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BIKERNET ROAD RACING CORRESPONDENT INTERVIEWS DAVID ALDANA– I had the honor of meeting AMA Hall Of Famer David Aldana Monday night. He was the guest speaker at our Atlanta Norton Club meeting.
What a great guy. And quite a racing resume. Although most may remember him for his appearances in the classic motorcycle film “On Any Sunday”. David was the kid, #13, flat track BSA..but I most remember him for the scene where he is driving the white van, literally hanging out the open drivers door, over the hood, waving to the camera on the opposite side of the road.oh, yeah,with the cop car behind him!!!….Bbaaawwww!! Lights on I believe!
I asked him if he got a ticket..he said, “NO!…it was funny, when I realized what had happened and pulled over, they drove right past me! They must have been headed to another call or something”.Jeez, but it sure did look good on film! I also believe that was him in the closing scenes with Steve McQueen and Malcolm riding on the beach.
Our Club President David Brock noticed him while working corners for the AHRMA Motocross races at the Barber Vintage Festival. Mr. Aldana lives in the Atlanta area now, and agreed to attend. He is now a member and we hope to see more of him.
His racing resume is as follows: AMA Hall Of Famer, AMA Superbike Daytona Winner, 4 AMA Grand Natl Dirt Track wins, Pro Factory rider for BSA, Suzuki, Kawasaki (Eddie Lawson teammate), and Honda…World Renouned Endurance racer including 8 Hr Suzuka Winner, 24 hr Le man, and WERA NATL ENDURANCE CHAMPION
I got this shot of the web.his famous “Skeleton Leathers”.
APPAREL COMPANY FOR SALE, CHEAP–Do you know where I could advertise my company for sale? It is called Honey Ryder “Sweetest Ryde in Town”. We have women’s t shirts, hats, purses, jewelry, etc. Includes tent, gridwork, lights, etc to set up at motorcycle shows.
I am looking for someone to buy the remaining inventory, price is $10,000.00.
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MRSA KILLS 1 IN 20 HOSPITAL PATIENTS WHO HAVE THE INFECTION–One of every 20 (or 5 percent) of the roughly 368,600 patients treated in U.S. hospitals in 2005 for Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, died, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Most of the patients who died of this highly dangerous antibiotic resistant staph infection were elderly or low income. The death rate for hospitalized MRSA patients was higher than the 4 percent death rate for hospitalized tuberculosis patients, another potentially deadly illness.
AHRQ also found that:
Approximately 332 Medicare patients per 100,000 were hospitalized for MRSA compared to 184 Medicaid patients and 29 patients with private insurance. The rate for uninsured patients was 43 admissions per 100,000 people.
Men were more likely to be hospitalized for MRSA (107 admissions per 100,000) than were women (92 admissions).
People in the South were 27 percent more likely (113 admissions per 100,000) to be hospitalized for MRSA than those in the Northeast and Midwest (89 admissions per 100,000 population). People in the West fell in between (96 admissions per 100,000).
This AHRQ News & Numbers summary is based on data in Infections with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) in U.S. Hospitals, 1993-2005, Statistical Brief No. 35. The report uses statistics from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, a database of hospital inpatient stays that is nationally representative of inpatient stays in all short-term, non-Federal hospitals. The data are drawn from hospitals that comprise 90 percent of all discharges in the United States and include all patients, regardless of insurance type, as well as the uninsured.
Source: AHRQ
–Vicki Roberts-Sanfelipo, RN/EMT
Director Accident Scene Management, Inc.
President of SOS & Conspicuity Inc.
www.accidentscene.org
info@accidentscene.org
(877) 411-8551 – toll free
Vickie teaches accident management to motorcyclists all over the country and arranges classes. It’s a good as any Red Cross accident class you could take. It could save your life. We should all take it.–Bandit
PROTECTION – STYLE – HARD CORE UTILITY– What does every biker need? Products that work as specified. In Bikernet’s Black Market we select products that we have tried. And the Torian Chopper Leathers’ products offer old skool style with thick leather that provides protection to the rider.
In addition, they come with the best zippers in the business so they work every time. These midnight-black jackets are designed with stash and zipper pockets. Torian keeps your stuff safe and away from probing eyes.Click here to see Bandit Approved Race Jacket from Torian Chopper Leathers.
