Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

I : I Hi-Point Raci n g, Hinshaw Honda. Total Tuning and Co untry Honda. How's that for a line-up? There will also be a Pro purse for a ll classes except Youth and Powder Puff. The 12th wi ll be registration at race head quarters a t the Westwa ter In n in O lympia (which is on ly 14 miles from the track). Six hours of films will be shown such as : the Riverside race. Baja 1000. Odyssey racing. short track events p lus G P events. One thing abou t this race. when the Coyote puts an event on you can bet it wi ll be first class. For more info call 206/4268090. s: u ... m ~ en 3: w ·~ N ews For you track operators out there, whether you 're in the east or west and want a " com plet e " ATV rule book, call Doug Richards at 206/426-8090. This man has been involved in the industry for many years and has flat got the best program together. More fun for the money Sharon Clayton. Publisher Dan Rodriguez, Advenising/Editorial Assistant. In our Jan . issue's coverage of the Golden Slate Kickoff, I made mention of Marty Hart 's (3-B Lightning) frame breaking. It was a stock TriMoto 175 thai bro ke and not a 3-B fra me as some people seem to think. Editorial Lance Bryson, Editor. Advertising WEST This year the Artalan Cycle Club is sponsoring two ATV races, in conjunction with their flat track races the July 18 and August 21. This will be a first for their track and hopefully they can expand their two events into a monthly event in the future . Skip Johmon , National Sales Manager. Terry Pratt, Sales Manager. Duane john son , Sales Manager. Steve Wilson , Sales Manager. EAST Mike Church . Sales Manager. • Graphics and Production Kristin Cooper, Graphic Artist. Dave McCombs . AssistaD[. Marion Hatashita. Typography. Dennis Greene , Laboratory. Accounting Mike Klinger , Manager. Terry Dailey, Credit Manager. Ci rculation Rheba Smith. Manager. DealerslWant Ads (213) 595·4753. West 2201 Cherry Ave. . Long Beach. CA P.O . Box 1030. Long Beach. CA 90801 (213) 595·4753. Fou r seconds off? That's right; at the recent AM A/Winston Pro Series TT Feb. 7 in the Houston Astrodome, Mark "Wax" Weixeldorfer lapped the track on ly four seconds slower than top qualifier Mike Kidd . American Honda, who was one of the many sponsors that weekend, brought out Wax and Mike Chester (who had just won the Parker 400 the previous day) for a halftime show. The two Team Honda riders took to the track in front of 22,000 spectators to demonstrate what three-wheelers are capable of doing. Both riders, who like high speeds anyway, proceeded to give the crowd a real show. In fact, Wax turned on the gas to fall only four seconds off of Honda's main man, Mike Kidd, who qualified at 29.559 seconds. Can you im agine if there had been a full blown race? You never know; that time may have come down quite a bit. East Theworld 'sfirstATVschooll Russ Darnell, since switching to Honda backing, has now put together the first A TV school. It will take place at Arroyo Cycle Park in San Bernardino, CA, March 7 . All enthusiasts and racers are welcome. There is however, a limited entry so call today. The charge for the day is $30. For more inf o call 714/980-3212. 4190 First Ave.. Tucker, GA . P.O . Box 805. T ucker, GA 30084. (404) 934·7850. ATV News welcomes unsolicited editorial material including stories. cartoons, photos, etc. Such material. if published, becomes the exclusive property of ATV News. Such accepted material is subject to revision as is nec~ry in the sole dis cretion of ATV News. Unsolici ted material which is not used will be returned if accompanied by a self addressed stamped envelope. All unsolicited material will be handled with reasonable care. however, ATV News assumes no responsibility for the safety, loss or damage to such materi al. Reprinting in whole ' or part only by permission of the publishers, Advertising rates and circulation information will be sent upon request. Now that's what I call lending a helping blade. This three-wheeler was used to sweep the track at the opening round of the Canadian Ice Racing Championship Series which wa s held at Va l D 'Or, Quebec, Canada, on January 31. Coyote Racin g and Murrell Enterprises are in the plan ning stages of putting togeth er some sort of two day national ATV event at the Santa Clara' County fairgrounds in San Jose. CA . Although a date has not yet been set, there will be big money invo lved; probably the biggest ATV purse ever offered. If the loca tion sounds familiar. i t's where they hold the fam o us San Jose Mile. The ATV course wi ll be a fla t track. TT style. Stay tu n ed to ATV News for futher updates. ' Pete Scalzo Promotions, out of Florida, is putting on a three-wheel and Odyssey quarter mile oval and stadium motocross event at the Volusia County Fairgrounds. All AMA classes will be run. What's so' neat about this race is that it's only 30 miles from Daytona Speedway. That means after you race, you can slip down to teke in all the happenings at Daytona. All this takes place March 4-5. No A fifth major manufacturer has almost released their threewheeler. Well, almost anyway. Right now, Suzuki is showing off their new three-wheelers to their dealers around the country. Suzuki has come out with a 125cc fourstroke, a ALT 50cc with a JR5 motor for the little guys and some kind offour-wheeler.lt's notlike an Odyssey though. Ch ip Hennen, Suzuki's Press Relations Manager, said, "It's a three-wheeler with a fourth wheel up front - I really Copyr ig ht © Cycle New• • Inc. 1982. All ri ghts re. erv ed. ON THE COVER : Dean "Dyno " Sundahl. took complete control of the 250cc Expert class f ro m start to f inish inside the Seattle Kingdome. (Inset) Roger Stanley, aboard his Larry Wilkson Automotive Odyssey, keptthe crowd on the edge of their seats as he battled with eventual overall winner Eddie Brown. Kingdome coverage starts on page 4. Photos by Lance Bryson. 2 It's coming. the fifth annual SCORE Off-Road Equipment Show, including both a trade manufacturer exposition and consumer show for leading manufacturers of racing and recreational off-road vehicle components for pickups. four-wheel drives. vans, dune buggies and even ATVs. P lus much much more. The dates are .Ap ril 15-18 a t the Sou th Hall of the Anaheim (CA) Convention Center. It should be quite a show. some 550 booths will be on hand to display their goods. For more info you can call SCO RE at 213/768-29 14. membership is required; for more info call 3051152-1168. In th e las t issue of A TV News we made mention of another big event coming 10 the Seattle area. H o ld onto your cape. Ba t m a n . the Coyote revenge is coming March 12- 14 at the Thurston/Grays Harbor O RV Park . Sponsoring this incredible event wi ll be American Honda. Hillside Ho nda. Larry Wi lken Challenger Produc ts,

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