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Scott Plessinger (KTM) capped off the
AMA National Championship Hare
Scrambles Series with the overall win in
Lynneville, Indiana, on November 6.
Steve Hatch (Suz), the recently crowned
National End u ro Champion, was the
runner-up , w hile Randy Hawkins
(Suz), Jason Dahners and Tom Norton
(Kaw) rounded out the top five. Despite
winning, Plessinger finished third in the
series ; Rodney Smith had already
clinched the series title.
Mike Sho-emaker (Kaw) and Cycle
World editor Jimmy Lewis (Kaw) were
two uno ffici al winners of the 21st
Viewfinders Grand Prix at Castaic Lake
Park in Cas taic, California, on November 5-6. Shoemaker bested Hi-Torque
Publishing's Rob Mesecher (Hon) and
John Ferro (Hon) to win the Vet race on
Saturday, while Lewis topped former
minicycle champion Mike "Mouse"
McCoy (Hon) and Oarkley Lehman in
Sunday's combined 125/250/500cc
event. McCoy scored a win in Saturday's Unclassified race. An estimated
600 riders tackled the 10-mile course
during the event, which featured eight
races over the two days.
Jimmy Gaddis (Kaw) was perfect in
winning all four races during the opening round of the AMA National Arenacross Series at Veterans Memorial
Auditorium in Des Moines, Iowa, on
November 4-5. During' Friday night's
opener, Gaddis topped Chad Pederson
(Hon) and Todd DeHoop in the 125cc
class before beatingjeff Curry (Suz) and
Cliff Palmer (Hon) in the 250cc class.
On Saturday, Gaddis again topped Pederson and Jeromy Buehl (Suz) in the
125cc divison and the went on to beat
Buehl and Curry in the 250cc final.
Vance & Hines Yamaha's Jamie James
and Tom Kipp recently completed a
two-day test session at Thunderhill in
Northern California. The test marked
Kipp's first ride aboard the Yamaha
YZF750 superbike and the YZF600
supersport bike. "Things went really
well:' Kipp said. "I felt very comfortable
on both bikes and was w ith in a few
tenths of Jamie's limes in about 10 laps .
Between the two bikes I put on over 300
miles over the course of a few days and
feel quite satisfied with my own performance. That Yamaha has got to be just
awesome on the banking at Daytona."
Road racer Scoll Gray is still in the
Northeast Georgia Medical Center in
Gainesville, Georgia, after suffering serious injury in the WERA Grand National
Final at Road Atlanta on October 29.
Gray broke his pelvis, cracked a knee
cap and suffered a ruptured bladder.
The Santa Rosa, California, resident
underwent surgery to repair the damage
to his pelvis and is expected to be transferred to a hospital in San Francisco,
California, within a week. Those wishing to send a card or letter to Gray can
do so by sending them to 1175 4th
Street, Santa Rosa, CA 95404.
There is a chance that former 125 and
250cc World MX Champion Donny
Schmit may make the switch to road
racing. "I have always liked road racing," Schmit said. "I've owned a streetbike for a long time and followed the
road racing scene fairly closely the
entire lime I was motocrossing. I would
Dirt track di its
he American Motorcyclist Association has released the rider numbers for the 1995
A~ Grand National Championship Series. Team Harley-Davidson's Scoll Parker ~lll carry the number-one plate for the fifth time in his career, while 1993
champ Ricky Graham will retum in '95 with his familiar number-three plate. As has
always been the tradition in Grand National racing, single-digit numbers are reserved
solely for former champions. Numbers 10 through 99 are awarded to racers who
earned ~ough championship points the previous season. Unlike motocross and supercross, dirt track numbers - other than number one - do not reflect the riders' previous
season results. There are no three-digit numbers in Grand National racing. Instead, riders use a one or two-digit numeral, along with the leller designated to their region of
