Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Jun ior In vi ra tio n al s . Ei ther short tra ck or TT o r both . Since m y so n . C harli e. won th e J unior shan .track eve nt a n d p laced seco n d in th e TT. this is wh at I'm m ost inter ested in . a lthough T er ry Po ovey' s rid e in th at sh an tr a ck Nati onal from ro w three 10 tak e th e win would a lwavs make gr eal vi ew in g. . If a nyo ne has a go od tape, o r knows wh o does . p leas e co ntact me, ....... MARGA RET O R R l20i E. U n io n Bo wer Irving , T X i506l WEST T he Honda tap e includes an Jose shor t track coverage . . . Edit or. America's weekly motorcycle newspaper Utah riding Sh a ro n C la yto n . Pu bl ish er ~f i.k t' Klinger. Comptroller Slo p j o hncou . A ssocintr Publisher Not ional Sales .\lanagn Caroli ne G e ndrv. Ex ec u t i ve 8t'CYt'laT) ' to t hr Pu blisb rr Ed itorial J o hn Ut rich. Ed ito r Kil Palm e-r. A ,\"'iOr ;alr Ed itor , Mall Hi lge-nberg A ssaciat r Ed itor Rex Reese. Frnt urr Editor Advertising Terrv Pra tt. Solr s M a fl ag n ~1 il..( · S pence-r, Sales ,\I''''Ut g f' ' Tim R ~· ;U1 . Salrs M a n af.{f'r Linda Brown. rl dvertisine Coordina tor S :tIJq \\':" Id l. rl dver tising t Editorial ....sststant Graphic s and Production Lori T~ "'C1I1 . <;;Q.phic A rt;.)/ I..rrrv C ill . (;ra p hi c Artist ; ~tlr i ()n Ha ta sh rta . T)' p,..~ ,. ttn S h t"il:1 La rsen . T )'p ("j ("lt t'T Den ni s G rt"lI1l', L ab. T rch , ' Accounting /Data Proces si ng Don na. Brya n . Acco u nts R rcr ira ble Coordinator G t'ru"v;J R ep:....' . Assistant Fr a n H a m we-v. Cud.t Ci rcu lat ion R he ba Smi th . .\( a na ~t'r Sa rah Ta vlo r, A .u ;.~t a n t L yna H ood. Assistan t Dealer Sales and Service Bob Elfi on , Dealer Sa lr s Ma " a.'tt'T Want Ads J ud y H ilgen ber g, Wa nt Ad Salt's Service and Support Ch ris Aitch eson. R rrrpt io n ist Grt'~ o ry Ha nso n . S;b-S West 2~O I C h er rv A ve.. Long Beach . C A 90806 , P .O. Box 498. Lo ng Bear-h. CA 9080 1·0498 (2 1 ~ ) ·1 2 7· 7·1 ~ ~ : L.A. Line ( 2 1 ~) 6~6· 8 8H East 4190 Fir st Ave. . Tuc ker , GA . 300H4 , P.O . Box t405. T u(·ker . GA 3 00 ~5 - 0805 . ('104) 93+ · 7850. C:ycJt" ~ ew s ( \\' t's l (USPS. H I-340) i!l p u b[ished wee kly excep t th e flr 'l a nd la s 1 week o f (1)( ca le nda r yea r for S25 pt"r )'t'ar h v . ' C)'CIt Xews. In c.. 2201 C he rry Ave-nue. · Lo ng Beach . C..A 90806. Seco nd cia" po srag e P.. d a t Long Beach , CA. ai POSTMASTER : Send fo rm 3579 to Cy c le News. P.O . Box 49B . Long Beach. CA 90B0 1-049B, Su bccriprion rat es: One vear, second d;;hS ma il. S25; tw o yea rs. ..eco nd c la..'i ma il . Sol5; thr ee year s, seco n d class ma il S68; 25 week s. S13. For ei~n ra tes availa b le o n req uo L Cycl e ~ ew llo ~'d comes un so lici led ed ilo rial mat cr ial i n d udi n ~ stories. ca rlno n !>. ph ol o 'i. ete. Suc h ma lt'ri a l. j( p ub lillohed . bf:comes lh~ excl u si ve p ro pt' n ,r o f C,'c1e ='e~ ~. Su c h.acC'eptt'd ma teria l i~ su bjeCt I{) rn'lSlDn a~ IS nec es sary in Ihe w1e di , crelion o f Cydf' l': ews. Un so licited mat er ial whi ch is n o t u!ioed will be rt'l u rn ed if acrompan it"d b ~' a se lf·add rnsed sla mpt't.l em ·el o pe . All un !