Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

v 0ICES INSIDE Letters to the editor Working together Du rin g th e past two years th e O HV recreat ion co m mu n i ty h as joine d for ces with o ther m ultiple-u se interests to lobby for res po ns ible ma nagement and again st exces sive , u nfair lan d clos u res suc h as Cran st on 's various desert bills. The Ca liforn ia Desert Coa li tion 's tr ip to Wa sh in gton, D.C., in J u ne wa s a n exa m p le o f h ow va rio u s i nterests wo rkin g toget he r ca n grea tl y increase th eir po litical clou t. As menti oned in last week's Cycle N ews, th e Mot orcycle Ind ustr y Counci l a nd th e Am eri can Mot orcyclist Association were extreme ly ge nerous with their tim e, adv ice and fina ncia l su p por t. Join in g th e effo rt were CO RVA , the H igh Desert Multipl eU se Coa liti on , Eq uest ria n T ra ils In c. , Blyth e Ci ty Cou nci lma n Bill , Mart i ndal e, Kern Co unty Supervisor R o y As hburn , S ta te ro ck h o und groups, CA L -1W D Clubs Inc., th e California OHV Legisla tive Coa li tio n, a nd AMA District 37. Resources from the Desert Conserva tion Ins titute (mi ni ng ind us try ), Ca lifor n ia Wool gr ow ers Associ at ion a nd th e O rego n La nd s Coaliti on al so co n tribu ted to th e success o f th e trip. It was a remarkab le effo rt an d a fantastic tea m of people! Dana Bell AMA Dist . 37 Legislative Officer Long Beach , CA Born in the U .S.A., but ... I read th e sad news in yo u r June 12 iss u e th a t Be ll (m o to rc ycl e) h el met s wo n 't be " Ma de i n th e U .S.A.." I ride a sport bike from J a pa n because non e are mad e here, bu t a t least I co u ld get some world cl ass Am eri can product s in to th e package with a Fox Shock, Mobil I O il and Bell H el met. I'v e bo ugh t my last hel met fro m Bell. Th ey mad e t h eir rep utati on with Am eri can wo rkers . Now managem ent and th e bean co u nters have decided to sell th eir her itage to fo reign interests (did th ey sell their mo thers and daught ers, too?). I kn o w it is diffi cu lt to sell i n toda v's int ernati onal ma rket p la ce, b ut tha t co m pe ti tio n u sed to bring ' o u t the best i n Am erican in genuity and skills. Now it j ust seem s to revea l laziness a nd g reed. If I wanted a forei gn helmet I wo u ld have bought o ne. Now I will have Q, but it won 't be th e n ew in tern a ti on al " Bell. " Anot her p ro ud and innovative America n corporation has gone to the j unk yard. If th is lett er gets p ub lis hed, I su ppose so me " Bell p ress prostitute" will p ropose excuses suc h as ma rket pressures forced it , orprod uct liabil ity in co u rts forced it and "good old Amer ican " desi gn expe rt ise is still involved. Do n ' t bel ieve it. It's just so u lless g reed . G. Buleca Perth Ambo y, NJ at no charge ou r apartment, food and tr an sportation to any racer in nee d of a pl ace to stay. Our residence is in an idea l loca tio n si nce we are so close to a ll th e practice tracks in th e area. Any interested racer o r tuner shou ld co n tact us (714/ 911-072 1) a s soon as possibl e. Felix R od reg u ez O n ta rio, CA Oops! An u n fortu na te error slipped into the Kawasa ki ad co m me mo ra tin g J eff Ward 's Oklahoma City Su percro ss win wh ich a p peared in th e June 26 edition of Cycle N ews. T he agency in cluded th e Bel -Ray logo am ong o ur list o f spo nsors; how ever , that co m pa ny is 'no lo nger associa ted wit h T eam Ka wasa ki. • Ou r mo tor o il su p p lier is Motul USA, In c., a nd we a re extremely so rry for the em ba rrass me n t this erro r has ca use d to o ne o f o u r va lued sponsors. Mo tul has chosen Team Kawasa ki as th eir excl usive AMA Supercross and National MX spo ns o red effo rt , an d o ur tea m has ben efitted from Motu l's 125 yea rs of experienc e in produci ng the hi gh est y q uali ty lubricants for the ex tre me dem ands of co