Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

eIN THE WIND e B PapaWealey y Continued from page 2 most of it was eventua lly ampu ta ted. " Actua lly, I don 't reall y kn ow how m uch o f th e toe is still th ere, I haven 't seen it yet," said Lewis. "They origina lly pi n ned th e toe' a nd tied so me da maged tendons toge the r, but th ey weren 't heal in g right, so I had to have it (the toe ) cut o ff. I don' t kn ow fo r sure how long I'm going to be laid up, but I pl an o n riding th e Chec k Ch ase (Na tio na l H are & H ound ) in two weeks." The th ird ro u nd o f the AMA District 37 Best In The West Seri es saw Ted Hunnicutt (Kaw ) nip Paul Krause (Kaw) for th e overall wi n a t the Wild H a re H are & H ound , a t Lucerne Vall ey, February 23. T hird overa ll was National H are & H ound Champion Danny Hamel (Kaw) a nd fourth was Ty Davis (AT K) Defen d in g 125cc Western Regi onal S uper cross C h a m p io n J e r e m y McGrath was forced to wai t until the March 7 Daytona Supercross by H onda to ma ke h is 250cc class debut in th e Camel Supercross Series. McGrath , who won th ree Western Regional main eve n ts in a row, had p la n ned to co m pe te in the February 22 Atlan ta Supercross bu t was forced to stay home in sou the rn Ca lifornia so th a t he co uld test h is Pea k Anti freeze/ Pro Circuit H on da CR250. " We didn 't ge t a ny test in g don e because of th e week -long rai ns in Cali forn ia," said Peak Team Manager and Pro Circuit owner Mitch Pa yton. " We decided it wo uld be better to wait a nd do it right. McG ra th will definitely be at Daytona. " The RZ/RD 500 Owners Group will hol d a club meeting as pa rt of th eir 2nd Annual East Coast Reu nion a t Daytona Beach during Camel Motorcycle Week. T he meeting wi ll tak e p lace a t I p .m. in the o u tdoor pati o area o f H oo ters Restaurant, across from Dayton a Interna tio nal Speed way , o n Saturday, Ma rch 7. All twostroke enth usiasts are welcome. For more in forma tio n, ca ll 619/726-5786. E ndurothon racing has co me to a halt a t northern Ca lifornia 's Sa n J ose Fairgro u nds Speedwa y, a t least until th e end o f the sp rint ca r seaso n in lat e O ctober. Harold Murrell, the enduro tho n organizer, said, " We rea ll y wa nted to have a few more races a nd get a ni ce little series sta rted for th e bike folks , bu t the recent deluge o f rai n has put us way beh ind in o u r regu lar prepa rations for th e u pcoming World o f Qu tlaws (s p r i nt ca r ra cin g ) series . . . " Bob Frink was presented th e Dud Perkin s Award. th e AMA 's most prestigious awa rd. by AMA President Ed Youngblood on Febru ary 8 in Fitchburg , Massachusetts. Fri nk received th e award du ring a su rp rise party hos ted b y h is fri ends. The party honored Frink for the 25 years he's publ ish ed and edi ted Motorcycl ist Post, a mo nth ly New England mot orcycle p ublication. 58 The MTEG Off -Road G ran Prix Series ro und sche duled for May 2 a t ASU Sun Devil Sta di um in T em pe , Arizona , has been ca nceled a nd a new loca tion a nd dat e have yet to be determi ned. A majo r co nstructio n pr ogram a t the sta diu m ha s ca use d th e d ate a n d lo ca tio n cha nge. " In o ur initial sched u ling for th e 1992 seaso n, it was anticipated th at th e co nstructio n p roject would either be co mp leted or far enough alo ng so that we could ra ce at ASU Sun Devil Stadium o n Ma y 2," said MTEG Presid ent Bill Marce l. " H