Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

America's motorcycle newspaper Volume XXV Sharon Clayton, Publish" Mik e KJi nger.Compfrol ln Skip J ohnson. AJSoOCk Publisher ! NationaL Sales hi anager Jack. Ma ng us. A ssocia te Pub lisber t Editor Rh t"b~ Smi th. Circu lati on Manager Caroline Gendry . E xecuuue St:CTt'lary to th e Pub lish" Editorial Kit Pa lmer. Associate Ed itor Paul Carruthers; Ass ocia te Edito r Farren Wi lliams, A.ss ocia~ Editor Nate Rauha. A ssociate Editor Brian Ca ue rson . A ssociat e Editor Edwi na Man gu s. Calendar Editor Advertising Mike Church. Sen io r Salt's M anager Terry Pr an Senior Sales M ano;':t'r Mark T home. Western Sa les M an agt'T Du n S t~beI . WesttT71 Sa les M ana~N Mar k Mit ch ell . E t1:JtnTI Sales Mana,l{t'1' Thom as R. Oo ruer . Eastern Sales Mana gn Cathy Co rrao Westt'n! Ad Coo rdinator Ca rla Borden. Eastern Ad Coordinat or T oni Doneske, A t1wrtisin g A ssistant Graphics an d Product ion M~lcol m. \\' ibo n .P rod lUlio n Mana gt'r Dia na H ilgen ber g , G rap hic Artist Sta cey G uest, G raphic Art ist Jimm ie O 'Dell. G rap hic Artist Marion Ha ta sh ita. Tvpeseuer Ca ro lyn Bran ham . T yp esdln Denni s Gr een e. Lab. T ech: Acco unting /Data Processing Donna Bryan . Acctt Rueivab k Coo rdinator G en eva Repa ss, A ssistant Fran Hamwey, Credit Circ ulatio n Sarah T aylor . A ssisl4nl Up the hill This is in response to reader Mac Han cock's requ est for hillclimb inform ation: Th e Widow maker tak es place on May 22. For more in fo rmati o n, conta ct : Bees M.C., P.O. Box 130, West J ordan, UT 84084,80 1/255-2036 or 255-8946. The AMA Amateur a nd Youth Nati onal Champion ship Hillclimb will take p lace in my home sta te of . Ill in ois. The dates for this year's event is August 6-7. For more information , co n tac t: Bob ' Fisher, 1500 N.E . Perry, Peoria . IL 61603, 309/ 674-7860. . The District 15 Hillclimb Referee tried to compile a National sch ed u le for 1988. The response he received was poor. Many clubs a nd orga n iations failed to provide him with z th eir sched u les. What he does have is a listing o f hillclimb eve nts in California, Oregon, U ta h an d Col orado. If Mr . H ancock would li ke to purch ase a co py of thi s sched u le, he sho u ld send I a nd a self-addressed , sta m ped en velo pe to: Ti m Weaver, 3717 S. Dearborn sc. Indianapolis. IN 46237. An y organization . p rom oter o r cl u b that hasn 't a ns we red Tim 's request for dates ca n still m ail th eir dates to the above address. H e will incl ude yo ur dates in this sched u le. PA UL HAYES District 17 Hillclimb Dir. Ottawa, IL Alma Anguiano , Assistant Cheri Cha pma n. A ssi stant Man ta Adams, Ass istant Circulat ion Development Ron Davidson, ManagtT Want Ads Debb ie Wink ler . Wan t Ad Salt's Service and Support Ch ris Aitch eson . H eadquarters R ecept ion ist Leo na rd Herring, S~IU and Sup port National Headquarters 220 1 Che rry Ave.• Long Beach, CA 90806, P.O . Box 198 . Long Beach. CA 90801·0198 (2 13) 127· 7133; 213/ 636·88-11 . FAX (2 13) 127·668 5 Eastern Office 4 190 First Ave.• Tucker•.G A. 3008-1; mailing add ress P.O . Box 805. T ucker.. G A 30085· 0805. (104) 931-785 0. FAX (104) 931·3 112 Cycle New, (USPS 111·310) i, p u b lis hed Place to ride again Tired of the conditi~n a nd closing of SIR MX Track, an area SuzukiKawasaki dealer decided to do something about it. Clem Tuch scherer of Enumclaw, Washington . with the aid of a few friends, a bu lldozer and a truck. is bringing' to life a motocross track that was about to d ie. C.l em just wants ~ local ~rack to g ive kids a p lace to nde agam. So, with luck and a lo t of hard work, Friday ni ght , May 6, is th e proposed open109 date. weekly excep t the first an d last -week of the ca len dar year for $.3 2.50 per ye- r by Cycle a Ne ws. In c. • 220 1 Che rry Aven ue. Lo ng Be h. CA 90806. Seco nd class po stage .J?:lid ac a t Lo ng Beach . CA. and additio na l mailing o ffices. POSTMASTER : Send form 3579 to Cycle