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Concert Supports Memory Of Biker (from Evesham Journal): "The concert is being hosted by motorcyclist James Toseland, who will play some music himself at the James Toseland's Crash In Concert on Saturday, January 20 from 7.30pm until late."
27.12.06
Waikato Times: local, national & world news from Waikato's daily newspaper: "Stroud on pace for another good season"
Hate Deep Linking? Lock the Door, Dummy! - Columns by PC Magazine If you leave your money piled in the middle of the street (or Information Superhighway as the case may be), it's not a crime if someone walks off with it.
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Zee News - Superbikers shun Xmas cheer for testing: "those hardy souls that populate 'planet Superbike'."
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Cycle News Online Indianapolis Motor Speedway will likely host a round of the MotoGP World Championship in 2008
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Shark tops BRW sport rich-list - Breaking News - Sport - Breaking News: "Unknown US-based motorcyclist Mat Mladin ($7m) was the highest debutant at ninth but compilers admit the Suzuki rider had slipped under the radar in the past despite winning six AMA Superbike Championships"
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Buell News | | World’s longest two man ‘stoppie’ flies into the record books Things to do while waiting for your Buell to be recalled.
Ducati Revs [Fool.com: Motley Fool Take] November 24, 2006: "Losses are shrinking, and the firm continues to make good on CEO Federico Minoli's promise to 'maintain a tight control on sales and production in order to avoid excessive [inventories].' While the firm's inventories didn't contract as much in this quarter as they did in the first half, at 2% down from a year ago, they're still headed in the right direction."
icHuddersfield - Dr Who!: "I've got an MBE from the Queen and I've been asked to open colleges and engineering departments that have been named after me, but I've never been made a doctor"
22.11.06
Motorcycling: Champion Hayden sees no need to make friends, only influence people - Sport - Times Online: "Colin Edwards, Rossi’s team-mate, was dumbfounded by Pedrosa’s recklessness, ditching any pretence at political correctness and said: “Well, I ain’t a f***ing retard.” "
allAfrica.com: Kenya: Health On Wheels "an international donor has pledged 36 motorcycles to the health service"
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ThatsRacin.com | 11/18/2006 | SunTrust Renews Grand American Sponsorship; Retains 'Official Bank' Status Through 2009: "SunTrust also is the title sponsor of the SunTrust MOTO-ST motorcycle racing series for which Grand American provides administrative and commercial support"
Fun-seeking Rossi clears first obstacles - New Zealand's source for food & wine news & recipes on Stuff.co.nz: "it's like going to the airport in Bologna"
17.11.06
Gronholm takes charge at Rally New Zealand; MotoGP champion Rossi well back - iht,sports,autoracing,rally,Rally New Zealand - Sports - International Herald Tribune: "Rossi spun on the first stage Friday, completing the 20.38-kilometer (12.58-mile) section more than 2 1-2 minutes slower than Gronholm. By the end of the day, Rossi was almost 11 minutes behind."
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Q & A: Ricky Carmichael, MB2 Motorsports Development Driver :: PaddockTalk :: Two drivers, Two cars... Drop the flag...It's all good!: "I am looking forward to getting rid of some of that motorcycle mentality."
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Cycle News Online: "Doug Chandler and Kurtis Roberts have signed with newly formed superbike team, NFS Racing."
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Welcome to IEEE Xplore 2.0: Control Systems Magazine, IEEE: "Advances in motorcycle design and control"
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ANSA.it - News in English - MotoGP: Rossi stronger after defeat: "I thought I was invincible, but that's only true for comic book heroes"
29.10.06
'Kentucky Kid' wins MotoGP championship: "'He is a great champion, he came here with the best chance of being world champion again ... but it was his turn to fall like I did in Portugal,' said Hayden.
'I'm not happy it should happen like this, but no one is safe from accidents, they are part of motorcycle racing.'"
'I'm not happy it should happen like this, but no one is safe from accidents, they are part of motorcycle racing.'"
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The Columbus Dispatch - Clippers: "As for Cooper Stadium, A.D. Farrow Co. Harley-Davidson remains the likely replacement for the Clippers. ...
