Official Asterisk In/Out report by Doc Bodnar (sometimes TFS):

Post Season:

In:

Out:
GuyB - Motodrive web slave wrecked his leg

email Dr Bodnar with injury updates at sxdoc@motonews.com.

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Photos:  WML Round 6 (Final Round) at Steel City

Life:  People sections are back!  Here's the long-overdue Red Bud version.
Life:  People at Unadilla
Life:  People at Washougal 

Steel City was AMA referee Duke Finch's last race as an official official.  He is retiring and planned on saying goodbye at the Troy rider's meeting.  Now that will have to wait.  Duke is returning as a consultant. 

His replacement?  Techie Jay Mitrowitz, who is currently the AMA guy in charge of tech inspections.

(Gundy Photo)

Doug Chandler won round two of AMA/Red Bull Supermoto.  The event dragged on to Monday due to rain.  Both MC and Ward had to leave due to prior commitments.  Here are complete results and standings

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Business:  AMA Confirms Troy "2" Cancelled, Nats Over

This just appeared on the front of the Troy www.kenworthysmx.com web site:  "Due to recent heavy rain, the track has AGAIN flooded and regrettably has forced us to cancel Round 12 of the AMA Chevy Pro National Motocross Championship that was scheduled to take place this weekend, September 5-7.  We look forward to hosting the U.S. Motocross Championship again next year and look forward to the 2004 season."  Before you cancel everything, wait and see what the AMA says.

Grant Langston is the 2003 125 outdoor champion!

Check www.racerxill.com for a statement from Hughes.

Life:  4Q with Bubba Stewart.  Get the straight story on his 2004 and beyond contracts, and Fox.
Racing:  WML Finale, Round 6 at Steel City

Racing:  125 Racing at Steel City
Racing:  250 Racing at Steel City

Former motocross champion David Bailey will be holding a Bailey MX School at the Chaparral Motocross track in Boise Idaho on September 20 & 21. The school will also have guest riding/instruction from Danny Smith and Cole Siebler. This school is a one day course and in my opinion is one of the best mx schools put together in the USA (says Trent Howie, that sent this in). If you are interested in attending there are a few spots remaining on either Saturday or Sunday. School is limited to 24 riders each day. Cost is $210 for one day or $400 if you want to attend both days. Contact Trent or Anne at (208) 388-0810 or by email at forhowies@aol.com.
Also check out www.chaparralmotocross.com.

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Pit rumor, Alley Semar leaves Pro Circuit to work with KW again on Amsoil/Chaparral.  Could be!

Everts won the MXGP championship this weekend, his 7th title.  Smets won the 650cc title also.  Here's a press release.

Photo and news from Mario MariniEverts is in for the MXdN, despite rumors that he would miss it. The Belgian team is Smets, Everts and Steve Ramon.  Two have titles already, and Ramon leads the points in the 125 class.

Smets is still rumored to be going to Honda next year.

Poll:  Who do you want to win the 125 title?

Mike Alessi won his last mini race at the Alpinestars Fall National, taking the 85 Open and Supermini classes.  He won schoolboy (125) too.  After this, he's all 125.

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RC's wins his 4th 250 outdoor title, and his 10th title overall.  That's a record.

The 250 racing was awesome at Steel City.  RC won both motos but battled with KW both times.  Here's a quick summary.

The 125 title is going to the wire next weekend at Troy.  Langston is 7 points ahead of Hughes. 

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Stuck Renta Cars and cancelled practice at Steel City:  Here's a post about it on Mototalk.

Racing:  See what it happened Saturday at Steel City.

Chad Watts has this sticker on MC's forks on his supermoto bike.  When his site is done, look here.

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Business:  The Deal of the Century-Part 2  More on the amazing story of the battle of Bubba!
Photos:  WML Round 5 at Binghamton
Photos:  MPN Minibike Nationals, Round 7
Photos:  235 Photos from Binghamton

CCE's Kyle Baker, who runs Arenacross, just got promoted to Director.  Congrats!

Arenacross founder Mike Kidd is in Beaver Dam, WI this weekend to hold a Snap On Dirt track national at Powercom Park.  The event helps celebrate Harley Davidson's 100th anniversary.  A zillion people are up there. 

