Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

track school at Mike Kidd's Boyd Raceway in Boyd, Texas, April 8-9. The number of students will be limited, and the two-daY'school will offer complete personalized instruction, including sessions on bike setup. Entry fee for Saturday night's (April 8) races at Boyd Raceway is included. For more information, call 817/433-5587. (Continued from page 2) races soon, although he hasn't decided at which races he will appear. Family and friends of race promoter Mickey Thompson and Trudy Thompson observed the first anniversary of the slain couple's passing on March 16 and announced 8 commitment supporting reform of the California criminal justice system. Prominent California prosecuting attorneys joined Mickey and Trudy's son Danny Thompson and Mil;:key's sister Collene Thompson Campbell for an announcement concerning a reform initiative which is planned for the 1990 California State ballot, including measures to reinstate the grand jury system, the people's right to a speedy trial, and solutions to eliminate case log jam in the courts. The initiative is being called "M.O.V.E. (Memory of Victims Everywhere) To Rescue Justice." Proponents will be seeking the 600,000 signatures of registered California voters needed to qualify the initiative for the 1990 ballot. Offices have been established at 15 Studebaker Rd., Irvine, CA 92718, phone 714/768-7499. Join the likes of five-time World Champion Roger DeCoster and 1989 Barstow-to-Vegas winner Bruce Ogilvie in what American Honda is billing as the High Desert Adventure Ride. The happening will take place on April 1-2 at Charlie's Place which is near southern California's Red Mountain. In .addition to the trail ride, demo rides on XR's, TRXs and Pilots will be offered. More details are obtainable at participating southern California Honda dealers. Steve Eklund. the 1979 Grand National Champion. says he's not retiring from dirt track racing and is currently trying to put together a program to contest the Camel Pro Series aboard an RS750 Honda. "I'll just take it race by race and see how it goes," said Eklund, who calls San Josa, California. home. Eklund, who'll b& 34 in June, says he's already lined up to ride a Gardner Racing (Charlie Gardner) 600cc HarleyDavidson at the Peoria, Illinois. TT in August. BORN: Shea Ann Johnson, daughter of Team Green's Mark Johnson and his wife Becky, on March 22 in Laguna Niquel, California; Johnson finished third in the "Why I won't be at Daytona" race that saw the win going to Bel-Ray's Gill Martin and second to Cycle News associate editor Paul Carruthers. BORN: Sherrika Elaine Darnell, daughter of motocross instructor Russ Darnell and his wife Sherri, on March 20 in Riverside, California. The So'utheastern Chapter of the United Sidecar Association (USCA) will host the 11th USCA National Sidecar Rally at Georgia's Stone Mountain Park, June 22-25. The parli- is located just east of Atlanta. For more information and/or registration forms, write to Larry Lehr, 2444 Swanson Ct., Marietta, GA 30066, or call 404/928-2111. FORMED: O'Brien Racing Products, by former dirt track and road racer Doug O'Brien, to sell dirt track racing-related products at most West Coast AMA dirt track Nationals and nearly all lodi (California) Cycle Bowl races; 635 Palma Dr. #5, Salinas, CA 93901, 408/758-4905. NAMED: Neal Dushane, former national operations director, as executive director of the Gold Wing Road Riders Association; Dushane's former position will be filled by Region H Director Roger losornio; losornio's regional director's slot will be filled by former Oklahoma State Director Carl Dewberry. 46 Former Grand National Champion Mike Kidd will be conducting a dirt After winning his first Supercross of the season in Tampa, Florida, March 25, Team Kawasaki's Jeff Ward gave some credit for his win to Team Suzuki's Johnny O'Mara. "I went riding with Johnny during the week and that helped me out a lot,.. said Ward. "I wantto thank him for letting me ride on his practice track. It's nice to go riding with somebody else." O'Mara enjoyed Ward's company during the week as well. "Jeff and I are good friends and we've been meaning to go riding together for a long time." said O'Mara. "We finally did it." Team Suzuki's Ronnie Tichenor, who is currently sixth in the Camel Supercross Series point standings, suffered torn ligaments in his left ankle after landing short and casing his Suzuki over a triple jump at the Tampa Supercross. Tichenor doesn't think the injury will prevent him (rom competing in the April I Dallas, Texas, Supercross. Motorcycle reliability, or rather the lack of it, has played a major factor in this year's Camel Supercross Series. Three of the four major Japanese teams have suffered mechanical breakdowns that have cost team riders potential race wins. Johnny O'Mara had a "works" part in his Suzuki's steering stem break while leading the Anaheim Supercross; Ron lechien had the power-valve break in his

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