Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

·-VO E .::':j IC S America's weekly motorcycle newspaper . Lettets to theeditor'.: Volume XXXI SharonClayton, Pr esident Michael ~ger, Publisher Editorial Paul Carruthers, Editur KitPalmer, Associate Editor Donn Maeda, AssociateEditor Chris [onn urn, Associate Editor ScottRousseau, Assistant Editor Graphics and Production oduction Supervisor Ree johnso n, Pr Mandy Loa, Production Manager Dennis Greene, Lab. Tech. StaceyGuest, GraphiC Artist Amy Faught, Graphic Artist Ad mi nistratio n Judy Klinger, Coordinator Peggy Rivera, Secretary to the Publisher Advertising Terry Pratt, National Accounts Manager MarkThome, Western SalesManager Tho mas Ganter, Western Sales Manager Forrest Hayashi, Western Sales Manager Mark Mitchell, EasternAccounts Manager Greg Mitch Eastern SalesManager ell, Rick Matheny, Eastern SalesManager Rhonda Crawford, Western Ad Coordinator Carla Allen, Eastern Ad Coordinator Want Ads Kelly Branscome, Want Ad Sales Marketing &< Promotion Mark Thome, Manager Dealer Sales Toni Kerr, DealerRepresentative AccountingIData Proc essi ng Donna Bryan-Diamond, AIRCoordinator Geneva Repass, Assistant Herlane Lewis, Credit Circulation Rheba Smith, Manager Alma Anguiano, Processing Coordinator Pam Klein, Billing Coordinator Carol Begovic, Dealer Coordinator Kim Mazenko, Data Entry Coordinator Service and Support Chris Aitcheson, Headquarters Receptionist Leonard Herring. Service and Support National Headquarters 2201 Cherry Ave., Long Beach, CA 90806, P.O. Box 498, Long Beach, CA 90801-0498 (310) 427-7433 ; (213) 636-8844 . FAX (310) 427-6685 EasternOffice 4188 First Ave., Tucker, GA,30084; mailingaddress P.O. Box 80S, Tucker, GA 30085-Q805. (404) 934-7850. FAX (404) 934-3112 Enjoyed Larry What's th e po int ? I am writing concerning the results of the opening round of the 250cc outdoor Nationals in Ga ines ville, Florida (Is s u e #10) . In the 250c c class, I was wonderin g how third through eighth places ended up the way they d id . You have them listed with Brian Swink in third p lace, followed by Kiedrowski, Stanton and Je remy McGrath. Kiedrowski, however, has less points than Swink in m oto finishes. McG rath al so ha s less p o in ts th an Stanton . Dubach, who is listed as eigh th, ended up with less points th an Matiasevich, who was seven th. . Shouldn' t Kiedrowski be ahead of Sw ink, and McG rath ahead of Stan ton fo r the overall? Why isn' t Do ug Du bach ahead of Matiasevich? Ru ss Anderson Delta, IT( At National MX rounds, the AMA utilizes a points system that is different than that used at local motocross tracks around the country. With the amateur system, points match finish position in each. moto (one point for first place, two fo r second, etc.), and the winner is the one with the lowest total. In the Nationals, a riderearns 25 points fo r fi rst, 22 for second, 20 for third, etc., and the one with the highest total wins. In both systems the rider with a higher mote-tum fi nish breaks a tie. Normall y , overall fini sh positions are not affected, but there are unique situations, such as that at Gainesville. This is how the top eight riders compare, using both systems: ...Editor R ider Mike laR occo John Dmod Brian Swink Mike Kiedrowski Jeff Stanton Jeremy McGrath Jeff Matiasevicll Doug Dubach I would like to express my ap p rec ia tion for you r wonderful interv iew wi th Mr. (Larry) Roeseler (Issue #8, Ma rch 2). He has been one of my favori te riders for a long time, well before he was riding a Husqvarna. The first time I saw him race was at Virginia City, and I've enjoyed his appearance the re ever since. Last year was no exception as he put in an excellent r id e on the then new (Kawasaki) KLX. Thanks again for th e grea t reading materiaL Good luc k to Larry and the rest of Team Green. R. Williams