–Jeff Najar
Horsepower Marketing
GERMANY’S CUSTOMBIKE 2007 SHOW COMING IN DECEMBER–GERMANY’S Custombike show is once again taking place at the Fair Center, Bad Salzuflen, between Nov 30 and Dec 2. The event, now in its third year, attracted more than 20,000 visitors in 2006.
For 2007, Custombike, which is being supported by Bikers News, Custombike and Dream Machines magazines, has lined up 20,000 square meters of exhibition space spread over three halls to house over 100 bikes entered in the Monster Bike custom show, with classes for Choppers, Cruisers, Streetfighters, Classics, Harleys and Japanese bikes. Further attractions include more than 200 trade exhibitors and a special display celebrating 105 years of Harley-Davidson history.
Running alongside the custom show will be a wall of death, tattoo artists and body painters, Miss Custombike 2007 competition, a motorcycle clothing fashion show and a live bike build.
Once again the display area outside the show hall will feature a Burn-Out Christmas Party, with Streetfighter riders lighting up the night as they spin tires up and lay down rubber on the tarmac. For those who do not want to destroy tires there is also the chance to win a bike tour of the USA, a Hyosung GV 650 Sportcruiser and a Yamaha XV 1900 Midnight Star.
CUSTOMBIKE 2007
Bad Salzuflen, GERMANY
Tel: +49 (0)621 483 610
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HINES COMES UP SHORT IN BID FOR RECORD-BREAKING FOURTH NHRA CHAMPIONSHIP–POMONA, Calif. (Nov. 5, 2007) – Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines Motorsports rider Andrew Hines came up short in his bid for a record-breaking fourth NHRA POWERade Pro Stock Motorcycle championship Sunday at the Auto Club NHRA Finals.
Hines lost in the second round at the Auto Club Raceway, opening the door for Matt Smith to win the race and the 2007 Pro Stock Motorcycle championship.
Hines beat Shawn Gann and the Rae Girl Suzuki team in the opening round before losing to Antron Brown and the U.S. Army team in the second round. Hines fouled at the starting line, giving the race to Brown.
Hines went into the Pomona event as the category points leader and three-time defending champion. He was aiming to become the first rider in NHRA history to win four consecutive titles.
“I’m extremely disappointed,” Hines said. “This is very tough to swallow. I had the championship at my fingertips and I let it slip away. The whole day went through my head once I saw the win-light flashing in the other lane. I had seven seconds to think about the worst possible scenarios and those fears came true.
“Matt Smith and the entire Torco Racing team provided some great competition this season and they absolutely deserved to be in the championship chase. I just wish it had gone our way, but they worked very hard to earn the title this season.”
Screamin’ Eagle teammate Eddie Krawiec beat Matt Guidera and the Mohegan Sun Buell squad in the first round before losing to Chip Ellis and the Drag Specialties Buell team in the second round.
“I was very excited going into Sunday’s elimination rounds,” Krawiec said. “We had such an awesome bike and things were going very well. I thought we ran well all weekend and it was made even better by being the first rider ever to run a 6.99-pass at Pomona.
“Drew and I had the two quickest ETs of the first round and we were ready to go after the second round wins. It just didn’t work out that way. I made a mistake and my hand got stuck underneath the clutch lever and I suffered the loss because of it. I learned a valuable lesson and I know that won’t ever happen again.”
Hines qualified in the No. 1 position for the 21st time in his career with a track record ET of 6.956 seconds at 192.22 mph. Krawiec qualified in the No. 6 spot with a 6.972 at 189.90.
This was the first trip to Pomona for Krawiec.
“It was great to finally get to race at Pomona and also have some passes in the 6-second range too,” Krawiec said. “It would have been a nice way to end the season with a trip to the final round but I’m still proud of the way the bikes ran.”
Harley-Davidson Racing Manager Anne Paluso said the team overcame many challenges just to be in the hunt for another championship.
“I think it’s incredible that the team has been so competitive for so many years,” Paluso said. “We had a lot of things go our way last year in order to clinch a third consecutive title and this year we just came up a little short. Matt Smith and his team were competitive all year and they put themselves in the perfect position to take advantage of our second round losses. “I still can’t say enough about the way our team and riders performed this weekend and all season. They are disappointed now but someday they will be able to look back and see what great things were accomplished this season.” While the team fell short of their winning goals, Krawiec said the event was still exciting.
