Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

v 0ICES Letters to the editor Record setter John Long of Miami, Florida, set four o f the (Bo n nevill e land speed) records attributed to me in the September 12 issue. The co nfusio n is du e, no doubt, to my name, Scott Guthrie, being listed as the entrant, while a separate listing (not shown in th e official results) lists the actual rider of the motorcycle in competition. Long was an integral part of my ra cing effo rt thi s yea r, and was rewarded by the best performance that I am aware of by a novi ce in the 42year history of Bonneville Speed Week. J o hn set records in APS-AG-250, MPSAF-250, M-AF -750, and A-AG-750 classes. John drov e my partially-streamlined 1990 Yamaha TZ250A at a o ne-way speed of 159.950 mph, and becam e the one-way speed "record holder" for operating the fastest 250cc open-wheel motorcycl e that the Salt Flats have ever seen. John also drove my 1978 TZ750 without a fairing for a record speed of 171.550 mph. Of all the ma chines ever operated on the Salt Flat s, up to and includin g 3000cc di splacements, th is is t he fa st est record fo r an unstreamlined, si ngle engi ne, no rmall y aspira ted, gasoline mo tor cycle. J ohn also drove my 1974 TZ.700 at over 190 mph , to make h im the third fastest o pen -wheel TZ750 rid er in the hi sto ry of the Salt Fla ts, his speed exceeded only by Bill Vickery in 1976 at 195 mph and by me, th is year, with a best one-way speed of 203.550 mph in the measured mil e. John ' Long was an excelle nt additio n to our team this year. He was friendly , helpfu l, exhibited many moments of skilled riding, and his sense of humo r was always enjoyed. [ hope tha t J ohn will get credit where :redit is due, and that your reade rs will realize th is and have some appreciation 'or the wonderful job he has done. Scott Guthrie Scott Guthrie Racing Tallahassee, FL 't seems odd to see j oh n L on g referred ~o as a " nov ice." L on g was th e to p tan ked AMA Novice Toad racer in 1972 md he has enjoyed a long and suctessj ul road racing career. H e finis hed 'h ird in the j uly 22 Circle Bell Pro Twins Series GP1 road race in his 'IOm etow n of Miami . . . Editor. What' s he talking about? I am writing in response to the letter hat appeared in the August 29 issue 'ro m Thomas Sherman concerning the ~Iack Hills Classic: He says dishonesty > the clerk of course at the short track y even ts disrupted the program. Wh at event is he talking about? I was the :Ierk at the Rap id City 600cc National and also the 600cc National at Sturgis. I would like for Mr. Sherman to clarify wha t dis honesty by the cler k at those events took p lace. I feel he should have made his accusations more clear. As lor verba l abuse by our Number I rider, I didn't hear an ything. Maybe he was taking hi s frustration out on his mech anic. Som etimes when something goes wrong they don 't think befor e spea king and a bad word can come out. I don 't seem to be able to condem n them for that. Mr. Sherman never men tioned all the great raci ng th at the fans watched and enjoyed at the Black Hills Classic. I sure wou ld like to have an explant ion of his criticism. Sharon Andrae Urbana, IL Care to com m en t, Mr. Sherman? As for Chris Carr, the two-tim e 600 cc National Champion says he didn 't abuse his m echanic at Sturgis. " W e too k a razor blade to a hot tire and it went through it like a hot kn ife goi ng through butter. I yell ed 'dam n ' or something like that, but it wasn't the mechanic's fault and no abuse was intended." . . . Editor. Expand a lo ve Larry Langley is to be commended for his sustained enthusiasm and the co nsistent quality and organization of his California events whi ch span almost two decades. Responding to a Cycle N ews item , I called California Trail Riders about a dual- sport ride ca lled the " H i Sierra 250." I abo u t dropped the phone wh en La rry answered. I should have known I With a borrowed Kawasaki KLR650 , stock tires and all, my wife and I had an ab so lute ball riding two-up through som e of th e most gorgeous and interesting co un try this side of the "S an Juans" in southwest Col orado. Off -road riding, regrettably, has cha nge d drasticall y, The mem ories al ways remain , bu t dual-sport bik es, people lik e Larry and the AMA are there to fill the void. A new KLR7 50 of my o wn , shod with Grand Spo rts, si ts in the garage read y to reopen and expand a love we o nce knew. Thanks, La rry ! INSIDE FEATURES MILE ISDE Sweden rules athom e Four straight for Parker at San Jose Mile 16 CRO COUNTRY SS Summers steals fourth . . ;,est .. wm m \" V'ugJnIa 94 . 6 ROAD RACE Renfrow tops Willow Springs National season finale 10 Brauneck claims 250cc title atWillow Springs 12 Twinswin to Adamo 1 3 Rocheaces Le Mans 20 Humans master K ansas Endurance 22 DEPARTMENTS LOCAL EVENTS W ORKB ENCH CALENDAR RESULTS WANT ADS 26 29 38 43,56 44 ON THE FRONT PAGE: Co lo rado's Kelb y Pepper was one of on ly three U.S. riders to earn go ld medal s at the 65th International Six Days Enduro held in Vasteras, Sweden . Host coun try Sweden won both the Worl d T ro phy and J un ior World classes. See page 16 for ISDE coverage. Photo by Kit Pa lmer. Ro n Ramlow Pasadena , CA America's w eekly m o torcycle newspaper Volume X XVII / Professional treatment I would like to thank all my friends and sponsors who gave me their well wishes a nd support while in the hospi ta l i n R ap id C i ty a fter my accident in Rapid City. I also wis h to thank the track emergency personnel for their extreme ly professional treatment of me at the track . O ne of the ni cest th ings about o ur sport is the fine peo p le wh o are invo lved in it. Yo ur well wishes are a pprecia ted mor e th an I ca n say. T ha n k you all and we'll see you next yearl . David Lloyd Ga ylordsville, CT Lloyd suffered a broken collarbone, broken arm , broken wrist, broken hand arid broken thumb in the j u nior main event at th e August 7 Rapid Cit y Half Mile . . . Editor. Set th e record straight Regarding the Motul U.S. 500cc MX G P, Blake Hamilton (not Goat Breker, although he helped) deserves credit for the excellent track preparation. Roger DeCoster is the president of Motolink. He did not contract th e services of Mot olink. He is Motol ink! Gregory Baumann Vice President, Motolink Scottsdale. Al Motolink is the corporat ion that promoted the U.S. 500cc MX GP at southern Californ ia 's Glen H el en OHV Park . . . Editor. Letters to the editor should be sent to: Voices, Cycle News, P.O. Box 498, Long Beach, CA 908010498. Published letters do not necessarily reflect the position of Cycle New s, Inc. Letters should not exceed 200 words and all letters are subject to editing. Michael Klin ger. Pu blisher Caroli ne Gendry. Execu tive Secretary to th ~ Pu blish er Edi tori al Jack Mangus. Associate Pubtishert Edit or Kit Pa lmer, Asso ciate Edi tor Paul Carruthers, Associate Editor Nate Rauba, A ssociat~ Editor Brian Catterson, :tfssociat~ Editor Ken Faught. Assistant Editor Edw ina Mangus, Calendar Editor Grap hics and Production Ree j ohnson, Produ ction Supervisor Mandy Loo, Production Manager Dennis Greene. Lab. 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