Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

. ~ !~.!~~ ~ND · By Pa~_a _eal-,--e W i Ron Lechien, 24, WIn ne r of th e Bar celon a Supercross In November an d the 1985 125cc MX Na tio na l Champi on , is currently serving tim e in Warn er Hot Springs Honor Camp in sou thern Cali fornia, having been convicted of driving under th e influ ence for th e thi rd tim e. According to h is father, Dick Lechi en , he mu st serve 120 days at th e camp before he' s .eligib le for a 90-day wor k furl ou gh program . If allo wed to go on wor k fur lough, Lechien wou ld be able to wor k duri ng the da y and ret urn to a halfway hou se for the nig ht and that would allow him to compete in local races. m <.0" ,....., Desp ite heav y opposition from environmen talists, the 1991 International S ix Days Enduro will run as sche du led, according to the AMA. The event will be held in Povazska Bystrica, Czechoslovakia, Sep tember 2-7. Newly-crowned Ca nadian road race champ ion Michel Mercier surprised thos e in attenda nce at th e 10th an nual Ra cing Associates Canada Events (RACE) aw ards banquet w he n he announced h is retirement fro m the sport. Mercier, 37, dominat ed the 1990 series in Canada, winning four of six rou nds; he will now concen tra te hi s efforts on his FAST-Yam ah a Racing School and th e career of his protege Pa scal Picotte. Dave Arnold has moved from hi s position as Honda's MX team manager to become the project leader for Honda CR motorcross model research and product development and CR press relations. Gary Mathers will assume administration of the Honda MX team whileJ.C. Waterhouse will manage th e team in the field . Honda's 125cc Pro Support MX team, whi ch is being run out of Pro Circuit Racing and consis ts of J eremy McGrath, Steve Lamson, Brian Swink and Jeromy Buehl, ha s secured sponsorship from Pe ak Antifreeze a nd Splitfire spark plugs. More than 20,000 motorcyclists participated in the 12th Annual Motorcycle T oy Run on December 9 in Sacramento, California. The two- hour parad e of motorcyclists carried gifts for needy families to a Salvation Army collection point at the state's Capitol building. Former Supercross and National Ch ampion David Bailey fin ished third in his first -ever ma rathon wheel ch air race in San Diego, Cal ifornia , on December 9. After you' ve finished reading every word in your latest issue of Cycle News, you can make a military person's day by sending it to Saudi Arabia. Just stuff an issue of Cycle News in a large envelope and address it: Any Soldier, Operation Desert Shield , Military Post Office , Over seas, (any of th ese zip codes will do ) 09017, 09038, 09152, 09218, 09298, 09306, 09309, 09310, 09312-17, 09371 , 09503 and 09603. Postage will var y with th e weight of your sh ipment; postal rates are available at your loca l. pos t office. - 46 NAMED: T ed Kimura, former pr esident of Yam ah a Motor Cor pora tion, U.S.A. from 1981·83, return s to his post as presi dent of th e fir m, replaci ng Ben Wata nabe, wh o has served the com pany as president since 1983. Watanabe is returning to Yamaha Motor Com pa ny 's world head q uarters in Hamamats u, Japa n, promoted to a post where he will oversee the worldwide _ engi neeri ng, ma n u fac tu n ng, a n d mark eting of a ll Yam aha motorcycles. Kimura returns to the U.S. from hi s most recent postio n as president of Yam ah a Motor N.V., European headquarters for Ya ma ha In H olland. Kimura previously served at Yam ah a Motor Corporation , U.S.A. from 19651970 and aga in from 1976-1983. NAMED: Ra y T et henon , 27, as manager o f Suzu ki 's MX team . Tether ton competed on th e Na tional circuit tn the 125cc class in 1981 and '82, join ing T eam Suzuki as a mechanic in 1983. Over the last seven year s, T eth erton has wren ch ed for many Team Suzu ki rid ers, includi ng Scott Burnworth, George Holland and Erik Kehoe. T etherton rep laces Ron H eben , who left Suzuki to wrench for Hon da 's Rick J ohnson. NAMED: Jim Trimble, 35, as advertising ma nager for Suzuki's motorcycle and ATV product lines.' For the past SI X years, Trimble ha s been with Yam aha , most recently in the posi tion of assistant advertisi ng manager for m oto rcycl es , ATVs, scooters a nd sno wmo biles. OPENED: Mill er's Good T ime MX Park in Cha taign ier, Lo uisiana. T he facility features an MX course nearl y one mile in length , perma nent restroorns, covered .spectator seati ng area and a retail store . The park will be open on Sat urdays for practice with raci ng taking pl ace on the second and fourth Sunday of each month. For more inforrnationcall 318/898-2125. ANN OUNCED: A number 0 1 man ag erial appoint men ts and promoti ons by Kawasaki Motors Corp. , U.S.A., including the promotion of Bob Shepard, 50, to execu tive vice president, administration & in for ma tion systems and hi s appoint ment to KMC's board of directors ; the promotion o f Don Koprowski , 48, from general counsel and corporate secretary, to vice president, genera l counsel and secretary; the appoint ment of John Baker, 41, as utility/gen erator product manager; the appo in tment of Ri ck Freem an, 51, to th e pos ition of deal er services manager; the promotion of Carolyn O 'Donnell , 29, to manager, co ns u mer & trade event s; and .th e promot ion of Jeff Shetler, 44, from go vernme nt relation s coordina tor to govern ment relat ions man ager. CORRECTION: The correct number for Kayo Corporati on is 201/526-9207. We provided an in correct number in an item regarding Kayo's Yokohama dealer/ racer su pp ort pro gram th at appea red in this section in our January 9 issue. M OVED: The Motorcycl e Sports (Rac in g) Departmen t of Ame rica n H onda to 1919 Torra nce Blvd., 5002C-7C, Torrance, CA 9050 1-2746 , Phon e: 213/783-3886, FAX: 213/7 833900. When ord ering race parts by FAX, send to th e attention of American Honda, M/C Sports, Brian Uchida, 500-2C-7C. RESIGNED: David Wolman as ma naging director of Yoshimura R&D o f America, In c., to purs ue other interests. Wolman, who had been employed by Yoshi m ura since 1981, sai d h e p lanned to take an extended vacation. OPENED: Neeley Racing by Southeastern Over 30 class ace Rob bie Neeley. T he sho p is located at 7058A Howard St., Sparta nburg, South Caro lina; the phon e number is 803/ 583-3653. RESULTS RareScrambles SantaFeTrail Cycle Park TeamRS Carbondale, KS Nov. 25 By Phil Ellswortb EX ToddIrish! J.D. Litteer David Haworth! Tyler Phelps joe Ramerz/ B utchTaylorl AM K evinBase! john Isaacs PhilEllsworth! Paul W eber jonnyHaas! B rianShulda CarlH arryl Scott Raine MichaelCruse! Steve Cruse ~ PLUS 60 COMB TimH yl adle BobR eed B Batematel ill le Pau DiPasqua l G Nockto kl reg nic Ron N ock1onick B EG K Kluin! urt KeithTh ompson MarkBuffonl PatEasum Yam Sua Kaw Kaw Sua Kaw KTM Hon A TK Hon H an H an lion Kaw Yam Yam Sua Kaw A TK ATK Han Kaw KTM . KTM lion KTM Molocross Wolfcreek MX Cleburne, TX / Nov. 18 ByKathi Edwards MINI MINI ShawnSmith BeauBoynton jasonIrvin jos Bridg

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