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Cycle News 1986 08 27

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- .. _---------------------------.... percent. I guess you can say that instead of me being a member of Team Mexican, I'm a member of Team Gumby." Vet Pro class in a spacial FourStrokes-Only TT at Kern County Fairgrounds in Bakersfield, California, on September 7. San Bernardino, California's Inland Motorcycle Speedway will host Cycle News Class 4 Nighton August 27. All holders of Class 4 (motorcycle) operator license will save a buck on adult admission to the speedway races. One month later, on September 27, IMS will host the AMA California State Championship. BYP4IP4I Wf4lLfY The final round of the World Team Cup Speedway Series in Bradford, England, on August 17 was won by the Danish team who scored 42 points. The U.S. team finished second with 30 points, while third went to England with 29 points. The Swedish team finished fourth and will thus not be eligible for the competition next year. Toyota, .Budweiser, Yamaha and Coca-Cola will sponsor the WERA/ EBC National Endurance Road Race Series 24-Hour West at Willow Springs Raceway in Rosamond, California on September 13-14, according to Willow Springs owner Bill Huth. Ohio dirt track tuner Edgar "Furgie" Fum succumbed to heart failure Tuesday, August 12, while hospitalized at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton; Fuhr died at 6:30 p.m., following a series of cardiac arreSLS. Memorial services were held Thursday evening aL Martin Funeral Home in Dayton, and Friday night at Melcher Funeral Home in Port mouth, Ohio. The long-time dirt Lra k tuner was buried in Rushtown Cemetary Augu t 16, following SaLurday afternoon funeral services. Fuhr, who had a long history of heart disease, was hospitalized three weeks ago for gaJI stones, and died when his weak heart couldn't stand the strain of fighting the illness. He was born May 29,1917, was never married, and is survived by four brothers, three sisters, and a host of nieces and nephews. Riverside Raceway 'in California will reportedly remain open at least through June of 1987. The Viewfinders M.C. has put in a request for the February 28-March 1 weekend to hold the annual Viewfinders Grand Prix, but the raceway has yet to confirm the request. Companies interested in sponsoring.a Pro event at the GP can call 213/256-8578 for information. OPE ED: By former Grand ational Champion Mike Kidd. Mike Kidd's Decatur Yamaha, a Yamaha motorcycle, scooter and ATV dealership on Hwy. 287 South in Decatur. Texas. MOVED: Mike Kidd Promotions to 2112 S. Loop81-287, Decatur, TX 76234.817/627-7483. Gene Romero, the 1970 Grand aLional Champion, recently suffered hand damage when a saw he was working with at home slipped. "It .hit a main artery," said Romero. "I was at home by myself and at first I thought I could drive to a hospital, but I started gelling dizzy. I used my head and called the 911 number and help arrived in eight minutes. Several tendons were messed up and the doctor tell me it will be a couple of months before the hand will be 100 Why are these guys smiling? Well, you'd be smiling too if you'd just been handed the keys to an '86 Dodge Ram 50 truck to use for a year. Kevin Barda (left) won his truck by accumulating maximum points in the CMC Dodge Truck Summer MX Series, while Robert Faling (right), a CMC member, entered a sweepstakes drawing at a Dodge dealership. The presentation was made at Ascot in Gardena, California, on Friday night, August 15. Veteran Camel Pro Series competitor Scott Pearson has appealed a one-year suspension imposed upon him by the AMA. Pearson allegedly refused to turn his bike over to officials for a post-race engine displacement check following the July 12 St. Charles Speedway Short Track in Missouri. Pearson "won" the race. You've seen kit cars, but have you even heard of a ki t motorcycle? If you're like us, the answer is no until now. Vintage Cycle Works is offering an antique replica kit motorcycle, the 1918 America. The sidecar rig accepts any year electric start Harley-Davidson Sportster engine, including the new 883 and IlOOcc Evolution engines. An information package with specifications, parts list, . photos and prices is available for 7.50 from Vintage Cycle Works, P.O. Box l073, Campbell, CA 95009-1073. The final round of the AMA Central Regional Championship Dirt Track Series will be held at the Springfield Short Track in Springfield, Illinois, on August 30, the night before the Camel Pro Series Springfield Mile takes place. The 3rd Annual MDA "I rode the Mile" Charity Parade will take place on Augu t31 in Springfield, Illinois. After the 10-11:00 a.m. sign-up at the Franklin Life Insurance building (Jowntown, riders will head for the fairgrounds where they'll participate in a one-lap ride around the Springfield Mile prior to the start of the Camel Pro event. Brian Manley (Hon) took his third consecutive SCORE Off-Road World Championship August 16 at Riverside (Califomia) Raceway, also winning Class 22 (Open). Second overall and first Class 21 (250cc) bike was Kawasaki-mounted Terry Fowler. The Class 20 (125cc) win went to Doug O'Donnell, while Class 38 (riders over 38 years of age) was topped by Richard Jackson. Look for complete coverage next week. Former Grand National Champions Dick Mann, Gary Nixon and Mark Brelsford will return to Mexico for the September 20 running of the La Carrera II, a road race which. takes both bike and car entrants from Ensenada to San Felipe. On the car side of things, film producer Hal Needham (Smokey and the Bandit, etc.) has entered his Skoal Bandit NASCAR stock car. Steve Morehead, an II-year Grand National Championship circuit veteran, will celebrate his 31 st birthday by competing in the Saturday night, August 23 Indianapolis Mile round of the Camel Pro Series. Ted Boody, another long-time Camel Pro competitor. celebrated his 28th birthday on August II. The August 13-16 AMA/Honda Amateur/Youth National Championship MX at Loretta Lynn's Dude Ranch in Tennessee sew three riders score wins in two classes. Washington's Rick Simmet (Hon) won both the 125cc B Stock and Modified classes. Nevada's Kenny Stephenson (Kaw) topped the 125cc Youth Stock and Modified division, and Georgia's Bryan Jemigan (Hon) finished on top in the 125 and 250ce Novice classes. AMED: After Hours Design of £1 Cajon, California, a advertising agency for Cagiva North America, the U.S. marketing arm for Cagiva, Ducati and Husqvarna. The Phantom Duck of the Desert, Louis McKey, wm be a special guest at the final round of the '86 Sequoia Summer Series which takes place on August 31 at Troy Meadows Campground in California's Sequoia National Forest. Also on the guest list is Bryar Holcomb of Dirt Rider magazine. BOR : Kathleen Salvo, LO Albert Salvo, president of riding apparel firm Cycle Racer, Inc. and wife Michelene. August II in Arcadia. California. RESIGNED: John Ulrich. as editor of Cycle News, to pursue other interests. Theannual Chuck Jordan Memorial Half Mile which was rained out on August 10 will be run al Union County Fairgrounds in MarysvilJe, Ohio, on Sunday, SepLember 28. The race is a round of the AMA Regional Championship Dirt Track Series. Five-time Grand National Cham-' pionship TT winner Eddie Mulder, two-time National TT winner John Hateley, Terry Dorsch and Dallas Baker are just a few of the stars of the past who will'compete in the Team Honda's Wayne Rainey may give Bubba Shobert a run in what has become known as the "Bubbe Cup" - the Camel Challenge Cup - for the rider who scores the most combined road race/dirt track points. Rainay has come to

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