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way. Get well cards and letters can be sent t o 5408 M itchell Ave.• Riverside. CA 92505 . Reader Bill Carr found a blue O 'Neal motocross boot near the junction of the 91 and 15 freewa ys in southern Ca lifornia. If yo u lost it, call Bill at 714/673-3182. . In a cere mony J un e 5 . James Domay was awarded the Yama ha YSR50 he earned f or fi nishing third in t he 1 9 8 7 F-USA ' Series . It was immediat ely suggested t ha t Domay enter t he machine in t he F-USA Lig htweight race to avoid having t o hand his w innings over to J im D ickinson of Action Fou rs. who owns the Honda Hurricane that Domay races in that class. Under the agreement. Dickinson receives the purse money from each event. but Dornav keeps whatever he wins at series ' end . Stay clea n . Imagine tu ner J im Dickinson 's surprise wh en -he came o ut of h is ho tel Sunday morn ing, June 5, to fin d a "Sparkling clean for your protection" wra pper around the seat of hi s Action Fours H on da CBR600 Hurrica ne. No o ne has confessed to the prank, bu t fingers are being pointed at WSMA competitor Eric Liebsch er. James Do may rode the bike to third place in the F-USA Lightweigh t race an d first in C Superbike that afternoon a t Willow Springs. Formula USA po ints leader James Domay w ill be heading to Japan to co mpete in the Suzuka EightHour Endurance race on July 31 . Domay w ill be ri di ng a Yoshimura backed bike w ith an as yet un disclosed Japanese teammate. The race is the fourth round of the World Championship Endurance Road Race Series. and is known for attracting attention from many of the Japanese manufacturers' hierarchies. T he father /so n riva lry between Willow Sprin~s International Raceway ow ner BIH Huth and Will ow Sp rings Mo to rcycl e Associatio n founder Chris Huth may see Chris pack up, change the nam e of his club to "Western States Mo torcycle Association," and mov e the operation to the proposed Reno International R aceway in Reno , Nevada. The senior H ut h is reportedly fed up with i nsurance problems ca u sed by m ot o rcycle road racing, and has again threatened to ban bik e racers from hi s faci lit y - this despite the fact that he was the one who invented the Formula USA Unlimited con cept, a nd his track, though one of th e fastest, is also 'one of the safest in North America. Sta y tuned. Reno International Raceway in Reno. Nevada. is scheduled to break ground this month . The facility. locat ed 10 m iles east of Reno on Interstate 80. w ill include a 1 3 /8 mile tri-oval , 2 .4-mile road course and a dragstrip. For more information and a free subscription to the ROMP News. write to the Reno Organization for Motorsport Promotion. P.O. Box 1 0 8 1 6 . Reno. NV 89510. 702 / 355-7667. CLOSED: Racers Suppl y in Van Nuys, Ca lifornia, a long-tim e retail and mail order supplier of motor cycle ' road race accessories because, according to former store manager and F-USA com petitor Barry Burke, " We were keeping our heads above water , and wh en I quit , the owner (Ken Fri ck, wh o reportedly o wns a number of other businesses) just decid ed to clos e the doors ." Racers Supply had posted contingencies for th e F- USA Series overall poi nt standings, but it is uncertain if Fric k will honor his commi tment. Q'AFT ER ~((S H O C K S On J un e 1 1 an d 1 2 . t he Washi ng ton Moto rcy c le Road Rac ing Association w ill host ro und f our of t he WE RA Western Regional End u r ance C ha m p io n sh i p at Seat t le International Racew ay . Th e WMR RA is hoping to raise $10.00 0 for the M ar ch of D imes th r o ugh p led ges co llec t ed by t eam s c.ompeting in t he ev ent . Riders are asked to fill out a pledge . sheet, and m on ey is t hen collected like at a March of Dimes Wa lk-athon . WMRRA President Ric hard . Wascher says that 100% of t he riders' expenses and 80% of their meals can be deducted from their in co m e taxes. (He's had these facts confirmed by the Int ern al Revenue Service.) A $2000 purse will be paid to f ive classes, and the entry 'f ee is $150 pe r team . For more inf or m at io n call 206 / 242-3289. Frank Arciero, Ind y car raci ng team owner, has reportedly purchased 380acres of land located near the Ge ne Autrey Trail exit of Int erstate 10 in Pal m Spri ngs, Ca lifornia, for th e co nstructio n of a new S13 million motors ports park. According to Dwayne Jones of Arciero , In c., th e facility is sched u led to o pe n in October 1990, and will include a 1.5mile ova l, 2.5-mile road course and a dragstrip. The local chamber of co mmerce spo nso rs an annual vintage car race through the city stree ts, but plans to move thi s race to th e new facility o nce it is completed. Palm Springs (who recentl y elected ente r tainer Sonny Bono as ma yor ) is a resort co m m uni ty located in the desert east of Los Angeles. 00 00 The tota l suspe nsion rebu ilding and tuning company wou ld like to congratu late : O'.i ......... PHIL D OUGLAS for powering his aftershock s prepared RM2 50 to 2nd OVERALL at the V IR GINl.\. CITY GRAND PRIX May 8. 19 88 Now , we wo n't guarantee r esults like th is for eve ryon e, but if you wan t your bike custom tun ed for yo ur riding ab ility , ca ll us today ! AFTERSHOCKS (415) 494-8849 32 1 Duluth Cir. Palo Alto , Ca . 94306 Weekly news, not monthly history I. ,... I ········· · 188 GSX-R750J Schwantz Replica Racer Hurry! Supply is limited! 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CAG...VA Husqvama ~ Ci:£. ~ MAlCO Suspension - portinl' - He lia rc We lding Mechlne Shop · UPS Pa rts Dally H osPI T al STO P: Barry Burke suffered a broken lef t h a n d , right fingers , a separated shoulder and possible back injuries from a first lap, turn two cras h during the J une 5 F-USA race at Willow Spri ngs. Bur ke, who previously held third place in the point standings, was treated at Antelope Valle y General H osp ita l and released. Cycle News read ers- the first to know! JT Rac ing is sponsoring Californians Jeff Mabery and Rich ie Taylor in a 250cc supercross race at Winfield Parramatta City Raceway in Sydney, Australia. June 18. KNIGHT BOSS CHAMPION The June 3-6 Ida ho 4-Day Q ualifier, a qualifying event for th e In tern ational Six Days En duro which will take pl ace in. France this September, was he ld near Idaho City. Unofficial results p honed in moments before we went to press show Kurt H o ugh , aboa rd a Kawasaki 250 as the overall winner with a score of 6906. Finishing second overa ll aboard a Cagiva 125 was T erry Cunningham with 6922. Randy Hawkins (Suz) was third with hi s bro th er Aaro n fourth. P rotests have been filed , bu t acco rdin g to our man on the scene th e to p four places should remain as listed. , I Gr imeca Brake Syst ems . n am es Of" ro lli ng cha ssis fr ont spool. qu id!. ch ange rea r wheels. sprocket s ca ms. carbs. pipes. spring kits. piStons. glas s. for ks. spares K&N . M arzoc:chi. PERFORMANCE ACCESSORIES Hel Keen 31 4/426-6959 . DEnniS KirK. I I FREECYCLEPARTSCATALOG 800-328-9280 _ r D ist ributors or D ea ler s C all for p roduct (213) 946·3581 ... •• ~~C'. ~ MOTORCYCLE CENTERS Molorcyc/e service. luneups, accessories andtires , Senn Con", nient Cellf mi. Loeetion,: o Oakland S port C en t er 4232 Dixie Hwy . Drayton Plain. 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