Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

v0ICES Letters to the editor INSIDE FEATURES Andrews aces Ohio GNCC ........•....• ......28 SPEEDWAY ROAD RACE Cadalora thrills home crowd at Italian GP, Rainey injured .........• ...........6 Russell scores Japanese win 24 Memphis win to Team Suzuki .34 Team laBelle scores first win at Sears Point .36 DIRT TRACK Graham clinches title at Springfield Mile 10 MOTOCROSS laRocco, Henry earn titles, Kiedrowski, Reynard win at Steel City 14 Martens captures SOlkc World title in Switzerland 26 WMSA/Mercedes Gonzalez ·Women Only" MX SChool .39 OFF-ROAD Nevada Rally win to Olivier 18 Finally!...It's Ermolenko in Germany ...........•................•..................22 INTERVIEW Four-time World Champion Eddie Lawson .30 NEW BIKES Suzuki's '94 line-up .._ .33 INDU STRY MSF's Gear-Up '93 .38 TECHNICAL Husqvama and Husaberg's four-stroke GP weapons DEPARTMENTS EVENTS RESULTS _ _. . 42 ..._...53 ......_......58 ..._......__.•._.•...•_...59 ON THE FRONT PAGE: With the racing season rapidly winding down, champions are being crowned wherever you look.Sam Ermolenko scored the World Speedway Championship in Germany, and brought the title back to the United States for the first time in 11 years. Story on page 22. Photo by John Hipkiss. Closer to home, Ricky Graham posted a record-breaking 11th-seasoriwin at the Springfield Mile and wrapped up the Grand National Championship with three rounds remaining. Tum to page 10 for race coverage.Photo by Donn Maeda. Motocross fans had to be more patient, as the 125 and 500cc National Championships were not decided until the final round in Delmont,Pennsylvania. Mike laRocco (left) topped the 500cc series,and Doug Henry (right)earned the 125cc title. Race report on page 14. Filephotos by ChrisJonnum. cm1rn~ America's weekly motorcycle newspaper Volume XXX Sharon G ayton, President Michael Klinger, Publisher ' Editorial Jack Mangus, Associate Publisher/Editor Kit Palmer, As. ociate Editor < Paul Carruthers, Associ te Editor a Donn Maeda, Associat Editor e Chris Jonnum, Associate Editor Scott Rousseau, Assistant Editor Edwina Mangus, Calendar Editor Graph ics and Production ' ReeJohnson , Production Supervisor Mandy Leo, Production Ma1lJlger Dennis Greene, Lab Tech. . Stacey Guest, Graphic Artist Amy Faught, Graphic Artist Victoria Vaus, Graphic Artist Administration Judy Klinger, Coordinator Peggy Rivera, Secretary to the Publisher Want Ads Kelly Branscome, Want Ad Sales AccountinglData Processing Donna Bryan-Diamond, AIR Coordinator Geneva Repass, Assistant Herlane Lewis, Credit Advertisi ng Terry Pratt, National Accounts Manager Mark Thome, WesternSales Manager Thomas R.Gonter, Western Sales Ma1lJlger Mark Mitchell, Eastern Accounts Ma1lJlger Greg Mitchell, Eastern Sales Manager Rick Matheny, East rn Sales Manager e Rhonda Crawford, Western Ad Coordinator Carla Allen, Eastern Ad Coord inator Marketing &: Promotion Mark Thome, Ma1lJlger Dealer Sales Toni Kerr, Dealer Represenlative Circulat ion Rheba Smith, Manager Alma Anguiano, Processing Coordinator Debbie Weller, DealerCoordinator Pam Klein, Assistant Service and Support Chris Aitcheson, Headquarters Receptionist Leonard Herring. Serviceand Support Na tional Headqua rters Eastern Office 2201 Cherry Ave., Long Beach,CA 90806, P.O. Box 498, Long Beach,CA 90801~98 (310) 427-7433; (213) 636-8844. FAX (310) 427-6685 4188 FIrSt Ave., Tucker, GA, 30084 ; mailing address P.O. Box805, Tucker, GA 3OO8!Hl805. (404) 934-7850. FAX (404) 934-3112 Cycle News(USPS 141-340) is published weekly exceptlhelast twoweeks of thecalendar year for$50.00 per year by Cycle News, Inc, 2201 CherryAvenue, Long Beach, CA 90806. Second class postage paid at Long Beach, CA.CanadaPostInternational