Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

v ICES0 Lettersto the editor INSIDE Speedy pit work FEATURES ROAD RACE Spencer returns to winner'scircle, Stevens 6 wraps up championship in Miami o ~ 12 Oliver scoresat Road Atlanta C'I ~ 8 Edwards starsat Grand National Final Q.) ..0 S MOTOCROSS Bayle carries on at Barcelona Supercross.: o Z 20 ENDURO Hrehor hauls in Illinois win :> 16 Statenstill on top at VetNationals Q.) 18 INTERVIEW Dirt tracker Dave Durelle 22 DRAG RACE Myers wins battle, but Schultz wins the war I would like 10 thank Mark Johnson of th e Suzuki Racing Support crew. Just minutes before my second mota at the Vet Nationals al Perri s Raceway, I discovered a problem tha t sho u ld have sen t me ho me early. Mark cou ld not have worked faster, and I do n't, th in k Guy Cooper would ha ve go lien more a ttention. Thanks, Mark. 24 DEPARTMENTS NEW PRODUCTS EDITORS MEGAPHONE LOCAL RACING CALENDAR WANT ADS RESULTS POINT STANDINGS Jeff Arzouman Newport Beach, CA 17 25 28 .34 .38 37 50 Strike three! I've been musing over Yamaha's new com ingency fund ad, which uses th e po sitioning sta tement, " We' ve stashed mo re money in more places th an a tall exo tic dancer. " Is this wh at Yamaha wants rid ers (especially th e younger o nes) 10 en visio n wh en making a motorcycle purchase for 1992? Yamaha should gen erate more creativity, with a more positive message, in its advertisem ents. Home run on th e cash you 're posting, Yamaha, but a big strike three on that type of cop y. ON THE FRONT PAGE: Freddie Spencer sped through the streets of Miami to score his first National win in ov er six years, while Thomas Stevens crossed the finish line third to score his first National Superbike Championship. Race coverage begins on page 6. Photos by Henny Ray Abrams. Tom Mueller Oshkosh, WI Say no to drugs America's weekly motorcycle newspaper Volume XXV III Micha el Klinger , Publish" Car oline Gendry, Ex ecu tive Secre tory to the Publish" Editorial Jack Mangus , Associate Pu bl ish er! Editor Kit Palmer, A sso c iat~ Editor Pa ul Carruthers. Associat~ Editor Nate Ra ub a, Associate Editor Ken Faught, Assistant Editor Donn Maroa, Assi stant Editor Edw ina Mangus, Calendar Editor G raph ics and Production Ree Joh nson , Production Supervisor Mandy Loo, Production Alanag" . Dennis Greene, Lab. Tech. Stacey G uest , Graphic Artist Am y H arr is, Graphic Artist Carolyn Bran ha m , T yp eseu er Circulation Rheba Sm ith, Manag" Sarah Taylo r, Billing Coordinator Alma Ang uia no . Processin g Co ord inator Ga brie lle Gi lliam, Processing Assistant Debbie Well er, Dea ler Coordinator Want Ads Li nda Von de Veld , Want Ad Sales Advertising Terry Prat t, N ational Acco u nt s Afa nage r Mark T ho me, Weste rn Sales Manager Ron Davidso n. Wesle rn Sales Manage; Thomas R. Go mIT, Western Sales Manager Mark Mitchell. Eas tern Accounts Manager G reg Mitchell , Eastern Sales Manager Rick Math en y..Eastern Sales Manager Joa n Bell , Wes tern Ad Coordinator Carla Borden Allen, EasternAd Coordinator Deal er Sal es Steve Coroski , Dealer Represen tative . Marketing &: Pr omotion Mark T home, Manager Accounting/Data Pr ocessing Donna Bryan -Dia mond. A I R Coordinator Geneva Repass. Assistant H erlan e Lew is, Credi t .Service and Support Chris Aitcheson , H ead q uarters R ecep tion ist Leonard Herring, Service and Support I· National Headquarters Eastern Office 220 I Cherry Ave., Lo ng Beach , CA 90806, P. O . Box 498. Lo ng Beach . CA 9080 1-0498 . 4190 Firs t Ave.• T ucke r , GA. 30084; ma ilin g address P.O. Box 805, Tucker, GA 30085-0805. (3 10) 427-7433; (310) 636-8844 . FAX (3 10) 427-6685 (404) 934-7850. 