Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

~ IN THE WIND B ~ The most biza rre rumor to surface at the AMA /CCS Race of Champions w eekend at Daytona In ternationa l Speedway on October 23- 24 w a s th at two- ti me World Superbike Champio n and curren t AM A Su perb ike Na tio nal Champion Doug Polen was leaving th e Fas t By Ferracci team and would ride a Hon d a RC45 in the 1994 World Ch ampionsh ip ... Superbike Series. "Just leave it as that M it's just a ru mor," Polen said when conH tacte d by telephone a t his Texas home Q) on Monday, October 25. " I' ll be racin g ~ AMA for Ferracci next year. Tha t's what ~ m y contract says." • Q) :> o Z Enduro riders from north ern and souihern Californ ia will ge t the cha nce to go h ea d - to -h ea d in t h e C e nt r a l C o as t Mo torcycle Associati on' s Leapin' Liza rd En du ro, to be held in Ballinger Ca nyon o n N ov e mber 21. The N o rth-Sou th Challenge w ill offer point s for rid e rs fro m b oth Dis trict 36 and Dis tric t 37, a nd it is als o th e final ro u n d o f th e Distri ct 36 B-C Cha m p io n sh ip Seri es . Fo r m ore info rma tion , call 805/4343614. H e lm et p a inter b y day, m o n st e r by night : Joe Armstrong, owner of the helmet and mot orcycle cus to m paint shop Joe Sch moe Graphics, has been spend ing his evenings dressed u p in a gruesome cos tu me , workin g as an extra at Buena Park, Ca lifo rnia 's Knott's Berry Far m dur ing its a n n u al H allowee n Hau nt. " It 's th e b ig ge s t ru s h , " sai d Arms tro ng . "Some times you scare people so bad that they fain t! It's definitely a charge a fter spending the enti re day behind a spray gun." Fo r mer Gran d Nationa l C h a m p io n Ch ris Ca rr reports th at tho ugh he ha s no t yet signed a contract, ve rba l ag reeme nts wit h the Harley-Dav idson factory will see him contesting the 1994 AMA G ra n d National Championsh ip se ries a bo a r d a fa c tory Ha rley-Dav idso n XR750. "There were ru mors floa tin g aro und tha t Ha rley wou ld d isband its racing team , but they we ren' t true," said Carr. "As far as I know, every thing will be the sa me next year and I'll be out to regain my title." Carr also added that he would like to spend some time aboard a roa d race r in the comi ng mon ths. "I also ga ine d permission from the facto ry to try my han d a t road racing, " said Carr. "Taking in to conside ra tion the length of next year's d ir t track serie s (tenta tively se t for 26 rounds), it looks like my best b et to ge t some tim e o n a roa d race course wo uld be in an enduran ce road race." According to four-tim e Grand Na tional Champion Scott Pa rker, the injuri es he sus tained to his lower back in a cras h at the Oc tob e r 9 Pomona H a lf Mile a re h e a lin g up we ll. " The d o ct o rs in Ca lifornia said that I'd be in thi s brace for three mon th s, bu t my d octor o u t here thinks that I'll be ab le to take it off next week," said Parker in an Octo ber 23 phon e conversa tion. "M y back doesn ' t even hurt, it's my bu tt that's killing me." Apparently, Parker's rear end absorbed most of th e impact with the hay bales after he low sided in tum one during his qualifying lap . "I remember sliding on m y b a ck into th e ha y bales. I kicked th e m with m y fee t, but my legs got kn ocked up in th e air and I h it them dead on with my bo ttom," said Parker. As we p reviously reported, Californian Craig Decker will contes t the Western Region al 125cc Supercr oss Series as a member of th e Ohi o-based Hon d a of Troy team. Join ing Decker on the squad and racing in the Eastern Regional 125cc Supercross Series' will be Pennsylvania's Davey Yezek, while Mich igan 's Todd DeHoop and Cal iforn ia n Erik