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A lawsuit filed in El Paso County Court in El Paso, Texas by racer Tracy McIntyre against Aprilia USA and Zero Gravity has been settled out of court on undisclosed terms.

McIntyre was disqualified for allegedly running modified cylinder heads on his Aprilia RS250 racebike in an Aprilia Cup race at Road Atlanta in May, 1999. Aprilia technicians later determined that the cylinder heads had not been modified and that McIntyre’s bike was legal, and his results were reinstated.

In his suit against Aprilia and Zero Gravity, (which ran the 1999 Aprilia Cup Challenge for Aprilia), McIntyre claimed that he was barred from competing in subsequent Aprilia Cup races because he would not sign a release of all claims related to his disqualification and subsequent publicity related to his disqualification.

Aprilia USA spokesman Robert Pandya responded to a request for comment via e-mail, writing “Thanks for contacting us regarding the Tracy McEntyre proceedings. However, Aprilia USA can not comment on any of our legal proceedings.”

A phone call to Zero Gravity requesting comment had not been returned at post time.

McIntyre also declined to comment.