Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

v ICES 0 INSIDE Never should have happened FEATURES MOTOCROSS Cooper, Stanton score atGainesville opener Kehoe, Lamson on thegas at GFI Series Finale 6 16 ROAD RACE 1100 riders invade Daytona . for AMAlCCS Sprint races. . . •. . . . . 10 DutchmanRacingontop at Daytona Endurance opener 1 2 ARENA CROSS Kizzar captures Cincinnati wins .... .22 PREVIEW Camel Motorcycle W schedule .. .33 eek DEPARTMENTS 14 INTERVIEWS Dick Mann: Part2 18 NEW PRODUCTS 46 . LOCAL RACING 24 CALENDAR HARESCRAM BLES Summers victorious at Texas Nationa!. 27 W ANT ADS What a feeling After th e Atlanta Supercross, someone didn ' t do th eir job, Normally a rider goes from th e victory stand to th e press box. At Atlanta I was a t m y tr u ck beginning to sign au tographs a n d visit with my fans who had supported me during the race, when a security guy ca me and told me I h ad to go with him (to the press box). I was kept th er e way too long an d did n o t get to finish my j ob behind m y truck. T his was n ot my fa u lt a nd I apologize. I was told abou t five m inutes befor e I returned th at everyone had begun to leave. I d id return to my tr uc k and was sorry to see that everyone was go ne : Lhope to see eac h a nd every one of m y fans at a nother race an d be able to make this u p so me how. T hanks for your support. Again I would like to thank you a nd the Cycle News subscribers who have sent us magazines and C ycl e News. It's great to just be an American and th e support of the American people is absolutel y awesome. I h ad to go over to th e IOlst Airborne Division today a nd th ey have it pretty rough. I co u ldn' t find th e people I had to call on so I walked into a tent to ask so meone for di rectio n s. Ther e was th is sol di er lying there on his m il itary co t, rea ding an issue of Cycle N ews dated th e early part of last year. I saw that an d forgot what I was doing there. All I co uld say was this guy needs so me new ma ter ial. I left a nd brought h im back some of th e latest issu es. W hat a feel ing l Well, if it feels good , do it. Ain't th at th e tr uth l Damon Bradshaw Charlotte, NC Sgt. John E. O'Brien A Co, 8/158 Avn. Operation Desert Storm AP009849 By the respons es you 've receiv ed to Perry Lang 's " T h rea ten ed species" letter that appeared in the Nov ember 28 issu e of las t year, it a p pears as though th er e is still hope for dirt track raci ng in California. MotoS t u ds h a s recen tly reached agreemen t with Doug Fort an d Santa Maria Speedway an d will hold AM A District 36 short track events a t th e faci lity's o ne-third mile banked ova l. The two dat es currently sched u led are April 12 a nd Ma y 10, with th e definite possibilit y of a six-race series if these first two events are well attended. District 36, with th e addition o f Santa Maria Speedway an d Lodi and Argy ll P ark alr eady scheduled, has greatly ex pan ded what was al ready the la rg est a mate ur d irt tra ck raci ng program in the western U n ited States. If yo u add in DTX a n d Vintage clas ses, and R &D 's Cal State Championsh ip Series, Bakersfield Racers Association Series a nd Carlsbad, dirt track racing is making a dramatic comeback in th e West. Are th e industry and th e riders there to support i t? A n d to t hin k that when I d id m y peace t ime s tin t with the WI st A irbome D iv is ion, Cycle News d idn't even exist. W e hope you r n ex t letter to us is p ostmarked stateside . . . Editor. 36 RESULTS 21,34,35 You asked for it O N THE FRONT PAGE: T eam Hond a 's Jeff Stanton began h is 250cc National Championship title defense in gra nd style by topping team ma te Jean-Michel Bayle for the overall win at Gatorback MX Pa rk in Gainesvill e, Florida . Photo by Ken' Faught . America's weekly motorcycle newspaper Volume XXVIII Michael Klinger. Publisher Caroline Gendry, Executive Secretary t o the Pu blisher Editorial Jack Mangus, Associate Publisher /Editor Advertising Terry Pratt, National Accounts Manager Mark Thome, Western Sales Manager Kit Palmer, Associat e Editor Paul Carr uthers, A ssociat~ Edito r Nat e Ra uba, Associat e Editor --Ro n Davidson, Western Sal es M ana ger Th omas R. Go n ter , Western Sales Manager Ken Faught, Assistant Editor Donn Maeda. Assistant Editor Edwina Mangus, Calendar Editor Mark Mitchell, Eastern Accoun ts Manager Greg Mitchell, Eastern Sales Manager Curtis Campbell, Eastern Sales Manager Joa n Ru ssian , Western Ad Coo rdinato r Graphics a nd Prod uction Ree Joh nso n , Production Supervisor Mandy Lao, Production Manager Dennis Greene, Lab. T ech. Stacey Guest, Graphic Artist Amy Harris, Graphic Artist Carolyn Branham, T ypesetter Dealer Sales Allen Dennison, Dealer R epr esentative Marketing &: P ro motion Mark T home, Manager Carla Borden Allen, Eastern Ad Coordinator Circula tion Rheba Smith, Manager Sarah Taylor, Billin g Coordinator Alm a Anguiano, Processin g Coo rdi na tor Gabrielle Gilliam, Processing Assistant Accoun tinglData Processin g Donna Brya n-Di amond, A / R Coordinator Geneva Rep ass. Assistant He rlane Lewis, Credit Service and Support Chris