Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Fro sty clocks 00 00 Ci) ....... America's motorcycle newspaper Volume XXV Sharon Clayton. Publishn Mike Klingtt,Comptrolln Ski p j ohnson . Associate Pub l i.~h ~ 1 N ational Salt's M ana gt'T Ja ck Man~u s . Associate P u blisher! Ed itor Rh eba Smti h, Circu latio n M an ag n Ca ro line Gen d ry. Executive Secretary fa th ,. Pub lisher Editorial Kit Palmer . Associate Edi tor Paul Carru thers. A ssoci ate Editor Farre n Williams. Associate Ed itor Nat e Rauba . A ssociate Edi tor Ed wi na Mangu s. Calender Edi tor Advertising Mik e Ch u rch. Sm i QT Salt's M anagn Terry Pratt Sm iOT Salt's M lm agtT Mark Thom e. Westt'T71 Sa il'S Ma na gn Do n Stoeber, W t'sll'!'Tn Salt's Ma na g t!t Mark Mit chell . Eas tern Sales Mar'4/{N' T ho mas R. Go mer, Eastt'T71 Still'S M ana gN C u hy Corrao Wt'stnn Ad Coordinato r Ca rla Borden. E astern Ad Coo rdina to r T oni Doneske. A dt¥'Ttisin g Assisteru Graphics and Production Malcolm Wilson .Prod uctio n Manag~r Diana H ilgen ber g , Gra p hic Artisl Stacey G U('5l, Gra p hic Artist j immie O 'Dc.-II . G raphic A rti.tt Marion Hat ash ua . T Y1J'!sd tn Carolyn Bra n ha m . TYP~Mtln Dennis Greene, La b. T ech: Accounting /Data Processing Don na Bryan . Accts R~criva b l~ C()()rdinator Ceoeva Repass, As..tutanl Fran Ham wey, Credit Circulation Sarah Taylor . Assistant Alma Anguiano. A s.t u tant Cheri Cha p ma n. As.t utant Marita Adam s. Assistant Want Ads Deb bie winkler , Want Ad Sales Service and Support Ch ris Aitcheson, Hea dqu artt'f's R ecep tion ist Leo nard Herr in g , Serv ice and Suppo rt National Headquarters 220 1 Cherry Ave., Lo ng Beach , CA 90806. 1'.0. Box 498. Lo ng Beach . CA 90801·0498 (2 13) 427·7433; 213/6.36-8844, FAX (213) 427·6685 Eastern Office 4190 First Ave.• Tucker . GA . 30084; ma ilin g add ress P.O. Box 805, T ucker. GA ~m085· 0805. (404) 934·7850. FAX (404) 934·3112 Cycle New s (US I'S 141·310) IS p u blished week ly except th e firs t a nd last wee k or th e ca lenda r year Ior $32.50 per year by Cycle . News, In c. • 220 1 Cherry Aven ue, Lo ng Beach . CA 90806. Seco nd class postage ~id al Lo n g Be- ch. C \ , and add it iona l m:n li nf;; a offices. POSTMASTER: Send ' form 3579 to Cycle News. P.O. Bolt 498. LoI19 8each. CA 90801 -0498. Subscription roues: Om.' year , second class mail . $32.50. Cycle News welco mes unsolicited editorial mat eria l in cluding stories, ca rtoons. photos, etc, Such material , ir published.becom es the exclusive property or Cycle News . Su ch aco-pted materia l is subject to revision as i~ m-cn\ary in th e sole discretion or Cycle News . Unsol icited ma terial whic-h is not used will be ret u rned if accompanied b y a M"lf addressed stamped en velo pe. All u nsolicited material win 1)(' ha nd led with reaso nuh le cart', howeve r, Cycle New s assumes no responsibi fity for the ~rt'ty. loss or damage to such material. Rep rint in g in whole or pan nnl y by permi ssion or the publisher. Adv~r . tising rates and ci rcul ati on informa tion Will b sen t upon request . 5f.... S.R.n .S. e . Copyright@! Cycle News, Inc. 1988. Trade -mark Cycle News registered U .S. Patent Office. All righu reserved . SPA Consumer Audit Division Member· ship Applied For December 1986. Wffi 1'1a:fj , ~ y [ •• I "l7' 4 Bailey says thanks A yea r has p a ssed s ince m y unfortunate accident and I ha ve not really th anked all th e people wh o wer e thoughtful eno ug h to sen d ca rds, flowers and letters to the hospital a n d m y home and still continue to do so. Believe it or not, I am in the process of acknowledging every card and letter that ha s been sent to me. It will just tak e a while. For those of you wh o purchased th e videotape Wh en The Going Gets . 