Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Farioli told the Italian federation that Rossi, who also rides for KTM, wouldn't have a bike to ride even if he was selected for the team. Parker will return to th e the V .S . to ride hi s first 125cc AMA Nationa l MX o n O ctober 8 in Budds Creek, Maryland. (Co n tinued from page 2.) devote 25% of the space devoted to a tobacco logo to a health warning. The Int e rn a ti o nal Race Teams Association (IRTA) has already stated they will not run health warnings and because of the expense of transporting equipment to Australia would no doubt not accept the current "West German compromise" w here logo shapes and colors are retained but the tobacco names are covered over or pa inted out. All of this has le d to speculation that the Aust ralian GP will switch to 't h e new Darlington Park circuit in the state of Queensland, but that state is expected to introd uce similar tobacco.requlations prior to next year's GP. . In addition to the problems posed by th e Victoria tobacco regulations, the promoters of the Australian GP - Barnard Proj ect Man agement (BP M) - a lso face possible lack o f funds prior to the event because o f the new policy regardi n g ticket sa les through BASS, the Victorian govern ment's ticket agency. BASS is no longer a llowed to release fu n ds from advance ticket sa les. This wo u ld no do ubt cause a cas h- flow crisis for BPM as they face a $7-8 mill ion bill befo re they can ge t th eir h ands o n ticket reven ue. Wha t's a GP worth to t h e host s tate Down Under? This year's Austral ian GP injected a n est im a t e d $55 millio n into Victoria 's e c onomy! Internat ional Championship Events (ICE) h as a nnou nce d they'll hold th e Budwei ser Indoor Speedway Ice Racing World Championships in T ucson, Arizona , J anuary 11-13. All sea ts are reserved and -ticke ts a re -on sale now a t th e Tucson Conven tion Center box o ffice and all Dillards . loca tions. Th e 1990 Honda lineup of street b ikes wi ll be u nveiled at t h e compa ny's dealer convention in Dall a s , Texas, this week (S e p tem ber 2 1-23). Rumo rs h a v e Hon d a bring ing in 200 750cc R C 30 supe rbikes, plus an . improved version of thei r C BR6 0 0 midd leweight sportbike (form e rly called the Hurricane), like ly with wider wheels and rad ia l ti re s. Another rumor going around has Yam aha importing 15 FZR750R OWOI su perbikes, lik el y for competition use o n ly. 50 T ra m p a s Pa rker, t he newlycrowned 125cc Wc;>rld Champion fro m S hreveport, Louisiana, who now resid e s in Italy and holds a n Ital ia n ra ci ng lic ens e , was a con t roversi al choice ove r Franco Ro s s i for t h e It al ian Moto cross de s Nation s te a m . The Italian federati on wanted a n a ll-It a lia n team for the Septe m ber 1 0 event, but the Italian KTM importer Farioli, who supported Parker in his cham pionship driv e, insisted Pa rk e r be included on t h e team. A lthough Parker said th a t h e would like to stay w it h KTM t o ride the 250cc World Cha m p io nship MX Series in 1 9 9 0, he is a lso considering a n offer t o rid e the GPs for S uzuki. There ' was a lo t of talk a t th e Mot ocross des Na tions of th e top G P riders switching tea ms next year. It 's p o ssibl e tha t Eng la nd 's Da ve Thorpe, th e '89 .500cc MX World Champion, will switch to Ka wasaki w ith a three-y ear d eal. If th at happens fell ow co u ntryman Kurt Ni coll would "lose hi s current ride a nd may return to KTM. Paul Mal in , an 18-year-old Englishman , is als o expected to ride. on th e Kawasaki team. American Rodney Smith, w ho finished third in the 1988 250cc World Championship MX Series for Michele Rinald i's Chesterfield team butslipped to seventh in ' 8 9, . w ill reportedly switch to the 125cc class in 1990 w ith backing from Hollywood c igarettes and possib ly Coca-Cola . Ho lland 's Joh n van den Berk is fa vo re d to take Smith's p lace on Rinaldi's team s ince he w a s unhappy with h is Yamaha ride this year. T he 1991 Mot ocross des Nations