[Owner Bob] Althoff proposed a motorcycle complex that would include a racetrack, dealership, restaurant and hotel and would use virtually all of Cooper’s 47 acres along Mound Street. "
[Owner Bob] Althoff proposed a motorcycle complex that would include a racetrack, dealership, restaurant and hotel and would use virtually all of Cooper’s 47 acres along Mound Street. "
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Independent Online Edition > General: "one of the greatest debacles in the 57-year history of grand prix racing"
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Motorcycling: Hayden limping to finish as Rossi preys on frayed nerves - Sport - Times Online: "NICKY HAYDEN can become the first man to dethrone Valentino Rossi for six years this weekend, but he arrived in Portugal with fate, momentum and even his team seemingly against him. "
Le Monde.fr : La révolte des maires américains "Ce jour-là, la Conférence des maires des Etats-Unis tient congrès dans le plus grand secret. La réunion n'a pas été rendue publique. Les édiles les plus puissants sont présents. Un scooter à trois roues fait sensation auprès du maire d'une bourgade de Caroline du Nord. Il va pouvoir faire un tour, même s'il rechigne à mettre un casque. "Monsieur, c'est la loi ici." L'engin est en démonstration. Son fabricant l'a laissé à la disposition des maires qui souhaitent encourager le développement des deux-roues propres dans leur ville. Thème de la réunion : l'environnement."
On a Friday morning in September, the most powerful members of the U.S. Conference of Mayors met in private in Santa Barbara. The meeting was not publicized. A three-wheeled scooter attracted the attention of the mayor of a North Carolina town. He'll be able to ride it, even if he complains about wearing a helmet. "Sir, that's the law here." The machine is a demonstrator, on loan from the manufacturer for the use of mayors who wish to promote the use of two-wheelers in their cities. Theme of the gathering: the environment.
On a Friday morning in September, the most powerful members of the U.S. Conference of Mayors met in private in Santa Barbara. The meeting was not publicized. A three-wheeled scooter attracted the attention of the mayor of a North Carolina town. He'll be able to ride it, even if he complains about wearing a helmet. "Sir, that's the law here." The machine is a demonstrator, on loan from the manufacturer for the use of mayors who wish to promote the use of two-wheelers in their cities. Theme of the gathering: the environment.
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Motorsport.com: News channel SunTrust Named Title Sponsor of New MOTO-ST Motorcycle Endurance Racing Series
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AccessNorthGa.com - News Articles: North Georgia's Sporting News Weather and News Motorcycle riding course under fire
AccessNorthGa.com - News Articles: North Georgia's Sporting News Weather and News Motorcycle riding course under fire
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Daytona Beach News-Journal Online -- Racing News: "more than 170 people on various race teams have asked for help to kick the smoking habit....'Many of these NASCAR people are highly motivated.'
Why? One big reason is because of the sponsorship dollars now flowing in from companies such as SGK.
'Roger's team has the Nicorette paint scheme,' Vitale said. 'He indicated he didn't want to be seen around the race car smoking; that would be embarrassing to [the] sponsor.'"
Why? One big reason is because of the sponsorship dollars now flowing in from companies such as SGK.
'Roger's team has the Nicorette paint scheme,' Vitale said. 'He indicated he didn't want to be seen around the race car smoking; that would be embarrassing to [the] sponsor.'"
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GOP Mines Data for Every Tiny Bloc - Los Angeles Times: "the stealth campaign to woo the thousands of working-class, historically Democratic Michiganders whose cold-weather passion is snowmobiles is just one small example of a technique known as 'micro-targeting' that GOP strategists are using across the country"
Townsville Bulletin: Rossi earns Australia wrist slap [ 25sep06 ]: "The factory teams of Honda, Ducati and Kawaski have protested to the FIM against a lack of action against Rossi."
