Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

.- V IC S· :· OE America's weekly motorcyclenewspaper Letterstoth eeditor.. Volume XXXI Sharon Clayton, President Michael K1 inger, Publisher Editorial Paul Carruthers, Editor Kit Palmer, Associate Editor Donn Maeda, AssociateEditor Chris Jonnum, Associ11te Editor ScollRousseau, Assistant Editor Graphics and Production Ree Johnson, Production Superoisor Mandy 1.00, ProductionManager Dennis Greene, Lab Tech. . StaceyGuest, Graphic Artist Amy Faught, Gr aphu: Artist Want ing Grands Prix I really enjoyed wa tching the Grand Prix mo torcycle racin g coverage on Pri me Ticket an d ESPN las t year an d was wondering if anyone w as going to televise an y coverage of this year's races ? I was also wondering how GP riders get thei r numb ers when they are new to a cl ass . Fo r ex am ple, last ye a r Luca Cadalora had #7 in his first year of riding a 500. How did he get tha t number? Administration Judy Klinger, Coordinator Peggy Rivera, Secretary to the Publisher Advertising Terry Prall, National AccountsManager Mark Mitchell, Eastern Accounts Manager Mark Thome, Western Sales Manager ThomasGonter, Western Sales Manager Forrest Hayashi, Western Sales Manager Greg Mitchell, Eastern Sales Manager RickMatheny, Eastern Sales Manager Rhonda Crawford, Western Ad Coordinator Carla Allen, Eastern Ad Coordinator Want Ads . Kelly Branscome, WantAd Sales Marketing & Promotion Mark Thome, Manager Dealer Sales Toni Kerr, Dealer Representatioe AccountinglData Processing Donna Bryan-Diamond, AIR Coordinator Geneva Repass Assistant , Herlane Lewis, Credit Circulation Rheb a Smith, Manager Alma Anguiano, Pr essing Coordinator oc Pam Klein, Bming Coordinator Carol Begovic, DealerCoordinator Kim Mazenko , Data EntryCoordinator Serviceand 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-&;85 Eastern Office 4188 FirstAve., Tucker, GA,30084; mailingaddress P.O.Box 805, Tucker, GA 300 85-0805. Lynne Bjornstrom Oxnard, CA ESPN began its coverage.of the 1994 World Championship Road Race Series rounds on Friday, June 3 with the Au stralian round. The Malaysian round of the series is scheduled to air on June 17 at 10:00 p.m (Pacific time). As far as the numbers go, they are based on the finishing order of the previous season. In a case such as Cadalora's, number seven was left vacant when Juan Garriga, who f inished seventh in the 1992 SOOcc World Championship, retired...Editor. Want ing them now I wa s hoping that perhaps one of you r sub scrib ers could clear up a nagging p roblem that I, and many motorcyclists, have... What w ould it tak e to ha ve American racing enthus iasts trea ted like firs tclass ci tize ns - as is the case with th e res t of the world? I' m talking about coverage of Gra n d Prix, World Superbike and AMA races. While Americans have do mi nated for yea rs, the American TV view er gets to see a canned version of the race weeks, sometimes m on th s, later. Can anyon e exp lain why Europe, Aus t ralia, Ja pa n a n d ce r ta in So u th Am erican co u ntries can see same-day covera ge via satellite hook-up an d we can' t? I have contact ed personn el at the sa tellite tra ns mi ssion center for Doma in Barcelona, Spain, and kn ow for a fact th at the re is same-day satellite transmis sion to these countries . Wh y not us? After last year' s live U.S. GP cove rage on Prime Network , a Mr. Murphy from First Auto Sports wrote a letter to Cycle News explaining that his com pany had handled the coverage and asked how w e enjoy ed it, and, d id we want more? Many racing enthus ia sts w ere quick to respond, taking the time and effort to write Mr. Murphy. I late r contacted First Au to Spo rts and asked them if there was a favora ble response. I was told there was an excelle n t res pons e. And yet, as of June 1, Am eri cans ha ve not ev en seen the first GP from Austr alia - not even in the a n ti -clima tic taped version . Why not? Let's get working for be tte r coverage. Richard Barnes Lake Helen, FL Dirt biking's loss The dirt biking community recently lost a great man. Although my father, Dick My ers, was killed while driving his dune buggy in Lone Pine, California, he was truly a dirt biker at heart. Although he was never fa mous in th e world of motorcycle racing, he did touc h upon a few of some of the more famous racers' li ves - from racing against Kenny Roberts at Lodi, to being passed by the likes of Mark Brelsford, Torsten Hallman and Malcolm Smith in many of the races he en tered in Northern and Southern California. Most recently, he spent most of h is free time travelling w ith m y mother and trail- rid ing with h is motorcycle club, T.T./MC, out of Lake Isabella. Dad was on the gas in a dune buggy when hi s numbe r came up, but I guarantee that he is on a dirt bike wi th the number on e plate somewhere on a trail in the wild blue yonder. Godspeed, Dad. We' ll all miss yo u. Bob Myers Rio Rancho, NM of the call will provid e a means for new contributi ons to be ma de in your behalf (based on vote count). Call 900/329-0645, ex te nsio n 103. You r phon e will be