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~TND ~yp~p~ Wf~LfY (Contin ued from page 2) who h olds th e all-tim e Grand National Championship win record with 10 career victories, was presented with a new XR7 50 motor at a Harley party in Sacramento on Sunday, October 8. Springsteen, who earlier announced he'd cam paig n a Suzuki GSXR750 in selected road race eve nts next year under th e Springer Gold Products banner, is also expec ted to campaign dirt track races with the Harley sup po rt and sponsorship from Bartels' HarleyDavidso n . Iron icall y, wha t ma ny viewed as bein g Spri ngsteen 's last two rid es as a factory rid er tu rned o ut to be hi ghl y successfu l o nes. H e fini shed second to teammate Scott Parker and a head of teammates Chris Carr and Kevin Atherton at Sa n Jose and Sacramento. H is Sacramento performance pushed him one point ah ead of Rod ney Farris in th e final Cam el Pro Seri es point sta ndings and earned him eig h th pl ace for th e year, his best overall fin ish si nce he finished third in 1983. Although the amount of support Springsteen will receive remains a secret, his tuner for the past several years, AI . Stangler, will wrench for Kevin Atherton next year. Bill Werner will return as tuner of two-time Grand National /Camel Pro Champion ' Scott Parker's equipment and Kenny Tolbert will again prepare Chris Carr's machinery. At th e Sacram ento party, H arley displ ayed th e new XR750 motor th at is now in production. The mo tor will sell for $5995. Scott Stump of Marion, Ohio. is the 1989 AMA Camel Pro Series Rookie of the Year. Stump will rece ive a $5000 bonus from R.J. Reynolds and its Camel brand, while runner-up Chance Darling of Northfield, Ohio, picks up a $1500 bonus. Points toward the award were pa id to all eligible riders (ri ders who had not earned Camel Pro points prior to the ' 8 9 season) who qualified for Last Chance Qualifier races and fea ture events at the 16 Camel Pro Nationals. Stump earned 99 points, Darling 79, and th ird p lace finisher Bobby McDowell of Lod i, California. 49. Curt Rehmert, Scott Saunders. Willie McCoy , Craig Estelle, Brian Bonesteel. Steve Burkholder and Dave Camlin rounded out the top 10 in the fina l Rookie ofthe Year standings. H arry Bresach , 65. d ied of heart trouble in La Mirada, Cal iforn ia , October 2. Bresach was preside nt of th e Los An geles Chap ter of the American Federation of Mo torcyclists (AFM) road racing club, as well as mem ber of the AFM Board of T ru stees-fo r so me 15 years , until his retirem en t in 1987. Bresach was laid to rest Octob er 5 at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Cypress, Californ ia , with eu logies. by a n no uncer La rry H uffma n and Keith Code of th e California Su pe rbike School. Godspeed, Harry. BORN : Cory Clark. t o cu rrent AF M L. A. C ha p t er Pr e sid ent Kevin Clark and wife Lisa, in Torrance, California, September 5. Su pertwin s, a sou thern Ca lifo rniabased British bik e shop, is hostin g a " Mo to Poseur" part y a t No rt h . H oll ywood Pa r k o n Saturday, Octob er 28. What's a poseur ? Accordin g to th e Supertw in s new sletter it's "a person wh o affects a part icu lar a tt i t u de , im a ge, or presen ce to deceive o r impress o thers. One who poses." For more informa tion ca ll 818/ 508-5174. Onl y in California. . . The 2nd Annual Cabo 1000 sport ride /endurance tour from TIjuana to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, will be held on Monday, October 16. The 1059-mile event offers com petitors the option of "racing" to the finish (the record is 12 hours, 32 minutes), or of making it a twoday tour. For more information call Ray Roy at 707/778·8205, Ceferino Lamb at 415/748·3507 or Fred Reed at 415/759-8098 . Accordi ng to rep orts from Spain, . Grand P rix road racer J uan Garriga wi ll switch to the 500cc cla ss in.1990 and will rid e Yamaha YZR500s in Du cados colors. Garriga joins fellow Spaniard and 250cc World Cham pi on Sito Pons in mo vin g to th e . 