Official Asterisk In/Out report by Doc Bodnar (sometimes TFS): In: (On hold till racing starts again!) Out: email Dr Bodnar with injury updates at sxdoc@motonews.com.

Business: Steve Dye Hired by Leman's Corp
Business: Amsoil Team to Use Shift Gear
Business: Las Vegas Sponsors CCE Motorsports
PR: 6th Annual Day in the Dirt Winners

Pastrana Flips a Car

Tonight on MOTO RADIO Doc Bodnar and Elrod will be interviewing Mike Craig of Team ECC who is announcing big news about some changes in the team. Listeners can call in with their questions - Live! 888-514-2100. Listen in on www.WorldTalkRadio.com, Tuesday 6:00-7:00 P.M. or listen to the show via archive at your convenience.

Eddy Seel's recent S1 Supermoto championship was Husqvarna's 67th world title.

Today the trip to Seville, Spain for round one of the THG World Supercross GP starts for most of the folks going. The Seville press conference will be Friday.

With both RC and Reed out, the world supercross championship scoring is up for grabs. You have to race in Europe for the first rounds to get scored in the FIM's title, which is Seville, Arnhem, and all the US rounds except Daytona. Likely champs are Ernesto Fonseca and Grant Langston. If Fonseca takes the title, Honda probably won't care much but it will be a great accomplishment for Fonseca himself, and Costa Rica will party. If Langston takes it, expect KTM to throw a party and be in love with world supercross. That's more than you can say for Yamaha, which won it last time, then told it's crew if they want to race WSX, they are riding outside their contract and have to buy their own insurance.

OK, it's official. Reed hurt his shoulder and will miss WSX. Tuesday he will go for orthoscopic surgery. Wish him luck. Did it really happen on a pool table? No one is supposed to know stuff like that, sheesh, but yes, it did.

The news about Tortelli's knee has been harder to find, but it's true. We don't know the extent yet, but sheesh, what luck. He has been recovering that knee long enough to rehab it twice, and now this. Best of luck on that knee, Seb.

It seems we have a fuss over injuries early in every supercross season, but this one is pre-season. Too wierd. At least we can't blame it on the promoter this time.

If you are making your Christmas list, add this. Bar 2 Bar 2003 is two DVDs and perfect for the supercross nut. DVD #1 is a full account of every race, starting with the WSX in Geneva, narrated by Art, David, Steele, DC and what's-his-name. DVD #2 might even get more playtime than #1. It has videos of the press conferences, the banquet speeches, and even 125 highlights. Watch the end of the 250 Salt Lake City press conference when Reed was saying nice things about MC, then you hear a voice from the back say "Thank you." Its was MC. Buy them at www.sxgp.com.

Fast by Design did Pastrana's new M2R helmet. Find out more about it here.

Consider this unofficial until tomorrow-Reed needs shoulder surgery and will miss WSX. Yamaha will do a press release Monday, then its official.

Also out of World SX, Kelly Smith, who hurt his back. Will find out more later. Sometimes the Internet works too good, too many injury reports! Evan Laughridge is also out with a broken hand. Today's rumor rumor-unconfirmed, is that Tortelli hurt his knee again.

ECC's Mathieu Vincetti is the new rider's manager and Jim Chamberlain is the ECC crew chief.

Business: Entry List for World SX R1

Eddy Seel is 2003 World FIM Supermoto Champion by Mario Marini

Belgian Husqvarna's rocket Eddy Seel grabbed the 2003 World Supermoto title before even completing the GP program in Benidorm, Spain today at the last round. He won Heat One and Heat Two and collected 20 more points to secure then his first World Title. There is still the SuperFinal to be run and he will start on the second spot on the grid as Italian Davide Gozzini put an impressive lap in the SuperPole.

Business: MC and LeBlanc on Discovery Channel

Who's in for World Supercross? Here's a few names: Reed, Short, Ryan Clark, Damon Huffman, Voss, Fonseca, JSR, Boniface, Keith Johnson, Campbell, Langston, Vallejo, Mason, Thomas, Stiles, and Oehlhof. Much of the US crew is leaving Tuesday and arriving in Seville Wednesday, to allow time to get rested up. Extra practice is still on for the days after the first round, then the trip moves on to Holland the next Wednesday.

