Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

.VO S::'::' ICE America's weekl y mo to rcycle newspaper Letters to the editOr.: Volume XXXI Sharon Clayto n, President Michael Klinge r, Publisher Ed itorial Paul Ca rruthers, Editor Kit Pa lmer. Associate Editor Donn Maeda, AssociJlte Editor Chris [onnum, AssociJlte Edi or t Scott Rousseau, Assistant Editor G ra phics and Production Ree Johnson, ProductionSupervisor Mandy Loo, ProductionMDnager Dennis Greene, LAb. Tech. Stacey Guest. Graphic ..,rtist Am y Faught, Graphic Artist Administration Judy Klinger, Coordinator Peggy Rive ra, Secretary to the Publisher Advertising Terry Pratt. National Accounts MDnager Mark Mitchell, Eastern Accounts MDnager Mark Thome, Western Sales Manager Thomas Gonter, Western Sales MDnager Forres i Hayashi, Western Sales MDnager G reg Mitchell, Eastern Sales Manager Rick Mathe ny, Eastern Sales MDnager Rhonda Crawford. Western Ad Coordinator Carla Allen. Eastern Ad Coordinator Wa nt Ads Laurie Snow, Want Ad Sales Marketing &: Promotion Mark Th ome, MDnager Dealer Sales Kelly Branscome. Dealer Sales Representative AccountingfData Processing Donna Bryan-Diamond, AIR Coordinator Geneva Repass, Assistant Herlane Lewis, Credit Circulation Rheba Smith, MDnager Alma Anguiano, Processing Coordinator Pam Klein, Billing Coordinator Carol Begovic, Dealer Coordinator Kim Mazenko, Data EntryCoordinator Serv ice and Support Chris Aitcheson, Headquarters Receptionist Leonard Herring, Service and Support National Head quarters 2201 Cherry Ave.• Long Beach, CA 90806, P.O. Box 498. Long Beach, CA 90801~98 (310) 427-7433; (213) 636-8844. FAX (310) 427-6685 Eastern Office 4188 First Ave ., Tucker. GA. 30084; mailing ad d ress P.O. Box 805, Tucker, GA 30085-0805. (404) 934-7850. FAX (404)934-3112 What up with Henry? I would like to know if Doug Henry is still eligible to race in the 125cc class next yea r now that he has two 125ee National MX Championships? Lisa Neville Beverl y, MA Yes . The AMA no longer makes it mandatory for a 125cc rider to move up to the 250cc class after winning his second 125cc title. DougHenry will remain on the 1-800-COLLECT/Honda team for the 1995 season, but Honda hasn't committed as to what class - 125 or 250 - he will compete in next year...Editor. Hold on to your hats Ha ts o ff to Cy cle News and Donn Maeda for the superb coverage of the Trial des Nations. Thanks to you, our fine young U.S. riders have gained r ecognition for their efforts and appreciation of their skills. Cycle News has blazed the trail this year with its unprecedented coverage of U.S. and World Championship Trials. The entire U.S. trials community is very grateful. We have a great young crop of U.S. riders coming up which I believe have the potential to challenge the Euros in years to come. With the sup- . port of industry leaders such as Cycle News, AXO, Shoei, Protect-All, Xtreme, Game, Galfer and PowerBar, our riders will not have to struggle in anonymity. Martin Bela ir U.S. Team Manager Tria ls des Na tio ns '94 San Louis Obisbo, CA Hindsight What ha ppened to the fans getting to pick the Mo tocross des Nations team? After reading the AMA's picks for the '95 tea m, it di dn't take a scientist to . figure out that they were in for a tough time. Why Jeff Emig? Doug Henry is a two-time and defending 125cc National Champion. Emig was ranked fifth in '94 - why pick him? Then there's Mike Kiedrowski. He hasn' t raced since mid-July, and only ha d one race under his belt before the MXdN. He was not a good ch oice. How about Jeremy McGrath or my favori te, John Dowd? He 's currently one of the hungriest. The only right choice was, of course, Mike Lakocco, the 500cc National Champion. So don't blame the team for finishing second, blame the decision makers at the AMA.Please, next year, let 's send the fastest riders so we can start our new win streak. Jo hn Mullett Lockport, NY Gurney no champion The commen t con cernin g Da n Gurney (Briefly, Issue #37, Sep tember 21) is a bit ·off. First of all, Dan has never been Formula One World Champion. Phil Hill is the only American to have won the title and he did it in 1961 in a Ferrari. Secondly, Dan did win an F-l race in a car of his own manufacturer, a V-12 Eagle at Spa in 1967. Stick to motorcycles. I may know little about Grand Prix "rice burners," but I do know a great deal about these older race cars and their drivers - including Dan Gurney. Michael G reen Livermore, CA In addition to Phil Hill, Mario Andreiti is another American who won theFonnu- la One World Championship. Andretti did so in 1978 while driving a Lotus. Apparently, Mr . Andretti isn' t old enough for you to know a "great deal" about...Editor. Remembering Nick There were a gro up of five or six of us at or near the front of the pack in the 195 2 Rams Run National Championships Hare 'n Ho und. They included John Mclaughlin' (who u ltima tely won the even t overall), AI Rogers, Del Ku h n, Bu d Ekins, Butsy Mueller, Nick Nicholson, some others...and me. I had overshot a left turn down a sa ndwash and ended up on a bluff that allowed me to see where the course had veered. Before thinking, I put my Cooper-Larnoreaux-sponsored Matchless single in gear and charged ahead, and that led to an almost straight-down fall of about 18 feet and a crash that put a huge dent in the front of my b ike. It belched some sprockets in the process. I was almost certainly finished for that day. Just then, Nick overshot the same turn and ended up on the same bluff. He saw me at the bottom on my backside and negotiated his way down to where I had crashed. He calmly leaned h is BSA against the hillside, brought over some tools and bailing wire, and, with minor assistance from me, with a big rock proceeded to methodically beat my front wheel into a b ump y b u t generally round shape. Then he wired the spokes that we re loose a nd tigh tened o thers, trued the wheel as best he could and tightened the fr on t axl e. Whil e I repea tedly reminded him that he was not far out of the lead and was losing precious time, he simply smiled and finished the work, picked up his bike and was off after the leader. I'm not at all sure I cou ld h a v e show n such regard for a fellow rider in the same situation. As I recall, N ick ended u p fifth overall. Thanks to Nick, I was actually able to finish the race and win the amateur class title and place seventh overall. It was an important class win for me'and my last as an amateur in AMA District 37. I have a lways remembered that gesture on Nick's part and always thought of him as a good friend and mentor. He was certainly a gifted all-around rider and an ambassador of goodwill for motorcycling wherever he went. I will always remember Nick and he will be missed by those who knew him well. Don }. Brown Co-founder, Checkers MlC (1951) Irvine,CA Letters to the editor should be sent to Voices, Cycle News, P.O. Box 498, Long Beach, CA 90806-0498 or faxed to 310/427-6685. Published letters do not necessari ly reflect th e position of Cycle News, In c. Letters should not exceed 200 words and all letters are su bject to editing. Anonymous letters w ill n ot be consid ered for p u blication. All letters sh oul d contain the writer's name, address and daytime phone number .. . Editor. Cyde News(USPS141·340) is published weeklyexcept the last two weeks01 thecalendar yearfor $50.00 peryearby Cyde News, Inc.. Z2ll1 Cl1erry Aven"". Long 8eodI. CA 9OlI06. 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