plus 4, MSO's power, emotion shine - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

MSO's power, emotion shine - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Team Zyvax Signs Up For Graves Motorsports Support Program In 2010 ... - RoadracingWorld.com
Casper briefs - Star-Tribune
Working to keep Daytona on top - Florida Today
Germany's Greipel wins his second Tour Down Under (Roundup) - Monsters and Critics

MSO's power, emotion shine - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 10:46 PM PST

Updated: Jan. 23, 2010 1:50 p.m. | Two dozen people, including a 3-year-old child, complained of injuries after a bus crashed through a brick wall and iron fence at Harley-Davidson's headquarters on Milwaukee's west side late Saturday morning.

Most people were treated at the scene, at N. 37th St. and W. Highland Blvd., although a number were taken to hospitals with relatively minor injuries, police said.

The driver of a van apparently pulled in front of a Milwaukee County Transit System bus, which was westbound on Highland Blvd., bus system spokeswoman Jacqueline Janz said.

The bus driver swerved to avoid the van and smashed into the brick half-wall and iron fence that borders a parking lot at the motorcycle-maker's headquarters, Janz said.

There are other reports, however, that the bus collided with the van, which was northbound on 37th St., before striking the wall. »Read Full Article

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Team Zyvax Signs Up For Graves Motorsports Support Program In 2010 ... - RoadracingWorld.com

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 10:25 PM PST

From a press release issued by Team Zyvax:
Team Zyvax, 2008 & 2009 winner of the WERA National MediumWeight SuperBike Endurance Class, has accepted the Grave's contingency offer, in an effort to improve team performance.
Since the team started endurance racing in 2005, we have been more successful every year. Last year, we held the 2nd highest points score overall, and first in points for the 600 class. Our goal for 2010 is to be the Overall Points Leader, not an easy task on 600 cc motorcycles.
Graves Motorsports is supporting grass roots Road Racing, by working with WERA and offering a contingency program and trackside support to any race team in the Endurance series. The Graves Motorsports program is a great opportunity to help Team Zyvax reach their goal of an overall Championship.
Team owner JB Layman
"Getting help from Graves Motorsports with the bikes is great. They will help us get everything out of the R6. The best part of the program for me is having their trackside support at every race. Now, if we need a part or something is not working right, they will be there with whatever we need. I believe that this support will be the part we were missing last year to get to the top of the overall podium. I am expecting great things out of the team for this year."

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Casper briefs - Star-Tribune

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 10:53 PM PST

Teacher receives Lola B. Newcomb Grant

Kelley Humphrey, a first-year math teacher at Natrona County High School, received the Lola B. Newcomb Grant, according to a news release.

The grant program funds mentoring programs for graduates of the University of Wyoming College of Education, who are employed as first-year teachers in Wyoming school districts. Humphrey plans to use the $1,000 award to purchase graphing calculators and other math manipulatives for her students.

Recipients of the 2010 Lola B. Newcomb Beginning Teacher Support Grant will be asked to share their experiences with current students and faculty Sept. 13 at UW.

Events Center hosts monster trucks

The Bad Boys of Racing monster truck show returns to the Casper Events Center at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 13, according to a media release.

The event will include "legendary" Bigfoot, the truck's only scheduled appearance in Wyoming this year.

The event will also include a demolition derby and flat-track motorcycle races. Those interested in racing need to call (940) 683-4742 or visit www.badboysofracing.com.

Tickets are $9 and $17 each for children and $19 and $27 each for adults; all prices increase on the day of the show. VIP packages are also available. For tickets or more information, call the Events Center box office at (307) 577-3030 or (800) 442-2256 or visit www.CasperEventsCenter.com.

Library program looks at teens, alcohol

Parents and teens are invited to learn about motor vehicle crashes and alcohol involving teens through a "Courage to Live" program presented at the Natrona County Public Library by Municipal Court judge Keith Nachbar. The program will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, with a pizza dinner provided by the Friends of the Library.

The interactive workshop is designed to help participants see past the many positive advertisements for alcohol and consider consequences including drops in school performance, trouble with the law, alcohol poisoning and fatalities.

For more information, call 577-READ ext 101.

