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VOlCES Letters to the editor INSIDE FEATURES ROAD RACE Lawson edges Russell in Daytona 200 6 Filice rules 250cc Grand Prix 16 DuHamel wins 600cc SUpersport .22 Turkington takes 750cc Supersport ..24 Twin Sports victory to Hale 28 Team Suzuki Endurance wins GTO..30 American Flyers top GTU 31 Mathews, Henning score Vintage wins 32 Springsteen tops BMW Legends 33 Henning 4-for-4 at Roebling Road Vintage 46 SUPERCROSS Kiedrowski surprise winner at Daytona 12 DIRT TRACK Ingram wins GNC seJies opener 18 Carr, Brow take 600, 883 Nationals 26 Ingram shines at Jacksonville Half Mile 39 Amateurs invade Municipal Stadium Ingram again at Regional ST FLAT TRACK Davis charges to MARS HM Barberville Asphalt win Irresponsible? AO 42 38 OFF·ROAD Andrews win GNCC Series opener Hatch tames the Alligator Enduro Belvoir, Marecek zero OcalaTriaIs Hamel wins Utah National Hare & Hound care." .34 36 47 ..48 MOTOCROSS Barnett rules Vintage Iron at Gatorback 43 Rand rails at Gatorback Amateur 44 Decker decks 'em at Perris GFI Winter South Series ftnale ........50 DEPARTMENTS LOCAL RAClNG CALENDAR WANTADS RESULTS 52 .56 62 75 ON THE FRONT PAGE: Four-time 500cc World Champion Eddie Lawson, riding a Vance & Hines Yamaha YZF750SP, recorded his second Daytona 200 victory. Lawson edged last year's winner Scott Russell by less than a half second. See page 6 for race coverage. Photo by Henny Ray Abrams. (m1rn~ The quote you refer to was made by Clark Collins, executive director of the Blueribbon Coalition. We feel his expressed opinion is closer to being the truth thtut it is to being irresponsible. Do you honestly think that we"re all so naive that we aren't aware of the fact that many elected officials have been unresponsive to our needs in the past? But you're right, they're the only votes we Californians have in the U.S. Senate. Until the next election...Editor. Volume XXX Michael Klinger, Publisher Graphics and Production Ree johnson, Prodllctioll Supervisor Mandy Loo, Productioll Ma,wger Dennis Greene, lJIb. Tech. Stacey Guest, Graphic Artist Amy Faught, Graphic Artist Carolyn Branham, Typesetter Administration judy Klinger, Coordinator Peggy Rivera, Secretary to Ihe Publisher Want Ads Toni Kerr, Want Ad Sales Advertising Terry Pratt, National Accounts Manager Mark Thome, Western Sales MJ1,wger Thomas R Conter, Western Sales Manager Steve Goloski, Western Sales ManJIger Mark Mitchell, Eastern Accounts MJ1nJ1ger Greg Mitchell, EAstern Sales MatUlger Rick Matheny, EAstern Sales Manager Rhonda Crawford, Western Ad Coordillator Carla Borden Allen, Eastern Ad Coordinator Circulation Rheba Smith. Ma,wger Sarah Taylor, Billing Coordillator Alma AnguJano, Processillg Coordinator Debbie Weller, Dealer Coordinator Accounting/Data Processing Donna Bryan-Diamond, AIR Coordi,wtor Geneva Repass, Assistant Heelane Lewis, Credu Eastern Office 4190 First Ave., Tucker, GA, 30084; mailing address P.O. Box 805, Tucker. GA 30085-0805. (404) 934-7850. FAJ( (404) 934-3112 FAJ(310)427~5 4 Copyright" Cycle News, Inc. 1993. TndemMk Cycle News '"&ioleled U.s. p.len. Office. All righb raenoed. My earliest racing memories, fIrst as a rider, and then as a tuner/sponsor, include Jimmy and the ever-present Reno. The first vintage road races, held at Bridgehampton, New York, were a Jimmy Adamo-Dave Roper duel. When Battle of the Twins appeared in 1981, Jimmy and Reno were there. And they went on to win more twin~ylinderraces than anyone else. Period. Jimmy matured, opened a business, married, had children, and mellowed in semi-retirement. But the racer's urgE: could not be denied. He will be missed. Rob Iannucci Team Obsolete Brooklyn, NY Guys could use a laugh After reading (Voices, March 3 issue) how the creator of Team Smitty is having trouble finding time to draw, I would like to suggest a solution. Would it be possible to reprint previous Team Smitty strips? My friends and I would like to see the one where Smitty calls a cycle repair shop and has the service manager repair his bike over the phone. The guys could use a laugh. Miami,FL o Printed in U.S.A. gone." Dennis Pearson Tulsa,OK Dave Kimmey Cyde News (USPS 141-340) is published weekly except the last two weeks of the calendar year for $50.00 per year by Cycle News, Inc., 2201 Cherry Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90806. Second dass postage paid at Long Beach, CA. Canada Post International Publications Mail #546615. