Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

egree in 1988 fro m th e University f Ba lt im ore; Lundqu ist recentl y passed th e bar exa m ina tio n in Maryland ; he has been a motorcycl ist fo r 17 years. John Eidenberger won four classes and fin ished second in another during AMA/CCS road racing at Blackhawk Farms in Benoit, Illinois, on May 22. Eidenberger won the Lightweight GP, Unlimited GP, Heavyweight Superbike, and Heavyweight Supersport. He finished second in the Middleweight Superbike class. Stan Fox, import/export ma nager for Parts Un limi ted , quali fied for h is second straig h t Indiana polis 500 car race in an A.]. Foyt-sponso red car. Fox will be doing h is fou r-wheeled thing at Indy o n Su n day, Ma y 29. He fini shed seventh in last year's In dy 500. . Winners at the Cycle News People 's Choice Motorcycle Show which took place on Friday, May 20. at Orange County Fair grounds in Costa Mesa, California, included Jerry Lamb's 1986 Yamaha FZ750 in the Sport class, Uoyd McDaniels' 1976 Harle yDavidson in the Custom category, and Tom Cirello's 1916 Indian sidecar rig in the Classici Antique class. Ten AM AlCCS EBC Bra kes Endura nce Cha llenge teams co llec ted p ay checks as th e series reach ed the first of three payoff points in the season at th e Ma y 14 Road Atlanta round. The AMA series actually has two point fu nds that teams compete for : $10,000 ha s been posted by EBC Bra kes a nd will be paid at the end of th e season, a nd a portion of each event entry is pu t into a nother point ~ fund wh ich is paid out in th ree segments each year. Co llec ting the winners' share o f the la tter fund 's first payout wer e Dut chman Raci n g in th e GTO class a nd Asp halt Av ia to r s i n th e GTU division. Du tch m a n R a cin g and Asp halt Avia tors were eac h awarded $717.75. T ea m Lockh art, Sou th Florida Racing, H yp ercycle, and Kayo Racing ro u nded o u t th e GTO lop five, wh ile Cycl e Connection Racing , T eam No Drugs, Roswell H on da Racin g , a nd Island Bo ys Racing filled out th e top five in GTU. . - Goat Breker and Willy S imons are two " na me " ride rs who w ill compete in the Na tio na l 4 -Stro ke Championships, slated for Sunday, May 29, on t he " Dinosaur" track at Perris Raceway in sout hern Ca lifo rnia. Brecker w ill ride a Wh ite Bros .-prepared Honda XR600, an d S imons w ill be aboard a White Bros.-backed KTM 600. T ed Bo od y 's widow, T erry, was presented with the checkered flag from the Ma y 7 Ascot (Ca lifornia) Ha lf Mi le during a spec ia l ceremony ' at th e May 22 San Jose (Ca lifo rnia) Mile. The flag wa s sign ed by each of th e riders who rode in Ascot's ma in event, during which Boody lost hi s life. G ra nd National Champion Bub ba Shobert carried th e flag for a lap of honor around San Jose's m ile oval during opening ceremonies a nd O ld G lory was lo wered to half mast during the Nationa l Anthem. Also on hand for th e presenta tion were Boody's father, Ted Sr. , and fa th er. in- law Norm McDonald. Harley- Davidson factory ride r Ch ris Ca rr didn 't make the fina l in San Jose's Grand National mile, but he won the 600cc N~~8Imileh~~Am:e~d~8~y~~i;;;;~;i;;~~~~;~;;;~;;;;;;;;;r:~-, and promptly donated his winnings of $1000 to the Ted Boody Trust Fund. Monies for th e f und also were collected in the pits and from spectators. No accounting was available at press time. bu t one race official estimated the tota l at between $3500 an d $4000, including Carr's donat io n. 00 00 The Sa li nas Rambler s M.C. recently donated $100 to th e T ed Boody Trust Fund and has challe n ged all other AMA motorcycle cl u bs to match th e dona