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Wind RONDA. (Co ntin ued fro m pag e i ) The exact date of t he AMA Grand National Champio nship /Camel Pro Series Phoenix (A riz ona) Half M ile is still undecided . The AMA wo uld li ke it to run Ap ril 26 . but the promoters prefer April 27. Eit her way. the race should ru n that weekend. RACE SUPPORT Sol max Racing US A will co n tes t th e H eav yweight Producti on class in th e 1986 WERA N at ional Endu ra nce R oad R acing Seri es with su p port from Yamaha M otor Corp.. Dunlo p tires, Vetter Products a nd EBC brak es. R id ers in clude Ronnie Bowen. Chris Chandler, T erry Bailey a nd Dw a yn e Palmer ; th e team won th e cla ss title in 1985. Doug Chandler will be the sole rider for Team Freddie Spencer/ Supertrapp in 1986. Chandler will once again ride the AMA/Camel Pro Grand National Championship on Hondas tuned by Jerry Griffith. Scott Pearson. Scott Parker. Jay Springsteen. Chris Carr and Alex Jorgensen will also use Supertrapp exhaust systems in 1986. according to Supertrapp. COMPLETE RACE PROGRAM Includes: * Free Jersey * Accessory Disc. Parts Discounts * Financing (O .A.C .) * All Factory Bulletins * Mailed To Racer * Department Offering Racer-Oriented Service Th e fir st annual Grass MX will lake place at P erris Ra cewa y in P err is, California on june 15. A guaranteed purse will be featured in 125,250 and 500cc P ro classes with Am ateur classes featuring Expert a nd Intermedia te o n ly; for mo re inform at ion ca ll 714/ 658·6355 . Full Support The Indy Ad-Ventures of the Ven ture Touring Society has scheduled a Poker Run to benefit the Special Ol ympics for June 14. The ru n begins at Dreyer Yamaha. 4170 W . Was hington. Indianapolis, Indiana; registration is from 9 :00 a.m. until 12:00 noon. More inf orma t ion is ava ilable f rom Lester Fears at 317/638-5326 . PLUS: Super Deal On Cycle Purchase T he [irs t AF M road race o r the yea r at W ill o w Springs R acewa y in Rosam ond, Ca l ifo rn ia o n Februa ry 23 d rew 392 en tr ies a nd 3500 specta to rs. Even ts held a t th e race in cluded Toyo ta / Bud weiser Formula USA, Kerk er Su per bike. G S·XR Scr ies( incorpora led int o 750 S tock Produ cti on ), a nd H onda VF500F Series. T he next AFM race a t W ill ow Springs will be h eld March 23. (80S) 526-4122 (818) 702-0662 ONLY AT SI I HONDA First is always best! 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Interested riders can contact the WM RRA at 206 /363 -3597 or 206 /526 8658 . Ma tzinger Ra ci n g o r Sol ana Beach. Ca li forn ia , will co nt in ue 10 p rovide Dunlop race lir e ser vice a t Nat ional a n d club ro ad races in Californ ia in 1986. For more information, call Mark Matzinger a t 6191755-2939. Plans are in the works for the new Sabine Enduro Circuit in eastern Texas. Louisiana and so uthern Arkansas ; the f irst event is planned for September w ith eve nts run ning through J une of 19 87 . More inform ati on is availab le f rom Steve Jones at 726 Cen t ral D r.• Port N ech es. T X 7 765 1 . 409 /722 - l :.~~f: ;.~~~ ~~ --~:.:.~.:.~.... ~ ::;; ~ ~ .. J oe Crook, th e o wne r or C ro ok 's C ycle in H eber. Ar izona , was killed o n Februa ry 6 when he was struc k by a car while helping a nother mot o rist who was sn uc k in th e snow. Cro ok served th e Ce n tra l Ari zon a Tria ls, In c. , as bo th secre tary a n d vice preside n t Ior severa l years whil e becomi ng o ne o r th e top Senior Adv an ced riders. The official FIM ca lendar for 1 987 now incl udes the TT Superbike Road Racing World Championship. The lead event of the series will be the Daytona 200 in March 1987. followed by events at Minno. Italy on April 9 ; Jarama. Spain on May 10; Mosport. Canada on May 17; Isle of Man on May 31 ; Assen. Ho iland on June 28; Vila Real, Portugal on July 5 ; Imatra. Finland on August 2 ; Dundrod. Ireland on August 23; Sugo. Japan on August 30; Donnington Park. England on September 27 and Hockenheim. West Germany on September 30. Five more races are expected to be added to 't he series soon; events on street circuits at the Isle of Man and Ulster (Ireland) will be optional. The series was conceived by Steve Mclaughlin's MCC & Associates of Santa Ana. California . Mark Beamer, 19, or Willard, Ohio, won Bob H annah's Suzuki RM250, a set o r H annah Racing Products riding gear and a H annah replica Bell MOIO-4 h elmet in a drawing h eld at the o pen in g round or th e AMA/ Nati onal Outdoor Motocross Championship in Gainesville, Florida