Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

(s p onsorshi p),". Pfetzingsaid. "I 've always had some really good sponsors, but they (Dianetics) were also very involved sponsors. They always came to the races and-were always willing to help me in any way possible." Tr avelCraft is offering tra vel packages fo r the Isle of Man TT. Th e packages incl ude motorcycle rental, ferry tran spo rt, hotel and airfare. For mo re information, call Kathy DeSalvo at 800/2411223. Bob Dron Harle y-D avi dson Mot orcycles, Inc. in Oakland , California, was . recen tl y given the top award among Dealem ews magazine's top 100 motorcycl e dealers in the Unites .States and Canada. Cand idat es are judged on their store layout, floorplan and design, according to Dealernews. The Motorcycle As phalt Racing Series (MARS) will return to Volusia Cou n ty Speedway in Barberv tlle .sElorida, on March 6 for the fourth ru n ning of the Daytona Half-Mile. The Daytona round is the first round of the series and w ill .fea ture 1993 MARS Cha mp ion Will Davi s. Su zuki has announced a road race con; tin gency program of $681,000 for the 1994 racing season. Suzuki's co n ti ngency programs will include the Suzuki National Cup, AMA/CCS Supersport, Enduranc e and Superbike, and WERA Formula USA and Endurance. The National Motorsport s Associa tion has announced their major 1994 event d ates . The 23rd Annual World M ini G rand Prix will be held April 8-10 a t Las Vegas International Speedway, an d th e Grand National Mot ocross Fina ls will be held August 2-6 in Ponca City, Oklahoma. For more information ca ll 714/855-1602. The Honda Rider's Club of America (HRCA) will be the title sponsor of the 1O -even t California Dual Sport Serie s. HRCA members will get a $5 discount on entry fees. For more information contact Team Dual Dogs at 818/701 -1913. Japan's Te tsuya Harada, the 1993 250cc World Champion, will rid e a Yamah a France-backed Yamah a TZM250 to defend his championship in 1994. Harada rode a Team Va lesi Telkor-b acked Yamaha in 1993. .The Silv erdome in Pontiac, Michigan, will host the continen tal United States' first -ev er Pan Pacific S u p e r cro ss Cha mp ionship Seri es event on Sunday, April 10. The internationa l race, previously staged in Hawaii, w ill feature 125cc riders from various nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and will share the bill with the inaugural 250cc Pontiac All-Star Challenge. The 250cc portion of the even t is expected to attract many of the stars of the AMA Came l Supercross Series, who will be racing in the 10th round of that series in Pont iac 'on April 9. The Pontiac round will serve as the opener for the Pan Pacific series, with additional races scheduled for India on August 28 , Japan on November 13, Indo nesia on December 4, and Thailand on December 10. Those who plan on traveling through Virginia en route to the March 4-13 Daytona Bike Week in Florida , may be interested to know that the Best Western Kings Quarters H ot el, on 1-95 in Virginia , is offering a special "stopover" rate of $25 for all AMA members. For more information, call 800/495-2473 . Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia, will host an AHRMA weekend on July 16-17 that will feature modern and vin tage road racing, motocross and observed trials, in addition to a sw ap meet , and motorcycle show . Tea m Obs ole te will either race or de monstrate several classic motorcycles, including the Jim Redman/Mike Hailwood six-cylinder 250cc Honda, the Renz o Pasolini Bene lli 350cc four-cylinder and tw o MV Agu st as (a 350cc and a 500cc) raced in 1957 by Giacomo Agostini. Road racer Scott Zamp ach recently took part in the Wisconsi n Motorsp orts Charities Recognition Banque t. "Th