Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

NE-W- VIDEO RELEASES out Ron Clawson, and rode a CZ to the win in the second d ivision of the 250cc Intermediate class, beat in g Rickman rid er Shawn Brown a n d Dou g Eckelman . In th e P remier O pen Tw in cl ass, Dave Roger s, ridi ng a 1964 Matchless, got the overall win by beating first-mo to wi n ne r Edwa r d Crowell in the Intermedia te portion. Both riders had a fro n t-row v ie w of the Bu tch Cochran/Da nny Davies Expert-class battle up front; Cochran carne out on top of tha t class. Following the foursome were Gerald Roger s, Harley-Davidso n rider Marsh Runyon and BSA jockey Steve Hea ney, fifth with 3-5 placings . A good -s iz ed g roup of Wo men's class riders were on hand, dominated by Suzuki rider N icki Parry, who ca rne fro m beh ind to pass Honda-mounted Christy Einboden for a win in moto one, and beat Utah's Janet Borg for a mo totwo win. Che ney Triu mph-mo unted Monger gave the Che ney folk s som ething to ' cheer about by making short work of the Open Twin Exp er t class, bea ting the likes of Mike Tripp and John Bergsma n, thi rd overall finish er. Dan Green beat Rickman ri der Anthon y McDowell in both motos to capture the Intermed iate por tion of the class, w ith Co lora do' s Ja m ie Jenny ta king h orn e thir d to reward his lon g dri ve and ha rd ridi ng efforts. Cll Now Available Through Cycle News Video Theater "CASTROL HISTORY of MOTORCYCLE RACING" (a three- vo lume/three hour set) (#8)Th ree one-hour volumes comprise the definitive history of one of the world's most exciting sports: motorcycle racing. The "Castrol History of Motorcycle RaG ing" is the work of David Wood whose cornpany, Wood Visual Communications, has been renowned for most of this century as the motorcycle film expe rts c David's father C.H. Wood even used to make films for the Scott Motorcycle company in the 1920's, Utilizing Wood's own extensive archive , mate rial from scor es of othe r sources plus modern day interviews and race covera ge, these videos are unsurpassed as an entertaining, histori cally significant record of motorcycle racing. VOLUME I: How It All Began & The T.T. (60 m inutes) In "How It All Began" we see early road races in Britain and on the European 'continent. Action includes Brooklands , racing in France and also the first TT races on the Isle of Man, From solid tires, belt drives and pedal assistance to the outbreak of Wo rld Wa r II, motorcycle racing prov ides fascin ating pictures, personalities and mach ines for you to enjoy for the ages. Then, this video recounts in more deta il the story of the Isle of Man TT . From the first TT in 1907 on the then 15-mile St. John 's Course up to today's 37.75 mile mountain circuit, this episode features the greats of TT racing - Stanley Woods, Jimmy Guthrie, Geoff Duke , John Surtees, Mike Hailwood, Giacomo Agos tini, Cha rlie Williams , Joey Dunlop and many more, plus of course the most memorable races, VOLUME II: Birth of the G.P. & The Japanese Arrival (72 minutes) "Birth of the Grand Prix" traces the 40-year history of world championship motorcycle racing, The wor ks teams of Norton, Gilera , Moto Guzzi, MV Agusta, BMW , AJS and others are featured during the glorious fifties whe n up to twenty multi-cylindered four-stroke machines would be on the grid at a GP. The n two-strokes arrived on the scene and soon had to be take n seriously as the sights and sounds at the Grand Prix circuits of the world changed - poss ibly foreve r. "The Japanese Arri val" includes footage of early Japanese appearances in Europe and fea tures include the 20,000 RPM 50cc racers that screamed arou nd the TT course in the early 60 's, the fabulous 250cc Honda Six ridden by Mike Hailwood, the 125 and 250 V-4 Yamahas ridden by Ivy and Read and many more racing marvels, The post-wa r growth of the Japanese motorcycle industry and their eventual domination of the road racing sce ne is outlined, Results PREM OPEN TWI N EX; 1. Butch Cochran(BS 2. A); Danny Davi es {Trj}. PREM OPENTWI N INT: 1. Dave Rodgers (Mat); 2. Ed C ro we ll (Mat); 3. Gera ld Rogers (Ma t); 4. Ma rsh Runyon (H-D); S. Steve Heaney (BSA ). SOD EX: 1. Dale Demaris (CZ); 2. Buck Murphy (Mai); 3. Bill Row (CZ); 4. Mike Atkins (B5A). 