mpeti tiv e raci ng. We are exci ted abo u t our new rela tio ns hi p wi th Mo tu l, a nd we expect to co nti n ue th is rela tions h ip fo r many yea rs. Roy Turner T eam Kawasaki Racing Mgr. Ir vine, CA Delighted old timer A t ho usa nd " t h a n k you 's " to Ka wasa ki Mot or Co rp. a nd Tea m Gree n's J o se G onsal ez fo r th ei r su p p o rt a t th e J u n e 15-1 6 Ol d T ime rs/ O ver T he H ill Gang MX Clu b Ma m mo th MX. J os e a nd th e peop le witb h im (so rry, I didn 't ge t th eir nam es) were super friend ly a nd help ful. Alo ng with th e usua l jetti n g suggestio ns , a nd Ka wa saki -sp ecif ic h elp , th ey . were a lways ready to hel p an y rider, an y brand , wi th la bo r or cross referen cing parts to hel p o ur riders keep goi ng. On top of a ll tha t, o n Sa tu rday a ft e r n o o n a b a r b eq u e feas t wa s served. For free ! For everyo ne ! G rea t food a nd dri n ks, and lots of 'em. We lo ved it ! O verall , the wea ther , raci ng a nd tra ck wer e great. The peop le of Mam moth a nd the riders were all a pleasure to work with. The extra effo rts by Ka wasa ki, Bob Ra th kam p o f Si nisa lo, and th e othe rs in vol ved are tr u ly appreciated. I would a lso lik e to th ank Haj ime Shogase, Tom Wh ite, Sco tt Wa llen berg , a nd the OTMX a nd OTHG club mem bers who helped th e weekend happen to begin wi th . You a re th e best! Walt Olson P resident, OTHG MX Club San Pedro, CA Free room and board I a m writ in g regard in g th e upcom ing World Champion sh ip 500cc MX event at G len H elen Park o n Au gust 25. Du e to the h igh cost of tr avel , transportat ion, food , lod ging, etc., my wife, twin bo ys an d I wo u ld like to extend a n offer to an y racer or tuner who need s a place to room for th e event. We reside in On ta ri o , Ca liforni a , and are o n ly 15 m inutes fro m th e track and 20 minutes from the race headquart ers . We are will ing to o ffer Letters to the editor should be sent to: Voices , Cycle News, P .O. Box 498, Long Beach, CA 90801-0498 . 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FEATURES DlRTTRACK Carr aces lima Half Mile .4 ROAD RACE James wins battle of attrition at Road America . . . .. . ..... . ..... •8 Oliver scores WERA F-USA victory at Seattle 22 Team Suzuki Endurance II tops WERA 6-Hour 24 PREVIEW Next stop - UnadilIal 250cc U.S. GP MX comes to town ... 14 INTERVIEW 1991Camel Supercross Champion jean-Michel Bayle : 18 EVENT Camel Supercross Series post-season party 20 SPEEDWAY ErmolenkoleadsAmerican forces at Overseas Finals MOTOCROSS Moore scores British l25cc GP victory 26 _ ~ . 28 ENDURO Hough tackles Trask Two-Day ISDE Qualifier 30 DIPARTMENTS LOCAL RACING CALENDAR WANT ADS RESULTS 34 44 50 62 ONTHE FRONT PAGE: Defending 250cc MX World Champion Alessandro Puzar will be battling for every precious po int when the 250cc MX GP Series makes its annua l stop at the Unadilla Valley Sports Center in New Berlin , New York. Check out page 11 for a preview of the Unadilla GP . Photo by Tom Strat tman, America's weekly motorcycle newspaper Volume XXVIII Mich ael Klin ger , Pu blish er Caroline Gendry. Ex ecutive Se cretary to th e Publisher Editorial Ja ck Ma ngu s. A ssociate Publisher / Ed itor Kit Pa lmer, A ssociate Editor Paul Carruthers. A ssociat e Ed it o; Nate Ra ub a. Associate Ed itor Ken Fau gh t. A ssistant Editor Donn Maeda, As sista n t Ed it or Edwina Ma ng us. Calendar Edi to r Grap h ics and Production Ree J oh nson. Produ ct ion Supervisor Man dy Loo , Produ ction Man age, Den nis Greene. L ab. T ech, Stacey G uest. Grap hic A,tist Amy Harr is. G rap hic Artist Carolyn Branham. Typeseuer Circu lation Rheba Smith, M anager Sarah Taylor , Bill ing Coordinator Alma Angu iano. Processing Coordin ator Gabrielle Gi lliam. Processin g Assistant Debbi e Weller. Dealer Coo rdi n ato r Wa nt Ads Linda Von de Veld . 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