Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Vostoks. which raced on both sides of the Iron Curtain in the hands of Endel Kiisa and Nikolai Sebastianov. and put up some impressive performances before disappearing back to Mother Russia. :2) ::1 ':'1 ~ ~ ~ America 's motorcyclenewspaper Volume XXVI Sha ron Clavt o n. Pu bl ish rr ;\liL.r Klin g;.,., Cornprrolln Slip J ohnson. d .uo<;alt' Publish er ,\"G/i o,uJl Sal,s .\ f tln/:zgn jack '-I.m gus.. A ssocitJlt' Publishn Editor Rbeba Smuh. Circu kuian Ma1lag n Caroline Gn1dW1'. Ext'('UI;I~ St'crt'ta ry to ,h,. Publish,' Editorial J .ilck Man gu s. Ed l~o, . NI Pa lmer . An on att' Edi tor Pa ul Ca rruthers , ," $.f cia" Edi tor o Na te Rauba . Ass ociatt' Edi to r Brian Cal ltTWn ; A.u ocilJll' Edi tor Ken Faug ht . Assista" , Editor Edw in a Ma ngu s. Colrn dar Edi tor Advertising Sk.ip J ohnson. Na(' Salt':!Ma n agn ~f1L. t' Church . Sen ior Salt's MOJ14gt'T Terrv Pratt, S,."i01 Salt's M tma gn ;\ola r'- Thome. Wt'stNn Sa lt's M anagn Ron Davidso n. lVt'slt"m Salt'S Managn Mark Mil Cht'U. Win" Sales Managn Thomas R. Co mer. EAslN'JI Salt' s Manain Debb ie WrUn. U'l" stnn Ad Coo rdinator Carl.. Borden. Eastern Ad Coordiruuor Graphics a nd Production ;\'lalrolm \ \' ih o n . Production ,\ lano.gn Omni ~ C rt'f'f1~ . LA b , T ech, SlOI«'l G unl. G rap h ic A,tist . J immie" O 'I>C"II. G ro.plU Art ut c ~tilhd\ Loo . G ro. lu c Art ist p ~fi c ha'd Gruula. Graphic Ar tist Car olvn Branham. T'YfW~lln Arimn~ T el ias. TYfW.~dtN Account ing /Data Processing Donna Bryan , A ('(' IS Rt'u ivo.blt' Coo rdin ator Ceneva R(.pa!U. A nistant Fran Hamw ev. Crt'd it Circulation Sara h Taylor , A ssisto nt Alma Angu iano, A ssisto.nt ;\'larita Adam s. A ssistant Heel ane Richmond. A s.s ;slant Ca rol Scan nell . A ssistan t Circulat ion Development Ron David son . M~nag~r Want Ads J O;III Ru ssian . Wa nl Ad StIlt's Serv ice and Support Chri!'l Aucheson. H t'adqu artn s R ecep tion ist Leonard H err in g. St'nJlCt' and S u p por t National Headquarters 220 1 C herT}" A\'C'.. Lo ng Beach . CA 90806. P.O . Box ~98. Lo ng Beach . CA 9080 1·0498 /2131427·743.1; 213/636-8844 . FAX (213) 427·6685 Eastern Off ice Florida riding area Yellow journalism? If any of your readers are pl anning on bri nging their motocross, enduro, trials or trai l motorcycles to Florida for Daytona Speed Week, they shou ld be awa re of the Croom Motorcycle Area operated by the State of Flor ida Division of Forestry. It is loca ted in the Withlacooc hee Sta te Forest near Broo ksvill e, Florida (approxima tely 40 miles north of T ampa, Florida). The en tra nce to th is riding area is located behi nd the Holiday In n at the intersection of 1-75, U.S. 98 and Sta te Road 50. You mus t p urchase a $10 use perm it sticker (to be displayed on the vehicl e) to enter the area , an d all motorcycles must have silencers. T he area has miles of sandy trails, a motocross p ractice area, numerous aba ndoned mini ng pits with trials sections, a day use area with picnic shelter, rest rooms and water supply, and an overnight camp ing area with elec trica l hookups, showers a nd rest rooms. It is a great place to ride, practi ce, race, camp , pi cnic and unwind. O u r cl ub , th e Suncoast T rai l Blazers M.e. , is a member of the Florida T rai l Riders orga nization, and we spo nsor an ITR end uro near this area every year. We have marked a tight 15-mile enduro course inside the Croom riding area. If you plan to rid e the Alli gator End uro or the Palatka Enduro durin g Speed Week, the Croom area is a perfect practice area to tune your bike and body for Florida sand rid ing. The Suncoast T rail Blazers M.C. invi tes yo u to visit th e Croom Mo torcycle Ar ea to ri de in the Flori da su n (and sand). It is less than a two-hour drive from Daytona. For mo re informa tion, call Harold or Dan Ward at the Cycle Emporium in Clea rwat er, Florida , 813/4435630. A _nationa l motocro ss magazi ne recen tly publish ed an article on outside spo nsors hip. In th is ar ticle was a short pi ece concern ing San