AGP Racing's WML contender Tania Satchwell came up short on a triple in practice this week and broke both her wrists.  Bummer.  She will be at Steel Coiy to greet fans and support her teammate Sarah Whitmore, who is on a mission to be the first one to beat Stefi Laire in WML racing. 

Stefy Bau is also out this weekend.  She writes in:  "I think this is it for me this year. I went to Broome with all the best intention but it didn't work out. My ankle doesn't want to stay together and it forced me to call it a year. It's been a though season for me, two injuries back to back, my collarbone and my ankle. I guess being a professional rider you have to go through one of those years.  Now I'm going to take some time off to heal properly. I may need surgery for my collarbone (that never healed right) and take care of the ankle. I'll be at Steel city to watch the races and see another Stefy (Laire) go home with the #1 plate (she deserved it, she had a wonderful season).  My bike this weekend was the fastest bike out there. Dave made my Honda unbelievably fast. Thanks a lot. 

Jamie Brockman updates can be found here:  http://www.jamiebrockman.com/Updates.htm.

Larry Roeseler has a site called LR's Moto Zone.  You should check it out and read about his plans for the Paris-Dakar rally!  Check it out!

Business:  Test of KTM250SX, by Michael James

Rodrig Thain on his Husky 125 at the Gaildorf GP.

Team Faith Annual Pro Memorabilia Fundraising Auction on Ebay:  It's time once again for Spiritual Leaders Team Faith to host it's annual Pro Memorabilia Fundraising Auction on Ebay. Pro's from Arenacross, Supercross and Pro Watercross have donated autographed items in an effort to support Team Faith's commitment to traveling to various National Series' to bring a non-denominational Devotional Service to each event.

Team Faith's founder Brian O'Rourke, AKA "The Pit Pastor" lives full-time in a bus converted into a motorhome and travels year-round to the National Arenacross Series, National Watercraft Racing Series, Canadian Outdoor National MX Sereis and the World Finals of Watercraft Racing.   The auction will be on Ebay at: http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/teamfaith/  The Auction will run from Aug. 21st for 10 days until Aug. 31st. You can find more information about Team Faith by visisting www.teamfaith.com.

In case you missed it:  "Gramps" at Elsinore got ripped off.   Here's a post about it.

The Dutch MXdN team will be Erik Eggens, Remy van Rees and Oscar Vromans.

New site to check out:  www.motosponsor.com.

ESE TRACKBUILDERS is proud to present the 1st Annual 2003 U.S. Dealers Challenge sponsored by PARTS UNLIMITED / Thor.  That's right, a National event at Three Palms Extreme Sports Park on October 24th - 26th.
This will definitely be the biggest MX event in South Texas so put it on your calendar. 
 Click here for all the info. 

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Moto-Factologist Greg Primm wants you know know his site is open and waiting for you to visit.  Here's the link.

Life:  Starting Outside the Top 20, with Keith Johnson
Life:  Zeb Armstrong's Motor at Millville

Business:  Record Crowd at Binghamton
Business:  Sidi and MX Racer's Writeup
Business:  Women's Group Forming in Support of SX/MX
Business:  2003-2004 Arenacross On Sale Now

PR: Check out Shane Schaefer's track site.  

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Buydos framed!  Even in national minibike racing, the high stakes can still prompt dirty tricks from propagators of falsehoods.

"Obviously due to some pranks from the competition's pit crew, a vicious rumor has been spreading about out mid-size class national champion, involving a course-shortening incident," said the inaugural mid-size champion Buydos. "These unfound allegations are pranks from some of the clutch class pit crew. "If the source of these allegations would care to confront the champion personally, they will be dealt with in a swift and decisive manner.  Winning fairly is what the championship is all about."  "I have never seen anything but fairplay from the champion," said TFS, currently running in the top ten in the prestigious series, "Buydos wouldn't even harm a track banner.  I saw him run one over one time and he stopped racing to fix it."

KW's site got a tune up!  Check out www.kevinwindham.com.

