Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

GINTHEWIND ~ due to go on sale th is month. Once th e bike meets the FIM 200-machine homologation level, th e team will enter the series with Dutchman Kees Do orakker s . Honda has a n no u n ced n early $200,000 in road race contingency awards for the 1991 road race season. Riders of Honda RC30 and CBR600F2 motorcycles are eligi ble to win cont inge ncy awards in the AMA Superb ike National Championship Series, the AMAlCCS 600cc Superspo rt Seri es, and the WERA Formula USA Series. A win in the AMA Superbike Series o n an RC30 will be worth , $5000 while a win in the 600cc Super- ' spo rt Series o n a CBR600 will pay $1200; winning a ro und of th e'WERA F-USA Seri es is worth $1500. Championshi p awards are as foll ows: AMA Superbike - $20,000; AMAlCCS 600cc Super sport - $ 10,000; F-U SA $15,000. A Honda win of the Daytona 200 will pa y an addi tio na l $5000 wi th a 600cc Supersport win at Daytona worth an additiona l $2000. Johnny O'Mara, t he 1984 AMA Su percross Champio n and 1983 125cc MX Nat iona l Cha m pio n , wi ll be honor ed du rin g in termissio n at the Januar y 26 ro und of the Came l Pro Series , at southern Ca liforn ia 's Anaheim Stadium. O'Mara had planned to mak e th e Anaheim Supercross hi s farewell race, but a broken colla rbo ne su ffered a t Perr is R a cew ay o n December 30 will prevent that. Providing hi s collarbo ne ha s healed su fficiently, O 'Mara will make a slo w I;1P during h is intermission tribute so fan s can give him a good-bye round of applau se. " It's not the way I'd p lanned to retire," said Johnny O'Mara. " I had everything lined up to race at Ana hei m. Kawasaki provided me with a bik e and I was really looking forward to having that event be my fin al ap pearance. The southern Ca lifornia fans and news media have alw ays been su ppo rt ive to , m y career, an d I wanted to say goodbye to th em in Ana hei m. We'll still do that, but not as a participant in the race." "The Daytona 200: The History of America's Premier Motorcycle R a c e " is the ti tle of a ' new book publ ish ed by 1972 Dayton a 200 win ner Don Emde. The boo k is a comprehen sive hi story of the Dayton a 200 and features over 250 ph o to g raph s, a decade-by-decad e look at th e fame d event, and a comprehens ive disp lay of sta tis tics. Emde gathered dat a an d pho tos from various private collections and inte rviewed many of the racers who have competed in the annual event. The exha u stive work is the first title planned in a series by .Mo torcycle Heritage Press. A portion of the proceeds from the series has been commi tted to the Motorcycle Heritage Museum which is housed adjacent to th e national headquarters of th e AMA . In Westerville, Ohio. The book is at the printer now and will be available next month as a limited edition at $29 .95 plus $3 for shi p pi n g and handling. For mor e information, or to or der, con tact Infosport at 30100 Town Center Driv e, Suite 0-425; La guna Niguel, CA 92677. California 'm clistswin legal otorcy battle over insurance I n what represents a major triumph for motorcyclists in California, the state Superior Court has terminated a lawsuit filed by the Universal Underwriters Insurance Company to deny riders the consumer protection benefits of Proposition 103, an insurance reform and rate reduction measure approved by voters in 1988. ' The victory is the result of the efforts of the American Motorcyclist Association and attorney Jonathan Home, an AMA member from Santa Monica, California, who filed 'an " amicus brief" in response to Universal's attempt to discriminate against California motorcyclists. ' , In the legal brief, the AMA challenged the insurance company's suit which charged that the mandatory rating criteria of Proposition 103 was never intended to app ly to motorcyclists. " T he language in the reform measure explicitly includes motor cycles within the definition of automobile insurance policies, and riders are enti tled to the same redu ction in rates as other vehicle owners, " wrote Horne in the brief. In addition, the AMA's brief noted that it was equally inappropriate for Universal to con tend that th e typi cal voter did not consider whether Proposition 103 would apply to motorcycle insurance. Horne argued that it was irrelevant to debate the intentions of voters; but what was important is that the reform package was approved by a majorit y of voters and clearly applies to motorcycle