Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

v ICES 0 Letters tothe editor Godspeed, Malcolm I lost a friend today. I only met him o nce - for a brief mom ent at Sturgi s i n 1988. But due to o ur love o f motorcycling and h is worldwide promotion of o ur sport, I tho ug ht of him as a brother. Malcolm For bes was uniq ue. H is love of life was not j ust d ue to his wealth. It was . . . well, a lo ve of life and shari ng it with so ma ny. T he worl d will be j ust a IiuleIess rich with him go ne. Godspeed, my friend . Vic Ebbutt Seattle. WA A tri bute to Malcolm Forbes Dear Malcolm, there you were again. on the front page of our newspaper. but not the way we wanted to read itl You were gone. sudden ly and too soon. Over the years we've read about you and your daring escapades - in your high-flying balloons. and in your motorcycling adventures in far off places that most of us on ly dream about. You were our hero , in more ways than one. Recalling when we first met, I' ve got to crank back the calendar to the year of 1970. My late wife Shirlee and I were publishers of Motorcyclist ma gazine. We were on our way o u t of the office door to go to lunch , wh en the phone ra ng . Our secretary told me tha t is was Forb es magazine in New York callin g. Naturall y. we paused and I took th e call. It was one of your assoc ia tes ca lling, stati ng that " Mr. Forbes wants to buy your ma gazine." I rep lied. "A single issu e, a year's subscri p tio n . or the whole ball 0' wax ?" "The wh ole ball 0 ' wax ," he remarked. It was a soul-searching lunch for us. We had been approached before, to sell the magazine - with a visit from Bill Ziff, president of Ziff-Davis Publishing in New York . (Ziff wound up buying Cycle magazine from Flo yd Clymer. ) We returned the phone call with an affirmative answer. The day of your visit was a real highlight for us, and a tru e honor. Somewhat lat er we were na turally disappointed to learn th at you decid ed not to acquire a motor cycling magazine and. instead, learned up wi th our good dealer friend Hank Slegers in New jersey, opening your ultra-swank Slegers /Forbes motorcycle dealership. just prior to this, we sold Mot or cyclist to Petersen Publishin g Company.. Then. along came an inv ita tion to us. complete with round -trip pl an e tickets, to be am ong you r guests to attend the grand ope ning of yo ur new store. We advised you that we had sold the magazine. and that the invitation sho uld rightfully be sent on to Bob Greene. the magazine's new editor. Your generous reply was to also extend a n invitation to Greene, but you wanted us there as well. Wh at a lavish affair that was for all of us - rooms at the Waldorf-Astoria. a night voyage around Manhattan ab oard your "Highlander" yacht, and attending the official opening ceremonies of your new store. As is your style. it was all very im pressive and appreciated. All of us were very privileged guests! I also recall the Houston Astrodome motorcycle races during that era. In your own company plane you brought your family and store employees down to see th e races and the motorcycle show (of which I was co-promo ter). We'd heard that prior to landing, you walked th rough the a ircra ft and handed a hundred doll ar bill to each of your em ployees as "walking arou nd money" whi le in Hou ston . Du ring tha t Houston visit it was Ha nk Slegers ' birthday. and yo u weren 't go ing to let the milestone go unnoti ced. hosting a dinner party for him. Other than your : fami ly and store emp loyees, Shi rlee and I were extreme ly hono red to be the o nly o utsiders invited to atten d. Since those days we've followed your adventures in the media, and always took grea t pride in havin g known you, even th ou gh briefly. . Motor cycling could n't hire a better goodwill ambassad or than you hav e been - and you did it all just becau se you wanted to and, fortunat ely, could afford to do it in a truly first class manner. We've lived in a wonderful era, and you 've certainly enhanced it in many ways for many people throughout the world. God bless you, Malcolm Forbes. Bill Bag nall Irvine, CA INSIDE -- FEATURES ENDURO Hines cards Texas National win . . . . 18 MOTOCROSS Johnson rises to the top at Gainesville 250cc National. 