22.9.06
SPEEDtv.com: "although the strong and partisan article written by Dean Adams and posted on his SuperbikePlanet site contains some of the healthy passion that European publications express"
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Daytona Beach News-Journal Online: "The IRL cars would likely use the motorcycle road course, which opened in 2005 after the infield/garage renovation. Still, parts of the track are extremely bumpy and would have to be smoothed, said Buddy Rice, the 2004 Indianapolis 500 winner.
'The bumps in the banking are pretty severe and I don't think our cars could be raised high enough to go over them at speed without still bottoming out a lot,' Rice said."
'The bumps in the banking are pretty severe and I don't think our cars could be raised high enough to go over them at speed without still bottoming out a lot,' Rice said."
24.8.06
Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Lifestyles Despite the danger- and the critics - Mary Spies is steering her son to the top of his sport
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Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | ZONTA SETS NEW TRACK RECORD AT MAZDA RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA: "Panasonic Toyota F1 driver Ricardo Zonta easily set a new track record on his second flying lap with at 1:07:587"
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Howick and Pakuranga Times: "Murray mum on who watered Burt Munro's lemon tree Murray mum on who watered Burt Munro's lemon tree "
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Hodgson Ill Never Ride For Fogarty (from This Is Lancashire): "SUPERBIKE ace Neil Hodgson has snubbed Carl Fogarty - and wrecked plans for an all-British dream team - by insisting he will never ride for his arch rival."
12.8.06
Texarkana Gazette: News and Classifieds From Texarkana, Texas/Arkansas Skeletons in the Closet: Skull and crossbones now a popular image in women’s clothing
10.8.06
KRT Wire | 08/09/2006 | Loud roar of commerce echoes through Sturgis Motorcycle Rally: "This is not the party it used to be, it's a . . . fashion show.'This is not the party it used to be, it's a . . . fashion show."
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Telegraph Forum - www.bucyrustelegraphforum.com - Bucyrus, OH: "Superbike vet back for more
Duhamel chases 9th victory at Mid-Ohio"
Duhamel chases 9th victory at Mid-Ohio"
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Zee News - Yamaha Motor's Q2 net rises on sales, yen: "Yamaha, based in Iwata City, southwest of Tokyo, benefited from demand for Mio scooters in Southeast Asia and YZF-R6 motorcycles in Europe"
29.7.06
Hodgson In Superbike Comeback (from This Is Lancashire) "I'm sick of battling for fourth places because of the technical rules."
28.7.06
Desoto Sun Herald - 07/28/06 The ordinance includes "motorcycles" in the definitions and bans the use of motorcycles on public and private property in North Port, including public streets
Fogs Shock (from Lancashire Evening Telegraph): "Former world superbike champion Carl Fogarty dusted off his gloves and helmet for another appearance at the Lancashire Twin-Shock Grand National meeting at Clayton-le-Dale, near Blackburn."
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Buffalo News - Contract at Dunlop tire plant expires tonight: "The site chiefly makes truck and motorcycle tires. "
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Salinas Californian - www.thecalifornian.com - Salinas, CA: "Track fixes help clinch GP's returnTrack fixes help clinch GP's return"
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Independent Online Edition > Business News: "Emap's FHM lifestyle magazine, Maxpower car title, and MCN motorcycle monthly have been worst affected. The extent of their drop in circulation will be revealed in the biannual ABC readership figures due out on 17 August.Emap's FHM lifestyle magazine, Maxpower car title, and MCN motorcycle monthly have been worst affected. The extent of their drop in circulation will be revealed in the biannual ABC readership figures due out on 17 August."
Producers hope do-it-yourself motorcycle repair show soars "'We won't have any voluptuous blondes'...'You can sit there and watch it with your parents or your kids, not worry that there will be anything that's in bad taste. That doesn't make the bike community look too good.'"
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Sport: Motor Sport: MotoGP Star Tipped For Rally NZ: "Multiple world championship winnning Moto GP rider Valentino Rossi, has been tipped to drive in the Rally of New Zealand in November."
8.7.06
News - Isle of Man Today: News, Sport, Jobs, Property, Cars, Entertainments & More FAMILY and friends of injured TT competitor James Cornell are bidding to raise $50,000 to take him home.