Ke h oe will campaign the 250cc Supercross and Ou td oor MX Series. The tea m w ill be b ack ed by the Hond a facto ry, while additiona l suppo rt will com e from Enzo Racing, Axo Sport, Hondaline , Dunlop, Acerbis, 100%, Renthal and Bill's Pipes. Z Cu sto m Leathers, th e Hunti ng to n Beach, California leather su it and jacket company, wa s burglarized on Oc tobe r 17. The en tire showro om was s trip ped , and according to Z's Ad olph Rod riguez, an estima ted $50,000 worth of merchand ise was s tolen. The shop is offering a reward for a ny informat ion leadi ng to the arrest an d conviction of the thieves. If yo u h a v e a ny in formati on, call 714/ 890-5721. Attention southern California MXers: Here ' s your ch ance to a tten d a Gary Bailey MX School. "Profes sor Bailey" wi ll hold a two-day cla ss a t More no Valley, California' s Starw est Supercross Pa rk, Novemb er 3-4. "Class starts each da y at 9:00 a. rn., and will usua lly run until d ark ," said Bailey, who also ad ded that Endura 's Mark Howard wo uld be on hand as a guest spea ke r. Th e twoday class cos ts $225. To s ig n up, ca ll 703/650.1759 . Team Kawasaki 's Mik e Kiedrows ki is th e fi n al n om in e e for the AM A Mot oWorl d Athle te of the Year awa rd, jo ini ng p rev iou s ly nam ed nominees Ricky Graham, Kevin Schwantz, Jere my M cGrath, Dou g Pol en a nd Sa m Ermolenko. In ca p turing th is ye a r 's 250 cc Na ti o nal MX Championsh ip , Kied rowski became only the second rider in the spo rt's history (the first being Jeff Ward ) to win champ ionships in all thr ee o u tdoo r se r ies. Kie drow s ki won th e 125cc title in 1989 and '91, and earned the 500cc champ ionship in '92. The 24-yearold was also a member of this yea r's winning MX des Nations team. 1994 AMA road raceschedule T he AMA has anno unced a lO-race sched ule for the U.S. Superbike Cha mpionship Series , which will also fea tu re rounds of the AMA 250cc Gra nd Pri x, AMA /CCS 600 and 750c c Supersport. Harley-Davidson 883 TwinSport a nd AMA/ CCS End urance Challenge rou nd s. The onl y new venue is the April 8-10 ru nni ng of the Los Angeles Gra nd Prix w hich will be held at the Pomona Fairplex in Pomona, California. 2 Ma rch 8-13 Mar ch 25-27 April 8-10 April 22-24 May 20.22 June 10-12 Jun e 17-19 July 15-17 July 29-31 Aug us t 19-21 Dayton a Internati onal Speed way Phoenix International Raceway Pomona Fairplex Road Atlanta Laguna Seca Raceway Road America New Ha mpshire Int'l Speedway Mid -Ohio Sports Car Cou rse Brainerd International Raceway Sea rs Point Intern ational Raceway Dayt ona Beach, Florida Pho enix, Arizon a Pomona, California Braselton , Georgia Monterey, California Elkhart Lake, Wiscon sin Loudon, New Hampshire Lexingto n, Oh io Brainerd , Minnesota Sonoma, California WorldChampionship Road Race calendar set he 1994 World Cha mp ionship Road Race Series will consist of 15 ro unds, according to a press release issued by the FIM on October 24. Beginning on March 27 in Sydney, Au stralia an d end ing on October 16 in Barcelon a, Spain, the series is also schedu led to retu rn to Brazil and Argen tina; the U.S. GP is scheduled for Sep tembe r 11. The Wo rl d Championship Supe rb ik e Se ries will feature 14 rounds, w it h no American round scheduled T . G rand Prix February 27 Marc h 10 Marc h 24 Ap ril 8 May 22 May 29 June 6 June 26 July 10 July 24 August 21 September 11 September 25 October 2 October 16 World Superbike May 1 May 8 Ma y 22 May 29 June 12 Jun e 19 July 17 Aug us t 7 Au gu st 21 Aug ust 28 September 11 Sep tember 18 Octob er 16 October 23 Austra lian Malaysia Japan Spa in Hungary or Austria France Unknown Hollan d Italy Eng land Czechoslovakia Uni ted Stat es Brazil . Argentina GP of Euro