Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

at American Honda, baa been appointed Praident and General Manager of American HODda. Mr. Chino bas brought with him a VlIIt experience and imprellive career record for about 20 yean with Honda Motor Co.• Ltd. On behalf of Mr. Chino and American Honda. may I uk that you will extend the same support and cooperation you have given to me over the put four years. I have been very fortunat~ to have had the aaociation with you during tt-e yean and I am IIW'e that Mr. Chino will abo fmd it to be very true. My new aJlignment in Japan will include responsibility for North American operations which I bope will provide occasions for us to meet again. Until then. may I wish you best health and prosperity in your buainea. WIST America's weekly motorcycle newspaper Sharon Clayton. Publisher Caroline Gcndry ,Ex«utivc Secretary to the Publi5her. Victoria Smith, Advenising/EditoriaJ Auiltant. K. YOSHlZAWA President and General Manager American Honda Gardena,CA Editorial Leave 7&Os alone Charlcs Morey. Managing Editor. Dale Brown, Editor. Mark Kariya. Editor. Advertising Skip Johnaon. National Salcs Manager. Terry Pratt. Salcs Manager. Duane Johnaon. Wcst Salcs Manager. Linda Brown. Advertising Coordinator. Graphics and Production Kristin Cooper, Graphic Artist. Barbara Travers. Assistant. Marion Hatasbita, Typography. Dennis Greene. Laboratory. Accounting Mike Klinger. Manager. Donna Bryan. Accu. Receivable. Pat Batty. Ast.. Acctl. Receivable. Terry Dailey. Credit Manager. Circulation Rheba Smith. Manager. Shirley Short. Michelle Bernier, Chcrilyn Bernier, Joanne McFadden. Asots. DealerslWant Ads Yvette Goeken. Dealer/Want Ad Salcs Manager. Services and Support Chris A i [c h e son. Receptionist. Joe Jamison, Judy Broolts, S&S. West 2201 Cherry Ave.. Long Beach. CA P.O. Box 498, Long Beach, CA 90801 (215) 427·7455; L.A. Line 656·8844. East 4190 Fint Ave.. Tucker, GA. P.O. Box 805. Tu.cker. GA 50084. (404) 954·7850. Cycle News/Wcst (USPS 141·540) i. pub· li.hed weekly except the fint and last week of the calendar year for $20 per year by Cycle News, Inc.. 220 I Cherry Avenue. Long Beach. CA 90801. Second c1... postage paid at Long Beach. CA. POSTMASTER; Send form 3679 to Cycle N--. P.O. Box . . Long Beech. CA lIC*l1. Subscription ratcs: One year. second daa mail, S!O: tWO yean, second claM mail. $55; three yea.... second c1... mail, $55; 25 weelts. $11. Foreign rates avail· able on request. Cycle N~ welcomes urwolicited editorial material including stories, car· toons, photOl, etc. Such material, if published. becomcs the exclusive property of Cyele News. Such accepted material is subject to revision u is necesaary in the IO~ diocretion of Cyelr News. Unsolicited material which it noc uJed wiD be returned if accompanied by a ..If adcl...-d stamped envelope. All unIOlicited material will M handled with reuonable care, however, Cycle N~ U1ttmes no responsibility for the ..fety. loa or damage to IUch material. R.eprinting in wbole or pan only by permission of the publishers. ~dYrnising rates and circulation information will M oent upon requcst. See S.R.D.D. Copyright. Cycle N--. Inc. 1..... Treclemerk Cycle N _ regm-ed U.S. Petent Offlc:e. All rights . . ..."ed. ON THE FRONT PAGE: Chuck Sun leed. Andre Maltterbe In the Bel-Ray 500cc U.S. Grand Prix of Motocroa. Flag wav.,. were eC8t8tlc . . the U.S. 500cc MX Champ beet the World &OOcc MX Champ. Photo by Charles Morey. 4 Thanks from DeAnza DeAnza Cycl~ Park just finished up our v~.ry successful Malcolm Smith Sportsman ~rin this month and w~ would lik~ to thank all of our sponsors who mad~ it possibl~. Thank you Malcolm Smith, Bell H~lm~ts, PJ I, T~rrycabl~, Works P~rformanc~, Hawks Leath~rs, J&M Trophin and Mick KI~in. W~ couldn't hav~ don~ it without youl ED MICHETTI DOUG HALL' DeAnza Cycl~ Park Sunnym~ad. CA Thanks from CRC . On behalf of th~ 5500 participants in th~ r~c~ntly concJud~d Budw~i~r/ Yamaha Dunestown rac~ series, w~ would lik~ to ~xt~nd our v~ry appr~ ciativ~ feelings toward tho~ who mad~ th~ six ~vents such a tremendous success. W~ cannot put together a fine rac~ program without a strong support of others and w~ received exactly that strong supportl From the participants, th~ major sponsors Yamaha and Budweiser, to the prizes and contingencies donated by IRC Tires. Kal-Gard, ND Spark Plugs, KRW Helmets, CEET Racing Products, everyon~'s support was super. and from. all th~ panicipants, "Thank you." W~ at CRC would also lilt~ to point out th~ special duty turned in by th~ participating motorcycl~ parks. From th~ beginning of the ~ries at Indian Dunes, to Edwards AFB, Saddl~back, Carlsbad and Arroyo, ~ach track was prepared with more than usual enthusiasm from ~ach of th~ park's maintenanc~ crews. And w~ off~r a special thanks to Walt James and his t~am at Indian Dunes for th~ long hours spent preparing for the final~ of th~ ~nes, "Dunntown" on May 51. That special ~£fort was gr~atly appr~ ciated by mor~ than 1,1 00 entri~ and th~ 5000 spectators who. participated in that final fling of th~ ~ries. If th~r~ is anyway to pay back all our sponsors. th~ first would b~ to purchase their products. If w~ do this, w~ are quit~ sure that all these fme. sponsors will be back again with another California Racing Club series, and they will be joined by eYeD more support from th~ industry and eYeryODe will benefit for th~ bett~r. Again in addition to th~ 5500 "thank·you" notes from the partici· pants, you can add on~ mor~ from CRC. JACK BARBACOVI CRC Carson, CA Dirt bike family in Fontana? Do you live in th~ Fontana ar~a (Rialto, Bloomington, Cucamonga)? Want a riding buddy? Want to join a dirt bik~ club? Want to sav~ gas money? If you said, "Yes, yn, yes, yes," maybe you can suggest a "name" for this not·yet-formed dirt bik~ club. W~ may be four or 40 - but it it no fun riding alon~. MX, Enduro. Desert. GP, Play - What~v~r Fontana needs a dirt bik~ family. ED BILLINGS P.O. Box 695 Fontana, CA 92555 714/829-4291 (Days only.) Rickey's ride Can you believe it? European bikes up less than four percent of th~ registrations in the U.S. and already we've had scores of calls about our rid~ on Sunday, June 28. And the phon~ keeps ringing off the hookl , All European bikes are welcome.And yes. Virginia. English bikes tool So wipe the oil off the CalCll. and tickl~ thOle carbs, and ride down to Costa Mesa on June 28 for no miles of excitement. See the Cycle News Calendar for more information or call m~ at 714/651-0450. RICKY RACER .Costa Mesa, CA mak~ I would lilte to voice my opinion on the proposed AMA ruling concerning restricting the 7505 so that the 5001 will be more competitive. Who is the AMA trying to kid? Th~ 5001 will be no more competitive than they were in 1968, when the old rul~ was in effect. They could put Iawnmower carbs on an XR750 and it still could outrun a KR. Harley any day of the week. and yet in the late '60s the KR showed a ddinit~ advantage over the 500s on the mile tracks. Leave the rules alone; if the Japanele want to be in professional din track racing then they shou1d build a 750 strictly for dirt track racing that they can sell to the privateer. much like Yamaha used to sell its road racer twins. They seem to come out with a new type street model every time you tum your head, so it really doesn't seem lik~ an impossibility to build a competitive dirt tracker if they really wanted to. It all boils down to the same old standard in every type of motor racing: You have people who have no undentanding or knowledge of pro· fessional racing making all the rules. I feel that if the AMA doesn't ~ ~t. ' coed around and start listening to the majority of the racers on what should and should not be in the rules, then th~ future of professional din track looks bleak for rider and spectator alilte. M.L. RESWEBER Billings, MT 0-38 family update In my baste to get the results or our D·58 Benefit race to Larry Woodruff so he could write his story, I neglected a very important group of racers thOle who rode only the family loop. I apologize. Jerry Mathis on his Penton ICOted the lowest number of points followed by Brad Lord on a Honda ATC. who edged out James Walker on a 250cc Kawasaki by six points. PaddJo<;'~DS, 10. on his Mini was next fo by Jeff Beeh, Danny Walker and Mike Hillerman (second ATe). Rounding out the top 10 were Mark Neff. Adrian .Collins. and Larry Delaney. I thanlt all the family loop racers for their help in making our race It '1Uc:cesa and apologize for not including them ~arlier. FUDPUCKER AMA D·58 President Chula Vista. CA Honda management chenge With personal regret, yet with confidence in my successor. I announc~ my return to Japan for a new assign· ment at Honda Motor Co.. Ltd. in Tokyo. Mr. Tersuo Chino. who now it lerving as an Executive Vice· President PubIiahed Ietter8 do not nec:esurIly reflect the poaItIon of Cycle N Inc. SlInd Ietter8 to V Box _ Lang s-:h. CAIlII01.

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