Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

America's weekly motorcycle newspaper The Antelope Valley Motorcycle Run is be ing org a n ized by none o ther than Sout h ern Ca lifornia Edison. Scheduled for October 8, the event will start and finis h at Del Sur Gardens in Wes t Lancas ter, Cal ifornia. Bikes must be street le gal. For mo re in fo rm a tion , ca ll 805/722-0941. : _ I Th e AMA' s sp o rts marketi ng department has mat erials available to assist rid ers .and their teams with sales and mar keting efforts. A fast-pa ced three and -a-half-mi nu te video, covering d irt .track, road race, motocross, supercross, hillclimb and drag racing has been produce d . The video w ill wa lk potentia l sponsors throug h an introducti on to A M A pro fessi onal racing a nd t he un ique promotional op port u nities it offers. A six-minute video is also available exclusively fo r rid ers and teams contendin g the Grand N ational Dirt Track Series. For mo re information write to the AMA Sports Marketing Department at P.O. Box 6114, Westerville, OH 43081-6114. The cos t of th e vi deo is $14.95 or $24.95 for both. I In terShows will hos t the All- American Mo torcycle Show in Lake view Park in San tiago Canyon, California, on September 25. Lakeview Park is a private park adjacent to Irvine Lake; th e show w ill run from 10:00 a .m, to 4:00 p .m . For more information call 714/354-0515 . The firs t motorcycle road race a t th e new T h und erhill Park race course in Willows, California, will be sanctioned by the AFM on Sunday, November 6. All classes will run with the possible exception of Formula Pacific . The race will serve as a tria l and points will not . be paid. The race track is located on H ighway 162, near the town of Willows - roughly two hours from San Francisco. Though w e printed the U.S. MX des Nations team six issues ago, th e AMA ha s finally made it official. As expected, the squad representing the States Sep tember 11 in Roggenburg, Switzerland, will consist of Jeff Emig on a Yamaha YZl25, Mike Kied rowski on a Kawa saki KX250 and Mike La Rocco on a Kawasaki KX500. The trio will be trying to e xtend the U.S . win streak to an INSIDE . . Bob Moore - 1994 125cc World MX Cham ion Bob Moore (rig h t) becam e the season's first (and possibly on ly) Am erican to earn a World Championship when he topped both motos at th e 125cc MX GP series fina le in Borgloon, Belgium, August 28. The Californian has often finished second, bu t the win sewed up his first-ever title . Second on the day went to Gennan Peter Beirer, with Itali an Alessio Chiodi completing the podium. Dutchman an d defending champ Pedro Tragter was fourth , with Frenchman Sebastien Tort elli fifth in the international field . Moore, a member of the factory Chesterfield Yamaha squad, ended th e se ason with a 364point total, 48 ahead of Chiodi. unprecedented 14 event s. No American team h a s been defeated since 1980 , though a record 30 na tions ha ve filed entries to challenge the American domination. All three U.S. riders are veterans of the des Nations, wi th Emig having contested the past two events . Kiedrowski rode in 1989, '91 and '93, and should be freshl y recuperated from a fractured finger. laRocco, the 250cc National MX Champion, h as one d es Nations under his kidney bel t. Paul Cooper, a British rider contesting the 250cc World Championship MX Series, was fou nd to be not in accordance with Article 63.01 of the FIM Motocross Technical Ru les for illegal fu el at the June 12 round in Lommel, Belgium . Tests found Cooper's fuel to . contain too much lea d , and his 12thplace result in the first moto was thrown out, though an appeal is still possible. the '95 featu res, including orange graphics, a Marzocchi fork and an Ohlins shock. YIN # is VBKMXK20XSM404407, and engine number is 4/55607639. Call 702/641-6401 with any information , BORN: David Cra ig Adams, to off-road racer Craig Adams and his wife Terri, on July 29, in San Clemente, California. BORN: Emily Jane Lamping, to American Honda District Service Manager Tony, and his wife Teri, on August 7, in New Jersey. BORN: Molly Morgan, to former factory Kawasaki m ech anic Tom Morgan and his wife Susan, on July 29, in Florida. CORRECT IO N: The short tra ck photo on page 52 of the Events section (Issue 31, August 10) was taken b y Gary Breedlove. If you're from Southern California and are traveling to the ISDE and have som e extra space, contact Wiseco Pis tons' Jay Valdovinos, at 909 /672-9636. Valdovin as is looking for someone to bring some supplies. APP OINTED: James Wurth, as technical manager for Sunoco Race Fuels, by All an Fin layson, mana ger of Sunoco Performance Products and Services; and Richard Robinson, as sales manager for Sunoco Race Fuels, also by Finlayson. STOLEN: From Sportsman Cycle Sales in Las Vegas, N evada, on August 25, the only 1995 KTM 300 M/XC in the United State s thus far. The bike included all of CONFIRMED: Dr . Richardo Martinez to head the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on August 17. CN RALLY Olivier wins second Ne vada RalIy MOTOCROSS Dowd, Henry hit close to home at Bingham ton Na t'l... Hansson clinches World Ch am p ionship at Gennan 500cc GP 4 48 OIRTTRACK Parker powers to Goshen Nat'l HM victory Carr keeps distance with Indy Mile win 8 SPECIAL U.S. GP PREVIEW SECTION A cha t with Michael Doohan Grand Prix season in review Loris and Max A look at the points .: Riding the ROC Yamaha 28 32 34 36 ..40 42 44 DEPARTMENTS NEW PRODUCTS 43, 47 10 EVENTS ROAD RACING Sadowski swift at Portland WERA race Dooha n scores two victories at Czech GP : A Slight margin of victory at Indonesian WSB s 50 CALENDAR •••••; 12 59 WANT ADS Editorial Paul Carruthers, Editor KitPalmer, Associate Editor Donn Maeda, Assoc iateEditor Chris [o nnum, Assoc Editor iate Scott Rousseau, Assistant Editor Graphics and Production Ree Johnson, Production Supervisor Mandy Loa , Production Manager Dennis Greene, lJIb. Tech. 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GP champion John Kocinski and former World Champion Kevin Schwantz will try to stop him. Who will taste victo ryfRead our U.S. GP Previ ew Section, beginning ort page 32, and place your bets. Photos by Gold & Goose and Henny Ray Abrams. InternationalPublicati ns MaiI.S4661S o . POSTMASTER.: Send Olddrns chmgn to CycleNews, P.O. Boll; 498. Long Beach,. CA 908O1.()498. To dd mnine the expiration cbtt of your subscri pti on, check the four numbers on the first line of your ilddress label. The first two digiti indic,1tt the lui isaue number you,t receive md the lasl two du.DCtCJ1 indicate the year of the wi issue. Subscriptio rates:Ratesfor the United Statesand its p0ssesn sions for one year, (SO issues), $50.00 two years (tOO issues), ; $95.00: six months, (25 issues) $26.00 trial sub (15 issues), , ; $19.00. Canada and Foreign. one year (SO issues). $90.00;two years (100issues), $175 .00:six months (2S issues),$45.00; trial sub (IS issues), $38.00. 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