Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Wind (Co n ti nued from page 2) Wilderness Area . The BLM will provide l u n ch and dinn er on November 19. Volunteers should contac t the ADRA at P.O. Box 34810, Phoenix, AZ 85067, 602/252- 1900. A CMC-sanctioned arenacross will be among the featured events at the upcoming Monsters of Motorsports, October 28-29, at Washington's Tacoma Dome . Entries for all arenacross c lasses are now open and a one-day CMC lice nse w ill be ava ilable at the events . For more info rm a t io n, contact Ric h Winkler at 206 / 286-9076 . . Motorcyclists will be represented in the October 28-Novemb er 4 Pan-Am Road Race in Mexi co, which is limited to cars of the fifti es, by WERA founder Dr. Peter Frank wh o will team up with J.J. Parnell in a · 1953 Hudson , L a Carrera copromoter Loya l Truesdal e and Walt Ritchie also in a 1953 Hudson, and Fran k Dan ielson, of sou thern California 's District 37, in a 1955 Buick. Truesdale stopped ' by our offices wi th his H udso n the other da y. " Bang on tha t hood," said Truesda le. "W e cou ld all get up on that and do a Mexican hat dan ce and we wouldn' t put a dent in it. Check out tha t intake manifo ld; we nielted down five 1988 cars to mak e that. " Truesdal e says he's ready, but th e Hudso n needs "a first class stereo system, a roll cage and buzzard bars on the windshield. Then it' s ready." Aides for Democratic Presidential candidate and Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis have indicated that the state's Motorcycle Safety Fund will be restored during the fiscal 1989"year which began October 1 . Earlier this year, Dukakis vetoed the fund in an effort to help balance the state's budget. Frank Keefe, secretary for the state's office for administration and finance stated, "In the next appropriate supplemental budget request, it is my int e ntio n to incl ud e a proposal for motorcycle safety programs, to be supported from t he existing Motorcycle Safety Fund." Motorcyclist groups had p lanned a weekend long ' sit-in at the Massachusetts State House on the weekend of September 23. In an attempt to avert the p lanned demonstrat ion, Dukakis a ides requested a meeting with protest organizers. Bill Gannon, repres- eriting the Motorcyclist Riders Foundation and the AMA, was among the motorcyclist activists who met with representatives of the Governor's office on September 23 . " Be fo re I attended that meeti ng the Boston Po lice Department had endorsed (Re publican Presidential cand idate and Vice President) George Bush and he was going to appea r in Boston to accept their endorsement the day before our s it -in w a s scheduled to begin. The Po lic e Department contacted us an d requested that we not ho ld ou r demonstrat ion because th ey d id n 't want to 'throw egg o n the face ' of Dukakis .two days in a row. At the same t ime we hea rd t hat t he Governor's office w a s t ry in g to re a c h us to o ffe r a compromise. We actually called off the sit-in before we met w ith Dukakis ' aide s ." Dukakis' veto action t his past J uly essentially ro b bed Massachusetts riders of the motorcycle safety prog ram that they'd paid for. The program was supported by a $2 increase in motorcycle registration fees . • ~ "J Charles K. Thompson, 56, former presiden t and ch ief operating officer of Harley-Davidson, died from . a heart attack suffered on October I. Harl ey Chairman and CEO Vau ghn Beals sa id, "Charlie will always be rememb ered by the Harley-Davidson famil y for his tremendous cont ributi ons to th e Mot o r Company. " Thompson j o i n ed Harley a s national sales manager in 1969 after operating a Harley dealership in L oui sv ille, Kentu ck y: H e was appointed president in '1980 and was a key member of the management team that executed the leveraged buyout of Harley-David son fromAMF. He then served as president and ch ief . ope rating officer until 1984 wh en he retired for health reasons. He underwent hear t. tran spl ant surgery in 1983. Yvo n DuHamel. flanked here by his sons Mario and Miguel, made his return to road racing an im pre s s ive one. The family team rode a Honda RC30 to a seventh place