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Team Solitaire Launches Website, 8/26/2003- Team Solitaire is proud to announce the launch of TeamSolitaire.com, a site built by California based design firm Angry Associates. The new website will serve as a means to inform, educate and entertain fans and motorcycle enthusiasts about the progression of Team Solitaire and its riders, along with various other privateer and factory riders traveling the Supercross and Outdoor National circuit. Stop by www.teamsolitaire.com today and become enlightened.

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Racing:  125 Racing at Binghamton
Racing:  250 Racing at Binghamton 

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Why are these guys smiling?

Business:  Bubba and "The Deal of the Century," or what happens when the rider is bigger than the factory.

Pastrana didn't get the knee surgery that was planned for last week.  Instead he is at home practicing 360s for the Gravity Games. After that, he gets knee re-construction that will take about 4 months recovery.

The AMA is expected to announce soon a new manager for motocross, kind of like a brand manager responsible for giving MX some direction and helping with development.  This is separate from Duke's position which deals more with race day issues and rules.

Stuff to read from Binghamton:
-What Happened at Binghamton
-Bubba's Contract: Anything Goes

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Motonews makes 250!  Binghamton the the 250th race attended since Motonews started in 1997.

KTM has the top two spots in 125 points for the championship.  Ryno is all smiles and enjoying being the fastest guy out there except Bubba.  Series leader Langston is feeling the pressure with 6 motos to go.  He's tough and has been riding hurt a lot.

Steve Boniface was released from KTM as reported, but he went straight to Motoworld Suzuki, and is riding Hurley's bike, not Jesseman's.  He went over to KTM to get his stuff under the watchful eye of his agent from OMS Sports.  He seems happy enough.

Stefi Laire remains unbeatable in WML championship racing.  She won both motos at Binghamton, even though Sarah Whitmore gave her the best challenge since Hangtown.  Whitmore had both holeshots and battled hard with Laire both motos.

Rookie Broc Hepler is using one of those trick carburetors from PSI Performance this weekend.

"Curse you Red Baron.."  Guy Cooper and the Red Baron Saturday at Binghamton.  Check out the crowd!   Since a lot of the top riders these days are staying at the track Saturday night, the list of spectators reads like a who's who's in MX.  It's all a lot of fun.  When people like Ezra Lusk, Ernie, and Grant Langston come up to you as say "hey I saw your moto, nice going...."  like how cool is that!!?

One of the best races of the season was in the MPN Minibike Nationals "50" class, with Guy Cooper meeting his match by some guy with a totally high-dollar mini called the "Red Baron."  The two totally went at it both motos at Binghamton and traded moto wins.  The Baron came out on top by winning moto 2.   Rob Buydos clinched the MPN series mid-size class championship, unless the track-cutting scandal spreads......

From AMA transponder data.
These are unofficial. I pulled out the obvious track cutting. RC is amazing.

RC: 2:11.575
KW: 2:13.938
Ferry: 2:15.147
Reed: 2:15.826
LaRocco: 2:15.948
Lusk: 2:16.040
Fonseca: 2:16.492
DV: 2:17.182
Roncada: 2:17.278
Wey: 2:18.701

Bubba: 2:14.007
Hughes: 2:17.718
Byrne: 2:18.717
Sellards: 2:19.698
Short: 2:19.955
Gosselaar: 2:20.016
Gray: 2:20.971
Ando: 2:21.037
Brandes: 2:21.059
Kelly Smith: 2:21.385

Langston missed the first practice due to a late flight.

KW is staying with Honda for two years.

Motoworld Racing dot com will be in Fly gear in 2004.  The team is Short, Kinery, Hurley, Bentley, Boniface.

According to a post on Mototalk, Pichon hurt his knee and is out for the season.

Also out-Sorby with a wrist injury, Brown with shoulder popping out.

Craig Decker is filling in for the empty Pro Circuit team.

Jeff Kent from the Houston Astros saw the Allsport Dynamics wrist brace writeup in Transworld magazine, and the team trainer contacted Jeff Brewer to get one.  Kent rides too.  Brewer was at Binghamton making casts from KTM team members wrists, and he is doing the YOT team at Troy.