BOLLEY GOES SUPERMOTO WITH APRILIA by Mario Marini

Two-time MX World Champ Fred Bolley signed with Aprilia to race World FIM Supermoto series in 2004. It's not determined yet if he will contest the S1 or the S2 class.
Aprilia was supposed to contest the final FIM World Championship round this weekend in Benidorm but they decided to skip the trip to Spain and get ready instead with a two-rider team for the Bologna's Motor Show the next week. 250cc road racing World Champion Manuel Poggiali and 125cc road racing Vice-Champion Alex de Angelis will ride the new twin SXV 4.5 in Italy.

HAPPY THANKGIVING!
Stop eating and go riding

Rumor roundup:
(Here's a quick summary of the latest buzz and what the truth is)
-True: RC hurts knee and will be not be able to defend his SX title, and he will miss world SX. Press Release here. MXA Talks to Kehoe
-True: MC talking to people about a comeback. DC hinted this 2 weeks ago. TW says Kawi looking at huge offer. Also, it was reported that MC was riding a KX at Kawasaki's practice track.
-True: RC jacked up his knee on a 450 at the Castillo Ranch.
-True: Lusk is going so fast in testing at Yamaha that the Team Yamaha guys are thinking "WTF?"
-Maybe: Pichon to Honda. Xavier says we don't know for sure yet.
-True: Cycle News to get an all-new format for 2004!

Business: More crew names are up on the Wrenches 2004 page.
Business: Cobra Hires National Sales Manager

Business: GNCC Crew Awards at AMA Pro Banquet

PR: Rider List for "Day in the Dirt"
PR: Huffman Wins Barcelona SX

Life: 4 Q with Jason Thomas

Just in: RC out injured. Press releases are out that confirm RC has a knee injury. Look here.

Well, bummer. RC is not happy with how supercross testing is going and doesn't want to spend two weeks in Europe right now. He will pull out of world SX and get ready for Anaheim. LaRocco and Tortelli are out too. This is a bummer because an RC/Reed showdown at Seville and Arnhem would be perfect! Maybe things will change, so don't cancel your trip!

Rumors were flying yesterday that RC is looking at a 450 for supercross. There are differing accounts. One has RC responding to KW's lap times, which were said to be faster, and the other version has RC riding KW's bike and deciding he wants that. Spies who know where to look will no doubt see RC thumping around southern California this week. If RC keeps riding a 450 and wants to press for one, he will need the month to test, which means..uh never mind. Seville is gonna rock!

Today on MOTO RADIO, Dr. Bodnar will be interviewing Supercross announcer Jamie Little.   Listeners can call in with their questions - Live! 888-514-2100. Listen in on www.WorldTalkRadio.com, Tuesday 6:00-7:00pm.

PR: Bostrom ends 2003 on a high note.
PR: Honda TRX450 Wins its Debut Race at Baja
PR: MX Rentals has 2004 250Fs
PR: Campbell/Hengeveld Win Baja on Honda 650s

Business: AMA Debuts New Brand Identity

The French really know how to waste web space! Check out this crazy French site that got props on www.dv12.com and the grabbed a photo of it! Crazy French site.

Transworld Motocross mag posted news from Yamaha's media day. Check it out here.

Here's the AMA's Red Bull Supermoto recap

Scott Hoffman pimpin the debut issue of "Supermoto Racer" at Vegas. The first issue looks great! Photos are really good, but he needs more digital stuff. (hehe)

Business: All SX Next-Day TV on ESPN2

New AMA logo and catch phrase, "rights, riding, racing." This is called making a "new brand indentity."

In case you missed it: There were two AMA banquets in Vegas this weekend. Here's a link to the AMA's report on the AMA Sports Banquet.

"How much for a Red Bull sticker on Jackson's SUV?"

