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2004 LA Calendar
Motorcycle Show page 4
Three-time LA Calendar Bike Show winner Jesse Rooke with the
2004 Best Pro Builder winner Rockstar Kruiser and Miss Great
Britain Nicki Lane. This studio shoot with Jim Gianatsis is
for the 2006 Iron & Lace Calendar and a national print
advertising campaign for Mikuni Carburetors.
2004
LA Calendar Motorcycle Show
Performance
Machine Bike Contest Winners
The 2004
LA Calendar Motorcycle Show's Performance Machine
Bike Contest featured one of our best ever turnouts
of contest entries for the 9 different highly competive classes
battliong for some $70,000 in cash and awards.. This year's
Show expanded its reputation for being one of the best Bike
Contests in America, to being possibly the premier Bike Contest
in the World with top contenders coming to the Show from around
the world. Performance Machine even upped the ante furtherthis
year with the addition of a separate $5,000 cash prize fro
the Best Performance Machine Equipped Bike.
In fact,
two foreign entires did come out on top. Zero Engineering
of Japan's founder Katsuho Kumagi claimed
Best of Show with his Pan Head hot rod "bike
"Masamune." And NCR Racing / Poggipolini
in Italy
sent over their $164.000 titanium and magnsium 180hp naked
Sucati Superbike called Macchia Nera to ganer the Show's Best
Sportbike trophy.
For the
3rd year in a row American builder Jesse Rooke
almost repeated his 2002 and 2004 Best of Show victories with
his latest creation, the energy drink sponsored Rock Star
Kruiser. Jesse still won Best Pro Builder
for Rock Star Kruiser's origionality and clean design, a Jesse
Rooke trademark that puts Jesse in a class of his own among
the world's top builders. But the judges ended up giving Best
of Show to Zero Engineering to spotlight Katsyho's own unique
retro style which he pioneered and which so many other builders
are now emulating.The Best of Show choice was made to reward
Katsyho's individual uniqueness and creativity, which is just
as important, if not more so, than the beautiful but boring
"me too" choppers which most pro builders churn
out by the dozens.
For those
interested in entering next year's Performance Machine Bike
Contest, the Contest just takes place on one day at the Show,
Sunday. Registration is just by walk-up on Sunday morning
between 8-10am, and all bike must remain in place until after
the awards ceremony and the close of the Show at 5pm. Complete
details at: Bike
Contest Registration.
World Class Winners at the 2004 Show! Above: Scuderia NCR
/ Poggipolini flew in from Italy with their $164,000 magnesium
and titanium 180hp / 297lb. naked Ducati Superbike powered
Macchia Nera to win Best Sportbike at this year's Show, elevating
our Los Angeles Calendar Motorcycle Show to World caliber
status. Poggipolini's distributor John Murray of RaceMetal.com
accepts the Show's coveted Desk Set Trophy utilizing a real
Mikuni Carburetor. He's joined by Roland and Ted Sands from
Performance Machine, plus SBK World Superbike and Ducati Corse
FastDates.com Calendar Cover Angels, Miss Great Britain Nicki
Lane and Laura Niles.
Best of Show winner Katsuhi Kumagi, Zero Engineering.
ZeroChop.com
2004 Bike Show Contest
Results:
Best of Show: Katsuhi Kumagi, Zero Engineering
“Masamune”.
Pro Builder: 1. Jesse Rooke, Jesse Rooke
Customs “Rock Star Kruiser”; 2. Brian Hardin,
Mitch Bergeron Custom, 3. Rick Bedford, Y2K Chopper; .
Best PM Equipped Bike at the Show: Sean Gibbs of Wild
West Choppers with his all new 2004 special construction
chopper featuring all Performance Machine components.
Street Custom: 1. Rick Kyker, Special Construction;
2. Rick Moran, Diamond Softail; 3. Rick Wahlberg, 2003 CFL.
Street Performance: 1. Mike Cook, American
Cafe Racers Super Manx; 2. Keith Drum, KD Kustoms, 115ci Pro
Street Drag Bike @8.62 sec.; 3. Keith Drum, KD Customs 1952
Panhead blown.
Classic Early Twin: 1. Bob Carrillo, 1952
H-D Panhead, 2. Mike Dunn, stock 1936 BMW R12 750cc Wehrmacht
WW2, 3. Larry Ramos, stock 1954 H-D FL.
Classic Late Twin: 1. JR Keeble, 2003 H-D
FLHT Standard Glide; 2. Dave Reichman , 2002 H-D Road king;
3. Chris Stabb, 1979 H-D FL.
Sportster: 1. Bob Neff, 1967 stock Sportster
XLCH; 2. Dave Arnold, rigid Sportster chopper; 3. Larry Winkleman,
performance modified 2000 Sportster.
Sportbike: 1. Poggipolini Macchia Nera; 2.
Eddie mccoy, Kawasaki ZX12; 3. Glenn Castro, Suzuki GSXR1000.
Jardine West Coast Horsepower Dyno Shootout Winner:
John Noonan, J&E Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa land speed bike,
new World Record at 545 horsepower.
Above: Best Street Custom Big Twin. Rick Kyker, Special Construction.
Above:
Best Street Performance Big Twin. Mike Cook, AmericanCafeRacers.com.
Above:
Best Late Classic Big Twin, JR Keeble, 2003 H-D FLHT Standard
Glide.
Above: Best Early Classic Big Twin, Bob Carrillo, 1952 H-D
Panhead.
Above: Best Sportster, Bob Carrillo, Bob Neff, 1967 stock
Sportster XLCH.
Best Performance Machine Equipped Bike at the Show: Sean Gibbs
of Wild West Choppers and his REALLY BIG $5,000 check from
PM's Roland and Ted Sands.
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Motorcycle Show.
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