Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

the thrills and spills of speedway when he fell down and was unavoidably run over by two fellow competitors at Coste Mesa on June 17. O'Dell, who ve ntured f rom his home in Kansas to take a shot at speedway, ended up w ith a broken wrist and a broken ankle that may require surgery. You can't keep a good speedway rider down. though. and J immy says he ho pes to be back in sideways action in four or five weeks. The Mo u ntai n Roa dr acing Assoc iatio n event sched uled for June 26 a t Castle Rock , Col orad o, was rained ou t and rescheduled to Jul y 3. Speaking o f Ca stl e Rock, Bob Bro wn ell tell s us th ere's a big purse race to be run there July 3 1. Following regular MRA com pe titio n in th e morning, four " Natio na l" cla sses will run for between $5-10,000 in the afternoon. T he four cla sses a re: Formula One, Formula T wo, Open Superbike a nd Ba ttle o f the Twins. For more in forma tion on th e event, call 303/4 499537. HosPITal STOP: M inicycle ace Ronnie Densford was the victim of a rider crossing the track in his path at Indian Dunes, and the resulting crash left him with a broken collarbone and a broken finger. Dendord is now at home recuperating, but he may have to miss the big NMA race at Ponca City. A June 21 meeting in Westerville, Ohio, co nf irmed th e Ame rica n squad for World Trophy com pe tition in the October 3-8 ISDE to be held in Wal es. As we specula ted a few weeks ago, H usq varna teamsters Terry Cun ningha m , Mark H yde, Ed Lojak , Mike Melt on, La rry Roeseler a nd Fra n k Stacy will com p rise the sq uad, with Dick Burleson as th e tea m manager a nd C un n ingham swi tchi ng to the new H usky four-stroke to give th e team th e req uired entri es in four di fferent classes. The Silver Vase tea m is m a d e up o f H u sky pi lots Kev in Brown, Kevin H ines and Ron R ibo lzi, a lo ng wit h fo ur -stroke H onda ride r Drew Smi th . Dick France is expected to pe rform man ager ial du ties for the sq uad. AMA Mem ber Activi ties Directo r Hugh Flemin g wi ll be th e Am erican delegate to the FIM jury, and J ohn Mo rgan will re tu rn to th e motorcycle fold to serve as team ma nager for th e entire U.S. effort, Speaking of the new Husky fourstroke. Jim Mcilvain tells us that dealers have already ordered the entire first production run of the new 500s. which we expect to see in the next month or so . Mr. Senga has been with Suzuki for 21 years. and his most recent position was that of deputy general manager of Suzuki's Oversaas Motorcycle D ivision. enth usias ts wh o ta ke to the Pism o sand to be o n their best behavior. A success! ul weekend co uld mak e th e job of rai sing th e cam p ing lim it perm an antly much easier. Mike Guerra, who spen t two years as a factory H usky rider in the 250cc Worl d Mo tocro ss Cha mpions hip befo re bein g sidelined th is year wi th kn ee injuries, is on the way back. G uerra will join Ma rk Bla ckwell for Husky's six regio nal mo tocross workshops to be cond uc ted for T eam Husq varna Su ppon mem bers. Follo win g th e worksh ops, Guerr a will retu rn to Eu ro pe to contes t the rema ini ng 250cc MX GP ro u nds. The Angeles National Forest is seeking volunteers to pass out information brochu res to fellow rid ers at the popular San Garbriel Canyon OHV area north of Pasad ena, California. Compliance with boundary restrictions and registration /spark arrestor requirements are being stressed in order for OHV use to contin ue at the site. Clubs or indiv iduals interested in keeping San Gabriel open should contact G len McNitt at 213 /335-1251 . POST ENTRY : Desert ace A.C. Ba kken a nd wif e Sa nd y ar e cele bra ting the binh o f th eir second child, Andrew Lee Bakken, born June 17. Andrew Lee went through weigh-i n a t eigh t pounds, six o u nces, a nd pa ssed tech a t 19.5 inc hes . Since th e Bakken s have anot her son, four-year -old Brian, A.C. was heard to co m me nt, " In a no ther 15 years or so , th ose Pfeiffer brothers better be read y to move o ver for th e Bakken bro th ers." A rem inder that the Bureau of Land Management has approved the 1983 Barstow to Vegas desert race course, but there is a limit on the number of entries. Only 1200 riders can participate in the event. compared over 3000 the last time the event ran in 1974. If you want to ride. the hot set-up is to apply for an entry by calling 213/3414041. That will get your name on a list, and you'll receive your entry form before entries officially open. When entries close on the first of November. a lottery will be held to determine the lucky 1200. if necessary. The B-to-V is scheduled to run on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, November 26, 1983. Suzuki Motor Company of Japan has announced the appointment of M r. K. Senga as president and ch ief executive officer of U.S . Su zuki Motor Corporation, effective June 1. Mr. Senga succeeds M r. Y . Takeuchi. w ho had served in the position since September 1981 . Following a rece n t meeting o f the Ca lifornia Coastal Co m mission, the camping lim it for the P ism o Bea ch State Vehicu la r Recrea tion Area has been ra ised for th e Fou nh o f Jul y weeken d. The new max im u rn is 1000 overnigh t visitor s, just for th e holiday weeken d. A remi nder for all OR V The annual three-day Mammoth Motocross was delayed by sno w fro m J une to its new date of Sep tember 9-1 I. T hat now means th at ent ries will ope n o n Au gust 10, a nd that ent ries postmarked before August 10 will receive a five-da y penalty. The entry bla nks will be published in issue nu mber 30 o f Cycle N ews. due ou t on August 10. Entries to Ma mm o th have traditionall y wo n h th eir weight in works bik es, so keep your eyes open. The Bureau of Land Management w ill now require campfire permits for all persons on public lands w ithin the Cal ifornia Desert Conservation Area. Th is. according to Desert D istrict Manager Gerald Hi llier. is due to all the vegetation in the desert brought about by the abnormally high winter rains. Hil lier also said that spark arrestors would be required on off-road vehicles . ( goggles (except model 73) cut out the model number on Here's an offer you'll be able to see the box and mail it, alongwithyour sales receipt, to through inan instant. Scott USA, Box 2030, SunValley, Idaho 83353. Free Scott tear-offs. We'llsend your tear-offs or new lens inunediately. Ten ofthem. For anyone who buys a pair of Scott Just let us know whichyou prefer. goggles between May 15 andJuly 31. We don't think you'll find a better product on the Or, if you like, you canhave one ofour new peach market. But,as they say, seeingis believing. gradient lenses instead. It's simple. 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