Migu el Beer and its spo nso rsh ip of two West Coast amateur riders. Durin~ th e interview with the publication's feat ure editor, it was emp hasized that al though the riders were mi no rs, San Miguel was spo nsoring the race team and not specifically spo nsoring minor riders. It was also stated during the interview that San Miguel was supp lying a q ua n tit y of beer to be brought to the races for promotional purposes. However, wh en the art icle went to print, it said that they were providin g spo nsorsh ip money for en tries (true) and two cases of beer for each race en tered for two 13-year-old Mini Novice class riders (no t true). T hese rid ers aren' t 13 or min i ride rs and they don' t receive any beer. T h is classi c exa mp le of " yellow journal ism" has probably cost us a g rea t sponsor du e to erro~ eo u s state men ts and considerably more mo ney than listed iri the article. Sponsors are hard enough to come by in the amateur ranks. So if socalled reporters are go ing to write, please print the correct story. . 4190 First Ave., T ucker . GA• .5 0081: mailing addrn\ P.O. Box 805, T ucker , G A 3008 50-0805. (4041934·7850. . FAX (404, 934-3112 Cycle NC'"Ws (L"SPS 141·340) is published w~k ly C'XCC"p1 the rif\t a nd lOll" wt"'C'k or the ca len da r vear for S5O.00 per y~ r by Cycle NC'"Ws. Inc.• 2201 0lC'fT)' Avenue, Long Beach . CA 90806 . Seco nd class postage paid .a l Long Beach . CA . and additional mOliling orh<:t1o. POSTMASTER: Send Io rm 3579 to Cycle No_. P.O . Box 498. Lon g Iluch. CA 90801-0498. To determine the e .rati on date of your au bec:ription. check the to... numbers on the lim line of yout' edd .... _ . The lim two d ig ita indicete th e iaaue number receive end the last two c:haraetltf'S ind iellte "st the p . r of t he "st issue. you'. Su ~iplion rain : Ra les for I~ L·n ilC'd StiUn . a nd its poo..;~'ui on s Ior o ne year . (50 IssunJ. $50.00: IW O vears (100 i"slln). S950.00; si ll. mo n th s, 125 i ~!Ioun J. $26.00; tria l su b 0 5 iuunl. SI9.00. Canada and For eign, one ,..ear(500 iUUC'I I. S~J. OO; two )"ran noo i..sun ,. SI 15.00; six momh~ (25 i..,un,. 545.00; Irial sub (15 i"UMo ). "8.00. C ycl e ~ C'ws welcomes u nsol icited editorial JTl.it 1C'fia l i nd ud i n~ ~Iorin . ca rtoon s. phoe os. etc. Su ch mater ial • •r p ublished . bec omes t h e exclusive p ropert y of Cvde Nt"W\. Su ch acce pt ed u ma terial is su bject to revision as is nc: u a ry in the \I,le discr etion or C ycle NC'"W\. Unsolici ted malC'fial wh ich i!lo no t used will be ret u rned if acco mpani ed b y a '>C' U add ressed sta m ped en velo pe . All unsolicited ma te ria l will be h and It'd with reaso nablecare, how ever , Cyd (' lY. Nt' w" a~~ ume" no res po n"ibili ty ror th e sart" Ii,.,\ '" dctmaKf' -If' \ uc h m.m·riaL Rep rin tin K in wh o lr or pan o nl y by pC'rmi!iosio n 01 t he pub1i \h rf . Adverti si ng rales a nd ci rc u I Ol t i ~," mrurmOil iun will be M"nt upon rrq uot. ~ S.R.O.S. WBPA AUDITED CIRCULATION Copyright" Cyc le News. Inc. t 989. Tn"l0merk eye" News regiat..-.d U.S. Petent 4 Off"'-. An rights ..-..d. JACK T ERRE LL Suncoast T rail Blazers M.C. Pal m Harbor, FL We'll ~peed ALLYONS L&H Racing Westmi nster, CA Windy City I live in Indianapol is and would lik e to a ttend a motorcycle show, bu t I am not certain whi ch would be more enjoyable, the Chicago sho w or the Cincin nati show. Or is the Cinci n na ti show for dealers onl y? Please answer soon as the Chi cago show is February 10-12. MARK E. WELSH Indian apolis, IN H ead for th e Windy City, Mark. The Cincy .show is a trade-only show . . . Editor. up GFl held its first race of a threerace series at Perri s Raceway on January 15, an d we had a trem endous turnout of bot h racers and spectators. I want to tha nk everyo ne who participated for their sup po rt, bu t mo st of all I would like to take thi s opportunity to apo logi ze to all the riders for a slow start and a long da y. I realize we made severa l mistakes but we've found alternative ways to deal with them in the fu ture and tru ly ap