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Cycle News 1981 12 09

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.. . .... ..... 1982AMA National Motocross Numbers 1 1 1 lev... weeks ego we reported thet the HmiWcHK:c:e•• carpoollenes on freewey off-ramps had been opened to moton:ycllats. During the put two weeks signs hew been going up all over the nate to meke It official "MotoreyclesOK:' Photo courtesy of Carrrans. U.S. Trophy Teem at the recent ISDE. _ injured in en October 17 accident - five days after returning from the ISDE - when the bike he riding seized at speed while _ roed recing. You can drop him a cerd at U.S. Suzuki Motor Corp., 9250 Commerce Highway, Pennsauken, NJ 08110. ISDE/enduro rider Darryl Kuenzer is no longer one of the fastest single guys around. Kuenzer and Dana Able tied the knot on November 22 in Abbe· ville. South Caroljna. wh~re the couple will make their home. The San FrancIsco . . Motor Sports Pre.. Association will present Don Greene with an awerd for winning the AMA Novice -Roed Racing Chempionship during its Jan. 23 awards banquet. Reservet!ons are being 8CC8pted even as we speak Iwrite?l. so contact MSPA l18CiebiiV Steve Pen'y at 4151592-4157. Erv Kanemoto. who spent the '81 season maintaining former World Champion Barry Sheene's Yamaha road racers, will wrench for Honda's Fredwe Spencer on the GP circwt in '82. ''I'm real excited," said Kanemoto. "Freddie and I get along real well and worung on a new motorcycle makes me excited as well." WillIe Erv wouldn't say another word about the "new" motorcycle.' word has Honda campaigning the 500cc GP class with a three·cylinder two-stroke. Reportedly, the engine is of a V configuration with the middle cylinder' being the front part of. the V. Stay tuned. Road recer Gina Bovaird spent a good deal of time racing in Europe this yeer and plans to do the same in 1982. Gina and her husband Tom are currently based in a small YiI18ge close to Circuit Paul Ricard in the south of France. Plans are to contest some GPs, the major interNrtionals and the Italian Championship'l. Although not eligible for points in ltely, Bovaird's sponsors are mainly Italian and thus would like to see her race in Italy. Bovaird is looking for a Yamahe TZ750 ride for the Daytona 200 rather than bring equipment back from Europe for one event. They don't have a phone. but can be reached at Apt. 21. Hameau de la Madregue, 83270 St. Cyr simer, France. Kawasaki's Team Gr~n has expanded its involvement with next year's National MX circuit. Billy Liles will by teammate Curt be joined McQ.uistion on the 250cc National circuit. 1982 #71 Rick Maki will also be part of the Team Gr~n effort and will contest the 125cc Nationals. The 1982 Speedway Calendar Is avai18ble from Motorsport. 6115 Gravois. St. louis, MO 63116, for $5.25 plus $1 for postage and handling. The calendar feetures 22 color photographs of speedway action and speedway's stars, Including World Chemplon Bruce Penhell. lee Cowie's Motorsport also offers a 18rge selection of speedway books. Six .consumer motorcycle shows are slated for 1982 by The Great American Motorcycle Shows, a group headed by George Kolesnikovs, Glen Smith and Martin Levesque. The shows will feature exhibits by the major motor· cycle manufacturers and aftermarket compames, as well as information centers, fashion shows, movies, celebrities, and the whole bit. The shows uck off in San Francisco Jan. 22-24, and then moved on to Seattle Oan. 29-31), Cillcago (Feb. 12-14), Baltimore (Feb. 26-28), Detroit (Mar. 12-14) and Atlanta (Mar. 19-21). The shows are being represented by exroad racer Steve McLaughlin, who can be reached at 714/675-0132. HosPITal STOP: UEA member Dick Johnson suffered a broken left leg at the Nov. 8 CRC Road Runnar enduro. He hils spent some time In traction. but should be home by the time you read this. Get wall cerds and measages would certainly be