Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

eINTHE WIND e Con tinued from page 4 Lane. U nit 38. Frederick. MD 21701. 301/663-5075. ~ e<") :-;:: ... 0.. ~ Defend in g 125cc MX Nat ional Ch ampion Guy Cooper has been keep ing bu sy o ff the tr ack by hel p in g to organize the Oklahoma Stat e Ch ampionship MX Ser ies. The five-ra ce series will beg in o n June 22 at Mot o rcycle Racewa ys in Oklahoma City. wi th events to follow July 13 a t La wton MX Park in La wton. Sep tem ber I a t Stric tly Dirt Racewa y in O kla homa City. Sep tem ber 22 a t Elk City MX Park in E lk Ci ty. O ctober 20 a t Stillwater Mo torcycle Park in Cooper 's hometown o f Still wa ter . whi ch will run i n co n j u nc tio n w ith a cross co u n try even t a t th e facil it y. a n d . November 10 at a site that has yet to be determ in ed. For more info rma tio n ca ll 405/ 670-3451. Honda has a n no u nced a sa lute to th e men and women of th e American military in th e form of a $250 r ebat e on purchases o f el igible new motorcycles p ri or to June 30. The rebat e is availa ble to all ac tive duty pe rsonnel a nd th eir eligi ble famil y dependents. as well as ac tive reservists, a nd it a p plies to a ny new H onda motorcycle exce p t th e CB2 50 a n d th e C B750 Nig h thawk. Buyers ca n use th e rebate as part o f th e do wn pay me nt. or H onda will sen d a chec k d irectl y after th e sale. a nd more than o ne un it ca n be purchased. P rogram deta ils are ava ilable fro m a ny H on da mo tor cycle dea ler. Fieldshe er, pr oducers o f riding a nd raci ng appare l. has a n nou nced that it has posted contingency prizes with AMA/ CCS a nd WERA. T o be el ig ib le for th e prizes, co m pe titors m ust wear Fieldsheer a p pa re l. Winners of AMA/ CCS 600 a nd 750cc Nat ional Cham pi onsh ip Supersport races. WERA A. B and C Super Stock races, and WERA Suzuki Cup Katana 600. GSXR750 a nd GS X Rl l oo events will receive $ 100. with a second place pa ying $50 and third $25. A win in WERA National Formula USA events will be rewarded with $200. A total of $1500 has been posted for both the WERA GSXR750 a nd GSXRlloo Fina l races with th e winners of th ose classes receiving $500. Fieldsheer ha s a lso a n no u nced th at th ey'll be p roviding major s pon s o rship to T eam Yoshimura/Suzuki and T eam Bartel s ' Harl ey-Davidson . T ommy Lynch J r. a nd Chuck G raves will be co mpeti ng for T eam Yosh im ura /Suzuki in a full sla te of road races. Three-time G rand Nat ional Ch ampi on J a y Springst een a nd 1990 Camel Pro Series Rookie o f th e Year Mik e Hal e wi ll be rep resent ing T eam Bartels' a t dirt trac k events th is year, wh ile Nigel G al e a nd Tripp Nobles will represent th e team in U.S . 883 Twin Sport road races .. Road ra cer M arcello Del Giudice. wh o fini sh ed 15th In th e Daytona International Lightweight race . is looking for a ride. Del Giudice has spe nt la st seaso n competing in th e British 125cc National s. H e's willing to share expe nses for a rid e on a n end u ra nce team and is a lso willing to " rent" a Yamaha TZ250. H e can be reached a t 213/426-5494. 46 RESULTS By Papa Wealey Papa was tick led to find out at Daytona during Camel Cycle Week that Billy M. Davis, the grand p rize winner of our recent Da ytona Sw eeps takes , sha red his prize with Walt Fulton Sr•. Together. th e two hav e contributed more th an 80 years to th e motorcycle sport a nd business. Fulton. as is widely known , was a very successful racer . held ind ustry positions with Mu stan g , Triumph . H onda a n d Suzu ki. and served for man y yea rs as a n AMA tech inspector. Davis. o n th e o the r hand, was a longtime mot orcycle deal er . ini tiall y operati ng a Mu stang a nd T riu m p h dea lers hi p a nd the n a H onda deal er sh ip In Litt le Roc k. Arkansas. "Needless to say. I a nd m y traveli ng co mpanion. Wal t Fulton. had a most deli ghtful ti me at Da ytona Beach ," said Davis. " I ho pe yo u will contin ue th e Sweep stak es in order th at so me ot he r happy persons will get to enjoy the 'good life' for a week as we d id." Glen Helen OHV Park in Sa n Bernadino. California. will be holding ope n practice o n i ts m o to cross co u rse every Thursda y a nd Sa turday. 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p .m, For more information ca ll 714/880-1733. A T K has reduced th e price o n th eir el ectronic fue l inj ected four-stroke mod els. All kick start mod els have been reduced $200. with th e 350cc versions now sell ing for $5795 a nd th e 604cc models going for $6495. A $300 reduclion has been appl ied 10 all elec tric sta rt mod els. with pri ces now ra ngi ng from 6595 to $7795. Acco rdi ng 10 Larry N aston, th e a n nou nce r at many Ca mel Supercross events. th e government has dropped cha rges agains t him stemmi ng from h is arrest a t last year's Ba rsto w-t oVegas p rot est ride in th e Ca lifo rnia desert. Naston says tha t th e charges were dro p ped beca use he was arrested wh ile rid ing in a legal a rea. Mot ocro sser M ike Coleman su stai ned neck i nj u ries In a ra ci n g acci dent on Mar ch 10. Col em an un derwent success fu l surgery to repair th ree frac ture d vert ebrae a nd th e pro gn osis is exce llent, H e's recovering a t home; cards a nd lett ers ca n be sent to 401 9th Ave.• Eastma n. G A 3 1023. Clint Swafford o f Sig nal H ill . Ca lifornia , lost hi s pet dog , a b ro wn d ach sh und , at the Check Ch a se National H are & H o u nd in Lucerne Valley. California, on Sunday. March 24. According to Swafford. "S he's very o ld a n d answ ers to th e nam e o f Frieda ." Need less to say, Swafford is very anxious to get her back. If you ca n help. call him a t 213/ 595-1302. HIRED: And y Sa u n de rs . 35, b y Motorcyclist maga zin e as associa te ed i to r. Saunders fo rm erl y serve d as ed i to r of City Bike. a monthl y m ot orcycle tabloid publish ed in northern California. Prior to that. he worked as a serv ice manager a nd mech anic in th e Bay Area and as a di spatch del iver y ri der in h is native London. Engla nd. MARRIED: Former Ro o s, who suffered end ing injuries two Su zanne Hartman in gi a. o n Ma rch I I. employed a t Roswell well . Georgia. road racer Ca m racing ca reeryears ag o. and Midwa y. GeorRo o s is now Honda in Ro s- RESIGNED: Den is Tortes. 36, from hi s position as vice president. sen io r producer at Seals Communications. the producers of TV's Mo toWorld. Torres . who ha s been with Sea ls Communications since th e first MotoWorld show was telecast in 1984, says he will pursue opportun iti es in the television production field. MOVED: MotoFixx Corp.• to 505 N. Main St.• Port Ch ester . NY 10573. 914/ 937-3342. Motocross Warrior MX Pk Warrior. 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