Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

because we h a v e dev eloped an outs tan di ng line of motorcycle tires, and this product launch is another example of Firestone's return to its proud heritage," said Sunill Kumar, president of Bridgestone/Firestone Tire Sales Company. The opening round of the AMA Wiseco/Yamaha/Dunlop Grand National Cross Country Series was in a d v e r ten t ly left out of our Camel Motorcycle Week sch ed u le of events found elsewhere in this issue. The event is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, March 8, at the Ocala Motorsports Complex in Ocala, Florida. Fred Andrews is the defending series champ. The Federation of American Short Track will be holding a 600cc Expert asphalt short track at the 1/3-mile Madera Speedway in Madera, California, on Friday, May 6. In addition to a $5000 purse, Woods Rotax has posted $500 in contingencies. For registration and ticket information contact Carlo Tresser at 408/457-2088. After competing in the Febniary 5 San Diego Supercross, Chris Daubitz was seriously injured on the trip home to Te xa s . Chris and h is brother Trey stopped to play-ride in the sand dunes outside Yuma, Arizona, and Chris toppled off a razorback dune, breaking his C-5 and C-6 vertebrae. Daubitz, 18, is s t ill in th e in ten siv e ca re unit at St . Joseph's Hospital in the Burrows Neurolo gical Institu te in Phoen ix, Arizona, and is para lyzed from the neck down. In an effort to help wi th medical expenses, an account has been set up at his hometown bank. Contributions can be sent to Chris Daubitz Special Fund, First National Bank, P.O. Box 100, Midlothian, Texas 76065 . Suzuki rider Denny Stephenson has missed the last two supercross rounds after injuring his left ring and index fingers in a crash at the February 4 Lincoln, Nebraska, Arenacross. Stephenson's cut required 40 stitches, but he hopes to be back for the February 26 Atlanta Supercross. Team Surf's Jeff Glass has also missed the firs t few supercross rounds while recovering from a broken collarbone, wrist a n d coll a p s ed lung, which he inc u rred in arenacross crashes in la te '93 and early '94. Glass hopes to ride in Atlanta to show off his two new spons ors. One is Dos Equis beer, and th e other is an outside ind us try clothing Rainey to back Filice for Oa tona compa ny that Glas s will unveil in Atl anta. (Dos Equis is also sponsoring the Barracuda mountain bike team that ' 84 Sup ercros s Cha m p io n Johnny O 'Mara will r a ce fo r ). "I got these s p o nso rs on m y ow n, just like I did w ith Surf, " s aid Gl a s s . "You g uys wrote that (N o Fear's) Jeff Surwall was responsible for my Surf sponsorshi p . Jeff is m y frien d and I d id ask for his advice, but I d id all th e work on m y own." hree-tim e World Ch am p ion Wayne Rainey has announced th at h e w ill sponsor AMA 250c c Grand Prix N a tiona l Champion Jim my Filice (right) in the 250cc cla ss a t Da ytona International Speeway. Filice, who dominated the series last year, winning nine of the 10 events, w ill ride a Wayne Rainey Ra cin g 1994 Yamaha TZ250 in the In ternational Ughtweight lOOk race on Friday, March 11 at Daytona . "We're going to do Daytona," Rainey sai d from his home in Montere y, California on Monday, February 21. "I' ve decided to put something together for Jimbo for Daytona. Ed Toomey will oversee the team and my assistant Scott Copeland will help manage it. It all cam e together so late, we didn't even look for sponsors. Jimmy didn't have anything else. We'll see what happens after Daytona. [imbo's the best guy in the Ll.S. and it's a shame that he doesn't have 'a ride. We're going to go down there and show everyone again that he's the best guy down there:' Yamaha has supplied Wayne Raine y Racing with two '94 Yamaha TZ250s and Dunlop will again supply the Californian with tires. "To still be involved with the same team as last year is good," Filice said. "I expect so me good results. It's disappointing to ha ve such a good year and not end up w ith an ything. I'm happy with wha t we're doing, but it' s not a full season. We'll jus t go do Daytona an d see wha t happens. I'm ha ppy to be workin g wi th Wayne again, it' s a good deal for me: ' T California motocrossers who are tired of racing at the same tra cks every week