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Ryno just signed to race for KTM one more summer.  He's doing the outdoors only in 2004, 125 class.  After that, he might move on to Supermoto for a couple of seasons for KTM. 

PR on Boniface:  San Diego, CA, August 21, 2003.  Team KTM and Steve Boniface have mutually agreed to end their relationship.   Effective immediately, Steve is released from his obligations to the Team.  No further statement from either party will be issued on this matter.

What does this all mean with Boniface?  It means lawyers on both sides talked and KTM decided to release him now with pay.  No one involved can comment.  He will race this weekend on Jesseman's Sobe Suzuki RM125.  After this summer, he will be on Paul Lindsey's Motoworld Racing dot com team, as planned.

There are rumors in Europe that Smets is switching to Honda this winter.

Transworld magazine got a KX250F and put their sticker on it.  They tested it too, look here for the KX250F test.

Business:  Scott Hoffman's new magazine and JA Media Group
Business:  Record Attendance at Millville

Business:  Amateur AX Finals at US Open Sunday
Business:  $300K Purse at US Open
Business:  Sponsors for US Open Classes

PR:  (Menifee, Ca.), MotocrossTrainer.com Back on track, after Virus Corruption.   MotocrossTrainer.com, has been restored after a virus attacked the site August 17, 2003.  The site is popular among the Motocross community for information about the sport, as well as, product testing and evaluation, injury prevention and assistance to all riders in the Training Forum on a "no charge basis."   For information on the site or testing and evaluation of products, please refer to the contact information below.

Alan Gerkey MXS, CPT
All Pro MX Performance
www.MotocrossTrainer.com
allpromxfitness@aol.com

Travis Pastrana is having knee surgery this week to fix the leg that is about to fall off.  It is remarkable that he can even walk right now, much less ride his bike like he does. Let's hope he gets that thing fixed right this time.

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Bubba will appear on NBC's Tom Brokaw's news show soon.  Stay tuned for details.

Mike Brown will race a YZ250 for Yamaha of Troy in supercross and a YZ250F next summer in the nationals.

Dirt Rider's Scott Hoffman looks like he is up to something....

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Photos:  160 Photos from Millville

Photos:  200 Photos from the Millville Round of the WML Nationals

Photos:  Photos from MPN Nationals Round 6, Millville!

PR:  Grand Marshals for Del Mar Mile  (Shobert and Trippe)

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Racing:  125 Racing at Millville
Racing:  250 Racing at Millville

PR:  RC in charge as Nationals move on to Binghamton
PR:  WMR Competition Performance Tough at Loretta's

PR:  Jesseman out with broken arm

Michael Dakovich #217 severely injured the index, middle and ring finger of his left hand on race day at the MX Nationals in Millville, MN.  He had apparently caught his hand in another riders' wheel during a crash.  He was sent directly to St Marys Mayo Clinic where he underwent 6 hours of surgery to reattach his fingers.  He is undergoing leech therapy in an attempt to improve blood flow to the fingertips. 

Also, Corey Macomber #660 was released from the hospital yesterday.  Macomber was in the crash with Bubba during Sunday practice, and injured his spleen and a shoulder.

Jamie Brockman, who was paralyzed Saturday, is expected to have surgery today, depending on if swelling permits.  Reports are coming in that he has some movement in his shoulder and at least part of his right arm.

Jamie Brockman
St. Mary's Hospital
Rm 8756 (ICU)
1216 2nd Street S.W.
Rochester, MN  55902
Main # 607-255-5123

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Read Mototalk to find out about the fuss over Boniface's suspension from KTM, Bubba and RC's 1-1 at Millville, and where Brown is racing in 2004.

Racer X called Duke Finch to get a clarification on what happened between Boniface and KTM.  Go see.

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RC and Bubba were clearly the strongest riders Saturday at MIllville. All the attention seemed to center around the newly extended sand whoop section, which is about 1/3 longer.  All the team folks gathered along the section to see how their riders would do.  RC's best lap time (from AMA transponders) was 2:13.339, LaRocco was second at 2:16.114.  KW was way down the list, which means he just didn't do a complete lap at speed.  RC definitely has the confidence advantage this time.  Our privateer reporter Zeb Armstrong is having motor trouble with his bike popping.  Reed's bike (a 450 this weekend) quit on in the beginning of the first practice and he waited while Yamaha techs changed his motor for the second.

