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The second round of the World 250cc
Motocross Championship Series was
held on April 29 in Sillendorf, Austria, and Dutchman Gen-Jan Doorn
(Suz) was the overall winner with 3-1
moto performances. Van Doorn now
leads the point standings witb 54
points, followed by Heinz Kinigadner
(KTM) with 53. Kinigadner won the
first moto.
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Ricky Graham prepared for road
racing with instruction and riding
sessions at Willow Springs.
Pavement points: That's what Team
Honda din trackers Ricky Graham,
Bubba hoben and Doug Chandler
will be chasing when ther enter Camel
Pro eries road races at Loudon,
Brainerd, Mid-Ohioand ear Point.
Each had a day of prjvate instruction
with Keith Code at Willow Springs
la t week, and they'lI be at the above
road races, which don't conflict with
any din events. All three will race
Interceptor-based Superbike machines
in the Formula One class.
Georges Jobe (Kaw) won the April
29 Swiss 500cc World Motocross
Championship Grand Prix in Payerene, Switzerland with 2-1 moto
finishes. Finishing second overall
was Andre Malherbe (Hon) with a
1-3. David Thorpe (Honl was third
with 2-3 motofinishes. C8lifornian
Danny LaPorte (Yaml finished
eighth in the first moto, but failed
to place in the second moto. After
two 500cc rounds, Jobe and
Kawasaki lead the point standings
with 72, followed by Thorpe with
64.
Kees van der Ven (KTM) won the
third round of the 125cc World Motocross Championship Series which
was held at Herentals, Belgium, on
April 29. Van der Ven won both
motos. Danny Strijbos (Hon) finished
second overall with a 3-2 day, while
Corrado Maddii (Cag) wa third with
a 2-3 score. Van der Ven leads Strijbos
in the point standings, 90 to 85.
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Mark Hyde (Husl posted the best
individual score in the April 27-29
opening round of the ISDE Qualifier Series in Sand Springs, Oklahoma. Hyde topped Fritz Kadlec
(Husl, 3270 to 3345, after Jeff
Fredette (Kaw) dropped from the
lead to fifth when he had engine
problems during the final MX test
of the event. Hyde and Kadlec won
the 125 and 250cc Intent classes,
respectively. Wally Wilson (Husl
won the 500cc Intent class with
Larry Roeseler (Husl topping the
500cc four-stroke Intent riders.
The Riverside County Board of
Supervisors wiU meet on May 15
to consider the development and
expansion of. as well as access to,
DeAnza Cycle Park. The hearing
will begin at 1 :30 p.m. in the
Supervisor's Chambers on the 14th
floor of the Riverside County Administration Center. Written comments may be sent to 4080 Line
St.• Riverside. CA 92501. Motorcycle Industry Council staffer Mark
Anderson credits Malcolm Smith
with doing a lot of campaigning on
behalf of DeAnza.
The Prairie Dawgs M.e. will host the
May 13 round of the AMA/Hi-Point
National Hare Scrambles Championship Series in the California desert.
Lucerne Valley is the site for the
event, which will eecontestll1lts tackling a 22-mile loop five times. In
addition to the desert regulars, Husky
plans on sending eastern enduro/hare
crambles stars.Mike Melton, Kevin
Hine , Fritz Kadlec and possibly Ed
Lojak, depending on how fast Lojak
recovers from minor knee surgery.
For information on the race it elf.
call 714/848-7980.
Kawasaki GPz900R Ninjas finished
1-3-4-5-6 in the Bathurst. Australia, production class road races
over Easter weekend. The fleet
machines were timed at 157 mph
through a radar trap on the long.
long Bathurst straightaway; juding by rpm gained between the
radar trap and the first corner, the
bikes were topping 1 65 mph at
the end of the straight. A Honda
VF1000R finished second.
Spokane, Washington's Ron Yamamoto rode a Honda CR480R-based
machine to win the April 29 AMA
TT Regional at Boise, Idaho. Yamamoto, who took the lead on the third
lap, is the first rider in the more-than20-year history of the event to win the
Expert class on a two-stroke. The
1983 winner, Frank Word III, [inished second on a Triumph twin, followed by Mickey Fay on a WoodRotax four-stroke single. The Junior
class went to Honda-mounted Rod
Reynolds. Complete coverage next
week.
Match Race guide to who rode
what: Randy Mamola and Ron
Haslam, Honda NS500 V-3s; Freddie Spencer, Honda NSR500 V-4;
Mike Baldwin. Wes Cooley, Roger
Marshall. Wayne Gardner. Honda
RS500 V-3s; Kenny Roberts and
Eddie Lawson, YamahaVZR500V4s; Wayne Rainey and Steve Parrish. Yamaha TZ500 Inline-4s;
David Aldana, Barry Sheene, Rob
McElnea. and Mick Grant, Suzuki
RG500 Square-4s; Graeme Crosby, Suzuki GS1000R Inline-4.