Jacko upstages Supermoto: Red Bull, Metzger, and the AMA Red Bull Supermoto Finals got upstaged last week when the fuss over Michael Jackson's arrest and return to Las Vegas turned into a media circus. Just when local news cameras were supposed to be covering some supermoto, Jacko was making taking the scenic route from his airplane to his hotel in Vegas, and fans ran out into the street in traffic like crazy to touch him and get close. The media dropped everything to get over there. Too bad Metzger didn't hit the streets and backflip over the whole scene-hey, it's Vegas!

Shortest acceptance speech at the AMA Pro Racing banquet: Bubba. When he got his third place award for the 125 nationals, Bubba went to the mike and quickly said "I got third," and backed away from the podium and stood there with his head down. It was funny stuff.

Weirdest thing at the banquet: When Chris Carr was accepting his Athlete of the Year Award (The Big One,) fireworks that had just gone off triggered the hotel's fire alarm. Carr tried to make his speech when everyone was laughing and a recorded female voice said "Please make your way to the exits.." Carr finally said "Would someone shut her up!?"

Best scenery: These umbrella girls..

Photos: Photos from The Red Bull Supermoto Finals

Business: Sean Hamblin's Deal with Alloy MX
Business: Hepler and Shoei Helmets

Starting next year, if you ask a Cobra for his goggles, you will get a Dragon. A clever Mototalker noticed it from a photo on www.dv12.com. Don't ask him for his helmet though, that thing is a Shark. his jerseys are Flies too, sheesh.

EVS Sports “The Exclusive Knee Brace of Arenacross” will be hosting an Arenacross after-party directly following Saturday nights racing. Just blocks from the Rockford Metrocentre, EVS Sports will be providing live music from local alternative band….Population 4 (www.population4.com).

WHERE: CLUB 505 / LITTLE ITALY
505 East State Street
Rockford, Illinois
WHEN: Saturday, December 6th 2003
TIME: 10:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m.

For more information please contact Todd Lentz @ 1.888.873.8423

Mario Marini photo

Ben Bostrom won the day for the road guys and the Americans by winning the Vegas final in Red Bull Supermoto. Doug Henry was second and Jeff Ward third. Grant Langston won the Unlimited class. Mike Alessi won the jr class and got to keep his Honda 150, then he went over to the Hilton to get some awards at the AMA Sports banquet.

Kenny Bartram Update: Thanks to an excellent surgeon, Bartram's hip injury should only keep him out about 8 weeks. His plan is to do Winter X Games.

Business: New EVS Neck Brace
Business: Scott Metz and Jake Martin added to Teams 2004 Page

Business: Short Cut to Links for SX Tickets
Business: Diagram of the Seville SX track layout

This daily news page got a new look due to finally tossing that irritating program Microsoft Front Page and now its done with Dreamweaver MX 2004. If you see some weird stuff, email sbroon@aol.com.

Trevor Vines is often introduced as "the only factory FMX rider," and now Yamaha has added Nate Adams. There are two more. KTM supports Kenny Bartram and Ronnie Renner.

Must-see photos on Mototalk:
Amazing shot of Paul Malin
Flyguy's shot of Bobby Kiniry
Demuth at Albany

RX has photos of Yamaha's press day, Look here.

From Sparks: (Here's his idea for a third night at the popular Lake County Fair SX)

"Mid-Week after the Troy AMA Outdoor National / 6 hours away / free camping / free fair admission / free food for competitors......................and mid-week before the start of Loretta Lynn's.

7/27 Tuesday Pit Bike races / classes to be determined with a $2500 purse for the Pro Class - TFS to lead the Pit Bike charge / FMX Show [which will be invitational] / Trials Bike Demo.............another great day of events leading up to:

"Chicagoland's Only Professional Motorcycle Event"
7/28 Wednesday 19th Annual Lake County Fair SX
7/29 Thursday 19th Annual Lake County Fair SX
$20,000 min "Cash" event purse / all manufacturers contingency....+$$ "Dash
for Cash

Business: More changes on the Teams 2004 Page.

Dr Bodnar is starting an internet radio show called "Moto Radio"....it is on World Talk Radio (www.worldtalkradio.com) and will be every tuesday from 6pm-7pm, starting tomorrow!  This week's show featured an
interview with Eddie Cassilas, the Asterisk trainer.  Next week 's show will feature with Jamie Little.