e Ranch in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, is a rehabilitation cen ter for hand icapped adults that serv es 188 ind ivid uals on a daily ba si s," Zamp ach expla ined . "The fund-r a isin g dinner and autograph session rai sed $35,000, and I felt very ho nored to be a recognized racing celebrity for the sport of motorcycling." The A merican Motorcycle Institute (AMI) will hold its fifth ann ual Brut e Horsepower Shootout at its campus facility near Da ytona Internationa l Speedway on March 8-11. Entrants will compete for over $15,000 in cash and prizes. AMI will use its new Dyn ojet Dynamometer to determine the horsepower of each entrant's mo torcycle, an d th e champ ion w ill be crowned on March 11. AMI is also opening its sh op and dynamometer facilities to all racers competing in the races during Daytona Bike Week. For more information con- Lawson to defend title in Da tona 200 F our-time World Champi on Eddie Lawson will again come out of "ret irement" to ride a factory Yamaha YZF750 in the Daytona 200 on March 13. Accord ing to sources close to Lawson, the Califo rn ian's team w ill be a join t effor t between the Yamaha factory in Japan and Yamaha Motor Corp. U.S.A., and will most likely not be tied to the Vance & Hines team with wh om Lawson won last year's Daytona 200. Lawson won last year's 200 miler after a near race-long battle with Muzzy Kawasaki's Scott Russell. Team owner Rob Muzzy is looking forward to again competing against Lawson. "I'm glad to hear it," Muzzy said when told of the news. "We'd like to race him again. It'll be a terrific race." tact Bruce Brahms at AMI at 800/8740645 or 904/ 255-0295. Dr. Bigger: If th e Kawasaki KLR650 isn't big enough to su it your dual sporting needs, then yo u'll be interested in Suzuki' s new dual sport bike that will make its debut in Europe this year. The machine is th e Suzuki DR800S, which features a 779cc, single-cylinder, SOHC , fou r-valve, air-cooled engine. It has a 6.24-gallon gas tank , and a claimed d ry weigh t of 407 pounds. With the AMA Super cross Series no w three races old, only thr ee riders have l ed lap s in a m a in even t. Te am Ho nda/ 1- 800 -CO LLECT's Jeremy McGrath, who won all three rounds, has led an ama zing 42 laps of a po ssible 60. Team Noleen /Sizzler /Yamaha rider Larry Ward is next with 13, and Team Yamaha 's Jeff Emig has led five. Fo rmer National Enduro Champion Kevin Hines has reportedly split with H usq varna and is emba r king on hi s ow n business ven t u re. H ines was u na va ilabl e for commen t, but sources . say tha t he and Colorad o Six-Da ys vet Kevin Dav is a re jo ining forces to import Hondas. The stock CRs will be mod ified for end uro use in Ital y, and ' these machi nes will be im po rted in to the States by the two Kevins. Washing ton 's John Sperry, th e re ign ing Cas tle Rock TT Op en Amateur class cha mpion , is currently recovering . fro m n eck surgery necessita ted by a crash in la te 1993. Ca rds and letters m a y be sen t to Sperr y at 5110 N .E . 123 r d St. , Vancou ver, WA 9868 6, 206/ 574-8764. BORN: Kimb e rl y Danielle Olgee, daughter of AMA /WERA racer Cha rles O lgee a n d h is wife Moniqu e, o n Nov ember -1 6, 1993, in Yonkers, New York. AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At Escondid o Cycle Center in Escond ido, California, Feb ru a ry 4. Team Suzuki riders Brian Swink, Phil Lawrence, Ezra Lusk, Damon Huffman and Jimmy Button are scheduled to a ppear from 6:00 to 7:30 p .m .. For more information, call Jim Knapp at 619/745-1615. These same rid ers are also scheduled to appear from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Honda Suzuki West in Tam p a, Florida, February 11. For more info rma tion, call Don