insurance. H orne also refuted Un iversal' s contention that it wo uld be too difficult to allow mo torcycl ists the required insurance dis counts because of Poor record keeping o n the pa rt of th e sta te's Department of Motor Vehicles. " The AMA supports an equitable system of insurance rate factoring wh ich is based o n infor ma tion regarding a motorcyclist's riding history," wrote Horne, " and mo torcycle riders sho uld not be denied the benefits of Proposition 103 sim p ly because of poor data recovery practices of the DMV. " As aresu lt of the swift action of the AMA and Home, Superior Court Judge Dzintra janavs ruled in favor of motorcyclists and the case was dropped on December 20. " T h e de ci sion represents 'a tremendous win for safe and responsible motor cyclists," said Home. "It 'finally gives California riders the assurance that insurance rates will be based on their safety records and riding patterns and not o n pre-disposed biases of the insurance industry." At the presentation of the Rothmans H onda .GP roa d race team at Doning-: 'ton Park. in England last weeken d, form er Wo rld ,' Cha m pi on Wayne Gardner said that if he gets hurt again he will probabl y quit racing. " I have been ridin g in pain for so lon g tha t it's sto pped being fun . If I hurt myself again, I'll probabl y pack it in at the end of the season." , B O R N : Kylee Lynne, daughter of former Natio na l Speedway Ch amp ion Steve Lucero and h is wife Wendy , o n Decemb er 15. RESIGNED: David G raham from hi s position as vice presiden t/mo torsports with Kayo Corporatio n to pursue other interests. Graham has been retained as raci n g promotions co ns u l ta nt by No rt h Ca rolina-based International Cycle Events, In c., promoters of the July 4th Motor cycle Week at Charlo tte Motor Speedway. southern California's Anaheim Con-, vention Center on May 3-5, by the Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group (MT EG) from Edgell Expostions, a division of Edgell Communcia tions wh ich has produced the show sin ce 1987. Ed Stotereau has been appointed 'show manager. For additional information, call 714/938-4155. CORRECTION: Round two of Florida Winter-AMA Series ,took place in , Cocoa, Florida, on January 5-6 and not in Ocala as stated in this section last week. Coverage of the event can be found elsewhere in this issue. APPOINTED: But ch Niezgoda to the po siti on of execu tive vice president o f Ka yo Corporat ion. Ni ezg oda 's responsib ili ties will include genera l management of Kayo's di str ibution/ deal er marketing, mo torsport programs and overall operatio ns. NAMED: Isuzu as the official vehicle for the Camel Supercross Series rounds promoted by SRO/Pace:, Isuzu trucks and sport utility vehicles will be on display at the events and in Isuzu dealers will again offer a " p it pass" promoti on for each event th at will allo w speca tors access to the stadium floo r for a special " Meet the Riders" au tograph session. ANN OUNCED: An a g reement betw een Enurna Ch ain Japan a nd Kayo Corporation tha t nam es Kayo as the sole representative of EK products, includin g EK-Enuma cha in , in North Ameri ca. Kayo valso anno unced that with the acceptance of the Enuma ag reement, they were discon tinuing th eir so le represen tation o f Da ido Corporatio n pro du cts, i nel ud i ng D.I.D chai n . RESIGNED: Carol H all from her position as Am erican Motorcycl ist ma gazin e's western advertising manager, effective January 25, to accept a simi lar position with Hachette Mag azines, Inc., publishers of Cycle and Cycle World magazines. APPOINTED: Brent Durfee to th e positi on of racing manager for Shoei Safety H elm et Corp. Durfee, who was prev io us ly em p loyed a t Kerker as ma rke ting serv ices mana ger , wi ll oversee Sh oei's racer su p port an d co nt in ge ncy prog ram s" race track , service and promotions. ACQUIRED: The SCORE Show, an off-road consu mer and trade show that will be pres ented for the 14th time at NAMED: Paul Smith as editor-inchief of Dealernews magazine. Smith, ' formerly feature editor of McMullen Publishing's 4-Whe el Driv e Action magazine, will also be responsible for the editorial co ntent of Edgell Communications' Am erican Big Twin Deal er and . Watercraft Dealer magazines. 0, HIRED: Lee Block, co- o wn er of Connecticut CycleWorks , by Team Machine Endurance, to handle marketing and promotion for the 1991 seaso n . 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