Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Wind (Continued from page 2) 200. "Unless something changes, I'll run the 250s all year:' Renfrow said. "It will probably be the same combination of people from last year and will probably be sponsored by Starfire. I'm coming out to test Terry's bike on February 11 at Willow; we hope to get a few things dialed in." According to Renfrow, the Vance deal will probably only be for Daytona. PRO RIDER BENEffiFUND presents... The previously announced March I round of the AMA National Championship Hare Scrambles Series has been canceled and replaced with a race at Brevard Countv Off-Road Park in Cocoa, Florida on March 4. o The installation of a new drainage system in Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium will prevent supercross racing from taking place in the Georgia facility. Although the installation is scheduled to be completed by March 15, stadium officials say the system and the new t.urf can't accommodate the dirt needed to build a supercross race course. Mike Goodwin has announced he'll host two races in The Omni in Atlanta, April 18-19. Seating capacity of The Omni, which is usad mainly as a concert and basketball facility, is approximately 17,000. Honda has announced an investment of $450 million to expand its Anna, Ohio, engine plant. With the expansion, Honda America Manufacturing Inc. will become the first U.S. automobile assembly subsidiary of a Japanese auto man ufacturer to source all its high value components in this country. The expansion investment brings Honda's total investment in Ohio to $1.2 biWon. Honda began producing 1.5 liter engines for the Civic automobile on the same pro· duction line used for Gold Wing engines last September. RESIGNED: Merlyn Plumlee, from American Honda, effective February 2, to go to work for Bill Brokaw's Motor City dealership in Colorado; Plumlee tuned for road race champ Fred Merkel last year, and has been contracted by Honda to assist them at Daytona in March. Minnesota stuntman "Jumpin" Jeff Weinke is scheduled to perform at both the January 31 Anaheim Supercross and the February 14 San Diego Supercross. Weinke rides his motorcycle at speed into a parked car, flies over the roof and lands in cardboard boxes. Rob Hassay, 24, of Anaheim, California, was the subject of a feature article in the sports section of the Los Angeles TImes recently. The piece was headlined, "He's His Own Best Sponsor." Hassey, who competed as a Junior class dirt tracker in 1985, and as a speedway racer last year, has returned to dirt tracking. A 12th place finish in the January 10 Pomona (California) Half Mile made his return a tad less auspicious, but Hassey claims he'll win the AMA Junior National Championship title this year. Stephen Azola, a car and motorcycle restorer in southern California, has purchased a HarleyDavidson XR750 and a WoodRotax for Hassey. The Mickey Thompson Off-Road Gran Prix on February 29 in the Indianapolis Hoosierdome will fea(Continued to page 12) * ONE NIGHT ONLY! * SATURDAY FEBRUARY 7 THE ASTRODOME - 8:00 PM • See all the top Supercross Riders take on the awesome obstacle - laden Astrodome Trackl • See current champion Ricky Johnson, Jeff Ward, Ron Lechien, Johnny O'Mara and the worlds best in an elearifying night of Supercross Actionl • See Nissan's Motorcycle and ATV Expo in the adjacent Astro'Vena,Friday through Sunday. February b-8f • See the only motorcycle race in Houston this yearl ' TICKETS iii _ SI5.oo, SI2.oo, SIO.oo, S8.OO, All kids 112 and under) S6.OO • By Phone: Call (713)526-1709 (Visa, Mastercard, Amex accepted. Subject to service charge.) • By Mall: Send check or money order payable to Houston Sports Assn. to Supercross - P.O. Box 1691 • Houston, Texas 77001 /Add S5.OO per order service charge. Enclose self·addressed, stamped envelope·1 • In I'mon: The Astrodome Box Office, Tidcelron. Tld

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