Nicolini at 813/968-7888. MOVED: MC Concepts, a precision machine and service shop, to 4013 Taylor Rd., Loomis, CA 95650 . The new phone number is 916/ 652-4985. MOVED: Ride For Kids Foundation, Inc., to 6350 B McDonough Drive, Norcross, GA 30093. The new phone number is 404/ 449-0789, FAX 404/449-9065. APPO INTED: Sims & Rohm Pe rf ormance Prod ucts of Yu ba City , Cal ifornia , as a di strib utor of Torco oil produc ts. Fo r m o r e info r matio n call 916/674-91 23. RENEWED: Holoubek , Inc.'s licen sing agreement w ith Harley Davidson . The Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based garment com pany signed a five-year agreement wi th Ha rley-Davidson to provide dealers wit h apparel ranging from T-shirts to ba seb all ha ts . Ho loubek is one of only three companie s to be licensed by H arley-Davidson, according to Tom Parsons, directo r of trademark licensing for Harley-Davidson . PROMOTED : Susan A. Tyers, to vice preside nt of admin istration of Phoenix In te r n a tio n a l Raceway in Phoenix, Ar izona; and Stephen E. Des Georges to vice p resid ent, corpora te development and communica tions, b y track owner Em m e t t "Buddy" Jobe. M OVED: Ajax Ka wa sak i, to a new facility at 8417 S. Interstate 35, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. ACQ UIR ED: Camshaft Machine Company of Jackson, Michigan, b y Crane Cams of Daytona Beach, Florida. MOVED: Grand Prix Imports, a company specializing in used , two-stroke race bi ke sa les and accesso r ies, to 3348 Dumas St reet , San Dieg o, CA 92106. The phone number is 619/ 226-2698. APPOINTED: Dave Ca mp, as TuckerRocky's branch manager for their Texas br anch , based in Irving; Earl Stovall as Tucker-Rocky's sales representat ive for New Me xico, sou th w est ern Colorado an d the greater EI Paso, Texas, area; and Michael Farr ar as th e Tucke r-Roc ky sales rep for the San Diego, Californ ia, area. HIRED: Don Ho ugh by Mile Hi Motorsp orts. Road racer Ho ugh wi lld irect Mile Hi's Motorsp orts Engi ne Services in the bu il d ing and maintenan ce of high-performance motorcycle engi nes fo r racing and street applicati on s. In addition, H ou gh will rid e a Mile Hi Mo tor spo r t- prepp ed s upe rbi ke in sele cte d lo ca l, WERA a n d A M A Nationals during the 1994 ra cing season. PROM OTED : Ma tt Benson, to the position of commun ications and advertising director of the Am erican Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AHRMA). Benson was formerly an ed itorial coordinator for AHRMA. HIRED: T.J. Ashby, as ad m in istrative assistant for the American His toric Racing Motorcycle Association. CORRECTI ON: The con tra ct between Rob MU2 y and U.S . Tsubaki is a ;z renewal, and not a new contract, as was previously rep ort ed. ENGAGED: Team Suzuki motocrosser Jimmy Button, to girlfriend Brandy Harvey. The coup le plans to wed in Octobe r of 1995. BORN: Rollo O wen Luck, to Xtr eme owner Bill Luck and his wife, Shawna, on Friday, January 14 in La Jolla, California. STOLEN: Brian Bankston'S 1993 Honda ~ CRl25, VIN JH2JEOI00PM401501, and a 199 4 H onda CR125, VIN JH2JEOI04RM500793, from the Holiday Inn Astrodo me parking lot at the Housto n Supe r cross, Ja n u a r y 22 . Call 501/646-7377 with any informat ion. e PROMOTED: Donni e Luce, to the po sition of Sales Man ager , at Wh ite Bros. Luce was formerly a field sales coordi- 0\ nator for the company. "'""" cJ. 0\ APPOINTED: Scott Heath, as press . ~ relations manager fo r Ya ma ha Motor l-< Corporation, U.S .A .'s moto rsports rc:l group . Heath replaces Mike Wilkinson, who a fte r 15 years at Yamaha ha s ~ resigned h is position to develo p his p., own business. - - - - - - -Continued on page 55 2 3

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