Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

P hillis,Polen take Belgian wins D efending World Superbike Ch ampion Doug Pol en (right) exte nded his cha mp ionship poi nts lead to 10 points over Rob Phill is afte r posting a 5-1 tall y a t Spa-Franco rcha rnps in Belgi um on May 24. T eam Movin g Kawasaki's Phill is won th e first race at Spa, topping Ducati-mounted Stephan e Mertens and Muzzy Kawasak i's Scott Russell afte r emerging fro m a seven -rider battle for the lead . Pol en 's Du ca ti teamma te G ian carl o Fa lappa finished fourth wi th Polen fifth after an off-trac k excursion on the final lap. In the second leg, thou gh , Pol en came back to beat Falappa by a scant .H -of-a-second with BYR D Yamah a 's Fabrizio Piro vano th ird, Ducari's Raymon d Roche fourt h and Ph illis fifth. Russell fin ished ni nt h in the second race after battling with fadin g brakes. With four rounds comp leted, Polen leads Phill is, 121 -111, in the championship. Roche is third wi th 103 poi nts with Aaron Sligh t fourt h a t 86 and Russ ell fifth wit h 83. CRESp lNELS 8 ~ If you've been to the United Stat es Grand Prix or the American round of the World Superbike Series in the past three years, yo u prob ably a lready know about James Crespinel, His commis si oned work includes portraits of . Mikhail Gorbachev, Marti na Nav ratilova, Michael J orda n , Brian Bosw ort h and S teve Largen t , in addition to images of James Dean , Elvis Presley a nd Marilyn Monroe. He is quickl y becoming one of t he most sought after com petition artists in the United States. Many world class r iders themselves own original oil paintings by Crespinel a nd now lithographs of his works are available for both the collector and enthusiast a li ke, t h ro ug h Cycle ' News Products. EDDIE LAWSON and roads to provide a conti n uous OH V rou te between Short Cut Sadd le (wh ere Up per Big T u j u n ga Road meets Angeles Crest H igh way) and Mt. Pa cifico. The Arroyo Seco Ra nger District (ASRD) will host an open house on June 5-6 to offer the public a n opportu n ity to comment on the project. Open house hours are 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday a t the Oak Grove Ranger Sta tion whi ch is located at 4600 O ak Grov e Drive in Flintridge. For mo re informat ion, call J ean Christie at 8181790-11 51. Accordi ng to a press release issued at the Italian Grand Prix in Mugello on Ma y 23, the contrac t between crew ch ief Kel Carruthers and Spaniard Ca rl o s Cardus' Team Repsol Hon d a has been dissolved. When contac ted at his home in San Diego, Ca l ifo rn ia, o n Monda y, May 26, Car ruthers said : "T he cont ract has not been dissolved. There is a con tract dispu te and I was given a written release from per forming my duties at Mugello and this weekend at Barcelona (the Grand Prix of Europe ) until the cont ract is resolved. I can' t di sclose the problem at this tim e. It's a matter betw een T eam Repso l H onda and myself. " According to Yosh imura Su zuki 's Dave Sadowski, Randy Renfrow 's quote in our coverage of the AMAI CCS 600cc Supersport race at Ch arl otte Motor Speedwa y was "totally inaccurat e." Renfrow told Cycle N ews that Sadowski "gave me a big kick when I tried to go up the inside." Sado wski, tho ugh, denies the incident ever -too k place: "M y feet never left the foot pegs a nd the video tape will sho w that," Sadowski said . " I leaned on him, and - - - - - - Continued on page 4 Althou~h four-time World Cham pion Eddie Lawson has not yet won a title on the Cagiva , no one can count him out. Crespinel's image of Eddie Lawson was crea ted over a three-day period at th e U.S. Gra nd Prix at Lagun a Seca in April of 1990 whi le he was #1 on the Yamaha, shows Lawson's intensity for victory. '. MARCO LUCCHINELLI Marco Lucchinelli is a former 500cc World Champion and manager of the factory Ducati World