owever, th e proj ect hasn 't p rogressed as plan ned , and it is necessary to move to a nother location a nd dat e." Jason Fletcher, wh o broke his back at the AMA 600cc Dirt Track Natio na l in Fresn o, Ca lifornia, last May, wi ll retu rn to racing a t the season openi ng Daytona Sho rt Track rou nd o f the Ca me l Pro Series . H a ve yo u caught th e Taco Bell commercial th at features a Buell? It first ai red d uri ng the Super Bow l in late J anuary , a nd has co n tin ued to be telecast. " I a m happ y to see mOlOrcy- ' cli ng portra yed in a positive light," said Bu e ll founder Erick Buell. "T he re ha ve been too many nega tive images o f mo tor cycles in th e media lat ely. I th ink Taco Bell sho u ld be th a nked for th is co m me rcia l." Pa pa agrees and tips his helm et to H eidi Hi sk Product ion s o f Stu dio Ci ty. California, who p rod uced th e spot. And, o f co urse, a not her tip o f Papa's hel met to Taco Bell , wh o is paying for it. T o let T aco Bell know how you feel , wri te to: T aco Bell , 17901 Von Karm en Ave., Irvine, CA 92714. NAMED: Mar k Spea ks, as field sales ma nager for Yamaha Mo to r Corp. USA. A Yam aha employee for the past 13 years, Speak s has served as dis tr ict manag er a nd as a reg ional ma nager. HIRED: Bob Starr , as nati onal advertisi ng ma nager fo r Yam ah a Mot o r Corp. USA. Starr pr eviousl y hel d a simi lar positio n wit h U.. Suzuki, a nd most recently held th e posi tio n o f nat ion al advertising director fo r Cycle World magazi ne. CORRECTION: The pho ne n umber for th e 17th An n ual Three Flags Classic rid e was in correctl y pri nte d in a n item th a t recently appeared in th is section . T he correct number is 805/ 274-4840. HIRED: Susa n Lee, as race suppo rt manager for Yok o Racewear. CORRECTION: In o u r coverage o f th e Q ui cksilver Na tiona l Enduro, we reported tha t fifth -place finish er Dan Ni elsen rode a Suzuk i, wh en in fact he rides a H usqv arna. Nielsen used to rid e a Suzu ki, but he inked a dea l with Husqv arna aft er earn ing a go ld medal at th e ISDE in Czech oslovaki a last fall. HIRED: Mi ke Bald win , the former Nat iona l Ch a mpion roa d racer, by Spectro Oils o f Am erica wh ere he' ll serve as marketing ma nager. Baldwin, who o per a tes Mi ke Bal d w in P ro School/H igh Perform a nce Mo tor cycle Rid ing School, will spearhead Spectr o ' s marketing expa nsion effo rts over seas, and will assist in domestic marketing and p rod uc t develo pment programs. PROMOTED: Mart in Bohda n , by Spectro fro m co ntrolle r to vice p resident and managing director. Martin will be responsib le for the day-to-day operations of Spectro. NAMED: Pans U nli mited , as th e 1991 Dunlo p Mot orcycle T ire Distribut or o f th e Year. The award is pr esented a n n ua lly b y Dunlo p to the distribu tor di sp laying th e mo st o u tsta nd ing customer service, sal es p ro · fessio nal ism a nd exemplary representa tion of Du nl op. BORN: Lucas J eff J ohnso n , so n o f mu lti ·time AMA Na tional Mot ocross and SuperCToss Champion R ick J ohnso n and his wi fe Stephan ie in La J olla. Ca lifornia, on February 20. RESULTS Hare Scrambles BlazingSaddles HS Hattiesburg, MS Feb. 9 By Fred Pittman AA DavidBngg G"ll llryant Glenn IloIIingshtad )cflP1unidt Dwight Rudder OPE.~ A Sll¥.. Enns Sha... l.oftin Barry Bdi Brian Bmll'ML\1 Dustin &boo flriDostal josh T_tina Andy IIarringtoa TID! 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