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v0ICSLetterstothe editor E INSIDE You' re the greatest MOTOCROSS Albertyn marches on at British GP FEATURES DIRT TRACK Graham wins Lima Half-Mile, takes GNC points lead : 6 TEST Yamaha's trick TY250Z trialer l0 OFF·ROAD Andrews aces Blackwater 100 ROAD RACE Tw o Brothers Racing tops Loudon Endurance 18 20 DEPARTMENTS 14 EVENTS .22 CALENDAR .....•.....................................................32 HILLCLIMB Reiser, Wilkins over the top in New York 16 RESULTS WANT ADS .38 : 39 ON THE FRONT PAGE: That's Da vid Pyle riding on e of th e very, very limited n um ber of Yamaha TY250Z trials bikes that cro ssed the Pacific to our shores. Trials enthusiasts w ill no doubt be green with envy. Ch eck out our test that begins on page 10. Ph oto by Donn Maeda. America's weekly motorcycle newspap er Volume XXX Sharon Clayton, President Michael Klinger, Publisher Editorial Jack Mangus. Associate Publisherfliditor Kit Palmer, Associate Editor Paul Carruthers. Associate Editor Donn Maeda, Associate Editor Chris [onnum, Associate Editor Edwina Mangus, Calendar Editor Graphics and Production Ree Johnson. Production Supervisor Mandy Loo, Production Manager Dennis Greene. Lab. Tech. StaceyGuest, Graphic Artist Amy Faught. Graphic Artist Ad mi nistration Judy Klinger. Coordinator Peggy Rivera, Secretary to the Publisher Want Ads KellyBranscome, Want Ad Sales AccountingfData Processing Donna Bryan-Diamond. AIR Coordinator Geneva Repass, Assistant Herlane Lewis, Credit National Headquarter;; 2201 Cherry Ave.• Long Beach. CA 90896. P.O. Box 498. Long Beach CA 90801..Q498 , (310) 427-7433; (213) 636-8844. FPlX (310)427-6685 Advertising Terry Pratt. National Accounts Mallager Mark Thome, Western Sales Manager Thomas R. Ganter. Western Sales Manager Steve Cotoski, Western Sales Manager Mark Mitchell. Eastern Accounts Manager Greg Mitchel l, Eastern Sales Manage r Rick Matheny. Eastern Sales Mallager Rhonda Crawford. 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To determine the expiration date of your subscription, check the fournumbers on the first lineof your address label.The first twodigitsindicate the last issue numberyou'll receive and the last twocharacters indicate the year of the last issue. Subscription rates: Rates for the United States and its possessions for one year. (50 issues). $50.00 two ; years (100 issues). $95.00; sixmonths. (25 issues). $26.00; trial 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. Cycle News welcomes unso licited ed itorial material including stories, cartoons, photos, etc. Such materi- al, if published. becomes the exclusive property of Cycle News. Such accepted material is subject to revision as is necessary in the sole discretion of Cycle News. Unsolicited material which is not used will be returned ifaccompanied by a selfaddressed stamped envelope. All unsolicited material will be handled with reasonable care however, CycleNews assumesno responsibility for the safety. lossor damage to . such material. Reprinti g in whole or part onlyby permission of thepubli her. Advertising rates and cirn s culation information willbe sent uponrequest.SeeS.R.D.5. WftP.a ~~nn'noN 4 Printed in U.S.A. Copyright" Cycle News, Inc. 1993. Trademark Cycle News regi tered U.s. s Patent Office, All rights reserved. My h ea d injury steadily im p ro ves and I have just begun rehab at a clinic in Texas. 1 look forwa rd to see ing all of you at a track in the near futu re. T h e Sup ercros s Promoters Group (Mic key Th o m p s o n Enter tain ment G ro u p. Pac e Motorsports / Su perfSpo rts and SRO /Pace Pro motions) would like to thank all tho se involved with the 1993 Ca mel Super cross Series. From the spo nsors an d the sa nctioning body, to the riders, mechanics and tea m personnel, you are all truly champions. Thanks fo r attending the press con ferences a n d promoti ng th e sport. Th anks for doing the many interviews and p uttin g up with the same questions over and over again. Than ks for ge lling to the track early and th en waiting for the pits to open . Thanks for staying at the track late to make sure the wireless microphone w o r k s in y o u r helmet. Thanks for your enthusiastic participatio n in our opening ceremonies even though yo u could barely se e through the fireworks . Thanks for your tireless dedication to the sport of s u pe rcross and all the little th ings that go unseen, but not un apprecia ted . Congratu la tio ns to Jer em y McGrath