Aitcheson, Want Ads Debbie Weller, Want Ad Sales H eadquarters R eception ist Leonard Herring, Service and Support Na tional Headq uar ters Eastern Office 2201 Cherry Ave.. Lon g Beach, CA 90806, P.O. Box 198. Lo ng Beach , CA 90801-0198 4190 First Ave., Tucker, GA, 30084; mailing address P.O. Box 805, (2 13) 127· 7133; 213/63 6·8844. FAX (2 13) 427·6685 Tucker. GA 30085·0805. (404) 934·7850. FAX (404) 934·3 112 Cycle News (USPS 111-340) is published weekly except the last two weeks of .the calendar year for $50.00 per year by Cycle News, Inc., 220 1 Cherry Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90806 . Second class postage paid at Long Beach, CA. POSTMASTER: Send addresscbanges toCycle News, P,O. Box 498, Long Beach, CA90801-0498. To determine the expiration date of your su bscri p tio n. check the (our numbers on the first line of your address label. The first two digits indicate the last issue number you'll receive and the last two characters indicate the year of the las t issue. Su bscription rat es: Rat es fo r th e Un ited States a nd its possessio ns for one year. (50 issues). $50.00; two years (100 issues), $95.00; six months, (25 issues), $26.00; trial sub (15 issues). $19.00. Canada and Foreign, one year (50 issues), $90.00; two years (100 issues), $175.00; six months (25 issues), $45.00; trial sub (15 issues), $38..00. Cycle News welcomes unsoli cited editorial ma terial including stori es, cartoons, photos. etc. Such material, if published, becomes the exclusive property of Cycle News. Such accep ted materia l is subj ect to revision as is necessary in the sole di scretion or Cycle News. Unsolicited material which is not used will be returned if accompanied by a self addressed stamped envelope. All unsolicited material will be handled with reasonable care, however, Cycle News assumes no responsibility for the safety, loss or damage to such material. Reprinting in whole or part only by permission of the publisher. Advertising rates and circula tio n inf ormation will be sent u pon request. See S.R .D.S. W/BD'A V r, 4 Letters to the editor AUDIT ED CIRCULATION Copyright41 Cycle News, Inc. 1991. TrademarkCycle News registered U.s. PatentOffice.A rightsreserved. ll Michael D, Brown MotoStuds M /C Promotions San Luis Obispo, CA Godspeed, Todd On Feb ruary 23, the world lost a truly n ice guy. Todd Heming, 27, of Glendora , Ca lifornia, was in vo lved in a fatal acci de nt while racing a t Willow Springs. All wh o were lu cky enough to have known Todd know th at he was one to go beyond the call of duty to help friends in need. H e was a high achiever, exce llen t in wha tever he was in vo lved in. Todd was always good for a smile a nd had a way of cheering up the darkest o f days. T odd's gone n ow, but his mem ory a n d free spirit will la st for ever. We'll m iss ya, Bu d. Todd's frie n ds have gotte n together and p roduced a ca lendar that p ictures Todd on his race bike. All proceeds wi ll go to the Todd H em ing Mem orial Fund. The calendar is available for a $10 co n tribu tion to th e fu n d . Make checks payab le to Mr. Deta il an d sen d to: Mr. Detail, ATTN : T odd H eming Memorial Fund, 509 E. Alu sta , Glendora, CA 91740, or call 818/335 -5097. From the front I wou ld lik e to ta ke this time to thank eac h a n d every person wh o h as tak en the time to support th e people o f Operation Desert Storm . A friend of m ine, John O 'Brien , has bee n corresp on d ing wi th yo u. Since h is letters were publis he d, h e has been receiving large amounts o f C y cle N ews, Dirt Bi ke, Motocross Action , Dirt Rider and other reading material. All th is mai l is greatly welcomed , si nce we can n o t ride. J ohn and I are based o ut o f Germany, a nd I was racing motocross . there last year. My hat goes off to Joh n for his he lping me wi th m y bike. It o ften gets to be depressi ng here, but then one of us ge ts a C ycl e N ew s and it 's a figh t for who reads i t first. Once a gai n, th an k yo u for all th e su p por t. Keep up the gr eat work. Next to o u r wives, yo u're our u n sung heroes! All the people who are supporting us shou ld know how much we a p p reciate their support. Spc. Jason Davi s A Co. 8/158 Av. Regt. Operation Desert Storm APO 09849 A tip o f our h el m et visor to you f or a job well done, Sp ecialist D av is . Hu rry home . . . Editor. Jeff Prieur Redondo Beach, CA Help for Eklund I want to than k Cycle New s and all the people who su p ported the ra ffle I co n ducted for the Steve Ek lu nd R elief Fund. The win n er of the $350 Macy's gift ce rt i fi ca te was Ke n L a zza rin i of Novato, California. We ra ised abou t $1000 for Steve a nd his wi fe An ne. We a ll hop e Steve will fu lly recover and I' m than kfu l to everyone who supported h im th ro u gh the raffle. JohnC. Dohn San Rafael, CA Letters to the editor should be sent to: Voices, Cycle News, P.O. Box 498, Long Beach, CA 90801-0498. Published letters , do not necessarily reflect the position of Cycle News, Inc. Letters should not exceed 200 words and all letters are subject to editing.

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