Life:  4 Q with Robbie Reynard

Photos:  Worcester Arenacross 2003  (photos by Zeke/sxdirt.com)This Wednesday, Nov. 19, FOX Sports Net's action sports program "54321" will feature pro motocross racers Mike LaRocco, Nick Wey, Sebastien Tortelli and Steve Boniface, who recently hooked up with some pro skateboarders - including Steve Caballero and Salman Agah - at SoCal's Perris Raceway for the inaugural "Skatercross." The pro motocrossers provided some pointers and rode with the dozen or so pro skateboarders on hand, afterwhich LaRocco and Wey met back up with the skaters at the Vans skatepark in Orange, Calif., and checked out a skate session - with Wey jumping on a deck and joining the action.  "54321's" Skatercross story airs this Wednesday (Nov. 19) at 5 p.m. (all time zones) on the FOX Sports Network. 

Also, it is rumored the 54321 show is cancelled. 

Check out the Monday conversation at RX with Cobra12, the fastest Mototalker.  Here's the link.   

Motoworld Racing dot com's Shae Bentley is getting married this Saturday.

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New Human:  Jamison Anne Ringlien, daughter of Leslie and Matt Ringlien.  Jamison was born Nov. 14 at 6:07 p.m. She tipped the scales at 7.9 pounds and 20 inches
long.  Matt does the web sites for AMA Pro Racing.  The last we heard of him he hadn't slept and was saying "I gotta get me a Red Bull." Jeff Alessi is already walking without crutches and riding a stationary bike.  Jeff and his brother Mike will be at the AMA Supermoto finals and AMA banquets this weekend at Vegas.Business:  Byrne Injures Shoulder

More injuries:  Steve Mertens, part of the Holigan Walters Racing team in Dallas, broke his pelvis and will be out a while.  RX reports that Kenny Bartram injured his hip at LG Action Sports Freestyle MX Championships at the Fairplex at Pomona, CA while trying a double backflip.

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This weekend's Arenacross results from www.arenacross.com

Here are the points standings: 
1. Josh Demuth (3) 150
2. Darcy Lange (4) 132
3. Tommy Hofmaster (1) 121
4. Jeff Willoh 94
5. John Dowd 93
6. Brad Hagseth 90
7. Jeff Northrop 85
8. Buddy Antunez 83
9. Justin Brayton 82
10. Brandon Bartz 77

MAGIC SEEL by Mario Marini
(Photos by Marini)

Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium – Eddy Seel did it again, the big way this time. Under a continuous rain all day, the Belgian pleased his crowd with a triple strike at the 12th GP of the FIM World Supermoto season. After getting ‘his’ pole on Saturday (with the sun) he collected all the three heats of the new GP format the next day, nobody before was capable to win everything at the same GP. Starting from the first preliminary final he won by having reason of French Eric Lambert and Italian Massimo Beltrami. In the second he prevailed again and had two Italians, Ivan Lazzarini and Max Manzo, right behind him. Seel then easily put an incredible lap time in the SuperPole and just as he did in the previous heats he dominated the SuperFinal from start to end showing magic control on the slippery home asphalt. Manzo and Lazzarini jumped with him up on the podium. But the good news for Seel are not finished as by performing another outstanding win, his seventh so far, he also grabbed a solid leadership of the provisional standings. He sits now in first place, some 21 generous lengths ahead of former top man Boris Chambon who today incurred in a nightmare GP and for various reasons tasted the ground more than one time. With just one round to go that advantage looks interestingly comfortable for Seel and his Husqvarna. Debutant Aprilia’s Alex de Angelis while completing the entire GP program, pretty much stayed away from the real race as he focused on the data acquisition, and it resulted pretty lucrative. It was, in fact, the first time the new Aprilia SXV4.5 run with the wet and they were more than glad to test the electronic features response under this condition. De Angelis will do the next round as well at the season Finale held in Finestrat-Benidorm, Spain the 30th of this month.

