Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

a . featurin g young sters from eig h t to 16 years of age, returned to the Orange Co unty Fairground s in Costa Mesa, California, on ' April 27, aft er a fiveyear absence. Jun ior speedw ay racing was halted a t the sou thern Ca liforn ia facility du e to risin g insurance costs a nd liab ili ty problem s. " I hated to see the Jun ior s leave, said promot er Harry Oxley, " bu t (we) could not con tin ue with th e program wi th th e liab ility situa tio n being wh at it was five years ago. Now , we're able LO han dle th e logi stics and, from what I'v e seen , the fan s will be in for a treat wi th the tal ent of th ese youngs ters. " In addition LO th e regular speedway progra m, th ere will be two Junior heats and a J unior main event each week at th e Fri day night events. Som e of the Junior riders use regu lar 250cc speedway bikes, bu t man y ride 200cc Triu mp h Cubs that , are punched o ut to 250cc. Also returning to the southern Ca lifornia Speedway scene is English ma n Phil Collin s (no, not tha t o nel ). Co lli ns, 29, "retired" to Austra lia lat e last year, but according to h is tuner Mike Go lightly, Collins " misses the w'!ves and the bab es" so he's com ing back. Coll ins will ride Goddens a nd Weslakes sponsor ed , by J T Racing, Cire llo Racin g and Rovazzini Electric. T he annua l Cycle News Night at the Oran ge County Fairgrou nds speedway races will ta ke p lace this Friday, May 4. T he Peopl e's Choi ce MOLOrcy· cle Show will be co nducted and ent ries are free. Everyo ne who ente rs the show will receive a gift, and those who vote for the best bik e in the show will receive a free co py of Cycle News . H o ld ers of cl a ss four motorcycl e licenses will receive a $2 discount off the regular $7 admission pri ce. Attendees will also be trea ted to the first appearance of the season of sidecar speedway racing. Twelve of the 1000c<:, alcohol-bu rn ing rigs are expected to co m pete. Check o ut th e April 30 issu e of Sports Illustra ted magazin e for a feat u re art icle on R obin Yount, who is not only o ne of baseba ll's gr eates t players - h e was named the Ame r ica n Leagu e's Most Valua ble Player last year - bu t an avid mo tor cyclis t. The lead ph oto for th e pi ece shows Yount , who plays for the Mil waukee Brewers, stand ing next to his Honda CR500R. P apa wonders a bou t h is h elm et , tho ug h. In the p iece, Yount says he's wearing th e same helmet he wor e wh en he won hi s first MX at th e age of 14. H e's now 341 Get a new helm et, Rob in! 1994'ISDE to be held in Oklahoma uring an Ap ri l 27 meeting with Governor H en ry Bellmo n , American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) President Ed You ngb lood anno un ced tha t the 1994 Int ernational Six Days Enduro (ISDE) will be held in Ok lah o ma. Based o n the 31,000·acre John Zin k Ran ch near T ul sa , the 1994 ISDE is expected LO attract over 300 competitors from at least 20 nation s. Onl y once in the 78year h istory of the famed event has it been held outside of Europe and that occurred in 1973 wh en the Uni ted States hosted the six-day event, the n kn o wn as th e Intern at ional Six Days Tria ls. . AMA 's Youngblood said tha t once the FIM granted th e AMA the right LO hos t the 1994 ISDE, a site selectio n process began which LOok over a year to comp lete. U lt imately, AMA selected the John Zink Ranch site, with the Tulsa Trail Riders serving as' event organ izers. The Okl ahoma site was selected over p roposal s fro m groups in Pennsylvan ia , Michigan , Idaho and California. Youngbl ood said that factor s leading LO selection of th e Tulsa si te incl uded: ·The Tulsa T rail Ri ders are h ighly expe rienced in organizing ISD E-type events and in the com plex timi ng and scoring system used to race bo th teams a nd individual competitor s. · Access LO the privately-owned J ohn Zink Ranch will elimi nate the likelihood of enviro n men tal ,controversy. (When hosted by the United Sta tes in 1973, the AMA and organizer s h ad to face l l th -h o u r co u rt cha lle n ges bas ed on environmentalists ' concern over 'use of p ublic lands for theeven t.) ·The T u lsa area organizers produced financial guarante es th at will assure a LOp quality event. T he cost of organizing the ISDE is estimated at $250,000. ' AMA estima tes that ISDE competi tors , support crew mem bers and ent husiasts