tion, according to Bill Spencer. Armando Magri H arl ey-Davidson o f Sacramento ha s donated $200 to the fund , added Spencer , and has ch a llenged Harley dea lers from coast to coast to match th e $200. On Sunday, May 22, publishing tycoon Malcolm Forbes and his Capitalist Tools took a ride from his Bedminster, New Jersey, estate to a ra lly in Elysbu rg, Pennsylvania, to help raise funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation . Movie star Elizabeth Taylor was on hand but did n't ride due to a bothersome back. Forbes presented a $5000 check t o Ha rley-Davidson 's Will ie G . Davidson fo llowing the ride. Th e 10th Anni versary Sequoia Summer Seri es ORV Volunteer Trail Bu ildin g and Maintenance program will o pen Jul y 3 instead o f the o rig ina lly-sche du led Ma y 29. Volunteers should call 213/255-5815 for more inform ation. ~ .--4 .--4 NIKS ·PIPE S ITIKDX·200 The quickest way 10 increase horsepower for the 1T·200 and 1D~200 is with a IllS PIPE, IllS PIPES fit right while adding more graund dearance, Pipes for stock or BIG BORES. $99.'5 Aluminum oval silencers $ The American Fede ra t io n of Motorcyclists have added a n addit ional date to their 1988 schedule, June 11 -12, at Sears Poi nt Raceway in Sonoma, Ca lifornia. There w ill also be a road race at Sears Poi nt the following weekend , June 18-19. For further info rmat ion, contact the AFM North at 56.' 5 NilS DISTRIBUTING 8311 ChetIe Aft., Saata Fe SprIngs, CA 90670 (213) 693-2746 415 /327 -0908. MOVED: Speed Dyn a m ics, In c., a motorsports promotion and Kayo Raci n g endu ra nce ra ce team management co r p o ra t io n, to 28 13 H ydr a ul ic Rd., Charlottsville, VA 2~ 90 I, 804/978-48 12. The AR RA w ill sponsor the " Ride of the Century" t o Willow Springs o n Memorial Day weekend, Ma y 28-30 . On Satu rda y' morning , st reet rider s w ill meet a t The Great Outdoo rs at 420-1South Fairview in Go leta be twee n 8: 0 0 an d 1 0 :00 a . rn., o r at a g a s o lin e sta t ion at t he inte rs e ction of Soledad Canyon Road a nd Crow n Valley Roa d in Act o n between 9 :00 a .m. and noon . An informa l ga t he ring of L.A. ride rs w ill a lso be leaving fo r Acto n fro m th e Griffith Park Observato ry at 9 :00. The fee of $ 2 5 pe r rider ($ 20 per passenger), incl udes a barbeq ue dinn er o n Saturday night and bre akfast Sunday mo rn ing , plus ad missio n to the t rack a nd camping. On S unda y. t he ride rs w ill participate in a track t o ur d uri ng a brea k in th e ARRA sprint races, and those w ishing t o camp S unday nig ht ($5 .pe r person) ca n spectate at Mo nday's e nd ura nce race . The ride ho me will feature a stop at t he fu t ure sight of ARRA Presi dent Ea rl Smith's Lockwood Valley Motorsport s Park. All proceeds will go towards t he bui lding of t his new racing fac ility . Pree nt ries can be sent t o The Great Outdoors, P. O. Box 518, Go let a . CA 93 116. For more infor mation contact t he ARRA at ' 805 /966 5700 o r The Great Outdoors at 805 /964 -5313 . Charge your Cycle News subscription with your Visa or MasterCard!! <;' » U N L O P i 'RELLI AVe N MICHEUN @nlinenldl Dist rib utors or Dealers Call f or p rod uc t (2 13 ) 946·3581 ... •• ~~C'. ~ MOTORCYCLE CENTERS Mollmycl. nlYictJ, tuneups. -=uorles and ,im. Finan cing & Insuran ce Available " See Us Before You Buy" M on. - Sal . 9 am to 6 pm . 7563 INDI ANA RIVERSIDE. CA '2S04 (7J4' 687-JJOO A D VER TISER 5 ';:;~:f:g the rllce with your comp etition ? A n ad in CYCLE NEWS m ight be the piece of e q uip m e nt you need. Remember, you can't win the rs c« if you 're no t en tered. S..,.. 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