'T ou gh to help me with my medical bills and my reh abilitation, I hope you have enjoyed th e tape and I ' appreciate your donation as it is the onl y money I have received to help with r< prts to walk again. For those ot you who donat ed money in my behalf to the Pro Riders Benefit Fund, your intentions were good and I thank you, but I have never seen a penny. This year has been a difficult adjustment period, however, there are a few indications that in time I could regain th e use' o f m y lower body. In my years of ra cing I developed the discipline and determination to work towards attaining m y goals. So far I have reached them all. Our new son, Sean Mitchell, has added a lot 0' pleasure to Gina 's and my life and has even added more incentive towards my attaining my ultimate goal. I will soon be heading to th e University of Miami to enroll in the Miami Project for some intense training and testing in hopes of enhancing my chances of recovery. The Miami Project is the group effort of doctors worldwide whose main concern is to cure spinal cord injuries. Again, I would like to thank you for your continued enco ura geme n t and support. I'll never give up. DAVID BAILEY Axton, VA Awaiting the clarion call The frozen heartland aw aits th e clarion call of spring. Numbers go on the left side of the helmets...stay out of the damn cornfields... don 't cut no damn fence...Ior cry in ' o u t loud slow down wh en yo u come into a che ck... MERLE ACORD Princeton, IA Sounds lik e lon gt im e con tributor Acord has cabin [ever. Th e above accompanied th e list of euents he'll cover for Cycl e News in 1988. H on est, Merle, spr ing is just arou nd th e corner. Han g in th ere . . . Editor. B-t o-V dual sport info I would lik e entry information for th e 1988 Barstow-to -Vega s du ~l purpose sport run over Thanksgiv in g weekend. Tha nk yo u. ED MEAGORR Sa n Rafael, CA Informa tion on this year's roent may be ob tained by sending a legal-sized, self-a ddressed, stam pe d envelope - with 39 cents postage to Jim Pilon , AMA I District 37 Dual Sport, 3550 Footh ill Blvd. , Glendale, CA 912/4. Th e 1988 ride will be held Novem ber 25-26. Information w ill be ma iled to en tran ts in August or Sept ember .. . Editor. Who ever edited Bill Herndon's story abou t th e January 10 Frosty Ca ctus Enduro bl ew it. The event sh ould have been called a timekeeper's " deligh t," not a " n igh tm are." All th e chec kpoin ts were spot on but so me were well hidden o r disguised. Those wh o en tered th e event got to read th e story as it was written (they printed it in th e event results) and there wa s no m ention o f a timekeeper's ni~htmare. I th ink this sh ou ld be c1anfied as so meone might th in k th e promoting organization (So u th ern California Enduro Club ) was in competen t if th e event was erro ne o usly called a nightmare. PA UL FLANDERS Arcadia, CA Ride on down An ope~ response to Grant Wen~ ley of Calgary, Canada, who IS interested in renting a bike to ride . over the Laguna Seca GP weekend: If yo u want a motorcycle in Laguna for th e GP, why don't you ride th ere? It's not that far from Calgary. Try it, you 'll love it. DAVE SPORER Lansing, MI Rent al bikes I saw a letter in your February 3 issu e from Grant Wens ley of Canada in which he 'asked about motorcycle rentals. Well, I rent bikes. I'm not in th e Bay Area, but I will be leading to u rs to West Coast races this year a nd th e Laguna Seca GP is th e first one. Am erican Motorcycle Rentals is located in Los Alamitos, California, about 20 minutes south of Long Beach . I have been in business for three years and in addition to leading tours I rent bikes year round. WAYNE C. MURPHY American Motorcycle Rentals 10924 Portal Dr. Los Alamitos, CA 90720 213/594-890 I American Motorcycle Rentals rents a complete ran~e of motorcycles and a rate sheet IS available