Carson City, NV Cycle News (USPS 141-340);';published weekly e=ptth< 1.151 two weeksof ttw calendar yrar for550.00 per yrar by CycleNews, Inc. 2201 Cherry Aven.... long Beach, CA 9OlI06. Seccnd class pos ge paid allong Beach. CA Canada Poot .. International Publications Mai1 1S466 1S. Gene Reynolds Cottonwood, AZ Trial s Af ter rea d ing yo u r recent test of th e Montesa Cota 314R, I conside red se nd ing a letter of ap p reciation for a ll of th e coverage that you have given observed trials and trials mot orcycl es in the last coup le of y e a r s . W hen I re a d Ron Brehms' letter (February 16, issue #6), I knew I had to se nd the pat on the back tha t you deserve. In spite of the fac t th at t r ials has wallowed in a selfim p osed mire of obscurity for years, Cycle News h a s contin u ed to insert event coverage and tried to test a trials b ike now and again . This type of cov erage does more to expose the s port and encourage n ew , club-level riders than in terviews with Ry a n Young would . While Ryan's impressive record does more than indicate h is exceptional talent, it also shows that he hasn't had any competition at his skill level in the U.S.. Rather than racking up further numbers here in the U.S., it would b e ni ce to see Ryan go to Europe and hone his skills fur the r. M oto Finis hes AMA National System 2/1 5/2 1/8 3/5 8/3 4/6 12/4 6/9 America 's tri als talent is still firmly in the shadow of th e Eu ropea ns, and Ryan, Ll.S, records as ide, is still in the shadow of Bernie Schreiber. Rather than ask for more coverage of Ryan Young, I would ask that you contin ue yo ur covera ge of the events and bi kes tha t show our sport for the fun , challenging, safe, fun, inexpensive, family-orientated, fun activity tha t it is. As land restrictions ge t worse, observed trials coul d become much more practical and popular in the future. There are a lot of challenges facing the spo rt as we m ove through the '90s, but w ith Cycle News co n tinuing to keep tria ls in th e news,l hope that the sport can continue to ove rco me it s grow ing pains and become as popular here as it should be. 22+25=47 points(l st plac e) 16+22=38 points (2nd place) 25+13=38 points(3rd place) 20+16=36 points (4th place) 13+20=33 points (5th place) 18+15 points(6th place) 9+18=27 points (7th place) 15+12=27 points (8th place) A m ateur System 2+1=3 points (1st place) 5+2=7 points(2nd place) 1+8=9 points(4th place) 3+5=8points (3rdplace) 8+3=11 points (6th place) 4+6=10points(5th place) 12+4=16 points (8th place) 6+9=15 points(7th place) Shame, shame After readi ng about Rex Sta ten and his three co-riders being d isqu alified for cheating in the SCORE San Felipe 250, I have to w onder about their domination of Class 30 las t yea r. H ow m an y ot her races were won by this method? An d , by th e way, fou r riders for a 250mile race? Come on, guys. Joe Annstrong Lakewood, CA A little help from our friends Aaron Hill's success at Dayto na was due in no small part to several people. After his 600 broke in practice Friday, we were without a ride. Al Bergstrom of Loral Lake Racing loaned us Ronnie [ones' back-up machine for Friday night. On Satu rday Ronnie was having problems with his front-runner, so Chris Ca rr loaned his back-up to Aaron. It was the first time Aaron made a short track main at Daytona and we are all deep ly ind ebted to AI and Chis for their generosity. Mi k e Shattuck Sacramento, CA l..tifton to t hl' .cIito!' should be _ I 10 VoiCft, Cycw N_s. p.o . Bo.. 498, LonS Bu ch,. CA ~98 or fU N to 3101oU1-66S $. PlIb tlllh..:l ttttrn do not nKnUri l,. ~f1«t thl' pos ition of Cycle Nt-WI Inc. l dtr" should not el Cffd 200 words and ..n l,pt n k .I... .':bj«t to rditin& AnonymOd I~"" will not M coftlJlderftl , for pu blication. 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