on March 2, Beamer is a Pro-Am rnotocrosser who didn 't qualify at th e G ainesville Nation al. Inland Motorcycle Speedway in San Bernadino. Califomia. will host the Spring Classics on March 9 . Expected to participate are the Moran brothers, Kelly and Shawn. M ike Faria. Steve Lucero. J im lawson . Bobby Schwartz and Sam Ermolenko. For more inf orm ation call iMS at 818/446-0969. T he WashinglOn Mot or cycl e Road Racing Associat ion, Oregon Mot o rcycle Road Ra cing Associat ion a nd Wesl wood R acin g Asso ciation will ho ld a three-event Can-Am learn cha lIcn ge series in la te summer and early fa ll this yea r. The series wi ll feature a n Ameri can learn made up or rider s from Washingt on a nd O regon agains t a Ca na d ia n learn; races will he held a t Sea t tle In te rn ati on al Racvw a v, P ortl and Internari onal Racewa y and W e sl w o od R a cew a y in Br i t is h Columbia. Ca na da. Mor e inforrna lion is a vai la ble from th e WMRRA a t 206 /526-8658 o r 206/363-3597 . The 19th season of CMC Ascot Park night motocross begins on Friday. March 14 at the Gardena. California track. The 31 -n ight program w ill feature CMC motocross. Quad. A TV and for the f irst time Yamaha BW200 and Honda Fat Cat classes. For more information call CMC at 714/261-6116. Drag racer Tony Nicosia is recovering from hi s january 19cr ash in Baylands, Ca lifo rnia. Nicosia suffered a fra ctured sk u ll, rive broken ribs, a broken left wrist, a ruptured spleen a nd a crushed left ea rd ru m in th e 120 mph crash. Ni cosia doesn't k no w what ca used th e cra sh and h e has no memory or the in cident but say s, " I' m ba ck to answering th e phone at least... The Team Sunset Endurance racin g team has received spo nsorship from Sho ei Helm et s and Redwood Cycle Scene f or 1 9 8 6. Sunset w ill , . ...lie t~e I S b 9 ~i "~'l\eJF nd F ank ..... ,.- . Thomas Boots in their pursuit of the AMA /CCS Endurance Racing Championship. Watch a Iu ture iss ue or Readers' Diges t for a story o n 1985 250 a nd 500cc Road Racing World Ch ampio n Fredd ie Spencer. T he sto ry, wr iuen by j ohn T om pk i ns. is current ly being edi ted fo r publ ication. The Nationa l Highway Traff ic Safety Administration (N HTSA ) has give 100 copies of the video. "Motorcycle Safety Helmet Effect iveness" to t he Motorcycle Safety Foundation . The production covers the t echnical and nfety aspects of helmet usage. For information on obtaining the video sent requests to Helmet Video, MSF. P.O. Box 3518, Costa Men, CA 92628. Mike Yen er ic h rides Ior H ondaYamaha o r Ri ver Oaks in Lansing, Ill ino is, not Illin oi s H onda as reported in th e Februa ry 12 issu e. A Scottish company. Classic Motorcycle Tours. is offering unique tours in the highlands and islands of Scotland. Guided tours on classic motorcycles such as the Tri umph Thunderbird, the BSA A 10 and the Norton Dominator will be ava ilable starting in April. Cl ients may also join the tour on their own classic motorcycles . The emphasis of the tour will be placed on nostalgia; for more inf orm at ion send a stamped addressed envelope to Ian Spinney. Classic Motorcycle Tours. 4 Royal Terrace. Glasgow. G3 7NT. Southern Ca li for n ia's SMX has a n nounced a schedu le change Ior th e opening ro u nd o r the 10-race Yamaha Califo rnia Cla ssic Series. Ra ce o ne has been cha nged from Ma rch 9 10 April 13, bu t will sti ll tak e pl ace a t Perris Raceway in Perris, California. Round lWO will follo w at De Anza Ra cew a y n ear Riverside, Ca lifornia o n April 20. For more information ca ll 714/582-3482. Intemational Championship Events (I.C.E.) will run its final ice speedway event of t he season March 21 at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis. IN . Gary Ford, who has won the Indy race for the past three consecutive years. w ill be up against defending National champ Scotty Brown and George Lazor. For more i n f o. call I. C. E. at 602/296-1345 . T he Classic Mot o r books cu rre nt bestselle r list rinds the 1985-85 ed ition o r Mo rocourse second in sa les beh in d th e ca r raci ng book Autocourse: Keith Code's T wis t o r th e Wrist motorcycle road ra cin g m anual is four th beh ind the ca r book Bob Bondurant o n H igh P erformance Dr iving . Mor e informalion is ava i la ble from Cl assic MOlOr· books a t 715/ 294-3345. • MQTORCYCLE INDUSTRYS CflANGE Born Vic tor Lawrence Krause. to Krau se Racing US A o wne r Vic Krause and wife Deb bie, on Februarv 6: .. ~ . \.} '; c. ~ '" i ' \ ' \ .. ' •