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1. Scott Parker
3. Ricky Graham
4. Chris Carr
9. Jay Springsteen
10. Greg Sims '
11. Ben Bostrom
12. Rex FISher
13. Mickey Fay
14. Joe Winston III
15. Chris Evans
16. Ronnie Jones
17. Aaron Hill
18.Terry Poovey
19. Billy Herndon
20. Eric Bostrom
21. Will Davis
22. Dan BuUer
23. Kevin Atherton
24. Michael Varnes
25.Randy Texter
26. Steve Beattie
27. Davey Camlin
28. David Uoyd
29. Dale Jenneman Sr.
30. Lars Trulson
31. Kenny Coolbeth Jr.
32. M Hale
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33. Dave Hebb
34. JohnWincewicz
35. Jeff Annen
36. Steve Aseltine
37. J.P. Simonsen
38. Ricky Smith
39. Del Schnitzer
40. Tom Troudt
41. Brett Landes
42. SteveMorehead
43. Joe Kopp
44.Kris Kiser
45. Jim Sumner
46. Gary Strode
47. Ronnie Brown
48. Rick Hocking
49. Brain Anderson
SO. Jeff Eklund
51. David Anderson
52. ShaneButchart
53. Paullwanaga
54.Speedy Kell
55. Jeff Hiatt
56.JoeyDuvall
57. Rusty Rogers
58. Dave Durelle
59. Willie McCoy
60.Dan Stanley
61 . James Hart
62. Scott Buchan
63. Robert Buffington
. 64.Alan Eadie
65. Jason Aetcher
66. George Roeder II.
67. Mike Hacker
68. Robert Lewis
69: Roger Durkee
70. John Hlebo III
71. Georgie Price IV
72. Larry Pegram
73. Brent Armbruster
74. Dan McDonnell
75. TedTaylor
76. Jeff Harsha
n. Scott Stump
78. Don Wilson
79. Russ Yamamoto
80. Rich King
81. Lonny Kopp
82. Tom Colson
83. Michael Reid
84. Chance Darting
85. Doug Beattie
86.Kenton Longcor
87. Chartie Orr
86. Geoff Clark
89. Kevin Varnes
90. Clint Vahsholtz
91. Andy Tresser
92. Rodney Farris
93. Jess Roeder
94. Steve Champine
95. Matt Wait
96. Donald Paul
97. Rob Gette
98. Bret Beyer
99. Duane Veeder
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eam Honda /1-800-COLLECT rider Steve lamson (right) earned his first stadium victory ever
at the Palu Sant [ordi arena in Barcelona, Spain,
where he won the first night of racing on Saturday,
November 5. Sunday's event was topped by French
Yamaha rider Frederic Bolley, and while Jeremy
McGrath failed to win a main event, the Camel
Supercross Champion continues to lead the World
Championship Series point standings.
From an initial 12th in Saturday's 16-rider field,
McGrath faced a tough task to move upfield. "The
track was really one-lined, but several riders made
mistakes," said the 22-year-old. "Then I started taking wide lines."
The tactic worked and McGrath tore around the
outside on long turns to move through the first six,
snatching second place from teammate Doug Henry
at the start of the 20th and final lap around the short 4O-second course. But time ran out
to catch Lamson, who had passed the holeshotling Jimmy Bullon early in the race to
win his first main event. Lamson had posted podium placings at the facility the two
previous years .
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The top five were completed by Henry, Bullon and Mike Craig. In the absence of
250cc World Champion Greg Albertyn, who injured his wrist a few weeks ago, American riders dominated the placings; only ninth-placed Mexican Pedro Gonzalez intervened in the top 11. Stefan Everts and Bolley were both held up in the first tum, and
Yves Demaria crashed out on lap four .
McGrath again started 12th on Sunday, and moved through the field. He demoted
Henry to third with five laps remaining to set his sights on the leading Bolley. A grandstand finish appeared to be in the cards, but Bolley turned up a notch to win by five
seconds. Lamson had initially been second, but he and Henry succumbed to a hardcharging Larry Ward early on. Henry fought his way back by, but Lamson dropped
out later on. Henry finished third, with Jeff Emig fourth and Gonzalez fifth.
This year's series is the first professionally run stadium championship to contract
the top riders from both sides of the Atlantic to the entire series .
Alex Hodgkinson
like to try it just for fun, initially, to see
if I wotftd like it and how well I can do
it. I want to stay in racing. I've been
interviewing with Polaris (the snowmobile and personal watercraft company)
to do some R&D for them, and may run
some riding schools. I'm weighing it out
right now. I'm looking at possibly doing
a 600cc Supersport deal, depending on a
lot of things." On the obvious comparison between himself and Jean-Michel
Bayle, Schmit said: "I 'm happy to see
that he did so well this year. I was able
to make it to one GP in Europe this season and talked to Bayle. He was very
happy with where he was in road racing. I think he's a very talented individual, and can probably do anything he
puts his mind to."
Dwayne Erickson of Hesperia, California, was the winner of the 1994 Suzuki
RF600RR which was given away at the
WERA Grand National Final at Road
Atlanta on October 30. The RF600RR
wa s the grand prize in a season-long
EBC Brakes Team Triple Crown sweepstakes.
Th e 1995 AMA National Arenacross
Series kicked off on November 4-6 at
Veterans Auditorium in Des Moines,
Iowa. The 12-event series will conclude
at the Denver Coliseum in Denver, Colorado, on February 24-26. For more
information call 817/626-7297.
According to a press release from Pro
Sport, motocrossers Mike Brown and
Davey Yezek will compete in the Osaka
Supercross and the Tokyo Supercross in
November with combined sponsorship
from Pro Sport and Kayo Racing.
American International Racing (AIR)
has announced that licensing and entry
materials are available for the 1995 U.S.
Supercross Series. Riders who are plann ing to participate can obtain th ese
mat erials from AIR. The series includes
15 events, kicking off in 'Orland o, Florida, on January 14. The series is open to
riders 16 years of age and older who
meet the minimum experience requirements for professional competition.
Write AIR at 9770 16th Street N ., St.
Petersburg, FL 33716.
Today's yuppie has it tough. He's
expected to make periodic appearances
on his Harley-Davidson street bike, but
must then worry about missing important business calls on his cellular phone,
which is stowed back in the Beemer.
That dilemma may soon be over, however, according to a press release from
International Product Design. Apparently, inventor Anthony Wise, of
Detroi t, Michigan, has devised "an innovative motorcycle helmet which allows
riders to communicate with others via
telephone. Its hands-free design not
only reduces the .risk of missing important calls, but also enhances driver, passenger and pedestrian safety." We can
only surmise that the product enhances
safety by taking some of the load off
those daring riders who use standard
cellular phones while on their bikes.
Wise is hoping to have Teknoir in full
production and available to the public
within the very near future.
According to sources close to the
school, the CLASS Road Racing
Schools are currently being courted by
manufacturers other than BMW for
1995. CLASS has used BMW exclusively
for 10 years, but there is interest from
Japanese manufacturers for the coming
season.
The 1995 Cycle World International
Motorcycle Show schedule has been
announced. The consumer shows w ill
begin in Denver, Colorado, on December 2-4, 1994 and ends with the March
17-19 show in Pontiac, Michigan. For
more information call 714/513-8400.
According to BMW, the Los Angeles
Police Department recently conducted
performance evaluations on BMW' s
K75RT-P police motorcycles to deter-