Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

eINTHEWIN D By Papa Wealey ~ Con tinued from page 4 Dubach ever wo n a su percross, Thede wo ul d drink a beer. Thede dis likes the taste of alcohol a nd his full bottle of beer a t Ma mmoth was the first time that he's taken more than just a sip . Determ ined not to let hi m o ff th a t easi ly, Thede' s long time friend Brian Manley spiked th e beer with a shot of 151 Ru m. Casey Folks will host his first Best in The Desert Dual-Sport Ride and Poker Run J ul y 20-21, starting and finishing in Cal iente, Nevada. Each da y will feature a IOO-mi le onl off -road ride, ho tel acco mmodations, lunch a nd d in ne rs, a n event T vshirt, ro u te sheets for both days, a nd ch ase tru cks. For more infor matio n , regarding pri ce, erc., call 702/ 457-5775. Wo rld Ch ampionship 250cc MX Ser ies co mpetitor Mike Healey, will mak e hi s first appearance at th e United Sta tes 250cc Grand Prix a t Unadilla o n July 14. Heal ey, wh o is currently tied with fell ow Ameri can Trampas Parker fo r secon d i n t he p o int sta ndings beh ind Italian Alessandro Puzar, is loo king forward to competing o n th e world-famous course. " I've seen pictu res o f it, it looks a weso me," said Heal ey, who hails from Costa Mesa, Ca lifornia. " Dependi ng on ho w much su pport I get from the other American riders a t Unadilla, I thi nk I have a good chance of ca tchi ng Puzar in points. I sta rted the series 40 points down, and now I' m tied for seco nd l I'd like to win th e race , I know I have the speed a nd co nditioning. " Wit h three rounds remaining, Healey and Parker lie 36 points beh in d Puzar, 169205. The Human Race Team (Bim) won their third straigh t A MAlCCS Endura nce Challenge on Friday, July 5, at the C harlo tte Mo tor Sp eed wa y in C har lo tte , North Caro l i n a. The Humans topped Gold Hill Racing (Ya m) by two laps in th e three-hour race with Yamaha of Jacksonville fin ishing third. The GTU class was won by Orion Racing (H o n) over Elin Racin g (Ya m) and Team Toomer (Kaw). Australian Kevin Magee will team with Doug Chandler on th e Nescafe Yama ha for the July 28 Suzuka 8Hour. Once aga in, Rothmans H onda's Michael Doohan a nd Wayne Gardner will tea m up for HRC. H onda had asked Rothmans Kan emo to Ho nda 's Luca Cadalo ra to join Australian Darryl Beat tie on a Hondabacked squad, but the Italian declined. The International Racing Teams Association (IRTA) h as recom· mended to th e FIM that th ey no t go io th e Interlago s circu it for th e Brazilian GP o n September 8 because safety improve me n ts that th ey asked for were not do ne. How ever, it is on ly a reco m me ndation and th e FIM has th e final say in whether th e ra ce goes on or no L IRTA's Qnly power is in a boycott, though no one thinks it will co me to th a t. A decision on whether there would be an alte rnative GP will not be made until, and if,. th e event is ca ncelled. In a bizarrel y worded comm u nique sent to the Dutch TT at Assen , the Brazil ia n race organizers said a ll of the improvements had been m ade a nd it was all a " misu nderstood." 54 Canadian road racer Jon Cornwell fo llowed his 35th place qualifying mark with a 23rd p lace fin ish in the 250cc Dutch GP on June 29 aboard a Yamaha. The Canadian, who was backed by Shoei and Ohlins, was pleased with his performance and will be racing in the next two GPs in France and England, though he has to return between them for a race commitment in Canada. The rumor o f Team Marlboro Roberts Yamaha a n d Lucky Strike Suzuki switching from Dunlop to Michelin su rfaced again a t th e Du tch GP. Jacques Mor elli, Michel· in 's man on th e scene, had previously said a decision on wh ether they would have the capacity to build enough tires for the extra teams would be made in mid-July. The rumor has the teams on Michelin rubber for th e British GP at Donington Park in earl y August. American sideca r passenger Peter Essaff was dropped from Dutchman Egbert Streuer's Lucky Strike team at the Dutch GP and joined forces with Brit Gary Thomas in the Motorsports Import LCR. According to Streuer, Essaff was dropped du e to lack of experience, which Essaff readily conceded, adding th ere wer e no hard feelings. The Californian was headed home after Assen , but pl anned to return for th e French GP hoping for a chance to drive.o ne of th e chairs. In Holland, Essaff and Thomas qualified 22nd but crashed twice o n the third lap of the 16-lap rac e, th e second stunt in a sixth-gear, left-h and kink that tor e th e body off th e mach in e, th ough neither was hurt. "T wo cras hes in one lap," Essaff said. . " If you ca n't win, you m ight as well have fun ." Streu er, with his new pas senger Derek J ones of Britain, won th e race. British frame build er Steve Harris said at the Dutch GP th at he was building 15 Yamaha YZR500 replica frames, to Yamaha specs, for sale alone or with a Yamaha engine. Kenny Roberts has already said he would bu y 10 for sale in th e U.S. The frame alone is expected to cost roughly $20,400 a nd a complete bike with a spares kit about $85,000. The bikes will be fitted with Ohlins suspension and co nven tional steel brakes. Marlboro Roberts Yamaha 's John Kocinski turned in th e fastest lap ti me of th e two-day IR TA test at Paul Ricard in the south of France on July 5-6. Kocinski clocked a one- m in ute, 22A-second lap . Kocinski's teammate Wayne Rainey was seco nd quickest a t I:22.6 just ahead o f Rothmans Honda's Michael Doohan a t 1:22.7. Texan Kevin Schwantz turned a 1:23.1 on the Luck)' Strike Suzuki. Rothmans Honda's Wayne Gardner crashed at Paul Ricard but wasn 't seri o us ly injured. Cag iv a ' s Alex Barros, however, wasn 't as fortunate_ The Brazilian rebrok e h is right wrist, br ok e hi s ri ght co llarbone and fractu red seven bones in his rig ht hand in the get-<>ff. Barros may m iss the remainder of th e season because of the inj uries. HIRED: Mi ke Buck ley, as P irell i Mot orcycle Tires sales ma nag er. Buckley's primary responsibi lti es wi ll be field sales, wit h special emphasis o n deal er a nd distrib utor· rep resentative su p po rt a nd train in g. CORRECTION: Revised resul ts of th e Jun e 23 AHRMA So u the rn Reg ional MX at sout he rn Ca lifornia's Perri s Raceway have Tim Nash (Hon) win ni ng th e Sportsmen 250cc Expert class, with Ed Ho (Hon) second and David Boyds tu nn (Mai) third. RESULTS Short Track R1ndaII Rtjcri Canaan USA Spdwy Canaan,NH Jane 8 ByPeteGiamma1vo TCCRA~200 50 Tom Kldty K Cayer yle A. LaviolgtI, n... IIotdd O B PEN Don IIotdd D.nnis Ketttrling T00d Ridman jdf Orlh Chris St..... 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