6 Healey claims three GSN titles at Glen Helen 22 Albrecht shines at Perris GFI 24 ROAD RACE Dutchman Racing wins AMA/ CCS EnduranceSeriesopener 10 Pounders hammers out AMAlCCS Sprint victory at Daytona 14 ULTRACROSS McGrath reigns in San Diego 20 DEPARTMENTS EDITOR'S MEGAPHONE 17 LOCAL RACING 16 15 26 CALENDAR 30 WANT ADS SUPERCROSS Roth, Carmichael collect Atlanta Amateur victories WORKBENCH 34 RESULTS .. . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 ON THEFRONT PAGE Dedicated club We of the 100's M.C. would like to sincerely thank the Huntington Beach M.C. for th eir d ed ication to th e ongoing figh t for our ridi ng areas. They held a Dual European Scrambles on Sunday, February 25, and donated all the proceeds to th e District 37 Legal Defense Fund. This meant many hours of work by the members of. th e club to set up four courses. not to speak . of the cost of insurance. ambulances a nd Rescue 3, and the cost of having pins and T-shirts ma de (proceeds from the sale of the shirt was also donated to the fund ). This is th e spiri t tha t will keep o ur sp ort ali ve. Jeff Jackson l oo's M.C . Gardena . CA Gene Miller Memorial It always seems to be when tragedy strikes us it is usually the nice guy to whom it happens. Such was the case with one of our club members recently. Gene Miller was involved in a terrible traffic accid ent just before Christmas, and on january 5 he lost his battle for hi s life. having never regained consciousness. As a tribute to Gene. we have decided to dedicate th is year's May · 17-20 ISDE Qualifier to h is memor y. The even t will be kn own as the Gene Mill er Mem orial Idaho City 4-Day ISDE Qualfier. H is sm iling face and joking spi rit will be mi ssed . b ut as wit h most friends. he'll never be forgotten . Peter Reynolds Secretary, Boise R idge Riders . Boise,ID Factory Honda teammates Rick Johnson (13) and Jeff Stanton (I) (top) finished side-by-side in the second moto at the National Championship 250cc MX Series opener at Gainesville; Johnson edged Stanton for thewin. See page 6. Photo byKen Faught. DaleQuanerley (bottom) led Dutchman Racing to the win in the AMAlCCS Endurance Series opener at Daytona. Seepage 10. Photocourtesy of Daytona International Speedway. America's weekly motorcycle newspaper Volume XXVII Sharon Clayton , Pu bl ish er Mike Klinger. Co m p troller Rheba Sm ith. Ci rcu lation Manager Caroline Gendry, Execu tiv e Secretary to th e Publish er Editorial Jack Mangu s, Associate Publ isher / Edi to r Kit Pa lme r. Associat e Ed itor Pau l Carruthers. Associat e Edi tor Na te Rauba, Associate Editor Brian Ca tterso n. A ssociate Editor Ken Faught, Ass istan t Ed itor Edwi na Man gus, Calen dar Ed itor Advertising T erry Pra ll , Sal;OT Sales M an ag er Ma rk Thome. Wes tern Sales Ma nager Ro n Davidson , Weslern Sa les Manager Thomas R. Gonte r, Western Sales Ma na ger Ma rk Mi tchell . Eastern Sa les Man ager Gr eg Mitc hell , Easte rn Sales M anager Joa n Russian, West ern Ad Coordinato r Carla Borden . Eastern A d Coo rdinato r Accounting/Data Processing Do nn a Brya n . A cets R eceiuoble Coo rdi na tor Geneva Repass. Assista nt Lisa G ill. Credit Graphics and Production Ree J ohnson, Production Su pervisor M andy Loo, Production Ma na ger Dennis G reen e, Lab. T ech . Stacey Guest, Graphic A rtis t J im mie O'Dell. Graph ic A rtis t Carolyn Branham. T ypeseller Circulation Sarah Taylor. Assistan t Alma Angu ian o, Assistant Herlane R ichmo nd . Assistant Carol Magg io, Assistant Dealer Sales Eric Reece. Manager Want Ads Debbie Well er , Wa nt Ad Sal es Service and Support Chris Ait cheson, H eadq uarters Receptionist Leonard Herring, Service and Suppo rt National Headquarters Eastern Ollice Honda's generosity 220 I Cherry Ave.. Lo ng Beach. CA 90806. P.o. Box 498. Long Beach . CA 9080 1·0-198 4190 First Ave.• T uc ker, GA . 30084: On behalf of Mr. Varner and th e students in the motorcycle repair program at the Brookhaven T echnical Center, I would like to thank American Honda for donating 22 engines. and assorted forks , shaftdrives, and shock absorbers to our program. These additions certainly co mp lement th e equipment presently in place and will enhance and strengthen the instructional program. (213) 427·7433 ; 213/636-8844. FAX (213) 427-6685 J ohn Passa rello Assistan t Principal Broo kh aven Technical Center Bellp ort. NY Letters to the editor sh ould be sent to: Voices, Cycle News, P .O . 80. 498. Long Beach , CA 90801-0498. 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