Stefi Laier won the first moto of the WML national, with only hard-charging Sarah Whitmore on the same planet as her. 

DV wore a jersey with his new baby in it in one practice and the "Screw Hammertime" jersey in the second.  His practice report is up here.

Did I see that?  Yes, it's RC himself playing guitar after ripping through practice at Millville.  His motorcoach driver Boo (left) is teaching him how to play.

Eric Nye, like Broc Hepler, finished up his amateur career at Loretta's and is racing Millville.  He's on the Mach 1 team this weekend.

Branden Jesseman broke his wrist right next to the bone that he broke last time.  He is now out for the season.  Also at Millville Saturday, Langston took a handlebar to the stomach but will be OK, and Sorby didn't finish practice due to an illness (food poisoning or something).

One last note on the Ando thing:  Ando does have a year left on his deal with YOT.

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Coming up at Del Mar:
Parts Unlimited Superbikers Oct. 4
Skip Van Leeuwen Short Track National Oct. 4
K&N Filters Del Mar Mile Oct. 5
K&N Filters Pro Series Awards Banquet Oct. 5

A race report from Europe:
Ramon wins Belgium Championship in Mol-Balen.

Every year there is a very nice motocross at the Keiheuvel in Mol-Balen on the 15th August. Also this year with very good public and nice races! In these 3 race over 20 minutes and 2 laps we saw 3 winners! Steve Ramon did it in the first moto after a halfway crash from Joel Smets. Stefan Everts took the win in the second moto after Smets’bike stoped in the final lap and Smets took finaly the win in the third moto. We saw a big crash from Kenneth Gundersen in the first moto, he went direct home with a painful body.

1st Moto:

1 Steve Ramon B KTM
2 Kevin Strijbos B Suzuki
3 Danny Theybers B Husaberg
4 Johan Boonen B KTM
5 Joel Smets B KTM
6 Patrick Caps B KTM
7 Peter Iven B KTM
8 Kristof Salaerts B KTM
9 Oscar Vromans NL YAMAHA
10 Marnicq Bervoets B YAMAHA
12 Stefan Everts B YAMAHA

2nd Moto:
1 Stefan Everts B YAMAHA
2 Danny Theybers B Husaberg
3 Steve Ramon B KTM
4 Patrick Caps B KTM
5 Marnicq Bervoets B YAMAHA
6 Peter Iven B KTM
7 Kevin Strijbos B Suzuki
8 Kristof Salaerts B KTM
9 Ken de Dijcker B KTM
10 Johan Boonen B KTM
DNF Joel Smets B KTM

3th Moto:
1 Joel Smets B KTM
2 Stefan Everts B YAMAHA
3 Marnicq Bervoets B YAMAHA
4 Steve Ramon B KTM
5 Patrick Caps B KTM
6 Peter Iven B KTM
7 Danny Theybers B Husaberg
8 Manuel Priem B KTM
9 Andrew McFarlane Aus Kawasaki
10 Kristof Salaerts B KTM

Next event in Belgium: 7th September Orp-le-Grand

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Allen Picard of Fly and DV have an answer for the smack-talking pesky Canadian on Mototalk.  DV is bringing this jersey to Millville.

Jessica Patterson Update:  JP$ hurt her shoulder late in the second moto at Loretta's.   She tore a ligament in her shoulder and thumb, according to her Dr.  They will leave the shoulder but may operate after the season if it pops out.  She may have a cast on her thumb for a couple of weeks.

PR:  Hepler Wraps Up Amateur Career at Loretta's

Expect Mike LaRocco to have a supercross-only contract in the future.  He first mentioned this to the media at the Indy press day in 2002, so it's no surprise.

Australasian Dirt Bike (ADB) magazine just announced it's best ever circulation, 23,612, a 6.4% increase over this time last year.  Check this out

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PR:  Shift riders win 7 titles at Loretta's.
PR:  Whitmore Wins Loretta's Women's Title

Ando is out, he's in, he's out, he's .....  Sometimes the internet is just too fast.  People are checking in on the Ando thing on both sides.  YOT does have Brock Sellards, Danny Smith, Kelly Smith, and Josh Hansen, and is talking to Mike Brown.