GP of Wallonie Results: 1- Eddy Seel, BEL Husqvarna 2- Max Manzo, ITA Vertemati 3- Ivan Lazzarini, ITA Husaberg 4- Gerald Delepine, BEL Vertemati 5- Peter Vorlicek, CZE KTM 6- Jürgen Künzel, GER KTM 7- Frederic Fiorentino, BEL KTM 8- Massimo Beltrami, ITA Husqvarna 9- Thierry Godfroid, BEL Kawasaki 10- Danny Crosset, BEL Gas Gas FIM Supermoto

World Standings: 1- Seel 401pts 2- Chambon 380 3- Künzel 372 4- Manzo 283 5- Lazzarini 280 6- Delepine 268 7- Fiorentino 216 8- Guyot 210 9- Beltrami 198 10- Rubio 155

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(Mario Marini photo)

Photos:  First action photos of the new Aprilia supermoto twin.

Nate Adams makes the cover of Moto Verte.

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Round 2 of the National Arenacross series takes place this weekend at Worcester, Ma.  Don't miss it!  Go to www.arenacross.com for ticket info.  Business:  Factory Effex announces 2004 AX Teams.Sebastien Tortelli is back riding and was burning laps at Perris today.

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Major League baseball star Jeff Kent of the Houston Astros loves motocross, and his Allsport Dynamics ankle and wrist braces.  Kent also uses a custom Allsport brace when he plays ball.  He was at Cycle Ranch today trying out a couple of new "off the shelf" wrist braces that will be available for less than $500.  He rode with them on both wrists and said they were fine. They should be available about January.  Kent grew up on bikes but had to back away due to his major league baseball career, but he still loves his MX bikes and his kids ride too. He even raced the Crossover Challenge last January and battled it out with skateboarder Steve Caballero.  His goal is to get his boy in the KTM Junior Supercross Challenge, and open a bike shop when he is done with baseball.  

Here is a sneak preview of Allsport's "off the shelf" model wrist braces.   Make room in your gear bag.Life:  4 Questions with Frenchie  (YOT crew chief)
Life:  4 Questions with Xavier Audouard  (Bercy promoter)
Life:  4 Questions with Stephane Roncada  (Bercy photohound)

Check out the web site by these crazy French photohounds.  It's in French but just go there and click around, it's way cool!

Real assault rifles.  Hey, it's Texas!  (Photo by Jeff "call me when you want to go kill something" Kent)

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Daniel Blair won't be on Team Solitaire.  He and his bother Vince will be on their own on a team managed by Wade McDaniel.  This and some other changes are one the Teams 2004 page.  The Holigan Walters Racing team that will be part of the "Reality of Speed" Spike TV show is coming along fine.  The 6 riders (waiting for the confirmation on the last one) will be living in the Dallas area because a lot of the show will be taped at the shop (LCS Racing) in Garland and at their practice track.  Cool huh?  The title sponsors for the team will be announced as soon as ---- says it's OK.According to a German journalist at Bercy, Smets recently wrote a column where he cautioned young riders to not model their style from that madman RC.

Europe's top freestyler for years, "ET," would like to do the X Games next year, but he is a little concerned about it because he doesn't want to do backflips.  There is a bit of a split among freestylers in the US over the backflip and it's variations too.  Big events like X and Gravity are focusing on the "one BIG trick," which makes a well-executed run with other tricks worth less, even if its flawless and just as impressive.  This is why Renner and Mad Mike skipped the recent Vans Triple Crown and went for a sure paycheck at Bercy.  Also, ET will be getting a bike with bars that rotate 360 deg, which was rumored as long as two years ago.

