Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

v S 0ICE Letters to the editor INSIDE FEATURES MOTOCROSS Another U.S.victory in Holland .. .. . 8 ~ c-r l-t Q.) ,.0 o .... u o Binghamton National falls to Bayle, laRocco . . ..... •. . .. ... 12 ROAD RACING Polen, Roche split German World Superbike round 16 TeamSuzuki takes Endurance title with RoeblingRoadwin 26 VINTAGE Hundreds get together forannual Steamboat Springs competition .... . 18 22 SPEEDWAY Danes top World Team Cup competition 24 DEPARTMENTS LOCAL RACING RESULTS 28 : 36, 54 20 ; CALENDAR 37 WANT ADS INTERVIEW Motocrosser-in-demand, Brian Swink DRAG RACE Bernard wins his first at Indy .41 POINT STANDINGS 54 ONTHE FRONT PAGE: Frenchman Jean-Michel Bayle scored the 500cc National victory in Binghamton, New York, and moved closer to becoming the first rider to ever win three AMA National MX titles in one season. See page 12 for the complete story. Photo by KitPalmer. No punches pulled T hank you for printing th e letter from Alan M. Ghaleb, Esq. , su m ma rizing the even ts a t this year's Barstowto-Vega s protest. Once again , I urge your staff and read ers to get a copy of Cadillac Desert , by Mar c Rei sner. T his monumental book documents in detail the incredible corr up tion of the Bureau of Land Management. Their top management would be right a t home in th e KGB. The BLM has always been for sale to the highest bidder. Their policies lead to more enviro n ment a l damage in a day than off-road activities cause in 'a decade. Roberl G. Huenemann La Honda, CA Gone, but not forgotten On September 2, George Cuda of Palmdale. California, died of a heart attack. George wa s-an avid Brit bike enthu siast. He owned and tuned the last BSA to run the Ascot TT National. George also will be remembered as the announcer at the White Walk Smoke & Roar TT ra ces. He will never be forgotten by all of his fri ends and fell ow racers. Godspeed, " Cuda." Gary Swan Reseda, CA America's weekly motorcycle newspaper Volume XXVIII Michael Klinger . Publish", Caroline Gendry. Executive Secretary /0 th e Publish", Edi torial J ack Ma ngus, Associale Publish rr t Editor Kit Pa lmer . A ssocIate Editor . Paul Carru the rs, Associate Editor Na te Rauba , Associat e Editor Ken Faugh t. A ssista nt Ed it or Do nn Maeda . Assistant Edit or Ed wina Man gus, Calen dar Editor Graphics and Pr oduction Ree J oh nso n, Product ion S upervisor Man d y Loo, Product ion Manager Denn is G reene . L ab. T ech . Stacey G uest. Grap hic A r/ist Amy H ar ris. G rap hic A rtis t Carolyn Branham, T yp esett er Circulation Rh eba Sm ith. Manag'" Sara h Taylor. Billing Coordinator Alm a An gu iano . Pro cessin g Coordi na tor Ga brie lle G illia m. Processing Assistant Debbie Well er. Dealer Coo rdinator Want Ads L inda Von de Veld. Wa nt Ad Sales National Headquarters 2201 Cherry Ave Long Beach. CA90806. .. P.O. Box 498. Long Beac CA908014198 h. 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Tradtmark Cydt Ntws rtgistertd U.s. PatemOffiu. All righlS reserved. Bounce, bounce, bounce .•. Recently I advert ised in your cla ssified sect io n a nd my ad was a great success. I sold man y of th e extra parts I no longer needed. Of co u rse, th e sell ing of parts via U PS does present a problem; either ship the items C.O .D. or be paid for the items befo re they are sh ipped . We.ll, I chose C. O. D. and accep ted personal checks, since in 15 years of (being invol ved in ) motorcycling, I never have had a problem wi th th is kind of arrangement - until now. I received several in sufficient fund chec ks and th en th e probl em s really beg an ! I am still trying to get my parts or money back from th ese individuals. A word of warning: when selling motorcycles , p arts, etc. . accep t only ca sh ie r 's checks, money orders, or cash, or you will be sorry. Gary Dodge Tonganoxie, KS tion and