Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

>J: I~ Toomey Racing USA 0.. « a:: Cl c c l- .. * DAYTONA SPECIALS * _ Seiko Printing Stopwatch $199.00 J: 0.. o M >- '" ~~ J: 0.. Radar Gun in Case $525.00 Mechanics Gloves $19.95 /doz $25.99 Gas Jugs (Wh ite) $12.95 Safety W ire (any size ) $14.95 Balldriver Set Th e President 's Co m m issio n on American O utdoors held the first of a series of public mee t ings to d iscuss recreatio n in America 's d e s erts. Toomey Racing USA .:!C Id 25901 Belleporfe Aye. Harbor City, CA 90710 COD Mot o two sa w Bate s br in g in a wire -to-wire victo rv for the class overa ll. H o-uston cat{l(' in seco nd fo r seco nd o vera ll , a nd Veator's 2-3 rid es yielded thi rd overal l. Results MIN I A : t . Ernie Millan [Hon ), 2 . Justin Jackson (Vam). M INI B: 'l . Brian Turn er (Kaw) ; 2 . Nathan Bissette (Kaw) ; 3. Ja son Johnson (Suz). MI NI C: 1. Travis Blackburn (Kaw) ; 2. Mike Work (Kaw); 3 . John Gentlecore IKaw l. PEE WE E: 1. Bill y Scott (Vam). 100: 1. J ust in Jackson (Yaml; 2. Ernie M ill an (Han). 60: L Billy Henley (Kaw ). WOMEN ' S: 1. Kim Brown (Han ); 2_Patty M illan (Ho n)_ 125 A : 1. Jay Fleshe r (Vam ): 2. Paul Willis (Han). 125 8 : t . Michael Waller (Kaw); 2. Chris Lee (Han); :l Keith Jones (Kaw )_ 125 C: 1. Larry Perry (Kaw ); 2. James A lday (Han); 3_T.J . Brantley (Kaw) . 250 A: t . Tommy M art lO (Hon). 250 B: 1. Keith Bland ISuz); 2 . Jeff Davis IKaw); 3 . Allan Wheeler (Yam). 250 C: 1. Tom Bates (Yam ); 2. M ike Hou ston (Kaw); 3. Tomm y Veator (Ka w ). OPEN A : L Tommy Ma rt in (Han); 2 _ Buddy Bar nes (Han); 3. Robert Godfrey (Yam ). OPEN B: 1. Pete Hammock IKaw); 2. Todd Lancas ter (M -S); 3 . Robert Woods (Han). OPEN C; 1. Buddy Jo hnson (KTM) . MON EV; 1. Tommy Martin (Han ); 2_Jay Flesher (Vom~ 3_Doug Bulla rd ISuz). SR: 1. Robert Godfr ey (Vam): 2. Ernie M illan (Han); 3_Steve Joh nson ISuz). Mythen tops CJiAMPlort MORiWA1<1· U.S.A. Pros at Sand Hill By Lee Denlinger BREN TWOO D, CA, FE B. 23 Ri ch Myth en ope ned up th e th ro ttl e on h is KT M 250 a t th e ga te an d never let up u n til h e crossed th e fin ish li ne to ta ke Superior Quality Rear Sets 'Of mosl popular morortytles. Spare parts available I~®---I Call or write: Champion Moriwaki USA 1590 Newport Blvd . Costa M esa. CA 92 62 7 (71 4) 64 2 -2040 Rock Bottom Prices YZ2SON In Stock 1984 YZ490L We Will Not Be Undersold "We Can Save You Money" BURBANK YAMAHA 1801 W. Burbank Blvd., Burbank. CA 91506 L--_(818) 845-8738_----11 SI/; CROTCH ROCKET FACTORY GUARANTEED PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS MX. ATV. ENDURO 28 (805) 683-J745 th e Pro win tod av at Sand Hill. U nda u nt ed by 'the jagged ruts a nd soft berms, Mythen (Dia blo Sports/ Cycle Gear) controlled his machi ne through the laps with flowing ease. Da nn y P a lad in o (Ka w) tra cked Myth en , but rema ined a distant seco nd. In the second moto, Pal adino came out o f the holeshot beh ind Myth en , but his 125cc sl ip ped back to the fourth -place slot wh en 250cc Kawa saki rider Eric Sandstrom a nd Yama ha Open rider Craig Christian powered p assed hi m . Pal adino fo ugh t back lO th ird place b y outma n euveri ng C h ris tia n, but was una ble to ta ke o n San ds tro m . At race's en d , Mythen took first pl ace overa ll, with Pa lad in o toppi ng th e 125cc cla ss and Christian getti ng th e Open class honors. Results 60: 1. Noe Bryan (Han ). BO BEG: 1. Scott Rou nsavill e IKaw) ; 2. M ike Holmes (Kaw) . BOJR : 1. Tyr Denli nger (Han). BOINT: 1. Rav Crumb IVam ). 