Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- EI Testerazo, Baja Californi a, Mexico, Ty Da vis (Kaw) scored the overall win with 11 p oin ts to spare ov er ru nner-u p D anny Hamel (Ka w ). Finishin g thi rd w as It a lian transp la nt D avid e Tralli (Kaw), wi th Cycle World magazin e edi tor Jimmy Lewis (Kaw) and Dana Van Stee (Kaw) compl e ting t h e to p fi ve overall. Jeff Ward (Kaw), Ja me s D obb and Ji m my G addis (Kaw) were the overall w inners a t the Ar ro whead Pond Ar enacross in Anaheim, California, March 25-26. Ward wo n the 250cc class on Friday night, with Gad dis finishing second ahead of Pedro Gonzalez (Kaw) . Dobb topped Frid ay's 125cc di vision ahead of Dou g Dubach (Yam) and Craig Decker (Hon). On Saturday, Gad dis was victorious in both the 125 and 250cc classes. Dub ach and Go nzalez fini shed second and third , respec tively, in bo th divisions. An sw er Prod ucts, the Valencia, California -based motocross apparel and accesso ry co mpany , ha s a new to ll-free phone numb er: 800/840-3040. - Dirt tracker Will Davis recently ph oned the Cycle News offices with a sm all comp laint. "In the Dayton a Short Track coverage you said th at I was on an A&R Racing Rotax, but all of m y 600cc rac e effo rts are backed b y M o th e r Flet cher' s," said Davis , w ho fin ished fourth at the Grand National Champi onship Series opener, despite riding the last five laps wi th a flat rear tire. "I'll be on A&R bikes at th e 750cc races." We stand corrected. Two-time 12Sec National MX Champion M ic k y D y m o n d , former Ultra cross Ch a m p ion Jim Holley, mo tocrossers Ra y So m mo , Sh a ne Trittler, Mo u s e McCoy, and Lou ie Franco, and speedway rac er R ick y Miller rec entl y return ed fro m Mexic o City .wh ere they - - - - - - -- ed in the filming of a Micky Rourke-produced Lark Cigarette television commercial that is scheduled to be aired in Jap an and Eu rope. "We were filmed riding in a bull ring where a real b ull was used to chase us out of the ring," said Ho lley. "It was pretty crazy. One of the guys h ad to th row h is bike away and jump out of the ring to keep from ge ttin g gored . Th e b ull had fun with h is bike though. " Evidently, the riders got the last lau gh - th e co mmercial ends with one of them blowin g a d andelion in the bull's face. According to p res iden t and fou n der Ron Henri cks en , th e N a tion al Mo to sport Association (N MA) has rece ived almost 1000 entries for the World Mini Grand Prix which w ill be held at Las Vegas International Ra cew ay in Las Vega s, Nevada, Apri l 8-10. "It looks like we're headed for another record-breaking year," He nricksen said . Acerbis A dventure, p r om oter of th e N evada Rally, ha s reach ed an agreement with Air Canada that will have the airline showing a five-minute video featu re abo ut the rally du rin g their in-fligh t p rogramming this spring. The piece will be shown on all fligh ts with movie service - both domestic an d in ternational. The Banzai Riders cha p ter of the Ho nda Riders Club of America, in conjunction with North ern Illinois Honda, will host a motocross techni cal seminar featu ring Team Honda factory MX mechani c Skip No rfo lk , tuner for Camel Su p ercr oss Ch ampion Jeremy McGrath . The class will be on Ap ril 11 from 7-9 p.m. in libert yv ille, Illinoi s. Call 708/ 362-7110 for more info rmation. Husaberg Am eri ca is looking for two top riders to ride fact or y-backed Husabe rg FC s in th e So u n d of Thunder Four-Stroke MX Series. Inte rested ride rs . s h o u ld s end r esumes to H usa b e rg Lilesswitches to Honda A merican 500cc World Champio nship hopeful Billy Liles (rig ht) is switching back to Honda CRSOOs with