7.7.06
The Sun-Times: "Motorcycle crash course open to first responders, fire departments, bikersMotorcycle crash course open to first responders, fire departments, bikers"
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Ecclestone driving a hard bargain on US return to fold - Sport - Times Online: "Ecclestone told The Times: “It does not matter to Formula One if there is no grand prix in the US. What do we get from America? Aggravation, that’s about all. If you say ‘good morning’ over there and it’s five past 12, you end up with a lawsuit. We have never got any sponsors out there. The television has never taken off; we have more viewers in Malta than over there."
27.6.06
NTSB Press Release During the forum, the NTSB will examine issues raised by a number of recent motorcycle accidents, including the June 12 motorcycle crash involving Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, and the June 11 crash involving a motorcycle and a minivan in Williamsport, PA that killed five persons.
26.6.06
Grand American Road Racing Association: "there's a crossover road in the middle of the track that is new. It has a really big elevation change to the road from the grass and when I hit that, the car got launched"
25.6.06
Motorsport.com: News channel: "Hand's BMW went off the track and over a mound of dirt, which served like a motorcycle stunt rider's ramp and launched him into the air. The car flipped at least eight times and finally landed on its roof, with fuel pouring out of it."
Let's hope someone from the AMA saw this and makes sure that mound is eliminated before the Superbikes race there next month.
Let's hope someone from the AMA saw this and makes sure that mound is eliminated before the Superbikes race there next month.
22.6.06
The In-Car Camera Never Blinks (but Viewers Flinch) - New York Times: "'A near crash is just like a crash except that somebody did something to avoid it,'"
Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme Mark your calendars. The Motocross des Nations returns to the US on September 23, 2007 at Budds Creek in Maryland.
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News - Belfast Today: News, Sport, Jobs, Property, Cars, Entertainments & More Joey's Home a fitting memorial
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Champ Car Co-owner Believes NASCAR is Interfering with Phoenix Race Plans :: PaddockTalk :: Two drivers, Two cars... Drop the flag...It's all good!: "The next thing I know, there are letters flying off from ISC to the (Phoenix) city council containing a number of falsehoods. But more disturbing, within two weeks, there is a motion being passed at the state level – well, trying to be passed -- which would, in fact, ban all forms of motor sports if it isn’t on one of the ISC tracks. Whether it be karting, all across motorcycling, MotoGP -- you name it"
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Soup :: Emde Resigns From AMA Racing Committee: "the need for ... establishing procedures that avoid any suggestion of conflicts of interest."
Somebody needs to ask Mr. Emde to explain why this point is important in this context.
Somebody needs to ask Mr. Emde to explain why this point is important in this context.
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Rocky Mountain News: Local: "We are allowed to stay active on issues like auto seat belts. But on helmet laws, we've had to sit back and watch the motorcycle fatalities go up for eight straight years."
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Independent Online Edition > General: "Love of the simple life pays dividends in Bayliss's return to superbikes "
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Sport-Federer and Kostelic win Laureus sporting oscars | Motor Sports | Reuters.co.uk: "Italian motorcycle champion Valentino Rossi, who picked up a Spirit of Sport award after three fruitless years as a contender."
21.5.06
The big money of motorsports - Forbes.com - MSNBC.com: "a top 25 finisher in the Daytona 500 got airtime equivalent to $7 million worth of 30-second commercials on average... [Last year,] Earnhardt reaped $149 million in televised exposure time for lead sponsor Budweiser. By that calculation, Anheuser-Busch got a bargain. It is believed to have spent only $15 million on the sponsorship."
19.5.06
WORTHPLAYING - - All about games ! Milstone, the creators of the Superbike series, are back and bringing Super-Bikes: Riding Challenge with them, the most realistic and in depth riding simulation
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Orange County Weekly “Fine art? It’s more like primitive art,” said photographer Richard Karl Koch, who shot Von Dutch for a 1970 Los Angeles Times West magazine feature and had him pinstripe a Rand McNally globe of the moon—which Koch recently listed on eBay with a $75,000 reserve.
