Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

National Olympics this Thanksgiving Day week, shou ld be directed to Thede at Race Tech (3227 Producer Way, #127, Pom on a, CA 91768, 714/ 5947755). Su pport is also needed from' indivi duals wh o wis h to distr ibute ra££Ie tickets and collect don ati ons' ' again , co ntact T hede. Eric Beingesser won a 1991 Chevy S- IO p ickup in G FI Racing's Win a Truck Night Motocross Series and Rick J o h n s o n and Jeff Mati- . asevich pr esented th e tru ck to the 250cc Nov ice class cha mpion at sou thern Cal ifornia 's Perri s Raceway on Sep tem ber 28. T he Motorcycl e Indu stry Council (MIC) kicked off its 1991 OHV Land Use Workshop Series o n Sep tember 25-27. The Hel en a National Forest in Montan a hosted th e first work sh op with o ver 75 participants attending. In coo peration wi th th e Speci a lty Vehi cle In stitute of America, MIC co nd ucts four OHV wor ksho ps a nn ua lly for professional land managers from local, sta te and federal agencies. The goal is to giv e participants th e information, tools and o nt h e- tra il ex p er ie nce th ey n eed to successfully man ag e off-hig hway vehicle recr eation. At th e workshops, OHV experts from the U.S. Fore st Service, the BLM a nd state agencies serve as g ues t lecturers and trail ride leaders. The Wayne National Forest in Ohio will host the second workshop, October 8-10; Mississippi's DeSoto National Forest will ho st a five-day workshop beginning October 29; and the BLM California Desert Distr ict will host th e fina l '9 1 worksh op, Nov emb er 13-15 in Ridgecrest. Just a reminder, that if you enjoy good food and good trai l riding (and who doesn't? ), th e 2nd Ann ual Cycle News Dual Sport J amboree is just aro und the corn er. The festi vities get underway Saturday, October 5, in the Barton Flats area o f so u thern California's San Bernardino National For est, with a free barbecu e for all entrants, followed by 100-plus miles of mostl y trail riding beginning at 7:00 a.m . the next da y. This year's ride promises to be every bit as fun and challengin g as last year's event. Be prepared for some serious ben ch racing after the rid e. For mor e informa tio n see page 27. ' ESPN will cover the stretch run of the Camel Pro Se r ie s o n four stra ight Thursday nights at 9:30 p.m. Pa cific tim e ( 12:30 a.rn. Friday in the Ea st ) beg inning O ctober 10 with overage of th e Labor Day weekend Springfield Mil e, foll ow ed by the San ose Mile o n October 17, the Sacra- mento Mile on October 24, and a show devoted to h ighl ights from the series o n October 3 I. DougPolen:World ChamI1_ion _ _ Don 't forget the ear ly starti ng time fo r th e October 5 Pomona Half Mile ro u nd of the Camel Pro Series. The first heat race will get the green light at 7:30 p .m. at the Los Angeles County Fairplex. exa n Do ug Polen (ri gh t) wrapped up the 1991 Worl d Superbi ke Championship with two races remaining as he stormed to victor ies in b?th ~egs of the French ro und at the Magny-Cours CIrCUIt on September 29. Pol<;~, aboard the Fas t By Ferracci Ducati, bea t Du cau s Raymond Roche by 3.44 seco nds in th e fir st leg and in the process clinched hi s first World Ch am p io nsh ip. Polen then went ou t and beat dethroned champ Roche in th e second leg by 27.54 seconds. T hi rd p lace in th e first leg went to two tim e World Champion Fred Merk el (H on) with Step~ane Mert en s (Duc) third in the second leg. Wtth two rounds remaining, Polen has 358 points to Roche's 245 points. Aus tralian Rob Phillis is third wi th 239 points. T he series moves to Italy o n October 6 and finishes in Australia on October 20_ T Steel City 125cc Nat ional winner Guy Cooper almost mi ssed the start of the first moto in Delm ont, Pen nsylvania, Sep tem ber 29. The defending Natio na l Cham pio n was o ne of the last riders to return to the start ing area foll o win g a parade lap, but instead of taki ng hi s place o n th e line Cooper quickl y rode towards the T eam Suzuki p its. He stop ped sho rt at the port-a -cans and made a quick p it sto p before retu rning to the starting ga te in tim e for the start of th e race. Cooper fini shed th e mo to seco n d behind w inn er Mike Kiedrowski. 