Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

AMA and th e tra ck 's upcomin g Ca mel Supercycle Weekend. diately fo lio wi ng the main event. For more in formation, ca ll 6151726-18 18. Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tennessee ) in trodu ced a bill in Congress on ·Ap ril 16 that wo uld encou rage sta tes to adop t motorcycle helmet and a u tomobi le seat belt law s. According to th e Mot orcycle Industry Council, th e bill is si mi la r to one Cooper introduced last year. H 1782, the Na tio nal Traffic Fatalit y and Injury Reduction Act, would provide m at ching gra nts for moto rcycle a nd a u to safety, ed uca tio n and enforcem ent programs to sta tes wh ich adopt th e law s. A stat e th at fai ls to do so or to meet minimum compliance levels would be forced to use a po rt ion of its fed er al hi ghwa y cons truc tio n funds for safety. Cooper su b mi tte d testimony to th e H o use Su rface Transp ortat ion Committee on Apri l 18, as ki ng that h is b ill be incl uded in hi ghway reauthorization legislation. Dunlo p has a nnou nced the expans ion of its contingency program for WERA road racers. New fo r 199 1 is th e Dunlop Novice K591 Contingency Challenge that will see th e top three finish ers in A, B, C and D No vice Production a nd B, C a nd D Nov ice Superbi ke classes a t every WE RA event wi n Dunlop K591 Eli te SP (R ) tires, as follows: a pair o f tires for fir st place, o ne rea r for seco nd, a nd o ne front for thi rd. Dunlop 's program is no t a certificate/d isco unt program - tires wi ll be awarded. 'In addition to its No vice program, Dunlop has added th e K591 Co nti nge ncy Ch all en ge fo r WE RA Experts a nd W ERA end urance riders, an d K591 tires wi ll be aw ar ded at a ll eigh t races in th e Dunlop Expert Superstock Seri es a nd in all 15 WER A Endura nce Ser ies races. Dunlop has also increased cas h awa rds to the top three riders at eac h Formula USA event by 70%. In addition to th e increase, a $2500 Cham pionsh ip Bonus will be awarded to th e Dunlop Ch a m pi on in th is class. For m o re in formati on , co ntact Jim Alle n , Nation al Road Race Coord inator, Du nl o p Mo torcycle T ire, P.O. Bo x 1109, Bu ffal o , NY 14240-1109. A coalition o f recreation a nd industry organizations urged Congress to in cor~rate th e National Recreational Trails Fund Act (H I 150) into legislation reauthori zin g th e fed er al Highway Trust Fund. In testimony before a H ouse subcommittee on Ap ril 18, Roy Muth, head o f the American Recreation Coalition's trails task force, descr ibed th e need for legislation to cha n ne l federal gasol in e tax monies to trails. Mu th told Su rface T ransportation Subcommittee members of th e serious need for funds to ma intain a nd expand trails to meet demand for motorized a nd non-motorized ' recreation. Muth, who is president of th e ' International Snowmobile Indust ry Association, noted that feder al gas taxes are intended to be user fees a nd the trails bill would return fu nds to trail users. Roger Hull, th e most recent recipient of th e AMA 's highest award, will be the gu est of honor at this yea r's AMA Life Members dinner which will be held in conjunction wi th th e H eritage Hom ecom in g ' 91 ce le bra tio n i n Athens, . Ohio, August \4-17. H ull , presented with th e Du d Perkins Award in 1990, is being honored for h is lifelong co ntribu tio ns to motorcyclin g and th e motorcycle indus try . The time and date for th is special d in ner w ill be announced shortly. In response to letters from con~erned motorcycli sts, Burroughs Wellcome Co., maker of Sudafed brand nasal de congestant, has discontinued its Sudafed television commercial portraying a near co ll isio n between a motorcycle and a ca r d r iver. T he com mercial depicted a mot orcycli st who h ad taken a nother b rand o f