for the asking . . . Editor. Dese rt racers You 'rea lly know when you are around good people. That's why I feel that it's more than necessary for me to express my gratitude and thanks to those wonderful people who su p ported me through my 1987 racing season. Thanks to all m y sponsors Yamaha Motor Corp. , Answer Product s, Sport Track Co ., Gaerne, Silkol en e, Tsubaki, Sco tt, Graydon , Circle Industries, I.M .S., WD-40, Bell H elmets, NGK, Alexander Racin g Specs., Plasti cwerks, A&B Superro llers a nd Octarnax, Thanks to Wes Anderson jr., wh o is without a doubt o ne of th e reasons I a m go ing to hold th e Number One p la te for District 37 for th e '88 season. While I wa s running second, five m iles from th e fini sh in an event last yea r, m y c ha i n b roke. With out h esita ti on Wes pull ed o ver a n d proceeded to remove hi s ma ster link so I co u ld repair m y bike an d finish eigh th in m y class. Wes waited until I co u ld re tu rn a nd return hi s master link so he co u ld fin ish last. Without that finish , I would have been secon d on the year rather th an first. T ha nk you a ll for a grea t 1987. I'm lookin g forward to an even better 1988. Wi th out a doubt, desert people are th e best. Thanks everyo ne! MIK E SIX BER Y Simi Valley , CA Th e word " n ig h t m are" wasn 't in tended to be derogatory . It was added to the story by an associate editor who rode the roen t and its use reflected the fact that the Frosty Cactus ' Enduro was aimed more toward timekeeping than testing a rider's ability to go fast on the trail. In an enduro where the top five riders drop less than one point, timekeep ing can be a n ightmare for the riders invo lv ed . But there's nothing wrong untl: that; it's part of the gam e . . . Editor. Daytona happen in gs Once again it's time for Daytona Once again readers will look to Cycle News for .info about what's happenin g , where to go and what to do at Daytona. Once again Cycle News will let us down by not providing the information (I expect). D. KIMMEY Miami, FL Sounds like you've been to Daytona for Cycle Week before. If so, you know there's a lot more happening in the Daytona Beach area then any one person or group of people knows about. If you check out the In The Wind and Calendar sections, plus the advertisements, in this issue you'll have as good an idea as we do of what's happening, where to go and what to do at Daytona. Events at Daytona International Speedway start on Saturday, February 27, and continue right through the Daytona 200 on Sunday, March 6. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (March 1-2-3), road race practice and qualifying events take pla ce at the speedway. Check our Calendar section for dirt track, enduro and hare scrambles euen ts taking place in the Daytona area before and during Cycle Week. In addition to racing, many other happenings occur during Cycle Week , including motorcycle shows at both th e Ocean Center and th e Armory, demo rides by ' man ufacturers, an AMA R ide for R ights and AHRMA Vinta ge TT road ride that starts out side th e spee dw ay on Thursda y m orn in g (M arch 3), a cus tom bike show behind the Ocean Cent er in down town Daytona on Saturday morning (March 5), a vintage bik e auction at th e Armory Saturday evening, a Harley-Davidson-sponsored poker run on S atu rday morning and m otorcycle parade to th e speedw ay on Sunday m orn ing (March 6), and swap m eet at Volusia County Speedway in Barberville on March 4-5-6. For a detailed - right down to th e startin g tim e of each practice session - schedu le of speedw ay even ts, we recommend you purchase one of th e spee dway's p rogram s. W e al so recommend you pick up a local news paper each day while in Daytona .. . Edito r.

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