Music event benefits Haiti

"A Night For Haiti Relief" will be held at GIGZ, 4741 W. Yellowstone in Mills, and feature local favorites The Tremors, Wyoming National Band, Eli Manor Band, and other guests, according to a media release. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show begins at 8.

Cover charge is a financial donation of any amount. Beverages sold at the show, donated by Casper Beverage, will go toward the American Red Cross Haiti relief fund.

For more information on the event, visit www.theriver1079.com, www.kisscasper.com, www.mycountry955.com, www.k2radio.com, www.rock967online.com, or www.am1400casper.com.

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Working to keep Daytona on top - Florida Today

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 10:11 PM PST

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"You'll never see us mess with the banking," he said. "It's withstood the test of time in 52 years."

Also, the 500 race name will remain free of title sponsors.

"The France family has made that clear to us that this is like the Masters, the Super Bowl, like the World Series, this is sacred ground," Braig said. "While we clutter up our cars and names of our other races -- we're not shamed to promote a product here or there -- probably not for the Daytona 500."

That will leave millions of dollars on the table, but so be it. The investments will be recouped.

Big money

"Collectively, in the hundreds of millions of dollars the France family has spent, it's an investment in the future of NASCAR," Braig said.

Outside the speedway, government is chipping in with continued road widening: currently Williamson Boulevard north of Dunn Avenue; widening and upgrades of the I-95, I-4 intersection south of the city and eventually an extension of Dunn to I-95 with a new interchange.

Also, a coalition is studying ways of improving parking and moving traffic along International Speedway Boulevard and lessening the impact on residents.

"Obviously, it's the economic engine for Central Florida, not just for Daytona Beach and Volusia County," said Daytona Beach Mayor Glenn Ritchey.

"We have a brand that's well-known in Daytona Beach, the World's Most Famous Beach, and also the Daytona 500."

A report released in 2007 pegged the impact of events at the speedway at $1.9 billion in Florida, including Brevard County.

Local impact

Rob Varley, executive director of the Brevard County Tourism Development Council, says the county certainly benefits.

"I'd say we do real well with that, especially the Titusville hotels fill up pretty quickly and then Cocoa Beach gets a spill off," Varley said.

The speedway also resonates with Brevard County race fans.

Rex Hollinger, 48, a sales engineer in Titusville, has been attending races at Daytona since 1977. He remembers attending the July 400-mile race, now known as the Coke Zero 400 -- a night race since 1998 -- in less than ideal conditions.

"That's when you had those hot metal seats and a daytime event in July was absolutely sweltering," he said. "Every year I went was a real battle against the elements to try to enjoy the race. I love the lights. I think the lighting is a tremendous asset. I think the lights and the night racing are a huge step forward."

It's all part of the speedway keeping up in the fight with the theme parks for tourism dollars.

"We're keeping up," Braig said of his Central Florida competition. "We only have about 30 major events here a year. They have a major event every day."

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Germany's Greipel wins his second Tour Down Under (Roundup) - Monsters and Critics

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 10:46 PM PST

The HTC-Columbia strongman retained the 11-second margin over Spaniard Luis Leon Sanchez he took into the final stage of the Australian six-day classic.

Sanchez, riding for Caisse D\'Epargne, finished 4 seconds ahead of New Zealander Greg Henderson, of Britain\'s brand-new Team Sky.

\'Of course I\'m really happy, for the team as well,\' the Rostock-born Greipel said. \'It did a really good job for the last week. I\'m really happy today.\'

Greipel, 27, won in 2008 and was headed for victory last year before dislocating his shoulder crashing into a poorly parked police motorcycle.

It was a deserved triumph for the 80-kilogram Greipel, who could barely stand after the penultimate stage featuring the biggest climbs of the 794-kilometre event.

The Tour Down Under, the only UCI ProTour event outside Europe, opens the professional road racing season.

Greipel dragged himself up the hills to come in 17th, just 9 seconds behind the winner, to give up just 7 seconds of his lead and take what proved an unassailable 11-second advantage into the dash around Adelaide\'s streets.

Only once in 12 years has the leader going into the final stage not won the race.

