Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

~THD fiYP~P~ Wf~LfY (Continued from page 4) BO R N : J ill ian Bro wn , da ugh ter o f AMA District 7 dirt track race r Steve Br o wn a n d h is wife Pa ig e o n November 6; iro nically, Steve was havin g surgery on his broken leg th e sa me morning of his daughter's birth. ' AMA/Castrol 250cc Grand Prix competitor Thomas Stevens has spoken to Terry Vance regarding a superbike ride in 1990. "I have spoken to Terry, but we're still negotiating," Stevens, who finished fifth in the 1989 250cc series aboard a Team Viceroy Yamaha, said. " I've spoken to , Kenny (Roberts) and we feel it's a good oppqrtunity. I don 't think I'm a 250 pilot as far as size goes." T he lat est rumor regarding th e 1990 AMA/Castrol 250ccGrand Prix class h a d 1989 series ru n ner-u p R ich Ol iver tak in g over th e number one spo t ' i n a Ma rl b o ro -s p onso red , Kenny R oberts-own ed team. "That wo u ld be n ice," O liver said whe n contacted at h is nort h ern Ca liforn ia home on Monday, 'o vem ber 20. " But righ t now it looks like 1:1I be stayi ng with Jim Doyle (Ra n d y Marn ol a 's ma nager) and we' ll have th e team (Ra ndy Mamola Racing) aga in. J im 's ta lking to teams in J apan a nd Europe right now abo ut raci ng th ere, but it loo ks like I'll be stay ing here." Gary Robinson. 19. of Long Beach. California, was fatally injured in an automobile accident in Baja California. Mexico, while returning home after competing in the Baja 1000 off-road race on November 15 . Robinson was sleeping in the back of a van when it blew a tire and flipped over. Robinson f inished 19th in Class 22 (over 500cc) with teammates Hylton Beattie and Willie Ireland (KTM), His family asks that blood be donated in Gary's name; for more information ca ll 1 -800 / 843-2949. AMA District 37 will be holdi ng its 1989 Awards Banq uet at the Buen a Park H ot el in Buena Park. Californi a on J an ua ry 6, 1990. T en rooms have bee n reserved at 64 apiece for those wishing to stay in the hotel. Reservati ons for the banq uet m us t be mad e by Decemb er 20; for m or e ' informat ion call 714/ 693- 1001. For hot el reservati ons call 714/995-11 11, a nd tell th em yo u are with District 37. The New England Sports Com mittee will hold its awards program at the Greenfield Armory in Greenfield, Massachusetts, on December 9 . Doors open at noon and the first awards will be handed out at 2 :30 p.rn . Grea t Brita in 's Kurt Nicoll , who fin ished fourth in the 1989 500cc MX Wo rld Champi onsh ip Series. has left Ka wasa ki a nd will most likely sig n a o ne-yea r cont ract wit h KT M . Nico ll wi ll reported ly cam paign the 500cc class in 1990 with Bel gi an J acky Marten s and Du tch man Kees Van der Van as hi s tea m mat es. Georgia's Billy Liles is expected to sign another one-year contract to campaign the 1990 World Championship MX Series on a Kawasaki through the Belgian importer, according to England's Trials and Motocross News. However, it has not yet been determined which class Liles will ride. " Th ere are three options," Liles told T + MX News. "Either to ride one of the factory-kitted 250cc bikes, or stay in the 500cc class with either the full works bikes like David Thorpe or a bike like those which will be campaigned in America which has the same motor but a' standard frame. Japan will make the decision when they know who else is available for the 250cc class." Liles races under a Luxembourg license. Pro and Amateur racers throug the 1990 CR Support Progra Gift certificates, redeemable participating Honda dealers, wi be issued to the top three Amate class finishers using 1990 Hond CR motocrossers in 17 differe events. First place is good for $150 certificate, second will pa $75 and third $50. . The AM Amateur/Youth National Cham pionships will pay $500 for firs $300 for second and $200 f third. Pro riders can receive up t $5000 for a 250cc supercros win, $2500 for a 125cc supe cross win and up to $2500 for National win. ' Fo rm er SCORE Class 38 champ io a nd current publ ish er of ON- DIR m a!? azin e Lou Peralta won th e Cla s 10 tit le in th e November II Baja 100 o ff-roa d race in Baj a California Mexi co, Pera lta drove a single-sea T o yot a-p owered Mirage to the win , APPOINTED: Bob Morrison to th position of technical sales adviso by Klotz Special Formula Pro ducts; Morrison's responsibilitie will include working on the ne Klotz Tech Hot-Line, a telephon service to analyze fuel or lubrica t ion needs. LI TTLE KNOWN FACT,: Forme facto ry Kaw asaki rider Eddie Warrer wo n both th e 250 a nd 500cc Austra l ian Na tional Mot ocro ss Cha mpion sh ips; th e Mi ch igan n a tive ro d Kaw a sa k is to t he Do w n U nde champions hips in 1989. Ex pert -class co m pe tito rs a t the 20th An n ua l EI Trail De Espana in Lu cern e Vall ey, Cal if orni a, o n December 3 will be vyin g for th is custom bronze trophy va lued a t $700. The even t will featu re a ll regu lar Am erican Tria ls Association classes p ius spe cia l classes for m o torcycle p ress a nd . ind ustry representa tives a nd th ose for no n -tria ls m ach ines. T he Sch reiber Cu p for su p port class ride rs will be held the p revious day, Decem ber 2. For more informa tion co ntact 213/943-4415 ,8 18/352-5920. American Honda will offer $1 .6' million in contingency awards to The condition of three-time Worl Speedway Champion Eric Gun dersen has reported ly show some improvement in the month since his horrific accident a Bradford in Eng land on Sep tember 17. Gundersen was take off life-support machines 26 day after his crash, but he still require help breathing and specialist have not been able to fully diag nose the extent of his spina injuries. Former factory Suzu ki C P MXer Alain Lejeune. 28. co m m itted su icide recently. Lejuen e reti red at th e begin n ing o f th e 1989 seaso n wh en inj ury kept him o ff th e Belgian grad ing list. H is best fin ish was sixth in the 125cc C Ps iii 1985. A street circuit through Tamiami Park in downtown Miami Florida w ill be the site of a July 7 -9 AMA National Championship Road Race S~ries round . 1':1 recent years, IMSA cars have run on the full course (including the section shown by the dashed line), but bikes will run on a 1 .3-mile short cc;>urse ( s ~ own by the solid line). According to Ron Zimmerman, AMA Vice President, Professional Competition, the race will receive an ho':!r or more of live coverage on that day's CBS Sportsworld .

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