Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

·VO E . IC S·:· America's weekly motorcyclenewspaper Lellers to the editor Vol um e XXXI Sharon Clayton, President Mic hael Klinger, Publisher Editorial Paul Carruthers, Editor Kit Palmer, Associate Editor Donn Maeda, Associate Editor Chris jonnum, Associate Editor Scott Rousseau, Assistant Editor Mark Hoyer, Cupy Editor Graphics and Production Ree [ohnson, Production Supervisor Mandy Lou, ProductionManager Dennis Greene, Lab. Tech. Stacey Guest, Graphic Artist Amy Faught,GraphicArtist Administration judy Klinger, Coordinator Peggy Rivera, Secretary to thePublisher Advertising Terry Pratt, NationalAccounts Manager Mark Mitchell, EasternAccounts Manager MarkThome, WesternSales Manager Thomas Gonter, WesternSalesManager Forrest Hayashi, WesternSalesManager Greg Mitchell, Eastern Sal sManager e Rick Matheny, EasternSales Manager Rhonda Crawford, Western Ad Coordinator Carla Allen, Eastern Ad Coordinator Give him a hand Eric Skaggs, WERA Southeastern circu it racer #567, was diagnosed this fall wi th Hodgkin's Disease, potentiall y end ing , his career. . Skagg's doctors are p o sitiv e an d reservedly confident that wi th treatment they will have the cancer in re mission by spring, and he will be back to normal again. In the meantime, Skagg s stru ggles with chemotherapy treatments twice a month and works when he can at Brewer Cycles in Henderson, North Carolina. He has insurance with his employer, but he is losing many hours of wo rk. That lim its hi s income, and chemotherapy can be financially d evastating. If yo u've mi ssed h im on the tra ck, expect to see him back, and if yo u want to help him through this, you may send ta x deductable contr ibutions to Mt. View United Methodist Church "Go Ye Club," c/ o Terry Sherrill Sr., 3821 Boggs Rd. , Claremont, NC 27610 . Designate Eric Skaggs as the recip ient. Want Ads e LaurieSnow, Want Ad Sal s Marketing & Promotion Mark Thome, Manager Dealer Sales Kelly Branscome, Dealer Sales Representative AccountinglData Processing Donna Bryan-Diamond, AIR Coordinator Geneva Repass, Assistant Herlane Lewis Credit , Circulation Rheba Smith, Manager Alma Anguiano, Processing Coordinator Pam Klein, Billing Coordinator Carol Begovic, Dealer Coordinator Kim Mazenko, Data EntryCoordinator Service and Support Chris Aitcheson, Headquarters Receptionist Leonard Herring, ServiceandSupport National Headquarters 2201 Cherry Ave., Long Beach, CA 90806, P.O.Box 498, LongBeach, CA 90801-0498 (310) 427-7433 (213) 636-8844. ; FAJ«3 10)427~5 Eastern Office 4188 FirstAve., Tucker, GA, 30084; mailing address P.O. Box 805, Tucker, GA 30085-0805. The motorcycle sweep called ahead to let the folks know that all riders were on the bail-ou t and the moto-sw eep was going to take that way, too. The sweep crew pressed on wi thou t a worry , heading to Pah ru mp, for our next warm-up. But ahe ad in the distance, we saw flashing lights. Too far from Vegas to see n e on, a ll we saw were s q u a d cars, am b u la nces and fire trucks in a row. Thank Go d it's only an auto. But as I passed, my heart stopped, when I saw an XR650L crushed in front. I would like to thank the sheriff for being so kin d , and for all the support that I received when we arrived in Las Vegas at 10:00 p .m. To District 37, Jim Pilon, Dr . Dan Williams and all the rest, I'm looking forward to next year to do my best. But we will be witho u t rider #116, w ho los t h is life on that lonel y, cold stretch of Highway 372. Wade L. Kastorff San Jose, CA I will miss working with LR. I do feel luc ky that we have Danny Hamel and .Ty Davis to "carry the torch ." One thing scar es me thou gh - we ma y rea lly have ou r hands full if LR gets a roll cage, a few ext r a w h ee ls on the ground and BOO-plus horsepower. Look ou t, goats! David Pyle Irvine, CA Parker fan First of all, I would like to compliment you for a job well done at Cycle News. I would like to know if Scott Parker has a fan club, and if so, at what address. Where could I get a copy of the 1995 AMA Grand National Dirt Track race sche dule? NoIton Picard laFayette, Louisiana Mic hael Spragio was killed in a traffic accident whil e part icipat ing in th e Los A nge les -to- Barstow -to -Las Vegas Dual Sport ride...Editor Thanks, LR Rod Skaggs Claremont, NC There is no official Scott Parkerfan club, but you can write to him at Harley-Davidson, lnc., 370 W. Juneau Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53201. The AMA has told us that the Grand National schedule will be released on Monday, December 12...Editor Thanks, Ron As you reported in the Baja 1000 story in Iss ue #47 (N ovem ber 30, 