Sarah Whitmore, who won the Loretta's women's 105cc-up class last week, is re-signed with AGP Graphics for 2004.

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"CobraDaddy" sent in this happy e-mail:  "After a long day in labor, Charlotte Joy Vuillemin got in our world on Wednesday, August 13th at 12:44am. She's 8.4 pounds and 20 inches. The baby and Erica are doing great! Erica showed us a lot of strength!  I am a proud, happy dad!"

Due to personal reasons, Bill Berroth has announced his resignation as FMF’s Director of Sales and Marketing effective September 1st. Don Emler states “It is an amicable split and I look forward to continued business relations with Bill as well as future riding adventures”. For sales related questions, please contact FMF’s National Sales Manager, Doug Muellner, and for marketing related questions, please contact FMF’s Director of Operations, Brion McHale. FMF Racing can be reached at (310) 631-4363. After September 1st, Bill Berroth can be reached by calling Motonation at 858-513-6280.

Resigned: Dave "Ozzy" Osterman, from his position as the 125 Supercross/Motocross Team Coordinator for the Red Bull KTM Racing Team, effective July 29. Dave can be reached at (661)253-1721.......... 

[OK, everyone else, this must be quit your job day.  Go ahead, quit your job!]

A report came in from Ando's camp that the news Ando was off YOT was false.  Everything is all happy.

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Travis Pastrana recently tried out Kevin Schwantz's Yoshimura Suzuki supermoto bike.

PR:  AGP's WML Team heads to Millville   AGP just won the Loretta's women's class with Sara Whitmore winning the title in a last-moto thriller over Jessica Patterson.
Business:  FMF Supports Red Bull Supermoto
PR:  FIM Supermoto points leader Borid Chambon to race AMA Red Bull Supermoto round 2

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It looks like Kelly Smith isn't going to Kawasaki after all.  He's Yamaha of Troy, replacing Ando, who was supposed to have another year at YOT but something happened.  Also, YOT is expected to pick up Mike Brown, unconfirmed (Kawasaki has first right of refusal to retain him).  It was pretty much a done deal that Smith was going to Kawasaki to race their new 4-stroke, but Yamaha had first right of refusal on his contract.  Whatever.  Kelly proved himself this summer and deserves a good team spot, best of luck to him...  This helps explain why Mitch went shopping last week and picked up Roncada, who was all but done with a deal to race for Motoworld racing dot com when Pro Circuit got him to sign.

Business:  All this recent team changing has prompted a revision to the Teams 2004 Page, check it out.

So you have a CRF450 and hate draining the oil?  That's because you didn't get a "ManFunnel" yet.  Don't ask why, just go here... www.billywho.com.

Erik Eggens has re-signed with KTM for 2004.  Last weekend Erik Eggens also re-signed with the Champ KTM Team for 2004. Just like countrymen Marc de Reuver, Eggens will race the SX250F.  Ben Townley and TYla Rattray make the Dutch factory team complete.  Eggens had offers from Kawasaki and YAMAHA.

If you know Dutch, you can read this website by our friend Steven van Kempen who wrote the above paragragh.  http://www.hotlap.nl/site/index.htm

Mototalker "Gforce" has seen all 20 of Millville's nationals!  Check it out.

Business:  Pro Honda Oils Supports Red Bull Supermoto
Business:  Record Turnout at Nationals

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Mike Alessi wrapped up his minicycle career at Loretta's, with as many mini wins as Bubba.  The supermini that got claimed was supposed to go to Honda for showing off, stuff like the dealer show, but that all changed when Chatfield got it.  Mike starts on a CR125 next week.  A year from now he should be finishing up his amateur career at Loretta's.  Honda plans on him doing some nationals right after, just like Brock Hepler is doing-Hepler is racing Millville next weekend.

The baby looks real excited....

Yamaha's Kevin Foley won his 9th LL's title last week by taking the Senior 40 Plus title.  He used to be an engineer at Cape Kennedy but moved to southern California a few year's ago to work in Yamaha's legal department.