fo r an o u ts ta n d in g seaso n . Your achiev ements are truly phenomena], A speci al thank you must also go to Jeff Sta nton. Yo u have always b een th ere w hen we n e ed ed yo u . We're proud to ha ve yo u as our cha mpion. Agai n, our si nceres t apprecia tion goes out to all those w ho make th e sport of supercross happen. Thank you fo r 1993, we look forw ard to 1994. My family and I were at Devil's Bowl Sp eedw a y in Dallas fo r the Jun e 19 AMA Grand Nationa l Championship Half Mile. Unfortunately it was rai ned out and postponed u nt il August 14. Following th e anno uncement of th e postponement, we w ere happy to see that Ricky Graham's crew and his transport rig w ere still in the parking lot. In hopes of gettin g a picture of our son and Ricky together , we stop ped and asked Ricky's crew if w e could po ssibly get a few pictures of him. To our su rp rise, Ricky go t out of his motorhome and was rea l obliging . He stood with our son in front of his trailer, ho lding a "G o Ricky " sign w e had made. Ricky wa s so nice , he eve n gave our son an autographed picture of himself . Ricky d id get a kick out o f o u r s o n 's nam e - Ra ce Da vis . W e hope that one d a y Race will be a flat tracke r, and mayb e he will be a Grand Na tional Champion like his new found frien d, Ricky Graha m. Our only reg ret is tha t my h usband, Rand all, did not ge t his picture ta ken wi th Ricky or his own au tograph. Thanks again, Ricky, and good luck. Sup ercross Promoters Group Lombard,IL Patty Davis Ft. Smith, AR On the reb oun d I w ou ld like to exp ress my appreciation and gra t itude t o the AMA and th e Illinois Motorcycle Dealers Association, the track crew an d officials, the personnel at St. John's Hospi tal in Spring field , and a ll the frien d s and fans who ha ve show n their sup p o r t and co nc ern by sen di ng ca rds a n d flower s si nce m y accident a t th e Springfield Mile . M y recovery is ce rta inl y m ade easier by everyone' s generous concern. Dan Ingram Ind ianpolis, IN Rocket Ricky fans Lett ers to the edito r shoul d be sho uld b e s en t to Cycl e N ews, P.O. Box 498, Long Beac h, CA 90806-0498 or faxed to 310/427-6685. Pu b lis hed letters do not nec essarily refl ect the posit ion of Cycle Ne ws, In c. Letters s ho u ld not exceed 200 words an all letters ar e su bject to editing. Anony mous letters w ill not be consid ered fo r p ubli ca tion. All letters s h o u l d con t ain t h e w r it e r' s n a m e , address and daytime phone number. IN T EWIND B H Continuedfro m page 2 YMUS he a d q u a r te rs California. in Cypress, MOVED : Competition Suspension, to 1732 Borer Ave., Torrance, CA 90501; 310/787-7818. CHANGED: The m od e l name of th e Dunlop End uro D752 Dual Sport front tire to Enduro D905 Dual Sport. "The change wa s made in order to avoid any confusion between the DOT-approved dual sport prod uct a nd the p resent D752ST Motocross version," said Mike Buckley, Dunlop 's nati onal sales manager. MOVED : M uzzy's an d the offices of Rob Muzzy Racin g, effec tive Jul y 1. to 63017 Sher m an Rd., Ben d , O R 97701; 503/ 385-0706, fax 503/382-9406. MOVED: Noleen Racin g Inc ., to 16276 Koala Rd. , Adelan to, CA 92301; 619/2465000, fax 619/246-5001. CO RR EC TI ON: Barry Hawk rode a Suzuki DR350, not a Honda, to a second pl ace finish in the Four-Stroke B class at the June 6 Burr Oak National Champio n s hi p Cross Country Series ra ce . Hawk is sp on so re d by Bromley Suzuki of Trevose, Pennsylvania, a nd Tony Kelln er, wi th support from Cycle Gea r, Gea r Racewear and George Quay of Pro Action. HIRED : Phil Wicke rsham and M ike Bro w n by R&R Sport Center in Paso Rob les , Californ ia . W ick ersham will se rve as the shop's service m anage r, wi th Brown w orking as general manager . CORRECTIO N : In o u r coverage the Hangtown AMA Nationa l Championship 125/25Occ MX in Rancho Co rdova, California, the results given to us by the AMA incorrectly list An thony Ama radio (Kaw) as fin is hi ng 25th in the second mo to in the 250cc class. Ama rad io ac tually finished 13th in the moto and 16th overa ll. . MA RRIE D: Road racer Dale Quarterley and Tra cy Vincensi, on Sunday, June 27, in West Pittsfield , Massachusetts. Quarterley is currently third in the AMA Nationa l Champ ionship Superbike Series point standi ngs. . AUTO GRAPH SIGN ING: At Dutrow's Honda of Frederick, Maryland, two-time Grand National Champion Ricky Graham, on Friday, July 9, 4:30 p.m. Info: 301/473-8117. eN