Insider Racing News * May 16, 2006: "NASCAR tops the list as the favorite type of motorsports according to fans polled from January-December 2005. It received 59.5% of the votes compared to the next-highest total of 13.4% for the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA). Following in third place were motorcycle events at 9.7, Formula 1 with 6.3, the Indy Racing League (IRL) with 6.1, Champ Car World Series with 1.4 and other racing series at 0.4. NASCAR tops the list as the favorite type of motorsports according to fans polled from January-December 2005. It received 59.5% of the votes compared to the next-highest total of 13.4% for the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA). Following in third place were motorcycle events at 9.7, Formula 1 with 6.3, the Indy Racing League (IRL) with 6.1, Champ Car World Series with 1.4 and other racing series at 0.4. "
Cleveland.com's Printer-Friendly Page: "the Environmental Protection Agency Web site shows the three dozen or so 2006 flexible-fuel vehicles (which operate on either gasoline or E85) typically lose 25 percent to almost 30 percent in mileage when running on E85."
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YouTube - Heat Vision and Jack"Adventures of a superintelligent renegade astronaut and his talking motorcycle." Directed by Ben Stiller, starring Jack Black and Owen Wilson.
10.5.06
Mid-Ohio race track revs up with expansion - Business First of Columbus:: "Ohio is considered the motorcycle capital of America"
Like, did the cars designate the old Daytona road course this way before they got it all to themselves?:
"- Turn 3 is known as the International Horseshoe [okay, that one we knew]
- Turn 5 is known as Pedro Rodriguez Corner, named for the Mexican road-racing legend who also was NASCAR's Latino pioneer with six races run between 1959 and 1971
- Turn 7 is NASCAR Turn 1
- Turn 8 is NASCAR Turn 2
- Turns 9, 10, 11, 12 make up the chicane
- Turn 13 is NASCAR Turn 3
- Turn 14 is NASCAR Turn 4"
"- Turn 3 is known as the International Horseshoe [okay, that one we knew]
- Turn 5 is known as Pedro Rodriguez Corner, named for the Mexican road-racing legend who also was NASCAR's Latino pioneer with six races run between 1959 and 1971
- Turn 7 is NASCAR Turn 1
- Turn 8 is NASCAR Turn 2
- Turns 9, 10, 11, 12 make up the chicane
- Turn 13 is NASCAR Turn 3
- Turn 14 is NASCAR Turn 4"
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HometownAnnapolis.com, Sailing - Volvo sailor jumps at chance to ride with motocross star: "Call it moto meets Volvo."
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News - Ballymoney Today: News, Sport, Jobs, Property, Cars, Entertainments & More JOEY'S TREASURES GO ON SHOW
SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Muscling in Bar-bending young Texan challenges Mladin's Superbike dominance
25.4.06
Fullboost latest news: "Also present today was former 500cc motorcycle World Championship frontrunner and Network Ten motor sport commentator, Daryl Beattie, who is trying out all four wheels for the first time at this year's event. "
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Belfast Telegraph Irish Superbike champion Alistair Seeley, from Carrick, is to fly to America immediately after Easter to take part in the AMA 600cc Supersport Championship in Alabama.
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This Is Lancashire: Leisure: Leisure highlights: "SUPERBIKE legend Carl Fogarty got the chance to 'act like Flash Gordon' as he was fired across a gorge on a rocket while filming a new TV show."
1.4.06
Daytona Beach News-Journal Online -- Flagler: "Sales of parts, accessories and clothing, not motorcycles, averaged between $400,000 and $500,000 a day during Bike Week"
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Moody Blues: Jerez. - Yahoo! Sport UK -: "Pedrosa is now the Honda Golden Child in the top class. They haven't had a Golden Child since Kato... They've obviously nicked all the young small riders and helped some people. Just how did Lucio Cecchinello find the money to pay for that bike? They must have bamboozled the rules through for 800cc, just as they did with the 4 and 5 cylinder weight limit being the same. It can't have been a co-incidence.
