Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

IN T EW By Pap_a _eal--,-ey H IND W Thomas Ste vens has signed a o neyear co nt ract wit h Van ce & H in es Yama ha to co nt est th e 1991 AMA Nationa l C hampions h ip Su perb ike Road Race Seri es, accordi ng to team ow ner T erry Vance. At th is point, however , no seco nd rider has been signed . "Signi ng T homas (Steven s) wa s our main thing ," Van ce sai d. "We think he's o ur ace in th e hol e. T he rest is in li mb o rig ht now: we 've been wa i t i ng to se e how Sk i ( Da v id Sadows ki) is doi ng with his ba ck." Va nce says the team wi ll pos sib ly have th ree rider s, wit h the t hird r id er co mpe ting o n ly in the AMA/CCS 600cc Supersport Series on th e tea m 's FZR600. Steve ns fini sh ed in a tic for fo urth wit h hi s tea mm at e Sado wski in th e 1990 Superb ike Series. Scott Rus s ell , th e third ra n ked AMA Su pe rbike racer in 1990, has inked a dea l 10 ride Roh Muzzy' s Ka wasa kis aga in in 199 1. It is li kely tha t R ussell will a lso defend h is AMA/ CCS i 50cc Superspo rt Cha m p io ns hi p in '91, but will not compete in th e 600cc Supersport Series , accordi ng to Muzzy. " We ha ve Sco tt Russell for AMA Superbi ke a nd possi b ly i 50cc Supersport ." Mu zzy sa id. T he team still may field a 600cc rider a nd a n add itiona l rid er fo r a seco nd Ka wasaki ZXi50 Su perb ike . " We felt that Sco tt (R ussell ) was our best sho t and if we do have a seco nd rid er it will probab ly be a yo u ng g uy thai we ca n hrin g up." MUll Y is a lso still tr ying to put together a Ka wasa ki-eq u ip ped Wo rld Superb ike tea m for Doug Chandler. Chand ler, how ever , is in lim ho at this point whi le wai ti ng to see if he receiv es O a n v offers for a .:;O cc G ra nd Pr ix ride. " We're st ill try ing to put som eth ing together for Doug . a nd we' re gett ing closer as tim e goes by to ge tt in g h im on a superhike ," Muzzy sa id . " He 's (Cha nd ler) kind o r hold in g up Ka wa sa ki's (Wo rld Su per b ike) pla ns righ t When would you pay $99.00 for a piece of paper? Well. if th at is imported, museum qual ity D'Arc hes 22"x19" paper that carr ies an original Jeff Gundlach Supercross printed in nine permanent colors and was breathed on signed and numbered by th e art ist, I'd do it now . n o w , .. Whi le Yamah a a nd Ka wasa k i a re close to having th eir AMA Su pe rb ike effor ts f ina lizcd . Yoshimura has yet to sign a ride r to ca m pa ig n th eir Su zu k i GS X Ri50 superbikes next year. Supercross is the last limit ed edition fine art print in the series comm issioned by Cycle News for you, the reader. I am sure Supercross will delig ht the dirt riding conti ngent as much as Isle of Man , Bol D' Or and Daytona impressed t he road racers, so Cycle News is offe ring the same guarantee: Your money w ill be ref unded cheerfully (grr!) if you are not completely satisf ied w ith your brand new Supercross fine art pri nt. Charles Clayton Pres. Cycle News Inc . --- I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I L COUPON Okay, rush me print(s) of the new S upe rcross limited edition at S99 .00 each. I un derstand I can send the product back for a full refund within 30 days if I am not sa t isfied. Name Address State Zip J eff Emig is rumored to he joi n in g Damon Bradshaw on th e Ya mah a _ I No P.O . 