engine hop -up help from Pro Circuit' s Mitch Payton. Liles was set to ride a Husaberg four-stroke motorcycle befor e the Vertemati brothers had a falling out with the Hu saber g factory. "After the bro thers split with Husaberg, the y decided to build their own motorcycles," said Liles, a na tive of Geo rgia who will again be living in Belgium th is season. "They built th e engines an d frames by hand and they used aftermar ket products for wheels and suspension an d th ings like that. I tested the bike (called a Ver temati) and raced it in an int ernati onal rac e last week, but it just wasn't ready for th e World Cham p ionship s. The engine was fast an d go od, but it nee ded so me testing an d changes to ma ke it com petitive for me, and that wasn't going to happen before the first GP. I dec ided I needed to salvage this seaso n by going back to the Honda - I can 't affor d ano ther bad start." Liles added that he hopes to go back to Vertemati after the season for testing and . development of a com petitive '95 machine. "In three mon ths, the brothers went from nothin g to racing bikes wit h myself and Joel Smets," said Liles. "That's a tough task. It shows how hard they are wil ling to work." . Smets, who ro de a Vertemati-mod ified Husaberg to third place in the '93 500cc World Cha mpions hips, will stay wi th Vertem ati for '94. Liles will man age his own tea m with additional help from Banden de Ring (a Belgian automobile tire company), ~ A.D.F. Racing Oils and Tecnosel. 0\ As we were going to press, we also received word that Swede Mar cus Hansso n had r l switched to a Ho nda two-stroke. Hansson had origin ally p lanned to ride a factory. backed Husaberg. ....... The FIM has deci ded to issu e Vertemati a constructor's license for the '94 season. l-< They had been consi dering not issuin g the license, which would hav e meant Vertemati 0... would no t be eligible to contest the ma nufacturer's championships. Thou gh the small Italian company will now be eligible to comp ete for that title, thei r chances of taking it . will be reduced significantly without the help of Liles. Da vey Coombs ..... < 2 - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - ----- Cycle News Rider of the Month: Tro Corser A ustralian Superbike National Champion Tro y Cor ser (rig h t) is th e Cycle News Rid er of the Month for Ma rch . The Fast By Ferracci Ducati ride r finished second in his AMA roa d racing d ebut behind Scott Russell in the Dayton a 200 on March 13, and followed that up with h is first-ever AMA National victory on March 27 at Phoenix Intern ation al Racew ay. Corser has quickly become a force to be reckoned w ith in the AMA U.S. Superbike Nati on al Champions hi p Series and he cu rre ntly lead s the cham pionship point stand ings after two of the 10 ro unds . In winning at Phoenix Internation al Raceway, Cor ser became the first non -North .American rid er si nce Graeme Crosby won at Daytona in 1980 to win an AMA Superbike Nation al. America ; 1305 Hwy. 61, Festus, M O 63028. Ther e w e r e many famous people in attendance at th e March 26 Charlotte Supercross -most of whom make a living on -the N ASC AR Wins to n Cup and/or Busch Grand Nationa l car racing circuits. Tho se incl uded Sh awna Robinson, th e fir st woman to win a pole in eithe r th e Winston Cup or Busch GNC Series when she qua lified for the Busch ' Light 300 in Atlan ta a few w eeks ago; Jo e Gibbs fo rmer N FL foo tball h ead coach of the Was hington Redskins and ow ner of the In terstate Ba ttery Chevy Lu m in a d ri ven b y Dal e Jarrett ; Kirk Shelmerd ine, who was the crew chief for fo ur o f Da le Earnha rdt's Win ston Cu p Ch ampionship seasons and is now a full-time