Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Nor / Cal and AHRMA West Series will be held on Satu rday, January 29 at the Italian Athletic Club at 3541 Cherrylan d Ave , in Sto ck to n, California. A social ho ur will begin at 6:00 p.m. with dinner to foll ow at 7:00 p .m . Tickets a re cu rrentl y available for $20 per person and $10 for child ren, and a few tickets will be av ailable at the d oor for $30. Reservations m ust be sen t to the AHRMA office (P.O . Box 882, Wausau, WI 54402) by January 26. Fo r mo re information call Cind y Ge er a t 20 9 / 931 -54 91 or Ka y Mann at 702/265-6489. The six-round 1994 Cellular One Sound of Th un d er Fo u r-Stroke MX Se ri es is sch ed uled to begin April 30-May 1 in Sacramento, Calif ornia , and w ill en d Au gu st 13-14 in Washougal, Was hin gton. The series will featu re both professional and amateur racer s on fou r-stroke motorcycles. Ho nda, H usqvarna, Husabe rg, ATK, KTM and Kawasaki have already com mi tted to contingency p rog ra ms, according to promo ter Mike Young Sr. The Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Cl ub has announced that, effec tive February 1, Ron Burton will assu me the position of membership ch a irman for the 600member No rth American organizati on. Burton takes ove r from Ho lly Garrett, of Ontario, Canada, who held the position for the last five years. For more information call 6023/429-2436. For mer mo torc ycle racer and Ind ian test ride r Bobby Baer, 69, d ied on December 20, 1993 in Laco nia , New H amp shire. Bae r won th e a mate ur p ortion of the Springfield Mile in 1941 and had sp en t the last 10 years as pit man for his brother Butch, who competes in AHRMA vintage races. Baer is surv ived by his wife, two sons, tw o d au gh ters, and six grandchild ren. Du nlo p ' s roa d ra ce coord ina to r Ji m Allen faxe d u s the follow in g mes sa ge on Mo n d a y , Ja nua ry 10 . " P lease b e advised that while Dunlop is certain ly d eligh ted to add Harley-Davidson to the list of AMA Superbike teams us ing Dunlop tir es in 1994, our su pport of Harley-Davidson will in no w ay mean a reduction in our sponsorship support of privat e riders, private teams or other AMA Superbik e teams. All pub lished and verb al rep orts to the contra ry are in error ." Accord in g to AMA nationa l technica l manager Merrill Vanders lice, Harley- Davidson must p roduce se ven of thei r VR-I 000 s uperbikes prior to the Daytona 200 on Ma rch 13 for them to be eligible to compete in th e March classic. "They have to ag ree to produce 50 th is ye ar, bu t th ey n eed to prod uce seven b efore Da y to na ," Va n d e r s lic e s a id. "Basically, I' ve got to see seven motorcycles before they can go race at Dayto na . Th is is a r u le the AMA h a s to ens ure tha t the re are no one-off motorcycles. Fifty is a pretty substantia l number for Ha rley right n ow, bu t they' re getting it done. They are using the same rules that Ducati has been playing with. In fact, Ducati will be homologating two bikes for Da y tona - a 1994 888 and a 1994 AMA Superbi kem odel. The Ducati 916 will come later." ' According to repor ts from Europe, the man behind the World Championship Su perbike Series, Maurizio Flam m in i, and his Flam mini Group lost some $4.5 million last year on a concert series an d Flammini now needs a partner to help h im fu nd th e 1994 World Superbike Series. Reported ly, Flammini contacted Dorna, the Spanish television marketing company that ru ns the World Championship Ro ad Ra ce Series, b ut th ey we ren 't inte rested in th e superb ike series . Two-time Wo rld Superbike Cham pion and current AMA Na tional Superbike Champ io n Doug Polen has signed a two-yea r contract w ith Shoei he lme ts. Polen, who recently sign ed a con tract to ri d e H onda's ne w RC45 in the 1994 World Superbike Cha mpion shi p, will w ear Shoei's X-8 Air Falcon TC-6 h elm et. Shoei has a lso signed Braz ilian Alex Barros to wear its helm ets in the 1994 World Cham pi onsh ip Road Race Series, joi n ing Po len, Scott Ru ssell, Daryl Beattie and Migu el DuHamel as the com pany's sponsored road racers . Kawasaki Tea m Gr een racer and Baja 1000 winner Larry Roeseler, and