Fundamentally, if a rider is quick, he is quick and Honda have seen that in Pedrosa, Elias, Melandri and Stoner. To a certain extent they thought that of Hayden, but they've kicked him aside with Pedrosa after his three years in the works team. Hayden must feel over the moon. How long until he leaves? Monday after Valencia?"
Fundamentally, if a rider is quick, he is quick and Honda have seen that in Pedrosa, Elias, Melandri and Stoner. To a certain extent they thought that of Hayden, but they've kicked him aside with Pedrosa after his three years in the works team. Hayden must feel over the moon. How long until he leaves? Monday after Valencia?"
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Sports Features Communications™ - Sports Newsfeeds 24/7 TNT NASCAR reporter Dave Burns sat down with NBA legend Michael Jordan to discuss Jordan’s latest endeavor, the Michael Jordan Motorsports team, a part of the American Motorcycle Association (AMA) Superbike circuit.
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Irony: Japanese Parts Caused Buell Retirements In Daytona 200 News Article // RoadracingWorld.com Funny thing is, Buell stopped me from taking pictures of their German "Hillbilly" clutches before the race. I guess the Hillbilly clutches didn't work so they changed to the FCC units at the last minute. Yeah, that must be it.
17.3.06
CAPE BRETON FESTIVAL OF SPEED Cape Breton Festival of Speed race in jeopardy after losing CMA sanctioning
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Life & Leisure News Article | Reuters.com As the Baby Boomers who transformed Harley's rumbling, lumbering bikes from countercultural totems into American icons enter their senior years -- the leading edge of the generation is turning 60 this year -- they're increasingly in the market for knee and hip replacements, not Harley's notoriously bone-shaking bikes.
14.3.06
Speedway officials reach deal on lease - OrlandoSentinel.com: Volusia County News: "under the circumstances, it's probably the best you could expect, given the fact that the authority [racing board] is more or less chosen by the Speedway"
13.3.06
2theadvocate.com | Police | Police clock motorcyclist at 155 on I-12: "That may be the fastest of all-time in the state"
State Police sanction record-setting speed runs.
State Police sanction record-setting speed runs.
Daytona Beach News-Journal Online -- Columns Society column covers annual reception for Bike Week notables.
11.3.06
Crash.Net MOTOGP: Latest Motorsport news, results with radio player Colin Edwards Responds to Ron Barrick
Honda PD President Says No to NASCAR - News - EEMS: "it's probably unfair for us to say that their technology is dumbed-down or at a lower level, but it's clearly a different kind of technology"
10.3.06
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia - News In English DUCATI TO LAUNCH OFFICIAL BLOG MANAGED BY ITS PRESIDENT
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Harley puts brakes on warehouses - MarketWatch "some dealers conceded they're using the space because they bought more bikes than they can possibly sell"
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WhoWon.com ... The Internet Source for Motorsports News and Information: "the first time in 36 years that the national motorcycle tour has visited the state of Virginia"
5.3.06
Daytona Beach News-Journal Online -- Racing News Not that there was any doubt whether Buell had a deal with the AMA before starting development on the XB12RR, but Erik acknowledges it here.
3.3.06
Mike the Bike will race the screen - The Hollywood News - www.TheHollywoodNews.com - The Ultimate News and Previews Website: "Widely hailed as the greatest motorcycle racer ever known, Mike Hailwood will make one more triumphant run, this time on the big screen."
Belfast Telegraph Irish Superbike champion Alistair Seeley leaves today (March 1) for Florida where he takes part in the Daytona 200 on March 11.
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Daytona Beach News-Journal Online -- Columns: "'Loud pipes make entire communities go murderously nuts after a week and a half and then you feel like bees are living in your head' won't fit on a bumper sticker except in the tiniest of type."
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High speed claims Broward biker - OrlandoSentinel.com: State News: "Fatal motorcycle crashes are all too common in South Florida, and too many riders wrongly think helmets and other gear can prevent death, officials say."
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Independent Online Edition > Motor Racing After a disastrous defence of his World Superbike crown, Britain's top rider has swapped Ducati for Honda and is determined to blow everyone away.
