Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles
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Hannah's Revenge (Abov.) Bob "Hurrican." Hannah'. idea of a good .upercrou obatecl•. (Below) Th. Anah.im track layout. Supercross Track Thi. Hu.qvama Proj.ct 2000 i. an 800Cc. water-cooled. two-ltrOk. twin with .ix-.peed tranami••ion that wa. Ihown at the Nov.mber 20-27 Milan (Italy) Bik. Show. It feature. a bore and Itrok. of 82.5 x 71mm. a 37.4-inch ..at h.ight, 14.2 inch•• of ground clearenc•• 111 .1-inch front wheel travel. 12.8-inch rear wh••1trav.I, duaI9.1·1nch front dilC brek••• a lingl. rear dilC brake. and a 6.8-gallon ga. tenk (not. fill.r cap behind ..at). Th. overelliength i. 85.9 inches, and weight i. 301 pound•. According to Huaqvama Vica Prelid.nt/R....rch and D.velopment Director Roger And.mon. "Thi. i. a project bike we h8ve auembled to teat 10m. n.w concepti in delign. performanca and styling. Even though the 800cc .ngine producal tremendou. power, it i. actually quite ealV to rid. in tricky condition•. W. have no pI.n. to produce this mIIchine at present. although there ha. beeri definite interest from 10m. customers... LEGEND 1 Startbreaker 3 Triple Jumps 6 Winning Fan-Designed Obstacle 8 Tabletop 9 Triple Terror 2, 4, 5 & 7 New Obstacles SuBI'CI'OSS oIIstade COIIfest: Fans wanted for Anaheim track design Stadium Motorsports wants supercross fans to really be a part of the Anaheim Supercross '86 action on January 18 by designing a track obstacle. The winning obstacle will be built and become a part of the Anaheim Supercross track. It's fun and easy to enter: Simply draw a design on a plain 20 8xl0-inch sheet of white paper, including dimensions and a written description, and tell why the obstacle is truly dynamite - and show as much detail as possible. Pro riders are already designing obstacles [or the track. Take a look at lhe existing Anaheim track map shown above. ~ith the Pro riders' and the winning fan's designs, there will be 50% more obstacles than seen now. The winning fan obstacle will be new and unique - unlike the present obstacles. Bob "Hurricane" Hannah and Broc Glover have drawn their obstacles and now every fan can design their own. If your design is chosen, you'll be the envy o[ all your friends! The winner will receive [our $25 Anaheim Supercross tickets, two parking passes, an event progr~m, a s~r.;~- cross t-shirt, and two pit passes. These pit passes are not available to the public, and allow you to see the bikes up close and talk to riders in the pits! Plus a drawingo[ the winning obstac1e will be published in the souvenir event program and January 15 issue o[ Cycle News. On race night, the winner's picture will be taken on the field with the obstacle. All entries must be postmarked by January I. All drawings become the property of Stadium Motorsports and will not be returned. Entries will be judged by a specially selected panel o[ supercross and motocross experlS and riders. Send your entry to: Stadium MotorsporlS Corp., 22941 Mill Creek Dr., Laguna Hills, CA 92653 by January l, along with your name, address, age, and telephone number. SMC reserves the rightLO make changes as tbey deem appropriate. Pro supercross and motocross riders, employees, their [amilies or agencies of the producing and contributing companies • •• • lIP at el!gip to etI~, •• Poop (Continued from page 7) According to an AMA press release, ~Iifornia motorcyc1islS can ex:pea a major push to pass a mandatory helmet law in their state early in the 1986 legislative session; California is the only state to never have an adult mandatory helmet law on the books. For more information call the AMA at 614/891-2425. AI V.rgeuwen, 61, ...... awer on December 3 in a 0.1.., Taxa. hoapital;Vergauwen,aformermotorcycle I1Icer, promoted mIIny motorcycle rac:ea at hiI speedway in WichiU Falls, T..... Seals Communications Corp., producers of the MotaWorld show on the USA Network, will televise the 1-986 Daytona Speed Week in the U.S. and • are negotiating to supply coverage via live satellite feed to television stations and networks worldwide. The company is also negotiating with organizer Bruce Cox [or rights to televise the 1986 Anglo-American Matcb Races. Th. San Diego, Califomia County P18nning Department hueccepted the propoled project delign for San Diego Intemetional RIIC8W8Y. Following a 45-day public review period, the proposal for SDIR will come before the P18nning Environmental Review Board for final approval. Con.truetlon on the 426-acre fecility, located in Otey M... near Brown Field. could begin in 60-90 daya, according to a prell rei.... i.sued by SDIR. Four hundred and ninety riders competed in street and dual-purpose motorcycle poker runs during the Barstowto-Vegas desert race November 30. Forty-nine riders participated in the 0-37 dual-purpose event with all but one rider finishing. There were nine awards presented after the ride: Jeff Cazier took the Smallest Bike award, din '!...a H~~da ~L125, while Bqb .rl Brown's RSOGS BMW edged American Honda's Tom Buyan's XLV750 Honda by 50cc to capture the Largest Motorcycle Entered award; Ike Mizen rtailed the High-Hand award. while Mike Boyd captured Low-Hand; Ralph Porzley, riding a 1971 BSA B50. claimed Oldest Bike honors; Romana Durham lOOk the Passenger award; Wayne Putnam and Marcus Loy. from Canhage. Missouri, captured the Longest Distance Travelled to Attend award, while Bob Carruthers claimed the Longest Distance Ridden To Attend award and Rob Cazier nabbed the Hard Luck award [or injuring his band. Sinlaalo U.S.A. hu re-lignecl Jeff Ward for 1986 and 1987; Ward win continue to promote Sini..lo producta a. h. h.. In the put. Motocrossers Duane Benner, Roben Flores, Arron Ginn and John Flores picked up Suzuki support rides [or tbe 1986 season for capturing overall Stock and Modified class wins at the National Motorsports Association ( MA) four-race Fall Nationals, which concluded ovember 23, in Barona Oaks, California. Benner took the 8l1cc Novice 12+ class: Roben Flores took the 83cc Intermediate 12+ win; Ginn caplured the I 25cc , '0\ ice class. while Jobn Flores topped the 125cc Intermediate class. They also picked up sponsorships from Oakley, Gear Racewear and Bel-Ray. Th. new Cycle N • .,. commercial aterring the likes of King Kenny Roberti debuted on The Nalhville Network'. Stroh'. Mile telecalt on Sunday, December 15. You can check it out n.xt when the Stroh'. Mile TV ..ri•• airaanother round of the Cam.1 Pro Serle. on Th. Nalhvllie Network .t 11:00 a.m., 4:00 and 9:00 p.m. (EDT). Double chack your local lilting. for tim••, •• they're .ubjeet to change. The toll-free number to cal to piece alUblcription to Cycle II 800/631·6314. N."". (Continued to J!t!ge 43)