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Patent Office. Allrightsreserved. • The November 13th issue showed up today, and in it, I read th e editor's " Good luck, Carroll" wishes for a perso n involved in drugs. I don 't kn ow Jack Mangus and I don 't know Carroll Resweber, but I do know we have absolutely no place in motorcycling for drug users , a nd I don 't care if th ey are th e best we've got! Your "good lu ck" wishes are send ing a message to yo u r rea dersh ip that it is o kay to use drugs a nd hide from the law , so long as you are "really somebody." I don 't agree. You use drugs, you deg rade whatever you are involved in. Bob Anderson Lakeside, CA M y "good lu ck " wasn't inten ded to reflect m y desire 10 see R esuieber be successfu l in h is flight from jus tice. On the contrary , having said he was involved in "a "race that few win," I believe thai he will be found and I don't doub t that, if foun d guilty, he will be incarcerated. I wish him good lu ck in rehabilitation and hope that one day he will join me an d fo lks lik e you in saying no to drugs . . . Edi to r. Let them know For those of you fortunate enough to receive Pr im e Sports Ne two rk's telecasts, you no doubt rejoi ced in th e Grand Prix road races aired by Prime Sports. If you missed th e Grand Prix Series , perhaps you saw some of the co vera ge of th e WERA Formula USA Series or th e ex tensive motocross covera ge. If you receive Prime Sports at home and yo u fa iled to wat ch these programs, shame on youl If you don't receive Prime Sports Network, call your local Cable company. More importantly, if you would like to see su ch excellen t co vera g e of motorcycle racing co ntin ue in the future, I suggest that you drop a quick note to Prime Sports in praise of its motorcycle programming. The address is 44 Cook SL, Suite 600, Denver, CO 80206. Lei them know we are out here, that we are grateful for their coverage of our sport, and that we hope they will be able 10 con tin ue their good work in th e future. Joby .Sabol Bozeman, MT The telecasts m entioned aired or are being aired on various regional cable n etworks, including Home Sports Ent ertainm ent, Mad iso n S quare Garden, Prime N etwork, Prime Sports Northw est, Prime Tick et N etwork and SportSoulh N etuiork, Call your cable com p any and request th e address of th e n etw ork thai carried th e telecasts in yo u r. area, an d lei th em kn ow you watched and enjoyed th em . . . Editor. Letters to 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 or Cycle News, Inc. Letters sho uld not exceed 200 words and all letters are subject.to edi ting. IN THE WIND ByPap_aW 1ey _ea-.iContinued from page3 - - - - -ary goal is to provide a common voice toward en ha nci ng the growth and value o f their sport. " The principal teams making up the association i n cl u de: Commonwealth Racing, T eam Muzzy Kawasaki. Two Brothers Racing, Vance & Hines, and Yoshimura Su zuki. MRTA plans to meet during th e off-season to establish the gr ou ps' principal ob jectives and agree on internal procedures. An announcement of MRTA 's agenda and its selectio n of a spokesperson/ coordinator is expected by the end of the year. Michelin road racing tires will be available in the southwest from Indig o Racing. Indigo will service Willow Springs International Raceway in southern California, Las Vegas Raceway in Nevada, and Firebird Raceway in Arizona. Indigo Racing is operated by Jeff Rohn and Richard Moore. For more information call 1110/ 945-8149 or 714/538-3741. The latest word from Europe is that Christian S arro n is scheduled to test a t Pa u l Ricard in the sou th of France and may race the 500cc Grands Prix again in 1992. Reportedly, Sonauto _ Yamaha has been approached by the French compan y which runs the country's lottery regarding possible team sponsorship. They want a French rider, however, and that's where Sarron comes back into th e pi cture. Sarron retired from G P racing at the end of 1990. M OVED : Lectron Fuel Systems , In c., from Michi gan to RI. 2, Box 17A, McGregor , TX 76657, 817/ 848-4044. F O R M E D: . Vintage Brakes , a ' co m pany that rebuilds vintage and classic bike br ak e shoes, by Jen Gehrs at 120 Galsworthy St. , Thousand Oaks, CA 91360,805/495-7956. ENGA GED: Jim Cox, manager of Tucker-Rocky Distributing's Riverside , California, branch , and Cathy Steadman. They've set March 29 as th eir wedd ing date . OPENED: A federal legislative offi ce in Washington, D.C., by th e National Coalition o f Motorcyclists. Located at 601 P ennsylvania Ave. , Suite 700 (P hone : 800/238-0080), th e office is under the di rection of legislative advocate Debbie Lough.

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