0) lo-< Q.) ..0 o .... u o Mar ch wh en he cras hed a Yam aha TZ250 in q ua lifying and injured his sho u lder. Since then, Baldwin has been keeping fit by riding motocross o n hi s property in Co nnec tic ut. " I'm fit as far a s motocr o ss goes, but i t's a bit different then running around on a ro ad racer with a pack of o ther guys." Baldwin, however, can boast a little track knowled ge; he co m pe ted at Texas W orld Speedway in 1978. Craig Erion of T w o B r o the r s Racing says th e team has a commitment from Steve Crevier to rid e the team's Hondas next year, and they would also like to hav e Freddie Spencer back in 1992. .Rumors of Spencer ri di ng for Ducat! next year have reached Erio n: :'We want . Freddie, but o ur probl em IS not having sponsors hip money so he can get a salary," Erion sai d. " At this point we can 't pa y rider fees and Freddie n.eeds to be compe nsa ted; he deserves It. There will be no hard ' feelings from us if Freddie can work a deal with Eraldo (Ferracci ). We'd give the thumbs up to him. But right now, we have a ride for him." Will Guy Coop e r switch to the 250cc Nationals next year? After wrapping up the overall victory with a secondpl ace finish in th e seco n d 125cc National m oto a t Steel City, Cooper thanked Suzuki for building a fast RMI 25 during a post-race interview , then told the crowd, " Next year I might be able to find o u t how fast the RM 250 is." Suzu ki 's M ike LaR occo was th e cen ter of specu la tion in the Steel City p its as to whether or not he will switch to Kaw asaki n ext year. LaRocco declined to comment o n the matter, as did Kawasaki MX T eam Manager Ro y Turner. " We' ll be able to tell everyone at the end of the week," said Turner. Four-time AMA National Road Race Ch ampion Mike B aldwin will rid e a Two Brothers Racing Honda RC30 and 'CBR600 in the AMA National Championship Road Race Series at T exas World Speedway in Co llege Station, Texas, October 8. Baldwin will take over for Canadian St e v e Cr e vier, who broke a bone in h is lower leg while riding his motocross bike last week. The ride will reunite Baldwin with his form er Honda factory teammate F r eddie Spencer . " We ga ve Mike (Baldw in ) th e Two Brothers' rules - 'You show up and we'll provide the bike." , ~ ist Ra cing Products. T oomer, wh o IS the o w ne r o f AM A/CCS GT U Er:tdu! an ce National Championship wrnnmg T eam T oomer, will handle sales, promotion and factory sup port for both AMA and WERA roa d racing events. P ROMOT ED: Bru ce Fairey to product man ag er for Ducati motorcycles a t Cagiva North Ameri ca. Fairey previously served as parts su perviso r and the position will be filled by Chris Beyer. Dutch 250cc Grand Prix road racer Wilco Z e e le nbe rg has sig ne d a co ntract with Suzuki for 1992. Zeelen berg finished fourth in the 1991 250cc World Championship on a SharpSampson-backed Honda NSR250. N AMED: Philip Capossela as vice president of the motorcycle group at BMW of North Ameri ca, In c. Capossela, formerl y the genera l manager of BMW's central region , replaces Hans Koud ella, wh o is returning to BMW AG in Munich , Germa ny. Baldwin last . rode as a teammate to Spencer o n facto ry Hondas at Daytona in 1982. " I' ll go there and see what happen s," Baldwin said on Monday, Sep tember 30. " I wish this had com e up a little earl ier in the year." Baldwin last rode a road racer at Daytona in N AMED: Bill T oomer, as factory road racing represen tative for Power P ROM OTED: Luigi Di Cairano to director o f sa les at Cagi va North America. P R OMOTED: Fred Hoess to product manager for Husqvarna motorcycles at Cagiva North America. H oess will continue his duties as off-road race team director. BORN: Paul Patrick Donnell y, son of th e late Paul Donnelly and hi s wife Debbie, in Up land, California , o n September 25. MOVED: H oward Motorsports , a servi ce and pipe repair shop, to 4516 N. Nevada, Spokane, WA 99207. The new phone number is 509/ 482-0 107. N~ED: Tom Brady as marketing coord ina tor for Smith Sport Optics' motorcycle and ski divisions. Brady replaces Lea Turner, who is leaving Smith. after two years to pursue personal mterests, BORN : Kelsey Elizabeth Graeb er , daughter of American Suzu ki Motor Corporation's advertisin g supervisor ~erry Graeber and his wife Tammy, m Pasadena , California, on Sep tember 23. ------., I I I I SUBSCRIPTION ORDER FORM Name :...-. _ Address [J _ Stare L , City '-- Zip [J _ [J [J O rder Date _ P lease start my subscription to Cycle News: (non-CaIi£omia residents) [J Every week for one year (50 issues) for $35.00 (can be billed 3 monthly payments) [J Every week for two years (100 issues) for $65.00 [J Six months second class (25 issues) for $18.00 (CaIi£omia residents - includes sales tax) [J Every week for one year (50 issues) for $37.75 (can be billed 3 monthly payments) [J Every week for two years (100 issues) for $70.00 [J Six months second class (25 issues) for $19.40 iss~e.), [J This is a renewa l Please bill m e B!1l 3 payments of $1 1.67 (no n -California residents) Bill 3 payments of $12.59 (Cali fo rnia residents sales tax included) Enclosed is my ch eck or money order .. - ~ . 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