wi ll n o t ta ke place in Ven ezu e la as schedu led by th e FIM because the South American country didn 't send a team to this year 's even t in West Germany. BO RN : Robert Brett Wagner, son of Bobby a n d fiv e- time Wo m e n ' s M X champ Lis a- Eki n Wagne r, September 6 , in Nile s, Mic h igan . Bill Howell, fath er of Ka wa sak i T eam Green's an d cu rre n t so u the rn Cal ifo rnia's AMA District 37 Hare & H ound 125cc class p o ints leader Brett H o well , died last wee k after a bou t with ca ncer. O ver th e yea rs Bill helped ma ny D-37 desert riders. CORRECTION : The phone number for Ba llist ic Motorcycles that was listed in t h is section last week was incorrect; the correct n u m be r is 8 18/366-7599 . STOLEN: A pro totype trail groom in g drag, designed and built by Mel Li ll of th e Cycle Conservation Club of Mich igan (Ccq, from the Gl ad wi n, Mic h igan, area on Septem ber 12; a nyo ne with any informa tio n rega rding the th eft shou ld contact th e Gladwin Co un ty S h eriH's De p a rt m e nt a t 5171426-9284; ' a reward is being offered for its intact recovery. Accord ing t o Lill, Mic h igan has reached the goal of 1 5 0 0 mil e s of s ing le -track rid in g trai ls in the S tate Forests and no n ew t ra ils w ill be perm itted . O ld tra ils a re wh o o ped-out a nd ero ded after ye a rs o f use . C CC is deve loping equ ipment a n d technique s to groom a nd re p a ir single-t rack t rai ls w h ic h are too narrow for any existing equipment to get through without widening t he trails into roads. The stolen p iece' of e quipment mentioned a bove is a two sect ion tandem box drag and roller, 24 inches wide by 100 feet long. Lill says that in spite of this setback, CCC will continue the development project with new equipment beginning early next season . to ca re" provisrons of the Illinois law. AMA legisla tive a ffa irs specialis t J im Bensberg worked closely wi th AMA District 17 Congressman Paul Hayes a nd Decatur deal er J ohn Lund to secu re th e a me ndme n ts. Californ ia Trai l Rid ers' Larry Lan gley tells Pa p a h e'll rou te partici pants in the October 7-8 District 37 Dua l Sport ride over " terrain th at most riders in southe rn Ca lifornia have never ridden. We tra vel th rough Eureka Valley, Wh ite Moun tains, In yo Mo untai ns a nd the Ancient Bristlecone P in e Forest with elevations from 5000 to IO,OOO- feel." T he ride goes from In dep end en ce to Bish op o n Sa turday a nd the n back to Indep enden ce on Su n day . The firs t day 's dis ta nce is a pproxima tely 125 m iles and the next da y's I S approxi mately 100 miles. For m ore information, co ntact Langl ey at 213/ 867-7429. The Illinois law is scheduled to take effect immediately and w ill require a ll off-h ighway motorcyc les, wh ich are not designed for competition use only, to be regis t e re d . The co llected registration fees w ill be used to purchase and maintain off-highway motorcycle parks and rid ing areas. PROMOTED : Mike Meredith as head of promotions/public relations of Ceet Racing USA; Merid ith will be responsible for Ceet's rider support program and can be reached at 1850 S . Santa Fe. Avenue, Vista, CA 92084, 619 / 724-7530. - If yo u' re a deal er and you so ld 200 or more Yokohama brand tires this year, co n tac t Ka yo Corporation (2011 526-9207) to verify yo ur eligibi lity for an a ll -expenses paid trip to J apan. NA M ED : Gary Smith to position of Southwest Region district sales m ana g er o f Cagiva No rth Americ a; S m ith was formerly accessorie s m ana g er at Cagiva; he is also the co- host of Centerstand, a Los Angeles -area motorcycle radio s how. T he To kyo (Ja p a n) Motorcy cle Show will ta ke p lace October 26Novem ber 5. T he Mil an ( Ita ly ) Moto r cycl e S how wi ll b e h eld Novem ber 21 -27 , a nd th e P a ri s (Fra n ce) Mot or cycle Sho w's da tes are November 23-Decem ber 3. APPOINTED : Ken Reid to the newly-created position of director of the American Motorcycle Herit a g e Foundation (AMHF), a non profit, tax-exempt