medication th at could ca use drowsiness. The motorcyclist th en suffered that side-effect while rid ing and steered into the path of an o nco m ing car. On April 15, company spokesme n co ntact ed th e AMA to say that the com rnerical had been dis continued. " We regret that this television ad vert iseme nt was perceived negatively by so me motorcycl ists," J.R. Whitehead , vice pr esi dent of corporate affairs, wrote. The Motorcycle Asphalt Ra cing Seri es (MARS) will host a $10,000 600cc short track on Nashville Motor Raceway's paved oval a t th e Tennessee State Fairgrounds in Nashville on Friday night, May 31. Presented by On Track Promotions, Nashville Mot or Raceway and Circl e Bell Enterprises, the event is open to Pro-Am, Junior and Expert class racers. David Allan Coe will appear.in concert imme- Mary Reiman, mothe r o f three-time Da ytona 200 win ner Roger Reiman, passed away o n April 16 in Sa tsu ma, Flor ida, after a long bout with ca ncer . Cards a nd letters ca n be sent to the famil y at 623 N. Main St., Kewanee, IL 6 1443. Cascos de Motociclesta de Arai, a Span ish language version o f Arai's 1991 fu ll-co lor helmet line brochure, is now a va ila ble to individ uals a nd deal ers. Deal ers in areas wi th a measurabl e Hispa nic populat ion ca n order quantities of the brochure fro m th eir Arai di st ribu to r, or from Arai Helmets, . USA, Dept. ESP R, P.O . Box 9485, Da ytona , 'Florida 32150-9485. Individ ual s ca n obtai n a co py of th e Spanishlanguage broch ur e p lus deca ls an d ot her litera ture by sendi ng $2 in cas h or sta mps ($3 o u tside th e U.S. ) d irectly ' to th e ad dress listed a bo ve. T wo -ti me Ca me l Su percross a nd 250cc Na tion al Ch ampion Jeff Stanton is making consid erable progress in hi s recovery from a sepa ra ted shou lder suffered at th e Ap ril 13-14 Pontiac Supercro ss a nd ma y return to ac tio n a t th e April 27 Dallas Supercross. According to tra in er J eff Spe ncer, Sta nton began ri ding again o n Ap ri l 20 and gradua lly increased th e intensi ty of his p ract ice sessio ns so that two days lat er he was a ble to lea p double and triple jump s a t H onda 's su percross tes t track . " Eac h d a y he shows im p rovem ent, and it 's h ighly probable he will be a ble to co m pete in Dallas," said Spencer. " He's ta ken favora ble steps to recovery, but we ha ve to ta ke it one day a t a time." Australian Kevin Magee, who is without a Grand Prix ride after racing in Japan and Australia as part of Team Lucky Strike Suzuki, was a spectator at the U.S . Grand Prix at Laguna Seea International Raceway. Magee is unhappy at the way he 's been treated . by Suzuki since returning to action after battling back from the serious head injuries suffered at Laguna Seca in the 1990 U.S . GP. " It 's like I've had leprosy since the end of last year ," Magee said. "It's getting hard for me to say nice things anymore." Magee and his wife Julie had an emotional visit to the San Jose Medical Center! This is your Last Chance! Dear Ca lifornia Motorcyclist: The las t chance for adult choice on helmet use in Ca li forn ia is no w! Your legislature is on the b rink of req uiri ng mandat ory helmet use for all rid ers. Tha t' s rig ht! Despi te a co nt in uing declin e in m ot orcycle acci dentsa nd fa tal ities in your sta te, all riders will be forced to wear helmets if Assembly Bill 7 is signed by Go~ernor Wilson. Riders must be heard now . H ere's what has happened. • After a fight on the Assembly floor, AB 7 was ap proved April I. • The bill was received by th e Senate Transportation Committee o n April 11 and scheduled for a hearing o n April 16 by specia l order. • AB 7 was ap proved by th e Senate Transportation Commi ttee on Ap ril 16, with on ly ~ " NO " vote. It must now be reviewed by th e entire Sena te. T H IS IS T HE LAST CH AN CE TO KILL