Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

for th e 1986 AMA 125cc Na tional Ch amp ionsh ip; H olland joins Rod ney Barr, Donn ie Sch midt a nd Kei th T urpi ng as 125cc mem bers of th e Fox tea m . Entries are still open for t he J anuary 1 1 W h iskey Pete 's Wo r l d Championship Hare and H oun d III ; f o r information or entry forms write to Best in the Desert, c /o Sportsman Cycle , 3475 Boulder Highway, Las Vegas, Nevada, or call Casey Folks at 702 /457 0343 . Mot ocrosser Brian Man ley will co mpete in a three ro u nd Austra lia n Su pe rcross Series beginning o n Novem ber 9 in Perth a nd windin g up o n Nov ember 23 in Syd ney . The 14th Annual Winter Nationa ls / Olympics w ill take place at Gatorback Park in Ga inesville, Florida on November 27-30 and Decem ber 1 , Th is ye~r the rule fo r de t erm i ni n g i n which age g ro u p class a rider ca n participate is ; " Ri der 's age as of N o v ember 25 , 1985 , will be used for classes w here ag e is sti pulated." All f o ur events - MX, cross country, TT sc rambles an d stadium-style short t rack - will take place at Gato rbac k . Both Kawasaki and Yamaha will hav e factory support tea ms on h and f o r all events. Six co u ntries will be represented in the November 8 sta n of the SCO RE Baja 1000 off-ro ad race; R iders a nd dri vers fro m Ja pa n . Bel gium , West Procedure of supercross appeal board questioned TUCKER, GA, NOV, 4 ; ; While Kawasaki's Jeff Ward was c rowned AMA Supercross Se ries ~hampion after an independent three-person appeal board consistIng of Ed Carroll, Bob Hansen and D ick Miller ruled in h is f avor against Yamaha's Broc G lover on September 30, the decision of the appeal board will most likely come up for discussion at the November ~ 1 AMA Board of Trustees meeting in Anaheim , California, accordIng to AMA president Ed Youngblood. Glover filed a protest seeking to have Ward disqualified after Ward rode backward on the course in his heat race at the season -ending Pas~dena (California) Supercross on August 17. The protest was demed by the referee, which prompted Glover to file an appeal. Had the appeal board ruled in favor of Glover, he would have been ' crowned supercross champ instead of Ward. "I have received written documents from one member of the threep'!rson appeal boa.r~ - Ed Carroll - who didn't necessarily disagree With the final decislon of the board but had a complaint about the proc:~dure,"said Youngblood. "I can see no I.egal basis to change the decision of the board, and the original decision of the board stands." Youngblood admitted, however, that "the chances of the issue coming ~p a~ the (No'!ember 11) Board of Trustees meeting is probably 105 Yo. I ve taken It as far as I can - any further action would have to come from the board," While the Board of Trustees could overturn the decision, Youngblood feels the boar~ will "probably come up w ith r eco m m en dat io n s for a more specific set of guidelines for use in the appeal process. " When contacted , Carroll offered "no comment" o n the situation. SVIA proposes ATV legislation The Specialty Vehicle Institute of America (SVIA) has proposed model state legislation to regulate the sale and use of all-terra i n vehicles, according to SVIA president Alan Isley. The proposed bill, to be presented to state legislators, calls for new standards in rider education and safety awareness as well as general registration and operation rules. It is designed for use in all 50 states, and would provide elected state officials with a thoroughly-researched draft for possible adoption i nt o law. The proposed legislation would : 1 . ~rohibit mino~s from registering all-terrain vehicles, and prohibit riders under SIX years of age from operating an ATV. 2 . Restrict riders between the ages of six and 11 from operating an ATV unless they hold a valid safety certificate and are accompanied by an adult. 3. Prohibit riders from 12 to 15 years of age from operating an A TV unless they have met one of the following conditions: supervised by an instructor; on land owned by parent; hold a safety certificate from another state; ho ld an in-state safety certificate. 4 . Provide for the implementation of a comprehensive safety education and training program and/or the i ssu an c e of state ATV safety certificates. 5. Restrict the operation of A TVs on public streets and highways: 6. Require riders to wear a helmet and eye protection for all types of ATV operation. 7 . Prohibit the carrying of passengers, unless vehicle design allows for it, 8. Prohibit operating an ATV while under the inf luen ce of alcohol, prescription and non-prescription drugs that impair coord ination, or any other controlled substance. 9 . Require all ATVs to have a spark arrestor qua lified by the United States Forest Service. 10. Im p o se str ing ent sound lev el li m it s. ~ , " .