1994), Larry Roeseler stated that he would step down from competing on Kawasaki's top entries after his 10th Baja 1000 overall victory. I must admit that actually hearin g the statemen t at the finish line brought so me emo tion to several people, m ys elf inclu d ed . LR has won the overall at the 1000 on Kawasakis a total of six times. I have had the pleasure of preparing many different bikes for LR over the last seven years, including five of his Baja 1000 wins. To win in Mexico as much as LR means many things. He has an incredible ability to read and memorize terrain, the endurance of a triathlete, eyesight of a fighter pilot, and the enthusiasm of an 18-year-old. He knows when he can take chances, and has undoubtedly had many "near goat" encounters: The ability to "MacGyv er" his way out of certain disast er ha s earned him several vic tories. Top all of this off w ith a love to ride motorcycles, and you have quite a package. I am not su re what the future holds for LR. I kno w that at the next Baja 1000 The .saga of L.A.-to-B -to-V sweep riders We sure went the long wa y th is time. Day one was up, over and through the San Gabriel Mountains - not once, but twice. It was only 7:00 p.m . w hen the sweep got in without man y problems. But this was early compared to da y two . We left at 7:00 a.m , in rain and snow, go ing really slow, to let the politicians know that dual sport is aliv e and well. When the medical sweep arrived at check one for a well-deserv ed rest, in . came the call that a rider had crashed ' and we went to do our best. The rider was lucky. After moving a rock wi th his head, he only spent a night in the hospital. Off went the sweep crew to clear the course, hoping fo r great luck and no I more falls. After cruising through Goler Wash and Charlie MShanh on'sf Ba s lrker . Ranch , we arrived to os one or ongawaited gas and warmth. It was 6:00 p.m. when we shepharded our last few riders off onto the pavement bail-ou t and the last extremely cold 84 miles to Las Vegas. i :> I would like to thank Ron Heben and the entire Team Green staff for their support at the Florida Mini Olympics. The addition of Heben to Team Green has been a positive one for the sport of motocross. We suggest to anyone who is not fam iliar with Ron to go and introduce themselves . He is v e ry I friendly and w ith his many years of .. e xperien ce as a factory mechanic, he can offer some very beneficial advice for any questions you may have. He definitely helped us in winning our first . Mini Olympic Championship (Brock Sellard), and made our stay in Florida a pleasant one. Marcus Sellard s New Philadelphia, OH Marcus Sellards is the father of Brock Sellards, a winner at Gatorback Park...Editor Stolen Going to the track has always been a pleasurable experience . Not just for; thriI1 of going wide open in a controlled en vironment or competing against some (404) 934-7850. FAJ< (404) 934-3112 CycleNews (US PS141-:>W) is published weekly exceptthe last two weeks of the calendar year for $50 peryear by .00 Cycle News, lnc., 2201Cherry Avenue.lon g Be CA90806. ach. Seamd classpostage paid at Long Beach.CA. Canada Post International Publications Mail.546615. POSTMASTER: Send .addmis changes to Cycle News , P.O. Bo. 498. Long Beach, CA 908Ot~98. ~ ~ .INSID E Issue#49, Decem lier14, 1 .994. To determine the expiation da te of your subscription, check S. the four numbers on the fint line of your address label, The first two digits indicate the last issue number you'll receive and the last two characters indic.atr the yrar 01the last issue. 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Advertisn ing rates and circulation information will besent upon request. 50... 5.R.D.5. ~ RACERTEST Mu zzy Kawasaki ZXR750 a V __ W.lBPA ~cITff1l0N Printed in U .S.A. 4 Cafyrigh t" Cycle New" Inc. 1994. Trademark Cycle Nom registered U.S. Patent Office. All rights reserved. SUPERCROSS . The wrath of McGrath invades Tokyo ~ T""""4 J-.4 Q) ,.c Q) . DEPARTMENTS FEATURES MOTOCROSS Florida Winter National Olympics to Neese 6 in grande ma ste rs LaPlaya GP 12 DUAL SPORT The ABCs of L.A.-to-B-to-V LEADERBOARD 9 ARENACROSS Buehl steps up at Peoria NationaL13 10 PRODUCT EVALUAnONS 10 EVENTS 14 VIDEO REVIEW 13 ON THEFRONT COVER NEW PRODUCTS 24 Jim Neese won the Dunlop Silver Tire Award for the best Expert combined score at the Florida Winter National Ol ympics, which hosted s o m e 2300 en tr ies. See page 6. Photos b y Mike Adair. Inset photo: Riding Scott Russell's' Muzzy Kawasaki ZXR750. Read about this World Superbike contender on pag e 14. Photo by Kyoichi Nakamura. 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