Superbike Team. His showmanship and charisma will be sorely missed by his departure from the race track. (pleas e a llow 4 to 6 weeks for delivery) Aeulogy- forDean . - -- - - - - - - ----- - ---~- ----- -- - - - - - - - - - @JID)1J1L]J/( ' HE H P! ~E IJ ORDER FORM he motorcycling world lost one of its most ent h usias tic and loyal boos ters in the early hours of Sunday, May 10, when 43-year-old Dean He nsley was tragicall y kill ed. He was on h is way home from an open house hos ted by Barte ls' H arl ey-Davidson in West Los Angeles, when he lost control of his van on th e rain-d am pen ed Pasaden a Freeway, causing him to hit the center divi der and ro ll over. Dean , who had spe nt th e last half of hi s life in a wheelch air, beca me crippled from a motorcycle racing accident at Ascot. But his en thusiasm for the two -wheeled wo rld never waned. In fact, it steadily increased, and he was considered an authority on vintage motorcycles, espec ia lly the Indian brand. Hi s collect ion of classic models - whic h in cluded Bert Munro's Indian strea m liner - was th e envy of ma ny. His Hi ghland Par k esta te home, with its several buildings, was like a motorcycling museum, with vintage bikes and ear ly-day memorabil ia. Dean was one of the most likeabl e and gen ui ne people you'd ever have the pl easure of kn owing. Hi s life touched many people. H is frien ds from near and far n umbered man y. as evidenced by the overflow crowd of 400 p lus at his fun era l. Dean always enjoyed a good party, and hosted severa l large gatherings each year at h is hom e, incl ud ing the T railblazers an nual Fall Picn ic. H e di d everyt hi ng wi th style and dedication. After his racing accident he decided that he'd like to know more about graphi c arts, especially lettering. He spent the next three years mastering the art by attending classes. Then he launched a business in this field, becoming qui te successfu l in producing lett ered mirrors, signs and T -sh irts. With some of the profi ts he in nvested in real esta te, as well as bui lding up his antique motorcycle collection. T ha t wheelchair never stopped him from his accomp lishment s nor fro m enjoying life and his friends to th e fullest. He wou ld ha ve been very proud of his bro ther, Tom, who along with family members and friend s, put together Dean's final trib ute in the for m of his fun eral. In p lace of a 21-gu n salute, Tom felt that 21 Indian s would be a likely replacement. Thus, foll owing the fune ra l service in San Marin o, an ent our age of motorcyclists - primarily on resto red Indians - follo wed th e hea rse to the graveside services, where, a t the close of the ceremony, the Indian riders fired up their bik es and gave several twists of the thro ttles in a farewell salute to their fallen comrade. And the follow-up "wake" at Dean 's hom e was p u t toge ther just the way Dean woul d have done it. Fin e food and good fellowsh ip reigned supreme. Dean would have liked it. . He will be sorely missed. Go dspeed. Dean . T Bill Bagnall Fill uut completel y a nd prin t clea rly Name Address _ City State Phone ( Zip _.,...-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Order Date _ (So P .O. Box. APO/FPO or For e ign Shi pment s) QUAI'rrms .. Marro Law... LoccbineDi Eddi< DESCRIPTION UNJT PRICE UnframedDeluxe European Collector's Edition (24·x 30" M atted) AMOur.'T $259 Unframed limitedCo llector's Edition (22" x 28· Malted) Unframed Bantam Edition(l l" x 17" M atted) $ $105 $19 $ $ TOTAL PRICES INCLUDE CA Residents Add 7 14% Sales Tax UPS INSURED SHIPPING & HANDLING LA Count y Add 8 1/. % Sales Tax PLEASE ALLOW 4 T O 6 WEEKS for DE LIVERY P a yment Me th od: Card No . Shipping & Handling (FREE) .' ORDER TOTAL 0 Check or Mon e y Order Enclosed (Sorry, no COD's) Charge my 0 VISA 0 Ma sterca rd Exp. 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