should take a look at th e 10-race 1994 District 36 Motocross Series sche d ule, The Central Coast Motorcycle Association is kicking off the seri es wi th a race on a natural-terrain cours e at the Turkey Flats ~HV area, approximately 30 miles east of Santa Margarita, Californ ia. For more information cal! 805/434-3579. Road racer Danny Roberts, th e 1993 AMA/CCS Honda CBR900 Series National Champion, has signed a contract to ride a Jimmy Stevens-sponsored Harley-Da vidson in the 1994 U.s. TwinSports Championship. Roberts will also contest the AMA/CCS 750cc Supersport Series aboard a Dave Buchman-prepped Yamaha YZF75O. APPO INTED: By Answ er Prod u cts Motorcycle Division as Regional Sales Representatives: Sha ron Dunlap, North Eastern U.S.; Marc Ru ffn er, Southern U.S.; Rob Gladden, Western us. Mark Sternberg, Midwest u.s. For more information call 800/423-0273 or 805/2574411. Learning Curves Roadracing School, form erly Rick & Da v e ' s Excellen t Ad venture Roadrace School, will h old 10 sessions in 1994, beginning with the April 16 cla ss at Blackh aw k Farms in Illin ois. For m ore information ca ll 414/ 327-{)14O. AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At Ocala Suzuki in Oc ala, Florida, on March 9 from 5 :00 p .m. to 7:00 p .m. Tea m Suzuki's Brian Sw in k, Ph il Law rence, Ezra L usk, D amon Hu ffm an a n d Jim my Button are schedule to ap pear. For more inform a tion, ca ll 904/ 7328531. Moto-Guzzi is accepting deposits for race-ready replicas of Gu zzi 's five-time, m id-50s 350cc World Champions h ipwinning Grand Prix race bike - the double overhead cam, single-cylinder Bial bero. The Guzzis w ill sell for $46,875. For more information con ta ct Moto America, Inc., P.O. Box 850, Lillington, NC 27546, BOO/USA-MOTO . STOLEN: A 1993 Kawasaki KX250 (#JKAKXMJllPA007962) and a 1993 Ya maha YZ 250 (#JYA4 EWW03PA 010051) fro m a hotel near th e Tampa Supercross on Sunday, February 13. For mor e information call 814/321-2085 or 814/237-7483. Photo credits were accid entl y left off the Eddie Lawson poster found elsewhere in this issue. The action sho t was taken by Kinney Jones and the inset sho t of Lawson in Victory Lane after wi nni ng la st yea r ' s Daytona 200 by Arai was taken by David Goldman. AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At the florida Motorspo rts Complex in Ocal a, florida on March 7 from 4:00 p .m . to 8:00 p.m. Team Honda' s Scott Summers and Team Kawasa ki's Larry Roeseler, Ty Davis and Danny Hamel are schedule to MOVED: Design Works, to 3570 Atlantic Ave., Suite E, Long Beach, CA 90807,310/424-2722 (phon e), 310/4243422 (fax) . Des ign Works is an agency owned and operated by Mick Ofield. appear. Fo r more info r m ation call 904/ 732-8531. CORRECTION: Last week, w e incorrectly reported th at Chris You n g had signed to ride an ATK this year. Actually, it' s Mike Young tha t ha s signed with the American manufacturer. Young will contest the Sound of Thunder FourStroke Series, the MTEG Sportsman OffRoad Series, as well as se lected events around the na tion. He will also serve as ATK's press relations representative and s o u t h e rn C a lifo rnia s a les manage r. Young, who las t yea r rode a Honda XR, is currently reco vering from reconstructive wrist surgery. M ARRIED: AMA Grand National Champion Ricky Graham, to longtime girlfriend Leeza Foreman, in Carmel, California, February 20. HIRED: Red Williams, as Harley-Davi dson sales technician, b y White Bros. Williams previously worked with Westminster Harley-Da vidson. NAMED: Dr. Michael Dombeck, as acting director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Dombeck takes over from Jim Baca, who resigned on February 3. a r------------------------- ---- ---- ---- ---------------------------, ([till ~ SUBSCRIPTION ORDER FORM SUbScribe Now Name _ Address _ City _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ State _ _ O rder Date Zip _ Please start my subscription to Cycle News: o Every week for one year (50 issues) for $35.00 (can be billed 3 monthly payments) o Every week for two years (tOO issues) for $65.00 o Six months second class (2 5 issues) for $18.00 • One year (50 issues ), 2nd class Can ada or Mexico and all other foreign countries $75.00 (u.s. fun ds) . 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