Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

-- - . ~ _. Americans won both classes at the October 16 Japanese Grand Prix, a non-championship event held in Sugio, Japan. Team Honda's David Bailey won both motos of the 250cc class. while Kawasaki teammates Kent Howerton and Billy Liles finished second and third respectively. In the 125cc division. the brand names on ihe score sheet were reversed, with Kawasaki's JeU Ward nailing down the top position, Honda's Johnny O'Mara in second and Team Red corider Danny Chandler in third. ........................................... ~ ~ ~ - .. - - .. SAT. NOV. 5 ICGB-FMHOSTS 4th Annual Ii II " • •cycIe World wIfIJ Larry Hut- , . . " will begin its second 13~ 'run October 22 on KNBC Channel 4 in Lo. Angele.. Hutfm8n leY' that the tim .how of the new ..rie. will feature .pec:teeuler footage of the cralh at the WIIow Spring. Superbike round wbent Sam McDonald'. bike hit an embenkrnent and wa. vaulted back onto the track, over the head of We. Cooley. In addition, there wiD be a legment on the Bad..y Bullet. a 161-mph road-going threewhealer. SAN DIEGO JACK MURPHY STADIUM r The contingent of American Husqvarna riders competing in the International Six Days Enduro in Wales faced some of their most harrowing mQUlents after the event was over. Following the final day's special test, th • riders had to get their bikes to where the Swedish Husqvarna reps we~ staying. about40 miles from the final lest site. With assorted delays, the final test wasn't until shortly before dark. So some of the riders faced the prospect of riding on the street at night with no headlights. Then the bikes had to be cleaned, wllich was accomplished by riding them in a river in the tOlal darkness. As a final blow, someofthe riders ran out"Of gas. Maybe it would have been easier to get a eN classified ad. something like, "Used dirt bike for sale. 198~ model, only ridden six days, less than 1000 miles. Pick up in scenic Wales." While the AMA didn't sell any bikes in Wales. they did do a brisk business in used knobbies. Selling them for between $4.50 and $12 at the American pit area in the parc ferme. they did manage to get rid of all the tires used by U.S. riders in two days. At least the ones Ron Ribolzi didn't stab with a knife ... '1 A reliable SOUTce tells us that the Maieo factory in Germany will change hands to new ownership on Tuesday, October 18. With money backing from the German government. Wilhelm Maisch and his brothers will take over the factory. Our sources tell us that there are twO sides of the Maico family, Wilhelm and his brothers, and the founder of the company, Otto Maisch and his daughters. The elder Maisch and his daughters still own the American Maico importers. Maico USA. As reported earlier, Maico will field a water-cooled 250 and an air-cooled 490. Both. we're told, will feature new frame geometry, lower seal height, and possibly disc brakes. The-Central Road Racing Club will hold a benefit race October 29-30 at Texas World Speedway in honor of Hugh Humble. the Texas road racer who lost his life earlier this year. The race will be a WERAsponsored event and feature endurance racing on Saturday and a .print race on Sunday. For more jnfO, givetheCRRCacallat7141 499-2323. (Continued to page 17) $lie Produced "I'll See You At The Race!" • See the Super Stars, Broc Glover, • Renault/Jeep Pit Passes FREE at San Diego area AMC Dealers • diet Coke Trans Cal Series Last Race • diet Coke Early Entry 4 PM • See David Bailey - 1983 25Occ, SuperRecycle 6 aluminum cans for cross and Grand National Champion. FREE Early Entry Pass Ron Lechien, Mark Barnett FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT SPECTACULAR! .... 13 on '1. end "5 tick. . through m1111 orcMr only. Chlld.-n 10 yee,. and under Ih price of regular Ildutt prteecl tlckMa. on., eaptrw Oct. 20. . . . . checu...,.bIe to end,..11 to Supercroa., T. . . .et:. P.O. 110_ ..., eo, San 0"'0, CA NtH. 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