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A 500cc Support class will be part of the program at the 125cc United States Grand Prix Motocross at Steel City MX Park in Delmont. Pennsylvania. According to the AMA. the class will be open to Expert. Junior and ProAm riders on a post entry basis. For more information contact the AMA at 614/891-2425. West German Martin Wimmer and Australian KeVin Magee combined LO give Yamaha its first-ever victory in the Suzuka 8-Hour endurance race in Suzuka City, Japan, on july 26. Wimmer/Magee and their YZF750 topped the Gary Goodfellow/Katsw:o Takayoshi (Suz) team and thirdplaced john Kocinski/<;:aJvin Rayborn III (Yam). Three-time winner Wayne Gardner and his teammate Dominique Sarron finished 32nd after Sarron crashed the Honda VFR750 twice. Dane Erik Gundersen (13 points) won the World Speedway Intercontinental round of the World Speedway Championship in Vojens. Denmark. on July 26. Gundersen defeated Jimmy Nilsen (12 points) and Hans Nielson (11 points) to take the win. U.S. hopefuls Sam Ermolenko (9 points) and John Cook (9 points) both qualified for the finals to be held in Amsterdam. Holland. on September 5-6. The third American set LO represent the U.S. in the Intercontmental round. Kelly Moran, was injured two weeks ago in California and missed out on the Denmarlc race. Ironically, his place in the event was taken by England's Chris Morton who is credited for saving Moran's life last year in Poland when the southern Californian severed an artery in his wrist on a plate of glass. Morton took Moran's place in Denmark and promptly qualified for the final. The Human Race Team's Kurt Hall. Andy Fenwick. Ben Martinez. John Eidenberger and TIm Morrissey (Yam) won the WERA/ EBC Brakes Nelson Ledges 24Hour endurance road race in Warren. Ohio. on July 25-26 after completing 1018 laps. Solmax Racing (Yam) finished second. three laps behind the Human Race Team. with Genesis Racing (Yam) rounding out the top three. The Human Race Team's 1018 laps set a new 24-hour record for the Nelson Ledges Road Course. Jim Thompson Jr. (Hon) won the sixth round of the AMA ational Hare and Hound Championship Series in Flagstaf£, Arizona, on july 25. Second place went LO jeH Darland (Hon) with Paul Krause (Hon) . finishing third. The 250cc class win fell to Darin Cartwright (Yam) while JeH Miller (Hon) topped the 125cc field. Kevin Brown (Hon) topped Tony Hendon (C-A) and Mark Hyde (Hus) to win the Burr Oak. Indiana. round of the AMA National Championship Hare Scrambles Series on July 26, 2 The WERA road race scheduled for August 8-9 at Hallet Raceway in Hallet, Oklahoma, hali been cancelled. WERA will hold a race September 5-6 at St. Louis International Raceway. The event will be a North Central Regional race and will have Yamaha and Honda contingencies. For more information contact WERA at 803/681-9372. The U1tracross portionof the Mickey Thompson's Off-Road Championship Gran Prix at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, July 25, saw Tyson Vohland (Kaw) capture the overall victory. Second place fell to Doug Dubach (Yam) followed by jon Nelson (Hon), jeff Mabery (Yam) and jon Ormer (Hon). Several readers have informed us that we erred in telling a letter writer from Kansas that there were no professional dirt track races scheduled for Kansas in August. The listings in the AMA's magazine. American Motorcyclist. show a two-day half mile race meet in Stockton. California. That should reed Stockton. Kansasl The Rooks County Free Fair will host the $2000 doubleheader on August 13-14 with action scheduled for 1 p.m. both days. Stockton is located in northwest Kansas and the racing will take place at the city·s fairgrounds. For more information. call 913/4342672. APPOINTED: Don Moery, by Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., LO the position of na tional sales manager; sales responsibility includes management of the regional field operations and for the sales of mOLOrcycles, snowmobiles, ATVs, and scooters in those regions; prior to this appointment, which was announced by Merle Kans, Yamaha vice presiden tIdirector, sales and marketing, Moery was West Region sales manager; Gene J urick, previous manager of the Dallas regional sales operation, has become manager of the expanded West Region. Wayne and Sandy Heckly of