precia te everyone' s patience. GFI's goal is to give back as much as pos sible to the riders and provide a cha llenging but safe facility to race at. I ap p reciate everyone's coo pera tio n at my " first" event and look forward to working with you agai n at Gl en Hel en OHV Park in San Bern ardino on February 5. A specia l th ank s also goes to our spo nsors: Pro Circu it Racin g, KCAL 96.7 FM, Pro-T ec, Troy Lee Designs, Whi te Bros., Scon USA, Fan tasy Mu££ler and American Honda. GOATBREKER GFI Riverside, CA Wind (Con tinued from page 2) been working for some time to stage a F- I race on a stree t circuit in Moscow , but news of the constructio n of purpose-built tracks in the Soviet Un ion goes some way beyond thi s. Konovalov also stated that the Soviet Union would examine the possibilty of constructing and developing its own two- and fourwheeled machinery with which to enter World Championship events in the future, in order to stimulate technological advance in these sectors, as well as to create enthusiasm among the Russian public for motorsports, If the USSR does indeed design and build its own GP road racer. it will evoke memories of the last time they competed in World Championship events in the 1960s with the twin-cylinder CEKB machines. but especially the 350 and 500cc four-cylinder DOHC Accordi ng to a report by the RAN D Corporation in Santa Monica, Californ ia, product liability law sui ts have grown three times faster tha n other kinds of civil actio ns. The study, based on 85,000 federa l lawsuits filed from 1973 to 1986, fou nd that American bu sinesses face four times as man y product liability lawsu its today as they did just 13 years ago. Surprisin gly, the su its nam e a sma ll number of firms near ly 50 perce nt of the litigation invo lved a mere 80 compa nies with nearl y one hal£ of the defenda nts involved in the prod uctio n 0 asbestos, pharmaceu ticals, hea lth products and m otor vehicles. Yamaha's public relations manager Willie Amaradio wanted t point out that all eight of thei motocross team riders are "fac tory" riders, contrary to what w printed in our 1989 Supercro preview last week. We referred t Damon Bradshaw ' and Mik laRocco as "support" riders. 0 non-factory riders, but Amaradi says Bradshaw and laRocco /I~ factory riders, as are tea members Micky Dymond, Shau Kalos. Doug Dubach, Kyle Lewis Mike Jones and Mike Craig. How ever. only Dymond. Dubach an Kalos are currently scheduled t compete in the entire 250cc cia in the Camel Supercross Series. Denny Stephenson has been select for Kawasaki T eam Green 's 198 Pro-Suppo rt program, and will compe ting in the AMA l25cc Ea s Coast Supercross Series, AMA 125c Nati onals and selected 250cc Wes Coast Supercross events. Don Ste ph en son , Denny's fath er, has bee assigned as his mechanic. NAMED : John C . Driscoll a marketing director for Boyese Engineering. according to Eyvin Boyesen. president of the hig performance aftermarket com pany; Driscoll will be responsibl for coordinating the company' promotional and marketing activ ities. as well as educate distrib utors, dealers and consumer about Boyesen technology. The new Skeeter MX facility i Alvin , T exas, is featuring a gran .opening on J an uary 29. A guaran teed $2000 purse will be split betwee the 125 and 250cc Pro class and pai out per moto , and the 500cc Pro cia will recieve a 150% pa yback. Fo more in formation call 409/925-423 Kawasaki of Stafford, near Hou ton, Texas. will be holding an 0 house March 17, the day befo the Houston Astromdome Super cross. Team Kawasaki riders J Ward. Ron Lechien and Jeff Mati asevich will be on hand to bene race and sign autographs. F more information contact La Hughes 7131261-2273. Pro-Line H onda and Kawasa ki i Dulu th, Georgia, will host a Hon CR Race Prep and T ech Clinic 0 Thursday, February 16, at 6:30 p. All Honda CR and XR owne rs welco me to ane nd and the clinic i free. For more in formation, call J Rogers at 404/497-0990. ... (Contin ued to page 11

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