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, ·1 Tim Frazier (BSA) and Scott Everett (Tri) won th e 800 and 540cc classes, respectively, at the September 4 National Championship Hillclimb in Monson, Massachusetts. Lou Gerencer Jr. (H-D) was runner-up in the 800cc division, f01lowed by Mickey Dent (H-D), Glendal Petty Jr. (H-D) and Bob Castledine (HD). Rick Soter III (BSA) was second in the 540cc division, with Michael DeBusk (BSA), Paul Pinsonnault (Hon) and Paul Lowe (Kaw) rounding out the top five overall. Ju s t as we were going to p r ess, th e an nou ncem en t was made as to which riders will compete on the U.S. Trophy and Junior Teams at the 1994 International Six Days Enduro in Tulsa, Oklahoma, September 20-25. For a look at who the lucky riders are, tum to page 40. Marlboro Roberts Yamaha will run three riders at the United States Grand Prix in Monterey, Cal ifornia, on September 9- 11. It alia n Luca Cadalora will be joined by both team regular Daryl Beatti e and Japanese rookie sensation Norifume Abe. The Laguna Seca round will mark Beatti e's return to the series after losing portions of his toes at the French Grand Prix. "His (Beattie's) wris t is hea led, but his foot is still a little sore," team manager Chuck Aksland said . "He rode the mini bike and a motocrosser, but nobody knows how it will go on a 500." Abe will ride Beattie's backup bike in the U.S. GP. Metzeler is the official tire sponsor for th e ISDE, and company personnel will be on hand at the event to provide technica l support. Dick Lane's Kawasaki/Yamaha will also sell Metzeler tires and tubes at special rider prices. For more in fo r ma ti on, call 800/7223336. The Women's International Motorsport Association, Inc. (WlMSA) will holds its first-ever cooed motocross school on September 24 at the Glen Helen OHV park in San Bernardino, California . Instruction will be given by former factory MXer Brian Myerscough and American Suzuki rider Tami Rice. For more information call 909/734-2278. Newly crowned SOOcc World Road Race Champion Michael Dooha n will not appear at the September 16 Ride For Kids open house at Roswell Fun Machines in Roswell, Georgia, as previously announced. Apparently, Honda First Look: 1995 Honda CBR600 F3 T h e third genera ti on H o nd a CBR600 will hit dealer floors in January of 1995, with an all new dual-stage, pressurize d airintake system the most no teworthy change over the 1994 CBR600F2. The new air- intake system is designed to be effective not only at h igh speeds, but also at lower speeds by using a two-stage system that balances the air pressure within the carburetors' float and vacuum chambers with the air flowing through their bores, thus reducing air pressure differentials tha t can adversely affect carburetor performance. The system consists of three sets of intake ducts (one outer set and two inner sets) that feed pressurized air directly into the carburetor chambers. The F3 will also fea ture a wider rear rim (up from 4.5 inches to 5 inches), a new fairing, higher compression, new 36mm CV carbur etors, new igni tion timing, a new Ushaped radiator, a changed exhaust system, a smoother -shifting transmission, new front fork rebound damping adjuster, 296 mm floating front disc brakes, a fully electronic instrument panel, arid a larger 4.5-gallon fuel tank. Suggested retail price for the new bike has not yet been set, according to Honda. rescheduled the new champ for a Japanes e press introduction. Several other famou s ro ad r acers, including Scott Russell will be in attendance. K139, D752ST and K490IT fron ts) from Kawasak i Village at th e event vend or area . For more in fo rm a tion, call 716/ 639-5200. Acerbis USA has reserved Van Winkl e's restaurant a t 10055 Mission Gorge Boulev ard, in Santee, California, for a September 15 viewing party of the 1994 Nevada Rally. Anyone is welcome to a tten d and watch the Prime Network's taped coverage of the prestigou s event. For more information, call Acerbis at 619/562-1440, or Van W inkle 's at 619/ 449-0060 for directions. Riders competing in the 1994 AMA Fall Classic Motocross Series should tak e no te of the contingencies KTM is offering. Highli ghting KTM's program is a 1995 s u p po rt ride on a new 250 SX, whi ch will be aw arded to the top privateer of the series. Call 619/258-6300 for more information . Moose Racing will be on hand at the September 20-25 International Six Days Enduro in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to lend suspension a nd tuning assistance to any competitor. They will also ha ve plenty o f their new "Blue Tube" foa m ti re inserts and other parts available. Look for their 48-foot semi trailer in the parc ferme area, or call 1-8OD-MOOSE-IT for more