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Wind (Continued from page 5) ture a 250cc Pro Motocross and Thompson is looking for entries. "It's a good chance for some of these riders to ride under the Hoosierdome," MTG P spokesman Doug Stokes said. 19&8 Daytone 200 winner John Gibson i. seeking en investment partner for a propoeed speedwey teem reeing franchisa offering. Gibson says he'. developed and tested a material that can be used for either a permanent or a porteble .p.edway track. Interested partie••hould contact Gibson at Sports Speedway Enterpri.es, 5602 Femhill Cir. #C, Huntington Beach, CA 92649, 714/8406468. - West Coast British Racing, the Dublin, California-based vintage racing team, will take part in round one of the AMA/AHRMA Historic Cup Series at Daytona on March 2. Mike Green, who will compete in the Lightweight GP 250cc and Premier 500cc classes (Green won the '86 Lightweight GP 250 race)., will head the effort, and will be joined by Bret Morshead, who will compete in the Dunlop ha. announced the introduction of the K990ST Motocrossl Enduro Tire. The ST ltand. for loft terrain. Dunlop claims the tire i. virtally seif-cleaning in moist and muddy condition•. Rick Johnson, the 1986 Supercross and 250cc MX National Chlimpion,and 125cc MX National Champion Micky Dymond both scored championship event win. using prototypes of the K990ST last year. The initial reIeue of. the K990ST will be sized in 80/100-21 front tires in the 125, 250 and Open ctasses and 1001 100-18 rear tire for 125cc. A 701 100-19 front tire, complementing a 90/1 00-16 rear, is also available by .pecial order, and fits the Honda XR100R 'all years) and Kawasaki'. '87 KX80J-2. Planned al.o is the release of rear tires in 110/100-18 for 25Occ. and 1201 100-18 for Open class bikes. PURCHASED: Gear Raceway, by John Ayers; P.O. Box 430, Grofe City, PA 16127,112/846-175.5. PURCHASED: KMX Distributing, by George Quay from J.ohn Ayres, 1426 21 st Ave., Beaver Falls, PA 15010. INSTALLED: Toll-free order hotlines, by The Carlson Company, specialists in motorcycle and ATV shop service equipment, 800/222-6199 (in California, 800/223-6199). APPOINTED: Greg Tysor, by Continental as eastern sales representative for motorcycle tires; a former dirt track racer and cummt WERA 600cc Production cia.. road race champ, Tysor was a sale. rep for Rocky Cycle for five years; a graduate of Appalachien State University in South Carolina, Tysor will be based in Atlanta, Georgia. Camel Pro dirt tracker Rodney Farris will be aboard a Super Team Yamaha FZ750 at Daytona. The Cockeysville, Maryland-based effort is being backed by former dirt tracker and road racer Mike Sponseller, the Baltimore County Trail Riders Association, and twotime Grand National Champion Gary Nixon. "Rodney's road racing experience has been limited to club level events, but I feel that anyone who can hustle a bike around the mile tracks like he does can adapt to road racing," said Nixon. Lightweight GP!l5Occ and Sportsman classes. Both will be riiling Ducati singles, and possibly a Triumph twin and Matchless single. The team is sponsored in part by Hap Jones Distributing, Avon, Shoei and Castrol. Orlando, Florida'. Jeff Farmer, who placed 12th in the AMA Superbike point standings in '86, has signed a one-year contract with K&P Cycles Racing Corporation. Farmer will contest Camel Pro Superbike events aboard a Yamaha FZ750, according to K&P Cycles Racing pre.ident Greg Kvitkauskas. GEICO Indemnity Company's CycleGard insurance program is offering a 10 percent premium discount to policyholders in 40 states and the District of Columbia who complete the Motorcycle Safety Foundation's (MSF) motorcycle riding course and street skills and experienced riders . course. In addition, by April GEICO will begin offering a 20 percent discount to MSF instructors insured under the Cycle-Gard program in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Ohio, Texas and Virginia. The instructor discount will be offered in other states where Cycle-Gard insurance is available before the end ofthe year. For more information, contact the GEICO Indemnity office in your area or write Customer Relations, GEICO Indemnity Co., GEICO Plaza, WashingtOD, DC 20047-000 I. . The '87 supercro.s season gets underway on Saturday night, January 31, when the Coors Supercross at southern California's Anaheim Stadium gets the green flag. The event has been a sell-out for the past eight years, so latch on to tickets a. soon as possible. AI- Racing through the eye of the Hurricane.