Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Lechien in the standings? Barnett did worse in the main and tied in the heats and semis with Lechient Lechien should have more than a 10point advantage to start with. He did better than Barnett, so that advantage shou Id increase. Please list the point system so I can figure it myself. You can't do itl G. K. SCO'IT ewbury Park, CA WEST You are obviously a Ron Lechim fan. You didn't even notice David Bailey was in sixth instead of fourth. The points are correct, but Mark Barnett and Bailey were mistakmly transposed. Here is a breakdown of the points system. Heats: 1st place, eight points; 2nd place, six; 3rd place four; and 4th place three. Semis: 1st, 10; 2nd, eight; 3rd, nine, etc. Final: / st, 30; 2nd, 25; 3rd, 22; 4th, 20; 5th, 19; 6th, 18; 7th, etc....Asst. Editor. America's weekly motorcycle newspaper Sharon Claylon. Publisher Mike Klinger. Comptroller Skip Johnson. Associalt! Publisher. National Sales Manager Caroline Gendry. Executive Secutary to the Publisher Editoriel ., John Ulrich. Editor Dale Brown. Senior Editor Kil Palmer. Assistant Editor Mau Hilgenberg. Assistant Editor Advertising Published letters do not necessarily reflect the position of Cycle News. Inco Send letters to Voices. Box 498. Long Beech. CA 90801. Terrv Prall. Sales Manager Mike Spencer, Sa les AIa'lager Linda Brown, Advert;si"g Coordinator Tina Bowen, Adverti.';;ng Assistant Nancy Danger, Advertising/Editorial Assistant Graphics and Production Lance Bryson. Manager Gene Bcnncli. Graphic Artist Lori Tyson. Graphic Artist Marion Hatashita. Typography heila Lar~ll. T)lpography Dennis Greene. LAboratory Accounting/Date Processing Donna Br)'an. Accounts Reuivabk CoordInator Geneva Repass. Assistant Terry Dailey. Cr~dit Manag~ Circulation Rheb'l miLh. Managn Michelle Harlll.l. Assistant Sarah Taylor. Assistant o bbie W;tlker. Assistant Lyna Hood. Assistant Dealer Sales and Service Tim Ryan. Dealer al~s Manag~ King Kenny In re ponse to Fred ]. Mar h's letter in which he called Kenny Robens a wax paper champ: Robert did not come by "the grossly unfair advan: tage of full factory support, the fastest motorcycle, and unlimited finanes," by an wering an ad in his local new paper. DAVID E. YLVESTER Normal,IL Want Ads Robert Elliot. l1'ant Ad Sol!':s Service and Support Chris Ailcheson. Rec~ptio'list Gregory Hanson. SuS West 2201 Cherry Ave.. Long Beach, CA P.O. Box '198. Long Beach. CA 908010498 (21~) 427-7H~; L.A. Line 6~6-8844. East 4190 First Ave.. Tucker. GA. P.O. Box 805. Tucker, GA ~OO85-0805. (404) 9~4-7850. Cycle News/West (USPS 141-~40) is published weeklyexcepl the first and last week of the calendar year for $25 per year by Cycle News. Inc., 2201 Cherry Avenue. Long Beach. CA 90806. Second class postage paid at Long Beach. CA. POSTMASTER: Send form 3579 to CycIeN_. P.O. Box 498. CA 90801 -0498. Go Eddie Thank you for your recent article on Eddie Lawson. I have never really read an in-depth anicle about Eddie Lawson and found reading the anicle very informing. Best of luck to Eddie in his quest for the World Championshi p. RAY DYSLE Team Cowboy Nonh Canton, OH Long_. Subscription rales: One year. ~ond cla.55 mail. $25: two years. second class mad. $45: thrtt years, second class mail S68: 25 wttks. $ 15. Fordgn rates available on request. Cycle News welcomes unsolicited editor· ial material including stories. cartoon. photos. etc. ueh malerial~ if published, becomes the exclusive property of Cycle News. Such accepted material is subject LO revision as is necessary in lhe sole discre· tion o( Cycle News. Unsolicited material which is not used will be returned if a companied by 3 selr addressed stamped. envelope. All unsolicited material will be handled with re'lsonable care. however. Cycle News assumes no responsibility (or Lhe sa(Ctl,.lossordamage Losuch material. Reprinting in whole or part only by per· mission o( the publisher. Advertising rates and circulaLion information will be sent upon request. See S.R.D.S. Copyright I!l Cycle New•• Inc. 1984. Tredemarlc Cycle New giot_ U.S. Patent Office. All right rved. ON THE FRONT PAGE: Yamaha support rider Mike Beier explodes a DeAnza Cycle Park berm on our YZ125L test bike. Test begins on page 16. Photo by Kit Palmer. 