What makes Bercy so special?  For years people who go always come back saying "wow."  How has the event maintained the reputation as the wildest, best show in supercross?  One reason is the Omnisports de Bercy stadium is basically a permanent rock concert with elaborate light and sound systems built in.  They can run the world-famous Bercy SX one weekend and a rock concert the next and not have to tear the place apart and build it up again.  US stadiums don't have that built-in rock concert feature.  Also, Euros just know how to party.  Americans doing supercross have watched Bercy for years, wishing they could whip an audience into a frenzy as well as the French (a little canned cheering in the Bercy sound system doesn't hurt either).  In fact, the US Open was kinda-sorta planned to be a great show like Bercy right on the Vegas strip.  The US Open has survived a buyout by CCE but the show is more like a standard US supercross.  It's not an American Bercy, even though CCE will try more pizzaz there than a regular series event.  Pizzaz costs money and involves risk.  Remember the first US Open and the bungie jumpers?  Americans went on line and whined about it.  RC came out in a king costume one time, and people booed.  Thanks to the whiners and boo-birds, CCE is now seems gun-shy about the Open and less likely than ever to do a blowout show.  If you could have somehow transported this years Bercy with it's airhorns, break dancing, pompoms, and a hiphop musical opening to America, Americans would rush home to their computers so they could be the first to complain. That is not to say people are not talking about more show business. Check out the always outspoken David Bailey's comments on his site, www.davidbaileymx.com.       

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Photos:  Bercy SX Photos by Roncada

Life:  4 Questions with Cobra12, the King of Bercy
Life:  4 Questions about Bercy with Fly's Allen Picard
Life:  4 Questions with Ronnie Renner on Bercy
Life:  4 Questions with Paul LindseyWho made what at Bercy?  This was a prize money race.  DV took home $40K, Andrew Short $27K, and Troy Adams $13K.  Before you rush off to the message boards and whine about American prize money, remember that in the US they pretty much race for salary.

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Jamie Brockman update:  Read about it here on Mototalk.Business:  RC Confirmed for World SX
Business:  Reed Confirmed for World SX
Business:  Cobra and Rev! Motorcycles Team UpNate Adams won the vans Triple Crown of Freestyle.  More here.

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Photos:  Bercy SX, 2003

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Life:  Bercy People! Here's a news bit about John Dowd getting ready for Albany on Arenacross.com. 

Arenacross results from www.arenacross.com.

 Demuth leads the series by just 2 points over Lange.  Dowd is third.

Photos:  Here's a photo feature from Albany AX The year just keeps getting better and better for Stefan Everts.  Mototalker "Ludo" reports Everts won the overall top rider at the ISDE in Brazil!  Read about it here.

MXGEOFF interviews Langston before the main Saturday at Bercy.Short and DV are tied for King of Bercy after 2 of 3 nights, with Langston not far behind.  So far Short won the first night and Langston the second.  DV, on a borrowed YZ250F, is having more trouble here than usual.  He hasn't won a heat race or main in the first two nights. Demuth and Lange traded main wins in the National Arenacross opener at Albany.  Hofmaster won the DFC.Cole Siebler is the 6th rider for the new Holigan Walters Racing team.Mike Alessi did well at the Elsinore GP, but broke his collarbone and is expected to miss the Mini-O's, according to MXwest.  Read more about it here.

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Look here for top pics from the first night of the Bercy SX.For real-time results, go to www.mx2k.com.

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Photos:  Secret spy photos of a Toyota Tundra concept truck "The Yamahauler."  (Photos by Stephan "Scoop" LeGrand)Business:  KTM Wins Supermoto Unlimited Championship

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National Arenacross kicks off this weekend in Albany, NY.  Get there!  Go to www.arenacross.com for more info.Poll:  Who will win the National Arenacross championship? Click here to read about the Storm Lake powerhouse AX team. Business:  Seville WSX GP Round 1 Airs Same Day on ESPN2

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Business:  Bubba Nominated for AMA Pro Racing Speed Channel Athlete of the Year

Supermoto umbrella babes, Michelle on the left.Mach 1 has confirmed that Ezra Lusk is on their team for 2004.

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There's a new mag on the scene... MiniMoto Magazine... and it's ALL about Pit Bikes!

Articles will include race coverage, product reviews, rider interviews and awesome photography.
The first run will have a circulation of 28,000 and will debut at the MPN Off-Road Expo in Las Vegas January 5-7, 2004.
The mag will be in full color. Advertising rates are reasonable. Produced by the same company that designs and produces Team Green News and the U.S. Open program... so you know it will be a quality piece. If you make a product designed to bolt onto an XR50, a KLX110, a TTR125 or anything in between, you will want to get involved with this magazine.
Interested advertisers may contact Tim Clark at 541-772-8150, or contact him via e-mail at tc@clarktime.com for an advertising package.

