Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

ADVERTISER'S Wind (Continued from page 2) dr ew our applicat ion, and told them we would pay an y nec:;essar y pen al I ties. We struck out o n getting TV co vera ge or major sponsors. Last year we gave it o ur best effort and lost $25,900. Without televisi on and maj or sponsors it's just not worth it.' Accord ing to Leon Chauvet, deputy director for the California Off~ H i g h wa y Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission, one reason ( Pace/SRO withdrew from prom,I oting the 500cc Motocross World : Championship U.S. Grand Prix in ~ Hollister, California , was a demand from European riders that . they be paid between $5000 and $10,000 in start money just to show up for the race , " We' re just sitting here, ,w ait ing to f ind out what will happen. We hope to get the answer soon," said Chauvet. " It 's a question as to whether or not it's affordable (for a promoter to pay the Europeans $10,000 each in start money) . The state of California was apprised of Pace I SRO's withdrawl from the event because the race is scheduled to be held at Hollister Hills, a stateowned off-highway vehicle park, The annual public review of th e . California Desert Pla n will be a maj or agen da it em a t th e n ext I meeting of th e Bureau .o f La nd t Managem ent 's Cal ifornia Desert C Distri ct Advisory Council, slated fo r (I April 7-9 in EI Cent ro, California. - The Advisory Council wi ll consi der 40 proposa ls to a mend th e plan , includin g three proposal s whi ch would crea te new Areas of Critical Environm ental Con cern. Other proposals include one th at would enlarge th e Dumont Dunes off-road I ridin g area. Co pi es of the meetin g agenda ma y be obta ined by calling the BLM Desert District Offi ce at 714/ 35 1-6394 , o r th e EI Centro Resource Area O ffice at 619/ 3525842. Pro posed am endments to th e p lan will be co nsidered at 8:00 a.m., Saturday, April 9. T he meeting will be held at the Travelod ge Vacat ion Inn, 2000 Co tto nwood, in EI Centro. The June 18 Coors Super Crown of Stadium Motocross in Los Angeles (California) Memorial Coliseum will be AMA-sanetioned and will conclude the AMA 's 1988 250cc Supercross Series, AMA officials said April 4. The L.A. Coliseum race, w hich will be the 10th and final event in the 1988 Supercross Series, will be promoted by M ickey Thompson Entertainment Group . As in previous MTEG Coors Super Crown races, the 250cc class in Los Angeles will feature AMA's traditional supercross format, while the 125cc division will use MTEG's Ultracrossformatwith an inv erted start. The 125cc race will not pay points toward the AMA's 125cc Western Regional Supercross - Championship, but the AMA will officiate the race and riders must have an AMA professionallicense to compete. The June 5 AMA Nati onal Champions hi p MX Seri es ro und at Goodtim es Motorsport Park in San An toriio, T exas, has been designated as a 250cc and 125cc event rat he r than 500cc a n d 125cc as orig ina lly pl anned. T hat adjus tment to th e AMA National schedu le comes as a result of th e cancelatio n of a race or ig ina ll y schedu led for Mar ch 13 in And erson , Sout h Car olina. Harley-Davidson has limited its 1988 AMA Pro Twins road race Metzeler Motorcycle Tire • • • • • • • • • •45 Motocross 338 • •• • ••• •• ••• • •• • •64 Motorcycle Tire Works • • • • • •• ••• •• 56 Motorcyclist • •• •• •• • • • • • •• • •• •• 33 . Motorcycle Road Racer III • • • ••• • • • •59 Motorsports Printing •• ••••• •• • • •• 55 Mt. St. Helens M/C • •• , ••• •• • •• • • 67 Mustang Tracks • • • • • • • • • • ••• • • • •68 NMA • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •62 N.A.M.E. .