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tion, call Travel Star at 800/5411223. (Continued from page 1) either cla1s is running a HarleyDavidson Screamin' Eagle carburetor. To qualify, riders must be racing a Harley and have a Screamin' Eagle decal adhered to their vehicle. Contact your local Harley dealer or can Brent Thompson at 414/935-4320 for a complete list of events at which the contingency bucks will be up for grabs or for more information. Confirmed entrants for the May 29 U.S. round ofthe World Championship Observed Trials Series in Winchester, Tennessee, include Fantic factory team members three-time World Champion Thierry Michaud of France, Steve Saunders of Great Britain, and Italian Donato Miglio. Tryals Shop of Land O'Lakes, .Florida, will have personnel on hand at the Memorial Day event to provide support for all Fantic riders. A round of the AMA/NATC National Championship Observed Trials Series will take place in Winchester on Saturday, May 27, two days before the World Championship round. NAMED: Sport Tracks Co. of Sylmar, California, as a distributor of Yokoharna products in western and mountain states by Kayo Corporation, the U.S. importer of Yokohama motorcycle tires; Sport Tracks expects to begin shipping Yokohama products from their Sylmar and Newcastle, California, locations by mid-June; for more information can 800/284-8473. The 2nd Annual Discover Today's Women's MX will take place at southern California's Perris Raceway on Saturday, June 3. A raffle will be conducted at the event by the WXMA for the benefit of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation (JDF). A portion of rider entry fees will also go to the JDF. For more information, call Debbie Matthews at 714/540-2911. Circle Bell Pro Twins Grand Prix Series. If you're headed to Road Atlanta for the May 7 round of the AMA National Championship Road Race Series you might want to stop by Pro Line Honda-Kawaseki on your way to the race. The Honda·Sport Touring Association will be hosting a pre-race continental breakfast at Pro Line from 9 to 11 a.m. The shop is located at Gwinnett Mall, 1-86 exit #40, approximately one-half hour south of the track. Coffee, donuts, demo rides on the Honda Pacific Coast and Kawasaki Concours, and door prizes will highlight the pre-race activities. For more information, call Mike Traynor at 404/ 394-7870. The sixth round of the AMA National Championship Hare Scrambles Series in St. Johns, Pennsylvenia, May 14, which wes canceled do to land use problems, has now been relocated and will run at Hookstown, Pennsylvenia, on the same date. For more information, call 412/693-2880. Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia, will hold an open practice day on Thursday, May 4, preceding the May 5-7 AMA National road races. Fees are $50 per rider or tearn (in the case of endurance competitors). For more information caB 404/967-6143. Michelin Tire Corporation has announced that the following riders ara under contract and will be competing on Michelin radials during the 1989 road race season: Mike Harth, Yoshimura R&D, John Ashmead, Dale Quarterley, Rueben McMurter, Donald Jacks, Scott Gray, Kevin Erion, Team Motor Sport, Team Miller American, Richard Moore, Dutchman Racing, Chris Knight, Kevin Rentzell, James Domay, Jimmy Filice, John Lassak Racing, Doug Brauneck, Mark Chin and Hyper-Cycle. APPOINTED: Jim Gentz, to position of vice president of Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., following the retirement of Merle Karst; Gentz has been with Yamaha in various capacities for over 22 years, most recently as regional manager for the Midwest; Ben Watanabe, president of Yamaha, said, "Merle Karst's contribution to Yamaha over the past 17 years has been substantial, and we wish him well in his retirement. We are confident that Jim Gentz will provide the same outstanding leadership and direction that will help guide Yamaha into the decade of the '90s." BORN: Broc Andrew Jump, son of Steve Vlahos-Jump, former pro motocrosser, and Toni Cantaloupi-Jump, sister of former Yamaha factory rider Donnie Cantaloupi and pro motocrosser Cory Cantaloupi, in southern California, April 17. Metzeler Motorcycle Tire has announced its $100,000 PLUS Production Contingency Program for production road racers competing in the following series: Suzuki National Cup, WERA Production Novice classes, USBA. MCRA, AFM North, WMRRA, MRA, RACE Nationals, RACE Eastern Canada Challenge, Westwood West Canada Challenge and Calgary-Alberta Challenge. Payouts will be in both cash and tire certificates redeemable at local dealers. For more information contact Metzeler at 4520 107th St. S.W., Everett, WA 98204. Overnight camping will be available at the June 18 Kawasaki Loudon Classic at New Hampshire International Speedway, formerly Bryar Motorsport Park. The third round of the AMA National Championship Road Race Series win take place on the "old track" and portions of that track will .be repaved this month. Travel Star, the Naples, Floridabased travel agency, has special package deals for the Kawasaki Loudon Classic that include air travel to Boston. For more informa- Former AMA Formula One Champion Randy Renfrow tested the Commonwealth Honda at Willow Springs International Raceway in Rosamond, California, on Friday, April 14. According to owner/ builder Martin Adams, Renfrow circulated the 2.5-mile, nine-tum, high-desert circuit in sub-I :30 lap times, and described the RS750 dirt track-powered machine as the besthandling four-stroke he'd ever ridden. Renfrow will race the bike in the remaining rounds of the AMA The 8th Annual British/European Bike-In, a combination show and swap meet that used to be held at Coffeyville, Kansas, will take place in Wichita, Kansas, June 23-25. For more information, caB 316/9433710,264-5242 or 838-3099. 