Publications Mail 1/546615. POSTMASTER: Send addresschanges to Cycle News P.O. Bo 498, Long Beach, CA 9080Hl498. , x To determine the expirationdate of your subscription, check the four numberson the first line of your address label.The first twodigits indicateIhe last issue number you'll receive and Ihe I~ st two charaelers indicatethe year of Ihe 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; sixmonths, (25 issues), $26.00; trialsub (15 issues), $19.00. Canadaand 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 unsolicitededitorial material including stories, cartoons, photos, etc, Such material, if published, becomes theexclusive property of Cycle News. Such accepted material is subject to revi sion as is necessary in the sole discretion of Cycle News. Unsolicited material which is not-used will be returned if accompanied by a selfaddressedstamped envelope. Allunsolicitedmaterial will be handled with reasonable care,however, Cycle Newsassumes no responsibility for the safety, loss or damage to suchmaterial Reprinting in wholeor part onlyby permission of the publisher. Advertising ratesand circulation information will be sent upon requesl SeeS.R.O.5. Wm:»,a ~~noN 4 Thank y ou for your excellent coverage of th e Wa shougal National MX. I would also like to thank Ralph and Carol Huffman and their staff for s uch a profes siona l even t year after year. My yo u n g boys and I were trea ted v e r y courteously by not only the workers b u t also by many of th e mechanics and rid .. er s, including Jeff Stan ton a n d Jeremy McGrath of Team Honda, who took time to autograph shirts and have their pictures taken with the boys. We will always re member Washougal fondly. . CALENDAR W ANTADS .40 Fon d memories P rinted i n U.S.A. Copyright" Cyd o No_ Inc. 1993.Trade....uk Cydo N.... registered u.s. r.tent Office. All rights ....."'«1. Kevin C. Newins Grants Pass, OR Cease and desist It has come to.my atten tion th a t someone is distribu ting bumper stic kers and T-s hirts wi th Jimmy Adamo's name (on them). This is b ein g d on e w ithout m y permission a nd I strong ly objec t to it. I reel thi s cheapens th e n ame of m y la te husband a n d also d e m eans th e m any wonderful thi ngs the racing community has done for m e and my chi ldren. M ela ni e Adamo Gle n Co ve, NY Resweber b ikes Af ter reading the letter from AI Knapp (Sep tember 1 issue) about someone trying to se ll a Carroll Resweber KR, I got the impression that he thinks that the only KRs that Carroll rode were Ralph Bernd t's. This was not the case at all . The firs t major race that Carroll won was th e DuQuoin Mile as an Amateur class rider on a KR belonging to Charlie and Bob McKinzie of Corpus Christi, Tex as . Th is is when the rest of the world found out wha t we had known for a long time, that Resweber was a very good rider. I saw him race at Sugar land in Houston on a WR. He w as last off the line, passed some of the riders o n th e outside, so me of them in the m id dle of the tum and the rest of th em on th e ou t.. side an d ca me ou t leading the race. He was last off the line because he was rid .. ing a handshift m ode l a nd th e rest o f them were riding footshift bikes. Everett Brashear used to come back to Sugarlan d after winnin g N a tion a ls and he wou ld g i ve hi s ol d tires to Carroll, w ho w as called "Mooch" because he was very poor and could not afford tires or a nything else. One ti m e, T om m y By a r s of Beaumont, Texas, loaned one of the first six KRs bullt to Carroll a nd h e shocked all of the Experts. Later, Brash ear bor.. rowed the KR to go race in Mississippi and he sold the bike there. This could very well be th e bike that is now for sale. Howard