Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Wind (Continued from page 2) Smtea Is tentAltivelY set to host e 600cc Grend Prix roed rece in 1988. The decisjon we. m8de et the spring meeting of the Federetion Intemetionele Motoeycliste (FIM) in Geneva, Switzerl8nd, lest month. The rIIC8 i. plenned for April 10 8t Lagune Seee Recewey in Monterey, Celifomie. Confirmetion of the site i. subject to en inspection by the FIM leter this yur end retificetion et the fell FIM CongrllSS. The event would be Americe'. first roed rece Grend Prix in over 20 yee,.. A new rule has been established' for FIM-sanctioned motocross that effectively outlaws multiple jumps on all tracks, includin~ stadium events. The rule calls for a minImum distance of 98 feet between jumps at FIM races. While this rule does not apply to AMA National races. it will affect events with an international sanction. This includes any Grand Prix in this country. including the Motocross des Nations at the Unadilla Valley Sports Center, September 13. For those who are planning on aU!ending or competing in the March 28-29 Seattle. Washington. Supercross doubleheader, the Nendel's Inn hotel is offering discounted rates for race fans and participants. For more information, call 206/226-1812. Kel-Gerd Lubricents he. edded three new ride,. to its sponsor list for 1987. Cemel Pro Dirt Treck Series rider Steve Eklund he. signed with Kel-Gerd, e. well e. Cemel Pro Superbike rider. Jimmy Filice end Don Greene. The third piece finishing teem et the AMA/MotoWorid US Endurence Rece in Deyt0n8 Beech, Floride, Mercfi 1, consisted of leed rider Steve Guenche end lestminute replecement co-riders Bill Kelly end Brien Schwing. Jim UttIe end John Long were scheduled to ride on the teem' with . Guenche but both withdrew prior to the rece. So, Long did not ride, contrery to our report in the lest issue of Cycle News. The latesrAMA Trustee's Repon appears on page 64 of this issue. The report was "buried" due to the fact we received it on Monday, March 9. . as we were attempting to match Daytona 200 winner Wayne Rainey's record 106-pJus mph pace in getting this issue to "bed" that evening. (Ie WRITER Specious lies and the real reason for the helmet law? Return with me now to those glorious days of yesteryear, 1965. You are a young reporter on a motorcyde newspaper. President Lyndon Johnson is pursuing the Vietnam war and his domestic social policy with equal vigor. The Department of Transportation was created under Johnson's "GreatSociety" and that year it went into the business of pushing for a helmet law. Across the country, Honda has 140 official CR Support Dealers backing one line of machinery-the Honda CR. Every CR Support Dealer can give you factory-supplied technical advice and in-depth·service information on every size and model CR. He carries Genuine Honda Parts to keep your bike 100% race-ready. And he stocks Hondalinee> off-road accessories, racing apparel and Team Honda-endorsed Pro-Honda oils and chemicals. So no matter where you race, you're never far from an offtcial CR Support Team Headquarters. All of which have one common purpose: To give you the winning edge. N Arizona COULTER TOWN & COUNTRY 1701 North Arizoo.> AYe.. Chandler. (602) 899·9088 HONDA HOUSE 4440 - . Peoria Ave_ GlendaIe.I602I931·36!l6 APACHE HONDA WEST 3618 - . Camelbadt Rd_ Pl1oenix.I602)973-5ll1 California THE HONDA CENTER 2531 Chest..- ANc..1laker>f>dd.1805J 324·9695 HOUDAY HONDA J66Broadway. Chula Vi"a, (619)4Z7-2466 CLOVIS HONDA FRESNO 7Z1 Clovis Ave. Clovi, (209) 299-251 I CIRCLECJTY HONDA 416 West 6th St.. Corona, (714) 734-2312 CHAMPION HONDA 1590 Newport BMI..Coota Mesa. (714)6424343 TRJ·VALLEY HONDA 6894 Village Pkwy.. Dublin. (415)828--8533 HONDA OF EL CAJON 660 EI Cl\iOn Blvd. EI (619) 442.(J941 c.;on. ALBA RONDA 328 £1 Camino Rt:a1. Encinitas. (619) 436-9771 HONDA NORTH COUNTY 338 North Broadway. Escoodklo. (619) 74&5711 JOHN BURR CYCLES INC. 9008 Sierra Ave.• Fontana, (714) 823·1338 PACIFIC COAST HONDA 13742 Ha_ Blvd.. Garden Grove. (714) 554·0762 LEBARD& UNDERWOOD 321 East Imperial Hwy;, La Habra, (213}691·0553 PACIFIC COAST HONDA 1820 Pacific Coast Hwy.. Lomita. (213) 326-3810 HONDA OF MODESTO 1030 9th St.• Modesto, (209) 529·5424 HONDA OF OCEANSIDE 1718 M;as;on Ave. Oc

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