Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

This year'. ewnt ~d out one of the largest cuh purses m off road raciDg history. Listed below is a complele breakdown of monies paid out for the event: Cash purse: 276 4-wheel entries - $120,000. 72 motorcycle entries - $7,500. Total cash purse: $128,300.. Contingency Awards: $84,519 poated/4-wheel; $22.748 paid out. $7,625 posted/motorcycle; $1,925 paid out. Posted: m,I44. Total contingency paid; $24,665. All in all. a total of $152.965 was paid out in cash purse and SlA Contingency Awards at the Bridgesstone/SCORE Off·Road World Championship. There is no doubt in my mind that Mr. McKenna'. perfonnance in Clasa 22 at the eft'D.t was an outstandi,. one. and I am lUre that his awarda were not only monetary. but a true sense of accomplishment for being , number one in his clalS. I hope these facts will help change your opinion of SCORE InternationaL SAL FISH President, SCORE International Westlake Village, Cit o CO 0') lIBB! America's weekly motorcycle newspaper Sharon Clayton. Publisher. Caroline Gc:ndry. Executive Secretary to the Publisher. Susan Knecht, Executive Secretary. Editorial Charles Morey. Managing Editor. Dale Brown, Editor. Mark Kariya. Editor. Advertising Skip Johnson. National Sales Manager. Terry Pratt, Sales Manager. Linda Brown, Advertising Coordinator. Graphics and"Production KriJtin Cooper, Graphic Artist. Barbara Travers, Asaistant. Marion Hatashita, Typography. Dennis Greene, LaboTatory. Oregon Old TImers do good job Accounting Mike Klinger. Manager. Jeanne Hammond. Acets. Receivable. Donna Bryan, Asat. Acets. Receivable. Terry Dailey. Credit Mana~r. Circulation Rheba Smith. Manager. Shirley Short. Sarah Taylor, MicbeIIc Allan. AsoiItanu. Duane JobnIon. Dealer Sales Manager. Want Ads Leslie Tharp. Want Ad Sales. Services and Support Chris Aitchelon, Jamison. 5&5. Receptionist. Joe West 2201 Cherry A"".• Long Beach. CA P.O. Box 498. Long Beach. CA 90801 (215) 427-745'; L.A. Line656-8844. East 4190 Fint A"".• Tucker, GA. P.O. Box 805. Tucker. GA 50084. (404) 954-7850. Cycle News/West (USPS 141-540) i. published weeltly except the fin< and 1aIt week of the calendar year fot $20 per year by Cycle NCWI. Inc.. 2%01 Cherry Avenue. Long Beach. CA 90801. Second cl... pootage paid at Long Beach, CA. POSTMASTER: SIIncI form 3179 to Cycle Newa. P.O. Box - . Long IlelIch. CA ...... Subocription rates: One year, ICCOnd c:1aIa mail. $%0; two years, second claa mail, $55; ,hree yean. second cia.. mail, $55; 25 weeks. $11. Cycle News ~Icomes uosolicitecl editorial mateTial including stories. cartoons. photos. etc. Such material. if publis;hed. becomes ,he exclusive property of Cycle Newl. Such accepted material is subjttt to revision iiI.I is; necessary in the sole discretion of Cycle News. Unsolicited material which is not used will be returned if accompanied by a selfaddressed stamped envelope. All unsolicited material will be tu.ndled with reasonable care, ~ . Cycle News assumes no responsibility for the safety, loss OT d~a~ to such material. Reprinting in whole or pan only by permission of the publishers. Advertising rates and ciTculation information will be sent upon r~uest. See S.R.D.S. Copyright Cycle Newa. Inc. 1980. Tr.d.......k Cycl. N_a reglaterad U.S. P.tent OffIc.. All righta re- aarved. ON THE FRONT PAGE: Mike S.st, king of the southern Califomle speedwey wen for 4 the better pert of the 70s, suddenly decided to retire lit the young ege of 'D. He tells why In • reveeling Interview that begins on p. 10. Photo by CherIes MontY. Klyota sponsor correction Your article in the August 27, 1980 illlue in regards to Keith Kiyota's win of the Novice road race at Pocono had him incorrectly ~red by Brighton Cycles Ltd.!Senu Yamaha. Cornction should be made to Brighton Cycles Ltd.!j .. B Yamaha. Thanks. FRANCEST. KIYOTA Brighton Cycles Ltd. Brighton, CA Aqua festival correction A super commendable job by reponers Tony Bell and john Rannikko on the Austin Aqua Festival road races (Vol. XVII: ISS: Aug. 27). But I must correct the infonnation supplied with the half-page picture on ~ge 25. That is not Bobby Goodwin (white helmet in third) shown but San Antonio) Paul Krueger (Duc) sponsored by Schoffer Brothers, although the Goodwin diSqualification is correct. Also in the results yours truly is listed on a Yamaha in the Open Stock Production, which in reality was a GSIOOO. But it was a great repon. As a some· time stringer for