Orlando. Florida. were the double Grand Prize winners of the Yamaha FreeWheelin' FunStakes. The Heckles received both the Yamaha FZR1000 and the Toyota SR5 Sport Pickup. The FunStakes was held in conjunction with more than 30 Yamaha Tent Sales a~ross Yamaha's Southeast Region and drew 52.000 entries. In addition to the prizes. the Heckles were the guests of Yamaha at their 8th Annual Family Affair at DoIlywood Theme Park in Piegon Forge. Tennessee. The Gran Carrera de Campeones, a 350-mile off-road race, will take place in Baja, Mexico, over the October 2-4 weekend. Presented by On-Dirt Magazine and the city of San Felipe, the race is open to mOLOrcyc1es, ATVs, buggies and trucks. Entries open August I and close September 14. For entry forms or more information, contact Baja Promotions, P.O. Box 241, Van Nuys, CA 9l!1OS, 818/340-5750. STOLEN: 1986 Husqvama 500 Cross-Country. 10 #20530470. California green sticker #E01 K03. from the Cockey Bull's parking lot in VICtorville. California. the evening of July 16; the bike is white with a blue seat. White Power "upside down" front fork. blue anodized skid plate and pipe protector; a reward is being offered for information leading to the recovery of the bike; if you have any such information. call the Sheriff's office at 619/2464211 (reference #87006546-07) or 714/996-9116. Ed "Duct Tapesu Hertfelder, a long time member of New jersey's Meteor M.e., telIs us that the November 15 Sandy Lane Enduro will be the 50th Anniversary Sandy Lane. "Our first Sandy Lane was in 1m, and the three years off during World War II makes this the 50th running," said Hertfelder. "This is the longest running enduro in AMA records sponsored by the original club and we're really proud of it. jack Pine is older, but it's been sponsored by many diHerent clubs." The event's starring area is in C~tswonh. ew Jersey. For entry blanks or more information, contact: Meteor M.C. P.O. Box 78, Grenloch, Nj 08032. Cliff Carr. co-promoter of the LaCarrera race. is looking for 20 qualified road racers to take part in a race which wiN run in conjunction with the October 18 Mexican Formula One car GP in Mexico City. For more information. call Carr at 818/703-5083. Road racer Jim Cox of Las Vegas, Nevada, called LO say we listed his sponsors incorrectly in our coverngc of a recent PRRO race. Cox is sponsored by j&D Racing, Cycle Town, Metzeler Tires, Kerker, Dyno jet R&D, Kal-Gard, RK Chain, Quadrofoligo and MC Tires. The 6th Annual All British Car • Cycle Meet will take place in Kansas City. Kansas. September 5-6. Last year's meet drew over 6000 spectators and included 60 motorcycles a"d 350 cars. Motorcycle entries are expected to double this year. Prizes will be awarded in 12 motorcycle classes. including Best in Show and Worst in Show. Events include field meets and a swap meet. The event will take place at the Ramada Inn-Southeast. 6101 E. 87 Street in Kansas City. For more info. contact Jack Turner. 12908 W. 67th St.• Shawnee. KS 66216.913/268-4401. American Honda wil! be sending two Team Honda Support trucks and three Support technicians to both the NMA MX Championships at Ponca City, Oklahoma, (August 3-9) and the AMA Youth/Amateur MX Championships at Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, (August 10-15). The technicians will provide Hondamounted riders with tech advice and assistance on set-up and maintenance. A limited number of parts for 1987 CR's will be on hand for outof-the-ordinary repairs. Both the advice and parts wilI be provided free of charge. Because the supply of parts will be limited, competitors are urged to bring their own supply of parts for routine maintenance such as pistons, rings, gaskets, clutches, chains and sprockets. Honda is posting contin~ncy awards in the form of gift ceruficates at both Ponca City and Loretta Lynn's for the top three finishers in each class using 1987 Honda CR's. Details will be available at the Team Honda trucks at the events. A public hearing on AB241 O. a bill by California Assemblyman Steven Peace (D-Chula Vista) which would reverse a directive by the State Department of Parks and Recreation to be" off-road vehicles from Anza Borrego State Park. has been postponed until August 19. The measure originally wes scheduled to be heard July 8 in the Assembly Water Parks and (Continued to page 8)