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New Poll:  Do you agree with the claiming rule? 

The word of the street has it that Nick Wey did get the Suzuki team spot he was waiting on, Roncada goes to Pro Circuit, Boniface to Motoworld Racing dot com,  Lusk is talking to Mach 1 Yamaha, Mike Brown may stay with Kawasaki or go with YOT (if he stays in the US next year), and Stefy Bau is racing the Supermoto in Atlanta in September.

Everts won the GP of Lierop, here's the press release.

Jason McCormick wins inaugural Tater Cup of Motocross at the Chaparral Speedway in Boise Idaho:  Team CHM Honda showed up in full force with Jason McCormick and Mike Corder taking the top two spots respectively ahead of Team Subway Honda's Ted Campbell in 3rd and local rider Rob Floth in 4th. $7000 was split between the 17 riders who made up the Open Pro field for the Tater Cup.  The 125 pro saw 13 riders battle for the $3500 purse. Ryan Abrigo came in 1st followed by Ryan Picard and Rob Floth.

Marc de Reuver resign with KTM for 2004 and 2005:  Today Marc de Reuver re-signed with the KTM factory for 2004 and 2005. The 20-year-old rider will race the 2004 World Championship in the MX2 with a 250 four-stroke. In 2005 he will join the KTM team in the USA.

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Complete List of 2003 Loretta's Champions

Tony Alessi shows what he got for Mike's supermini class-winning bike-$3.900.

Mike Alessi won the supermini class, but his bike was claimed by a little used rule that allows a competitor to claim the opponents bike for a percentage above the book value.  Bottom line:  Alessi's bike is now owned by Chatfield for $3,900.  Engine builder Terry Varner is out one of the bike's he is most proud of, and whatever engine stuff he knows is in someone else's hands.

Bubba put in one of his best riding performances of the year at Loretta's, but it was in the minibike race!  After the last moto Thursday, a special celeb minibike race was organized with two quick motos just before dark.  Bubba showed up on a KLX110, as did Fox's Todd Hicks.  Also in the moto were MPN Nationals heavyweight Rob Buydos, Denny Stephenson on Craig Martin's trick KLX110, Tom Carson, Gary Semics, John "Bevo Jr" Forti, Jeremy Riesenberg, TFS, some Dunlop crew folks, and a lot more!

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Grant Langston will be making an appearance on the local SoCal sport show "Coach's Corner/Athletes In Motion".  The show will go on live at 7:30pm tonight, Thursday.  The show airs on Cox Communications Channel 3 LOCAL.  The 30 minute show will repeat at 11:30pm Thursday night and again Fri, Sat, Sun, and Tue at 7:30pm. 
Among the topics to be discussed are Grant's 11 point lead in the hunt for the 125 Outdoor Title and upcoming race events.

Jeff Ward was at Loretta's with brochures for "Ward Sports Management," his new company.  Ward will be representing both moto folks and car drivers.  For more info check out their site, www.wardsportsmanagement.com.

Weather finally cleared up for Thursday's racing at Loretta's.  The track is great, and the walkways around the track are deep with mud, so if you go off the track-splat!

Media turnout at Loretta's is really strong.  Besides the regulars like Homey, Thom Veety, James Pillow, Playground Magazine, Cudby, Hultner, and more, we have our own Kardas and Motodrive/Transworld's GuyB.

Racer X is reporting that Pastrana hurt his knee again jumping into his foam pit at home.  It isn't clear yet if he can still compete in the X Games.  Rumors about tricks he has been doing include the barrel roll, double backflip (only into a pit) and a 360, or a 360/backflip.  Take your pick which one you want to believe.

Freestylemtx.com photo.

Photos are kicking around the web of Metzger's "McNasty," a backflip with a heelclicker.

This thing about Empire Racing taking over Team Suzuki's Arenacross effort with John Dowd and Jim Neese has been kicking around a few weeks, and it looks like it's going to happen. The team owner is getting Plano's old semi.

Brown to Suzuki?  Hey, why not start a rumor?  Steve Cox from Cycle news scored this spy photo of Brownie's motor coach sitting at Suzuki headquarters in Chino, Ca.