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Cyde News, P.O. Box 498, Long Beach, CA 90801-()498. To determine the expiration date of your subsaiption, check the four numbe", on the firstline of your address label. The first two digits indicate the last issue number you'll receive and the last two charac ters indicate the year of the last issue. Subscription rates: Rates for the United States and its possessions for one year, (SO issues), $50.00; two years (100 issues), $95.00; six months. (25 issues), $26.00; triai sub (15 issues), $19.00. Canada and Foreign, one year (SO isSues), $90.00; two years (100 issues), $175.00; six months (25 issues), $45.00; trial sub (15 issues). $38.00. Cyde News welcomes unsolicited editorial material including stories, cartoons, photos, elc. Such material, if published, becomes the exdusive property of Cyde News. Such accepted material is subject 10 revision as is necessary in the sole discretion of Cyde News. Unsolicited material which is not used will be returned if accompanied by a self addressed stamped envelope. AU unsoliciled material will be handled with reasonable care, however, Cyde News assumes no responsibility for the safety, loss or damage to such material. Reprinting in whole or part only by permission of the publisher. Advertising rates and circwation information will be sent upon request. See S.R.D.s. W'BPA ~~~~noN Jimmy Adamo died on Sunday, March 7, while competing in the Daytona 200. Scenes in the Daytona pits as the news spread: Armen Armerian, crying uncontrollably; Kurt Liebmann, sitting on a stool in his garage after the race with his head between his knees, his hands tied in reddened knots; Reno Leoni, leaning against the garage wall whispering, "Jimmy is gone, he is It's Saturday and I'm doing some packing for Daytona. I'm leaving Monday, March 1, so I don't expect to see the latest issue of Cycle News. I'll be gone when it arrives. There's the post man. Wait, what's that he's putting in my mail box? You guys did it again, the Daytona preview issue arrived at my house Saturday, February 27, in plenty of time for advance reading. Cycle News is the greatest! Dealer Sales Steve Gotoski, Dealer Representative National Headquarters 2201 Cherry Ave., Long Beach, CA 90806, P.O. Box 498, Long Beach, CA 908Ol-()498 (310) 427-7433; (213) 636-8844. Godspeed, Jimmy We aim to please Marketing &. Promotion MarkThome, Mallager SeNice and Support Chris Ai/cheson, HeadquJJrters Receptianist Leonard Herring. Service and Support It is indeed true that the fat lady hasn't yet sung on this matter, and it is therefore irresponsible for anyone to suggest that an elected official in the U.S. Senate will be unresponsive to our concerns. We at AMA have met with both staff members from Sen. Boxer's and Sen. Feinstein's Washington, D.C., offices. We will continue to work with them toward the goal of exempting from wilderness and park designation the traditional and long travelled OHV routes, trails and recreation corridors in the California Desert Conservation Area. In the meantime, we hope our members and allies will write to both senators (and others on the Sena te Energy and Natural Resources Committee) to rationally explain the legitimate concerns we have with this bill. Please be firm, but courteous, in all correspondence. Remember, until the next election, they have all the votes. Jim Bensberg AMA Washington, D.C. America's weekly motorcycle newspaper Editorial jack Mangus, Associate Publisher/Editor Kit Palmer. Associate Edilor Paul Carruthers, Associate Editor Donn Maeda, Associate Eduor Chris jonnum, Assistant Editor Edwina Mangus. CD/endar Eduor A recent item in In The Wind (February 24 issue) encourages OHV enthusiasts to write California Senators Feinstein and Boxer regarding the 1993 version of the California Desert Protection Act (521), but says that Sen. Boxer "isn't likely to hands in four days. That's admirable an what we hope to get for the money we pa them. But we'd lave to see that happen times a year for em:h and every one of ou readers in the U.S. In other words, we'd I to see every subscriber receive that week' issue no 1ater than Saturday. Yet we contin ually hear of copies that took a week an even longer to reach subscribers. Neit rain, nor sleet, nor...yeah, yeah, yeah. Bu we're sure many will agree that a comp that had the marketing sense to produce an Elvis Presley stamp or got Dave Kimmey his Daytona preview issue in four days can't be all bad. .. Editor. The U.S. Postal Service never fails to amaze us. The Daytona preview issue was placed in their hands at Long Beach, California, on Tuesday, February 23. In your case, they proved that they can get a copy across the country and into a reader's Letters to the editor should be sent to Cycle News, P.O. Box 498, Long Beach, CA 90801-0498. Published letters do not neccesarily reflect the postion of Cycle News, Inc. Letters must contain the name and address of the sender, be signed by the sender, and not exceed 200 words. All letters are subject to editing.