information. Dunlop Tire Corporation is also offering race service for the ISDE. Riders competing in the event will be able to purchase Du nlop tires (including the FIM-approved 0 903 rear, as well as Format chanqes for MX des Nations P rom p ted by the high number of nations which have signed up for the 1994 Motoc ross des Na tions, the FIM has announced sev eral format chan ges for the even t, which will be held Sep tember 11 in Roggenburg, Switzerland. With more than 30 countries preparing to do battle, the FlM Motocross Commission cited safety concerns as theirreason for limiting the ma xim um number of riders on the track to 40. In order to institute the new limit, the following changes have been made: - The top 12 teams from last year's race (including the U.S.) are automatically qua lified for the Sunday even t. - A Sat urday qualifying round will be held for th e remaining teams, w ith three motos of 20-minutes-plus-two- laps each . The first moto will be for 12Sec competitors, the second for 250cc entrants, and the third for 500cc riders. The best two results of each team will be taken into account, and the top eight teams will qualify for Sunday. This means that a total of 20 teams will run under the sta ndard format, with one moto for 125 and 500cc riders, a second moto for 125 and 250cc competitors and a final moto for 250 an d 500cc racers. The final res ults ar e determined by considering each country's best five of six placings. The teams that don't qualify will take part in one moto of 20-minutes-plus-two-lap s on Sun day, de termining from 21st place and down. World Sup erbik e Champion Scott Rus sell w ill be si gnin g autographs at the Cycle News booth at the final round of the A MA U.S. Superb ike N a tio n al Cha mpi onship at Ro ad Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia, on September 18. Ru ssell will be at th e booth du ri ng "q uiet time" at the ,race track from 11:00 a.m, to 12:00 p.~. Honda's Jeff Stanton is developing a " w o r ks replica" susp ensi on kit for Honda CR motocrossers. The kit will consist of a pair of fork s and a rea r shock and will be sold by American Honda's Motorcycle Sports Department. The kit is expected to sell for $6500 to qualified rid ers. A less-expensive "high level" kit is also being developed, using the sa me fork as the "wor ks" kit, bu t wi th a reworked fork us ing the same d imensions as a standar d CR The "high level" kit w ill sell for roughly $3500. Quan tities of each kit are very limited a nd a deposit is required with each order; the deadline for orders is Septem- ' ber 30. For more information call J.c. Waterhouse at 310/783-3887. One is on, th e other is off. The Grand Prix of Argentina will be held as scheduled for Sep temb er 25, 1994, according to a p ress release from th e FIM. "The requested works have now been carried out. Mr. Claude Danis, president of the FIM Road Racing Co m m iss io n, is pr esently in Buenos Aires for the fina l inspection," the September 2 re lease stated. The release goes on to say that the November 6 ro und of the World Superbike Championship, scheduled for Buenos Aires, has been cancelled, thus making the series an 11-round cha mpionship. No reason for the cancella tion was given in the press r e lease. Th e rem aining rounds of the World Super- ThemoSi im orlanl· Sell-helP bOOk you'll everread. ~ ~~~~ t L What should you look for when you check your motorcycle'sbrake svstem? Information like that can save your life. And the best place to fmd it is in your owner's manual. Responsible riders also wear a helmet,eyeprotection and protective clothing, and have a proper motorcycle license. And,of course, nobody should ever ride under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Read your owner's manual before you ride. Because when exam time comes, the safest riders are the oneswho have done their homework first. ~HOND.A Corne ride with us. Q 1091 Amf'rican H onda Motor Co.. Inc. ( i l/lJl) CLE NEWS NEVER COVER STHER C IN A ES MY AREA... DON'T JUST WHINE A/JOUT " - WRITE AljO rr! UT If you don't see local coverage in Cycle News of events in your area, you can help by becoming a Cycle News contributor. You write the story (and shoot photos) at your local club a nd track eve nts, and submit the story to us for publication. We'll even pay you for whatwe print. All you have to do is call the Cycle News headquarters at 310-427-7433 (weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. P.S.T.; Tuesday thru Friday) and as k for a "contributor kit", We'll send you all the details about how to write local stories for Cycle News. REMEMBER... We can 't run it if we don't get ill 'Ame rica '" Weekly Motorcycle Newspaper 1

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