New•. P.O . Bo x 498. Long Buch . CA 90801-0498. Su bscrip rion rat es: O ne year, seco nd clas s ma il. $32.50 . Cycle News welcomes unsoli cited ed itori al mat eria l includin g stories . ca rtoons. photos. e tc, Such materi al. if publ ished becomes th e excl usive pro~rty o f Cycle K~ws. Such ac cep red material is subj ect to revisio n as is necessary in the sole di screti o n o f Cycle News. U nsolici ted material which is used will be ret u rn ed if acco mpanied by a sd f ' add ressed lio~m ped envelope. AU un so licited material W ill be handled ~..ith reasonabl e ca re. ho wever . Cycl e New s ass u mes n o responsibrliry for th e safety. loss o r damage 10 such mat erial. Rep ri n tin g in whole or pan ~n.l y by penn issi? n of th e p ubl ish er. Adver us m g rates a nd circu la tio n info rmat ion will be sent u pon req uest. See S.R. D.S. BPA Consumer Audit Divi sion M ember· ship Applied For . . not Co pyrig h t " Cyc le N ew s. In c . 1 9 8 8 . Tra de-mark Cycle News reg istered U.S . Patent Off ice . All rig hts re serv ed . mID 1 \Il\:::D ~ , l , t s -V- 4 JOHN DIXON Enumclaw, WA All the news G oll y, what a rag Cycle N ews has become. If I see a nothe r dirt bike th e cove r I'll d epi cted o n sc rea m . . . and find m y n ews elsewhere. MARK LIT-rLE Mark Little Roadracing G reenbush , MA You might try an d emulate road racer s suc h as two- ti me W orld Champion Eddie L awson, GP com petitors Kevin Schtuantz, R ob McElrlea and Kev in Magee and be more open minded . W e sp o tted those riders plus dirt track er/ro ad racer and three-time Camel Pro Series cham p Bubba Sh obert at th e recent A nahei m (Californ ia) Stad ium MX. T .hey ~eem~d to ~ e happ y wa tching dirt bik es m actiOn. Just th is past Monday we received a ph one call from L aguna Seca requesting results from th e previous weekend's Seattle Supercross. T he call was placed in the midd le of a press conference Laguna Seca was hosting to show off th e facility 's lengthened road race track. Th e press co nfe rence wa s attended by the likes of thr ee-time r~orld Champ ion Kenn y Roberts, a rider w ho has don e his share of 'dirt bik e riding, and some of the aforementio ned riders. A II of th e above mencioned riders, and most other wo rld class road racers, have spen t many hours during th e off season ridin g dirt bikes. For exam p le Su zuki [actory road racer McElne~ sto pped by our offices a week or so ago and we noticed that he had fresh " road rash " on one of his forearm s. Wh en we asked th e British road racer - he's also a trials rider and has co,,!peted. in ~he . Sco ttish Six Days T .n al - If he d Jumped off a street ' bik e, he answ ered. " N o. Lawson has me thr ash ing m y body on dirt bik es to get in shape." R est assured, Mark you' ll see ma n y, many road racer; on the fron t page of Cycle News d!!rin g th e c~ u rse of the year. In fact, 11d y~ u notlc~ th e fron t page of th is Issue. . . . Edit or. The Day of the Bird We ar e a tte m p ting to crea te a seri es o f even ts o n October 15 ca lled The Day o f th e Bird. We a re co ns tructin g a set of £light cages for th e rehabilitatio n of wild b irds th at ha ve been injured or. become sick from pesticides. etc. Since wild birds are part o f th e motorcycl e expe rience, we w o~ld. ap p reciate your su p port in getung word out about the event. So far. we have an equestrian ride, a Fr isb ee golf tourn am ent, a 5kil ometer run a nd a bi cycle run. We would like a club .to organize a motorcycle rally that would finish at th e Whittier Narrows Nature Center in South EI Monte , Ca lifornia. between . I ~ noon and I p.m. so tha t the parucrpants could Jo in a ll the other people for free en terta in men t. The funds raised during The Da y of the Bird will go to pay for food for ~he .birds a~ld operations b y vetermarians to fix damaged wings, rem ove bullets , etc. JACK STEWART Marshall Canyon Tree Farm 6550 Stephens Rd. La Verne, CA 91570 Illinois ATV Safety Act I a m writing to inform