Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

IN THE WIND By Papa Wealey Can't Find 'Em? Bailey revises Daytona SX course BIND 'EM! ary " Pro fessor" Bail ey has designed th e course for the Mar ch 9 Daytona Supercro ss by Honda to prov ide mor e action in prime spectato r areas and closer racing. "T here will be more actio n in front of th e Win ston T ower and grandstand areas alo ng the start-finis h line," says Bail ey, who has designed a nd built the Daytona Supercros s tra ck for 21 years stra igh t. "T he rid ers will get more ai r tim e off the jumps, and tha t will make the racing mor e spec tacu la r for the fan s. We've changed several turns o n the co urse and we're using a clay base fo r parts of th e track whi ch sho uld provide bett er racing conditio ns." Bailey knows that a good start in creases a rider 's chance o f winning, but he feels that this year's co urse won 't doom those wh o ar en 't at th e front of the pack in the first turn. "A good rid er will be a ble to come from behind and sti ll win if he doesn 't make a gr eat start," claims Bailey. "T he track sho uld be more wid e o pen with mor e racing lines and more room to pass. It sho u ld produce an exci ting race." G Continued from page 3 Cycle Week and o ne of them will be crowne d Ms. H arl ey-D a vidson a t Harley Heaven at th e Speedway o n Sunday, Mar ch 10. Bader Manneh (Ya m) topped Jim Holle y (Yam) and Chad P ederson .(Yam) in the Ultracross class at round two of th e Mickey Thompson OffRoad Championship Gran Pr ix held in San Diego, Californ ia, February 23. T he Florida Motocross Club will kick off the I Ith Annual Spring Ser ies on March 10 in Valdosta , Florida. After a on e-week break the ser ies will run for seven consecutive weeks befor e ending in Bithlo. The FMC will a lso o pen nominations for new officers a t a meeting o n March 23 in Reddick, Flor ida. When th e opening r o u n d of the AMA National Championship 1 2 5 / 2 5 0 c c MX Series takes place at Gatorback Park in Gainesvill e, Florida , on March 3, Camel Supercross Seri es points leader Jean-Michel Bay le will be looking for his second win a t the facility. Bayle won his firstever U.S. National at Gatorback in 1989, the same event in which three: time 250cc National champ R ick Johnson suffered a serio us in jury to his right wrist that hampers him to this day. Johnson; th e winner at Gainesville last year, may miss th is year's National. He left the February . 23 Atlanta Supercro ss aft er a problem with the wrist surfaced in practice. RESIGNED: Ron Zimmerman from the position of AMA professiona l racing vice presid ent, effective February '18. Zimmerman said a " difference of opinions " prompted hi s resigna tion. Expressing an interest to remain involved in mot or sports, Zim merma n said he can be reached a t 614/890-3296. AMA President Ed Youngblood said , " In regard to the future lead ership and structure of the (professional racing) department, we are currentl y in the mids t of a stra teg ic planning project under the supervision of AMA Chairman Pa ul Dean, an d that process will continue." Last year, Dean, editorial -director of Cycle and Cycle World magaz ines, head ed up a four-man dirt tra ck co m m i tt ee whose m ember s, besid es Dean, were Zimmerman, and form er AMA Board of Trustees members 'Mark Blackwell of Suzuki and J ack Mangus of Cycle N ews. The committee held one half-day meeting in the six-mon th period after it was for med. Regarding th e period until Zimmerman is replaced, Youngblood said, " In th e meantime, we have a ded icated and experien ced manage ment sta ff in pl ace that has a lrea dy completed p la nni ng fo r th e 199 1 racing season. I'm con fident they will perform their tasks expertly as the year progresses." The AMA's pro racing division's vari ed programs will be administered by a man agrnent com m ittee reporting to Youngb lood. Serving o n tha t committee are sta ff members Bill Boyce, special projects man ager ; Bill Ami ck , co m m un ica tions manager; and Dee White, reco rds and in surance ad ministra to r. CORRECTION: A phot o caption in last week 's coverage of th e final round of CMC Golden Stat e Nati onals had Michael Brandes winning the series title in the 125cc Intermediate class. Brandes, in fact , won the 250cc Intermed iate cl a ss title , wh il e Dann y Nelson clinched the 125cc Intermediate clas s cham p io nsh ip. CORRECTION: An it em th at appeared in this section in th e February 6 issu e, said Dou g Lofgren was formerly the tuner for road racer Mike Moores. He still is Moores' tuner. "Moores and I have developed an excelle nt working relationship, as well as a friendship, both of which 'we pla n to continue," sai d Lofgren. 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