“I was completely in awe at how many people were there all weekend,” Krawiec said. “The place was packed and you could feel the energy from the crowd. We had great support and the morale was good all weekend. It really helped our confidence going into eliminations and in general made the weekend more fun.”
Hines is already focused on what he can do to prepare for 2008.
BIKERNET JIMS TOOL OF THE WEEK–Use to remove and replace wrist pin bushings without removing connectingrods from crankcases. Use JIMS? No.1284 Rod Holder tool.No.1051 – Use on all models except Twin Cam?.No.95970-32C – Use on 1999-2006 FL, 1999-2005 FXD, & 2000-2006 FXST.
–JT Lepien
www.jimsusa.com
BIKETOBERFEST COVERAGE AVAILABLE–We have just created a WebPage that has Pictures and Video from the 2007 Biketoberfest in Daytona, Florida.
There are hundreds of Pictures and 20 Videos of : Bruce Rossmeyer Harleys, Boss Hoss Motorcycles, Arlen Ness Motorcycles, Bikini Contest and more.
Click on the link below and We hope you enjoy.
MAYOR’S RIDE DONATES $30,000 TO STURGIS FIRE DEPARTMENT– STURGIS, S.D. – The Sturgis Rally Department is pleased to announce that the 5th Annual Sturgis Mayor’s Ride, held Monday, August 6th during the 2007 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, raised $30,000 for the Sturgis Volunteer Fire Department.
The Mayor’s Ride was created to be a funding source for the Sturgis Fire Department, a volunteer organization which plays a vital role in the Rally by not only keeping fire emergencies under control but also responding to accident scenes and other medical emergencies.
2007 Mayor’s Ride participants were joined by South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds, several state legislators, Sturgis Mayor Maury LaRue and local city council members on an escorted ride through some of the Black Hill’s most spectacular scenery on two lane roads. The group was welcomed by Superintendent of Parks, Gerard Baker, at Mount Rushmore, where they were treated to a private cultural performance and ended the afternoon at a sponsored lunch at Custer State Park Game Lodge.
“The Sturgis Volunteer Fire Department would like to again thank the Mayor and the Mayor’s Ride participants for the continued support,” said Fire Chief Ron Koan. “The funds generated annually from the Mayor’s Ride allows the Sturgis Volunteer Fire Department to purchase equipment and provide professional volunteer firefighting services, which otherwise would be funded by taxpayers dollars. Because of events such as the Mayor’s Ride and other department sanctioned fund raising efforts, the Sturgis Volunteer Fire Department and the City of Sturgis, have been able to hold the actual tax based cost of fire protection in our community to less than $22.00 per resident annually.
“This is just another way that the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally benefits the community, stated Mayor LaRue. “We ask a great deal of our volunteer firefighters year round, but especially during the Rally and the weeks leading up to it. With the help of our sponsors and the generosity of the people who participated in the Mayor’s Ride this year, we were able to once again give the fire department much needed funding.”
The 5th Annual Mayor’s Ride was supported by presenting sponsor, Jack Daniel’s, with additional sponsorship support from Ford Motor Company – Built Ford Tough, Black Hills Harley-Davidson, the NBS Group, Black Hills Power, Budweiser, Alltel Wireless, Coca-Cola, Wild Hogs on DVD, Official World Championship of Custom Bike Building, South Dakota Pork Producers – Pork the Other White Meat, Pierce/Medtec and PrairieWave Communications.
“It’s very gratifying for our sponsors to know that in a very key way, their support of the Mayor’s Ride provided such significant benefit to an organization that is so vital to this community,” said Sturgis Motorcycle Rally sponsorship agent, Ronda Gusinsky. “The Mayor’s Ride is a great event in and of itself, but it’s really a great feeling to know that due to these companies and the riders participating in the ride, over $30,000 was raised collectively through their various efforts to support the Sturgis Volunteer Fire Department,” Gusinsky continued.
The 6th Annual Mayor’s Ride will be held on Monday, August 4th, 2008. Riders interested in participating can contact the Sturgis Rally Department at 605.720.0800, log onto the Sturgis Rally website
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