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Daytona Beach News-Journal Online -- Business: "While product tie-ins and sponsorships are common to almost all professional sports, NASCAR fans are different from all other fans in the degree of loyalty they exhibit, according to Larry DeGaris, director of James Madison University's Center for Sports Sponsorship in Harrisonburg, Va.
'They've been educated to be different,' he said in a telephone interview, pointing out NASCAR has always emphasized to fans how crucial corporate financing is to the continuation of racing....[A recent] national study... found that nearly 48 percent of NASCAR fans and 59 percent of self-described 'big' fans buy products or services specifically because the brand or company has a sponsorship in NASCAR."
'They've been educated to be different,' he said in a telephone interview, pointing out NASCAR has always emphasized to fans how crucial corporate financing is to the continuation of racing....[A recent] national study... found that nearly 48 percent of NASCAR fans and 59 percent of self-described 'big' fans buy products or services specifically because the brand or company has a sponsorship in NASCAR."
Daytona Beach News-Journal Online -- Business: "Beachside resident Pam Woods said she and others in her Seabreeze neighborhood use earplugs, at times, to deal with noise generated during Bike Week in March and Biketoberfest in October."
Daytona Beach News-Journal Online The Speedway owner is holding out a $100 million carrot in exchange for a longer lease on the public land it uses.
18.2.06
A new lease on daytona - OrlandoSentinel.com: Volusia County News: ISC's latest offer of $500,000 annually to lease the DIS property "is less than a quarter of what ISC pays the city of Homestead today to lease its track there.
Bob Leib, the consultant the racing district hired to analyze the Speedway's offer, said the tracks can't be compared because Homestead taxpayers invested a huge amount to build that track and deserve to get more back.
However, in 2016, ISC's payments [on Homestead] will decrease to $1 million a year because the city's investment will be repaid at that point. That would still be twice as much as ISC proposes to pay for the Daytona track.
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The nearly 450 acres the track sits on is valued at $32.7 million, Gilreath said. If the land were taxed, it would bring in $832,715 a year to the county -- more than $300,000 above what ISC wants to pay in rent."
Bob Leib, the consultant the racing district hired to analyze the Speedway's offer, said the tracks can't be compared because Homestead taxpayers invested a huge amount to build that track and deserve to get more back.
However, in 2016, ISC's payments [on Homestead] will decrease to $1 million a year because the city's investment will be repaid at that point. That would still be twice as much as ISC proposes to pay for the Daytona track.
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The nearly 450 acres the track sits on is valued at $32.7 million, Gilreath said. If the land were taxed, it would bring in $832,715 a year to the county -- more than $300,000 above what ISC wants to pay in rent."
17.2.06
Bloomberg.com: U.K. Haynes Publishing Group Plc (HYNS LN), the world's biggest producer of car and motorcycle repair manuals, tumbled 47.5 pence, or 13 percent, to 325. Net income dropped to 2.53 million pounds in the six months ended Nov. 30, from 2.73 million pounds, as sales declined and raw-materials prices increased, the company said.
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Malaysian National News Agency :: BERNAMA: "MV Agusta Not Wholly Responsible For Proton Losses, Says Mahaleel"
Guangdong Tops No1 Motorcycle Producer: "Guangdong produced 4.56 million motorcycles in 2005 while Chongqing produced 4.2 million"
Malaysian National News Agency :: BERNAMA: "Former Proton chief executive officer Tengku Tan Sri Mahaleel Ariff has criticised Proton Holdings Bhd for not replying to his queries and that of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad late last year over its sale of MV Agusta for just one euro"
11.2.06
Budweiser Announces Sponsorship of Daytona International Speedway - Auto Racing Daily “The Budweiser Bistro.”
10.2.06
Soup :: AMA: The Buell XB12RR Is Legal "air-cooled V-twins are afforded the most latitude"
Same as it ever was.
Same as it ever was.
Is Daytona losing race for shrine? - OrlandoSentinel.com: Volusia County News The city's effort also isn't getting a lift from the drivers in town for the Daytona 500, many of whom said Thursday that the hall should be in Charlotte, N.C., where a majority of them live.