AFM's 10th annual Six Hour endurance race will be held at Riverside
Raceway on July 8. Pre-entries inc! ude
Harry Klinzmann and Rick MitcheJl's
I 135cc Kawasaki Superbikeand David
Aldana and John Ulrich on Team
Hammer's 1136cc uzuki Formula
One bike.
Pre-ordained victory: Fred Merkel
couldn't help but win Riverside
Raceway's Budweiser Superbike
race - his mechanic was the Bud
Man.
AII-day/all-night error: WERA
mailed several thousand flyers stating that their 24-hour road race at
Willow Spring would be held June
8-9. The correct dates are June 9-10.
Hey gringos! The Hilltoppers M.C.
10th annual Rosarito Beach 100
Grand Prix is slated for for May
13. As usual, the race begins and
ends in Rosarito Beach, a Baja
California seaside resort 15 miles
south of Tijuana. The GP will be
followed by a Pro race with a
$2000 purse. The event will be
sanctioned by the Southland Racing Association. For more details.
call 213/428-4971.
BMW has increased its Battle of the
Twins point fund to $22,500. BMW
riders be awarded points for BoTT
class finishes, and the money will be
distributed to the marque's top five
riders at the end of the season.
Husqvarna will send anybody who
buys a new CR model to the Tony
D Motocross school run by threetime 250cc National Champion
Tony DiStefano.
For an event of a diHerent flavor.
check out the New Life Trailriders'
May 5-6 spring ride. 11 covers 250
miles of northern California terrain
in two days, with special ISDE-type
test sections. It is a catered ride, with
all meals, refreshments and gas along
the marked course upplied for both
days. Total co t for the adventure is
85, if entry is postmarked by April
25. Post entries will be charged 100.
For information, call Don Ivan at
209/754-5204.
The Forest Service has stepped up
inspections of off-road vehicles
for compliance with spark arrestor
requirements in the Angeles National Forest. according to forest supervisor Paul Sweetland. Motorcycles, A TVs and modified vehicles
operating off-road must have intact. approved spark arrestors.
ORV operators without spark arrestors will not be allowed to ride
in the National Forest or surrounding grass-covered areas. Violators
could be subject to a citation and
$75 fine, or an appearance in federal court.
May, 1984, will be Motorcycle Awareness Month in the state of
Washington.
New in this issue is a column by
veteran racer David Aldana. 34.
That's AII-dahh-na, not AI-day-na,
not AI-donna, not EI Dona, not Aldee-na. AII-dahh-na. Got it? Look
for Aldana's often outrageous
comments on an occasional basis.
Simpson announced that all of its
helmets - both fiberglass and carbon fiber - have again passed the
Snell 80 standards and are so certified. The fiberglass helmets had
met Snell standards all along. but
the first batch of carbon fiber models had what Simpson described
as "curing flaws." and Snell certification was withdrawn. Those helmets were never released to the
public. According to Simpson. a
week of testing that ended on February 10, 1984, resulted in the
certification by Snell of the full
line.
Bob Bagwell is hosting a 100-lap balf
mile race and a Harley Owners Group
Rallyon unday, May 13. in Dallas,
Texas. There will be a field meet
starting at 10 a.m. for everyone, and
free refreshments from JO to I p.m. At
one o'dock. the AMA Pro-Am dirt
track race program starts. A regular
program will run in conjunction
with the big, 100-lap main event for
the 500-75Occ bikes. One pit stop is
required, and the winner will receive
$1000 for his efforts. Since the Devil's
Bowl Speedway is a little shy of a half
mile, the entire length of the race will
be 42 miles. For more information,
call Bob Bagwell at 817/488-9133.
The AMA has begun fund-raising
efforts for America's defense of
its Motocross and Trophee des
Nations titles. Colorful T-shirts are
being sold for a contribution of
$10 or more. The shirts come in
men's sizes small through extra
large, and are available from the
AMA. P.O. Box 141, Westerville,
OH 43081. The Motocross des
Nations runs September 9 in Ruskeasanm, Finland, and the Trophee
des Nations is slated for September
16 in Varberg, Sweden. The AMA
said it expects to select the U.S.
team in early August.
Correction: Friday night, May 11, is
Cycle News Night at the Orange
County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa,
California. pectatorsshowinga valid
Class 4 motorcycle driver's license
will receive $1 of( the price of admission. Spectators can also sign up for a
the Cycle News Pick a Cagiva Sweepstakes.
WERA has announced that their
'84 National Championship Endurance Road Race Series will be sponsored by Dunlop and $25,000 will
be up for grabs