pe Eng land Italy Spain Portugal San Marin o Germa ny Austria Sweden Malaysia Japan Holla nd Belgium Mexico Argentina Am erican Honda anno unced its 1994 O ff-Road Con tingency Program, an d at $4.5 milli on, the program is the riches t tha t Hond a has ever offe re d . Open to riders of 1993 and '94 Ho nda CR an d XR models, the progra m will cover 58 race series at tracks across the nation . Seven new MX series a nd five n ew off-road series are included . For more in for mation, con tac t yo ur local Honda d ea ler ship. Castaic Supercross Park's Shane T ritt ler has announced that he has added several new sec tio ns to th e Ca s ta ic, California, su percr oss track. "The track is abo u t 25 seconds longer now," sai d Trittler. "The track now extends into the entire area where the parking lot use d to be, and we've gotten nothing but positive responses." Th e track is open for practice on Tuesdays and Satu rd ays. For m ore in for ma tion , co n tact Tri ttler at 805/294-0020. Th e S outhern Californ ia Flat Track Association is now h olding Sa tu rd ay d irt track races at Glen He len Raceway in San Bernard ino, Cali forn ia. For more info rmation, call 714/956-0556. If you live in southe rn Cali fornia and w ou ld like to see a n ew O H V pa rk, d on't make any p lans for Wednesd ay night, Nov ember 17. That's when th e Los An gel es Coun ty Depa rtment o f Par ks and Recreation w ill hold a public meetin g regarding a proposed OHV par k a t H ume and Baker Canyons, near Santa Clarita. The meeting will be held at Mint Ca ny on Community School in Ca nyo n Co untry from 7-9 p.m., to gather public inp u t. Written comments may be submitted that evening or mailed in ad vance to Joa n Ru p er t, Depa rtmen t Facilities Planner I, L.A. Coun ty Dept. of Eastern Creek Shah Alam Suzu ka Jerez circuit to be design a ted circu it to be d esign ated circuit to be d esign ated Assen Mugello Don ingt on Park Brno LagunaSeca Rio de Janeiro Buenos Aires Barcelona Donington Park Monza Albace te Estoril Misano Hockenheim Os ter reichring Anderstorp Joh or Sugo Assen Spa-Fran corcham ps Mexico City Buenos Aires Parks a n d Recrea t ion , 433 Sou th Vermon t Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90020. For m ore info rmation, call 213 / 7382960. En tries for the Ultra cross division are still available for the final rou nd of the MTEG Off-Road Raci ng Series in San Francisco's Ca nd lestick Park, Novemb er 6. A to tal purse of $4000 is up for grabs. Fo r m o re in fo rma tion, ca ll 714 / 2543001, ext. 3478. Mot ocrosser Ti m my Ferry will, for the th ir d ye a r in a row , be backed by Rossin i Racing Products Cycl es (RRP) of Palm Beach, Florida, and Kayo Corp. Ferry, who comp e ted la st year in the AMA National Championship 125cc MX Seri es and the Easte rn Regional 125cc Supercross Series on a Yama ha, will ride a Hon da in the '94 season. Dual sport rid ers listen up. Early en tries are a lrea dy b ein g a cce p te d fo r ne xt year's Land of Enchantmen t Endurance Rall y h e ld in eas te rn New Me xi co, September 25-29, 1994. Riders wh o submit their entries before January 1, 1994, will be given a speci al rate. Th is year's even t, he ld just a few weeks ago, covered approximately 1670 miles of mostly off-highway ter rain. For more info rmation, con tact Roger Pattison at 505/9852374. Vintage racer Dan G reen, who was airlifted ou t of th e Hollister Hills SVRA during th e final round of the Vin tage Iron AHRMA Nation a l Vin tage MX Series on Oc tober Tz , is recuperating at the San Jose Medical Cen ter in San Jose, Ca lifornia, with fractures to three vertebrae, three ribs, and with a punctured spl een. 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