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28.1.06
Belfast Telegraph FORMER World Superbike Champion, Neil Hodgson, is keen to compete at the North West 200 in May.
Daytona Beach News-Journal Online A federal judge ordered Friday that Kentucky Speedway can move ahead with its $400 million antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR.
23.1.06
Daytona Beach News-Journal Online -- Breaking News: "Toyota will be in 2007 Nextel Cup"
Yeah but will they offer a Performance Reduction Kit?
Yeah but will they offer a Performance Reduction Kit?
Buell | Bike Specs: Buell XBRR optional "POWER REDUCTION KIT"
Includes:
a) Straight Pipes
b) Beer Gut
c) Fringe
Includes:
a) Straight Pipes
b) Beer Gut
c) Fringe
22.1.06
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14.1.06
Los Angeles Times: Turning a blind eye to visibility: "auto safety experts and many consumers say the design trend, along with other features that restrict forward and rearward visibility, are compromising safety....Indeed, the federal government has no regulations that apply to window size....'There is no regulation that windows even have to exist for a passenger car. There is only the presumption they exist.'"
13.1.06
News - Isle of Man Today: News, Sport, Jobs, Property, Cars, Entertainments & More: "Neil says: 'I made some really really loose comments to a guy in a back of a truck"
12.1.06
MCN: The UK's number 1 motorcycling magazine Rossi gets solid gold lid
At today's price of $542.50/oz, Rossi's 6.5kg lid is worth almost $125,000.
At today's price of $542.50/oz, Rossi's 6.5kg lid is worth almost $125,000.
10.1.06
The back and forth between Yamaha and Altadis is cute. But it's wrong to place any blame on Honda.
When Yamaha gave up Altadis as their sponsor, there was much speculation over the reasoning. Over on speedtv.com Dennis Noyes was wailing and gnashing his teeth over tens of millions of sponsorship euros lost. Why were the evil MotoGP teams being so bad to the poor tobacco companies? Others opined on a possible conflict between Rossi being sponsored by Altadis in MotoGP while testing Ferraris paid for by Marlboro.
Now we know none of that is true. Keep It Simple Stupid. The most likely scenario is that Tokyo Joe Camel simply wanted to be on Rossi's championship-winning Yamaha. So Camel dumped Honda (and not the other way 'round!) leaving Biaggi, Barros, Checa, Pons and Altadis out of the 2006 GP season. Game, set, match. Worst off was Biaggi, who apparently was led to believe he had some chance of humping Camel on a Kawasaki. But all the while Camel simply awaited the new year to announce sponsoring Biaggi's greatest rival Valentino Rossi.
When Yamaha gave up Altadis as their sponsor, there was much speculation over the reasoning. Over on speedtv.com Dennis Noyes was wailing and gnashing his teeth over tens of millions of sponsorship euros lost. Why were the evil MotoGP teams being so bad to the poor tobacco companies? Others opined on a possible conflict between Rossi being sponsored by Altadis in MotoGP while testing Ferraris paid for by Marlboro.
Now we know none of that is true. Keep It Simple Stupid. The most likely scenario is that Tokyo Joe Camel simply wanted to be on Rossi's championship-winning Yamaha. So Camel dumped Honda (and not the other way 'round!) leaving Biaggi, Barros, Checa, Pons and Altadis out of the 2006 GP season. Game, set, match. Worst off was Biaggi, who apparently was led to believe he had some chance of humping Camel on a Kawasaki. But all the while Camel simply awaited the new year to announce sponsoring Biaggi's greatest rival Valentino Rossi.
HeraldNet: Italy inspires designers of U.S. Olympic wear: "The piping font for the USA logo on the T-shirts, sweatshirts, berets and scarves, among other pieces, is based on the lettering of vintage Ducati motorcycle paraphernalia."
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News - Isle of Man Today: News, Sport, Jobs, Property, Cars, Entertainments & More: "In the interview with the superbikeplanet.com website Hodgson states:"
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