finish in the ra in -s ho rt e ne d Bol d'Or at Paul Ricard Circuit in France (see coverage of the race on page 18). As a Kawasaki rider, Yvon won five National C hampionsh ip road races in the early seventies, winning Nationals at Talladega, Road Atlanta, Charlotte a nd Ontario (Ca lifornia). But the French Canadian is perhaps best remembered for crashing while e ither in the lead or fighting for the lea d .in other races, particularly the Laguna Seca National. This photo was ta ke n in the Paul Ricard Circuit ba r and that's an early seventies Kawasaki poster featu ring Yvo n hang ing o n t he w a ll above the DuHamels. A KTM su ppo rt van will be avail ab le in the p its at the Barstow-to-Vegas Hare & H ound, Novemb er 23-24. KTM reps will be there to offer assistance and technical advice to all KTM riders. - The Family Riders M.C . of Charleston, South Ca ro lina , w ill host volunteer work days on October 29-30 for t he purpose of c leari ng ; mark ing and maintaining t he Swamp Fox Motorcycle Tra il. The Swamp Fox Tra il is locat e d in the Fra ncis Marion National Fo rest. The biggest · part of the cl u b's Adopt a Tra il progra m is to build fou r bridges over t w o creeks , loc ate d on the trail. Volun teers should contact the cl ub a t 105 Cast leway Lane, Goose Creek, SC 29445, 803/553 -3473 or 795 / 6626. Dr . John Wittner's Moto-Guzzi showed up at the Sears Po int National Road Race sporting a crossover exhaust system built by Rob Muzzy. Reportedly, Muzzy wouldn't take a cent for his efforts, saying only that "it seemed like a neat project." The new pipes boost peak horsepower. z A reward is being offe red fo r info rmation lea di ng t o the arrest and conviction of the t hieves who stole Rag Do ll Racing Team's two Honda Hur rica ne road racers, car, trai ler, riding gear a nd t ools fo llowi ng a s ix-hour end urance ra ce at Ind ia napolis Raceway Park, Ind ian apolis, Ind ia na , October 9 . The car was later fo u nd but t he t h ie ves h a d burned it to th e ground . The fra m e numbers are JHZPC 190XHM007631, and J HZPC190XHM005183. Anyone with inf orm at io n can call David Clemmens at 609 /429-4252. . o 1Il m o b :r a. Silver Eagle Enterprises, formerly of Mason, Michigan, Chrome Crazy of Paris, Kentucky, and pinstriper and muralist Charli e Bussard have merged to form Bluegrass Touring Showcase and will serve their customers from their new location in Paris, Kentucky. They offer a full line of motorcycle accessories, trailers and trailer accessories, ·an d custom trailer, helmet or bike painting. For more information, call 6061 987-4507. According to reports from Australia, Superbike sensation Michael Doohan will test a Rothmans Honda at Phillip Island in January. Reported ly, Doohan w ill join fe l- lo w Aussie and 1987 500cc Wo rld Champion Wayne Gardner in the scheduled test at the site of the Apri l 9 Australian Grand Pr ix. Doohan, who rides for t he Marlboro Yamaha Deah;tr Team in Australia, has piqued the int e re st of more than one Grand Prix team and will undoubtedly joi n the GiJ circuit in 1989. U.S. Forest Service Ran gers sugges t tha t riders usi ng the tra ils in the Hungry Valley SVRA in Gorman , Californ ia, should be extra 'carefu l and wear high-visibility cloth in g unt il th e deer huntin g season in the Los Padres Nat ion al Forest ends Ociober 30. BOR N: Shannon Marie Fuller, daughter of AFM road racer Dick Fuller and wife Denise, in Ventura, California, October 1 . Check out the Calendar sectio n of next week's paper for a complete AMA Nati ona llSupercross/GP MX . schedu le. If you saved the Septemb er 14 issue, turn to page 41 and add the following 500/ 125 Nat ionals to that sc he d u le: Au gu st 20, Millvill e , Minnesota; Augu st 27, Washougal, Wa shington ; ' September 24, Bingh amton, New York; Octob er I, Delm ont, Pennsylvania; Octob er 8, Budds Creek, Mar yland; October 15, New Berlin, New York; and the season 'closin g Nati on al on October 29 at Hollister, Ca lifornia. And all American team will seek it 's n inth stra igh t Motocross des Nations at Gaildorf, West Germ an y, September 10. 41

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