will produce over $12 mill ion in econo mic stimulatio n for th e T u lsa area , as well as attract intern at ional medi a coverage of the 1994 ISDE. American first ente red th e event in th e 1950s, and th e AMA has entered officia l U.S. team s since the early 1970's. T he United Stat es ha s never won the ISDE World Trophy, whi ch is the hi gh est team honor of th e even t. But American riders did cap ture the ISD E Silver Vase whe n the 1973 event was held near Dalton, Massachusetts. The Silver Vase was the second most prestigious award available at that 1973 event, in which Czech oslovak ian rid ers cap tu red the World Trop hy. D Name merican Honda has announced price redu ctions of up to $ 1200 on seven 1990 models and eigh t " left-over" 1989 models, effective May l. Heading the list with the largest reduction in sugges ted retai l price is the 1989 Pacific Coast which dropped $1315, from $7313 LO $5998; the price of the 1990 Pacific Coast has been redu ced from $7698 to $6498. O ther street models that are now bein g offered at reduced prices are the 1990 CBR IOO OF, wh ich has been reduced from $7598 LO $6998; Honda's Pacific Coast the 1990 CB-I , $4298 LO $3698; the 1989 CR·I , $4063 to $3498; and the 1990 NS50F, $ 1798 to $1498. Off-road models o n the 'reduction list are the 1990 XR 250R which now carri es a price tag of $2998, a $400 drop from its origina l $3398; the 1989 XR250R, reduced from $3067 to $2848; the 1990 CR500R, $4098 to $3798; 1989 CR500R, $3811 LO $3311; 1989 CR250 R, $3718 LO $3218; 1990 CR I25R, 3498 LO $3298; 1989 CR I25R, $3067 LO $2767; and the 1989 CR80R, $ 1858 to 1758. Finally, the 1989 Pil ot, a fou r-wheel off-road vehicle, has been reduced $500, from its origi nal suggested reta il price of 5998 to a new suggested retai l price of $5498. Vintage Iro n of Fresno, Ca lifornia , has an nounced a $ 10,000 Rider Suppo rt , Vintage Program (R.S.V.P.) th at will see con tinge ncy awards made to rid ers wh o fin ish fir st, second or third a t AHRMA West or East Coas t Regional MX event s. AH R MA Na tional MX even ts will pay do ub le awards. Vintage Iro n will also have a rider support crew offering tech assistance, product and parts at most of the AH RMA events. For details o n the cont ingency program , ca ll 209/252 ;9053. Camel Pro Seri es co mpe ti tor Dan Ingram, who ride s a n ESP Racin g H onda with backing from Blooming- ~ ton (Indiana) Honda , Shoei, Tsubaki and Hondaline, is o ff LO a fast start in the series this year. He scored hi s second Grand Nat ional Ch am pion shi p victory in the o pen ing round of the Ca mel Pro Series at Dayton a and ba cked th at up with a stro ng th ird at th e seco nd ro u nd, th e Sacra mento Mile. Last year, h is firs t wi th the then new Ski p Eaken-M ik e Spo nse ll er team , saw the 25-year-old racer fro m Clermont, India na , start the season with a fourth at Dayton a and a fifth a t Sacramento. He finished the seaso n third in points. Asked after the Sacra mento Mile if the dropping of the - -- -- - Continued on page 58 Motorcyclists head for C hina F ive motorcyclists" Cycle N ews ow ne rs Ch uc k and Sh aron Clay to n, Ken "S teel Sh oe" Maely and his wife, and Loyal "Mr. La Carrera " T ruesda le - departed Los Angeles on Friday, April 27, for a th ree-week stay in Ch ina. Mael y has been worki ng o n a motorcycle proj ect with the Chi nese for several years, wh ile Ch uck Clayton is making his first trip' to the Orient to hopefull y interest the Chi nese in his twin-cylinder, twostro ke bicycle mOLOr (shown here). Chuck Cla ytons's prototype bicycle motor And T ruesdale? " He y, I'm going along for the ride. We're goi ng LO be lodged with the Chinese MX team and I' m luggin g along all new riding gear so I' ll defin itel y look like a capitalist." Know in g Truesdale, Papa has no do ubt he'll be remembered by the Ch inese as mu ch as the late Malcolm Forb es wh o years ago logged one of hi s well-known motorcyclel hot-air balloon ad vent ures in China. _ Ad dress _ City Order Da te Hond er alow sprices on selected models A B State Zip _ _ Signature MC/ Visa # Please start my subscription to Cycle N ews: o Every week for o ne year (50 issues) for $35.00 (can be billed 3 monthly payments) o Every wee k fo r tw o years (100 issues) for'$65.00 o Six months second class (25 issues) for $18.00 _ _ Expiration Date 3

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