T H E BILL! . T he po litica l m ach in e is working overt ime to force passage of thi s bill. It tS nearl y unheard of for a commi ttee to receive a bill a nd sch ed ule it for a hear in g two wo rking days lat er. Assemblym an Floyd is p utting on a full co urt pr ess! Regardless of ho w yo u feel abo ut helmet la ws, motorcycli sts shou ld not be treated this way! H ere's wh at 's wrong wi th th e bill : • AB 7 req uires helmets for a ll riders. Adults a re no t allowed to ma ke th ei r own decisio ns. • You pay $25 for not wearing a seat belt , b u t it will cost 'you $100 fu'r no t wea rin g a helmet ! • The who le issu e is a battle of poli tica l egos . If Dick Flo yd a nd the rest o f the legis la tors a re rea lly serious abou t motorcycle safety , they wo u ld also be exa mining why Cali fornia has no eye protectio n law . You must co ntact your state sena tor tod ay! Ti me is short and a p hone ca ll is needed. Ca ll or FAX but do it T O DAY! Tell you r sta te. senator tha t you want adu lt motorcyclists to be a llowed to make th eir own decisions on he lmets. Say th at you wa nt equal fines for helmet law a nd sea t belt vio la tions. Tell h iml her to reject AB 7 as politica lly mo tivat ed and unnecessary. Wh ile you're a t it , contact G overnor Pete Wi lso n a nd tell him you don 't want this bill. Tell him to meet with mot orcycli sts so he can hear both sides of th e issu e. TELL HIM T O VETO THIS BILL! T his is yo ur last chance . . _ Robert Rasor Vice President Go vernm en t Relations Am erican Mo torcyclist Assoc. Westerville, OH Name Alq ui st, Alfred Ayal a, Ruben S. Bergeson, Marian Beverl y, Rob ert Boatwri ght, Daniel Ca lderon, Charles Craven , Will iam A. Da vis, Ed Deddeh , Wadie P. Dill s, Ralph C. Green , Cecil Green e, Bill Greene, Lero y F. H ar t, Ga ry K. . H ill , Frank J ohnston, Pa trick Keen e, Barry KilIea , Lucy L. Kopp, Quentin L. Leonard, Bill Lock yer, Bill Maddy, Ken neth Marks, Milton McCorquodale, Dan Mell o, H enry Morgan, Rebecca Perris, Ni ch ol as Presley, Rob ert Robbin s, Alan Roberti, David . Ro gers, Don Rosenthal, H ersch el Ro yce, Ed Russell , Ne wton R. Thompson , Mike Torres, Art Vuich, Rose Ann Wat so n , Dia ne E. CALIFORNIA SENATE Partyl City of Residence District D-San Jose 13 D-Chino 34 R- Newport Beach 37 R-M anhattan Beach 29 D-Concord 7 D-Wh ittier 26 R-Oceanside 38 R- Cha tsworth 19 D-Bonita 40 D-G ardena 30 D-No rwalk 33 D-Los An geles 27 D-Carmich ael 6 D-Santa Ba rba ra 18 R-Whit tier 31 D-Stockton 5 D-Benicia 2 D-San Diego ' 39 Ind-San Francisco 8 R- Upland 25 D-San Leandro 10 R-Fresn o \4 D-San Francisco 3 D-San Jose 12 D-Monterey 17 R-Los Alt os Hills II D-O akland 9 D·Riversid e 36 D-Van Nuys 20 D-Hollywood 23 R-Bak ersfi eld 16 D-L os Angeles 22 R' Anaheim 32 R-Gl endal e 21 D-St. H elen a 4 D-Los Angeles 24 D-Dinuba 15 D·Los Angeles 28 Room # 5100 2082 3063 5082 3086 2048 3070 5052 3048 , 5050 2054 4035 3082 4074 4082 2068 313 4062 3056 5087 2032 305 5035 4032 5108 4090 5080 4048 51\4 205 5064 4070 4053 5061 3056 2080 5066 4040 Phone # 916/445· 9740 6868 4961 6447 6083 ·83 15 373 1 8873 6767 5953 558 1 2 104 7807 5405 2848 2407 3375 3952 0503 3688 6671 9600 \4 12 3104 5843 6747 6577 9781 312 1 8390 6637 7928 583 1 5976 3353 3456 4641 5215 Distr icts I and 35 vacant until special electio n Ma y 14. • Phone p refi x 327 " " In add itio n , th ere are two hotlitles to Governor Wilson 's o ffice. In northern Cal ifornia, ca ll 916/ 445-2841, and in so u thern California, ca ll 213/ 736-2373. Send letters to: T he Honorable Pete Wil son The Honorable (first and la st name) Office of the Governor Ca lifornia Senate State Capitol , Room (n u m ber) State Capitol , 1st FI. Sacramento, CA 95814 Sacramento, CA 958\4 Dea r Senator (last name): Dear Govern or Wilson: 3

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