- • •• • . • ••• •• ••••• • • • • •69 Neil Keen • • • • • •• •• •• •••• • • • • • •62 Dakland Spt C tr. 62 Pace Management. Inc• • • •• • • • • ••• 51 Performance Machine • • • •• : • • • • • •56 ·.. 11 PJl Corp Ponte Distributors 61 ' Pro Action M/C Research •• ••• • •• • •62 Racers Supply •• • • • ••• • • • • • • • •• •55 ick's MC Salvage • • •• .63 R Roswell Honda 55 S&S Sprockets 63 -5RA • • • •• • ••• • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • •69 S.C.E.C.• •'•• • • ••• •• • ••• ••• • • •• 69 Shoei Helmets • • •• • • • • • • •43. Cover 2 Slater Bros 51 Sioan's Hori/Yam 39 SMX ••' • • ••• •• • • • • •• • • • • • • • • •69 Southern Supercross • • • • • • • •• • • • •64 Sport Tracks • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •58 54 Stieler Industries Sudco lnf l 57 63 T.D.R. Reeds U.S. Suzuki • •••• • •• • •• 3.18.19,40.41 USA Lubricants 56 Vance & Hines • • • • •. • • • •• • • • •47.54 Victory Sports 66 Wheel Works 57 Willow Springs Raceway ••• • • .- • • • • •57 Wiseco 61 World Sports Promotion/N • • • • • • .- .• 63 World Sports Promotions I 45.67 Yamaha Motor Corp (USA) •• • • •• •21 .27 Yamaha Mtr Corp. Scooter •• 12.1 3.30.31 Yoshimura East • • ••• ••• ••• •• •• • •58 Yoshimura Research & Del • • • • •• • • •37 AFM 69 AMA ••• • •• • •• • , • • ••• •• • • • •60.61 Acerbis Plastica Italia • ••••• • •• • •• 58 Aervoe-Pacitic Co., Inc. • •• ••••• : • •55 Alta Leisure, inc • • •• • •• • ••• ••• •• 47 American Honda •••• •••••••• • • •• 25 AMRA-Pros. Inc.. 63 Andrews Honda •• ••• • •• •••••• • •• 77 Andrews Yamaha-Kawasaki • • •• • • • • 77 Arai Helmets 39 Avon Tyre ••• •• • • • •••. • • • • • • • • •55 Baja Adventures 62 Bay Area Honda Dealers ••• • • •• • •• •43 Bel Ray • • • • • • • • • _• •• • •• • • ••• •35 Bell Helmets • •• • • • ••• •• • • • •Cover 4 Bert's Motorcycles • • • •• •• • •• • • • • •56 Best In The Desert . .. . : • • • • • • • • •• 68 Burbank Yamaha • • •• ••• ••• ••• ••• 62 CMC •• •• • • • • • • • • •• • • ••• ••• • •69 C RC• •• • •• • •• •• _: • •• • • •'•• •• • •68 CRRC • • ••• • • • • • •••• • •• • • • • • • •69 hange Of Address 49 C Competition Tire 57 Cosmopolitan Motors •• • •• • •• •• •• •72 Cottageville MX 68 Country Roads Inc • • • • ',' 60 Dennis Kirk 63 69 District 37 AMA Double Cross Racing Assn ' • • • • • • • • •69 Dragbike • • • • • •• ••• • • •• . • •• • •• 37 Dunlop •• •••• • ••• •• ••• • • •• C over 3 EBC 8rakes 35 E ric's Motorcycle Co • • • •••• • •• ••• 60 European Cyc Specialties • •• • •• •••• 61 Glen Helen OHV ·. : •• 69 H&H KTMlHus • •• • • •• • • • • • • • • • •51 Hills Ferry Speedway . '•• •••••••• •• 69 Hyman Myers Speedway • • • _••• •• •• 69 IMDA ••• • •• • • • •••• • •••• • •• • •• 66 International Speedway • • ••••• • •• •69 ts JB Produc • . . • • . • • • •• • • • • . • • •62 JC Agajanian Ent. Ascot Park • • • • •43,49 Kawasaki Motor Corp • • • • • • • •• • • • • •9 53 LA. Sleeve Lake Sugartree MX • ••• • ••• •••••• 63 Malcolm Smith • • • • • •••••• ••• • • • 56 r--------Cycle News Inc. Product Order F o n n - - - - - - - - , FlIIIn the Visa/MasterCard blank or send check or mone, order to: . Cycle News Inc. P.O. Box 498. Long Beach. 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