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Cycle News 1987 12 02

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; ~. . e short ly) at yo ur loca l H onda ealer. The calendar fea tures ac tio n OIS of Camel P ro Seri es cha m p ubba Shobert. 250 and 500cc MX ha mp R ick J ohnson, l25cc MX ha mp Micky Dymond, a nd Superike roa d race champ Wayn e Rainey. " r- CAGNA OV ED: Yama ha -Kawasaki of arietta • .Georgia. to 333 North obb Parkway. Marietta. GA 0062.404/427-6923. WINS 1987 MANUFACTUR R'S ell H elm ets. In c. has announced a ew five-year limited warranty on all ell m ot or sp ort helmets. The new -arran ty (Bell p reviously provided two-year warra nty) is valid o n all ell helmets current ly in di str ib utor nd deal er inventories. Co ns umers ho p urchased their Bell helmet her No vem ber I, 1987, are eligible or the new wa rr ant y. P roo f o f urcliase is required. WORLD CHAMPIO SHIP co tt Plessinger (Kaw) won the th Ann ua l Toys For Tots Benefit are Scrambles on November 22 t East Palenstine. Oh io. Stan ojak (Yam) was second and Joel enk ins (KTM ) finished third. Cagiva has pulled the hat-trick three . years in a row, winning the coveted EI.M: Manufacturer's World Championship. Points are awarded to manufacturers of motocross bikes for the total of best finishing positions in each moto of the World Championship Grand Prix series. Pekka Vehkonen was 125cc Motocross World Champion in 1985 and 1986. Dave Strijobs finished second in 1987 The . Cagivathey rode was World Champion all three times. " we- time road race World Ch amion Barry Sh eene has sold hi s 11th en tury ma nor ho use in En gland and migra ted to Austra lia with hi s wife tephan ie a nd daughter Sido nie. ngla nd's harsh winters prom p ted he move to warmer cli ma tes by heen e, wh o sa ys co ld weath er ggra va tes hi s o ld inj uries. Both sets f paren ts will join Ba rry a n d tephan ie in Austra lia. Shee ne ha s een raci ng trucks since his reti renen t fro m mot or cycle road racing ut with th e move he says he's reti red rom racing. Sheene to ld En gland's l oto r Cycle News, " I' m not just oing to Austra lia for th e British ·inter. It' s a total good bye. T he o n ly irn es I'll be back will be o n bu siess.,. Shee ne won Wor ld Ch amions hi ps in th e 500cc roa d race class or Suzu ki in 1976 a nd 1977. Sheene's ew home is in Surfe rs Paradise. 50 iles so u th of Brisban e. T he Surfers arad ise roa d race co urse has been old a nd will soo n be turned into a '01[ co urse. im my lewis of Somis. Califoria, i s the first recip ient . of a ch o lars h ip award ' fro m the odge Truck/CMC Scholarship wards Funding Program . l ewis ill receive $500 to assist him in is present com m unity college f fo rt and w ill recei ve $2000 he n he enters t he " quali fied" ollege of h is choice. tephen J. Cannell Prod uctio ns, in ssoci a tion wi th Nelvan a P rod ucions, wi ll bri ng mo tocro ss to teleision with th e animated ch ildren's elevisio n series " Ultracro ss," which ill premi ere with a 90-minute pisode in April, 1988. The show, hich will air o n - atu rday a nd · unday mornings, was created by Iichael Bryant, 1978 a nd '80 East ast 250cc Pro Mo tocross Cham ion, as a way to draw mo re people nto th e sport of motocross. Bill royer, who has done an ima tio n for he mot ion pictures Tron and Labyinth , will do th e sta te-of-the-art omp u ter anima tio n for the series nd three-time Emm y Award win ner effrey SCOll will be the execu tive rod ucer and wr iter. LBS Co m m un'ca tio ns, a lead ing d istribu tor of hildren 's syndic ted programs, has a Iready orde red 13 ep isodes, a nd a oy lin e by LJN Toys will be introucc:d in Feb rua ~y. f 0 1 Man Winter has yo u down. ' eep in m ind the f act that D aytona 88 w ill be here in 97 days. ~ The Spirit of Italy. ~ CAGIVA NORTH AMERICA Ride MEMBER ~ safely~ Always weara helmet, eye protection, and protectiveclothing. IM I ~ Tc: • agrva orth • mersca Welcomes these new additions to ourgrowing DUCA~ CAG.VA Husqvama family HIGH GEAR MOTORCYCLES 11630 Slater Ave .• N.E. Kirkland, WA 98034 • (206) 395-0440 SIOUX CYCLES . -- STARKS SUZUKI 2123 Plainfield Road Joliet. IL 60435 (815) 729-0022 VALLEY SAW SHOP 4607 Memorial Highway M andan, ND 58554 117526 Highway 2 Leave nworth, WA 98826 (701) 663-4023 (509) 548-5881 5

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