8 0 x plea sel City S uzuk i's Guy Coo pe r wa s present ed a key to the city o f Stillwater , Okl a homa, for w in n ing hi s first- ever 125c<: :'>I X Nati o na l Champ ion sh ip . Cooper is a nat ive o f th e northern Okla homa city. Phone 0 Payment encl o sed (check or money order. payable to Cycle News) (CA res. add 6 %%. LA Coun ty add 6 JA%l 0 Charge my V isa 0 Charge my Mastercard Charge Customers: We mu st have co m ple te acco un t number an d ca rd expira tio n dat e. Card No . Expiration Date Signature Order Now Only S99 .00 including sh ipping, ready to frame c/ o Cycle News P.O. Box 498 . Lon g Beach, CA 908 01 -0498 -------------------- I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I .. :'>[X team in 1991. Emig wou ld likel y co mpete in the 125cc Nationa ls a nd Western Regi ona l Su percro ss Seri es sin ce Brad sh a w recentl y sig ned a threeyear co nt ract wi th Yamah a to compete _ in th e 250cc Nat ional MX an d Ca me l Su pe rcross Ser ies. Doug Dubach is currently negotiati ng wi th Yamaha for support in '9 1. Former two-time 125cc MX Na tio na l Cha mpion Micky Dymond says he wo u ld lik e to retu rn to a full seaso n o f racin g next yea r if h e ca n co me u p with so me su pport . " I have a few o ffers, b u t n oth in g so l id , " sa id Dym ond , wh o co mpeted in th e last two 500cc Na tional s a nd Kaw asak i Race of Champ io ns in E ng lis htow n, New J ersey. Dymond says he will compete in a few Europea n su percross es before the end of th e year a n d hasn 't ruled o u t th e possibi lity of raci ng G Ps full tim e. " If things don't work o ut I'll j us t go back to schoo l." Mot o cr o sser Ryan Hugh e s h a s reac he d a n ag ree men t with Kaw asak i to co nte st th e 1991 125cc Na tion a ls and Eastern Reg io nal Su pe rcross Series. Hughes, a Kaw asak i Tea m G ree nsu p po rted rid er in '90. wi ll co nt in ue to race under th e T ea m G reen p rogr am in a joint progra m wi th th e Ka wasaki racin g team . T h e so u the rn Ca lifo rnian wi ll relocat e to No rt h Caroli na to be e lig ib le for th e Eas tern R eg ion al Su percross Series a nd to red uce travel expen ses. T exa n Ke vin Sc hwantz was in Le Ma ns. Fra nc e, a t presstime, testing a Po rsch e he may drive in the Davtona 24 Ho urs in February. Fol lowing the test , Schwa n tz will return ho me for o ne day before flyi ng to Ital y wh ere he will un dergo carpa l tu nne l surgery o n h is wrist. H e will th en head to England where he wi ll pa rt icipate in a fu ndra iser for Save The Chi ld ren. For me r I25cc MX National a nd Supe rcross cha m p J ohnn y O'Ma ra will likely be racing mountain bicycles next year ins tead of mot orcycles. Nearl y a ll o f th e 1991 facto ry MX tea ms a re co m p lete a nd O 'M a ra , who has sa id tha t he wo u ld retire if he co u ld n ' t ob ta in a factor y co nt ract. hasn 't been named to a ny of the reams. O 'Mar a says he ha s su p port to race bi cycles, bu t th a t he'd ra th er ra ce moto rcycles. Rand y R enfrow , th e 1990 AMA Superbike C ha m p io ns h ip runner-up. wi ll mo st lik el v be a boa rd a Co mmon wea lth Hond; RC30 ag a in in 1991. " R ig h t no w it look s rea l good tha t ['11 be rid ing for Commonw ea lth in a real positive loo ki ng program, " Ren fro w said. " We' ll ha ve a no ther year u nd er o ur belts a nd we' ll be getting a lo t more off icia l h el p from H on d a . " On wh ether or not Ren fro w will ride H onda 's new CBR600 in the AMA/ C CS Supersp ort Series in '9 1, th e Virginian o ffered : "No co m me nt ." Graffiti art bike on auction block a int ed by th e la te Keith H a rin g. th e most wid el y reco gnized o f th e grou p o f art ists who became p opu lar in the 1980s wi th th eir graffi ti-inspired stree t a rt , this 1987 H onda CBR 1000 wi ll be a mong th e 100 rar e, co llec tib le a nd vintage motorcycles up for bid a t th e first -ever Rick Co le Motorcycle Au cti on. The a uc tion wi ll ta ke pl ace o n Sa tu rday , No vem ber 17, fro m noon to 5:00 p.m, a t the Co nve n tio n Ce n ter in P alm Springs , Ca lifo rn ia, as part of th e Palm Springs vintage car ra ce m eet. The H on da has thick , b lack lines pai nted o n a red bac kgrou n d with th e tradem a rk H aring craw ling bab y on th e tail sectio n. Two o the r bik es painted by gra ffiti artists, o ne by L.A . II a nd the other by Fu tu ra 2000, are in cluded in th e auction. P

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