500cc class in '90. Po ns will ride H onda NSR500s sponso red by longtim e backer Campsa, Spain 's lar gest petro leu m co m pa ny . Meanwhil e, Fren ch man Dominique Sarron, wh o , swi tched to th e 500cc class in 1989, will go back to 250cc raci ng in 1990 after a seaso n of lackluster performances o n th e Elf-spo nso red H on da NSR500. It seems the road race GP silly season i s focused more on teams than riders this off-season. While it appears that Giacomo Agostini will retain at least a portion of the Marlboro sponsorship, there is still a chance that there will be another Marlboro-backed team in 1 9 9 0. Reportedly, both Suzuki and the Erv Kanemoto /Edd ie Lawson teams have spoken to the tobacco giant regarding sponsorship in '90 . Rumors also continue to circulate that Kenny Roberts has had talks with Marlboro, but Roberts denies this rumor. Despite rumors of Ita lian road racer Luca Cad al ora' s switch to H onda in 1990, it now a ppea rs th e 250cc titl e co nte nder wi ll stay with Agostin i's Marlboro -backed team in 1990 a nd will o nce agai n ca mpa ig n 250cc Yamahas. According to da ily newspaper .reports from Australia , the A us tralian road race GP will move from Phillip Island in Victoria to a new. yet -to -be-co nstructed facility west of Sydney in New South Wa les. Race promoter Bob Barnard has agreed to stage the event at the new circuit and has signed an agreement for four years with an option for another five . Barnard was forced to look elsewhere when the V ictoria n government i m p o se d str ict t obacco sponsorship regulat ions on Phillip Island. Due to the fact that the new ci rcu it w ill no t be f inished in time. t he A ustralian Grand Prix is now expected to take p lace in eit her Septem ber or Octobe r. N SW offic ials pred ict the GP to be worth an estimated $ 150 million boost t o the state's ec onomy. The M el bourn e-b ased Auto Cycle Council of Austra lia will fig ht the move to the new fa cility. (See related letter in t he V oic es sect ion.) . ...... ~~ ' IFORNIANS joinwith .Sports Committee District 37 AMA, Inc. to CELEBRATE OU RHERITAGE .... Q.) ..t::J o ..... u o and to help CONS R OU E VE RPUB LANDS LIC WESTERN BAR·B-QUE Tri-County Fairgrounds, Bishop, Califomia Saturday Evening, October 28, 1989 5:00 p.rn to 10:00 p.m. (FestivitiesBeginImmediatelyAfter the H.R. 780 R Hearing) eid DEMONSTRATIONS of R oping,S heepdog T rials, S tadium MotorcycleTrials, and 4x4 Obstacles inthe Fairground Arena from5:00 to 6:00 p.m. D INNER will be served family s (no waiting in line), tyle with s teaming platters ofbeef and lamb, bowls ofcrisp salads, baskets ofbread and delicious desserts. DONATION: $35.00/PERSON (CHILDREN UNDER 15 FREE) All donations will godirectly tothe Multiple-Use Advocates Legal Defense Fund tofight S H . 780 and to seek proper .11, .R management for our Desert Tortoise. PLEASE CALL IN YOUR RESERVATIONS BY OCTOBER 20TH Yourphone reservation iscritical . for planning purposes Ticketswill be paid for and picked up at the Bar-B-Que. THERE WILL BE RESERVED RV PARKING & CAMPING SPACES FOR ALL MULTIPLE-USE ADVOCATES ON THE FAIRGROUNDS!!! INFORMATION 213/438-6527 Endorsed b y: America n Mot orcyc list Association, Ca lifornia Cattleman's Association, Colifornia Desert Coolition, CAl-4WDC. Comornia Woo/growers Association. COrNA, Desert Conservation Institute, High Desert Cottleman's Association. Nevada Off-Highway Users Council and the WesternMining Council. 55