Winchester Corpus Christi, TX The positive side Quite often you rece ive negati ve letters from readers who have m et N atio nal MX "stars." I m et Jimmy Gad dis, the 1993 W estern Re g ion Supercros s I , Champion, at the Binghamton National MX. O f the many riders I ' v e m et a t National MX and Su perc ross Series events, he w as ce r tainly one o f th e friendliest a nd most sincere rid ers I've met. He treate d us li ke w e were o ld friends. I wou ld th ink th at th is is the type of rider a ny sponsor would look for . Spectators attending National races might ap p roach riders w h o do not r e c e iv e as much media coverage as Bradshaw, Stanton, McGrath, e tc. an d find that they are just as interesting to talk to. Jim Kimball Grand Rapids, MI 600 vs, 883 When m y son, n o w 16, sta rted racing d irt track at age seven, I saw a resurgence taking p lace in the s port . This is his first year as a Pro-Am rid er, and , like every young rider, h is goal has a lways b een to b e co m e a na tionally ranked expert. I fe e l th a t if th e 600cc class is elimin a ted, th e AMA will h a v e s h o t itself in th e foo t, a n d m y son 's goa l, along w ith the sport of di rt track, will effec tive ly d ie. I was extremely s ke p tic a l when the AMA ann oun ced the 8 83 cl a ss, as I viewed it as a w ay to push out the 6005. M y skepticism p r oved co r rect a t the Milwau kee M ile fiasco that put se veral top-c aliber ri ders in th e h ospital. The re la tionship that Harley-Davidson h as in the AM A, drivi ng a ll n on..Harleys away from competition (e.g , Honda and . Ro ta x) is contradic to ry to the AMA charter and an injustice to its com petition members. If we are forced out o f the 600cc class, we will switch to motocross or road rae.. ing (or both) to fill th e void Harley • AMA" Davidson handed us. We will never compete on an 883 or an XR750; the former is unsuitable, dangerous and slow, and the latter is cost prohibitive. The 600cc class is by far the most p roductive, cost effective, and exci ting class, both to spectate a nd to compete in. Allan Stevens Derby, KS One-moto format needs work I don't like the one..m oto form at for motocross, but I do agree th a t we need to ma ke the sport more marke table for tel e v is ion. Starting in 1994, th e AMA will b e usin g a sin g le 30-mi n u te; plus two-lap m ot o. I wou ld like the moto to be 55 m inu tes, p lu s two laps. Let's get motocross b ack to " If you d on't train , yo u don 't win !" The shorter moto w ould h a v e b een p e rfe ct for Ron Lechien, Ke ith Bowen a n d other non.. trainers. Even Damon Bradshaw co uld ge t h is bad a ttitu de to last fo r 30 m in.. utes. Le t's keep th e s port of m otocross the m ost physically a nd men ta lly demanding sport in the w orld . The fact th at the ta nks won 't hold enough gas isn't a g ood excuse. Riders and te ams would be ab le to buy a larger tank with the m on ey saved on not needing a 500 anymore! Ti m Foster Anaheim,CA In order for the AMA to run extended motes , their professional motocross rules would have to be changed. As they stand now, aftermarketfue l tanks must be exactly the same capacity as stock units. Larger tanks f rom other bikes in the same model year are allowed, though realistically, few wouldfit ...Editor Letters to the editor should be sent to Voices, Cycle News, P,O. Box 498, Long Beach, CA 90806·0498 or faxed to 310/427..6685. Published letters do not necessarily reflect the position of Cycle News, Inc. Letters sh ould not exceed 200 words and all letters are subject to edit.. ing. Anonymous letters will not be con.. sidered for publication. All letters should conta in the writer's name, address and daytime phone number •.. Editor.

• Cover