all ATV a nd o ff-h igh way users in Illinois o f a n Illinois House Bill (H B0612) that has been sign ed into law. The author of th e bill is Representative Gordon Ropp. Governor James Thompson signed it into law on Au gust 19, 1987: The bill goes into effect October I 1988. It is to be known as th e All : T errain Vehicle Safety Act. H ere are some o f th e hi ghlights o f th ~ bill: It ca lls for every ATV and o ff-hi g h way motor cycle to be registered with the Department of Conserva tio n. Ea ch cert ifica tio n wi ll be good for one yea r a t a co st of $15 per year. One-third o f th e money co llected will go for law en forcem ent a nd adm in istra tive costs. An other third will go to repair lands damaged by ATVs and mo torcycles. The last o ne -th ird will be mad e a va ila ble a s grants tt;! local ~o ve rn me nts or clubs to acq u ire, main tain, a nd reh abil itat e trails for public use. The bill sta tes that you can't operate your vehicle in a careless manner or recklessly. This means if you ride in a manner that could en da n ger yourself or another person you co u ld be ticketed. There is a m andatory helmet and eye protection requirement for riders when o pe ra tin g on public lands. No one under 10 yea rs of age may operate a n ATV or off-h ig h way motorcycle - no exce p tio ns. There are al so rest ri cti ons on ch ildren less than 16 years o f age. What ca n we do abo u t this bill? We don 't have to take this! The law can be amended before th e date it goes into effect. What you need to d.o is co n tac t yo ur sta te representative. Request a co py of HB0612. Rea d it ov er: then wri te o r ca ll yo u r representative a nd excl a im yo u r disapproval. WADE COOK Stockton, IL Godspeed, Jean-Claude Your February 17 issue con ta ined information regarding the death of Officer J ean-Claude Huger in th e Paris-Dakar. I met J ean-Claude and his wif e Catherine in September of last year when th ey appeared at my doorstep wanting to participate in th e P ol ice Ol ympi c Motorcycle Roadracing World Championship. Alth ou ~h we on ly kn ew h im for a s h~ rt time, w.e m iss him terribl y. eit her my WIfe nor I a re handling th is p assing very well. I £lew to Paris, France, for his funeral and sti ll do not have a clear pi cture o f how he di ed. What I do kn ow is that he was a skilled rider . a good (police) o fficer, a member of th e Gendarmarie a nd a very loving, happy man. He leav es his wife Catherine (five months pregnant ) a nd a son, Gay lord. He had mission orders to win Paris-Dakar, so his death was in the line of .du ty. To m y understanding, Catherine and Gaylord (a n d the expected child) will be cared for. A class touch from a class place. I lack the vocabulary to describe how we ll cared for I was by the French Pol ice. They were the dictionary defin ition of hospitality and civi lity. Thanks to th e Fre nc h Cons u la te and th e U.S. State Department for he lping me get a passport and a visa in one day . Thanks to TWA for bending backwards to get me to Paris on 48 hours notice. Thanks to the California Superbike School for th eir generous floral contribution so I didn 't nave to go empty-handed. Thanks to Rick Williams, Po lice Olympic World Champion, for giving his 1986 Ra ce of Nations gold medal , th e fir st-ever Police O lympic medal awarded for m otorcycle road racing, to J ean-Claude 's son, Gaylord. Lastl y, th anks to J ean-Claude for h is gl owin g en th u sia sm for America a nd our eve nt. SGT. BR UCE WILSON Director, Police Ol ympic Motorsport SIm i Valley, CA ~. S. The co rrec t spe lli ng o f hi s name IS Huger , not Hugar as reported in yo u r Wind item. It is a forgivabl e mi stake. Published letters do not necessarily reflect the position of Cycle News, Inc. Letters are subject to condensation due to space limitations. Anonymous letters w ill not be p ublished . Send letters to Voices. P.O . Box 498, Long Beach . CA 90801 -0498 .

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