The 20 laps round the Adelaide street circuit ended with Sky\'s Chris Sutton, an Australian, edging out teammate Henderson.

Third in the 90-kilometre criterion was Graeme Brown, speedster with the Dutch Rabobank team, who a photo-finish showed edging out fellow Australian Robbie McEwen, Russia\'s Team Katusha leader.

McEwan said Greipel, fifth over the line, was close to a fairytale ending. \'Greipel was blocked and couldn\'t get started and we were too late (to catch the Sky duo),\' McEwen said of the sprint.

Greipel also clinched the sprinter\'s title for his US paymasters, with the King of the Mountains jersey going to Austrian Thomas Rohregger, who rides for Germany\'s Milram.

The race was no fairytale for seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, in Australia to blood his brand-new US-owned Team RadioShack.

The 38-year-old Texan\'s big-budget team failed to win a stage - or show the team-work necessary for victory.

Armstrong, while in better shape than 12 months ago, when he came out of retirement to contest the Tour Down Under, faded on the climbs where Greipel forged his race victory.

Showing that the rider in the hooped jersey of the world road racing champion is turbocharged by it, Australia\'s Cadel Evans had a good outing with his new BMC Racing team.

Evans, twice a Tour de France runner-up, was the most aggressive rider on the mountain stage, sounding a warning that he will feature more prominently in July than he did in the last Tour de France, where he trailed in 30th.

Evans ended his first Tour Down Under since 2005 in sixth position, behind McEwen in fourth and Milram rider Luke Roberts, another Australian, in fifth.

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Adelaide, Australia - Germany's Andre Greipel won his second Tour Down Under in Adelaide on Sunday. The HTC-Columbia strongman retained the 11-second margin over Spaniard Luis Leon Sanchez he took into the final stage of the Australian six-day classic. Sanchez, riding for Caisse D'Epargne, finished 4 seconds ahead of New Zealander Greg Henderson, of Britain's brand-new Team Sky. 'Of course I'm really happy, for the team as well,' the Rostock-born Greipel said. 'It did a really good job for the last week. I'm really happy today.' Greipel, 27, won in 2008 and was headed for victory last year before dislocating his shoulder crashing into a poorly parked police motorcycle. It was a deserved triumph for the 80-kilogram Greipel, who could barely stand after the penultimate stage featuring the biggest climbs of the 794-kilometre event. The Tour Down Under, the only UCI ProTour event outside Europe, opens the professional road racing season. Greipel dragged himself up the hills to come in 17th, just 9 seconds behind the winner, to give up just 7 seconds of his lead and take what proved an unassailable 11-second advantage into the dash around Adelaide's streets. Only once in 12 years has the leader going into the final stage not won the race. The 20 laps round the Adelaide street circuit ended with Sky's Chris Sutton, an Australian, edging out teammate Henderson. Third in the 90-kilometre criterion was Graeme Brown, speedster with the Dutch Rabobank team, who a photo-finish showed edging out fellow Australian Robbie McEwen, Russia's Team Katusha leader. McEwan said Greipel, fifth over the line, was close to a fairytale ending. 'Greipel was blocked and couldn't get started and we were too late (to catch the Sky duo),' McEwen said of the sprint. Greipel also clinched the sprinter's title for his US paymasters, with the King of the Mountains jersey going to Austrian Thomas Rohregger, who rides for Germany's Milram. The race was no fairytale for seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, in Australia to blood his brand-new US-owned Team RadioShack. The 38-year-old Texan's big-budget team failed to win a stage - or show the team-work necessary for victory. Armstrong, while in better shape than 12 months ago, when he came out of retirement to contest the Tour Down Under, faded on the climbs where Greipel forged his race victory. Showing that the rider in the hooped jersey of the world road racing champion is turbocharged by it, Australia's Cadel Evans had a good outing with his new BMC Racing team. Evans, twice a Tour de France runner-up, was the most aggressive rider on the mountain stage, sounding a warning that he will feature more prominently in July than he did in the last Tour de France, where he trailed in 30th. Evans ended his first Tour Down Under since 2005 in sixth position, behind McEwen in fourth and Milram rider Luke Roberts, another Australian, in fifth.