driver on th e Busch GNC circuit; a n d Je ff Clark, the ja ck m a n on Ernie Ervin's pit crew. In add ition, John Andretti' s Winston Cup race car was on disp lay on the sta di um floor sporting jus t for the day, thou gh - a huge AMA Pr o Racin g logo on the h ood. Stanton Barrett' s We ndy's-sp ons ored car was also on disp lay with Wend y' s bein g a sponsor of the Charlotte Supercross. Also enjoying the show from the press bo x was dirt track racer Will Da vis. The Brazilian round of the 125c c World Championship MX Series has been cancelled and will no t be rep laced , according to the FlM. Therefore, the 125cc MX Series will no w consist of 11 rather than 12 rounds. The first 1000 spectator vehicles through the ga tes at the upcoming L.A. Su perbik e Championship in Pomona , California, will receive a free ed ition of the 1994 Mi kun i Fast Dates calendar. The giveaway will take p lace on both Saturday and Sunday: April 9-10. BOR N: Sabrina Nico le Groom, to Spike Raci ng 's Ra y Groom and h is wife , Melissa, in Harbor Cit y, California, on March 21. HIRED: Rob Hend ricksen by FMF Racing. Hendrickson, a certified motorcycle engineer w h o h as been a su s pension techni cian at Race Tech for the past five years, will coord inate FMF's Suspension Dep a r tm ent an d assist with p rod u ct developmen t. He n d rickson b ri n gs 16 years of racing and technic al experience to FMF Racing. ENGAGED: Ka re n Ja cob sen, to pro motocrosser Danny Ulv en. The couple plans to wed in Silverton, Oregon, in the summer of 1995. AUTO GRAPH SIGNIN G: At K&W Cycles in Utica, Michigan, on Thursday, Ap ril 7 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Team Yamaha's Jeff Emig and Michael Craig are scheduled to ap pear. CA NCELLED: Th e Ap ril 16-17 AMA Lor et ta Lynn's Are a Q uali fier at Morela nd's M oto cros s Tra ck in St a n ton , Michigan. Riders should make plans to attend a d ifferent qualifier. For information, call 419/ 478-5386. ADD ED: An additiona l Lore tta Lynn's Area Qualifier, at the New Mexico Competi tion Club in Moriarty, New Mexico, A pril 17. For m ore in fo rmation, call 505/888-731 2. POSTPONED: The May 6 expe rt as p ha lt s ho rt track race a t Ma dera Sp ee d w ay in Madera, Californi a. N o new date has yet been set. Call 408/ 4572088 for information . RESIGNED: Tim Buck, as vice presid en t o f ma r keting a n d sales kif DG Performa nce. Buck has been associated with the compa ny s ince 1974 , a n d emp loyed full- time th ere si nce 1979, but w ill relocate to Cincinnati, Ohio, due to an illness in the family. He can be reached after April 10 a t 513 / 8986026. STOLEN: Three California state-owned mo to rcycles fr om the Carneg ie State Vehicular Recrea tion Area 's maintenance co mpound in Northe rn Californ ia . Th e b ikes, a 1989 Yam aha YZ250 (Vin . # JYA3JEW07 KA005557j, a 1990 H onda XR100 (Vin. # JH2HE0308LK903173) and a 1991 Su z u ki DR3 50 (V in . #JS 1DK41AXM2101996 ), were u sed for p at rol, maintenance and fo r responding to medica l emergencies . If you have any inform ation , call 510/4479027. M O V ED: The Do nnie Ha nsen Motocross Academy, to 1174 Whitney Dr., Yu b a City , CA 959 91. Th e new phone number is 916/755-2799 and the fax number is 916/751-7233. CO RRECTIO N: The team of Alan Hall a n d Mark Pa tt e rs on (Kaw) w on th e Sid ecar main event a t the Glen Helen Spring Classic. Th e Sid ecar main w as not rained ou t as was previou sly repo rted. APPOINTED: Mile Hi Motorsports as the exclusive Ll.S, d istrubutor for-Ma rvic Racing Whee ls. Mile Hi Motorsports is loc ated in Bou ld er , Colora d o . For more information call 800/554-5344. 0

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