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Wind Congratulations to Honda CR Support Rider, LANCE SHAHAN-BRANNON (Continued [rom page 60) From Freew heeli ng Honda-BMW . 125C & 250/500C Stadium MX 250/5 00 Novice Motocross 125C 250/ 500CGrand Prix Deer M .C.• Wain Wright Dirt Riders. Fort Saskatchewan Dirt Riders. Devon Motocross Club. Medicine Hat M .C .• Brooks Motocross Club and Camrose Motocross Club. Take a tip from Lance and other leading CR riders, shop at the South's largest and most aggresive CRSupport CORRECTION: T he ph one n umbe r for CRC Design - U ltraT rick H elm et Painting and Designs - is not th e number we primed in the Christmas Stocki n g Stuffer s sectio n in th e November 30 issue. T he correct number is 612/774-4631. Class Wins t 25C/2 50C Ol.,..;c cu.,;t 7th Anal AerioloW"'r lIotieu1 M. DIJ-pics 1I......r 22·26 t 988 Lance blitzed the field winning two of thirteen races taking the overall Novice division win aboard his new 1989 Honda CRs Dealer.•. 873 Bankhead Highway. Mableton. 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Main St.• Fayetteville. MIKE BON N #117 PA 17222/(7 17) 352-2153 Wish es To Thank . .. * MOTORSPORTS PRINTIN G * MAXIMA PRODUCTS * FOX SHOX * WALT SC HAEFER CYC LE SU PPLY * ROSWELL HON D A * FOX RAC ING * D&D PERFORMANC E EXHAU ST And Spec ial Thanks to Tune r: REID GOODMAN "'0 A M A /C C S Daytona Race of Champion s 2nd M iddl eweigh t Super sport Novice 3rd M iddleweight Superbike Novice 2n d M iddleweig ht GP Novice o... ~ ~ 0,. . FOR MA KING M Y 1988 RACING SEASON A SUCCESS ~ P.O. Box 1067. Havana. FL 32333 (704) 539·6724 Printing JOIN OUR.1989 RACING TEAM ~ r{¢~ O~ 1 9 8 9 YZ Models In Stock Now ..,~~~S~"'\ "BUNDLE" Call Us Befo re You Buy 2388 E. Thousand Oak, Blvd., Thou... nc:I0.11... CA. 91 360 (B05) 497·3765 POWERBAND $8.95 , WORLD S FASTEST . MOTORCYCLE SALES DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED ASS!JREDLY NOT GUARANTEED 62 A 90-minu te VHS videotape of the 1988 Barstow-to-Vegas race is now available for $19.95 pl us $3 shipping (Ca lifo rn ia residents add $1.20 tax) . For each tape sold, $5 will be given to AMA Di strict 37 " w i th the thought that it ma y be used for their legal defense fund to help fight S7 a nd o ther simila r bills." For more inf ormation, call Jim Ja ckson at 714/ 864-8497. T o order , send check or mon ey order to Donna Sterling's P hoto , 10215 Aven ida Miravilla, Ch erry Valley, CA 92223 (714/ 8459241). BORN : Cody Blank. son of Ray Blank. assistant vice president of the marketing group of American Honda Motorcycle Division. and w ife Cheryl. in southern California. December 8; A very informal press release from Amer ican Honda said . " M r. Blank has announced a lat e release 1988 model. It is an unusual model in that it is very small. 20-inches overall lengt h. and very light. 7 lbs., 8 oz .• giving it a high power to weight ratio. It is. in traditional terms. a duallunger and for those nostalg ic riders among us, the unit . emits a peculiar raspy sound that may remind you of your early days. Sometimes this sound is accompanied by a rare exhaust note that may exceed the current allowable noise level. and a yet to be determined fluid leak. Another matter to consider is the model's frequent service intervals: Ray's w ife Cheryl is working on th is ." BORN: Zachary Lawrence Clipper, son of Paul Cl ipper, publisher and editor of Trail Rider magazine, and w ife Nan cy, in N ew J ersey , Decem ber 6. V"" SPECIAL DISCOUNTS ON BIKES AND PARTS TO A LL RACERS DRIVE A LITTLE SA VE A ©send check or money order to: Honda has released a 300-plus page book titled The Motorcycle Identification Guide: 1959-1988. The book offers pictures and basic specifications of every motorcycle sold by Honda from 1959 through 1988. It·s available at all Honda dealers for $19.95. 