoshimura 600cc Sport Bike race (Crevier qualified second) but won the race by five seconds on his Honda CBR600F4i.

Parts Canada Superbike Qualifying:

1. Steve Crevier, Honda RC51, 0:46.730
2. Francis Martin, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 0:47.604
3. Frank Trombino, Yamaha YZF-R1, 0:47.722
4. Michael Taylor, Honda RC51, 0:48.050
5. Owen Weichel, Kawasaki ZX-7RR, 0:48.492
6. Ben Pilon, Yamaha YZF-R1, 0:48.694
7. Jean-Francois Cyr, Yamaha YZF-R6, 0:48.902
8. Jeff Williams, Honda CBR929RR, 0:49.182
9. Greg Boki, Yamaha YZF-R1, 0:49.271
10. Clint McBain, Suzuki GSX-R600, 0:49.282

Parts Canada Superbike Final Results:

1. Crevier, Honda RC51
2. Martin, Suzuki GSX-R1000
3. Taylor, Honda RC51
4. Trombino, Yamaha YZF-R1
5. Williams, Honda CBR929RR
6. Weichel, Kawasaki ZX-7RR
7. Pilon, Yamaha YZF-R1
8. Cyr, Yamaha YZF-R6
9. Michael Leon, Honda CBR600F4i
10. Andrew Nelson, Kawasaki ZX-6R

Parts Canada Point Standings (after 4 of 7 rounds):

1. Crevier, 216 points
2. Weichel, 170 points
3. Martin, 168 points
4. Pilon, 106 points
5. Taylor, 104 points
6. Cyr, 94 points
7. Williams, 81 points
8. Nelson, 74 points
9. Trombino, 69 points
10. Martin Hamel, 62 points

Yoshimura 600cc Sport Bike Qualifying:

1. Jean-Francois Cyr, Yamaha YZF-R6, 0:48.105
2. Steve Crevier, Honda CBR600F4i, 0:48.126
3. Kevin Lacombe, Yamaha YZF-R6, 0:48.733

Yoshimura 600cc Sport Bike Final Results:

1. Crevier, Honda CBR600F4i
2. Greg Boki, Yamaha YZF-R6
3. Andrew Nelson, Kawasaki ZX-6R

International Motorcycle Supershow Open Sport Bike Qualifying:

1. Frank Trombino, Yamaha YZF-R1, 0:48.248
2. Michael Taylor, Honda CBR929RR, 0:48.558
3. Jean-Francois Cyr, Yamaha YZF-R6, 0:48.574

International Motorcycle Supershow Open Sport Bike Final Results:

1. Francis Martin, Suzuki GSX-R1000
2. Trombino, Yamaha YZF-R1
3. Jeff Williams, Honda CBR929RR

The next round of the Parts Canada Superbike series is scheduled for 7/20-22 at Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada.

Air Fence Bike Assembled And Ready To Be Installed At Texas World Speedway

A full 120 feet of new Air Fence Bike soft barrier has been assembled and is ready for installation at Texas World Speedway. The 20 6-foot sections of soft barrier were assembled at Texas World Speedway on July 11 and 12 by a crew of RPM and CMRA volunteers, as described in the following press release issued by Tom Shields of RPM:

As of July 11, 2001, RPM/WERA and CMRA/CCS have received the first of the Air Fence Bike system for club use (purchased with money) raised by RoadracingWorld.com and John Ulrich. The Air Fence is to be used where racer Ryan Smith was killed in an accident during a CMRA event in turn 8a at Texas World Speedway. It was the first event on the 2.9 mile track in 1999. There will be 20 six-foot sections of Air Fence now in front of a three-row tire wall and Armco.

Many thanks go to the individuals involved in building the Air Fence. Assisting in building the fence at Texas World July 11 and 12 were RPM members and family members Clay Allen, Garvin Allen, Hunter Brewer, Justin Lamb, Kyle Wiese and Wes Wiese; CMRA members Charles Brothers and Eric Kelcher; Andy Coffee of Airfence Safety Systems, and Awn Ressler of Texas World Speedway.

A special thanks goes to John Ulrich of Roadracing World and all the countless contributors to this cause.

Where’s The Beef? AMA Pro Racing Delegation Doesn’t Address Deep Operational Problems In Secret Meetings With Factory Teams

AMA Pro Racing CEO Scott Hollingsworth and Vice President, Commercial Development John Farris did not address specific operational problems at AMA road races in a series of secret meetings with manufacturers last week.

Hollingsworth and Farris met with representatives of factory teams at the Southern California headquarters of American Honda, Yamaha Motor Corp., Kawasaki Motors Corp. and American Suzuki the week following races at Laguna Seca, but did not reveal an expected plan for addressing the deep dis-satisfaction with race operations currently running through the paddock at AMA events, according to various meeting participants.

“There wasn’t a whole lot there,” said one factory man of the meeting he attended.

Hollingsworth and Farris did not reveal what changes in class structure are on the horizon. Hollingsworth seemed concerned with what the “global platform” will be for the Superbike class in the future, i.e., will World Superbike allow 1000cc Inline Fours in the future, requiring AMA Superbike to follow suit to continue to attract factory participation.

Jacobi, Deatherage 16th Overall, 4th In Class In Spa 24-hour 5th-Hour Standings

After five wet hours of the FIM Endurance World Championship 24-hour race at Spa Francorchamps in Belgium, SuperProduction class Suzuki GSX-R1000s still led the way. And after five hours of dealing with rain, mist, high winds, puddles, rivers, white lines on the road, and an oil spill, the overall standings were:

Results After Five Hours (Team Name, Bike, Class, Class Position):

1. Suzuki Castrol, Suzuki GSX-R1000, SuperProduction (1st)
2. Zongshen Team B, Suzuki GSX-R1000, SuperProduction (2nd)
3. Endurance Moto, Yamaha YZF-R1, SuperProduction (3rd)
4. Free Bike Performance, Yamaha YZF-R7, Superbike (1st)
5. Whirley Phase One, Suzuki GSX-R1000, SuperProduction (4th)
6. Wim Motors, Honda RC51, Superbike (2nd)
7. Zongshen Team A, Suzuki GSX-R1000, SuperProduction (5th)
8. GMT94, Suzuki GSX-R1000, SuperProduction (6th)
9. Jadoul Motosport, Kawasaki ZX-9R, SuperProduction (7th)
10. Junior Team LMS, Suzuki GSX-R1000, SuperProduction (8th)
11. Dynotech Performance, Honda CBR929RR, StockSport (1st)

13. Quick Motor Service, Aprilia RSV1000, Superbike (3rd)

16. Herman Verboven Racing (Jacobi/Deatherage/Verboven), Suzuki GSX-R750, Superbike (4th)

The race should end approximately 5:40 a.m. PDT.


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