4 Fan letter It's great to see john Ulrich back at Cycle Nt:Ws. The motorcycle fraternity needs more people like john; an enthusiast who is into motorcycling /20%, and isn't afraid to tell it like it break down and buy me a uni-googoo car. Until then, I'll see you on Ski Line (Highway 35)! KEITH NIELSE 1 Fon Ord, CA Cover my friends The American Federation of Motorcy list runs 22 classes, including Over 40 and Vintage. The last two race days at ears Point were filled with excitement, fine riding ability and a spirit of ompetition on the part of all the panicipants. However, Cycle News covered only the Formula 3 race. Surely the reponer watched more (han that one race. If he didn't, then he's not filling his obligation as a reponer and he missed some fantastic racing. In particular, the Open Twins race, where David Troetschler and Elmer "Bud" Riddle dueled it out right to the checkered. The lead changed several times during the race and at the laSt turn Riddle passed Troetschler for the win. As you can see there is more to the AFM races at Sears Point than JUSt the Formula 3 class. What I would like to see from your reponer is overall coverage for all the. races, not just the ones where his friends race. LIZ ROMINE San Bruno, CA IS. Keep up the good work and welcome back, john. CARL STONE Redding, CA Risk I loved your anicle on the risk of riding motorcycles. If my friends read it they will probably have a lillie beller understanding of why I'm still riding. I've been in a few "statistics" myself, but the thrill of riding is still there and as long as it is I'll be on two wheels. Maybe when I get old (say 90) and the thrill has gone down some. I'll We don't have space or inclination to cover every class and instruct our reporters to pick one or two classes per race, concentrating on classes involping nationally-known riders. Our coverage of the April 1 race featured F-l and Formula Single; our coverage of the April 22 race featured F-3 and 600cc Superstreet ... Editor. An explanation Explain this: Going into the Pontiac Supercross event. Ron Lechien had an 11 point lead on Mark Barnell for fifth place, 183-172. How could Barnell gain back II points at Pontiac and pull 10 points ahead of In memoriam J.C. Agajanian: 1913·1984 J.C. Agajanian, perhap the bestknown promoter in motorcycling, died of cardio-pulmonary system failure Saturday, May 5 in Los Angeles. Agajanian had been popularly regarded as the largest promoter of AMA races in the country, events which have been taged since the 1950s at hi home base Ascot Raceway in Gardena, California and other tracks. He is survived by his .wife Hazel Faye, sons Cary, ].c. Jr. and Chris, daughter Joan Quinn and 10 grandchildren. Other family members include brothers Elisha and Benjamin and sisters Zerma Lalaian and jacqueline Cardelucci. Death was due to complications from cancer which was diagnosed 10 years ago and successfully treated. But Agajanian was left physically affected for the rest of his life. He was 71. Agajanian was born in San Pedro, California, in 1913, one year after his parents immigrated to the U.S. from Armenia. Since the early I 930s he was involved in motorsports, from the promotion of races to the sponsorship of racecars and motorcycle riders. In the 1950s Agajanian began running AMA Nationals at Ascot, which has become something of an institution on the Grand National Circuit. Besides Ascot, Agajanian was involved in other businesses including a refuse disposal company and a pig ranch. And since 1948 Agajanian has been sponsoring racecars in the Indianapolis 500. That's longer than anybody else, a total of 36 years incl uding 1984. "What always impressed me was his honesty in his dealings with everyone from track employees to riders, " said Cary Agajanian about his father. "He loved promoting races because there were 0 many good people involved. " Services are pending, and cards may be sent to the family c/o Ascot Raceway, P.O. Box 98, Gardena, CA 90247. In lieu of flowers, the family a ks for donations to the California Cancer foundation, 1245 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90017. •

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