Motonews has been waiting to report that Lusk is going to Mach 1 Yamaha, but we still don't have the confirmation.  But, he did show up at Yamaha's test track today on a Mach 1 bike, so that's a pretty strong hint.

Doug Henry won the AMA Red Bull Supermoto at Irwindale.  Ward fell and DNF'd, couldn't start bike. Bostrom was really fast but fell also. Jürgen Künzel was second, and he won the unlimited class too. Künzel was impressive in the Red Bull Supermoto class but was slowed with a damaged brake lever after he led in the beginning. Metzger was third!  MC was in Fresno.

Aprilia is planning its completely new 450cc to debut at the penultimate World FIM Supermoto round in SPA-Francorchamps, Belgium the 15/16th of November. They will probably participate in the last round in Spain on November 30 as well. They may have new 250cc Road Racing World Champion Manuel Poggiali to ride the new bike in Belgium. The reason for the debut now could be related to the fact that Aprilia's revolutionary twin-engine project seems to be bothering the Japanese manufacturers and there may be some action against it by proposing new rules. In racing now, Aprilia would show the Japanese and the world that the bike exists for real and it's not just a project. As far as motocross the bike will be based on the same project but will be ready later this year. Aprilia is still negotiating with Mickael Pichon.

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Tyler Evans beat MC straight up in Fresno, according to Transworld Magazine's Donn Maeda.  Sorby won the 125 main.  Jeff Alessi is out of the hospital and was at Fresno to hang out, according to Tony Alessi's latest newsletter.

Sorby, Mike Alessi, MC, and Danielle in Fresno.Where is Peru's 1980 national MX champion?  His name is Raul Nieves and he's hanging out on Mototalk, the Country Club of message boards....  Polish those shoes and don't forget to tip the caddie. Check out this news page by Alpinestars

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Rumor Roundup:True- David Bailey off ESPN.  Read more about it here.  
True- The legendary Ohio minibike factory and Rev! are one company.  Read More about it here.  Hopefully a bunch of new engineers and eggheads won't wreck a good thing!
True- RC and Chad Reed both racing world supercross in Seville and Arnhem. 
True- New 250Fs (Suz and Kawi) blowing transmissions?  Sources say yes.
True- Twin Air filter factory burned (again).  Read more about it here.  Reed just about lapped the field at the Supercross Masters in Australia.   Here's a quick report by our own Aussie "Motodude." Back in the states, Honda is testing (including a night under lights), and MC is up in Fresno.  The Irwindale supermoto is looking good with lots of names showing up like Wardy, Doug Henry and Ben Bostrom.  Langston is missing it because he is in South Africa.  Ryno was supposed to be in it but he may be out due to a cut finger.

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So far all sources confirm David Bailey is off the ESPN broadcast team for SX. 2002 World Supermoto champion Thierry Van Den Bosh tested the new 450 for Aprilia and the results are positive.Future news:
-New name for outdoor nationals series.
-New logo for supercross series.
-More on Aprilia and supermoto.
-Changes for SX TV schedule.

More stuff for the auction for Jamie Brockman is showing up, one is this killer poster by Goon Graphics, and Ferry's flag graphics from the MXoN are in the pipeline.

From Moto Verte's Stephan LeGrand.. another magazine runs a photo of the Warthog's brother, The Mole.  This was in the November issue of MX Magazine.

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Today, Tim Ferry's 2003 Team USA MXoN jacket is going on eBay for Jamie Brockman.  So far the auction has brought in about $41K which is going for Jamie's chair and a lift.  His spirits are a lot better thanks to outpouring of support he has received from the internet, so all of you that wrote, commented, and gave, you did good.  Take the rest of the week off-really.  The auction link is here, watch for the jacket today.

Photos:  Honda's 2004 Bikes Here's a way cool extra:

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Photos:  Hondas "History and Innovation" Photos from their 2004 Media CD