- G erm any, Fran ce a nd Mexico will join th e man y racer s from th e U.S. at th e Ense nada start line. '- The f i rst eve r Over-t h e- Hill Gang Shriners ' Be nef it Motocross will be he ld o n M arc h 8-9 at Huro n Cycle Park in Huro n, California; all procee ds will go to t h e Shriners H ospitals f or children and re lated S hriners Children Hospi t al funds, Fo r more i nformation, ca ll Dick Haile at 209 /99 2-29 2 5 . ~ Ln 00 m Accordin g to p romot er Bob Bag well . flat track racin g wi ll retu rn to Houston, T exas this fall wh en Bagwell a n d R ed R o bert s co m bi ne th eir shows a nd bring flat tra ck racin g and H a rl ey-D a vid so n swa p meets to ge the r; the fi rst event is sch ed u led for November 17 a t th e Big H Spe edw ay in H ousto n . "T ' rn trying t o g et t h e problem w ith my left le g straig htened out so I ca n sell sponsors on a pro qrarn f o r next y ear," said two-t ime A MA Gra nd Nati o nal Champio n Rand y G oss of his plan s for 1 9 8 6 , after i nf o r m i ng u s that he wo uld n ot be a m ember of Fred d ie S pe ncer / S u perTra pp R a cin g ne x t y ear. "The only t h in g I c an reall y make a living at is racing so t hat's w ha t I' m going t o do. I've gotten a number of opinions on whether or not I need an o p erati on and a bone graft to correct damage to my leg and I'm goi ng to wait until t h e middl e of November for one more set of special x-rays to be taken and diagnosed and t hen I'll make a decision. " Goss had a " di sm al" season this year wh ile r iding Hondas f o r Spencer/ S u perTrapp Raci n g . If arrangements can be worked out, Goss wants to get Brent Thompson, his t uner during his five years as a member of HarleyDavidson's racing team , to build and maintain his equipment on his return to the M ilwaukee brand . Spencer/ S uperTr app ' s J erry Griff ith has confirmed that Doug Chandler w ill return in '86 as the team's main ri der . " We' re still worki ng o n budgets for next seaso n," sa id H a rlev-Davidson 's Cl yde Denz er. " As it sta n ds now, I expect to have th e fu nd s to ma int a in th e sa me Ca mel P ro Series d irt tra ck progra m we ran this yea r wit h J a y Spri ngs teen a nd SCO Il Pa rk er as our two factory riders. T h ey will hire their ow n tun ers a nd I feel vo u ' ll see the same ma tch ups with Biil Wern er work ing o n Par ker 's eq uipme nt a nd Pau l Chmiel tu ni n g fo r Spri ngsteen . I ca n say we' re ac tively seek ing a maj or sp o nsor fo r our progra m . Th e beer a n d to bacco co mpa n ies a rc the o bv io us o nes to go a fter sin ce th ey have th e fu nds for this typ e o f thi ng a nd m ost a re a lrea dy co n nected wi th racin g in so me form or a no ther;" The 1986 Internationa l Six Days Enduro will take place September 15-20 near Bergamo in northern Italy. San Pellegrino, site of the event in 1968, is the most likely locati o n . Vet eran ro ad racers R ich Schlachter a n d Dan Ch ivington took part in a test sess io n o f th e Buell R W750 For mula One road racer o n October 17a t Lo ud o n . New H ampshire's Brya r Mor o rsp ort Park . According to a spokesperson for Buell Motor Co m p any. both riders put in a lot of track time a nd were favorably im p ressed w ith th e m achine. Be lgian Georges Jobe won a twoday supercross in Maastricht, Hoilan d , Nov em b er 1-2. W ith on ly 1 6 ri ders entered , a total of nine motos wer e run (five on Sat urday an d .... V ..0 6 V ;> o Z Ron Lec h ien is seen here aboard a Kaw asaki for t h e fi r st t ime at the Scheveningen Beach Race in Hoiland, October 20. Mechanical problem s plagued Lec hien ' s Kawasaki thr o ug h out t h e eve nt . f o ur S unday ) com bi ning f or an overall w inner. American Jim Holley placed second overa ll , wh ile John Va nderberg , w ho is c urrently ranked second behind Holley in the Rodil Cup Supercross Series, Peke Vehkonen and American Jeff Hicks rounded o ut the top f ive. The only other American entered was Mike Fisher, but he crashed , injuring his thigh and couldn 't finish . Jobe won four motos; Holley and Vendenbert two, and Davey . Strijbos one. " T he re's a definit e la ck o f Fo rmula O ne or Grand Prix typ e ro ad racing ma chinery i n th e U ni ted Sta tes a n d we don ' t feel th ere's a n y way yo u ca n ge t eno ug h eq u ip ment to support the class." sa id Dayton a Internat ional Speedw ay' s J im Fra n ce in respon se to a qu estio n as to wh y Formu la On e wa s dro p ped fro m th e Sp eedw ay 's Cycl e Week program . "G ra n ted this yea r's Formu la One race was a good o ne, but we feel th e new for m at of twin q ua lifying Super bike races o n Fr iday will add more int erest to th e progra m a nd build toward Su nd ay 's Dayton a C lassi c 200. T h is year. Cycle Week was over for ma n y aft er Fr iday's Formul a O ne Na tion al a nd most o f th e Formu la O ne p eo p le we re n ' t ha p p y bein g, in a support race position . We're 'co m m i tted to Superbik e ro ad racing as th e fu tu re," "I' m going racin g, that's the p lan, " said three-time Camel Pro Series Champion Jay Springsteen about 1986, his 1 2 th CPS season . " Paul Chmiel is working on the engines for next year right now and we're just waiting for Harley-Davidson to finalize what the program will be. I'd like to do some road racing next year and I may just be a member of Tom Tucker's Super Team and go Superbike racing. Jimmy Filice has gone to Yamaha and that leaves a spot open. I'm interested and they're i nt erest ed , so we 'll just have to see how things work out:' said Springsteen. Motocro sser s Bill y Fra n k. Sco oter Stafford and Kevin Foll ey were recently named 125, 250 and 500cc AMA's 1985 Ro o kies of the Year. Frank finishe d 12th in the 125cc Nationals, wh ile Sta ffo rd and Folley pl aced 11th a nd 10th in the 250 an d 500cc Nationa ls. ( Co nt i nued t o page 2-1) 3

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