>01 icitt"d ma le ria l w ill be ha n d lt"Cl wi th rea~o n a bl e ca re . h ow(',·er. C)T I(' Xews assu m('s no rC'sponsibil it), for Iht" .." fel)'. loss or da ma ~e 10 su ch ma leri al , R ~p r.inlin~ in wh ol e o r pa rt o n ly by Jx-r· ml S ~ l on o f th e pu bli sh t"r. Ad\'~Tti ..i n ~ r" t ~ a nd circ u la lion in fo r m;t1io n wi ll bt" sell( u po n f('q ues l. St'e S.R.D.S. Copyrigh ~ Cycle News. Inc . 19B5. Trademark Cycla News reg istered U.S . Patent Office . All rights raserved. ON THE FRONT PAGE: Fo r an i ndepth look at Honde's RS500D TT engine. the lame kin d as fou nd in Ricky Graham 's national -win ning TT bike, see page 16. Ph o t o by Da le Brown . 4 MX benefits I a m well awa re o f th e dangers of m o to rcycle raci ng . as I have fO;lr so ns who race. As a doctor. I have seen m any a m otorcycl e acci de nt a nd inj ury. But this sport o f m o to cross raci ng has m any m ore ad va ntages th an disad va nta ges. The posi tiv e o u tle t th at it gi ves 10 o ur yo u th ca n no t be ernp ha sized en o ugh. The a th le tic p rowess. th e co n fidence it bu ild s. th e sportsm anship. th e knowled ge of me ch anics. th e knowledge o f eco no mi cs. a nd th e responsibiliti es involved . a re a ll positives, I for o ne do n o t worry a bo u t drugs. bad ha bi ts, or lack of disciplin e with my sons. Th e drive for goa l ori entation is superbl y fill ed ' by th is fine sport. a nd the striving fo r !;oa ls is wh at th is co u n trv had been founded o n a nd what has 'm ad e it gr eat. None of m y so ns ex pect to be professional racers. bu t th e discip line' req u ir ed 10 be just ba rely adeq ua te in thi s sport is aga in a positi ve in m y book o f va lues. i\I y l fi-vea r-old so n has bee n severe ly in jured tw ice in hi s racing ca reer. H is lat est in jury la st m ont h will p robabl y keep him from co mpeling in lhis sport fore ver. BUI th e lesson s learned were sti ll wort h it : Ask him . Yes. lh er e hav e been tr aged ies. bUl is thi s n ot lrue a lso in fo olball a nd o ther co ntact sports? All physical en dea vo rs require some ri sks. An ything o f value req u ires a risk. Saddleback P a rk ha s become a n ins li lu lio n is our sp o r t. The m echa nica l innovalions; th e level s o f sk ill developed; lh e boy's c1ub almosph ere; lh e co m ra de ry; th e d evel opment o f young men to be proud of a t Saddleba ck Pa rk. a re a ll posit ives . Thi s co u ntrv was founded o n finding lh e solution to probl em s. not sh u tl ing down because o f th em . T h e un fortuna le traged ies whi ch occu red a l Sa dd lebac k Pa rk ca n never a nd shou ld never be erased . BUI in lh e sp irit of o u r found ers a nd fo refat hers. leI us find a n adequa te so lu tio n . Turning o ur back s o n a problem is no t in lh e besl tradi tio n s o f o u r g rea l co u n try . Signed - A parent in favor o f th e re-o pen ing of an Am erican insi itutio n , . DR. ALA'" E. SCH ULTZ. D.P.M . Los An g eles. CA Dr. S ch ult: wro te this leite r to Mr. R onald H ooven of th e l ruin e Compan y in resp on se to th e closing of Saddleba ck Park. located on I rvine Co m pany land in O range. Calijo rn ia... Edi tor. One main event I'd have to ag ree rhat o ne main even t is a ll th at 's needed in Supercro ss. Lo ok what happen s a t th e Car lsbad US G P wh en two riders finish each o f th e IWO motos with th e sam e sco re. No o ne kn ows w ho won the race unt il so meo ne rel ls th e fans o ver th e P.A. system . By th en m ost of !h e fan s a~e o n th ei r wa y to th e parkmg lo t Wlt hOUI kn owing wh o won a n d are co n fu sed . On Wide Wo rld o f Spans th ey had 10 ex p la in th e results. It see ms even ' lime th e Al\IA is in volved every th ing ge ts co n fus ing, Look at road racing for exa m p le. T hey ei ther run o ne- leg or tw o-l eg events in lh e sa me seri es. Now lh at is co n fusi ng 10 fa ns a nd racer s a like! In th e wa ke of the Cn'at California Wildern ess Di sa ster. I think it would be sa fe to sa y, " Din rid ers d on ' t get no respect. " Well . if we ca n ' t e~ TIl re sp ec t, ma ybe we ca n bu y il l U ta h 's co ngressm en understand money; wri te to th em and tell th em vou 'd spend it her e i ~ there was a ~rea i pl ace to co me a nd fid e.' T h er e is! An a rea with h undreds o f mi les o f a ba nd o n ed uran ium explora tion ro ad s. sa nd wa shes, 1000-foot d eep ca n yo ns. narrow cracks ba re lv han dl eba r wide a n d acres a nd acres o'f Sleep smooth slic kroc k. A year ago I proposed 10 Utah's co n g res smen th a t this area . th eI f) h v 60 m il e Sa n R u l a cl ' w l'l l i ii so u theas tern I ta h, sh ould become the first na tio na l O R V R ecr eation Ar ea . O ne senator replied , " .. . innova live" a nd . ..." I would have no problem co ns ider ing yo ur proposa l." Of co u rse th e enviro- whackos want 10 lak e a way o ne quarter o f a million acr es o f th e best riding a nd make it into wilder ness. So now it 's ti m e for vo u to decide: m ore wi lderness o r more riding . Are you go in g to sit o n your th umbs a nd lel.lh is o p por tu n ity go by o r a re yo u g om g 10 write o ne (o r m ore) sim p le le tre rsts ) sa ying tha t th e n eed s of offroad user s shou ld be reco gni zed . th at we need a nation a l recr eation facility. that th e San Rafael Swell shou id beco m e that facilit y a nd that vo u would come to such a faci lity illld spe nd th e a lmig hty to u ri st d olla r? Senator Jake Gam. SD. 505 Dirk sen Senate Offi ce Bldg .. Washi ngton . D.C. 20510 . Sen ator Orrin H a tch. 135 R ussell Sena te Office Bld g .. Washing ton D.C. 20510. Let 's tu rn th e tid e a nd sta rt dema nd ing th e nat ional recogn itio n tha t o ur sport deserves. R ight now the wimps in th eir waffl e-srompers are walkin g (l ite ra lly ) a ll o ver our tu rf! Yo u don ' t hav e hai r if yo u d on 't wr it e. ' RI CHARD A. BRASS P .O . Box 12 11 Hunting ton . T 84528 G .K. SCOTT New bury Park. CA Videos Roxy Ro ckwood tell s u s in th e J anuary 91h issu e o f Cycl e News that lapes o f the 1984 San Jose Mile a nd Angl o-AmeriGin i\lat ch Races are now a va i la ble through o u r Honda dea lers. ABC's Wide Wor ld of Spans. w h ic h ai re d th e San J ose ra ce la st sp ri ng . was a lso a t th e San J ose Shon Track Nat ional the n igh t before th e taped footage o f th a t race to o . Wha l ha ppen ed to th at ? Do vo u kn ow if th ey hav e pl ans of televi ~i ng it ? Since bot h San J ose "'at ion al s were won bv Shoben o n H ondas. will H onda mak~ th e sha n lrack ta pe a vaila ble 10 0 ? I would al so lik e 10 kn ow if a m 'o n e ha s a go od video tape o f th e '1983 H o uston Na tional s - including th e Published letters do not necessarily reflect the position o f Cycle News, Inc. 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