125 BEG: t . Steve Ul in ay (Yam); 2 . J im Lehnerty (Kaw ); 3. Joh n W ilson (Suz). 125 JR : 1. Shawn Wilson (Yam); 2. Georg e Koso · vilka (Han); 3 . Todd Enke (Kaw). 12 5 INT: L Greg She ehan ISuz). 250 BEG: 1. Pot Fiach (Yam ); 2. Greg Saw le (Hon)_ 25 0 J R: 1. J im Coll ins (Yam ); 2. Tra vis Brown (Yam). 250 INT: r . M ike DesRo siers (Kaw ); 2. St eve Paoov ich (Hon); 3 . J im Oall ar a (Hon). OPEN BEG: 1. Stev e Ulinay (Han). OPEN J R: 1. Paul Flores IHon). OPEN INT: 1. Grea Sheehan IKaw t VETS J R; 1. Rod Winfree (Han ). VETS INT: 1. Peter Crsttenden ISuz). VETS M STR: t , Steve Ferroni (Yaml; 2 . Ron Stockman (Hon) . OT JR : 1. Jo hn PercivaI IKaw). OT INT: 1. J im Ricci Sr . (Suz). OT M STR: 1. Bob Coll ins (Vaml . 125 PRO; t . Danny Pala di no (Kawl. 25 0 PRO: 1_Rich M Ythen (KTM ). OPEN PRO: 1. Craig Ch ri st ian (Vam). President's Commission on Americans Outdoors Future of OHV desert access at stake By Daryl Drake TEMPE, AZ, FE B. 20 T h e Presiden t' s Comm ission on Americans O u tdoors co n vened in Arizona T h ursday , Febr uary 20, 1986 to hold a public hearing o n the su bject of recrea tion in America 's desert a nd o n India n lands. a nd in part icular, the role o foff-road veh icles on th ese la nds . After openi ng rema rk s by Cornmissione r Rex Ma ugha n , Ar izona Governor Bru ce Babbitt testified th at federa l recreation budgets are serious ly deficient in view o f the trem endo us de ma nd a nd reco m me nded th e esta blishment o f a Na tio na l Recreation T ru st Fu nd. He furt h er sta ted th at Arizona needs new recreation facil ities o n fede ra l land a nd th at federa l land excha nges ha ve grea t potential . for en ha nci ng existing recrea tio na l opport u ni ties. On th e su bject of env iron me n ta l q ua lity , Ba bbitt la shed o u t at o ff-roa d vehicles, decrying the destructi on of critical wildlife habitat as well as no ise a nd wa ter poll u tio n h e feels are ca used by O RV s. He reco m me nded th a t O R Vs be restricted and th at cu rrent federal po licy th at a llows O R Vs in areas unless specifically closed shou ld be reversed . He th en sta ted th a t O R Vs shou ld be restricted to speci fic a reas that ca n withstand intens ive use. In addition, Babbitt sa id each stat e shou ld develop licen sin g and ed ucatio n p rograms for 0 RVs. whi le federal agencies must design at e a nd en force use area. On Pa nel I, Margaret Bo hannon ] r. from th e Arizona Hikin g a nd Equestri an T rails Committee su bmi tted th e Ari zon a T ra ils System Act as part o f her testim on y. T his ac t wou ld provid e for a sta tewide system of trails to be p a id for by a $ 15 a n n ua l fee o n a ll OR Vs. ORVs, however, would be banned fro m such tra ils. New Mex ico ranch er Sid Goodl oe (on Pan el 2) was very anti·O R V a nd felt their use wa s a m isuse o f federa l resources. He then su bm itted p hotog ra p hs o f damage a lleged ly ca used by O RVs. Pa nel 3 wa s made up o f per sons invo lved with o ff-roa d orga n izations . Ph il Auern hei mer, President o f the Ar izon'a Desert Raci ng Association . (ADRA) spoke of th e desert 's unique q ual it ies a nd its im pona nce in o u tdoor recrea tion. . " Ed uca tion is th e number one tool needed to p rot ect desert resources," emphasized Au ernheirn er in h is restim on y. He felt th e BLM·FS age ncies had p roduced good ed uca tio na l mat erial s but failed misera bly a t