Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

still have to coordinata much of that with the Japanese." Honda is loo kin g at inserti ng a val ve in the exhaust p ipe o f their works MXers which would constantly alter the flow of the pipe and offer optimum low, middle and top end power over the entire rpm range. A M A 12 5cc National class ri der Jeff Ward received an entry for the Carlsbad USGP. AMA regulat ions state t hat a ri der ma y on ly enter the USGP which correlates with the National class the rider is ente red in, but an exception will be made in ' 82 . "Since the 126cc US GP has been cancelled 126cc National riders will have the option to enter one of the other USGPs," said Kawasaki's Ward. "I found out some of the other 126cc National riders were entered in the Unadilla 250cc USGP, so I got an entry at Carlsbad. " What's in a name: Moneyl Cycle News/West announces Tvshirt slogan contest LON G BEACH, CA, JUNE 21 Prior to producing a new line of T-s hi rts for the western edi t iC?n of A merica's weekly motorcycle newspaper, Cycle News, Inc. w ill be holding a contest to allow it s readers t o select a new slogan epitomizing t he spirit of western U.S . motorcyclists. eyde News publisher Sharon Clayton, in announcing the contest, seid, "The Best Go West is fine as far as it goes. But w e'd like to address those w ho are already here, and in fact, we'd li ke them to participate fully in that." . ' . ' The creator of the winning slogan will receive $25, plus the first T-shirt produced with the new slogan. The runner-up will receive $1 0 and aT-shirt, and 10 honorable mentions will receive a T-shirt and an MX Cat Comic Book. " , Please send those slogan suggestions to Cycle News T-shirt Contest, P.O . Box 498, Long Beach, CA 90801 -0498. Deadline for the contest is July 31, 1982, and all entries become the property of Cycle News, Inc. ' Suzuki's Erik Geboers took the lead in the 125cc World Championship Series po int standings w ith a win in the June 20 round in Czechoslo vakia. Geboers went 1-2 for the w in , best ing t he 5 -1 of Yam aha's Marc Velkeneers . With f ive ro unds to go, Geboers leads Velkeneers by one, 13 4-1 33. Am eri ca 's Bernie Schreiber won the Jun e 20 round o f the World Observed Tr i al s Championship. held at McC lea n Creek , Alberta. Canada. Schreiber was trailed in the results by Frenchman Thierry Michaud, points lead er Edd y Lejeune and Charles Coutard , A ccel , the sponsors of the Win st on Pro Series National at Loud on, pre se nted w i n ne r M ike Baldwin with a 125cc Yam aha TriMoto. Team Honda 's Baldwin pro ceeded t o give it a t horough workout am id razzing like "don't bring that yell ow thing in to the Honda pits." Franco Uncini (Suz) topped Kenny Roberts (Ya m ) in the 500cc class at an international road race at Engla nd's Donington Park on June 20. 2 The June 19-20 AMA-Dragbikel National Championship round at Oklahoma's Tulsa International Raceway saw Sam Wills (Kaw ) take the To p Fuel win w ith a scorching 7 .61 second/187 mph run after Dave Covey (Kaw) broke. Vicki Farr (Kaw) won Pro Dragster over Pete Rogers (H-D). Do n Plesser (Kaw) topped the Pro Stock ranks. Wayne Rainey. the Super~ike race winner at Loudon, called his parents in Ca lifornia lO tell them about his success. He was jazzed ; they were jazzed . So much so, his parents called him back to see if someone wasn 't playing a joke on them. Sparky Edmonston, Rainey 's tuner on Team Kawasaki, w as showing everyone a decal he ha d put o n the tail section of the bike at Da ytona. It shows a shark w it h t he words " Honda f or lu nch bunc h." HosPITal STOP: 500cc World Champion MX er Andre -Malherbe wa s treated for a broken righ t fi bula (sma ller bone) in his low er right leg at Tri-City Hospital in Oceanside, California, after his first rnoto crash at the Carlsbad USGP. Malherbe was released the same day and immediately returned to Belgiu m to see his per sonal physician. Cards and let ters can be went lo Malherbe at R ue ' Lo ng-Thier 17,5200 Huy, Belg iu m. Five-time World Champion MXer Roger DeCoster, who coordinates much of Team Honda's MX activities in America, may spend more time in Europa in '83. "There's no truth to the rumors that I'm returning (t o Europe) for good," said DeCoster, " but I may spend more time on the GP circuit next year. I Mike Baldwin 's win in th e Formula One race a t Loudon mar ked his first victo ry si nce he and David Aldan a won the Su zu ka (J apan ) World Championsh ip Endura nce Ro ad Racing Series ro und last July. This was Ba ldw in 's second Na tio nal win, th e first came at Penn sylva nia 's Poco no International Raceway in 1978. "Honda asked me if I'd like to try some road racing and I said yes, " Said dirt tracker Scott Pearson at Loudon. "I'm just here to practice and get the feel of the bike. I'm looking toward the future." It was announced at Lo udon tha t a n AMA Pro -Am road race meet has been scheduled for Sept. 25-26 at West Pal m Beach , Florida's Moroso MOtOTSpOrt Par k. There will be champions hi p series ro u nds for bo th Superbike a nd Formu la T wo. The series' final rounds wi ll ru n the fol lowing weeke nd at Dayto na International Speedway. For mo re in fo call He nry DeGou w at 305/793-3394. Dave Thorpe, the Kawasakimounted British teenager who has been a pleasant surprise in this year's 600cc World Motocross Championship, did not compete at the Datsun USGP of Motocross. Thorpe crashed during Saturday practice, injuring his back, and a tentative ride in Sunday morning practice confirmed t hat it would be too painful to race. HosPITal STOP: "It's not too bad," said injured off-road racer Bob Balentine in a June 21 phone conversation. "I'm lying here in bed on my back, and my leg's all pi n ned and they've got a rod in there. They did a skin graft three days ago, to help . co ver a part of my leg that was still open." Balentine is still in Lorna Linda University Hospital, Room 7304, Bed 2, Ba rto n Rd. and Anderson, Lorna Linda, CA 92350. As of press time, Bob and wife Michele ~ere still awaiting thefirst Iittle Balentine. The Pennzoil Film Center will soon release Action Mailers, a miniseries of half hour TV shows taken from Pe nzoil TV films. Among the episodes scheduled are two about motorcycling, entitled Two Wllee's - AllYe' and Saddle"aclr Superstars. Keep an eye on local TV listings. Fo llowi ng testimon y d el ivered in Ap ri l by th e AMA a nd th e Na tional Motorcycle Commuters Associ at ion, the U.S. House of Represen ta tives Co m m ittee on the En vironment a nd Public Works has iSsued Q1sl

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