organization created by the AMA fo r the purpose of establishing a motorcycle museum and archives in Westerv ille, Ohio ; Re id has been emp loyed by the AMA since 1 9 7 6, and most recently served as tou ring and transportation d irector; the museum is scheduled to open J uly, 1990. After two years of beh ind-th e-scenes interaction with th e Ill inoi s Leg isla tu re, the AMA has succeeded in placi ng severa l key a me ndments onto an ex isti ng Illino is off-road sta tu te. H o use Bill 225, sponsored by Rep. David Phelps (D-Eldorado) was signed in to la w by Gov. J am es Thompso n o n August 30 a n d amends Public Act 85- 183, be tte r known as th e ATV Sa fety Act of 1987. V nder the provisions o f the origina l la w, riders under th e age o f 10 were pro hi b ited from opera ti ng o ffhighway mo to rcycles. But as a resu lt of the AMA's efforts, age restrict ions wi ll n o longer apply o n privat e property. On ly rid ers un der age six ar e pro hi bite d fro m rid ing on priva te land. And now ,-competition motorcycles ar e exempt from the annual regi stration fee for off-hig hway m otorcycles. Other a m en d me n ts now protect landowners from prosecu tio n in regard to various restrictions including th e so-called " du ty Mot oc ro sser Sea n Fries of Lincoln, Nebraska , tell s Pa pa he's signed LO race for Marci Mo LO next year. Marci Moto is th e Spanis h importer for KTM and Fries will be co ntesting th e Span ish National s and a "few GPs." Fri es is a lso pl anning on co m pe ting in th e u pc oming CMC G o lden State Seri es a n d th e fir st AMA /Camel S u pe rcro ss Seri es ro u n ds before go in g to Spain in lat e February. He's seeking sponsorship help for th e I ' G o ld en St ate Seri es and Cam e l Super cross Series events. Anyone wh o 's interested in spons oring Fri es ca n reach him at 402/4 76-7474. "I'm looking forward to getting some seat t ime," said three-time Grand National C hampion Jay Springsteen of his trip to the October 27-29 AMA/CCS Finale road races at Florida's Daytona International Speedway. " I have a Suzuki GSXR750 that I got from Bartels ' (the Los Angeles-area Harley-Davidson dealer that sponsors Springsteen in Camel Pro Series dirt track events) and we've been working on it. I'll race the b ike in whatever C hampionship Cup classes we can and a lso compete in the end urance race," sa id Springsteen, who fin ished 1 Oth in this year's Daytona 200 aboard an " a n t iq u e" Yamaha FZ750. " I plan t o race next year's Daytona 200 and the October (C C S Finale) races will help us find out how competit ive the b ike is." Do nal d J acks, wh o fin ished fourth in th e AMA Na tion a l Championship S u pe rb ike Ro ad Ra ce Ser ie s, is a nother rid er headed for th e AMA / CCS event a t Daytona. In last year's races, J acks h ad one AMA/ CCS title in hand a nd was o n track for a seco n d wh en a n acci de n t en ded h is cha rge. Reco nstructive surgery wa s required to repai r th e damage to th e 19-yearo ld Florid a racer's rig h t wr ist a lo ng wi th ex tens ive th erap y sessio ns w hich ultimatel y ca used J acks to miss th is year's Daytona 200. " Desp ite mi ssing the Da ytona 200, I still h ad a good year," sai d J acks. "Since I co uldn' t sta rt th e season a t Daytona, I g uess I' ll have to finish it there." The ra in that canceled the September 17 San Jose Mile a lso knocked out the September 18 Hap Jones Invitational Golf Tournament. Tentative p lans call fo r the golf tournament to take p lace on October 2 , the day fo llowing the resched u led S an Jose Mile. H osPIT al STO P: Former WERA ro a d ra ce r -Ma r k Ta n ner wa s in vol ved in a street bike acc ide nt thi s pas t Jul y a nd has been undergoing surgery an d trea tme nt ever since for a severely damaged left leg . Accord- ' ing to Tanner's wife, Tracey, the outlook for savi ng h is leg is good. Cards and letters ca n be sent to Tanner at h is home: 535 \ 0 Grand R iver, Apt. 7, New H u dson , MI 48 165.

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