Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

in some places, lik e in real long stra ig hts wh ere th e 500s really hook . u p. I was rea lly happy wit h the 360's pe rfor ma nce. I go t pretty good starts o n i t, too." Un like th e factor y racers who flew to the Nationals, Lamson a nd hi s dad loaded u p their bo x van and drove to a ll ·the races, as d id most Lamson was top privateer in t h e '89 500cc MX Nationals. of the o t her privateers on the Nationa l circuit. "It was just me and my dad ; we have a box van a nd that 's it. My mom and dad help pay for- my expenses to race, a nd all the money I make goes righ t back into it. In the 500cc Na tio nal s alone we spe nt more than 1000 on gas and 1000 o n hot els. We stayed in motels just about every ni ght. We try to stay in the truck as m uch as we can, bu t that gets a little tough after awhile. ..It 's goi ng to be hard this year, but th at's one of the reasons why I switch ed to Suzu kis. With Suzuki's cont ingency progra m, we'r e hopin g to bring in so me money th ere to help pay o ur expen ses." Despite bein g top pri vat eer in th e 500cc class, Lamson didn't get any bites from th e factories to race th is year. "We tal ked a littl e with Honda. T hey were pretty interested in me , but things all fell through there. Ka was aki d idrrt - h ave a n ythi ng avai lable a nd neither did Suzuki. We figured we cou ld get so me th ing from Yamaha, but th eir budget was totally full. It was a little disappointing. I d idn't expect th e wor ld ... but I expected to ge t a little more than that." Even th ough Lamson d idn't la nd a factory rid e for th e new yea r, h is desire to ra ce hasn 't d iminished o ne bit, in fact, he's hungrier to win. " It makes me want to go out th ere a nd work harder; I wa nt to go o ut a nd beat all th ose factor y g uys. It 's go ing to be tough, but with Downers Grove a nd Pro -Circuit helping o ut, I think it'll work o u t real good." . In 1990, Lam son will ha ve his work cu t out for him, as he's shi fting his focus to th e sma ller (a nd gen era lly more com petitive) classes; h is plans in clude th e Western Regional I 25cc Su pe rcross Ser ies, as well as th e 250cc o utdoor Nationals. Already five weeks into th e new year, La mson ha s proven that he's going to be a force to be reckoned with on hi s Do wn ers Grove-backed Suzuki. H e's wo n two ro unds of the C MC Go lden Sta te Nationals, but he had bad lu ck shoot h im down at the Ca mel Su percross Series o pener in Ana hei m , Ca l if orn ia , when h e cras hed in the 125cc main event. Just remember, whe n the gree n flag drops, watch for 1129, Steve Lamson. • 't ne ••• We don't need HR780! You could lose your favorite riding area! Senator Alan Cranston and Congressman Mel Levine have proposed a law to lock up most of California's desert land. H passed, this law, known as S~ l1 and HR. 780, would ou tla w riding your dirtbike or ATV anywhere in over 9 million acres. That's an area the size of Connecticut and Maryland put together! It's called 'Wildernes s," a p lace in w hich all vehicles are banned ~ cars, motorhomes, 4-wheel drives, motorcycles,ATVs, b icycles, and •.. even wheelchairs! What can you do? Go to the public hearing! February. 10, 1990 Beverly Hills High School 10:00 AM 241 Moreno Drive • Beverly Hills, CA Bring a letter expressing your views. Give it to the clerk and it will be included in the hearing record. TO find out how you can help or to make a donation, cali. the California Desert Coalition at (714) 684-6509. Do it today; your sport is at stake! lflfCOLLECTORS" Bu y, Sell or Swap Collectible motorcycles, parts, accessori es and memorabil ia. CYClE NEWS is America's source for vintage , antiq ue and collectors motorcycl es. Buy or sell your 15year or older, street or dirt, racer or classic, motorcyc le in the Cycle News "Co llectors" want ad section. Plus: Find herd-to-find pa rts, accessories and motorcyc le memorabilia - .finlsher pins, patches, trophies, posters, prints, pictures, videos and more! DEALERS: A CALL TO ACTION ! Clean out your rafters, attics, back rooms, basements, warehouses and storage trailers. sell your old pieces and parts. All regular want ad deadlines, prices, rules and regulations apply. '0 Call, write or FAX your collectors wan' ads Cycle News NOWl Co ntact: Cycle News c/o Coll ectors Want Ads, P.O. BO X 498 Long Beach , CA 90801 (213) 427·7433 24 Hr FAX (213) 427-6685 (charge or com merci al ope n acco unts only, p lease)

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