62 For 1989 Tsubaki Chain will again sponsor Team Harley-Davidson riders Grand National Champion Scott Parker, 600 National Champion Chris Carr, three-time Grand National Champion Jay Springsteen and Rookie of the Year Kevin Atherton. The '89 Six Days of Michigan, which is billed by the organizing club as being "the ultimate trail ride," will take place August 1 318. Presented by the Cycle Conservation Club (CCC) of Michigan, the entry fee is $138 (participants must be CCC members; membership is $12 per year). Camping with showers and hookups is available and participants gear will be moved from campground to campground via equipment trucks. This year's route will utilize many miles of new trails and will raturn participants back to the starting area on Day 6. The number of riders is limited to 260. For more information, write to the SDM Comm., CCC of Michigan, 2537 Shirley Dr., Jackson, MI 49202. T-he Suzuki National Cup Series rounds scheduled for September 30October I and October 21-22 at New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire, have been canceled. Suzuki wilI pay Suzuki Cup points and money at two newly scheduled events at the same facility on April 29-30 and May 1314. Wagoner Cycle Works of Tucker, Georgia, and the Georgia BMW Owners Club will host the 7th Annual BMW Reunion and Campout at Laggett's Mountain View Campground on Geor,gia Rt. 19, two miles north of Turner's Comer, over the September 1517 weekend. The gathering is open to all BMW riders and guests and the fee is $19 per person via advance registration (by September 10), or $21 at the gate. Children under 10 pay half the adult fee. Send registrations and payments to WCW, 4026 lawrenceville Hwy., Tucker, GA 30084, or call 404/934-2453 for more information. At this time last year it appeared Papa was about to attend the lastever San Jose Mile, but delays in paving the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds oval in northern California mean Papa and other dirt track fans win be heading there on May 21. The San Jose Mile round of the Camel Pro Series offers competitors a $42,000 purse, of which $27,085 is paid out in the final, $3115 in the Last Chance Qualifier, $2000 in a Junior class support race, $100 to the fastest qualifier, $100 each to 22 riders who qualify for the program but do not make the final or LeQ, $20 per lap to the leading rider in the 25-lap final, and a $350 Performance Incentive Award to each of the 20 top-ranked pre-entered riders based on '88 AMA Grand National Dirt Track Series point standings. NAMED: By Harley-Davidson, Inc., Jerry G. Wilke, 38, to the new senior marketing post of vice president - Sales and Marketing, Kathleen A. Demitros, 41, to the position of vice president - Marketing, and Clyde Fessler, 47, to the position of vice president general merchandise manager of Harley's Motorcycle Division. CONTRACTED: Theo Lockwood to serve as Team Motor Sport's chief mechanic/tuner; the primary riders for the California-based road race team are Richard Arnaiz and Phil Kress; the team's primary sponsor is Yamaha and other sponsors include Michelin, Kerker, Arai, RK Chain, ICRT, Bel-Ray, Cycle Racer Apparel, Fox Shox, Air Tech Fairings and EBC Brakes. The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) reports that at the end of March it had a record 159,614 members, an increase of 3057 over the previous month and 16,313 mora than one year ago. California boasts the most AMA members, 23,463, while Pennsylvania ranks second with 12,439, Ohio third with 11,564, Illinois fourth with 10,667 and New York fifth with 10,292. Legislation sponsored by Texas Senator Ted Lyon (D-Rockwall) is now one step away from becoming a law that would require all motorcyclists in Texas to wear helmets. SB41 reached Governor William P. Clements, Jr. on April 17 and the governor will have 10 days to either sign it into law, let it pass without his signature or veto the bill. Round two of the AHRMA Historic Cup Series will take place at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia, on Sunday, May 7, in conjunction with the AMA National Championship Road Race Series meat. Registration, tech inspection and practice for the vintage bikes will take place on Saturday, May 6. Sunday's races will feature all AHRMA classes combined into three races. For more information, call AHRMA at 217/568-n64 (noon to 4 p.m. Central time weekdays). The winners of the Cycle News Sweepstakes held in conjunction with the off-season Edgell Expositions' Power Sports Expos and International Motorcycle Shows are as follows: Kawasaki Jet Ski - Carol P. Wi11iarns of Paoli, Pennsylvania; Suzuki RMX250 ~ Thomas Dorsey of San Francisco, California; and Yamaha Route 66 - Diane Garcia of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Horst Lietner, the Austrian engineer who founded the motorcycle company ATK in Laguna Beach, California, is no longer involved with the business end of the company, according to reliable sources. Ken Wilkes has taken control of the business and has moved the corporation to the City of Commerce, California. Both Lietner and Wilkes refuse to comment on the change of ownership, but Wilkes says he will make an official statement soon. Don Brown, the owner of the Glen Helen OHV Park in San Bernardino, California, has officially purchased Inland Motor Speedway. Speedway racing at Glen Helen will resume May 17, and will run every Thursday night throughout the summer.