gett in g th em into th e hands of th e cas ua l user . _He added that most ent h usiast gr ou ps a lso have educational programs but are h a m p ered by a lack of money a nd ma n po wer in th eir d istri bution efforts. In fo rm a tion sho u ld be mad e m ore availa ble to th e casual users through med ia ca m pa igns. recrea ti on al eq u ip m ent dea lers and businesses adjace nt to recrea tiona l areas. Overcrowding was an other concern. Au ernheimer felt th e prob lem co u ld be so lved by di spersing the use. He sa id th ere a re o n ly 2.3 o ff-h ig h way veh icles fo r every 1000 public acres in Arizona - but th at localized problems resu lt due lO th e lack of a lterna tive a reas known to the casu al user. User responsibility was hi s next p o int . Auern heirner recommended that th e fu ll o bjectives o f the "multiple use" co ncep t needed to be irn p lemented, a nd that wilde rness areas needed better pro tection . Bu t h e a lso sta ted that cu rren t tre n ds crea ting de facto wilderness mus t be reverse d. T he ADRA neither promotes nor co ndones tr ue " O ff-Road " travel and th at th e term is a m isnomer, according to Aue m heirner. He suggested the term " O ff H igh wa y" be used instead. Auern hei mer said ADRA was most interes ted in keeping the thousa nds of mi les of existing o ld roads, tra ils a nd sandwas hes open for use. nor closed due to th e mi sdeeds of a m inor ity. Next, Stu Beng son, La nd Use Directo r of th e Un ited 4WD Associations sta ted th at h e was a p rof ession al eco logis t a nd said. " T h e arid eco systerns a re no t 'fragile' but better descr ib ed as ' brittle,' '' addi ng th a t they are far m ore resi lient a nd ada p tive th an co mmon lv believed . Sharon Bishop o f th e Ca lifo rn ia All-Terra in Vehicle Associa tion advocat ed th e format ion of vol u nteer gro u ps to assis t vario us agencies. She spoke of th e Mojave Road Co nservation Pro ject, wh ere enth usias ts hav e " a do p ted " th e 130· m ile ro ad a n d maintained it th rough vo lu nt eer effons. She a lso pointed o u t th a t so me wilder ness clos ures have had a deleteri ous effect on wi ld life a nd habitat. " For exa mple," she said, "d uring th e fires ca used by lighrn in g la st year in th e Los Padres Na tiona l Forest Wilderness, we lost a lot o f timber a nd no w h ave a four-lane h ighwa y going up th e side of th e mounta in due to th e wi lde rness closures. T here were no ma inta in ed roa ds, so the fire trucks went the best way th ey co u ld . . . Thousands of ac res were charred an d now th ere is major eros ion a nd flooding p roblem s due to th e heavy ra in s. Th is is more of a d isaster [h an m otorcycles o r ATVs co u ld ever do!" Sh e co n cl u de d th a t rea sona b le managem ent p ro gr ams were n eeded to p rot ect a nd en ha nce o ur o u tdoor resources. AMA District 37's Rick Hammel testified th at h e felt motorcycle racers in th e Ca lifornia desert were very a wa re of environ men tal factors a nd p ai d cl ose a tte n tio n in fo ll owing marked co urses. He a lso state d th a t th e im pact o f desert raci ng is far less th an wid ely believed . " When the Bar stow lO Vegas race wa s reinstat ed ," he sai d . " co urse officials and en viro n mental specialis ts had troubl e find in g th e o ld co u rse aft er just nine years o f no n -use." Hammel furth er sta ted th at laws need to be enfo rced eq ua lly a nd fairly.

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