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Day two of racing at Lorettas was wet again!  The morning started out OK, but about 2pm a brief storm hit. 

The Washougal Outdoor National, Round Eight of the AMA/Chevy Trucks U.S. Motocross Championship, On FOX's "54321"

What: Highlights of the race and features with Carmichael, Windham and Stewart airs on FOX Sports' daily extreme sports program, "54321."
When: Friday, Aug. 8th.
Time: 5 p.m. in every time zone. (Note: The segment will also air again between 7-7:30 p.m. and later Friday evening, depending on the local affiliate. Please consult your local listings for time and channel.)

Loretta's news tidbit:  Mike Alessi has won all his motos so far, and Villapoto has protested his fuel.  Someone who looked noted the fuel in his supermoto mini looked different than the one he used in 85 mod 14-15.  According to Tony Alessi's newsletter, they run two different fuels from VP Racing that are Loretta's legal.  

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The morning motos were muddy at Lorettas.  Full results go up at www.mxsports.com.  The special News and Photos section is there too.

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Mud scrapped off the track for Monday's practice.

Weather was good for practice at Loretta's, but a rain hit for about an hour at dusk. The rain is probably not enough to mess up the track, even if the ground is pretty soaked here.

There are seven pages of News, People and Practice from Lorettas so far on the special News/Photos section.  Here is a short cut...

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Two pages pits and Loretta's photos are up at MXSports.com, here's the shortcut to News and Photos.

Shogun Yamaha's Tommy Hofmaster leaves today to Australia as the U.S.'s only rider in the Sydney Supercross this coming Saturday.  Here's the press release.

The rider apparel auction to raise funds for the Clayton Memorial Foundation kicks off today at www.USMotocross.com.  Check it out!

No one has a simple name at the Hoppens'.  Our good friend and photohound has these people in the house:  Zander-Jaguar Wesley-Hunter, Yannick-Tyger Romeo Pascal, Xylena-Beverly Faith-Carley, Marion-Helena and Frank Hoppen.  Sheesh, why can't they just name a kid "Bob" or something!

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Thanks goes out to Transworld MX's site for running an interview by young Devon Riley who talked to some guy who wastes web space.  Check it out!

Watch www.mxsports.com all week for results, news and photos from the 2003 Air Nautiques AMA Loretta Lynn's Amateur National Motocross Championships.  Look on the site for the link to a special News/Photo section brought to you by Air Nautiques/Racer X/Renthal/MPN MotoBusiness Off-Road Expo/AGP Graphics/FMF Racing/WMR Competition Performance/Sponsorhouse.com/Works Connection/Fox Racing and MXPosters.com!

Mike and Jeff Alessi cleaned up at Ponca City.  Mike won the 85 stock 14-16, 85 open, and the super mini classes, and Jeff won the 85 mod 14-16. 

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Racer X has produced this cool Team USA MXdN sticker you can buy to support the team.  Until the site is done, you can read DC's Racerhead for details on how to get one.  Here's Racerhead.

Photos:  340 Photos from the Lake County Stadium Motocross!
Photos:  140 Photos from Washougal
Business:  Varga Marketing to Bring "Pit Pixies"

Shades:  Check out Utopia Optics.  Timmy Weigand was spotted using these at the nationals.

Bikers and Monster Truck driver Madusa are supporting the World Trade Center Miracles Foundation with a 12-day ride across America.   Here's a link.

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Team USA for the 2003 MXdN is:  RC, Tim Ferry, and Ryan Hughes.  (unofficial until the press release comes out)

OK the press release did come out...
Business:  RC, Ferry, Hughes are MXdN Team USA

For news and photos from Ponca's, go to MX West's board right here...

Business: Team Kawasaki Europe Picks Engine Ice

In a nod of respect to the upcoming X Games in Los Angeles the Anaheim Angels have invited Mike Metzger to throw out the first pitch at tonight’s Angles vs Toronto Blue Jays match up.  Metzger will rely on his previous minor league experience when he threw the first pitch at a Lake Elsinore Storm game earlier this year. This time he hopes to get it over the plat