regulation affecti ng motorcyclists. Just th is session we were able to ge t ABATE and the Montana Trail Ve h icle R ider s Assn . together to defeat a bill whi ch would have virt ua lly elim ina ted trailriding on public lands. Forest Service and BLM land managers in this area are well aware of my efforts. I am a p roponen t of increasing gras sroots go ve r n me n t relations efforts on th e local and state levels . I am former motocrosser and hare scrambler. Today du al- sport and trail riding are more my speed. I rode the Bvto-V dual-sport ride a couple of years ago. A recent visit to th e vintage races in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, has me looking for a good 250cc 1974 Can-Am or CZ to go vintage motocrossing with. In my spare time I have traveled almost 400,000 miles on road bikes. The election this year is being contested by at least three members . of Dirt Alert. Since our 'g oals and beliefs are similar, how does one determine wh om to vote for? It takes three or four years for a trustee to learn the ropes and to begin to become effective. Some trustees never become effective. The AMA Board of Trustees is facing very critical issues right now. I am in a position to be very effective right now. I am always one phone call away; (406) 442-0737. I have had very broad support from the very di verse segme nt s of our sport. The AMA is our associatio n, exerci se your right to both nominate and then to vote. The du e dat e for nomination ballots is Octob er I I. Dal Smilie AMA Vice Chairman Helena, MT That old feeling Is i t possible? Is " Product 19" back on th e market after so long? Nothing has thrill ed me, ou tside of 'Kevin Schwantz's wild style, more than th e old Kenny Rob ert s/Freddie Spencer battles of old. And now , according to witness Tom Kipp , h e (Freddie) might be gettin g that " old feeling" back. Now that would be worth seeing l Keepup the great coverage; I can 't live without it . Stan Chiras Addy, WA a • Wh en sh ip p ing items C.O.D. via U PS, y o u can sp ecif y " cas h on ly." . . . Editor. Vote! The AMA is governed by an elected Board of Trustees. This year the trus tees in the northern half of the cou ntry are up for reel ection'. Nomination ballots are in the October issu e of Ameri can Motorcyclist magazin e right aft er page 24. I am running for anoth er term as tr ustee for the AMA' s Northwest Region - Districts 24 (ID & MT), 27 (WA), 28 (O R), 36 (N. CA & NW NV ) and 40 (AK). I'd like to ask for the sup port of the AMA members am ong your readers. Let me give you a little background: I ha ve been on the AMA Board since 1982. I am the Board's current vice chairm an , I sit on the Finance Committee and am chairman of the AMA Museu m Board (He ri tage Foundatio n) . I am a Ch arter Life Member. I have personall y signed up over 2000 members. I have been a registered lobbyist in" m y sta te and hav e been a b le to assemble coalitions of diverse motorcyclists to defend or support legisla- -II Fun, once again For the last two years I have criticized th e (lac k of) security and the conduct of some motocross fans in the ~ overnight parking area at Washougal Motocross Park. This year, I must congratulate all who were involved in making our s tay (for the AMA National Championship MX ) an enjoyable one. So, you fans who have put orr coming to cam p overnight can now do so and hav e a fun time once again. My personal th anks to Washougal's Ralph Huffman and Bob Leach. I hope for your cont inued su ccess with th e AMA National. 3 John Dixon S.I.R. MX Kent, WA j Letters 10 the editor should be sent to: Voices, Cycle News, P.O. Box 498, Long Beach, CA 90801-0498. Published letters do not necessarily reflect the position of Cycle News, Inc. Letters should not exceed 200 words and all letters are subject to ': editing.

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