appreciated. and you can send 'em to 2493 Lenderman Terrace. Los Ange.... CA 90039. Team Honda's Donnie Hansen will be getting illtched to ills special lady Lisa on Dec. 26. Christmas will just be the start of the festivities for the couple, and Papa adds his hearty congratula· tions! Molly Designs hils moved to new headquarters lit 2691 Richter, Unit 127, Irvine. CA 92714. The phone number remains the . .me. 71417&16600. Frog Thacker (Kaw) grabbed the Top Fuel win in the November 21·22 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 .38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 Mark Barnett 11251Supe~crOAI BrocGlover lSOOfTrans-USA) Kent Howerton 12&01 Mark Barnett Kent Howerton Bob Hannah Mike Bell BrocGlover Donnie Hansen Jim Gibson Johnny O'Mara Chuck Sun Jeff Ward Donnie Canteloupi Marty Smith GoetBreker Warren Reid Tom Benolkln Danny LePorte Scott Burnworth Darrell Shultz Arlo Englund Rick Johnson Devid Bailey Alen King Kris Bigelow RonTumer Bill Grossi Rick Burgett Steve Martin Richerd Coon Garysemlcs Dave Hollis Denny Bentley Danny Chendler Gary Pustelek Mickey Kessler GeryDenton SteveW_ JoJo Keller Chris He""" Kenny Keylon RexStIrten AndyStecy George HoI18nd Jeff Hicks Tony DiSteflIno Phil Lerson Steve Rhyen - AMA-Dragbike! National Finals at Gainesville (Florida) .Dragway. Sam Willis (Kaw) was to have met Thacker in the final. but broke a crank. Randy Mason (Kaw) downed Mike Keyte (Kaw) when Keyte smoked his rear slick on the start. Craig Burns (Kaw) edged Vince Santangelo (Kaw) in Funny Bike. KTM national sales manager Don Rosene will be leaving the lorain, Ohio based distributor to move to Anch'orage, Alaska at the end of this year. Rosene has bought an interest in a dealership that sells KTM, BMW, Husky and Meico motorcycles. "I've been in love with A1eska since I first visited there s!lveral years ago," said Rosene. "This opportunity to move there came up and I couldn't pass it up." Gary Bailey has renewed his contract with Kawasau for the next two years and will stay on the green machines at his motocross schools. If you'd like one last look at David Bailey riwng a R;awasaki (he signed with Honda for '82) stop by your local Kawasaki dealer. Life-size posters of "The Little Professor" in action are being distributed right now. It looks like Mark Barnett Is estebIishing full·time residency in 49 Carlos serrano 50 Marty Moates 51 Larry Woaick 52 Mark_Murphy 53 Spencer Morrison 54 Ro.. Pederson 55 Jim Tarantino 66 Eric Eaton 57 Doug Jeckson 58 Keith Oelerlch 69 Wayne Boyer 60 Jim Ellis 61 ErIk Kehoe 62 Ron Sun 63 Maby Mcintyre 64 Clint Hardick 65 Derek Wedding 66 One Coupe 67 A.J. Whiting 88 Bobby Handy 69 Alan Pizzino 70 MlchHl Beier 71 Rick Maki 72 Mark Corbett 73 Brilln Thompson 74 Tom Rice 75 Kevin Davis 76 EdArnet n DevidWeek 78 Clerk Jones 79 Rick Sidle 80 John Reinholt 81 Allen Berlutl 82 Cheppy Blose 83 PlItrick Moroney 64 Jeff Ellens 85 Todd Hempsteed 86 James Meel1lln 87 Kyle Lendrum 88 Mike Twigg 89 MichHl Preston 90 Zoltlln Berenyi 91 David Gerig 92 Dltniel Conway 93 Scott Johnson 94 Boo Stichter 95 Mike Brown 96 Jim Holley 97 Eric McKenna 98 Denny Swartz 99 Johnny Spew 00 en A1ebama. The 1981 125cc National MX and Supercross Chemplon purchesed a fully furnished mobile home and hed it anchored near his grandmother's house. "I hed to take the bulldozer and level some ground. They're putting it in today INovember 41 and all I'll heve to do is move my stereo equipment in," said Barnett. After the San Diego lcalifornial Supercross on November 14 Barnett will head for Japan for 15 days to test Suzuki's '82 works bikes. "I went over in '79 so I know whet to expect," said Barnett. ''1'11 be riding steady the whole time I'm over there, testing the 125, 250 and Open bikes. Maybe I'll even try some raw fish again'" Next week: Exclusive first test·of ·Yamaha's water-cooled YZ259JI 3

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