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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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