charged $2.49 per minute and you must be 18 to vo te. Mike Rehler - SurveyUne '94 Santa Monica, CA Bowli ng bikes Gee, just as I was a bou t to co m p la in ab out the Du ca tis enjoyin g an unfair ad vantage in th e AMA Superbike arena...Just when"I was going to ask why the AMA didn't even consider how much the Ducati weighed before they raised its minimum weight at the end of last year...Just when I was about to blast the Westerville mob for sitting on their behinds while their premier class turned into a ted ious procession - they go and raise the minimum Twins weight to 355 pounds, on an even scale with the fours. Good id ea . Now if only th ey ' d append the rule so the 20 pounds added to the Ducati had to be in the for m of bar-end weights - say a regulation bowling ball on each side - then we'd ha ve some racing. I'll bet the AMA would find this increas es th e ir N eilsen ratings even more than running races in converted parking garages and abandoned minesh afts; perhaps even more than oiling down the track and parking a pace car on the trajectory line outside the tum. But seriously, try to ima gine how fast th os e s upe rbike r u les w o u ld ha v e chan ged if it had been Harley-Davidson w ho was ca mpa ig n ing a n unde rd og fou r-cy linder, and it was the Japanese who we re invincible on their Twins . John Gamer San Leandro, CA Phone survey With pub lic land s be ing clos e d or re stricted at a n ever-i nc reasing rate, everyone has strong feelings and a sense of helplessness over what goes on . Now a new opportunity is available that will allow you to spea k out and be heard by th e powers that be. InfoService's Survey l.ine '94 is conducting a p hon e opinion pole so everyone ha s the chance to express themse lves . A qu ick phone call, and your call will become part of the survey results and will be reported to the B.L.M. and legislation spo nso rs, so they will know what side of the fence you stand on. The cost Letters to the editor should be sent to Voices, Cycl e News, P.O. Box 498, Long Beach, CA 90806-0498 or faxed to 310/427-6685. Published letters do not necessarily reflect the p osition of Cycle News, Inc. Letters should not exceed 200 words and all lett ers are sub ject to editing. Anonym ous letters will not be considered for publication. All letters should contain the w riter's name, address and d ayti me phone n umber .. . Editor. (404) 934-7850. FAX (404) 934-3112 Cycle News(USPS 141-340) is published weeklyexcept the last two weeksof the calendar yearforSSO.lIO per yearby Cyd. New>.Inc.. 2201 Cherty Avenue Loog Beach. CA 9OlI06. . Secondclass postage paid at LongBeach. CA.Canada Pest INSID · . E Issue#23, June1 1994 5, lntem.1tionalPublications Mail 1546615. POSTMASTER: Mod addrns tiwtgn to Cycle News. P.O. Box498, Long Beach. CA 90801 ~98. To drtcrm in~ the expiration date of your subscri ption, check the fou r numbt' rs on the firslli ne of y OW' addrns libel. Th e first two digits indiate the lui issue numw r you11receive ud the lut two ch.vactcn indicate the yur of thc Lut issue. Subscriptionrates; Rates for the United Statesand its p0sses.sions for one year, (SO issues), SSOlXl; two years (tOO issues), S95.00; six months, (25 issues). S2b.OO; trial sub (15 issues). 519.00 Canada and Foreign. one year (SO issues), 590 two . .00; years (1ooissues), 5175.00;six months (25 issues), $45.00; trial sub (15issues). SJ8.oo. Cycle News welcomes unsolicited editcrial material including stories, cartoons,photos,etc. Such matemL if published. becomesthe exdusive property of Cycle News. Such accepted rnaterial is subject to revision as is necessary in the sole discretionof Cycle News. Unsolicited material which is not used will bereturned if accompanied by a self addressedstamped envelope.AU unsolicited material will be handled with reasonable care, however, Cycle Newsassumesno responsibility for the safety, loss or damage to such material Reprinting in whole or part only by permissi n of the publisher. Advertiso ing rates and circulation information will be sent upon request, SeeS.R.O . S W!lP.A ~~~1l0N Printed in U .S.A . COfyrigh"Cycl.New.,Inc.1994. Trad rk Cycle News .... repleftd U.s. Palent016", . All rights reserved. FEATURES SUPERCROSS LaRocco wins, McGra th clinches at San Jose . Illes comes alive at Italian 500cc GP 6 DIR ffiACK T Parker strikes again at Par kersbu rg Half Mile 10 - ROAD RACING Russell stom ps 'em at Italian World Superbike round 14 NEW BIKES Ho nda unveils a few of its '95 models 18 MOTOCROSS Windham, Carm ichael headline MI. 19 Morris Amateur National MX 24 ENDURO The Hawk flies at McArt hur ISDE Qualifier 20 INTERVI W E Paul Ed monds on 22 DEPARTMENTS NEW PRODUCTS EVENTS LEADERBOARD CALENDAR. WANT ADS RESULTS INTHE PADDOCK LOOKING BACK 17 26 36 37 45 58 59 59 QN THE FRONT COVER Team Honda/l -800-COLLECT's Jeremy McGrath, shown here at the Dallas Supercross, finished second at the San Jose Supercross, good enough to cl in ch th e Camel Supe rcross Series cha mpionship with one round remaining. Photo by Kinney Jones.

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