Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles
Issue link: https://magazine.cyclenews.com/i/126622
.. TEN YEARS . .. - , . .~ ~ AGO Q(') -.. 00 0') 0') In a somewhat start lin g move. the AMA's Executive Board overturned noise limits for professional racing that had been enacted by the AMA Competition Congress the year before. The original enactment called for a noise red uction in 250cc machines in 1973, and the 750s th~ following year. >~ ~ ::3 = ~ l-) Todd Pe terso n won three cla sses to top the first Mini World Championship a t Saddleback Park. Peterson won the 1-3and 4-6 ho rsepower classes an d the Mi ni O p en ranks . Fred Armenta scored two class wins, and Sterling Cogar rode one of the new Honda XR75s to a first placing. E.C. Birt performed surgery on a p ro ject bike, attempting to double the horsepower o u tp u t of the Hodaka Wombat. After a couple of seasons of terrorizing southern California motocross on Maicos, T im H art si gned a facto ry contract with Yamaha. The third round of a speedway match series betw een En gland and Australia saw Au stralia wi n in a ro m p, 6543. The Down Un der gang was led by team ca p ta in John Bo u lg er , wh o scored 15 points. T op scorer for th e British sq ua d was yo un g Peter ColIins. ' [Ull.] 96FM Spotlig ~ ~ The NRA's "S uzuk i Series" ca me to a conclusion a t Deadman 's Point, an d 100cc Junior c1asser BiII'Larso n wo n a 250 S uzuki for a massin g th e most points. Profession al short track racing in San Fran cisco 's Co w Pal ace saw John Genna i (Bu l) hold o rr a stro ng , la stlap cha rge by Yarnah as Kenn y Roberts to win th e 15-lap main event. Desert rid er s tack led 54 mil es of whoop-de-doos in th e si xth a n n ua l Pondero sa Cha m pions hip. A.C. Ba k· ken was th e o vera ll winner o n a big Husky, followed by T om Brooks an d his gi a nt killer 125 DKW , and Cordis Brooks o n a n eve n sm a ller 100 Hodaka. ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - $1.00 OFF FEBRUARY 4,5,6,1983 HOUSTON ASTROHALL Friday/February 4 Saturday/Februa ry 5 Sunday/February 6 6 p.m.-10 p.m. 2p.m.- 8 p.m. Noon-2 p.m. I I Earned numbers for th e AMA 0-37 Heavyweight desert division were listed, with Art Knapp holdi ng the number one pl at e and A.C. Ba kken carrying n u m ber two . It was tight in th e middl e of the p ack, with John McCown earn ing number 181 , a n d e! . J\.o.o.k.ie McCoown .!l u!"'!!? .l.lllli·. . . _ Only one coupon per person. I ~------------------------ ~ $ 1.00 OFF DISCOUNT COUPONS are also available from Rich Thorwaldson took a pair .o f Suzukis to a CMC Saddleback MX and cam e a way with the 250 a nd 500cc Expert wins. Second a nd third in th e latter ca tegory went to CZ-mounted Re x Stat en and 450 Kawa saki pilot J immy Wei nert. In th e I25cc Experts. it wa s Marty Smi th and h is Monark taking th e win o ver Bru ce McDougal (Pen) . California AI Ken yo n collected a pa ycheck [or winning th e ma in event of an AMA Pr o short track in St. Louis, ' MO . Ken yon was follow ed by Steve Da lga rn o, Mike Gera ld. Mike Kidd and Pat McCaul. Present this valuabl e coupo n at the HOUSTON MOTORCYCLE EXPO and SAVE $1.00 OFF THE GENERA L ADMISSION PRICE OF $5.00 pet person . SEE THE LARGEST DISPLAY OF MOTORCYCLES IN THE SOUTHWEST! HONDA. YAMAHA. SUZUKI. KAWASAKI . HUSaVARNA BMW. MA ICO. CAN·AM. HARLEY-D AVIDSON • New Stre et Bikes, Dirt Bikes, ATVs, Acc essories and App arel. • Free Moto rcycle Giveaways Daily ! • Plus - Draw ings , Prizes, Music, Riders , Discou nts ,Demo nstra tio ns. participating local Moto rcyc le dealers while sup plies last. Ch ildr en under 6 are adm itted FREE. OFFERS A FULL LINE OF VEHICLE TRAILERS • Top competitors' (t. insist on tlun alloy com petiti on rims See your nea rest dea le r Sun Metal Products, In c. P,Q 80_ 1508 • Warsa v. IN 46580 MOTORCYCLE TRAILERS • JET & WET BIKE TRAILERS • WHEELED VEHICLE, 1II .11111f . CARRIERS .. • UTILITY AND ATV TRAILERS • SNOWMOBILE TRAILERS • TRANSPORT CARRIERS THE LARGEST MANUFACTURER OF FUN·RELATED TRAILERS PRODUCTS, INC. III,...... S o ld By: Marine S pecia lties C o . 11103 Tuxford Street, Sun Va lley, CA 91352. (2 13) 767-1757 S h o re line Products. Inc, Orange, CA (714 ) 77 1-0860 A r lington. TX (BOO) 433-8863 5