Cycle News myself I know how hard it can be to get things accurate, and to accquire useful information. But they did a bang-up job; caught the mood just perfectly. J. LACEY San Antonio, TX Dede clears the air As you are aware, an ad appeared in the September 3 edition of Cycle News on page 35, congratulating me on winning the Women's National Moto· cross Championship. Although lap' preciate the recognition for my achievement, I feel that the ad may cause considerable confusion. since it appears to imply that I use the products featured in the ad. To clarify matters and to go on record publicly, the following companies have assisted me in my racing activities and I use their products because they perfonn: KRW Helmets, Hi·Point Boots, O'Neal Handlebars. ND Spark Plugs, t'.P .Lu~ .. and SuperSeer Goggles. If you compare this list of manufactur· m with those noted in the ad, it be- comes apparent that I use different boots, goggles, handlebars, chose to wear another brand of helmet, and lubricate my bike with another brand of lubricants. The companies noted in the ad may manufacture products that are wonhwhile, but the ad is not consistent with the products I use on the race track. My sponsors and competi· tors know this, but, unfonunately your readers may not. I have no intention of creating a controversy, but feel that I have a responsibility to clarify this error since it's associated with my name and perfonnance. DEDECATES Women's MX Champion Anaheim Hills, CA When the Oregon Old Timers throw a National you can be sure they bust their butts trying to make it 100%. This year the weather cooperated au the track at Clarks Branch near Roseburg was in great shape: Underground sprinklers, real hiHa, double jumps, super traction and room to pass. After the races they passed the Mt and gave EImcr Krauss and mJldf OYer $500 to cover our ambu1aJlce expenses. I want to thank jim Onnaby and all the Old Timers from Canada, WaahiDg. ton, Oregon, Nevada and California - you guys sure made Elmer and myself stan feeling better. Hope to see you all at our Winth National at Saddleback. tentatively !let forlate jan. '81. BOB MILLNER L.A. Chapter We didn't know that! Goodyear rep replies Did you know that on Aug. 31.1980 the 200th AMA MX National was held? It was the 500cc race at St. Petersburg; the 200th since they started back in 1972. When I read the report on the 50Qcc British Grand Prix at Silverstone on page 16 of your September 5 issue, 1 was surprised to see writer Mick Woollett repon that Kenny Rohens was "slowed towards the end by a wearing rear Goodyear though he is too. loyal to his major sponsor to complain." Our racing tire engineer who serviced that race. 'Mark Seloover. informs me there was absolutely nothing wrong with Kenny's tires at the conclusion of the race. The fact is that Kenny was running his well-sorted older model bike on a conservative tire combination specifically to reduce the possibility of a DNF and subsequent loss of points. I don't know how Mick Woollett came to his unsubstantiated conclusion, but to avoid any future misunderstand· ings I hope you will infonn all your European correspondents to feel free at future races to approach Goodyear's racing tire engineers with any tirerelated questions. DAVE HEDERI€H Goodyear Racing Public Relati,ons Akron,OH BRIAN BRADSHAW Schenectady. NY SCORE replies to Houtermens I am sorry I had to find out about your discontentment concerning the Bridgestone/SCORE Off-Road World Championship through the pages of Cycle News. Unfonunately, your inaccuracies and feelings about the payback have already been printed and many of the fine readers of Cycle News have been exposed to it. I have found that when someone nonnally has a problem. the beat way to rectify it or at least get an answer is from the source, which in this case is SCORE International. Enclosed are copies of two bulletins which were sent out from SCORE International. Contained in them is the exact amount of cash purse and information on how the cash purse be distributed. This would information wa. obtained by you or your Rider of Record prior to the event and prior to your deciIion to enter the event. Unfonunately. either you or your Rider of Record did not take the time to read the information. Published letters do not necesserily reflect the position of Cycle News. Inc. Send letters to Voic:eL Box _ Long Beech, CA90801.

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