Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

building a SCORE-type Class 2 race car "just to have fun with." Broc Glover makes his living on two wheels but for sheer enjoyment. plays on three. He's built a YZ486-powered mOnOshock thre. wheeler to play with in the d. .ert that reportedly eats up RD350engined mounts and gives the 750cc monsters a good run. Glover is in the process of opening up a business celled 3-B Products in the San Diego area that wUI eater to the booming th,..wheeler market there.. starting off by supplying monoshock thr. .wheeler fram... The phone number we gave you last week to call for Sacramento Mile tickets was incorrect. The required numerals for the Apr. 11 event at the Cal-Expo track are 916/920-1121. Suzuki's Brien Myerscough. out of action since detection of hypogly· cemia last year. returned to et least limited action Mar. 8 at Corona Racew~y. Riding a well-thrashed RM 400. Myerscough placed second in the Open Pro class at the Unleap Year GP. More coverage on the rece on p. 47. Arizona din track afficianados take note. The Racing Association of Concerned Enthusiasts have themselves a race track following negotiations with Ed Blose and the people at Canyon Raceway in Phoenix, AZ. A shon track and TT facility is under construction and should be ready to go in six to eight weeks. For more info, contact Marlow Parks at 60218431124 or Doug Dillard at 602/93S261S. The Saturday Super Saries is scheduled to kick off Mar. 21 et Saddleback Park. The thre.rece series will feature $3000 in Amateur prizes and $1000 per week in Pro purse monies. Kawasakl's Goat Breker won both the 250cc and Open Pro cl..ses last year and is expected to compete again this year. The final race of the series will be Apr. 4. the day bafore the AMA 125l26Occ Nationals and riders will get to semple the National race course. including the Hannah/Magoo double jumps and the new Matterhorn hillclimb. Single rear shock Maicos and KTMs are being raced in Europe, but the first time we'll see 'em in the U.S. will be at Carlsbad. Neither marque plans a single-shock AMA National MX machine for 'S1. Perris Raceway will be open for motorcycle recing ~in on May 17. according to D-3Ts Ed Carroll. The Ughtweights M.C. will run a TT and an AMA Amilteur National Qualifier at Perris. Dial 2131371· 3756 for more info. Oops! In CRC's ad for the Outlaw GP last week, they told you that no play riding would be allowed on their race date, Mar. 29. Wrong. Indian Dunes will be open to play riden. The ad should have stated: No pit riding. How can you speetential? One of the biggest surprises of the week was then the new Novice road race winner, David Greene, stepped up to the Bell Helmets show stage and informed all of us that he was indeed 36 yean old. Unofficially, this made him old enough to be the father of just about every other rider in the race. But Texan Greene rode one of the smartest races we have seen by a Novice in several seasons. He never led until the last turn, going from third to rust over two kids from California that were probably more surprised than all of us who were watching. No, do not expect Greene to launch a full time road racing caree.r. He is in construction work in Texas and just had one heck of a good time becoming, for the record, the oldest rider to ever win the Daytona Novice race, or maybe any other Novice final for that matter. The question of the day after the 200 miler? "What happeN to Kenny Roberts' bike each year after time trials?" It runs near perfect all week with little tearing' down. Then between Thursday and Sunday noon sometbing happens - three straight yearsl Mike Hailwood was in town for the -races and was at the Hawaiian Inn each night for the Bell show. Had a chance to talk with him and he is now a full time cycle dealer in Birmingham and not liking it one bit - being tied down and all that other rot that goes with it. Having him and Dick Mann on the stage at the Bell show was a real highlight for the SOO-plus people who were in the cr.owd that night. Mike is still "The Malt" in England, just like Mann is "The Man" to many here in the V ..S. Even Mert Lawwill, who was also on the stage at the time, looked in awe, (Contmued to page 41) ~ - ~ .

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