co-drive r Curt LeD uc, finished th ird overall and first-in-class in a Class 8 truck at the LaRana , New Years 200 off-road race in Barstow, California, Jan uary 8. The Temecula Motorsports Park has reo pened , and in add ition to a n ew ly designed motoc ross track, the park will also featu re a high-banked d irt ova l and a new Pee Wee motocross track. Practice is scheduled for January 12, 14, 15, 26, 28. and 29 from 8:00 a.m , to 4:00 p.m. Practice fees are $10. For more information call 909/ 698-4800. NFLplayo ffsmay force Hous S ton Xdate chan e W hy will Texan supercross fans have an interest in the ou tcome of the Houston Oilers/ Kansas City Ch iefs NFL p layoff ga me on Sunday, January 16? Well, apa rt from the fact that most Texans are huge football fans to begin wi th, there is also the fact that the game could affect the date that the Ho uston Supercross is held . The event is scheduled for Saturday, January 22, in the Houston Astrodome, but that will change if Houston defeats Kansas City on January 16 and the Buffalo Bills lose to the Los An geles Raiders ,the da y before in Buffalo. If the Raiders defeat Buffalo and Houston bea ts Kansa s City, the Raid ers wi ll play Houston for the AFC Cha mpionship in the Astro do me on January 23 - th us the Houston Supercross would be postponed until February 12. The Tampa Supe rcross, currently sched uled for February 12, wo uld be mov ed to February 19. Early-season events at An aheim and San Diego will not be affected. AUT OG RAPH SIGNING: At K's Humble Suzuki/Yamaha in Humble, Texas, on January 21 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Team Suzuki's Guy Cooper is sc hedu led to appear . Fo r more infor mation ca ll 713/446-7165. California, on Jan ua ry 28 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Team Kawasaki's Mike Kiedrowski and M ike La Rocco are sc h ed u led to appea r. For more - informa tion call 714/646-2428. ' BO RN: Eric Scott Stum p II, to Gr and Na tional Champ ion shi p Ser ies dirt tra cker Sco tt Stump a nd h is fiancee Erika Ikey, in Langhorn, Pennsylvania, December 25, 1993. HIRED: Bob Weber as general manager of Paul Thed e's Race Tech, a sus pension p e rfo rm ance co m pa n y ba sed ,in Pomona, California. Weber was previously em ployed as nationa l sa les manager for White Bros. AUTOGRAP H S IG NIN G: At Cycle Riders of Longwood in Lo ngw oo d, Florida, o n Jan uary 14 from 6:00-8 :00 p.m. Tea m Suzuki riders Bria n Sw ink , Phil Lawrence, Jimmy Button and Ezra Lusk are scheduled to appear. For more informa tion call Mi tc hell Ma r qu i at 407/695-4900. AUTO GRAPH S IG NI NG : At North west Ho nda in Houston, Texas , on January 21 fr om 6:00 -8:00 p .m . Tea m , Honda's AMA Camel Supercross Champ ion Jeremy McGrath, Jeff Stanto n , D ou g Henry and 5teve Lamson are scheduled to appear. HI RED: Dr. Bernward Bayer, by Continental AG, the German parent company of Co ntinental Tire's American motorcycle operation, as head of Continen tal 's mot or cycle tire research and devel opmen t department. Bayer joins Continental after seven years with Metzeler an d Pirelli. ST OLEN : Lars-Erik Lars son's 1994 NCY Ya maha YZ125 (f r a m e number JYA4JYWOO RAOI0552, engine nu mb er 4JYOI0552) from the Perris Raceway pits a t the opening round of the GFI Winter Series in Perris, California, January 9. A $1000 reward is being offered for recov ery of the bike. Call 619/ 287-5437. ENGAG ED: Earl Campbell, owner of Pro /talia in Glendale, Ca li fo rnia , to Linda Dahlmer. MARRIED: Rick "Gu nny" Cla ypoole, to Ni na H ib be rt , in Bea ve rton, Oregon, Janua ry 1. Claypoole has helped ma nage the U.S. teams at numerous Internationa l Six-Days Enduro events, inclu ding th e m o st rece n t ISDE h e ld in Holla nd last October. AU TOGRA PH S IGNI N G : At Clear Lake Kawasaki in Webster, Texas, on Jan-uary 21 from 5:00-7:00 p .m . Tea m Kawasaki ' s Mike Kied rowski, Mike Lakocco and Robbi e Reynard are scheduled to ap pea r. For more information call 713/486-4604. AUT O GRA PH S IG N IN G : At Honda Kawasaki Sportscenter in Lake Forest, RESIGNED: James Degaine, as Kawasaki Team Green Off-Road Coordinator. 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