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A MA Nation al Hare & Hou nd Red Mounta in. CA Feb. 14 15t 250cc LARRY ROESELER SCRAMP's Lee Moselle told reporters about the upcoming GP . 1st 250cc ATV SEAN FINLEY - -Kaw S Ul ' MAXIM A RACING LUBRICANTS 10969 -A W heat lands Ave ., Santee, CA 9207 1 (6 19) 449 -5000 fro m th e press room wi ndow at a gia nt pil e of dirt/mud o n th e o u tside of the new turn fou r a nd sai d, "J us t th at pil e of dirt will cos t $30,000 to move ou t of here." Roberts responded, " I'll have m y rid ers do it for $28,000." The new portion of th e track is 10 feet wider th an th e old, with the new pavement measu ring 40 feet in width while th e old tarmac is 30-feet wid e. The new turn two features a deeper th an normal apex of 60 feet, which sho u ld allow for mor e th an one lin e to be used through th e corne r, according to Roberts. " It will be sensa tio na l for spectator s," Moselle said of the new loop wh ich allo ws for hillside viewing of th e ent ire sectio n . One of th e goals by th e constr uction crew in en largi ng th e track was to not interf ere with th e world fam ous Corkscrew (turnsB a nd ~ A ; a left-right combinatio n that features , drastic cha nge in elevation). " We had no th ou ghts of changing th e Corkscrew ," a co ns tr uc tio n representative said; the y didn 't. Offi cials from SCRAMP, a nonprofit organization whi ch runs th e facility, stressed th eir pl easure in fin all y having the race become a real ity. . ' '' We who live here a pprecia te you coming," Magner said. " We do not own the track, we rent 'a road but , we do not o wn it. They rely on us to make it go and it willgo, We're looking forward to sho wing off our peninsula. If you rco me down and spend lots of money, me and my neighbors will live better. " Moselle outlined plans for bu s tours for foreign riders and their guests; tours that will show off the local flavor of the Monterey Peninsula. He said the tours would be held Wednesday morning, prompting R oberts to intervene with, "And there'll be one for Gardner (Wayne Gardner, Australia 's defending 500cc World Champion) on Sunday morning, right?" The press conference also showed off a 1987 Yamaha YZR500 (the one ridden by Marlboro Yamaha rider Tadahiko Taira in last year's G Ps), a Yamaha Radian , and a 1988 Yamaha TZ250 which will be ridden by Team Nordica Roberts' John Kocinskithis year. Moselle thanked ' Yamaha, Honda , Marlboro and Shoei, the major sponsors of th e , event. Roberts summed up the anticipation for th e event by sayin g, "I've coun ted 16 works bikes for 1988 (44 total 500cc entries are expected fo r the GP . . . Ed itor). People her e have seen the se bikes before, but o nly two of them, maybe three, a t a tim e. Wh en you see 16 of them go ing into turn two on th e first lap, you won't be breathing." • Motorcycle World with Larry Huffman . . ' via satrllite -~~ This Sunday's Special guests are: - - - - - - - ** GARY DENTON ** Suzuki 250 Nati ona l Qua d Champion \ ** GEORGS KOLESNIKOVS ** ** DON TURK ** Great Am erican Waterc raft Wo rld Yam aha Banshee Racer II comes 10 you live, every Sunday night from /010' / / p .m. KOLA 99.9 FM Los Angeles/ Riverside Or an ge Co.lSan Bern ardino XTRA " Extra Gold" 690 AM Stro nges t AM Stati on in Western U.S. KSCO 1080 AM Santa Cruz KTIM 100.9 FM San Francisco/ Oa kland Sponsor ed by $ SUZUKI Righ t 0 "; Suzuki r----------------~-------------------------------, 1. For FASTEST service attach old mailing label When i n space below. If mailing label is not ava ilable. p rint your nam e and address i n t his box. Please allow 3 weeks for change to t ake effect. '~:' yOU , '. move..· · 2. Print your NEW address here. NAME 3. Mail to:' Circulation Depa rtment _ ADDRESS CYCLE NEWS. INC . BOX 49B LON G BEACH. CA 90B01-049B P.o. .,.....- CITY _ STATE ' ZIP --:. '. ,t ~-------------------------------------------~----~ THE MORE YOU KNOW THE BETTER IT GETS MOTORCYCLE SAFETY FOUNDA TION W For The Motorcycle RiderCourseNearest You...Call Toll Free: MOTORCYCLE SAFETY FOUNDATION iZ 800-447·4700 23