Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

"We present th e Pon ca City event with th e Ambucs, the Am erican Bus i nessmen's Cl u b," ex p lained H en · ricksen. "Last year, a new person was p laced in cha rge o f the race group who didn ' t seem to be all that interested in the even t. H e di dn't do hi s job, and there were many cu tbacks. T h is year ho wever , we have a totally new bo ard in charge of th e race group, a nd I th in k th at this wi ll be th e best Ponca yet." .. I990 was th e first time in nin e years that the race a t Loretta Lynn 's (t he AMA Amateur / Youth Nationa l) was ru n bef ore our even t," sa id H enricksen. "T ha t resu lted in two things. First o f all we lo st ab ou t 35 rid ers, which eq ua ls probabl y ab ou t 100 entries, to injuries tha t were susta in ed . a t th e pr ior event. Second ly, ma n y fam il ies had a lread y been o n the road for a week before Ponca, a nd were tired of tra vell ing. I th in k th at a lot o f peo p le a lread y had bad a tti tudes by th e tim e that th ey reached o u r race , whi ch exp lai ns ma ny of the com p la in ts tha t we had. " "The event at Loretta Lynn 's is run more like a big party, whi le Pon ca Ci ty has been a pure-race even t," said H enricksen. " People get used to all the activities at Loretta Lynn's and are disappointed wh en we don 't do th e same. This year , we'll hav e a lot of activities that should please everybody ." A sch edul in g co nflict wit h one of th e m ajor sp o n so rs o f th e A MA · san ct ion ed Am ateur Na tion al a t Loretta Lynn 's was wh at forced th e promoters to cha nge th e event dat e last year . . Dav e Coombs, prom oter o f the Loretta Lynn 's event , said, " We knew that cha nging th e da te o f o u r event might hav e a negative effect on th e NMA race. And it was with great concern that we did so. For the good of th e sport, I hope th at both of ou r events will continue to grow. We want very much for th e Pon ca City event to survive." . Graduates of the NMA program have often followed th e a ma teu r circu it . from the time the y co m peted o n mini s, .and adv anced through th e ranks into the Expert motorcycle cla sses. A look th ro ug h the NMA record books wi ll revea l th e names of many past and presen t champions, as well as some o f toda y's top up-and-corning riders. Bob Hannah, J eff Ward, Ri ck johnson. Bro c Glover , Jeff Matiasevi ch a n d Mike Kiedrowski, to name just a few. " It giv es me a thrill to see one o f the riders that has been competing with us for years go on to become a great rider, " said H enricksen with a smile. "Jeff Ward is a prime exa m p le. H e raced with us from the time he rode a 50cc minicycle, a nd look a t him now. I' m very proud of th e fact that many of toda y's top riders have come up from o ur racing program." "You know, maybe the fac tories should call me a bo u t who to hi re," joked H enricksen. " T ha t way they could contract them early, a nd at a lower price!" "There is a certa in tenaci ty that is required above and beyond the talent that a rider may have," said Henricksen. " Ded ica tio n p la ys a key role in the su ccess of any rider, as does a good overall package. A family tha t supports and understands .you is very importartt. " On the weekend of April 19·21, riders and th eir families from across the nation will travel to Las Vegas for th e 20th running of the NMA World Mini Grand Prix . If th e past is any indicat ion, pay clos e a ttention to th e names of th e winners, th ey're our champions of tomorrow. Cl'I • CRESP~ If you've been to any United States Grand Prix or World Superbike Race in the past three years , you already know about James Crespinel. His commissioned work encompasses portraits of Mikhail Gorbachev, Martina Navra tilova, Michael Jordan , Brian Bosworth and Steve Largent, as well as images of James Dean, Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe. He is quickly becoming one of the most sought after competition artists in the United States. Many world class riders themselves own original oil paintings by Crespinel and now lithographs of his works are available for both the collector and enthusiast alike, through Cycle News Products. *FEATURED EDITIONS* KEVIN SCHWANTZ In the -1990 Grand Prix season Kevin Schwantz sa t in t he pole position seven times, won five rounds, and finished second in t he world point sta ndi ngs . All eyes are watching to see if t his will be his year. The original 7' x 8' oil painting was completed at th e 1991 Daytona 200 and the deluxe edition lithographs signed by Kevin Schwantz at . the 1991 U.S. Grand Prix at Laguna Seca. RANDY MAMOLA Born on November 10, 1959, Ran dy Mamola began his racing career at the age of 12. He began his international road racing career in New Zealand at the age of 15. In 1987 he surprised the sporting world by an nouncing that he would ride for the Italian Team Cagiva. 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