4341 B EDITH lANE I GREENSBOR NC 27409 O. Photos and specs for the 1 9 8 9 Moto Guzzis arrived right at deadline' for our Buyer's Guide and weren 't inc luded in the section. so look for them to appear in Issue One next year. Tommy Lee, the Ozark Region 80cc Ch ampion, is at home recuperating from two broken lower legs suffered at the November 18 Dall as Arenacross. Cards and letters can be' sent to 6114 Barnhill Ct., Arlington, TX 76016. Motocrossers who may be anxiously awaiting the arrival of the '89 Suzuki RM250s in time for the AMA Florida Winter Series or CMC Golden State Nationals in California shouldn 't have to wait too much longer. According to an official at American Suzuki. a shipment of RM260s has already ' been sent to Eastern dealers and a new shipment for Western dealers is due to arrive the week of December 12. Suzuki is posting a combined $168.100 in contingencies for RM riders for t he two series. T eam H onda morocrosser Gu y Cooper is ge tti n~ to be a popular " Guy." Feature Interviews recently appeared in Cycle N ews and Motocross Action magazin e, and now the J anuary issue of Sport magazi ne has a feature on th e Oklahoma speedster. Motocrosser Donny Schmit. who finished second in the National Championship 125cc MX Series aboard a factory Suzuki. will not return to the Suzuki team in 1989. , Schm"it says t hat he couldn ' reach a salary agreement with American Suzuki. Schmit is seek ing sponsorship from outside the motorcycle industry. and said. "I i bought two Hondas and have been practicing for the Golden State Nationals; we'lI see what happens.· ~ Schmit hopes to gather support with good finishes in the series which takes place throughout California. Basketball grea t Kareem AbdulJ abbar, 41, who will retire at the end of th e 1988-89 seaso n, is being i honored at pre-game farewell cerc:m ~, o n ies at each of th e ciue s hosting National Basketball Association games this winter. On Sunday, December II , in Milwaukee , a H arl ey-Davidson was presented tO Abdul-jabbar, who played hi s firstl six professional seasons with th e. Milwaukee Bucks. Boyhood heroes? Papa spotted Dea lernews magazine publisher ~ editor Don Emde. the 1972 Daytona 200 winner. 'waiting in line to get baseball Hall of Fame member Mickey Mantle's autograph at 'a baseball card/sports co llectibles show in Anaheim. Cal ifornia. on Friday. December 9. Also seen at the show was Cycle News editor Jack Mangus. who told Papa he was "looking for (baseball Hall of Fame member) Stan Musial memorabilia." CORRECTION: Due to a misunder. standing, we erred in th is section last. week in saying tha t Los Angeles::! radio sta tion KLOS would have Frank Son tag as a guest on a talk sho w th e nigh t of December II. We a lso erred in saying Sontag was me mber of Eart h First l, the radical en viro nmenta list grou p . Sontag hosted the show and he is not an ::! Earth First! member. According to AMA Distri ct 37 Legislative Officer Dana Bell . "Son tag is an environmentalist, a pacifist, a motorcyclist and a member of th e AMA. He d not condo ne acts of terrorism, sudi as the spiking of th e Barstow-to. Vegas Hare &: Hound co urse." , Daytona Beach. Florida's Daytona Armory will again host a vintage bike auction and show during Daytona Cycle Week. The show/swap meet opens to the public at 10 a.m. Friday. March 10 with a barbecue and presentation of awards to racers of yesteryear scheduled forthe evening . On Saturday. March 11. the show continues until the auction at 6 p.m. Information packs are available from auctioneer Jerry Wood by w riting to 150 South St.• Plainville. MA 02762. or by calling 508 /339-7790.