500 INT 0-1: 1. Rob Tull (Mai): 2. George Colling (Mai); 3. Kenny Brynn (CZ); 4. Keith Webster (Hus); 5. Robert Piercy (Yam). 500 I NT D-2: 1. Jo hn LeFevere (H us ): 2. Doug Eckelma n (CZ); 3. Dea n Biddle (CZ); 4. Mark Envolsen (BSA); S. Lee Shepard (Hus). 500 NOV, 1. Wes Bake r (Rok); 2. R.Q. Old (Mat); 3. Joh n Dra queaky (H us); 4. John Koch (H us ); 5. Jaso n Philips (Mai). +40 EX: 1. Randy Lewis (Mon); 2. Da le Demaris (CZ); 3. Doug Grant (AJS); 4. Robert Poole (BSA) S. Ken : Gerard (Ho n) . +40 NOV: 1. Joh n Draquesky (Mai); 2. C ha rle s Regrate (BSA) 3. John Gulliford (Mai); 4. Wade Oark : (CZ); 5. John Koch (B us). . +40 I NT: 1. Mike Tracy (CCM) ; 2. Robert Doran (Mai); 3. Robert Piercy (Yam); 4. JackCallinsky (Mai); S. Lenny Riedi nger (Yam) . 250 EX: 1. Da llas Nyblod (Hon); 2. Randy Lewis (Mon); 3. Joe Casey (Ho n); 4. Scott Russell (Hon); 5. Jesse BuckJey (Yam). 250 t NT o-i. 1. Bill West (ass); 2. John LeFevre (Hus); 3. Monty Pri ce (C-A); 4. Terry Wh""ler (CZ); S. Ric Russe-ll (Hon). 250INT 0-2: 1. Charies Standeford (CZ); 2. Shawn Brown (Ric); 3. Doug Eckelman (Han); 4. Greg Irw in (Suz 5. Brean Robertson (CZ) . ); 250 NOV, 1. Norm PhiIHps(Mai); 2. John Gulliford (Ric); 3. Mike Folena (Hon); 4. Maury Adams (Tn); 5. Jason Phillips (H us). PREM UW 2 EX: 1. Mike Ownes (Hus); 2. Robert Poole (BSA) . . PREM UW 2 INT: 1. CaseyCallinsky (Oss); 2. Rod Henniger (Hus); 3. Ja mie [enny (Man) . PREM UW 2 NOV , 1. John Gulliford (Oss); 2. Bill Samsreg (Gre); 3. Maury Adams (Tri) . +30 NO V: 1. Mike Falkoni (Hon); 2. Reese Dengler (CZ); 3. Dennis Moore (Mai) ; 4. John Figgs (Yam); S. Debbie Poole (CZ). +30 D-1, 1. Manty Price (C-A); 2. DeanBiddle (CZ); 3. Don Gibbs (Mai); 4. Terry Wheeler (CZ); S. Gene Boere (Bul). +30 D-2: Keith Webs ter (Hus) ; 2. Bill Clem (Hon); 3. Kenny Brynn (Mai); S. Lanny Jay (Han). +30 EX: I. Dallas Nyblod (Han); 2. JoeCasey(Hon); 3. Richa rd Lundgren (Hus) ; 4. Marty Lukaszewski (Mai); 5. Jon Derha mmer (Hon). +50 JN T: 1. Charles Standeford (Mai); 2. Ron Clawson (Mai); 3. Jim Keeto n (CZ); 4. Dan Green (Tri); S. Bill McCandless(Mai). +50 NOV, 1. R.Q. Old (Mai); 2. Alden Robertson (Hus); 3. Joe Monger (Han); 4. Kay Mann (BSA) S. AI ; Padur(CZ). WMN: 1. Nicki Parry (Suz) ; 2. Christy Eidboden (Han); 3. Jan Borg (Hod); 4. Debbi Poole (CZ). et OP EN T W EX: 1. Steve Monger (C he) ; 2. Mike Tripp (Tri); 3. JohnBergsma (Ric); 4. Ron Dotson (Tri); 5. ButchCochran (Tri). OPEN TW I NT: L Dan Green (Tri ); 2. An thony McDowell (Ric);3. Jamie Jenny (BSA); 4. Pe Silva (Tri); te 5. Marsh Run yon (H-D) . +50 EX; L lohn Geer (BS 2. Danny Davies(Bul). A); U S EX: 1. Da llas Ny blod (Hon) ; 2. Scott Dav is (l-Ion); 3. Norm Bigelow (Han); 4. 1esse Buckley (Vam); S.Mike Owens(Hus). 125INT, 1. Bill Clem (Han); 2. Ric Russe11 (Han); 3. Robert Borg (Pen); 4. John Sartell (Hod); 5. Jeff Gleaso n (Hod). 125 NO V: 1. John Figas (Yam); 2. John Gulli ford (Ric); 3. Annen O awson (Kaw) . PREM UW EX,L Allen Wenzel (Dot). PREM. UW NOV: L Reese Dengler Uaw); 2. Bill Sa mstag(Gre). VOLUME III: The Other Champions & Pressure, Money and the Need to Win (60 m inutes) Retail price on th is release (sold only as a 3-volume set ) $BO.OO, Incl u des shipping In "The Other Champions", this video cove rs racing classes othe r than the GP 500GG championsh ip, such as the lightweights from 50cc to 350cc, and of course, those modern day cha riotee rs, the sideca r racers. All of these cla sses have had many worthy champ ions over the years - several of whom are featured in this volume, . "Pressure, Money & the Need to Win " (the final part) , features today's ultra-profess ional approach to motorcycle raclnq which has produc ed a new breed of riders who have to be as comm itte d to the commercial aspects of the sport as they are to winning races, The trend is made clear as we hear from the first rider to present himse lf as a TV personality Barry Sheene. The n , as action footage unfolds, we speak to seve ral contemporary stars who se hig hly professional approach epitomize the sport today; Kenny Roberts, Freddie Spencer, Way ne Gardner and Kevin Schwantz to name a few. To Order Videos, Use the Video Order Blank Elsewhere In This Issue Of Cycle News "YSR RACERS GET READY!!" 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